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.
Some weird scheduling going on this week, but some really solid pitcher matchups overall. 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 – 8/23 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/23 | ARI at PIT | Smith | Sit-3 | Crowe | Sit-2 |
| 8/23 | CHW at TOR | Lynn | Start-8 | Manoah | Maybe-6 |
| 8/23 | NYY at ATL | Montgomery | Maybe-6 | Ynoa | Maybe-5 |
| 8/23 | COL at CHC | Senzatela | Sit-3 | Alzolay | Maybe-5 |
| 8/23 | KCR at HOU | Lynch | Sit-2 | Greinke | Start-7 |
| 8/23 | SEA at OAK | Gonzales | Sit-3 | Blackburn | Sit-1 |
| Tuesday – 8/24 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/24 | DET at STL | Mize | Sit-3 | Flaherty | Start-8 |
| 8/24 | LAA at BAL | Bundy | Maybe-4 | Watkins | Sit-1 |
| 8/24 | TBR at PHI | Rasmussen | Maybe-4 | Suárez | Maybe-6 |
| 8/24 | ARI at PIT | Bumgarner | Maybe-5 | Brubaker | Sit-2 |
| 8/24 | CHW at TOR | Rodon | Maybe-6 | Berrios | Maybe-6 |
| 8/24 | MIN at BOS | Ober | Maybe-4 | Houck | Start-8 |
| 8/24 | SFG at NYM | DeSclafani | Start-7 | Megill | Maybe-5 |
| 8/24 | WSN at MIA | Fedde | Maybe-4 | Luzardo | Sit-2 |
| 8/24 | TEX at CLE | Hearn | Sit-3 | Morgan | Sit-1 |
| 8/24 | NYY at ATL | Heaney | Maybe-4 | Morton | Start-7 |
| 8/24 | DET at STL | Mize | Sit-3 | Flaherty | Start-8 |
| 8/24 | COL at CHC | Marquez | Start-7 | Hendricks | Start-8 |
| 8/24 | CIN at MIL | Mahle | Start-7 | Burnes | Start-8 |
| 8/24 | KCR at HOU | Singer | Sit-2 | Garcia | Start-8 |
| 8/24 | LAD at SDP | Urias | Start-7 | Camarena | Sit-1 |
| Wednesday – 8/25 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/25 | DET at STL | Skubal | Sit-3 | Lester | Sit-1 |
| 8/25 | KCR at HOU | Minor | Sit-1 | McCullers | Start-7 |
| 8/25 | COL at CHC | Gomber | Start-7 | Steele | Maybe-5 |
| 8/25 | LAA at BAL | Ohtani | Start-8 | Lopez | Sit-1 |
| 8/25 | TBR at PHI | Yarbrough | Maybe-4 | Wheeler | Start-7 |
| 8/25 | ARI at PIT | Gilbert | Start-7 | Keller | Sit-3 |
| 8/25 | CHW at TOR | Cease | Maybe-5 | Ray | Start-7 |
| 8/25 | MIN at BOS | Gant | Sit-1 | Pivetta | Sit-3 |
| 8/25 | SFG at NYM | Wood | Maybe-6 | Walker | Sit-2 |
| 8/25 | WSN at MIA | Gray | Maybe-6 | Hernandez | Maybe-6 |
| 8/25 | TEX at CLE | Foltynewicz | Sit-1 | Plesac | Maybe-4 |
| 8/25 | CIN at MIL | Castillo | Start-8 | Ashby | Sit-1 |
| 8/25 | LAD at SDP | White | Maybe-4 | Snell | Sit-3 |
| Thursday – 8/26 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/26 | LAA at BAL | Quintana | Sit-1 | Akin | Sit-1 |
| 8/26 | CIN at MIL | Gray | Start-7 | Woodruff | Start-9 |
| 8/26 | CHW at TOR | Giolito | Start-7 | Ryu | Maybe-5 |
| 8/26 | ARI at PHI | Gallen | Sit-3 | Moore | Sit-1 |
| 8/26 | STL at PIT | Mikolas | Start-7 | Peters | Sit-1 |
| 8/26 | MIN at BOS | Barnes | Sit-1 | Sale | Start-8 |
| 8/26 | SFG at NYM | Cueto | Maybe-5 | Carrasco | Maybe-5 |
| 8/26 | WSN at MIA | Corbin | Sit-3 | Neidert | Sit-1 |
| 8/26 | TEX at CLE | Howard | Sit-1 | Hentges | Sit-1 |
