Every Sunday here at Pitcher List, I review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Outings marked with a Maybe are circumstantial and dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 25 start from 9/24 – 9/30:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/24 | LAD vs ARI | Clayton Kershaw | Start | Robbie Ray | Start |
9/24 | BAL vs BOS | Dylan Bundy | Sit | Nathan Eovaldi | Start |
9/24 | PIT vs CHC | Jameson Taillon | Start | Cole Hamels | Start |
9/24 | CLE vs CHW | Corey Kluber | Start | Dylan Covey | Sit |
9/24 | PHI vs COL | Zach Eflin | Sit | Tyler Anderson | Maybe |
9/24 | TEX vs LAA | Adrian Sampson | Sit | Felix Pena | Start |
9/24 | OAK vs SEA | Daniel Mengden | Sit | James Paxton | Start |
9/24 | SDP vs SFG | Bryan Mitchell | Sit | Derek Holland | Start |
9/24 | MIL vs STL | Chase Anderson | Sit | Jack Flaherty | Start |
9/24 | NYY vs TBR | Luis Severino | Start | Diego Castillo | Sit |
9/24 | HOU vs TOR | Dallas Keuchel | Start | Marco Estrada | Sit |
9/24 | MIA vs WSH | Sandy Alcantara | Start | Stephen Strasburg | Start |
9/25 | LAD vs ARI | Walker Buehler | Start | Matt Koch | Sit |
9/25 | BAL vs BOS | Bullpen | Sit | David Price | Start |
9/25 | PIT vs CHC | Chris Archer | Maybe | Mike Montgomery | Sit |
9/25 | CLE vs CHW | Trevor Bauer | Start | James Shields | Sit |
9/25 | KCR vs CIN | Eric Skoglund | Sit | Matt Harvey | Maybe |
9/25 | PHI vs COL | Vince Velasquez | Sit | Jon Gray | Start |
9/25 | TEX vs LAA | Yovani Gallardo | Sit | Matt Shoemaker | Maybe |
9/25 | DET vs MIN | Spencer Turnbull | Sit | Kohl Stewart | Sit |
9/25 | ATL vs NYM | Touki Toussaint | Start | Noah Syndergaard | Start |
9/25 | OAK vs SEA | Brett Anderson | Sit | Mike Leake | Sit |
9/25 | SDP vs SFG | Robbie Erlin | Sit | Chris Stratton | Maybe |
9/25 | MIL vs STL | Gio Gonzalez | Maybe | Austin Gomber | Maybe |
9/25 | NYY vs TBR | Masahiro Tanaka | Start | Bullpen | Sit |
9/25 | HOU vs TOR | Josh James | Start | Sam Gaviglio | Sit |
9/25 | MIA vs WSH | Jeff Brigham | Sit | Max Scherzer | Start |
9/26 | LAD vs ARI | Ross Stripling | Start | Zack Greinke | Start |
9/26 | BAL vs BOS | Yefry Ramirez | Sit | Chris Sale | Start |
9/26 | PIT vs CHC | Ivan Nova | Sit | Jose Quintana | Start |
9/26 | CLE vs CHW | Josh Tomlin | Sit | ??? | Sit |
9/26 | KCR vs CIN | Heath Fillmyer | Sit | Cody Reed | Maybe |
9/26 | PHI vs COL | Nick Pivetta | Sit | German Marquez | Start |
9/26 | TEX vs LAA | Yohander Mendez | Sit | Andrew Heaney | Start |
9/26 | DET vs MIN | Matthew Boyd | Start | Jake Odorizzi | Maybe |
9/26 | ATL vs NYM | Sean Newcomb | Sit | Jacob Degrom | Start |
9/26 | OAK vs SEA | Edwin Jackson | Maybe | Felix Hernandez | Sit |
9/26 | SDP vs SFG | Eric Lauer | Sit | Madison Bumgarner | Start |
9/26 | MIL vs STL | Jhoulys Chacin | Maybe | John Gant | Sit |
9/26 | NYY vs TBR | CC Sabathia | Maybe | Bullpen | Sit |
9/26 | HOU vs TOR | Gerrit Cole | Start | Sean-Reid Foley | Sit |
