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.
There are a ton of new pitchers entering the fold, most are not worth your time from a fantasy perspective. 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 – 9/20 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/20 | KCR at CLE | Santana | Sit-2 | McKenzie | Start-7 |
9/20 | PIT at CIN | Keller | Sit-1 | Gutierrez | Maybe-4 |
9/20 | WSN at MIA | Fedde | Sit-3 | Luzardo | Maybe-4 |
9/20 | CHW at DET | Rodon | Start-8 | Manning | Sit-1 |
9/20 | BAL at PHI | Means | Maybe-5 | Suárez | Start-8 |
9/20 | TEX at NYY | Arihara | Sit-1 | Cortes | Start-7 |
9/20 | TOR at TBR | Ray | Start-8 | Honeywell | Sit-1 |
9/20 | STL at MIL | Woodford | Sit-1 | Peralta | Start-8 |
9/20 | KCR at CLE | Hernandez | Maybe-4 | Allen | Sit-1 |
9/20 | HOU at LAA | Valdez | Start-8 | Barria | Sit-1 |
9/20 | ATL at ARI | Toussaint | Maybe-4 | Weaver | Maybe-4 |
9/20 | SEA at OAK | Anderson | Sit-3 | Manaea | Start-8 |
Tuesday – 9/21 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/21 | KCR at CLE | Lynch | Sit-2 | Quantrill | Maybe-5 |
9/21 | PIT at CIN | Overton | Sit-1 | Mahle | Start-9 |
9/21 | WSN at MIA | Rogers | Sit-3 | Rogers | Start-7 |
9/21 | CHW at DET | Keuchel | Sit-2 | Alexander | Sit-2 |
9/21 | BAL at PHI | Ellis | Sit-2 | Medina | Sit-1 |
9/21 | TEX at NYY | Otto | Sit-1 | Montgomery | Start-8 |
9/21 | NYM at BOS | Stroman | Maybe-6 | Rodriguez | Start-7 |
9/21 | TOR at TBR | Manoah | Start-7 | Rasmussen | Sit-3 |
9/21 | MIN at CHC | Barnes | Sit-1 | Mills | Sit-3 |
9/21 | STL at MIL | Lester | Sit-1 | Woodruff | Start-9 |
9/21 | LAD at COL | Urias | Start-7 | Gray | Sit-1 |
9/21 | HOU at LAA | Urquidy | Start-7 | Cobb | Maybe-5 |
9/21 | ATL at ARI | Ynoa | Maybe-6 | Kelly | Sit-2 |
9/21 | SEA at OAK | Gonzales | Sit-3 | Blackburn | Sit-2 |
9/21 | SFG at SDP | Gausman | Start-8 | Musgrove | Start-7 |
Wednesday – 9/22 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/22 | PIT at CIN | Crowe | Sit-1 | Castillo | Start-10 |
9/22 | CHW at DET | Lopez | Maybe-5 | Mize | Sit-2 |
9/22 | TOR at TBR | Ryu | Maybe-4 | Wacha | Sit-1 |
9/22 | KCR at CLE | Heasley | Sit-1 | Plesac | Maybe-4 |
9/22 | WSN at MIA | Gray | Maybe-5 | Hernandez | Maybe-5 |
9/22 | BAL at PHI | Akin | Sit-1 | Wheeler | Start-9 |
9/22 | TEX at NYY | Allard | Sit-2 | Kluber | Start-7 |
9/22 | NYM at BOS | Megill | Maybe-4 | Sale | Start-7 |
9/22 | MIN at CHC | Jax | Sit-1 | Hendricks | Sit-3 |
9/22 | STL at MIL | Mikolas | Sit-2 | Ashby | Sit-2 |
9/22 | LAD at COL | Buehler | Start-8 | Senzatela | Sit-1 |
9/22 | HOU at LAA | Garcia | Start-8 | Diaz | Sit-1 |
9/22 | ATL at ARI | Anderson | Start-7 | Bumgarner | Sit-3 |
9/22 | SEA at OAK | Flexen | Sit-2 | Irvin | Maybe-4 |
9/22 | SFG at SDP | Webb | Start-7 | Paddack | Sit-3 |
Thursday – 9/23 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/23 | CHW at CLE | Lynn | Start-9 | Civale | Maybe-4 |
9/23 | STL at MIL | Wainwright | Start-7 | Houser | Maybe-6 |
9/23 | LAD at COL | Scherzer | Start-8 | Marquez | Sit-3 |
9/23 | SEA at OAK | Kikuchi | Maybe-4 | Jefferies | Sit-2 |
9/23 | ATL at ARI | Morton | Start-8 | Castellanos | Sit-1 |
9/23 | SFG at SDP | Wood | Maybe-4 | Velasquez | Sit-1 |
9/23 | CHW at CLE | Cease | Start-7 | Hentges | Sit-1 |
