Sit/Start Week 25: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/16 - 9/22

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. I will be carrying over the ranking system from last year. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit.

Starts are surefire starts for those particular pitchers. This does not mean 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 than 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, a healthy and undeniable ace against a poor offensive team is going to be a Start-10. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.

For some housekeeping, I will try my best to update these at least once after they go live, but there is a ton of schedule and rotation shuffling. I apologize ahead of time if something is not currently in the table below.

Without further ado, let’s see how your rotation is shaping up for this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!

Monday – 9/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/16	MIN at CLE	P. López	Start-7	M. Boyd	Maybe-5
9/16	WSN at NYM	J. Irvin	Maybe-4	S. Manaea	Start-8
9/16	LAD at ATL	Y. Yamamoto	Start-8	M. Fried	Start-7
9/16	DET at KCR	R. Olson	Maybe-5	S. Lugo	Start-7
9/16	PHI at MIL	R. Suárez	Maybe-5	A. Civale	Maybe-4
9/16	OAK at CHC	J. Estes	Sit-3	S. Imanaga	Start-8
9/16	PIT at STL	P. Skenes	Start-8	A. Pallante	Maybe-4
9/16	ARI at COL	M. Kelly	Sit-3	A. Senzatela	Sit-1
9/16	CHW at LAA	J. Cannon	Sit-2	R. Detmers	Start-7
9/16	HOU at SDP	S. Arrighetti	Maybe-5	Y. Darvish	Maybe-6

Tuesday – 9/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/17	SFG at BAL	R. Ray	Sit-2	A. Suarez	Maybe-5
9/17	MIN at CLE	Z. Matthews	Sit-1	G. Williams	Sit-2
9/17	ATL at CIN	I. Anderson	Sit-1	B. Williamson	Maybe-4
9/17	LAD at MIA	B. Miller	Sit-1	D. McCaughan	Sit-1
9/17	BOS at TBR	N. Pivetta	Maybe-6	S. Baz	Maybe-6
9/17	WSN at NYM	M. Parker	Maybe-4	T. Megill	Maybe-4
9/17	DET at KCR	C. Mize	Sit-3	C. Ragans	Start-8
9/17	PHI at MIL	Z. Wheeler	Start-8	C. Rea	Sit-3
9/17	OAK at CHC	M. Spence	Maybe-5	J. Wicks	Sit-1
9/17	PIT at STL	B. Falter	Sit-2	L. Lynn	Sit-3
9/17	TOR at TEX	C. Bassitt	Maybe-5	N. Eovaldi	Start-7
9/17	ARI at COL	R. Nelson	Sit-2	R. Feltner	Sit-1
9/17	CHW at LAA	D. Martin	Maybe-4	G. Canning	Sit-2
9/17	NYY at SEA	L. Gil	Maybe-6	B. Woo	Start-7
9/17	HOU at SDP	H. Brown	Start-7	M. King	Start-7

Wednesday – 9/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/18	OAK at CHC	B. Basso	Maybe-4	J. Assad	Maybe-4
9/18	ARI at COL	E. Rodríguez	Sit-1	A. Gomber	Sit-2
9/18	CHW at LAA	G. Crochet	Maybe-5	J. Kochanowicz	Sit-1
9/18	SFG at BAL	B. Snell	Start-8	D. Kremer	Maybe-4
9/18	MIN at CLE	B. Ober	Start-7	T. Bibee	Start-8
9/18	ATL at CIN	S. Schwellenbach	Start-7	J. Junis	Sit-2
9/18	HOU at SDP	F. Valdez	Start-8	D. Cease	Start-8
9/18	LAD at MIA	L. Knack	Maybe-5	R. Weathers	Sit-1
9/18	BOS at TBR	C. Criswell	Maybe-4	R. Pepiot	Maybe-6
9/18	WSN at NYM	D. Herz	Maybe-4	J. Quintana	Sit-3
9/18	DET at KCR	T. Skubal	Start-8	A. Marsh	Sit-2
9/18	PHI at MIL	A. Nola	Start-8	F. Montas	Sit-3
9/18	PIT at STL	L. Ortiz	Maybe-4	S. Gray	Start-8
9/18	TOR at TEX	B. Francis	Start-7	C. Bradford	Start-7
9/18	NYY at SEA	N. Cortes	Start-8	B. Miller	Maybe-5

Thursday – 9/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/19	SFG at BAL	H. Birdsong	Sit-1	Z. Eflin	Start-7
9/19	MIN at CLE	S. Woods Richardson	Maybe-5	J. Cantillo	Sit-1
9/19	ATL at CIN	C. Sale	Start-8	J. Aguiar	Sit-1
9/19	TOR at TEX	K. Gausman	Maybe-5	J. deGrom	Maybe-5
9/19	NYY at SEA	C. Schmidt	Start-8	E. Hancock	Sit-1
9/19	LAD at MIA	J. Flaherty	Start-8	E. Cabrera	Sit-2
9/19	BOS at TBR	T. Houck	Start-7	Z. Littell	Maybe-5
9/19	PHI at NYM	K. Allard	Sit-3	L. Severino	Maybe-6
9/19	PIT at STL	M. Keller	Start-7	E. Fedde	Maybe-6
9/19	ARI at MIL	B. Pfaadt	Maybe-5	F. Peralta	Maybe-6
9/19	WSN at CHC	P. Corbin	Sit-1	J. Taillon	Maybe-6
9/19	LAA at HOU	S. Aldegheri	Sit-1	Y. Kikuchi	Start-7