9/26 | MIA vs WSH | Wei-Yin Chen | Maybe | Tanner Roark | Maybe |
9/27 | HOU vs BAL | Justin Verlander | Start | David Hess | Sit |
9/27 | PIT vs CHC | Trevor Williams | Maybe | Jon Lester | Start |
9/27 | PHI vs COL | Jake Arrieta | Sit | Antonio Senzatela | Sit |
9/27 | CLE vs KCR | Mike Clevinger | Start | Jorge Lopez | Sit |
9/27 | DET vs MIN | Francisco Liriano | Sit | Stephen Gonsalves | Sit |
9/27 | ATL vs NYM | Julio Teheran | Maybe | Jason Vargas | Sit |
9/27 | TEX vs SEA | Mike Minor | Start | Marco Gonzales | Maybe |
9/27 | NYY vs TBR | Lance Lynn | Sit | Tyler Glasnow | Maybe |
9/28 | HOU vs BAL | Framber Valdez | Start | Bullpen | Sit |
9/28 | NYY vs BOS | J.A. Happ | Start | Rick Porcello | Maybe |
9/28 | STL vs CHC | Adam Wainwright | Sit | Kyle Hendricks | Start |
9/28 | PIT vs CIN | Nick Kingham? | Sit | Luis Castillo | Start |
9/28 | WSH vs COL | Joe Ross | Sit | Kyle Freeland | Start |
9/28 | CLE vs KCR | Adam Plutko | Sit | Ian Kennedy | Sit |
9/28 | OAK vs LAA | Mike Fiers | Maybe | Jaime Barria | Sit |
9/28 | DET vs MIL | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit | Zach Davies | Maybe |
9/28 | CHW vs MIN | Reynaldo Lopez | Start | Jose Berrios | Start |
9/28 | CHW vs MIN | Lucas Giolito | Maybe | Chase-De Jong | Sit |
9/28 | MIA vs NYM | Jose Urena | Start | Corey Oswalt | Sit |
9/28 | ATL vs PHI | Kevin Gausman | Start | Aaron Nola | Start |
9/28 | ARI vs SDP | Patrick Corbin | Start | Jacob Nix | Sit |
9/28 | TEX vs SEA | Martin Perez | Sit | Wade LeBlanc | Maybe |
9/28 | LAD vs SFG | Rich Hill | Start | Dereck Rodriguez | Maybe |
9/28 | TOR vs TBR | Thomas Pannone | Sit | Bullpen | Sit |
9/29 | HOU vs BAL | Charlie Morton | Start | Dylan Bundy | Sit |
9/29 | NYY vs BOS | Luis Severino | Maybe | Eduardo Rodriguez | Maybe |
9/29 | STL vs CHC | Miles Mikolas | Start | Cole Hamels | Start |
9/29 | PIT vs CIN | Jameson Taillon | Start | Anthony Desclafani | Sit |
9/29 | WSH vs COL | Erick Fedde | Sit | Tyler Anderson | Sit |
9/29 | CLE vs KCR | Corey Kluber | Start | Jakob Junis | Sit |
9/29 | OAK vs LAA | Trevor Cahill | Sit | Tyler Skaggs | Sit |
9/29 | DET vs MIL | Daniel Norris | Sit | Wade Miley | Start |
9/29 | CHW vs MIN | Carlos Rodon | Start | Kyle Gibson | Start |
9/29 | MIA vs NYM | Trevor Richards | Maybe | Steven Matz | Start |
9/29 | ATL vs PHI | Mike Foltynewicz | Start | Zach Eflin | Sit |
9/29 | ARI vs SDP | Zack Godley | Maybe | Joey Lucchesi | Start |
9/29 | TEX vs SEA | Adrian Sampson | Sit | James Paxton | Start |
9/29 | LAD vs SFG | Hyun-Jin Ryu | Start | Andrew Suarez | Sit |
9/29 | TOR vs TBR | Ryan Borucki | Sit | Blake Snell | Start |
9/30 | HOU vs BAL | Dallas Keuchel | Start | Bullpen | Sit |
9/30 | NYY vs BOS | Masahiro Tanaka? | Maybe | Nathan Eovaldi | Maybe |
9/30 | STL vs CHC | Jack Flaherty | Start | Mike Montgomery | Sit |
9/30 | PIT vs CIN | Chris Archer | Maybe | Matt Harvey | Maybe |
