Sit/Start Week 4: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/10-8/16

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we 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-based 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. Last year, I modified the ranking system to make designations a little clearer. I implemented a scoring system (1-10) next to each designation. A score of 10 is a top-tier start option and a score of 1 is a bottom-of-the-barrel option. Here are the labels: Start 7-10, Maybe 4-6, and Sit 1-3. For example, Max Scherzer at home against the Marlins would look like this: Start-10. Meanwhile, Kendall Graveman against the Rockies in Colorado would have this designation: Sit-1.

It’s important to note that several teams have not officially announced how their rotations will unfold. But given the information we have, the starters listed below are the expected starters for week four. Spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. Given the postponements, this weekend in St Louis, the rotations listed below for the Cardinals and Cubs are my best guess on how their rotations will be set next week. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.

Here’s the massive table containing every Week 4 start from 8/10 – 8/16:

Note: Given the increase in COVID-19 outbreaks and postponements, these matchups are subject to change. 

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
08/10	TBR vs BOS	Yarbrough	Maybe-4	Perez	Sit-3
08/10	ARI vs COL	Ray	Sit-3	Gray	Sit-3
08/10	CHW vs DET	Keuchel	Start-7	Fulmer	Sit-2
08/10	SFG vs HOU	Webb	Sit-3	McCullers Jr.	Start-7
08/10	OAK vs LAA	Manaea	Maybe-4	Teheran	Sit-2
08/10	SDP vs LAD	Richards	Maybe-5	May	Start-8
08/10	MIN vs MIL	Dobnak	Maybe-6	Burnes	Maybe-5
08/10	WSH vs NYM	Corbin	Start-8	Matz	Maybe-5
08/10	ATL vs PHI	Newcomb	Sit-3	Nola	Start-8
08/10	PIT vs STL	Williams	Maybe-5	Flaherty	Start-9
08/10	SEA vs TEX	Dunn	Sit-1	Gibson	Start-7
TUESDAY – 8/11
08/11	TBR vs BOS	Opener/Bullpen	Sit-2	Opener/Bullpen	Sit-2
08/11	KCR vs CIN	Bubic	Sit-3	Mahle	Start-7
08/11	CHC vs CLE	Hendricks	Start-7	Clevinger	Start-8
08/11	ARI vs COL	Gallen	Start-7	Freeland	Maybe-4
08/11	CHW vs DET	Gonzalez	Sit-2	Alexander	Sit-3
08/11	SFG vs HOU	Anderson	Sit-2	Bielak	Maybe-5
08/11	OAK vs LAA	Fiers	Maybe-4	Bundy	Start-8
08/11	SDP vs LAD	Quantrill/Bullpen	Sit-2	Stripling	Start-7
08/11	MIN vs MIL	Maeda	Start-7	Houser	Maybe-5
08/11	WSH vs NYM	Scherzer	Start-8	Porcello	Sit-2
08/11	ATL vs NYY	Toussaint	Maybe-4	Happ	Sit-2
08/11	BAL vs PHI	Cobb	Sit-3	Wheeler	Start-7
08/11	PIT vs STL	Brubaker	Maybe-4	Hudson	Maybe-5
08/11	SEA vs TEX	Gonzales	Sit-3	Minor	Start-7
08/11	MIA vs TOR	Hernandez	Sit-3	Ryu	Start-8
WEDNESDAY – 8/12
08/12	TBR vs BOS	Snell	Start-7	Weber	Sit-2
08/12	KCR vs CIN	Keller	Maybe-5	Castillo	Start-8
08/12	CHC vs CLE	Darvish	Start-8	Carrasco	Start-9
08/12	ARI vs COL	Weaver	Sit-3	Senzatela	Sit-3
08/12	CHW vs DET	Cease	Maybe-6	Boyd	Maybe-4
08/12	SFG vs HOU	Samardzija	Sit-1	Greinke	Start-8
08/12	OAK vs LAA	Bassitt	Maybe-6	Canning	Start-7
