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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits for Week 14 of MLB, including two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.
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What's up RotoBallers. There are some very solid two start pitchers (Price, Strasburg, Kluber, Sanchez, Duffy, Wood, Richards) in Week 14, and also some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers (Morton, Vargas, Hahn, Leake, Locke, Martinez, Despaigne) to consider off the waiver wire, depending on your league size and format including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues. Here at RotoBaller, we believe that it's key to analyze every SP matchup, each and every week, to help determine which SPs to start/sit and to hopefully find some hidden gems to bolster your teams.
All of the starting pitching matchups for Week 14 are listed below. Every week of the MLB season, we analyze all projected SP matchups and try to put together our optimal lineups. This article considers all of the SP performances thus far this season, the pitcher's opponents, their career stats, the ballpark factors and historical splits. Based on all of this information, we provide our start/sit recommendations for each and every starting pitcher matchup for the approaching week of fantasy baseball.
Choosing the right pitchers to sit or start can be tricky, but also a critical component for the success of our fantasy teams. We are always trying to avoid the huge blow-up for our teams, and an ugly ERA/WHIP injection to our team's overall stats. Benching a pitcher that gets lit up is a life saver, and can sometimes be the deciding factor in weekly or head-to-head formats. In more traditional season-long formats like roto leagues, and also daily leagues, we have to be even more careful and choose our daily lineups with care. Good luck this week RotoBallers, let's win some leagues!
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
Editor’s Note: RotoBaller's fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. We provide analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, in addition to all other fantasy position players. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated on all of RotoBaller's waiver wire recommendations.
Probable Pitchers - Monday (6/30/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| CHC@BOS | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start | Peavy, Jake SP | BOS | Sit |
| CIN@SD | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start | Hahn, Jesse SP | SD | Start |
| CLE@LAD | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Sit |
| COL@WAS | Flande, Yohan SP | COL | Sit | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start |
| KC@MIN | Duffy, Danny SP | KC | Start | Pino, Yohan RP | MIN | Sit |
| LAA@CHW | Richards, Garrett RP | LAA | Start | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit |
| NYM@ATL | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Start | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start |
| OAK@DET | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start | Sanchez, Anibal SP | DET | Start |
| SEA@HOU | TBD | SEA | TBD | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start |
| TB@NYY | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start | Phelps, David SP | NYY | Sit |
| TEX@BAL | Saunders, Joe SP | TEX | Sit | Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (7/1/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@PIT | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Sit | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Start |
| CHC@BOS | Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC | Sit | Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS | Sit |
| CIN@SD | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Start | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Start |
| CLE@LAD | Masterson, Justin SP | CLE | Sit | Beckett, Josh SP | LAD | Start |
| COL@WAS | Friedrich, Christian SP | COL | Sit | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start |
| KC@MIN | Shields, James SP | KC | Start | Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAA@CHW | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start | Carroll, Scott SP | CHW | Sit |
| MIL@TOR | Estrada, Marco SP | MIL | Sit | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Sit |
| NYM@ATL | Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP | NYM | Sit | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Start |
| OAK@DET | Mills, Brad SP | OAK | Sit | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Sit |
| PHI@MIA | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Start | Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start | Cosart, Jarred SP | HOU | Start |
| STL@SF | Gonzales, Marco SP | STL | Sit | Lincecum, Tim SP | SF | Sit |
| TB@NYY | Price, David SP | TB | Start | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit |
| TEX@BAL | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit | TBD | BAL | TBD |
Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (7/2/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@PIT | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Sit | Morton, Charlie SP | PIT | Start |
| CHC@BOS | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit | Workman, Brandon RP | BOS | Start |
| CIN@SD | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start | Ross, Tyson RP | SD | Start |
| CLE@LAD | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Sit | Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD | Start |
| COL@WAS | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Sit | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start |
| KC@MIN | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Start | Correia, Kevin SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAA@CHW | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Sit | Danks, John SP | CHW | Sit |
| MIL@TOR | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Sit | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
