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What’s up RotoBallers, hopefully your team is still in the chase as we continue heading down the fantasy baseball home stretch. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 24. 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 are plenty of rock solid two-start pitchers going (Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Jake Arrieta, Sonny Gray, Danny Salazar). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Roesnis Elias, Edinson Volquez, Matt Shoemaker, Kyle Hendricks, Tsuyoshi Wada, James Paxton, Jimmy Nelson, Vance Worley, Carlos Carrasco), 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.
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. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated.
Projected starters and matchups last updated Tuesday 9/9:
Probable Pitchers - Monday (9/8/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@WAS | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Start | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start |
| BAL@BOS | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit | Kelly, Joe RP | BOS | Start |
| CHC@TOR | Turner, Jacob SP | CHC | Sit | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start |
| COL@NYM | Lyles, Jordan SP | COL | Sit | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Sit |
| HOU@SEA | Peacock, Brad SP | HOU | Sit | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start |
| KC@DET | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit |
| LAA@CLE | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start | Salazar, Danny SP | CLE | Start |
| MIA@MIL | Penny, Brad SP | MIA | Sit | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start |
| OAK@CHW | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit |
| PIT@PHI | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit |
| SD@LAD | Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD | Sit | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start |
| STL@CIN | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Start | Axelrod, Dylan SP | CIN | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (9/9/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@SF | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Sit | Petit, Yusmeiro SP | SF | Sit |
| ATL@WAS | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Sit | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start |
| BAL@BOS | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Start | Ranaudo, Anthony SP | BOS | Sit |
| CHC@TOR | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Sit |
| COL@NYM | Bergman, Christian SP | COL | Sit | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Start |
| HOU@SEA | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Start |
| KC@DET | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Sit | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start |
| LAA@TEX | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Start | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit |
| MIA@MIL | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Sit | Garza, Matt SP | MIL | Start |
| MIN@CLE | May, Trevor SP | MIN | Sit | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Start |
| OAK@CHW | Lester, Jon SP | OAK | Start | Danks, John SP | CHW | Sit |
| PIT@PHI | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start | Buchanan, David SP | PHI | Sit |
| SD@LAD | Cashner, Andrew SP | SD | Start | Hernandez, Roberto SP | LAD | Sit |
| STL@CIN | Wacha, Michael SP | STL | Start | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Start |
| TB@NYY | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (9/10/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@SF | Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI | Start | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Start |
| ATL@WAS | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Sit | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start |
| BAL@BOS | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Start | Workman, Brandon RP | BOS | Sit |
| CHC@TOR | Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC | Start | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Start |
| COL@NYM | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Sit | Montero, Rafael SP | NYM | Sit |
| HOU@SEA | Tropeano, Nick SP | HOU | Sit | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start |
| KC@DET | Shields, James SP | KC | Start | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Sit |
| LAA@TEX | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Start | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit |
| MIA@MIL | Cosart, Jarred SP | MIA | Sit | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start |
| MIN@CLE | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit | House, T.J. SP | CLE | Sit |
| OAK@CHW | Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK | Start | Bassitt, Chris SP | CHW | Sit |
| PIT@PHI | Worley, Vance SP | PIT | Start | Williams, Jerome SP | PHI | Sit |
| SD@LAD | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Start | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Sit |
| STL@CIN | Lackey, John SP | STL | Start | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Sit |
| TB@NYY | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start | Capuano, Chris SP | NYY | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Thursday (9/11/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@SF | Delgado, Randall SP | ARI | Sit | Peavy, Jake SP | SF | Start |
| BOS@KC | Webster, Allen SP | BOS | Sit | Ventura, Yordano SP | KC | Start |
| LAA@TEX | Rasmus, Cory RP | LAA | Sit | Ross, Robbie RP | TEX | Sit |
| MIA@MIL | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Start | Fiers, Mike RP | MIL | Start |
| MIN@CLE | Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN | Sit | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start |
| OAK@CHW | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start |
| PIT@PHI | Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT | Start | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Sit |
| STL@CIN | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start |
| TB@NYY | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start | Pineda, Michael SP | NYY | Start |
| WAS@NYM | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Friday (9/12/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@TEX | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start | Baker, Scott SP | TEX | Sit |
| BOS@KC | Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS | Sit | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit |
| CHC@PIT | Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC | Start | Cole, Gerrit SP | PIT | Sit |
| CIN@MIL | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start | Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL | Sit |
| CLE@DET | Carrasco, Carlos SP | CLE | Start | Price, David SP | DET | Start |
| COL@STL | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU | Sit | Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA | Start |
| LAD@SF | Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD | Start | Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA | Start | Hamels, Cole SP | PHI | Start |
| MIN@CHW | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Start | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Start |
| NYY@BAL | McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY | Start | Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL | Start |
| OAK@SEA | Hammel, Jason SP | OAK | Start | Young, Chris SP | SEA | Sit |
| SD@ARI | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit | Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Smyly, Drew RP | TB | Start | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
| WAS@NYM | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start | Gee, Dillon SP | NYM | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Saturday (9/13/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@TEX | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit |
| BOS@KC | De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS | Sit | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Sit |
| CHC@PIT | Doubront, Felix SP | CHC | Sit | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit |
| CIN@MIL | Axelrod, Dylan SP | CIN | Sit | Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL | Start |
| CLE@DET | Salazar, Danny SP | CLE | Start | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit |
| COL@STL | Morales, Franklin RP | COL | Sit | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Sit | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start |
| LAD@SF | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Penny, Brad SP | MIA | Sit | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit |
| MIN@CHW | Milone, Tommy SP | MIN | Sit | Carroll, Scott SP | CHW | Sit |
| NYY@BAL | Greene, Shane SP | NYY | Sit | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit |
| OAK@SEA | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start | Paxton, James SP | SEA | Start |
| SD@ARI | Wieland, Joe SP | SD | Sit | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Start |
| TB@TOR | Hellickson, Jeremy SP | TB | Sit | Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
| WAS@NYM | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Sunday (9/14/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@TEX | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Start | Holland, Derek SP | TEX | Sit |
| BOS@KC | Kelly, Joe RP | BOS | Start | TBD | TBD |
| CHC@PIT | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start |
| CIN@MIL | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Sit | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start |
| CLE@DET | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Sit | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start |
| COL@STL | Lyles, Jordan SP | COL | Sit | Wacha, Michael SP | STL | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Start | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Start |
| LAD@SF | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start | Petit, Yusmeiro SP | SF | Sit |
| MIA@PHI | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Sit | Buchanan, David SP | PHI | Sit |
| MIN@CHW | May, Trevor SP | MIN | Sit | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit |
| NYY@BAL | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Start |
| OAK@SEA | Lester, Jon SP | OAK | Start | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start |
| SD@ARI | Ross, Tyson RP | SD | Start | Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start |
| WAS@NYM | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start |