| 8/26 | LAD at SDP | Buehler | Start-8 | Musgrove | Maybe-6 |
| 8/26 | NYY at OAK | Taillon | Maybe-5 | Kaprielian | Maybe-5 |
| 8/26 | KCR at SEA | Keller | Sit-3 | Kikuchi | Start-7 |
| Friday – 8/27 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/27 | TBR at BAL | McClanahan | Start-8 | Harvey | Sit-1 |
| 8/27 | ARI at PHI | Widener | Sit-1 | Nola | Start-8 |
| 8/27 | STL at PIT | Happ | Sit-2 | Brault | Maybe-4 |
| 8/27 | WSN at NYM | Espino | Sit-3 | Hill | Maybe-4 |
| 8/27 | CIN at MIA | Miley | Start-7 | Thompson | Maybe-4 |
| 8/27 | BOS at CLE | Rodriguez | Start-7 | McKenzie | Sit-3 |
| 8/27 | TOR at DET | Matz | Maybe-6 | Manning | Sit-1 |
| 8/27 | SFG at ATL | Gausman | Start-7 | Fried | Maybe-6 |
| 8/27 | HOU at TEX | Odorizzi | Maybe-5 | Dunning | Sit-2 |
| 8/27 | CHC at CHW | Davies | Sit-1 | Keuchel | Sit-3 |
| 8/27 | MIL at MIN | Anderson | Sit-1 | Maeda | Start-7 |
| 8/27 | SDP at LAA | Weathers | Sit-1 | Barria | Sit-1 |
| 8/27 | NYY at OAK | Cole | Start-8 | Manaea | Start-7 |
| 8/27 | COL at LAD | Freeland | Sit-1 | Scherzer | Start-10 |
| 8/27 | KCR at SEA | Bubic | Sit-1 | Gilbert | Start-7 |
| Saturday – 8/28 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/28 | BOS at CLE | Eovaldi | Start-8 | Quantrill | Sit-2 |
| 8/28 | NYY at OAK | Gil | Maybe-6 | Montas | Start-7 |
| 8/28 | KCR at SEA | Hernandez | Maybe-6 | Anderson | Maybe-5 |
| 8/28 | ARI at PHI | Weaver | Sit-2 | Gibson | Start-7 |
| 8/28 | CIN at MIA | Gutierrez | Maybe-5 | Alcantara | Start-8 |
| 8/28 | TOR at DET | Manoah | Start-7 | Alexander | Sit-1 |
| 8/28 | TBR at BAL | Patiño | Maybe-5 | Means | Maybe-6 |
| 8/28 | STL at PIT | Wainwright | Start-9 | Crowe | Sit-1 |
| 8/28 | HOU at TEX | Valdez | Start-9 | Lyles | Sit-1 |
| 8/28 | WSN at NYM | Nolin | Sit-1 | Stroman | Start-8 |
| 8/28 | CHC at CHW | Thompson | Sit-3 | Lynn | Start-10 |
| 8/28 | MIL at MIN | Lauer | Maybe-4 | Jax | Sit-3 |
| 8/28 | SFG at ATL | Webb | Start-7 | Anderson | Maybe-5 |
| 8/28 | SDP at LAA | Paddack | Maybe-4 | Detmers | Sit-1 |
| 8/28 | COL at LAD | Gray | Sit-3 | Price | Start-7 |
| Sunday – 8/29 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/29 | TBR at BAL | Archer | Sit-1 | Watkins | Sit-1 |
| 8/29 | ARI at PHI | Bumgarner | Maybe-4 | Suárez | Start-7 |
| 8/29 | STL at PIT | Flaherty | Start-9 | Brubaker | Sit-3 |
| 8/29 | WSN at NYM | Fedde | Sit-2 | Megill | Start-7 |
| 8/29 | CIN at MIA | Mahle | Start-8 | Luzardo | Sit-1 |
| 8/29 | BOS at CLE | Houck | Start-8 | Morgan | Sit-1 |
| 8/29 | TOR at DET | Berrios | Start-7 | Peralta | Sit-1 |
| 8/29 | SFG at ATL | DeSclafani | Start-7 | Smyly | Sit-2 |
| 8/29 | CHC at CHW | Mills | Sit-2 | Rodon | Start-8 |
| 8/29 | MIL at MIN | Houser | Sit-2 | Ober | Sit-3 |
| 8/29 | HOU at TEX | Greinke | Start-8 | Allard | Sit-2 |
| 8/29 | COL at LAD | Senzatela | Sit-1 | Urias | Start-9 |
| 8/29 | KCR at SEA | Lynch | Sit-3 | Gonzales | Maybe-4 |
| 8/29 | NYY at OAK | Montgomery | Maybe-6 | Blackburn | Sit-1 |