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Week 17 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By Keith Allison on Flickr (Originally posted to Flickr as "Chris Sale") [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat's up RotoBallers... welcome back from the All-Star break. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 17. 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 we have some very nice two-start pitchers (Latos, Sale, Teheran, Fister, Ryu, Lee). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Quintana, Leake, deGrom, Duffy, Stroman, Despaigne, Kelly, Garza, Volquez), 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 Monday 7/21:

Probable Pitchers (7/21/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BAL@LAA Norris, Bud SP | BAL Sit Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA Sit
BOS@TOR Lackey, John SP | BOS Start Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR Sit
CIN@MIL Latos, Mat SP | CIN Start Peralta, Wily SP | MIL Start
CLE@MIN House, T.J. SP | CLE Sit Johnson, Kris RP | MIN Sit
DET@ARI Verlander, Justin SP | DET Sit Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI Sit
KC@CHW Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC Sit Sale, Chris SP | CHW Start
LAD@PIT Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD Start Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT Start
MIA@ATL Koehler, Tom SP | MIA Sit Teheran, Julio SP | ATL Start
NYM@SEA Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM Start Elias, Roenis SP | SEA Sit
SF@PHI Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF Start Lee, Cliff SP | PHI Start
TEX@NYY Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX Sit Greene, Shane SP | NYY Sit
WAS@COL Fister, Doug SP | WAS Start Morales, Franklin RP | COL Sit

Probable Pitchers (7/22/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BAL@LAA Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL Sit Santiago, Hector SP | LAA Sit
BOS@TOR Peavy, Jake SP | BOS Sit Happ, J.A. SP | TOR Sit
CIN@MIL Bailey, Homer SP | CIN Start Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL Sit
CLE@MIN Salazar, Danny SP | CLE Start TBD TBD
DET@ARI Porcello, Rick SP | DET Start Anderson, Chase SP | ARI Sit
HOU@OAK Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU Sit Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK Start
KC@CHW Chen, Bruce RP | KC Sit Carroll, Scott SP | CHW Sit
LAD@PIT Beckett, Josh SP | LAD Start Worley, Vance SP | PIT Sit
MIA@ATL Turner, Jacob SP | MIA Sit Minor, Mike SP | ATL Start
NYM@SEA deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM Start TBD TBD
SD@CHC Stults, Eric SP | SD Sit Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC Start
SF@PHI Petit, Yusmeiro SP | SF | SF Sit Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI Sit
TB@STL Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB Start Wainwright, Adam SP | STL Start
TEX@NYY Martinez, Nick P | TEX Sit Whitley, Chase RP | NYY Sit
WAS@COL Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS Start TBD TBD

Probable Pitchers (7/23/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BAL@LAA Tillman, Chris SP | BAL Start Weaver, Jered SP | LAA Start
BOS@TOR Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS Sit Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR Sit
CIN@MIL Leake, Mike SP | CIN Start Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL Start
CLE@MIN Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE Start Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN Sit
DET@ARI Sanchez, Anibal SP | DET Start Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI Sit
HOU@OAK Peacock, Brad SP | HOU Sit Chavez, Jesse RP | OAK Start
KC@CHW Shields, James SP | KC Start Quintana, Jose SP | CHW Start
LAD@PIT Haren, Dan SP | LAD Start Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT Start
MIA@ATL Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA Start Santana, Ervin SP | ATL Start
NYM@SEA Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM Start Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA Start
SD@CHC Kennedy, Ian SP | SD Start Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC Sit
SF@PHI Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF Start Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI Start
TB@STL Cobb, Alex SP | TB Start Lynn, Lance SP | STL Start
TEX@NYY Darvish, Yu SP | TEX Start Phelps, David SP | NYY Sit
WAS@COL Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS Start De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL Sit