9/30 | WSH vs COL | Stephen Strasburg | Start | Jon Gray | Maybe |
9/30 | CLE vs KCR | Trevor Bauer | Start | Brad Keller | Sit |
9/30 | OAK vs LAA | Brett Anderson | Sit | Felix Pena | Sit |
9/30 | DET vs MIL | Spencer Turnbull | Sit | Chase Anderson | Sit |
9/30 | CHW vs MIN | Dylan Covey | Sit | Kohl Stewart | Sit |
9/30 | MIA vs NYM | Sandy Alcantara | Start | Noah Syndergaard | Start |
9/30 | ATL vs PHI | Anibal Sanchez | Start | Vince Velasquez | Sit |
9/30 | ARI vs SDP | Robbie Ray | Start | Bryan Mitchell | Sit |
9/30 | TEX vs SEA | Yovani Gallardo | Sit | Mike Leake | Maybe |
9/30 | LAD vs SFG | Clayton Kershaw | Start | Derek Holland | Maybe |
9/30 | TOR vs TBR | Marco Estrada | Sit | Bullpen | Sit |
Nick,
I need to choose 6 of the following 8 options for this week.
– Clevinger (KC)
– Carrasco. (?)
– Grienke (LAD)
– Marquez (PHI)
– Buehler (ARI)
– Castillo (PIT)
– F.Pena (TEX +)
– Eovaldi (BAL +)
+ For Pena and Eovaldi, I can start them today and pick someone off of waivers tonight and get a second start. (i.e. Toussaint, Josh James, Montgomery, Alcantara) (some of these would have a chance of getting me a third start … but that’s difficult to count on)
What do you think? Drop Carrasco? Is that crazy?
I’d drop Pena and maybe Greinke.
I first wanted to say Carrasco, but him coming in after Bauer = great chance at a Win, and he could easily get 5+ innings.
Pretty close between the two of them, though.
Nick,
Can you help me pick 4 of these 6 options (QS league)?
1. Holland v. SD
2. Sale v. NYY
3. Bumgarner v. SD
4. Greinke v. LAD
5. Clevinger v. KC
6. Toussant v. NYM
You think Cleveland might shorten Clevinger’s start in prep for playoffs?
Thanks.
Wow. Love all of these.
Drop Holland and Toussaint. If you’re worried about the QS from Sale (he probably won’t get one as he won’t last six frames), then keep Toussaint.
Thanks. Head spinning. I was pretty sure you’d prefer Holland over Bumgarner with both going against SD. I’m worried about that Dodger’s offense too. Tough calls.
Why is Alcantara a double ‘START’? Did your opinion change about something? In your Two-Start Pitchers for Week 25 you had his starts under the ‘Questionable’ tier.
Good question. His first start against the Nationals could easily be a “Maybe”, but I essentially wanted to express that if you’re going for it, I ultimately think you’re okay going with Sandy in that first start and definitely against the Mets.
In the Two-Start article, I’m often a little more conservative, if that makes sense. I guess I could just label that Nats start a “Maybe” and make things clearer.
how would you rank these guys for this week in a pts league? thanks.
sabathia,holland,stripling,stratton,godley,morton
Can you rank the below starts in a standard points league(W/L matters):
Touki Toussaint @ NYM
Josh James @ TOR
Matt Boyd @ MIN
Kyle Gibson vs CHW
Jose Urena @ NYM
Trevor Richards @ NYM
Thanks!