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What'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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
