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What’s up RotoBallers. It seems that for the first time, in a long time, pitching around baseball isn't quite as dominant as it has been. A lot of the non-elite pitchers are struggling to find consistency, leading to higher team ERAs and WHIPs for fantasy baseball owners. In such times, I find it's best to bench some iffy starters and observe them before deciding their ultimate fates. Also, while there have been some nice pitchers to emerge so far off the waiver wire so far, it hasn't been quite as lucrative as the previous few years. But not to worry, the season is still young - the next few weeks can separate the men from the boys, and are weeks where savvy fantasy owners can make moves to shore up their teams and win leagues. These next few weeks are also a good time to avoid extra risk and potential pitcher blow-ups, while being a bit more careful with your starts/sits.
With that being said, below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 10, 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 are a bunch of nice two-start pitchers including Sale, Scherzer, Lester, Hamels, Gray, Kluber, Miller and Shields to name a few. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (McCullers, Rodriguez, Walker, Hahn, Quintana, Santiago, Garcia, Hendricks, Foltynewicz, Elias), 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. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated.
Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations at the beginning of the week, so I’ll try my best to update the matchups throughout the day:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (6/8/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI"]">Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD"]">Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Start |
| [email protected] | Lance McCullers SP | HOU"]">Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start | Chris Sale SP | CHW"]">Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| [email protected] | Jason Vargas SP | KC"]">Jason Vargas SP | KC | Sit | Phil Hughes SP | MIN"]">Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit |
| [email protected]OR | Brad Hand RP | MIA"]">Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit | Marco Estrada RP | TOR"]">Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Sit |
| [email protected] | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL"]">Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT"]">A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start |
| [email protected] | Cole Hamels SP | PHI"]">Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start | Mike Leake SP | CIN"]">Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit |
| [email protected] | Ian Kennedy SP | SD"]">Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit | Shelby Miller SP | ATL"]">Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| [email protected] | John Lackey SP | STL"]">John Lackey SP | STL | Sit | Chad Bettis RP | COL"]">David Hale RP | COL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (6/9/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Robbie Ray SP | ARI"]">Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Sit | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Sit |
| [email protected] | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS"]">Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL"]">Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Start |
| [email protected] | Jon Lester SP | CHC"]">Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET"]">Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Sit |
| [email protected] | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU"]">Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW"]">Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Start |
| [email protected] | Chris Young SP | KC"]">Chris Young SP | KC | Sit | Trevor May SP | MIN"]">Trevor May SP | MIN | Start |
| [email protected] | Hector Santiago SP | LAA"]">Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start | Nathan Karns SP | TB"]">Nathan Karns SP | TB | Sit |
| [email protected] | Dan Haren SP | MIA"]">Dan Haren SP | MIA | Sit | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR"]">Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit |
| [email protected] | TBD | TBD | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT"]">Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start |
| [email protected] | Aaron Harang SP | PHI"]">Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN"]">Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit |
| [email protected] | James Shields SP | SD"]">James Shields SP | SD | Start | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL"]">Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Start |
| [email protected] | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA"]">Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start | Corey Kluber SP | CLE"]">Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start |
| [email protected] | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM"]">Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start |
| [email protected] | Michael Wacha SP | STL"]">Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL"]">Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| [email protected] | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Start | Sonny Gray SP | OAK"]">Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| [email protected] | Max Scherzer SP | WAS"]">Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY"]">Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (6/10/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI"]">Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit | Brett Anderson SP | LAD"]">Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
| [email protected] | Rick Porcello SP | BOS"]">Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL"]">Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| [email protected] | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC"]">Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Shane Greene SP | DET"]">Shane Greene SP | DET | Sit |
| [email protected] | Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU"]">Vince Velasquez SP | HOU | Sit | Jose Quintana SP | CHW"]">Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| [email protected] | Edinson Volquez SP | KC"]">Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Tommy Milone SP | MIN"]">Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| [email protected] | Jered Weaver SP | LAA"]">Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Start | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB"]">Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Sit |
| [email protected] | Tom Koehler SP | MIA"]">Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR"]">Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Start |
| [email protected] | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL"]">Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit | Charlie Morton SP | PIT"]">Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit |
| [email protected] | Jerome Williams RP | PHI"]">Jerome Williams RP | PHI | Sit | Jon Moscot SP | CIN"]">Jon Moscot SP | CIN | Sit |
| [email protected] | Tyson Ross SP | SD"]">Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Williams Perez SP | ATL"]">Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit |
| [email protected] | Roenis Elias SP | SEA"]">Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE"]">Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start |
| [email protected] | Tim Hudson SP | SF"]">Tim Hudson SP | SF | Start | Matt Harvey SP | NYM"]">Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| [email protected] | Carlos Martinez RP | STL"]">Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Chad Bettis SP | COL | Sit |
| [email protected] | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX"]">Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start |
| [email protected] | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS"]">Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Sit | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY"]">Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (6/11/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Steven Wright RP | BOS"]">Wade Miley RP | BOS | Sit | Chris Tillman SP | BAL"]">Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit |
| [email protected] | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN"]">Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC"]">Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Sit |
| [email protected] | Chris Rusin RP | COL"]">Eddie Butler RP | COL | Sit | David Phelps SP | MIA"]">David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit |
| [email protected] | Garrett Richards SP | LAA"]">Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | TBD | TBD |
