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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits recommended for Week 12 of MLB (2015), including two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.
What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 12, 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 a lot of great two-start pitchers including Kershaw, Bumgarner, Felix, Greinke, Price, Cueto and Pineda to name a few. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Garcia, Walker, Hahn, Chavez, Santiago, Hendricks, Graveman), 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 (6/22/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHW@MIN | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@CLE | Kyle Ryan RP | DET | Sit | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU | Sit | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| KC@SEA | Joe Blanton SP | KC | Sit | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| LAD@CHC | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Sit |
| PHI@NYY | Kevin Correia SP | PHI | Sit | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| TOR@TB | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start | Matt Andriese SP | TB | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (6/23/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Sit | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| ATL@WAS | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| BAL@BOS | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit |
| CHW@MIN | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Start |
| CIN@PIT | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| DET@CLE | David Price SP | DET | Start | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Sit | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Start |
| KC@SEA | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit | Mike Montgomery SP | SEA | Sit |
| LAD@CHC | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| NYM@MIL | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Sit |
| OAK@TEX | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start | Chi Chi Gonzalez SP | TEX | Start |
| PHI@NYY | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Start |
| SD@SF | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| STL@MIA | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit |
| TOR@TB | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (6/24/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Allen Webster SP | ARI | Sit | David Hale RP | COL | Sit |
| ATL@WAS | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Doug Fister SP | WAS | Sit |
| BAL@BOS | Bud Norris SP | BAL | Sit | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit |
| CHW@MIN | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Start |
| CIN@PIT | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Start | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
| DET@CLE | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Sit | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| HOU@LAA | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Sit |
| KC@SEA | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Sit | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start |
| LAD@CHC | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start |
| NYM@MIL | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit |
| OAK@TEX | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Start | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Start |
| PHI@NYY | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Start |
| SD@SF | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit |
| STL@MIA | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start | Mat Latos SP | MIA | Sit |
| TOR@TB | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (6/25/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| ATL@WAS | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| BAL@BOS | TBD | TBD | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Sit |
| CHW@DET | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Start | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
| CIN@PIT | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start |
| LAD@CHC | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Sit | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
| NYM@MIL | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Sit |
| NYY@HOU | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| OAK@TEX | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit |
| SD@SF | James Shields SP | SD | Start | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start |
| STL@MIA | Tyler Lyons RP | STL | Start | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (6/26/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Sit | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| ATL@PIT | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start |
| BOS@TB | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Start |
| CHC@STL | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| CHW@DET | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Start |
| CIN@NYM | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start |
| CLE@BAL | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| COL@SF | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Start | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit |
| KC@OAK | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start |
| LAD@MIA | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit |
| MIN@MIL | Trevor May SP | MIN | Start | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit |
| NYY@HOU | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Vincent Velasquez SP | HOU | Sit |
| SEA@LAA | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start | TBD | TBD |
| TEX@TOR | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Sit | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit |
| WAS@PHI | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (6/27/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Sit |
| ATL@PIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit |
| BOS@TB | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Start | Alex Colome SP | TB | Sit |
| CHC@STL | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Sit | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start |
| CHW@DET | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | Kyle Ryan RP | DET | Sit |
| CIN@NYM | TBD | TBD | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| CLE@BAL | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Sit | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit |
| COL@SF | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Sit |
| KC@OAK | Chris Young SP | KC | Sit | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start |
| LAD@MIA | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit |
| MIN@MIL | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit |
| NYY@HOU | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU | Sit |
| SEA@LAA | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| TEX@TOR | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Sit | Scott Copeland SP | TOR | Sit |
| WAS@PHI | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | TBD | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (6/28/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit |
| ATL@PIT | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| BOS@TB | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit | Matt Andriese SP | TB | Sit |
| CHC@STL | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| CHW@DET | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit | David Price SP | DET | Start |
| CIN@NYM | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Sit |
| CLE@BAL | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Sit | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start |
| COL@SF | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| KC@OAK | Joe Blanton SP | KC | Sit | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start |
| LAD@MIA | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit |
| MIN@MIL | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Sit |
| NYY@HOU | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Sit |
| SEA@LAA | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| TEX@TOR | Chi Chi Gonzalez SP | TEX | Sit | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Sit |
| WAS@PHI | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Kevin Correia SP | PHI | Sit |
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