Sit/Start Week 26: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/23 - 9/29

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 – 9/23
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/23	CHC at PHI	J. Steele	Start-8	A. Nola	Start-8
9/23	BOS at TOR	T. Houck	Maybe-6	B. Francis	Start-7
9/23	SEA at HOU	L. Castillo	Sit-3	H. Brown	Start-8
9/23	SFG at ARI	H. Birdsong	Sit-3	E. Rodríguez	Sit-2

Tuesday – 9/24
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/24	CIN at CLE	J. Junis	Maybe-4	T. Bibee	Start-7
9/24	TBR at DET	R. Pepiot	Start-7	T. Skubal	Start-10
9/24	CHC at PHI	J. Assad	Sit-3	T. Walker	Sit-1
9/24	MIL at PIT	F. Peralta	Start-8	B. Falter	Sit-2
9/24	KCR at WSN	C. Ragans	Start-8	M. Parker	Sit-3
9/24	BAL at NYY	D. Kremer	Sit-3	N. Cortes	Start-7
9/24	BOS at TOR	B. Bello	Sit-3	K. Gausman	Maybe-6
9/24	NYM at ATL	L. Severino	Start-7	S. Schwellenbach	Start-7
9/24	LAA at CHW	J. Kochanowicz	Sit-1	J. Cannon	Sit-2
9/24	MIA at MIN	R. Weathers	Maybe-5	B. Ober	Start-9
9/24	SEA at HOU	B. Miller	Maybe-6	F. Valdez	Start-9
9/24	STL at COL	M. McGreevy	Maybe-4	R. Feltner	Sit-3
9/24	SFG at ARI	L. Webb	Maybe-6	B. Pfaadt	Maybe-5
9/24	TEX at OAK	N. Eovaldi	Start-8	B. Basso	Maybe-4
9/24	SDP at LAD	M. King	Maybe-6	L. Knack	Maybe-4

Wednesday – 9/25
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/25	SEA at HOU	L. Gilbert	Start-7	Y. Kikuchi	Start-7
9/25	CHC at PHI	J. Taillon	Maybe-5	C. Sanchez	Start-7
9/25	CIN at CLE	J. Aguiar	Sit-1	J. Cantillo	Sit-3
9/25	TBR at DET	Z. Littell	Start-7	K. Montero	Sit-1
9/25	MIL at PIT	T. Myers	Maybe-5	L. Ortiz	Maybe-4
9/25	KCR at WSN	M. Lorenzen	Maybe-4	D. Herz	Maybe-5
9/25	BAL at NYY	Z. Eflin	Maybe-5	C. Schmidt	Start-7
9/25	BOS at TOR	R. Fitts	Maybe-4	J. Berríos	Maybe-6
9/25	NYM at ATL	D. Peterson	Maybe-4	C. Sale	Start-8
9/25	LAA at CHW	J. Suarez	Sit-1	D. Martin	Maybe-5
9/25	MIA at MIN	E. Cabrera	Sit-2	S. Woods Richardson	Maybe-6
9/25	STL at COL	E. Fedde	Maybe-5	A. Gomber	Sit-2
9/25	SFG at ARI	R. Ray	Sit-3	Z. Gallen	Start-7
9/25	TEX at OAK	C. Bradford	Start-7	M. Spence	Maybe-4
9/25	SDP at LAD	D. Cease	Start-7	J. Flaherty	Start-7

Thursday – 9/26
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/26	MIL at PIT	C. Rea	Maybe-5	M. Keller	Maybe-6
9/26	KCR at WSN	M. Wacha	Start-7	P. Corbin	Sit-1
9/26	TBR at DET	T. Alexander	Sit-1	K. Montero	Sit-1
9/26	LAA at CHW	T. Anderson	Maybe-6	G. Crochet	Maybe-5
9/26	STL at COL	K. Gibson	Sit-2	K. Freeland	Sit-1
9/26	TEX at OAK	K. Rocker	Maybe-4	J. Ginn	Sit-2
9/26	BAL at NYY	C. Burnes	Start-7	G. Cole	Start-8
9/26	NYM at ATL	S. Manaea	Start-7	C. Morton	Maybe-4
9/26	MIA at MIN	V. Bellozo	Sit-3	D. Festa	Maybe-4
9/26	SDP at LAD	J. Musgrove	Start-7	B. Casparius	Sit-1