Friday – 9/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/20	WSN at CHC	T. Williams	Sit-2	J. Steele	Start-9
9/20	PIT at CIN	J. Jones	Maybe-6	N. Martinez	Maybe-4
9/20	TOR at TBR	J. Berríos	Start-7	T. Alexander	Sit-1
9/20	DET at BAL	B. Hurter	Sit-2	C. Burnes	Start-9
9/20	PHI at NYM	C. Sanchez	Start-7	D. Peterson	Maybe-4
9/20	MIN at BOS	D. Festa	Sit-2	B. Bello	Sit-3
9/20	ATL at MIA	C. Morton	Maybe-5	V. Bellozo	Sit-1
9/20	SEA at TEX	L. Gilbert	Start-7	M. Scherzer	Start-7
9/20	LAA at HOU	T. Anderson	Maybe-5	J. Verlander	Maybe-5
9/20	SFG at KCR	L. Webb	Start-7	M. Wacha	Maybe-5
9/20	ARI at MIL	Z. Gallen	Start-7	T. Myers	Maybe-5
9/20	CLE at STL	B. Lively	Maybe-5	K. Gibson	Sit-2
9/20	NYY at OAK	G. Cole	Start-8	J. Ginn	Sit-1
9/20	CHW at SDP	C. Flexen	Sit-1	J. Musgrove	Maybe-6
9/20	COL at LAD	K. Freeland	Sit-1	W. Buehler	Maybe-4

Saturday – 9/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/21	PIT at CIN	P. Skenes	Start-8	R. Lowder	Maybe-4
9/21	WSN at CHC	M. Gore	Maybe-6	S. Imanaga	Start-8
9/21	DET at BAL	R. Olson	Maybe-5	C. Povich	Sit-2
9/21	PHI at NYM	R. Suárez	Maybe-5	S. Manaea	Start-7
9/21	MIN at BOS	P. López	Maybe-6	K. Crawford	Maybe-6
9/21	ATL at MIA	M. Fried	Start-8	A. Oller	Sit-1
9/21	TOR at TBR	Y. Rodriguez	Sit-2	T. Bradley	Maybe-5
9/21	SEA at TEX	G. Kirby	Start-7	A. Heaney	Start-7
9/21	LAA at HOU	C. Dana	Sit-1	R. Blanco	Start-7
9/21	SFG at KCR	M. Black	Sit-1	B. Singer	Sit-3
9/21	ARI at MIL	M. Kelly	Sit-2	A. Civale	Maybe-4
9/21	CLE at STL	M. Boyd	Maybe-5	M. Mikolas	Sit-1
9/21	CHW at SDP	S. Burke	Sit-2	M. Pérez	Maybe-4
9/21	NYY at OAK	C. Rodón	Start-7	J. Sears	Maybe-4
9/21	COL at LAD	C. Quantrill	Sit-1	Y. Yamamoto	Start-9

Sunday – 9/22
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/22	PIT at CIN	B. Falter	Sit-2	H. Greene	Maybe-4
9/22	DET at BAL	C. Mize	Sit-3	A. Suarez	Maybe-5
9/22	MIN at BOS	Z. Matthews	Sit-1	N. Pivetta	Start-7
9/22	ATL at MIA	I. Anderson	Sit-1	D. McCaughan	Sit-1
9/22	TOR at TBR	C. Bassitt	Maybe-5	S. Baz	Maybe-5
9/22	LAA at HOU	R. Detmers	Maybe-5	S. Arrighetti	Maybe-5
9/22	ARI at MIL	R. Nelson	Sit-2	C. Rea	Sit-3
9/22	SFG at KCR	R. Ray	Maybe-4	S. Lugo	Start-7
9/22	CLE at STL	G. Williams	Sit-2	A. Pallante	Maybe-4
9/22	WSN at CHC	J. Irvin	Maybe-4	J. Wicks	Sit-1
9/22	SEA at TEX	B. Woo	Start-7	N. Eovaldi	Start-7
9/22	NYY at OAK	L. Gil	Start-8	J. Estes	Sit-3
9/22	COL at LAD	A. Senzatela	Sit-1	B. Miller	Sit-1
9/22	CHW at SDP	J. Cannon	Sit-2	Y. Darvish	Start-7
9/22	PHI at NYM	Z. Wheeler	Start-8	T. Megill	Sit-3

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Sit/Start Week 25: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/16 – 9/22

Lucas Zenobi

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