Sit/Start Week 9: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/14-9/20

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, Mike Fiers against the Rockies in Colorado would have this designation: Sit-1.

There are a few TBD listed below. Once these spots are determined, I’ll update the sheet. Spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. Next week, there are a number of double-headers. The Cardinals, Marlins, and Pirates all have nine or more games next week so there’s quite a bit that can change. Obviously, starters will still be going every fifth day, so it’ll be interesting how each team handles these situations. I’ve done my best to determine who will fill those extra spots. Let’s dive in and as always, please feel free to question my designations in the comments.

Here’s the massive table containing every Week 9 start from 9/14 – 9/20:

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
09/14	ATL vs BAL	Hamels	Maybe-4	López	Sit-1
09/14	MIN vs CHW	Berríos	Start-7	Cease	Sit-3
09/14	PIT vs CIN	Musgrove	Maybe-4	Bauer	Start-10
09/14	PIT vs CIN	Brubaker	Sit-2	Antone	Start-7
09/14	PHI vs MIA	Wheeler	Start-8	López	Start-7
09/14	STL vs MIL	Ponce de Leon	Sit-3	Lindblom	Maybe-4
09/14	STL vs MIL	Oviedo	Sit-3	Burnes	Start-9
09/14	LAD vs SDP	Kershaw	Start-8	Lamet	Start-7
09/14	OAK vs SEA	Luzardo	Start-7	Gonzales	Start-7
09/14	OAK vs SEA	Minor	Maybe-5	Margevicius	Sit-3
TUESDAY – 9/15
09/15	ATL vs BAL	Erlin	Sit-2	Wojciechowski	Sit-1
09/15	CLE vs CHC	Carrasco	Start-8	Darvish	Start-9
09/15	MIN vs CHW	Dobnak	Maybe-5	Dunning	Maybe-6
09/15	PIT vs CIN	TBD		Gray	Start-8
09/15	OAK vs COL	Manaea	Sit-2	Senzatela	Sit-3
09/15	KCR vs DET	Junis	Sit-3	Boyd	Maybe-5
09/15	TEX vs HOU	Cody	Sit-2	Javier	Start-7
09/15	ARI vs LAA	Clarke	Sit-3	Teheran	Maybe-6
09/15	BOS vs MIA	Mazza	Sit-2	Alcantara	Start-7
09/15	STL vs MIL	Flaherty	Start-8	TBD
09/15	TOR vs NYY	Walker	Sit-3	García	Start-7
09/15	NYM vs PHI	Wacha	Sit-3	Arrieta	Sit-2
09/15	LAD vs SDP	Gonsolin	Maybe-4	Clevinger	Start-7
09/15	SFG vs SEA	Gausman	Start-7	Newsome	Maybe-4
09/15	WSH vs TBR	Sánchez	Sit-2	Yarbrough	Sit-3
WEDNESDAY – 9/16
09/16	ATL vs BAL	Tomlin	Sit-3	Cobb	Sit-2
09/16	CLE vs CHC	Civale	Maybe-6	Alzolay	Sit-3
09/16	MIN vs CHW	Maeda	Start-7	Giolito	Start-8
09/16	PIT vs CIN	Brault	Sit-3	Castillo	Start-9
09/16	OAK vs COL	Fiers	Sit-2	Márquez	Maybe-5
09/16	KCR vs DET	Duffy	Start-7	Skubal	Sit-3
09/16	TEX vs HOU	Gibson	Sit-2	García	Maybe-4
09/16	ARI vs LAA	Bumgarner	Sit-3	Bundy	Start-9
09/16	BOS vs MIA	Kickham	Maybe-4	Rogers	Maybe-4
09/16	STL vs MIL	Wainwright	Maybe-6	Woodruff	Start-7
09/16	STL vs MIL	Gomber	Sit-3	TBD
09/16	TOR vs NYY	Roark	Sit-3	Cole	Start-9
09/16	NYM vs PHI	Porcello	Sit-2	Nola	Start-8
09/16	LAD vs SDP	TBD		Davies
09/16	SFG vs SEA	Cueto	Start-7	Kikuchi	Maybe-6
09/16	WSH vs TBR	Voth	Sit-3	Fleming	Sit-2
THURSDAY – 9/17