Friday – 9/27
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/27	CIN at CHC	N. Martinez	Start-7	K. Hendricks	Sit-1
9/27	CHW at DET	C. Flexen	Sit-1	C. Mize	Maybe-4
9/27	PHI at WSN	R. Suárez	Start-7	T. Williams	Sit-3
9/27	PIT at NYY	J. Jones	Maybe-5	C. Rodón	Start-7
9/27	MIA at TOR	A. Oller	Sit-1	Y. Rodriguez	Sit-1
9/27	HOU at CLE	J. Verlander	Maybe-4	B. Lively	Maybe-4
9/27	TBR at BOS	T. Bradley	Maybe-5	K. Crawford	Maybe-5
9/27	KCR at ATL	B. Singer	Sit-3	M. Fried	Start-7
9/27	NYM at MIL	J. Quintana	Sit-3	A. Civale	Maybe-4
9/27	BAL at MIN	C. Povich	Sit-2	P. López	Start-7
9/27	LAD at COL	W. Buehler	Sit-3	C. Quantrill	Sit-1
9/27	TEX at LAA	J. deGrom	Maybe-6	R. Detmers	Sit-3
9/27	SDP at ARI	M. Pérez	Maybe-5	M. Kelly	Sit-3
9/27	OAK at SEA	J. Sears	Maybe-5	G. Kirby	Start-8
9/27	STL at SFG	M. Mikolas	Sit-3	M. Black	Sit-1

Saturday – 9/28
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/28	PIT at NYY	P. Skenes	Start-7	L. Gil	Start-7
9/28	CHW at DET	S. Burke	Maybe-5	B. Hurter	Maybe-5
9/28	BAL at MIN	A. Suarez	Maybe-5	Z. Matthews	Sit-1
9/28	CIN at CHC	R. Lowder	Maybe-5	S. Imanaga	Start-8
9/28	MIA at TOR	D. McCaughan	Sit-1	C. Bassitt	Maybe-6
9/28	PHI at WSN	Z. Wheeler	Start-9	M. Gore	Maybe-5
9/28	STL at SFG	A. Pallante	Maybe-4	B. Snell	Start-9
9/28	TBR at BOS	S. Baz	Maybe-6	N. Pivetta	Maybe-5
9/28	HOU at CLE	S. Arrighetti	Maybe-5	M. Boyd	Maybe-4
9/28	NYM at MIL	T. Megill	Maybe-4	F. Montas	Maybe-4
9/28	KCR at ATL	S. Lugo	Start-7	G. Holmes	Maybe-6
9/28	SDP at ARI	Y. Darvish	Maybe-6	R. Nelson	Sit-2
9/28	LAD at COL	Y. Yamamoto	Maybe-6	A. Senzatela	Sit-1
9/28	TEX at LAA	A. Heaney	Start-7	G. Canning	Sit-2
9/28	OAK at SEA	J. Estes	Maybe-4	B. Woo	Start-9

Sunday – 9/29
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/29	TBR at BOS	R. Pepiot	Maybe-6	T. Houck	Start-7
9/29	PIT at NYY	B. Falter	Sit-2	N. Cortes	Start-8
9/29	PHI at WSN	A. Nola	Start-9	J. Irvin	Maybe-4
9/29	STL at SFG	M. McGreevy	Maybe-4	H. Birdsong	Sit-3
9/29	TEX at LAA	N. Eovaldi	Start-8	J. Kochanowicz	Sit-1
9/29	MIA at TOR	R. Weathers	Maybe-4	B. Francis	Start-8
9/29	HOU at CLE	H. Brown	Start-7	G. Williams	Sit-1
9/29	SDP at ARI	M. King	Maybe-6	E. Rodríguez	Sit-2
9/29	CHW at DET	J. Cannon	Sit-3	T. Skubal	Start-10
9/29	NYM at MIL	L. Severino	Maybe-6	F. Peralta	Start-7
9/29	BAL at MIN	D. Kremer	Maybe-4	B. Ober	Start-7
9/29	OAK at SEA	B. Basso	Maybe-4	L. Castillo	Start-7
9/29	LAD at COL	L. Knack	Maybe-4	R. Feltner	Sit-1
9/29	KCR at ATL	C. Ragans	Start-7	S. Schwellenbach	Start-7
9/29	CIN at CHC	H. Greene	Sit-3	J. Steele	Start-8

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Sit/Start Week 26: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/23 – 9/29

Lucas Zenobi

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