| [email protected] | Andrew Cashner SP | SD"]">Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Sit | Julio Teheran SP | ATL"]">Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| [email protected] | J.A. Happ SP | SEA"]">J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit | Shaun Marcum SP | CLE"]">Shaun Marcum SP | CLE | Sit |
| [email protected] | Tim Lincecum SP | SF"]">Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Sit | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Sit |
| [email protected] | Chi Chi Gonzalez SP | TEX"]">Chi Chi Gonzalez SP | TEX | Sit | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK"]">Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Sit |
| [email protected] | Tanner Roark SP | WAS"]">Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Start | Matt Garza SP | MIL"]">Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (6/12/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Chase Anderson SP | ARI"]">Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF"]">Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| [email protected] | Alex Wood SP | ATL"]">Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM"]">Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start |
| [email protected] | John Danks SP | CHW"]">John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | Alex Colome SP | TB"]">Alex Colome SP | TB | Sit |
| [email protected] | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN"]">Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Jason Hammel SP | CHC"]">Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| [email protected] | Danny Salazar SP | CLE"]">Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Kyle Ryan RP | DET"]">Kyle Ryan RP | DET | Sit |
| [email protected] | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL"]">Chris Rusin SP | COL | Sit | Jose Urena SP | MIA"]">Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit |
| [email protected] | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start | Jaime Garcia SP | STL"]">Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| [email protected] | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD"]">Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD"]">Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Start |
| [email protected] | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN"]">Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Start | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Start |
| [email protected] | Michael Pineda SP | NYY"]">Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL"]">Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit |
| [email protected] | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK"]">Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA"]">C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Sit |
| [email protected] | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit | Jeff Locke SP | PIT"]">Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| [email protected] | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA"]">Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU"]">Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU | Sit |
| [email protected] | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Sit | Wade Miley SP | BOS"]">Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit |
| [email protected] | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS"]">Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Mike Fiers SP | MIL"]">Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (6/13/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI"]">Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF"]">Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit |
| [email protected] | Shelby Miller SP | ATL"]">Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM"]">Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| [email protected] | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW"]">Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit | Chris Archer SP | TB"]">Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| [email protected] | Mike Leake SP | CIN"]">Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC"]">Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start |
| [email protected] | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE"]">Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | David Price SP | DET"]">David Price SP | DET | Start |
| [email protected] | Chad Bettis RP | COL"]">Kyle Kendrick RP | COL | Sit | Brad Hand RP | MIA"]">Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit |
| [email protected] | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC"]">Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit | Lance Lynn SP | STL"]">Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
| [email protected] | Zack Greinke SP | LAD"]">Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD"]">Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit |
| [email protected] | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit | Colby Lewis SP | TEX"]">Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit |
| [email protected] | Adam Warren RP | NYY"]">Adam Warren RP | NYY | Start | Bud Norris SP | BAL"]">Bud Norris SP | BAL | Sit |
| [email protected] | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK"]">Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Start | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA"]">Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| [email protected] | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI"]">Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT"]">Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
| [email protected] | Mike Montgomery SP | SEA"]">Mike Montgomery SP | SEA | Sit | Collin McHugh SP | HOU"]">Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
| [email protected] | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR"]">R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit | Joe Kelly SP | BOS"]">Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit |
| [email protected] | TBD | TBD | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL"]">Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (6/14/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI"]">Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit |
| [email protected] | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL"]">Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Start | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM"]">Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start |
| [email protected] | Chris Sale SP | CHW"]">Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Nathan Karns SP | TB"]">Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start |
| [email protected] | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN"]">Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit | Jon Lester SP | CHC"]">Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
| [email protected] | Corey Kluber SP | CLE"]">Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Alfredo Simon SP | DET"]">Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
| [email protected] | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL"]">Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit | Dan Haren SP | MIA"]">Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
| [email protected] | Jason Vargas SP | KC"]">Jason Vargas SP | KC | Sit | John Lackey SP | STL"]">John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| [email protected] | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD"]">Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Start | James Shields SP | SD"]">James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| [email protected] | Phil Hughes SP | MIN"]">Trevor May SP | MIN | Start | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Start |
| [email protected] | CC Sabathia SP | NYY"]">CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL"]">Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Start |
| [email protected] | Sonny Gray SP | OAK"]">Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Hector Santiago SP | LAA"]">MAtt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start |
| [email protected] | Cole Hamels SP | PHI"]">Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Start | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT"]">A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start |
| [email protected] | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA"]">Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start | Lance McCullers SP | HOU"]">Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
| [email protected] | Marco Estrada RP | TOR"]">Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Sit | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS"]">Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| [email protected] | Max Scherzer SP | WAS"]">Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | TBD | TBD |
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