Sit/Start Week 3: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/15 - 4/21

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 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 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.

Another week with quite a few streaming options that should be fairly available in most leagues. Trust your aces that are off to slow starts, and don’t overthink it. We’re only a couple weeks in, and the season is long.

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 – 4/15
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/15	CLE at BOS	T. Bibee	Maybe-6	K. Crawford	Start-8
4/15	MIN at BAL	L. Varland	Sit-2	C. Irvin	Sit-1
4/15	TEX at DET	C. Bradford	Maybe-6	R. Olson	Maybe-4
4/15	COL at PHI	C. Quantrill	Sit-1	A. Nola	Start-7
4/15	SFG at MIA	K. Harrison	Maybe-5	A. Puk	Maybe-4
4/15	LAA at TBR	P. Sandoval	Maybe-4	Z. Eflin	Start-7
4/15	NYY at TOR	L. Gil	Start-7	C. Bassitt	Maybe-5
4/15	PIT at NYM	M. Pérez	Maybe-5	A. Houser	Maybe-4
4/15	KCR at CHW	S. Lugo	Maybe-5	E. Fedde	Sit-3
4/15	SDP at MIL	J. Musgrove	Start-7	J. Ross	Sit-3
4/15	ATL at HOU	R. Lopez	Maybe-4	S. Arrighetti	Sit-2
4/15	CHC at ARI	B. Brown	Sit-1	M. Kelly	Start-7
4/15	STL at OAK	S. Gray	Start-8	R. Stripling	Sit-1
4/15	CIN at SEA	F. Montas	Maybe-5	G. Kirby	Maybe-6
4/15	WSN at LAD	P. Corbin	Sit-1	T. Glasnow	Start-10

Tuesday – 4/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/16	TEX at DET	J. Gray	Maybe-5	C. Mize	Sit-3
4/16	MIN at BAL	C. Paddack	Maybe-4	G. Rodriguez	Start-9
4/16	COL at PHI	A. Gomber	Sit-1	R. Suárez	Maybe-5
4/16	SFG at MIA	J. Hicks	Start-7	R. Weathers	Sit-3
4/16	LAA at TBR	J. Soriano	Sit-1	A. Civale	Maybe-6
4/16	NYY at TOR	C. Rodón	Start-7	Y. Kikuchi	Start-7
4/16	PIT at NYM	J. Jones	Start-7	J. Quintana	Maybe-4
4/16	CLE at BOS	B. Lively	Sit-1	G. Whitlock	Maybe-6
4/16	KCR at CHW	B. Singer	Maybe-4	TBD
4/16	SDP at MIL	D. Cease	Start-8	W. Miley	Maybe-4
4/16	ATL at HOU	D. Vines	Sit-1	H. Brown	Maybe-4
4/16	CHC at ARI	K. Hendricks	Sit-1	T. Henry	Sit-1
4/16	STL at OAK	L. Lynn	Maybe-6	J. Sears	Sit-1
4/16	CIN at SEA	H. Greene	Maybe-5	L. Gilbert	Start-8
4/16	WSN at LAD	J. Rutledge	Sit-1	B. Miller	Start-8

Wednesday – 4/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/17	SFG at MIA	K. Winn	Sit-2	T. Rogers	Maybe-4
4/17	MIN at BAL	P. López	Start-8	T. Wells	Sit-3
4/17	PIT at NYM	B. Falter	Sit-2	L. Severino	Maybe-5
4/17	TEX at DET	D. Dunning	Maybe-4	T. Skubal	Start-8
4/17	SDP at MIL	M. King	Maybe-5	F. Peralta	Start-8
4/17	ATL at HOU	M. Fried	Start-7	J. France	Sit-1
4/17	KCR at CHW	M. Wacha	Start-7	C. Flexen	Sit-1
4/17	NYY at TOR	M. Stroman	Start-7	K. Gausman	Start-7
4/17	WSN at LAD	J. Irvin	Sit-1	Y. Yamamoto	Start-8
4/17	STL at OAK	S. Matz	Maybe-6	P. Blackburn	Maybe-5
4/17	CHC at ARI	J. Wicks	Sit-2	B. Pfaadt	Sit-3
4/17	CIN at SEA	N. Martinez	Sit-1	B. Miller	Maybe-5
4/17	COL at PHI	R. Feltner	Sit-3	C. Sanchez	Start-7
4/17	LAA at TBR	R. Detmers	Start-7	Z. Littell	Maybe-5
4/17	CLE at BOS	X. Curry	Sit-1	T. Houck	Start-8

Thursday – 4/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/18	TEX at DET	A. Heaney	Maybe-5	K. Maeda	Sit-3
4/18	LAA at TBR	G. Canning	Sit-2	R. Pepiot	Maybe-5
4/18	CLE at BOS	C. Carrasco	Sit-3	C. Criswell	Maybe-4
4/18	MIA at CHC	M. Meyer	Maybe-4	J. Taillon	Sit-2
4/18	ARI at SFG	J. Montgomery	Maybe-6	L. Webb	Start-7