9/23 | WSN at CIN | Corbin | Sit-1 | Gray | Maybe-6 |
9/23 | TEX at BAL | Hearn | Sit-3 | Lowther | Sit-1 |
9/23 | PIT at PHI | Wilson | Sit-2 | Nola | Start-9 |
9/23 | TOR at MIN | Matz | Maybe-5 | Pineda | Sit-3 |
9/23 | HOU at LAA | McCullers | Start-8 | Suarez | Sit-3 |
Friday – 9/24 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/24 | STL at CHC | Happ | Sit-1 | Davies | Sit-1 |
9/24 | TEX at BAL | Howard | Sit-1 | Wells | Sit-1 |
9/24 | PIT at PHI | Peters | Sit-2 | Gibson | Start-7 |
9/24 | NYY at BOS | Taillon | Sit-3 | Pivetta | Sit-3 |
9/24 | WSN at CIN | Espino | Sit-2 | Miley | Maybe-6 |
9/24 | MIA at TBR | Cabrera | Sit-1 | Patiño | Maybe-4 |
9/24 | CHW at CLE | Giolito | Start-8 | Morgan | Sit-1 |
9/24 | KCR at DET | Bubic | Sit-1 | Skubal | Sit-2 |
9/24 | STL at CHC | Hudson | Sit-1 | Steele | Sit-2 |
9/24 | NYM at MIL | Walker | Maybe-4 | Burnes | Start-8 |
9/24 | SFG at COL | DeSclafani | Maybe-6 | Freeland | Sit-2 |
9/24 | TOR at MIN | Berrios | Start-7 | Ober | Sit-2 |
9/24 | SDP at ATL | Knehr | Sit-1 | TBD | |
9/24 | SEA at LAA | Gilbert | Maybe-6 | Naughton | Sit-1 |
9/24 | LAD at ARI | Kershaw | Start-10 | Gallen | Maybe-4 |
9/24 | HOU at OAK | Greinke | Maybe-6 | Montas | Maybe-6 |
9/24 | ATL at SDP | Fried | Start-7 | Darvish | Maybe-5 |
Saturday – 9/25 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/25 | STL at CHC | Woodford | Sit-1 | Sampson | Sit-1 |
9/25 | PIT at PHI | Keller | Sit-1 | Suárez | Start-10 |
9/25 | HOU at OAK | Odorizzi | Sit-3 | Manaea | Maybe-6 |
9/25 | NYY at BOS | Cole | Start-8 | Eovaldi | Start-7 |
9/25 | MIA at TBR | Alcantara | Start-9 | McClanahan | Maybe-6 |
9/25 | KCR at DET | Kowar | Sit-1 | Peralta | Sit-3 |
9/25 | TEX at BAL | Lyles | Sit-1 | Means | Maybe-6 |
9/25 | WSN at CIN | Fedde | Sit-2 | Gutierrez | Maybe-4 |
9/25 | NYM at MIL | Carrasco | Maybe-5 | Lauer | Maybe-5 |
9/25 | TOR at MIN | Ray | Start-9 | Gant | Sit-1 |
9/25 | ATL at SDP | Toussaint | Sit-3 | Arrieta | Sit-1 |
9/25 | CHW at CLE | Rodon | Start-9 | Bieber | Maybe-6 |
9/25 | LAD at ARI | Gonsolin | Maybe-6 | Weaver | Sit-2 |
9/25 | SFG at COL | Leone | Maybe-4 | Feltner | Sit-1 |
9/25 | SEA at LAA | Anderson | Maybe-4 | Detmers | Sit-1 |
Sunday – 9/26 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
9/26 | KCR at DET | Hernandez | Maybe-4 | Manning | Sit-1 |
9/26 | TEX at BAL | Arihara | Sit-1 | Ellis | Sit-2 |
9/26 | PIT at PHI | Overton | Sit-1 | Medina | Sit-1 |
9/26 | WSN at CIN | Rogers | Sit-2 | Mahle | Start-7 |
9/26 | MIA at TBR | Luzardo | Sit-3 | Yarbrough | Maybe-5 |
9/26 | CHW at CLE | Keuchel | Sit-2 | McKenzie | Start-7 |
9/26 | NYM at MIL | Hill | Maybe-4 | Peralta | Start-7 |
9/26 | TOR at MIN | Manoah | Start-7 | Ryan | Sit-3 |
9/26 | STL at CHC | Lester | Sit-1 | Mills | Sit-3 |
9/26 | SFG at COL | Gausman | Start-7 | Gray | Sit-3 |
9/26 | SEA at LAA | Gonzales | Maybe-4 | Ohtani | Maybe-5 |
9/26 | HOU at OAK | Valdez | Start-7 | Bassitt | Maybe-4 |
9/26 | LAD at ARI | Urias | Start-9 | Kelly | Sit-2 |
9/26 | ATL at SDP | Ynoa | Maybe-5 | Musgrove | Start-7 |
9/26 | NYY at BOS | Cortes | Maybe-6 | Rodriguez | Maybe-6 |
Shouldn’t all starters against MIA be automatic 5 or better?
Is Tanner Houck getting skipped in the rotation?
Please pick one of these two –
Giolito @ Cleveland
Buehler @ Colorado