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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits recommended for Week 25 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 25, 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 many elite two-start pitcher options, but there are still some solid ones including Lackey, Ross, Iwakuma, Salazar and Archer. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Matz, Severino, Hill, Medlen, Duffy, Ray, Colon, DeSclafini and Estrada), 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 (9/21/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Jhoulys Chacin SP | ARI | Start | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
| ATL@NYM | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start |
| BAL@WAS | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| CHW@DET | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit | Kyle Ryan RP | DET | Sit |
| CIN@STL | John Lamb SP | CIN | Sit | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| LAA@HOU | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Start | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| MIL@CHC | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Sit | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| NYY@TOR | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit | David Price SP | TOR | Start |
| PIT@COL | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Sit | Jon Gray SP | COL | Sit |
| TB@BOS | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (9/22/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Start | Alex Wood SP | LAD | Sit |
| ATL@NYM | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Sit | Logan Verrett SP | NYM | Start |
| BAL@WAS | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Start |
| CHW@DET | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start | Daniel Norris RP | DET | Sit |
| CIN@STL | Keyvius Sampson SP | CIN | Sit | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Start |
| LAA@HOU | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
| MIL@CHC | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start |
| NYY@TOR | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Sit | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start |
| PHI@MIA | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit |
| PIT@COL | J.A. Happ SP | PIT | Sit | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@KC | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| SF@SD | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| TB@BOS | Matt Moore SP | TB | Sit | Henry Owens SP | BOS | Sit |
| TEX@OAK | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Sit | Sean Nolin RP | OAK | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (9/23/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Sit | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| ATL@NYM | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start |
| BAL@WAS | TBD | TBD | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
| CHW@DET | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start |
| CIN@STL | Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN | Sit | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAA@HOU | TBD | TBD | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | Sit |
| MIL@CHC | Zach Davies P | MIL | Sit | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Sit |
| NYY@TOR | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Sit | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | Start |
| PHI@MIA | Alec Asher SP | PHI | Sit | Adam Conley SP | MIA | Sit |
| PIT@COL | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@KC | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start |
| SF@SD | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Sit |
| TB@BOS | Drew Smyly SP | TB | Start | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit |
| TEX@OAK | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Felix Doubront SP | OAK | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (9/24/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Start | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| CHW@NYY | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Start | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Start | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Sit | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start |
| NYM@CIN | Steven Matz SP | NYM | Start | Josh Smith P | CIN | Sit |
| PHI@MIA | Adam Morgan SP | PHI | Sit | Jarred Cosart SP | MIA | Sit |
| PIT@COL | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@KC | James Paxton SP | SEA | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | KC | Start |
| SF@SD | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit |
| TB@BOS | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Start | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit |
| TEX@OAK | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start | TBD | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (9/25/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| ATL@MIA | Ryan Weber P | ATL | Sit | Jose Fernandez SP | MIA | Start |
| BAL@BOS | Tyler Wilson RP | BAL | Sit | Rich Hill RP | BOS | Start |
| CHW@NYY | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Start |
| CLE@KC | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| LAD@COL | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit | Yohan Flande SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Ariel Pena SP | MIL | Sit | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| MIN@DET | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Matt Boyd SP | DET | Sit |
| NYM@CIN | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Start |
| PHI@WAS | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | Sit | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| PIT@CHC | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Dan Haren SP | CHC | Start |
| SEA@LAA | Vidal Nuno SP | SEA | Sit | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start |
| SF@OAK | Mike Leake SP | SF | Start | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| TB@TOR | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Sit | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Start |
| TEX@HOU | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start | Scott Kazmir SP | HOU | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (9/26/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Jhoulys Chacin SP | ARI | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Sit |
| ATL@MIA | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start | Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit |
| BAL@BOS | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| CHW@NYY | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Sit | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit |
| CLE@KC | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | Sit | Kris Medlen SP | KC | Start |
| LAD@COL | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Sit | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Sit | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| MIN@DET | Tyler Duffey SP | MIN | Sit | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Sit |
| NYM@CIN | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | John Lamb SP | CIN | Sit |
| PHI@WAS | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | Start | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start |
| PIT@CHC | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
| SEA@LAA | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| SF@OAK | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Start | Aaron Brooks SP | OAK | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Chris Archer SP | TB | Sit | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit |
| TEX@HOU | Derek Holland SP | TEX | Sit | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (9/27/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Start | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| ATL@MIA | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | Sit |
| BAL@BOS | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Sit | Henry Owens SP | BOS | Sit |
| CHW@NYY | Erik Johnson SP | CHW | Start | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Start |
| CLE@KC | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Alex Wood SP | LAD | Sit | Jon Gray SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| MIN@DET | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Start | Daniel Norris RP | DET | Start |
| NYM@CIN | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start | Keyvius Sampson SP | CIN | Sit |
| PHI@WAS | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| PIT@CHC | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| SEA@LAA | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start |
| SF@OAK | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start | Sean Nolin RP | OAK | Start |
| TB@TOR | Matt Moore SP | TB | Sit | David Price SP | TOR | Start |
| TEX@HOU | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Sit | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
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