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 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 3 start from 4/16 – 4/22:
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
4/16 | PHI vs ATL | Aaron Nola | Start | Mike Foltynewicz | Maybe |
4/16 | BAL vs BOS | Andrew Cashner | Sit | Brian Johnson | Sit |
4/16 | STL vs CHC | Adam Wainwright | Sit | Jon Lester | Maybe |
4/16 | CIN vs MIL | Luis Castillo | Start | Brent Suter | Sit |
4/16 | WSH vs NYM | A.J. Cole | Sit | Jacob Degrom | Start |
4/16 | MIA vs NYY | Caleb Smith | Sit | Masahiro Tanaka | Start |
4/16 | CHW vs OAK | Reynaldo Lopez | Start | Daniel Mengden | Sit |
4/16 | COL vs PIT | German Marquez | Maybe | Steven Brault | Sit |
4/16 | LAD vs SDP | Hyun-Jin Ryu | Maybe | Luis Perdomo? | Sit |
4/16 | HOU vs SEA | Dallas Keuchel | Start | James Paxton | Start |
4/16 | TEX vs TBR | Martin Perez | Sit | Blake Snell | Start |
4/16 | KCR vs TOR | Danny Duffy | Start | Aaron Sanchez | Start |
4/17 | SFG vs ARI | Johnny Cueto | Maybe | Patrick Corbin | Start |
4/17 | PHI vs ATL | Nick Pivetta | Maybe | Brandon McCarthy | Maybe |
4/17 | STL vs CHC | Michael Wacha | Maybe | Kyle Hendricks | Start |
4/17 | BAL vs DET | Kevin Gausman | Maybe | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit |
4/17 | BOS vs LAA | David Price | Start | Tyler Skaggs | Sit |
4/17 | CIN vs MIL | Sal Romano | Sit | Junior Guerra | Sit |
4/17 | CLE vs MIN | Carlos Carrasco | Start | Kyle Gibson | Sit |
4/17 | WSH vs NYM | Gio Gonzalez | Start | Zack Wheeler | Sit |
4/17 | MIA vs NYY | Jarlin Garcia | Sit | Sonny Gray | Start |
4/17 | CHW vs OAK | Carson Fulmer | Sit | ??? | Sit |
4/17 | COL vs PIT | Chad Bettis | Sit | Trevor Williams | Sit |
4/17 | LAD vs SDP | Alex Wood | Start | Bryan Mitchell | Sit |
4/17 | HOU vs SEA | Lance McCullers | Start | Ariel Miranda | Sit |
4/17 | TEX vs TBR | Matt Moore | Sit | ??? | Sit |
4/17 | KCR vs TOR | Ian Kennedy | Maybe | Marco Estrada | Start |
4/18 | SFG vs ARI | Chris Stratton | Maybe | Robbie Ray | Start |
4/18 | PHI vs ATL | Vince Velasquez | Maybe | Anibal Sanchez | Sit |
4/18 | STL vs CHC | Luke Weaver | Start | Yu Darvish | Start |
4/18 | BAL vs DET | Chris Tillman | Sit | Michael Fulmer | Start |
4/18 | BOS vs LAA | Rick Porcello | Start | Andrew Heaney | Sit |
4/18 | CIN vs MIL | Tyler Mahle | Sit | Zach Davies | Sit |
4/18 | CLE vs MIN | Trevor Bauer | Start | Jose Berrios | Start |
4/18 | WSH vs NYM | Tanner Roark | Maybe | Steven Matz | Sit |
4/18 | CHW vs OAK | James Shields | Sit | Andrew Triggs | Start |
4/18 | COL vs PIT | Kyle Freeland | Sit | Chad Kuhl | Sit |
4/18 | LAD vs SDP | Kenta Maeda | Start | Tyson Ross | Maybe |
4/18 | HOU vs SEA | Gerrit Cole | Start | Mike Leake | Sit |
4/18 | TEX vs TBR | Cole Hamels | Maybe | Jacob Faria | Maybe |
4/18 | KCR vs TOR | Jason Hammel | Sit | Marcus Stroman | Start |
4/19 | SFG vs ARI | Ty Blach | Sit | Zack Greinke | Start |
4/19 | NYM vs ATL | Matt Harvey | Sit | Sean Newcomb | Maybe |
4/19 | BAL vs DET | Alex Cobb | Sit | Mike Fiers | Sit |
4/19 | BOS vs LAA | Eduardo Rodriguez | Start | Garrett Richards | Start |
4/19 | MIA vs MIL | Dillon Peters | Sit | Chase Anderson | Start |
4/19 | TOR vs NYY | Jaime Garcia | Sit | Jordan Montgomery | Start |
