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Week 2 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up RotoBallers. Hopefully you are enjoying the start of the MLB season, and drafted an awesome fantasy team that's ready to dominate. Either way, we are here to help as always. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 2. 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. For those of you who want to see the next few games a starter is scheduled for, and see the matchup recommendation, be sure to check out our Premium Pitcher Matchups Tool. It's really cool.

This week we have many many solid two-start pitchers (Wainwright, Lester, Cole, deGrom, Kazmir, Sanchez, Odorizzi, Zimmermann, Pineda). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Bauer, Greene, Masterson, Bradley, Morrow, Peralta, Pomeranz, Hudson), 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.

As always, projected starters and matchups may change throughout the week:

PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (4/13/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SD Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI Sit Andrew Cashner SP | SD Start
CIN@CHC Mike Leake SP | CIN Sit Jon Lester SP | CHC Start
COL@SF Eddie Butler SP | COL Sit Chris Heston RP | SF Sit
DET@PIT Anibal Sanchez SP | DET Start Gerrit Cole SP | PIT Start
KC@MIN Danny Duffy SP | KC Start Trevor May SP | MIN Sit
LAA@TEX Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA Start Ross Detwiler RP | TEX Sit
MIA@ATL Mat Latos SP | MIA Sit Shelby Miller SP | ATL Start
MIL@STL Matt Garza SP | MIL Sit Adam Wainwright SP | STL Start
NYY@BAL Michael Pineda SP | NYY Start Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL Sit
OAK@HOU Scott Kazmir SP | OAK Start Scott Feldman SP | HOU Sit
PHI@NYM Aaron Harang SP | PHI Start Jacob deGrom SP | NYM Start
SEA@LAD James Paxton SP | SEA Start Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD Start
TB@TOR Jake Odorizzi SP | TB Start R.A. Dickey SP | TOR Start
WAS@BOS Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS Start Rick Porcello SP | BOS Start
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (4/14/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SD Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI Sit Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD Start
CHW@CLE Jose Quintana SP | CHW Sit Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE Start
CIN@CHC Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN Start Jake Arrieta SP | CHC Start
COL@SF TBD TBD Tim Hudson SP | SF Start
DET@PIT Shane Greene SP | DET Start A.J. Burnett SP | PIT Sit
LAA@TEX Drew Rucinski RP | LAA Sit Nick Martinez SP | TEX Sit
MIA@ATL Tom Koehler SP | MIA Sit Trevor Cahill SP | ATL Sit
NYY@BAL CC Sabathia SP | NYY Sit Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL Sit
OAK@HOU Kendall Graveman RP | OAK Sit Asher Wojciechowski SP | HOU Sit
PHI@NYM David Buchanan SP | PHI Sit Matt Harvey SP | NYM Start
SEA@LAD Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA Start TBD TBD
TB@TOR TBD TBD Daniel Norris RP | TOR Start
WAS@BOS Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS Start Justin Masterson SP | BOS Start
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (4/15/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SD Chase Anderson SP | ARI Sit Brandon Morrow SP | SD Start
CHW@CLE John Danks SP | CHW Sit Trevor Bauer SP | CLE Start
CIN@CHC Jason Marquis SP | CIN Sit Travis Wood SP | CHC Sit
COL@SF Tyler Matzek SP | COL Sit Tim Lincecum SP | SF Sit
DET@PIT Alfredo Simon SP | DET Sit Francisco Liriano SP | PIT Sit
KC@MIN Edinson Volquez SP | KC Start Kyle Gibson SP | MIN Sit
LAA@TEX Hector Santiago SP | LAA Sit TBD TBD
MIA@ATL Dan Haren SP | MIA Start Eric Stults SP | ATL Sit
MIL@STL Wily Peralta SP | MIL Start Lance Lynn SP | STL Start
NYY@BAL Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY Sit Bud Norris SP | BAL Sit
OAK@HOU Drew Pomeranz SP | OAK Start Collin McHugh SP | HOU Start
PHI@NYM Jerome Williams RP | PHI Sit Jonathon Niese SP | NYM Start
SEA@LAD Taijuan Walker SP | SEA Sit Brett Anderson SP | LAD Sit
TB@TOR TBD TBD Mark Buehrle SP | TOR Sit
WAS@BOS Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS Sit Wade Miley SP | BOS Start