08/12	SDP vs LAD	Davies	Sit-3	Urias	Start-7
08/12	MIN vs MIL	Smeltzer	Sit-3	Lindblom	Maybe-5
08/12	WSH vs NYM	Sanchez	Sit-3	Wacha	Sit-2
08/12	ATL vs NYY	Wright?	Sit-2	Tanaka	Start-7
08/12	BAL vs PHI	Wojciechowski	Sit-3	Eflin	Maybe-6
08/12	PIT vs STL	Kuhl	Maybe-5	Kim	Start-7
08/12	SEA vs TEX	Walker	Maybe-4	Lyles	Maybe-6
08/12	MIA vs TOR	Yamamoto	Sit-3	Pearson	Start-7
THURSDAY – 8/13
08/13	TBR vs BOS	Glasnow	Start-8	Godley	Sit-3
08/13	MIL vs CHC	Anderson	Sit-2	Chatwood	Maybe-5
08/13	PIT vs CIN	Holland	Sit-3	Bauer	Start-9
08/13	STL vs DET	Ponce de Leon	Maybe-6	Nova	Sit-3
08/13	STL vs DET	Bullpen	Sit-2	Bullpen	Sit-1
08/13	SDP vs LAD	Paddack	Start-7	Kershaw	Start-8
08/13	WSH vs NYM	Voth	Maybe-6	Peterson	Maybe-5
08/13	BAL vs PHI	LeBlanc	Sit-2	Arrieta	Sit-3
FRIDAY – 8/14
08/14	SDP vs ARI	Lamet	Maybe-6	Kelly	Maybe-4
08/14	WSH vs BAL	Stasburg	Start-8	Milone	Maybe-5
08/14	MIL vs CHC	Woodruff	Start-7	Lester	Maybe-5
08/14	STL vs CHW	Wainwright	Sit-3	Detwiler/Bullpen?	Sit-2
08/14	PIT vs CIN	Musgrove	Maybe-5	DeSclafani	Maybe-6
08/14	TEX vs COL	Allard	Sit-1	Marquez	Start-7
08/14	CLE vs DET	Civale	Start-8	Turnbull	Maybe-6
08/14	SEA vs HOU	Kikuchi	Sit-3	Valdez	Maybe-6
08/14	LAD vs LAA	Buehler	Start-8	Sandoval	Sit-3
08/14	ATL vs MIA	Wilson/Bullpen?	Maybe-4	Lopez	Maybe-6
08/14	KCR vs MIN	Junis	Sit-2	Odorizzi	Start-7
08/14	BOS vs NYY	Eovaldi	Sit-3	Cole	Start-8
08/14	NYM vs PHI	deGrom	Start-9	Velasquez	Sit-2
08/14	OAK vs SFG	Montas	Start-8	Cueto	Maybe-6
08/14	TBR vs TOR	Morton	Start-8	Roark	Maybe-4
SATURDAY – 8/15
08/15	WSH vs BAL	Corbin	Start-8	Means	Maybe-4
08/15	MIL vs CHC	Burnes	Maybe-6	Mills	Maybe-4
08/15	STL vs CHW	Flaherty	Start-9	Giolito	Start-8
08/15	PIT vs CIN	Williams	Maybe-4	S. Gray	Start-9
08/15	TEX vs COL	Lynn	Start-7	J. Gray	Maybe-4
08/15	CLE vs DET	Plesac	Start-8	Fulmer	Sit-3
08/15	SEA vs HOU	Margevicius	Sit-1	Javier	Start-7
08/15	LAD vs LAA	May	Start-7	Heaney	Maybe-6
08/15	ATL vs MIA	Fried	Start-8	Alcantara	Maybe-5
08/15	KCR vs MIN	Duffy	Sit-3	Berrios	Start-8
08/15	BOS vs NYY	Perez	Sit-2	Paxton	Sit-3
08/15	NYM vs PHI	Matz	Sit-3	Nola	Start-9
08/15	OAK vs SFG	Luzardo	Start-8	Gausman	Maybe-5
08/15	TBR vs TOR	Yarbrough	Maybe-6	Shoemaker	Maybe-5
08/15	SDP vs ARI	Richards	Maybe-6	Bumgarner	Sit-3
SUNDAY – 8/16
08/16	SDP vs ARI	Opener/Bullpen	Sit-3	Ray	Sit-3
08/16	WSH vs BAL	Scherzer	Start-9	Cobb	Maybe-4
08/16	MIL vs CHC	Houser	Start-7	Hendricks	Start-8
08/16	STL vs CHW	Hudson	Sit-3	Keuchel	Maybe-6
08/16	PIT vs CIN	Brubaker	Sit-3	Mahle	Start-7
08/16	TEX vs COL	Gibson	Maybe-4	Freeland	Sit-3
08/16	CLE vs DET	Bieber	Start-9	Alexander	Maybe-4
08/16	SEA vs HOU	Sheffield	Sit-2	McCullers Jr.	Start-7
08/16	LAD vs LAA	Stripling	Start-7	Teheran	Sit-1
08/16	ATL vs MIA	Newcomb	Maybe-4	Smith	Maybe-5
08/16	KCR vs MIN	Singer	Sit-3	Dobnak	Start-7
08/16	BOS vs NYY	Bullpen	Sit-1	Montgomery	Sit-3
08/16	NYM vs PHI	Porcello	Sit-2	Wheeler	Start-7
08/16	OAK vs SFG	Manaea	Maybe-6	Webb	Maybe-4
08/16	TBR vs TOR	Bullpen	Sit-3	Ryu	Start-7

 

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