4/19 | PIT vs PHI | Jameson Taillon | Start | Jake Arrieta | Start |
4/19 | HOU vs SEA | Charlie Morton | Start | Marco Gonzales | Sit |
4/20 | SDP vs ARI | Clayton Richard | Sit | ??? | Sit |
4/20 | NYM vs ATL | Noah Syndergaard | Start | Julio Teheran | Sit |
4/20 | CLE vs BAL | Mike Clevinger | Start | Dylan Bundy | Start |
4/20 | HOU vs CHW | Justin Verlander | Start | Lucas Giolito | Sit |
4/20 | CHC vs COL | Jose Quintana | Sit | Jon Gray | Sit |
4/20 | KCR vs DET | Jakob Junis | Start | Francisco Liriano | Sit |
4/20 | KCR vs DET | Eric Skoglund | Sit | Matthew Boyd | Sit |
4/20 | SFG vs LAA | Derek Holland | Sit | Nick Tropeano | Maybe |
4/20 | WSH vs LAD | Max Scherzer | Start | Rich Hill | Maybe |
4/20 | MIA vs MIL | Trevor Richards | Sit | Jhoulys Chacin | Sit |
4/20 | TOR vs NYY | J.A. Happ | Start | Luis Severino | Start |
4/20 | BOS vs OAK | Chris Sale | Start | Kendall Graveman | Sit |
4/20 | PIT vs PHI | Ivan Nova | Sit | Ben Lively | Sit |
4/20 | CIN vs STL | Brandon Finnegan | Sit | Miles Mikolas | Start |
4/20 | MIN vs TBR | Lance Lynn | Maybe | Chris Archer | Start |
4/20 | SEA vs TEX | Felix Hernandez | Maybe | Mike Minor | Start |
4/21 | SDP vs ARI | Joey Lucchesi | Maybe | Zack Godley | Start |
4/21 | NYM vs ATL | Jacob Degrom | Start | Mike Foltynewicz | Maybe |
4/21 | CLE vs BAL | Corey Kluber | Start | Andrew Cashner | Sit |
4/21 | HOU vs CHW | Dallas Keuchel | Start | Miguel Gonzalez | Sit |
4/21 | CHC vs COL | Tyler Chatwood | Sit | Tyler Anderson | Sit |
4/21 | KCR vs DET | Danny Duffy | Start | Daniel Norris | Sit |
4/21 | SFG vs LAA | Tyler Beede | Sit | ??? | Sit |
4/21 | WSH vs LAD | Stephen Strasburg | Start | Clayton Kershaw | Start |
4/21 | MIA vs MIL | Jose Urena | Sit | Brent Suter | Sit |
4/21 | TOR vs NYY | Aaron Sanchez | Sit | Masahiro Tanaka | Start |
4/21 | BOS vs OAK | ??? | Sit | Sean Manaea | Start |
4/21 | PIT vs PHI | Steven Brault | Sit | Aaron Nola | Start |
4/21 | CIN vs STL | Homer Bailey | Maybe | Carlos Martinez | Start |
4/21 | MIN vs TBR | Jake Odorizzi | Maybe | Blake Snell | Start |
4/21 | SEA vs TEX | James Paxton | Start | Bartolo Colon | Sit |
4/22 | SDP vs ARI | Luis Perdomo | Sit | Patrick Corbin | Start |
4/22 | NYM vs ATL | ??? | Sit | Brandon McCarthy | Maybe |
4/22 | CLE vs BAL | Josh Tomlin | Sit | Kevin Gausman | Maybe |
4/22 | HOU vs CHW | Lance McCullers | Start | Reynaldo Lopez | Sit |
4/22 | CHC vs COL | Jon Lester | Sit | German Marquez | Sit |
4/22 | KCR vs DET | Ian Kennedy | Maybe | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit |
4/22 | SFG vs LAA | Johnny Cueto | Start | Shohei Ohtani | Start |
4/22 | WSH vs LAD | A.J. Cole | Sit | Hyun-Jin Ryu | Sit |
4/22 | MIA vs MIL | Caleb Smith | Sit | Junior Guerra | Sit |
4/22 | TOR vs NYY | Marco Estrada | Sit | Sonny Gray | Start |
4/22 | BOS vs OAK | David Price | Start | Daniel Mengden | Sit |
4/22 | PIT vs PHI | Trevor Williams | Maybe | Nick Pivetta | Start |
4/22 | CIN vs STL | Luis Castillo | Start | Adam Wainwright | Sit |
4/22 | MIN vs TBR | Kyle Gibson | Maybe | ??? | Sit |
4/22 | SEA vs TEX | ??? | Sit | Martin Perez | Sit |
Much as I love The List on Mondays, this is my favorite post of the week. Thanks Nick!