Probable Pitchers (7/24/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BAL@SEA Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL Start Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA Start
BOS@TOR De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS Start Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR Start
CHW@MIN Noesi, Hector RP | CHW Sit Hughes, Phil SP | MIN Start
CLE@KC Kluber, Corey SP | CLE Start Duffy, Danny SP | KC Start
DET@LAA Scherzer, Max SP | DET Start Richards, Garrett RP | LAA Start
HOU@OAK Feldman, Scott SP | HOU Sit Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK Start
MIA@ATL Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA Start Harang, Aaron SP | ATL Start
NYM@MIL Gee, Dillon SP | NYM Start Garza, Matt SP | MIL Start
SD@CHC Ross, Tyson RP | SD Start Wood, Travis SP | CHC Start
SF@PHI Hudson, Tim SP | SF Start Hamels, Cole SP | PHI Start
TEX@NYY Lewis, Colby SP | TEX Sit McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY Start

Probable Pitchers (7/25/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@PHI Miley, Wade SP | ARI Start Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI Sit
BAL@SEA Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL Start Young, Chris SP | SEA Start
BOS@TB Lester, Jon SP | BOS Start Price, David SP | TB Start
CHW@MIN Danks, John SP | CHW Start Correia, Kevin SP | MIN Sit
CLE@KC TBD TBD Ventura, Yordano SP | KC Start
DET@LAA Smyly, Drew RP | DET Sit Skaggs, Tyler SP | LAA Sit
LAD@SF Greinke, Zack SP | LAD Start Lincecum, Tim SP | SF Start
MIA@HOU Hand, Brad RP | MIA Sit Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU Sit
NYM@MIL Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM Start Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL Start
OAK@TEX Hammel, Jason SP | OAK Start Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX Sit
PIT@COL Morton, Charlie SP | PIT Sit Anderson, Brett RP | COL Sit
SD@ATL Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD Start Wood, Alex RP | ATL Start
STL@CHC Kelly, Joe RP | STL Start Wood, Travis SP | CHC Sit
TOR@NYY Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR Start Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY Sit
WAS@CIN Roark, Tanner SP | WAS Start Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN Start

Probable Pitchers (7/26/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@PHI Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI Sit Lee, Cliff SP | PHI Start
BAL@SEA Norris, Bud SP | BAL Sit Elias, Roenis SP | SEA Sit
BOS@TB Lackey, John SP | BOS Start Archer, Chris SP | TB Start
CHW@MIN Sale, Chris SP | CHW Start Johnson, Kris RP | MIN Sit
CLE@KC Tomlin, Josh RP | CLE Sit Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC Sit
DET@LAA Verlander, Justin SP | DET Sit Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA Sit
LAD@SF Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD Start Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF Start
MIA@HOU Koehler, Tom SP | MIA Sit Cosart, Jarred SP | HOU Sit
NYM@MIL Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM Start Peralta, Wily SP | MIL Start
OAK@TEX Gray, Sonny SP | OAK Start Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX Sit
PIT@COL Locke, Jeff SP | PIT Sit Matzek, Tyler SP | COL Sit
SD@ATL Hahn, Jesse SP | SD Start Teheran, Julio SP | ATL Start
STL@CHC Martinez, Carlos RP | STL Sit Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC Start
TOR@NYY Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR Sit Greene, Shane SP | NYY Sit
WAS@CIN Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS Start Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN Start

Probable Pitchers (7/27/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@PHI Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI Sit Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI Sit
BAL@SEA Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL Sit TBD TBD
BOS@TB Peavy, Jake SP | BOS Start Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB Start
CHW@MIN Carroll, Scott SP | CHW Sit TBD TBD
CLE@KC House, T.J. SP | CLE Sit Chen, Bruce RP | KC Sit
DET@LAA Porcello, Rick SP | DET Sit Santiago, Hector SP | LAA Sit
LAD@SF Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD Start Petit, Yusmeiro SP | SF | SF Sit
MIA@HOU Turner, Jacob SP | MIA Sit McHugh, Collin SP | HOU Start
NYM@MIL deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM Start Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL Start
OAK@TEX Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK Start Martinez, Nick P | TEX Sit
PIT@COL Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT Sit Morales, Franklin RP | COL Sit
SD@ATL Stults, Eric SP | SD Sit Minor, Mike SP | ATL Start
STL@CHC Wainwright, Adam SP | STL Start Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC Sit
TOR@NYY Happ, J.A. SP | TOR Sit Whitley, Chase RP | NYY Sit
WAS@CIN Fister, Doug SP | WAS Start Latos, Mat SP | CIN Start

 

 




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