Sit/Start Week 21: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/16-8/22

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead.  I will be carrying over Max Freeze’s ranking system from last year.

There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Starts are sure-fire starts for those particular pitchers. This does not mean that they are incapable of having a bad outing, but I consider them more likely than not to have a good outing if they are designated as a Start.

However, the degree of confidence I have in a pitcher to have a strong outing is judged by their number in the tier. For example, I am much more confident that a Start-10 will have a good outing over a Start-7, even though I expect both to perform well.

The same goes for the other tiers. Maybes are starts that are a bit riskier, but depending on your league size or roster requirements, they may need to be used. A Start-10 is a pitcher who I believe will almost definitely have a strong outing, for example, Shane Bieber at the Detroit Tigers. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who under no circumstances you should consider starting.

As you all brace for playoffs or playoff positions, strong pitching is a must. Take a look below, and see how your rotation shapes up this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!

 

Monday – 8/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/16	LAA at NYY	Suarez	Sit-3	Gil	Maybe-6
8/16	CHC at CIN	Steele	Maybe-4	Miley	Start-7
8/16	ATL at MIA	Toussaint	Start-7	Garrett	Sit-1
8/16	BAL at TBR	Harvey	Sit-1	Fleming	Sit-3
8/16	OAK at CHW	Montas	Start-7	Keuchel	Sit-1
8/16	HOU at KCR	Odorizzi	Maybe-4	Hernandez	Sit-1
8/16	CLE at MIN	Quantrill	Sit-3	Jax	Sit-1
8/16	SDP at COL	Weathers	Sit-1	Senzatela	Sit-2
8/16	NYM at SFG	Hill	Sit-3	Gausman	Start-8
8/16	PIT at LAD	Crowe	Sit-1	Price	Start-7

 

Tuesday – 8/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/17	HOU at KCR	Valdez	Start-8	Lynch	Sit-1
8/17	TOR at WSN	Manoah	Start-9	Ross	Sit-3
8/17	BOS at NYY	Houck	Maybe-6	Cole	Start-8
8/17	CHC at CIN	Hendricks	Maybe-5	Gutierrez	Sit-2
8/17	ATL at MIA	Ynoa	Maybe-5	Alcantara	Start-7
8/17	BAL at TBR	Means	Maybe-5	Rasmussen	Maybe-4
8/17	LAA at DET	Bundy	Sit-2	Mize	Sit-3
8/17	MIL at STL	Peralta	Start-9	Wainwright	Start-7
8/17	SEA at TEX	Anderson	Maybe-6	Howard	Sit-2
8/17	OAK at CHW	Bassitt	Maybe-6	Lynn	Start-9
8/17	HOU at KCR	Valdez	Start-8	Lynch	Sit-1
8/17	CLE at MIN	Morgan	Sit-1	Ober	Maybe-5
8/17	SDP at COL	Darvish	Start-7	Marquez	Maybe-4
8/17	PHI at ARI	Gibson	Start-8	Kelly	Maybe-4
8/17	NYM at SFG	Stroman	Maybe-6	Webb	Start-7
8/17	PIT at LAD	Brubaker	Sit-2	White	Maybe-5

 

Wednesday – 8/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/18	CHC at CIN	Alzolay	Maybe-4	Mahle	Start-7
8/18	CLE at MIN	Plesac	Maybe-4	Coulombe	Sit-1
8/18	SDP at COL	Snell	Maybe-4	Gomber	Maybe-4
8/18	NYM at SFG	Megill	Maybe-5	DeSclafani	Maybe-6
8/18	TOR at WSN	Berrios	Start-7	Fedde	Sit-1
8/18	BOS at NYY	Pivetta	Sit-2	Heaney	Sit-2
8/18	ATL at MIA	Morton	Start-9	Luzardo	Sit-2
8/18	BAL at TBR	Watkins	Sit-1	McClanahan	Start-8
8/18	LAA at DET	Ohtani	Start-7	Skubal	Sit-3
8/18	MIL at STL	Burnes	Start-10	Flaherty	Start-8
8/18	SEA at TEX	Gonzales	Maybe-5	Foltynewicz	Sit-2
8/18	OAK at CHW	Irvin	Maybe-4	Lopez	Maybe-4
8/18	HOU at KCR	Greinke	Start-8	Singer	Sit-2
8/18	PHI at ARI	Suárez	Maybe-4	Bumgarner	Maybe-4
8/18	PIT at LAD	Kranick	Sit-1	Urias	Start-8

 

