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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits recommended for Week 19 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 19, 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 solid two-start pitchers including Cueto, Bumgarner, Kazmir, Felix, Harvey, Greinke and Sale. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Severino, Corbin, Shoemaker, Jungmann, Wisler, Wright, Ray, Eovaldi, Perez, Anderson), 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 (8/10/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@SEA | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start | Vidal Nuno SP | SEA | Sit |
| CIN@SD | David Holmberg SP | CIN | Sit | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start |
| COL@NYM | Jon Gray SP | COL | Start | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start |
| DET@KC | Matt Boyd SP | DET | Sit | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start |
| LAA@CHW | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| PHI@ARI | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start |
| WAS@LAD | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (8/11/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@TB | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Start |
| BAL@SEA | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Start | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Sit |
| BOS@MIA | Steven Wright RP | BOS | Start | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | Sit |
| CIN@SD | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit | Colin Rea SP | SD | Sit |
| COL@NYM | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| DET@KC | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Sit | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Sit |
| HOU@SF | Scott Kazmir SP | HOU | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| LAA@CHW | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Sit |
| MIL@CHC | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Start | Dan Haren SP | CHC | Start |
| NYY@CLE | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Start | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| OAK@TOR | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start |
| PHI@ARI | David Buchanan SP | PHI | Sit | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit |
| PIT@STL | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| TEX@MIN | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Sit | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@LAD | Joe Ross SP | WAS | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (8/12/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@TB | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Sit | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start |
| BAL@SEA | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Sit | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start |
| BOS@MIA | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start | Adam Conley SP | MIA | Sit |
| CIN@SD | Raisel Iglesias RP | CIN | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| COL@NYM | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Start | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| DET@KC | Daniel Norris RP | DET | Start | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| HOU@SF | Scott Feldman SP | HOU | Sit | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start |
| LAA@CHW | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| MIL@CHC | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Start | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| NYY@CLE | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| OAK@TOR | Aaron Brooks SP | OAK | Sit | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Start |
| PHI@ARI | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | Start | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Start |
| PIT@STL | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start |
| TEX@MIN | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Sit | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@LAD | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (8/13/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CIN@LAD | Keyvius Sampson SP | CIN | Sit | Mat Latos SP | LAD | Start |
| COL@NYM | Eddie Butler SP | COL | Sit | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start |
| LAA@KC | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| MIL@CHC | Tyler Cravy P | MIL | Sit | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
| NYY@CLE | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Start | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Sit |
| OAK@TOR | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Start |
| PIT@STL | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
| TEX@MIN | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@SF | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start | TBD | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (8/14/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@ATL | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Sit | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| CHC@CHW | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit |
| CIN@LAD | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit | Alex Wood SP | LAD | Sit |
| CLE@MIN | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@HOU | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Sit | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| LAA@KC | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Start | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Sit |
| MIA@STL | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| NYY@TOR | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Sit | David Price SP | TOR | Start |
| OAK@BAL | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Sit | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start |
| PHI@MIL | Adam Morgan SP | PHI | Sit | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Sit |
| PIT@NYM | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Sit |
| SD@COL | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Sit | Yohan Flande SP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@BOS | Mike Montgomery SP | SEA | Sit | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit |
| TB@TEX | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Sit | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Start |
| WAS@SF | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Matt Cain SP | SF | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (8/15/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@ATL | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Start | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Sit |
| CHC@CHW | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| CIN@LAD | David Holmberg SP | CIN | Sit | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | TBD | TBD |
| DET@HOU | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
| LAA@KC | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start |
| MIA@STL | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| NYY@TOR | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start |
| OAK@BAL | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | Start | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit |
| PHI@MIL | Jerome Williams RP | PHI | Sit | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit |
| PIT@NYM | J.A. Happ SP | PIT | Sit | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start |
| SD@COL | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Sit | Jon Gray SP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@BOS | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit |
| TB@TEX | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Start |
| WAS@SF | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (8/16/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@ATL | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| CHC@CHW | Dan Haren SP | CHC | Start | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| CIN@LAD | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@HOU | Matt Boyd SP | DET | Sit | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | Start |
| LAA@KC | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Sit |
| MIA@STL | Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| NYY@TOR | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Start | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Sit |
| OAK@BAL | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| PHI@MIL | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Start |
| PIT@NYM | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| SD@COL | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@BOS | Vidal Nuno SP | SEA | Sit | Henry Owens SP | BOS | Start |
| TB@TEX | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Sit | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Sit |
| WAS@SF | Joe Ross SP | WAS | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
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