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Week 15 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

rotoballer-fantasy-baseball-advice-hisashi-iwakumaWhat's up RotoBallers. There are some very solid two start pitchers (Hamels, Iwakuma, Strasburg, Wainwright, Teheran, Cueto, Fister, Tanaka, Bumgarner) in Week 15, and also some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers (Stroman, Morton, Martinez, Despaigne, Hahn, Leake, Locke) 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 15 are listed below. 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 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 and every starting pitcher matchup for the approaching week of fantasy baseball.

Choosing the right pitchers to sit or start is critical component for our fantasy teams. We always want to avoid the huge blow-up for our pitching staffs, and a negative ERA/WHIP hit to our team's overall stats. Benching a pitcher that gets lit up can sometimes be the deciding factor in weekly or head-to-head formats. In season-long fantasy formats like roto leagues, and also in daily leagues, we have to be even more vigilant and choose each of our daily lineups with care. Good luck this week RotoBallers, let's win some leagues!

 

SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

Editor’s Note: our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every day. Our writer's provide analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy position players. You can always download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated on all of RotoBaller's waiver wire recommendations.

 

Probable Pitchers - Monday (7/7/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@NYM Minor, Mike SP | ATL Start Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP | NYM Sit
BAL@WAS Tillman, Chris SP | BAL Sit Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS Start
CHC@CIN Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC Sit Leake, Mike SP | CIN Start
CHW@BOS Carroll, Scott SP | CHW Sit Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS Start
HOU@TEX Cosart, Jarred SP | HOU Sit Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX Sit
KC@TB Shields, James SP | KC Start Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB Start
MIA@ARI Koehler, Tom SP | MIA Start Anderson, Chase SP | ARI Sit
MIN@SEA Correia, Kevin SP | MIN Sit Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA Start
NYY@CLE Nuno, Vidal SP | NYY Sit Masterson, Justin SP | CLE Sit
PHI@MIL Hamels, Cole SP | PHI Start Estrada, Marco SP | MIL Sit
PIT@STL Morton, Charlie SP | PIT Start Wainwright, Adam SP | STL Start
SD@COL Kennedy, Ian SP | SD Start Matzek, Tyler SP | COL Sit
SF@OAK Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF Sit Chavez, Jesse RP | OAK Start
TOR@LAA Happ, J.A. SP | TOR Sit Weaver, Jered SP | LAA Sit

Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (7/8/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@NYM Teheran, Julio SP | ATL Start deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM Start
BAL@WAS Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL Start Fister, Doug SP | WAS Start
CHC@CIN Wood, Travis SP | CHC Sit Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN Start
CHW@BOS Danks, John SP | CHW Start Workman, Brandon RP | BOS Sit
HOU@TEX Peacock, Brad SP | HOU Sit TBD | TEX TBD
KC@TB Vargas, Jason SP | KC Start Bedard, Erik SP | TB Sit
LAD@DET Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD Start Verlander, Justin SP | DET Start
MIA@ARI Hand, Brad RP | MIA Sit Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI Sit
MIN@SEA Hughes, Phil SP | MIN Start Young, Chris SP | SEA Start
NYY@CLE Tanaka, Masahiro SP | NYY Start Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE Sit
PHI@MIL Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI Sit Peralta, Wily SP | MIL Start
PIT@STL Worley, Vance SP | PIT Start Martinez, Carlos RP | STL Start
SD@COL Ross, Tyson RP | SD Sit Morales, Franklin RP | COL Sit
SF@OAK Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF Start Gray, Sonny SP | OAK Start
TOR@LAA Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR Sit Skaggs, Tyler SP | LAA Sit

Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (7/9/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@NYM Santana, Ervin SP | ATL Start Gee, Dillon SP | NYM Start
CHC@CIN TBD | CHC TBD Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN Start
CHW@BOS Sale, Chris SP | CHW Start De La Rosa, Rubby | BOS Start
HOU@TEX Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU Sit Darvish, Yu SP | TEX Start
KC@TB Ventura, Yordano SP | KC Start Cobb, Alex SP | TB Start
LAD@DET Greinke, Zack SP | LAD Start Scherzer, Max SP | DET Start
MIA@ARI Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA Sit Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI Sit
MIN@SEA Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN Sit Elias, Roenis SP | SEA Start
NYY@CLE McCarthy, Brandon RP | NYY Start Tomlin, Josh RP | CLE Sit
OAK@SF Hammel, Jason SP | OAK Start Cain, Matt SP | SF Sit
PHI@MIL Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI Sit Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL Start
PIT@STL Cole, Gerrit SP | PIT Sit Lynn, Lance SP | STL Start
SD@COL Stults, Eric SP | SD Sit Jurrjens, Jair SP | COL Sit
TOR@LAA Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR Start Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA Sit
WAS@BAL Roark, Tanner SP | WAS Start Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL Sit