Thursday – 8/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/19	BAL at TBR	Lopez	Sit-1	Wacha	Sit-1
8/19	LAA at DET	Sandoval	Start-8	Manning	Sit-1
8/19	SEA at TEX	Flexen	Maybe-6	Dunning	Maybe-5
8/19	OAK at CHW	Kaprielian	Sit-3	Cease	Maybe-6
8/19	HOU at KCR	Garcia	Start-8	Minor	Sit-2
8/19	PHI at ARI	Wheeler	Start-10	Gilbert	Sit-1
8/19	MIN at NYY	Maeda	Maybe-6	Taillon	Maybe-4
8/19	MIA at CIN	Thompson	Maybe-4	Castillo	Start-9
8/19	MIL at STL	Woodruff	Start-10	Lester	Sit-1
8/19	NYM at LAD	Walker	Sit-3	Buehler	Start-8

 

Friday – 8/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/20	KCR at CHC	Keller	Sit-2	Davies	Sit-3
8/20	ATL at BAL	Fried	Start-7	Zimmermann	Sit-1
8/20	MIN at NYY	Barnes	Sit-1	Cortes	Sit-3
8/20	DET at TOR	Alexander	Sit-1	Ray	Start-8
8/20	TEX at BOS	Lyles	Sit-1	Sale	Start-8
8/20	MIA at CIN	Hernandez	Sit-3	Gray	Maybe-6
8/20	CHW at TBR	Giolito	Start-7	Patiño	Maybe-4
8/20	LAA at CLE	Barria	Sit-1	Hentges	Sit-1
8/20	WSN at MIL	Gray	Maybe-5	Anderson	Sit-3
8/20	SEA at HOU	Kikuchi	Maybe-4	McCullers	Start-7
8/20	PIT at STL	Keller	Sit-1	Happ	Sit-2
8/20	ARI at COL	Gallen	Maybe-4	Freeland	Sit-2
8/20	SFG at OAK	Cueto	Maybe-4	Manaea	Maybe-6
8/20	NYM at LAD	Carrasco	Maybe-5	Scherzer	Start-9
8/20	PHI at SDP	Moore	Sit-1	Musgrove	Start-7

 

Saturday – 8/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/21	MIN at NYY	Jax	Sit-1	Gil	Maybe-6
8/21	CHW at TBR	Keuchel	Sit-1	Fleming	Sit-2
8/21	KCR at CHC	Bubic	Sit-1	Mills	Sit-3
8/21	DET at TOR	Peralta	Sit-1	Ryu	Start-7
8/21	WSN at MIL	Corbin	Sit-1	Lauer	Maybe-4
8/21	NYM at LAD	Hill	Sit-1	Price	Maybe-6
8/21	SFG at OAK	Wood	Maybe-6	Montas	Start-7
8/21	LAA at CLE	Detmers	Sit-1	McKenzie	Sit-3
8/21	SEA at HOU	Gilbert	Maybe-4	Odorizzi	Maybe-4
8/21	MIA at CIN	Garrett	Sit-1	Miley	Start-8
8/21	ATL at BAL	Smyly	Sit-3	Harvey	Sit-1
8/21	TEX at BOS	Allard	Sit-2	Rodriguez	Start-8
8/21	PIT at STL	Wilson	Maybe-4	Mikolas	Maybe-4
8/21	ARI at COL	Weaver	Sit-2	Gray	Maybe-5
8/21	PHI at SDP	Nola	Start-8	Weathers	Sit-1

 

Sunday – 8/22
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/22	ATL at BAL	Ynoa	Maybe-5	Means	Maybe-5
8/22	MIN at NYY	Ober	Maybe-4	Cole	Start-9
8/22	DET at TOR	Hutchison	Sit-1	Matz	Maybe-5
8/22	TEX at BOS	Howard	Sit-1	Eovaldi	Start-9
8/22	MIA at CIN	Alcantara	Start-8	Gutierrez	Sit-3
8/22	CHW at TBR	Lynn	Start-8	Yarbrough	Sit-3
8/22	WSN at MIL	Espino	Sit-3	Peralta	Start-9
8/22	SEA at HOU	Anderson	Sit-1	Valdez	Start-7
8/22	PIT at STL	Brault	Sit-3	Wainwright	Start-9
8/22	KCR at CHC	Hernandez	Sit-2	Steele	Sit-3
8/22	ARI at COL	Kelly	Maybe-4	Senzatela	Sit-2
8/22	PHI at SDP	Gibson	Maybe-5	Darvish	Start-7
8/22	SFG at OAK	Gausman	Start-7	Bassitt	Maybe-5
8/22	NYM at LAD	Stroman	Maybe-5	White	Maybe-4
8/22	LAA at CLE	Suarez	Maybe-4	Quantrill	Sit-3