Rich Hill? Darvish? Not sure I see every pitcher here.
If I followed your recommendations I would have 1 starter 1 maybe and 6 sits!
Hey Nick,
Great article as always! I was wondering if you might entertain the thought of formatting this differently. Its hard to distinguish when a week ends and a new one begins. Also great job on the podcast, everything is coming along nicely. Keep it up!
Hey Erik!
Do you mean each day? I add a blank row on purpose to help separate them. How else would you want it done?
They could be separated slightly more. It’s definitely nitpicking but I see what he’s saying. Appreciate all your work, Nick!!
For me, the separation is perfect. Are you talking about viewing on a PC or on a phone?
This is a Fantastic list. Thanks a lot Nick. I know this is a bit off the list topic but would love to know which of my pitcher(s) you’d advise to trade right now. I am looking to upgrade at a hitter’s spot. Berrios, C. Martinez, J. Taillon, Luke Weaver, Rich Hill, Manaea, Newcomb, Roark with Danny Salazar and Pomeranz on the DL right now.
Depends on the return you’d get back.
I’m leaning Hill would be the best to sell.
12-team mixed H2H Points, MAX 7 starts per week. I’ve got DeGrom, Nola, Castillo, and Paxton all starting twice, Maeda, Arrieta, and Richards (who I would assume you would start on 4/21 vs SFG) are also all starts on your list…
Came here for help with my decision damn you… (Love what you guys do despite your reluctance to actually break down Ohtani performances instead of just saying you don’t trust him to stay healthy before moving on).
Ha! We’ve only seen two starts from Ohtani thus far and I’ve moved him into the Top 20 for now, but I keep mentioning the injury history on purpose because it’s the most important part! There isn’t anything new I can provide on his stuff – it’s great, y’all know that – but I feel it’s my duty to remind everyone of the risks he presents.
I’m sorry I didn’t see this yesterday, but I would have probably told you to roll with those four of deGrom, Nola, Castillo, and Paxton. Possibly switching Richards for Castillo if you couldn’t get both of Castillo’s starts, but it would have been very close.
Went with all 4. You know how that went. Damnit Icarus
Guess I can count on a solid breakdown on the “slow pitch” Wednesday am after Ohtani’s impressive 66 pitch, 2 IP, 3ER effort tonight.
It’s like 65°, I’m surprised they let him blow on his hand so much while on the mound.
There will be so much to talk about tomorrow morning…
Icarus really did some damage last night, sorry fella.
Any updates to this now that Yonny Chirinos is the TBR starter for today?
Love all of your work as always, Nick!
He’s in between a Start and a Maybe for today. I think you generally roll with him if you own him.
Thanks!
Is Drew Pomeranz a start vs Oakland on Friday?
Hey Nick! FYI, Yankees website is showing The Bear as the probable pitcher for Saturday. Which two would you start the rest of this week out of .Edu, Clevinger, Minor, and The Bear? Thanks man!
I’d go Clevinger and The Bear. Close with Edu over The Bear, with Minor the clear fourth option.
You had Marcus as a “start” against K.C., but he was moved to today against the Yankees. Does that make him a “maybe”?
Sorry I didn’t get back to you in time JC
No worries. Luckily I’m risk averse!