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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits recommended for Week 22 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 22, 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 ton of solid two-start pitchers including Price, Archer, Sale, Verlander, Cole, Bumgarner, Cueto, Miller and Greinke. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Iglesias, Rodon, Severino, Smyly, Leake, Estrada, Corbin, Medlen, Chavez, Eovaldi, Ramirez), 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.
Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations at the beginning of the week, so I’ll try my best to continue updating the matchups throughout the week:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (8/31/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Sit | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Sit |
| CIN@CHC | David Holmberg SP | CIN | Sit | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start |
| CLE@TOR | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Sit | David Price SP | TOR | Start |
| LAA@OAK | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Felix Doubront SP | OAK | Start |
| MIA@ATL | Chris Narveson RP | MIA | Sit | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Sit |
| NYY@BOS | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Start | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| PHI@NYM | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | Start | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Vidal Nuno SP | SEA | Sit | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| SF@LAD | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Sit | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Sit |
| TB@BAL | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| TEX@SD | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Start | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| WAS@STL | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (9/1/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Sit | Yohan Flande SP | COL | Sit |
| CHW@MIN | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Tyler Duffey SP | MIN | Sit |
| CIN@CHC | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Start | Dan Haren SP | CHC | Start |
| CLE@TOR | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Sit | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start |
| DET@KC | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start |
| LAA@OAK | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | Sit |
| MIA@ATL | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | Sit | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| NYY@BOS | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit |
| PHI@NYM | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start |
| PIT@MIL | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Sit | Scott Feldman SP | HOU | Sit |
| SF@LAD | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| TB@BAL | Drew Smyly SP | TB | Start | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Start |
| TEX@SD | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start |
| WAS@STL | Joe Ross SP | WAS | Start | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (9/2/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start | Jon Gray SP | COL | Sit |
| CHW@MIN | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Start | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit |
| CIN@CHC | Raisel Iglesias RP | CIN | Start | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| CLE@TOR | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Start |
| DET@KC | Randy Wolf SP | DET | Sit | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start |
| LAA@OAK | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| MIA@ATL | Adam Conley SP | MIA | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| NYY@BOS | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Henry Owens SP | BOS | Start |
| PHI@NYM | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | Start | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| PIT@MIL | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Start | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start | Scott Kazmir SP | HOU | Start |
| SF@LAD | Mike Leake SP | SF | Start | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| TB@BAL | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Start | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Start |
| TEX@SD | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start |
| WAS@STL | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (9/3/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@WAS | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Sit | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| CHW@MIN | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@KC | Matt Boyd SP | DET | Sit | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| LAD@SD | Mat Latos SP | LAD | Sit | Colin Rea RP | SD | Sit |
| PIT@MIL | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit |
| SF@COL | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (9/4/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@CHC | Jhoulys Chacin SP | ARI | Sit | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
| ATL@WAS | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start |
| BAL@TOR | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Start |
| CHW@KC | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit | Kris Medlen SP | KC | Start |
| CLE@DET | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Buck Farmer SP | DET | Sit |
| LAD@SD | Alex Wood SP | LAD | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| MIL@CIN | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Start | Keyvius Sampson SP | CIN | Sit |
| MIN@HOU | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
| NYM@MIA | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit |
| PHI@BOS | Adam Morgan SP | PHI | Sit | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Start |
| PIT@STL | J.A. Happ SP | PIT | Start | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
| SEA@OAK | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start | Aaron Brooks SP | OAK | Sit |
| SF@COL | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Start |
| TB@NYY | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Start |
| TEX@LAA | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Start | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (9/5/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@CHC | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Start | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start |
| ATL@WAS | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Sit | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| BAL@TOR | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit | David Price SP | TOR | Start |
| CHW@KC | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Start |
| CLE@DET | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | Sit | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Sit |
| LAD@SD | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Sit | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| MIL@CIN | TBD | TBD | John Lamb SP | CIN | Sit |
| MIN@HOU | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Sit | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | Start |
| NYM@MIA | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit |
| PHI@BOS | Alec Asher SP | PHI | Sit | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Start |
| PIT@STL | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Start | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| SEA@OAK | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start |
| SF@COL | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Sit | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Sit |
| TB@NYY | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Start |
| TEX@LAA | Derek Holland SP | TEX | Start | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (9/6/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@CHC | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Start | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start |
| ATL@WAS | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Joe Ross SP | WAS | Start |
| BAL@TOR | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Sit | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start |
| CHW@KC | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start |
| CLE@DET | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start |
| LAD@SD | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Sit |
| MIL@CIN | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Start | David Holmberg SP | CIN | Sit |
| MIN@HOU | Tyler Duffey SP | MIN | Sit | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
| NYM@MIA | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start | Chris Narveson RP | MIA | Sit |
| PHI@BOS | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | Sit | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| PIT@STL | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| SEA@OAK | Mike Montgomery SP | SEA | Sit | Felix Doubront SP | OAK | Start |
| SF@COL | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Yohan Flande SP | COL | Sit |
| TB@NYY | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Start |
| TEX@LAA | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Start | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
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