Friday – 4/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/19	MIA at CHC	J. Luzardo	Maybe-5	S. Imanaga	Start-8
4/19	LAA at CIN	T. Anderson	Maybe-5	A. Abbott	Maybe-4
4/19	CHW at PHI	G. Crochet	Start-7	S. Turnbull	Maybe-6
4/19	BOS at PIT	B. Bello	Maybe-5	M. Gonzales	Maybe-4
4/19	HOU at WSN	R. Blanco	Start-8	M. Gore	Maybe-4
4/19	TBR at NYY	T. Alexander	Sit-1	C. Schmidt	Sit-3
4/19	OAK at CLE	J. Boyle	Sit-1	T. McKenzie	Maybe-5
4/19	TEX at ATL	N. Eovaldi	Start-7	C. Sale	Start-7
4/19	BAL at KCR	D. Kremer	Maybe-5	A. Marsh	Maybe-4
4/19	DET at MIN	J. Flaherty	Start-7	J. Ryan	Start-8
4/19	MIL at STL	D. Hall	Sit-2	K. Gibson	Sit-1
4/19	SEA at COL	E. Hancock	Sit-1	D. Hudson	Sit-2
4/19	TOR at SDP	Y. Rodriguez	Sit-1	M. Waldron	Sit-1
4/19	NYM at LAD	S. Manaea	Maybe-4	G. Stone	Maybe-5
4/19	ARI at SFG	R. Nelson	Sit-1	B. Snell	Start-7

Saturday – 4/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/20	TBR at NYY	Z. Eflin	Start-7	N. Cortes	Maybe-5
4/20	DET at MIN	R. Olson	Maybe-4	B. Ober	Start-8
4/20	MIL at STL	C. Rea	Sit-2	M. Mikolas	Sit-3
4/20	MIA at CHC	A. Puk	Maybe-4	J. Assad	Maybe-4
4/20	NYM at LAD	J. Butto	Sit-2	J. Paxton	Maybe-6
4/20	HOU at WSN	C. Javier	Start-8	T. Williams	Sit-3
4/20	BOS at PIT	K. Crawford	Start-8	M. Keller	Maybe-6
4/20	ARI at SFG	Z. Gallen	Start-9	K. Harrison	Maybe-5
4/20	CHW at PHI	M. Soroka	Sit-1	Z. Wheeler	Start-10
4/20	OAK at CLE	A. Wood	Sit-1	L. Taylor Allen	Maybe-6
4/20	LAA at CIN	P. Sandoval	Maybe-4	N. Lodolo	Maybe-4
4/20	BAL at KCR	C. Burnes	Start-10	C. Ragans	Start-7
4/20	TEX at ATL	C. Bradford	Maybe-5	C. Morton	Maybe-5
4/20	SEA at COL	L. Castillo	Maybe-5	K. Freeland	Sit-1
4/20	TOR at SDP	J. Berríos	Start-7	Y. Darvish	Start-7

Sunday – 4/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/21	TBR at NYY	A. Civale	Start-7	L. Gil	Start-7
4/21	HOU at WSN	S. Arrighetti	Sit-3	P. Corbin	Sit-1
4/21	CHW at PHI	E. Fedde	Sit-3	A. Nola	Start-8
4/21	BOS at PIT	G. Whitlock	Maybe-6	M. Pérez	Maybe-5
4/21	OAK at CLE	R. Stripling	Sit-1	T. Bibee	Start-7
4/21	LAA at CIN	J. Soriano	Sit-1	G. Ashcraft	Maybe-4
4/21	BAL at KCR	C. Irvin	Sit-1	S. Lugo	Maybe-4
4/21	DET at MIN	C. Mize	Maybe-4	L. Varland	Sit-2
4/21	MIL at STL	J. Ross	Maybe-4	S. Gray	Start-7
4/21	MIA at CHC	R. Weathers	Sit-3	K. Hendricks	Sit-1
4/21	SEA at COL	G. Kirby	Maybe-5	C. Quantrill	Sit-1
4/21	ARI at SFG	M. Kelly	Start-8	J. Hicks	Start-7
4/21	NYM at LAD	A. Houser	Sit-2	T. Glasnow	Start-8
4/21	TOR at SDP	C. Bassitt	Maybe-5	J. Musgrove	Start-7
4/21	TEX at ATL	J. Gray	Sit-3	R. Lopez	Maybe-4

4 responses to “Sit/Start Week 3: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/15 – 4/21”

George Lindholm says:

April 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM

Why is Lodolo a Sit-1 ?

- Lucas Zenobi says:
  
  April 14, 2024 at 7:36 PM
  
  I submitted these before his start yesterday, which was impressive. It was against the White Sox, and they will be in Cincinatti next time. Combining those two factors and it being one game in comparison to his lackluster 2023, I would still proceed with caution. However, he isn’t an auto-sit anymore. I have updated him to a Maybe-4.
  
Dale says:

April 14, 2024 at 11:14 PM

So low on Winn…

Not what I think is going to happen with that start in Miami…

Andy Wolf says:

April 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Hey, I’m wondering if you can update these midweek to reflect the accurate start dates and changing situations. I don’t see a start for Verlander coming off the IL (although I think it’s typical to hold off). I just think it would be nice to update it during the week.

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