| NYM@ATL | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Start | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start |
| OAK@DET | Chavez, Jesse RP | OAK | Start | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit |
| PHI@MIA | Hamels, Cole SP | PHI | Start | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Young, Chris SP | SEA | Start | Peacock, Brad SP | HOU | Sit |
| STL@SF | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Sit |
| TB@NYY | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start | Nuno, Vidal SP | NYY | Sit |
| TEX@BAL | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Thursday (7/3/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@PIT | McCarthy, Brandon SP | ARI | Sit | Worley, Vance SP | PIT | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Sit | TBD | LAA | TBD |
| LAD@COL | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start | Chacin, Jhoulys SP | COL | Sit |
| NYY@MIN | Tanaka, Masahiro SP | NYY | Start | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Start |
| PHI@MIA | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit | DeSclafani, Anthony SP | MIA | Sit |
| STL@SF | Martinez, Carlos RP | STL | Start | Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF | Start |
| TB@DET | Bedard, Erik SP | TB | Sit | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start |
| TEX@BAL | Darvish, Yu SP | TEX | Start | Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL | Sit |
| TOR@OAK | Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR | Sit | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Friday (7/4/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@ATL | Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI | Sit | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Sit |
| BAL@BOS | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Sit | Lester, Jon SP | BOS | Start |
| CHC@WAS | Hammel, Jason SP | CHC | Start | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Sit | Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA | Start |
| KC@CLE | Ventura, Yordano SP | KC | Start | Tomlin, Josh RP | CLE | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit |
| MIA@STL | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Sit | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start |
| MIL@CIN | Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL | Start | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Start |
| NYY@MIN | Whitley, Chase RP | NYY | Start | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit |
| PHI@PIT | Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI | Sit | Cumpton, Brandon SP | PIT | Sit |
| SEA@CHW | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Sit | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start |
| SF@SD | Cain, Matt SP | SF | Start | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit |
| TB@DET | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Sit | Smyly, Drew RP | DET | Start |
| TEX@NYM | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start |
| TOR@OAK | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start | Milone, Tommy SP | OAK | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Saturday (7/5/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@ATL | Bolsinger, Mike SP | ARI | Sit | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Sit |
| BAL@BOS | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit | Lackey, John SP | BOS | Start |
| CHC@WAS | Samardzija, Jeff SP | CHC | Start | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start |
| HOU@LAA | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start | Richards, Garrett RP | LAA | Start |
| KC@CLE | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit | Masterson, Justin SP | CLE | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Sit | Flande, Yohan SP | COL | Sit |
| MIA@STL | Heaney, Andrew SP | MIA | Sit | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Start |
| MIL@CIN | Garza, Matt SP | MIL | Sit | Bailey, Homer SP | CIN | Start |
| NYY@MIN | Phelps, David SP | NYY | Sit | Pino, Yohan RP | MIN | Sit |
| PHI@PIT | Buchanan, David SP | PHI | Sit | Cole, Gerrit SP | PIT | Sit |
| SEA@CHW | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Start |
| SF@SD | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start | Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD | Start |
| TB@DET | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start | Sanchez, Anibal SP | DET | Start |
| TEX@NYM | Saunders, Joe SP | TEX | Sit | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Start |
| TOR@OAK | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Start | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Sunday (7/6/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@ATL | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Sit | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start |
| BAL@BOS | Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL | Sit | Peavy, Jake SP | BOS | Sit |
| CHC@WAS | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Cosart, Jarred SP | HOU | Sit | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start |
| KC@CLE | Duffy, Danny SP | KC | Start | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start |
| LAD@COL | Beckett, Josh SP | LAD | Start | Friedrich, Christian SP | COL | Sit |
| MIA@STL | Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA | Start | TBD | STL | TBD |
| MIL@CIN | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start |
| NYY@MIN | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Start | Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN | Sit |
| PHI@PIT | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Start | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start |
| SEA@CHW | TBD | SEA | TBD | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit |
| SF@SD | Lincecum, Tim SP | SF | Start | Hahn, Jesse SP | SD | Start |
| TB@DET | Price, David SP | TB | Start | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Start |
| TEX@NYM | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Sit |
| TOR@OAK | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Sit | Mills, Brad SP | OAK | Sit |