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (4/16/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SF Archie Bradley SP | ARI Start Madison Bumgarner SP | SF Start
KC@MIN Jason Vargas SP | KC Sit Tommy Milone SP | MIN Sit
MIA@NYM Jarred Cosart SP | MIA Sit Dillon Gee SP | NYM Sit
MIL@STL Mike Fiers SP | MIL Start John Lackey SP | STL Start
PHI@WAS Cole Hamels SP | PHI Start Doug Fister SP | WAS Start
TB@TOR Chris Archer SP | TB Start Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR Sit
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (4/17/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SF Josh Collmenter SP | ARI Sit Jake Peavy SP | SF Sit
ATL@TOR Julio Teheran SP | ATL Start Drew Hutchison SP | TOR Start
BAL@BOS Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL Sit Joe Kelly SP | BOS Sit
CHW@DET Hector Noesi SP | CHW Sit David Price SP | DET Start
CIN@STL Johnny Cueto SP | CIN Start Michael Wacha SP | STL Start
CLE@MIN Zach McAllister SP | CLE Sit Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN Sit
COL@LAD Kyle Kendrick SP | COL Sit Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD Start
LAA@HOU Jered Weaver SP | LAA Sit Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU Sit
MIA@NYM Henderson Alvarez SP | MIA Sit Bartolo Colon SP | NYM Start
MIL@PIT Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL Start Jeff Locke SP | PIT Sit
NYY@TB Adam Warren RP | NYY Start Nathan Karns SP | TB Sit
OAK@KC Sonny Gray SP | OAK Start Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC Sit
PHI@WAS TBD TBD Max Scherzer SP | WAS Start
SD@CHC James Shields SP | SD Start Jason Hammel SP | CHC Start
TEX@SEA Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX Start J.A. Happ SP | SEA Sit
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (4/18/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SF Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI Sit Chris Heston RP | SF Sit
ATL@TOR Alex Wood SP | ATL Start R.A. Dickey SP | TOR Start
BAL@BOS Chris Tillman SP | BAL Start Clay Buchholz SP | BOS Sit
CHW@DET Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW Sit Anibal Sanchez SP | DET Start
CIN@STL Raisel Iglesias RP | CIN Sit Carlos Martinez RP | STL Start
CLE@MIN Corey Kluber SP | CLE Start Phil Hughes SP | MIN Start
COL@LAD Jordan Lyles SP | COL Sit Zack Greinke SP | LAD Start
LAA@HOU C.J. Wilson SP | LAA Start Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU Start
MIA@NYM Mat Latos SP | MIA Sit Jacob deGrom SP | NYM Start
MIL@PIT Kyle Lohse SP | MIL Sit Vance Worley SP | PIT Sit
NYY@TB Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY Start Jake Odorizzi SP | TB Start
OAK@KC Jesse Hahn SP | OAK Start Yordano Ventura SP | KC Start
PHI@WAS Aaron Harang SP | PHI Start Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS Start
SD@CHC Tyson Ross SP | SD Start Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC Start
TEX@SEA Colby Lewis SP | TEX Sit Felix Hernandez SP | SEA Start
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (4/19/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SF Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI Sit Tim Hudson SP | SF Start
ATL@TOR Shelby Miller SP | ATL Sit Daniel Norris RP | TOR Start
BAL@BOS Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL Sit Rick Porcello SP | BOS Sit
CHW@DET Chris Sale SP | CHW Start Shane Greene SP | DET Start
CIN@STL Mike Leake SP | CIN Sit Adam Wainwright SP | STL Start
CLE@MIN T.J. House SP | CLE Sit Trevor May SP | MIN Sit
COL@LAD Eddie Butler SP | COL Sit Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD Start
LAA@HOU Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA Start Scott Feldman SP | HOU Sit
MIA@NYM Tom Koehler SP | MIA Sit Matt Harvey SP | NYM Start
MIL@PIT Matt Garza SP | MIL Sit Gerrit Cole SP | PIT Start
NYY@TB Michael Pineda SP | NYY Start TBD TBD
OAK@KC Scott Kazmir SP | OAK Start Danny Duffy SP | KC Sit
PHI@WAS David Buchanan SP | PHI Sit Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS Start
SD@CHC Andrew Cashner SP | SD Start Jon Lester SP | CHC Start
TEX@SEA Ross Detwiler RP | TEX Sit James Paxton SP | SEA Start

 




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