RADIO
What’s up RotoBallers. My apologies for not being able to post the Week 23 start/sit column last week, things were extra hectic with Memorial Day. I hope everyone had a great one, and here we are back in action. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 24, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house tool analyzes SP matchups based on a variety of stats/metrics, and recommends whether start, sit, or stream any pitcher for seasonal and DFS leagues. It's pretty cool.
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 aren't quite as many elite two-start pitcher options, but there are still some nice ones including Kershaw, Cole, Strasburg, Martinez, Hamels, Zimmerman and Kazmir. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Iglesias, Matz, Severino, Kelly, Medlen, Duffy, Ray, Colon, Holland, DeSclafini, Estrada and Gausman), 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 (9/14/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@BAL | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Start |
| CIN@SF | Keyvius Sampson SP | CIN | Sit | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Start |
| COL@LAD | Jon Gray SP | COL | Sit | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| DET@MIN | Kyle Lobstein SP | DET | Sit | Tyler Duffey SP | MIN | Start |
| HOU@TEX | Scott Kazmir SP | HOU | Start | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start |
| KC@CLE | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| LAA@SEA | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Sit |
| MIA@NYM | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | Sit | Logan Verrett SP | NYM | Start |
| NYY@TB | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Start | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Sit |
| OAK@CHW | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | John Danks SP | CHW | Start |
| SD@ARI | James Shields SP | SD | Sit | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Start |
| WAS@PHI | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (9/15/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@BAL | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Start | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit |
| CHC@PIT | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
| CIN@SF | John Lamb SP | CIN | Sit | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start |
| COL@LAD | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
| DET@MIN | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Sit | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit |
| HOU@TEX | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Sit |
| KC@CLE | Kris Medlen SP | KC | Start | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | Sit |
| LAA@SEA | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | Sit | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| MIA@NYM | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| NYY@TB | TBD | TBD | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start |
| OAK@CHW | Aaron Brooks SP | OAK | Sit | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit |
| SD@ARI | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Jhoulys Chacin SP | ARI | Start |
| STL@MIL | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Ariel Pena SP | MIL | Sit |
| TOR@ATL | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Sit |
| WAS@PHI | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start | David Buchanan SP | PHI | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (9/16/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@BAL | Henry Owens SP | BOS | Sit | Mike Wright SP | BAL | Sit |
| CHC@PIT | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Sit |
| CIN@SF | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Sit |
| COL@LAD | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit | Alex Wood SP | LAD | Sit |
| DET@MIN | TBD | TBD | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Start |
| HOU@TEX | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Derek Holland SP | TEX | Start |
| KC@CLE | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Start | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| LAA@SEA | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Start | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start |
| MIA@NYM | Adam Conley SP | MIA | Sit | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start |
| NYY@TB | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Start | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| OAK@CHW | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Sit | Erik Johnson SP | CHW | Sit |
| SD@ARI | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Sit | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Start |
| STL@MIL | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Start |
| TOR@ATL | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Sit | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| WAS@PHI | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | Adam Morgan SP | PHI | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (9/17/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@TB | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit | Matt Moore SP | TB | Sit |
| CHC@PIT | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Sit | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit |
| HOU@TEX | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit |
| KC@CLE | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start | TBD | TBD |
| LAA@MIN | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit |
| MIA@WAS | Jarred Cosart SP | MIA | Sit | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Start |
| OAK@CHW | Sean Nolin RP | OAK | Sit | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| STL@MIL | John Lackey SP | STL | Start | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit |
| TOR@ATL | David Price SP | TOR | Start | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (9/18/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SF | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| BAL@TB | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start | Drew Smyly SP | TB | Start |
| BOS@TOR | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start |
| CHW@CLE | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Start |
| CIN@MIL | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Start | Zach Davies P | MIL | Sit |
| KC@DET | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Sit |
| LAA@MIN | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Sit | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit |
| MIA@WAS | Jose Fernandez SP | MIA | Start | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
| NYY@NYM | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Steven Matz SP | NYM | Start |
| OAK@HOU | Felix Doubront SP | OAK | Sit | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | Sit |
| PHI@ATL | Alec Asher SP | PHI | Sit | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit |
| PIT@LAD | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Start | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit |
| SD@COL | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@TEX | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start |
| STL@CHC | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | Dan Haren SP | CHC | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (9/19/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SF | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Start | Mike Leake SP | SF | Start |
| BAL@TB | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Start | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Sit |
| BOS@TOR | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | Start |
| CHW@CLE | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Sit |
| CIN@MIL | Raisel Iglesias RP | CIN | Start | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Sit |
| KC@DET | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Randy Wolf SP | DET | Sit |
| LAA@MIN | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| MIA@WAS | Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| NYY@NYM | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Sit | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start |
| OAK@HOU | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Scott Kazmir SP | HOU | Start |
| PHI@ATL | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | Sit | Ryan Weber P | ATL | Sit |
| PIT@LAD | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| SD@COL | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit | Yohan Flande SP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@TEX | James Paxton SP | SEA | Start | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start |
| STL@CHC | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (9/20/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SF | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Start | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit |
| BAL@TB | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start |
| BOS@TOR | Rich Hill RP | BOS | Start | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Start |
| CHW@CLE | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| CIN@MIL | Keyvius Sampson SP | CIN | Sit | Ariel Pena SP | MIL | Sit |
| KC@DET | Kris Medlen SP | KC | Start | Kyle Lobstein SP | DET | Sit |
| LAA@MIN | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | Sit | Tyler Duffey SP | MIN | Sit |
| MIA@WAS | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | Sit | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start |
| NYY@NYM | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| OAK@HOU | Aaron Brooks SP | OAK | Sit | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
| PHI@ATL | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| PIT@LAD | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| SD@COL | James Shields SP | SD | Sit | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@TEX | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Sit |
| STL@CHC | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
MLB & Fantasy Baseball Chat Room
What Do You Think
