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Week 14 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By Kaotate [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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.

By Kaotate [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat'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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

 

 




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