Probable Pitchers - Thursday (7/10/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@NYM Harang, Aaron SP | ATL Start Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM Start
CHC@CIN Villanueva, Carlos RP | CHC Sit Bailey, Homer SP | CIN Start
CHW@BOS Quintana, Jose SP | CHW Start Lester, Jon SP | BOS Start
DET@KC Smyly, Drew RP | DET Start Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC Sit
LAA@TEX Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA Start Lewis, Colby SP | TEX Sit
MIN@SEA Pino, Yohan RP | MIN Sit Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA Start
NYY@CLE Phelps, David SP | NYY Sit House, T.J. SP | CLE Sit
OAK@SF Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK Start Hudson, Tim SP | SF Start
PHI@MIL Buchanan, David SP | PHI Sit Garza, Matt SP | MIL Start
PIT@STL Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT Start Miller, Shelby SP | STL Sit
SD@LAD Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD Start Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD Start
WAS@BAL Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS Start Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL Sit

Probable Pitchers - Friday (7/11/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@SF Bolsinger, Mike SP | ARI Sit Lincecum, Tim SP | SF Start
ATL@CHC Wood, Alex RP | ATL Start Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC Start
BOS@HOU Lackey, John SP | BOS Start Feldman, Scott SP | HOU Sit
CHW@CLE Noesi, Hector RP | CHW Sit Kluber, Corey SP | CLE Start
DET@KC Sanchez, Anibal SP | DET Start Duffy, Danny SP | KC Start
LAA@TEX Richards, Garrett RP | LAA Start Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX Sit
MIA@NYM Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA Start Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM Start
MIN@COL Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN Sit De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL Start
NYY@BAL Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY Sit Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL Sit
OAK@SEA Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK Start Walker, Taijuan SP | SEA Sit
PIT@CIN Locke, Jeff SP | PIT Start Latos, Mat SP | CIN Start
SD@LAD Hahn, Jesse SP | SD Start Haren, Dan SP | LAD Start
STL@MIL Gonzales, Marco SP | STL Sit Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL Start
TOR@TB Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR Start Archer, Chris SP | TB Start
WAS@PHI Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS Start Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI Sit

Probable Pitchers - Saturday (7/12/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@SF Miley, Wade SP | ARI Start Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF Sit
ATL@CHC Minor, Mike SP | ATL Start Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC Sit
BOS@HOU Peavy, Jake SP | BOS Start McHugh, Collin SP | HOU Sit
CHW@CLE Carroll, Scott SP | CHW Sit Masterson, Justin SP | CLE Sit
DET@KC Porcello, Rick SP | DET Start Shields, James SP | KC Sit
LAA@TEX Weaver, Jered SP | LAA Start Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX Sit
MIA@NYM Koehler, Tom SP | MIA Start Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP | NYM Sit
MIN@COL Correia, Kevin SP | MIN Sit Flande, Yohan SP | COL Start
NYY@BAL Nuno, Vidal SP | NYY Sit Tillman, Chris SP | BAL Sit
OAK@SEA Chavez, Jesse RP | OAK Start Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA Start
PIT@CIN Morton, Charlie SP | PIT Start Leake, Mike SP | CIN Start
SD@LAD Kennedy, Ian SP | SD Start Beckett, Josh SP | LAD Start
STL@MIL Wainwright, Adam SP | STL Start Estrada, Marco SP | MIL Sit
TOR@TB Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR Start Price, David SP | TB Start
WAS@PHI Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS Start Hamels, Cole SP | PHI Start

Probable Pitchers - Sunday (7/13/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@SF Anderson, Chase SP | ARI Sit Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF Start
ATL@CHC Teheran, Julio SP | ATL Start Wood, Travis SP | CHC Start
BOS@HOU Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS Start Cosart, Jarred SP | HOU Sit
CHW@CLE Danks, John SP | CHW Start Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE Sit
DET@KC Verlander, Justin SP | DET Start Vargas, Jason SP | KC Sit
LAA@TEX Skaggs, Tyler SP | LAA Sit TBD | TEX TBD
MIA@NYM Hand, Brad RP | MIA Sit deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM Start
MIN@COL Hughes, Phil SP | MIN Start Matzek, Tyler SP | COL Sit
NYY@BAL Tanaka, Masahiro SP | NYY Start Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL Sit
OAK@SEA Gray, Sonny SP | OAK Start Young, Chris SP | SEA Start
PIT@CIN Worley, Vance SP | PIT Start Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN Start
SD@LAD Ross, Tyson RP | SD Start Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD Start
STL@MIL Martinez, Carlos RP | STL Start Peralta, Wily SP | MIL Start
TOR@TB Happ, J.A. SP | TOR Sit Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB Start
WAS@PHI Fister, Doug SP | WAS Start Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI Sit

 

 




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