09/17	TBR vs BAL	Snell	Start-8	Akin	Sit-2
09/17	MIN vs CHW	Hill	Maybe-4	Keuchel	Maybe-6
09/17	LAD vs COL	Urías	Maybe-4	Freeland	Sit-3
09/17	CLE vs DET	Bieber	Start-10	Mize	Start-7
09/17	TEX vs HOU	Lyles	Sit-1	Urquidy	Start-7
09/17	ARI vs LAA	Smith	Maybe-4	Canning	Maybe-5
09/17	BOS vs MIA	Triggs	Sit-2	Ureña	Sit-3
09/17	TOR vs NYY	Anderson	Sit-2	Tanaka	Start-7
09/17	NYM vs PHI	deGrom	Start-9	Howard	Maybe-4
09/17	STL vs PIT	Hudson	Start-7	Williams	Maybe-5
09/17	BAL vs TBR	Kremer	Sit-2	Glasnow	Start-9
FRIDAY – 9/18
09/18	TBR vs BAL	Morton	Start-8	Means	Maybe-5
09/18	NYY vs BOS	Montgomery	Maybe-6	Eovaldi	Maybe-5
09/18	MIN vs CHC	Pineda	Start-7	Lester	Maybe-5
09/18	CHW vs CIN	Cease	Sit-3	DeSclafani	Sit-3
09/18	LAD vs COL	Wood?	Sit-1	Castellani	Sit-1
09/18	CLE vs DET	Plesac	Start-8	Fulmer	Sit-3
09/18	ARI vs HOU	Gallen	Start-8	Valdez	Start-7
09/18	TEX vs LAA	Allard	Sit-3	Barria	Maybe-4
09/18	WSH vs MIA	Fedde	Sit-2	Sánchez	Start-8
09/18	WSH vs MIA	Corbin	Start-8	Castano?	Sit-2
09/18	KCR vs MIL	Singer	Maybe-6	Anderson	Maybe-4
09/18	ATL vs NYM	I. Anderson	Maybe-6	Lugo	Maybe-5
09/18	SFG vs OAK	T. Anderson	Maybe-4	Bassitt	Maybe-5
09/18	TOR vs PHI	Ray	Sit-3	Eflin	Maybe-4
09/18	SDP vs SEA	Paddack	Start-7	Sheffield	Maybe-4
09/18	PIT vs STL	Kuhl	Maybe-5	Martínez	Start-7
09/18	PIT vs STL	TBD		TBD
09/18	PHI vs TOR	Velasquez	Sit-2	Ryu	Start-8
SATURDAY – 9/19
09/19	TBR vs BAL	Richards	Sit-3	López	Sit-1
09/19	NYY vs BOS	Happ	Maybe-6	Perez	Sit-3
09/19	MIN vs CHC	Berrios	Start-7	Hendricks	Start-8
09/19	CHW vs CIN	Dunning	Maybe-5	Mahle	Start-7
09/19	LAD vs COL	Kershaw	Start-7	TBD
09/19	CLE vs DET	McKenzie	Start-7	Turnbull	Maybe-4
09/19	ARI vs HOU	Weaver	Sit-3	Greinke	Start-9
09/19	TEX vs LAA	Lynn	Start-8	Heaney	Start-7
09/19	WSH vs MIA	Scherzer	Start-9	López	Start-7
09/19	KCR vs MIL	Bubic	Maybe-4	Houser	Start-7
09/19	ATL vs NYM	Wright	Sit-1	Peterson	Sit-2
09/19	SFG vs OAK	Cahill	Maybe-4	Montas	Start-7
09/19	TOR vs PHI	Stripling	Sit-3	Wheeler	Start-8
09/19	STL vs PIT	Oviedo	Maybe-4	Musgrove	Maybe-6
09/19	SDP vs SEA	Richards	Maybe-5	Dunn	Sit-3
SUNDAY – 9/20
09/20	TBR vs BAL	Yarbrough	Maybe-6	Wojciechowski	Sit-1
09/20	NYY vs BOS	García	Start-7	Mazza	Sit-1
09/20	MIN vs CHC	Dobnak	Maybe-5	Mills	Sit-3
09/20	CHW vs CIN	TBD		Bauer	Start-9
09/20	LAD vs COL	May?	Sit-3	Senzatela	Sit-2
09/20	CLE vs DET	Carrasco	Start-9	Boyd	Maybe-5
09/20	ARI vs HOU	Clarke	Sit-2	Javier	Start-7
09/20	TEX vs LAA	Cody	Sit-2	Teheran	Start-7
09/20	WSH vs MIA	Sanchez	Sit-3	Alcantara	Start-7
09/20	WSH vs MIA	TBD		TBD
09/20	KCR vs MIL	Keller	Sit-3	Burnes	Start-9
09/20	ATL vs NYM	Hamels	Maybe-4	Wacha	Sit-2
09/20	SFG vs OAK	Webb	Sit-2	Luzardo	Start-7
09/20	TOR vs PHI	Walker	Sit-2	Arrieta	Sit-2
09/20	STL vs PIT	Flaherty	Start-9	Brubaker	Maybe-4
09/20	SDP vs SEA	Clevinger	Start-9	Gonzales	Maybe-6

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