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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits recommended for Week 16 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 16, 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 aren't quite as many great two-start pitchers, but some of them including Cole, deGrom, Walker, Harvey, Burnett and Salazar. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Wisler, Santiago, Latos, Gibson, Anderson, Shoemaker, Anderson, Santana, Cooney), 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 (7/20/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@LAA | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| BOS@LAA | Steven Wright SP | BOS | Sit | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start |
| CHC@CIN | Clayton Richard SP | CHC | Sit | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit |
| LAD@ATL | Brandon Beachy SP | LAD | Sit | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Start |
| MIA@ARI | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit |
| NYM@WAS | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| PIT@KC | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start |
| SEA@DET | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Sit |
| SF@SD | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start |
| TB@PHI | Matt Moore SP | TB | Sit | David Buchanan SP | PHI | Sit |
| TEX@COL | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Sit | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (7/21/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@NYY | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit |
| BOS@HOU | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| CHC@CIN | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Raisel Iglesias RP | CIN | Sit |
| CLE@MIL | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit |
| LAD@ATL | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Sit |
| MIA@ARI | Mat Latos SP | MIA | Start | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Start |
| MIN@LAA | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Start | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start |
| NYM@WAS | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | TBD | TBD |
| PIT@KC | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | TBD | TBD |
| SEA@DET | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start | Shane Greene SP | DET | Sit |
| SF@SD | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit |
| STL@CHW | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Sit |
| TB@PHI | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | Start |
| TEX@COL | Matt Harrison SP | TEX | Sit | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| TOR@OAK | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Start | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (7/22/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@NYY | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Sit | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Sit |
| BOS@HOU | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
| CHC@CIN | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Start |
| CLE@MIL | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Start | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit |
| LAD@ATL | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| MIA@ARI | Jose Fernandez SP | MIA | Start | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Start |
| MIN@LAA | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Start |
| NYM@WAS | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| PIT@KC | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit | Chris Young SP | KC | Start |
| SEA@DET | Mike Montgomery SP | SEA | Sit | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Start |
| SF@SD | Matt Cain SP | SF | Sit | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| STL@CHW | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| TB@PHI | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start | Adam Morgan SP | PHI | Sit |
| TEX@COL | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| TOR@OAK | Felix Doubront SP | TOR | Sit | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (7/23/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@NYY | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start |
| BOS@HOU | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| CHW@CLE | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start |
| KC@STL | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| LAD@NYM | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Sit |
| MIA@SD | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| MIL@ARI | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Start | TBD | TBD |
| MIN@LAA | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Start | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| SEA@DET | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Sit | David Price SP | DET | Start |
| TOR@OAK | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start |
| WAS@PIT | Doug Fister SP | WAS | Sit | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (7/24/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@STL | Manny Banuelos SP | ATL | Start | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| BAL@TB | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Start |
| CHW@CLE | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start |
| CIN@COL | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| DET@BOS | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Sit | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| HOU@KC | Scott Feldman SP | HOU | Sit | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| LAD@NYM | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start |
| MIA@SD | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start |
| MIL@ARI | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Start | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Start |
| NYY@MIN | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Start |
| OAK@SF | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Sit |
| PHI@CHC | Chad Billingsley SP | PHI | Sit | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
| TEX@LAA | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@SEA | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| WAS@PIT | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (7/25/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@STL | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Tim Cooney SP | STL | Start |
| BAL@TB | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| CHW@CLE | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| CIN@COL | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Eddie Butler SP | COL | Sit |
| DET@BOS | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Sit | Steven Wright RP | BOS | Sit |
| HOU@KC | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Start |
| LAD@NYM | Brandon Beachy SP | LAD | Sit | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| MIA@SD | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start |
| MIL@ARI | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Start | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit |
| NYY@MIN | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Start |
| OAK@SF | TBD | TBD | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| PHI@CHC | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start |
| TEX@LAA | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@SEA | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit |
| WAS@PIT | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (7/26/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@STL | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Start | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start |
| BAL@TB | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start | Matt Moore SP | TB | Sit |
| CHW@CLE | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Sit | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| CIN@COL | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit |
| DET@BOS | Shane Greene SP | DET | Sit | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | Sit |
| HOU@KC | TBD | TBD | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start |
| LAD@NYM | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| MIA@SD | Mat Latos SP | MIA | Start | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit |
| MIL@ARI | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Start |
| NYY@MIN | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Start |
| OAK@SF | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Start | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit |
| PHI@CHC | David Buchanan SP | PHI | Sit | Clayton Richard SP | CHC | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Sit | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@SEA | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Start | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Sit |
| WAS@PIT | TBD | TBD | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
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