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What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome to the final week of this column, as we approach the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. Thank you all for RotoBalling with us all season long, and I hope that this column (along with the rest of our MLB content) has helped you win some leagues. Now let's get 'er done and bring home the bacon!
Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 26, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. For every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look to analyze all of the projected starting pitcher matchups and put together our optimal lineups. This week there a bunch of nice two-start pitcher options including Madison Bumgarner, Max Scherzer, Corey Kluber, Zack Greinke, Yordano Ventura, Lance Lynn, Marcus Stroman and Cole Hamels. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Verrett, Elias, Happ, Porcello, Hill, Moore, Stroman, Cashner), 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. This weekly piece considers all of the pitching performances thus far this season, the pitcher’s opponents, their career stats against the opponent, some ballpark factors and historical splits. With all of this information, we then provide our start/sit recommendations for each starting pitcher matchup for the approaching week of fantasy baseball.
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions.
Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations at the beginning of the week, so I’ll try my best to continue updating the matchups throughout the week:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (9/28/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@NYY | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Sit |
| CIN@WAS | Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN | Sit | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
| DET@TEX | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Start |
| HOU@SEA | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start |
| KC@CHC | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start |
| LAD@SF | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Start |
| MIN@CLE | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Start | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start |
| OAK@LAA | Felix Doubront SP | OAK | Sit | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| STL@PIT | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | J.A. Happ SP | PIT | Start |
| TOR@BAL | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TEUSDAY (9/29/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@NYY | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Start | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| CHC@CIN | Dan Haren SP | CHC | Start | Josh Smith P | CIN | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Christian Bergman SP | COL | Sit | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Start |
| DET@TEX | Daniel Norris RP | DET | Sit | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start |
| HOU@SEA | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | Sit | Vidal Nuno SP | SEA | Sit |
| KC@CHW | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@TB | Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit | Matt Moore SP | TB | Start |
| MIL@SD | Jorge Lopez P | MIL | Sit | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| MIN@CLE | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Start |
| NYM@PHI | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start | David Buchanan SP | PHI | Sit |
| OAK@LAA | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | Sit | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | Sit |
| STL@PIT | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit |
| TOR@BAL | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | Start | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Sit | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (9/30/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@NYY | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit |
| CHC@CIN | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Start | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Sit |
| DET@TEX | Matt Boyd SP | DET | Start | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start |
| HOU@SEA | Scott Kazmir SP | HOU | Start | TBD | TBD |
| KC@CHW | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| LAD@SF | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit | Mike Leake SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@TB | Adam Conley SP | MIA | Start | Drew Smyly SP | TB | Start |
| MIL@SD | Zach Davies P | MIL | Sit | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start |
| MIN@CLE | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| NYM@PHI | Steven Matz SP | NYM | Start | Alec Asher SP | PHI | Sit |
| OAK@LAA | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| STL@PIT | TBD | TBD | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
| TOR@BAL | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Start | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (10/1/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@NYY | Rich Hill RP | BOS | Start | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit |
| CHC@CIN | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | John Lamb SP | CIN | Sit |
| COL@ARI | David Hale RP | COL | Sit | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Start |
| KC@CHW | Kris Medlen SP | KC | Start | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| LAA@TEX | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start | TBD | TBD |
| LAD@SF | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Sit | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@TB | Jarred Cosart SP | MIA | Start | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Start |
| MIL@SD | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit |
| MIN@CLE | Tyler Duffey SP | MIN | Start | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | Sit |
| NYM@PHI | Logan Verrett SP | NYM | Start | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | Start |
| TOR@BAL | David Price SP | TOR | Start | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start | Ryan Weber P | ATL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (10/2/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Henry Owens SP | BOS | Sit | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| CHC@MIL | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Ariel Pena SP | MIL | Start |
| CIN@PIT | Keyvius Sampson SP | CIN | Sit | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| COL@SF | Yohan Flande SP | COL | Sit | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start |
| DET@CHW | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Sit | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| HOU@ARI | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start |
| KC@MIN | Chris Young SP | KC | Start | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Start |
| LAA@TEX | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Sit | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Jose Fernandez SP | MIA | Start | TBD | TBD |
| NYY@BAL | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Start | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start |
| OAK@SEA | Barry Zito SP | OAK | Sit | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| SD@LAD | Robbie Erlin SP | SD | Sit | Alex Wood SP | LAD | Start |
| STL@ATL | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| TOR@TB | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Sit |
| WAS@NYM | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (10/3/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start |
| CHC@MIL | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Tyler Wagner P | MIL | Sit |
| CIN@PIT | Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN | Sit | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start |
| COL@SF | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Start |
| DET@CHW | Randy Wolf SP | DET | Sit | Erik Johnson SP | CHW | Start |
| HOU@ARI | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Start |
| KC@MIN | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAA@TEX | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | Sit | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Start |
| NYY@BAL | TBD SP | NYY | TBD | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Start |
| OAK@SEA | Sean Nolin RP | OAK | Sit | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start |
| SD@LAD | James Shields SP | SD | Sit | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| STL@ATL | John Lackey SP | STL | Start | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| TOR@TB | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start | Chris Archer SP | TB | Sit |
| WAS@NYM | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (10/4/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Start | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Start |
| CHC@MIL | Dan Haren SP | CHC | Start | Tyler Cravy P | MIL | Sit |
| CIN@PIT | Josh Smith P | CIN | Sit | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start |
| COL@SF | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| DET@CHW | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit |
| HOU@ARI | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start | Zack Godley SP | ARI | Sit |
| KC@MIN | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAA@TEX | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | Start | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | David Buchanan SP | PHI | Sit |
| NYY@BAL | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit |
| OAK@SEA | Felix Doubront SP | OAK | Sit | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start |
| SD@LAD | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| STL@ATL | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Sit |
| TOR@TB | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | Start | Matt Moore SP | TB | Sit |
| WAS@NYM | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Sit | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
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