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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits for Week 3 of MLB, including two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.
What’s up RotoBallers. Hopefully the start of the MLB and fantasy baseball season is treating you well, and your teams are off to a roaring start. Either way, we are here to help as always. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 3. 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 there aren't quite as many great two-start pitchers, but there still are a few (Arrieta, Iwakuma, Archer, Lynn, Gonzalez, Liriano). For some sneakier two-start pitchers, be sure to check out Justin Berglund's weekly column. As always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Greene, Salazar, Morrow, Peralta, Nelson, Jimenez, Anderson, Hendricks), 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 (4/20/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@BOS | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Sit | Justin Masterson SP | BOS | Sit |
| CHC@PIT | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start |
| CIN@MIL | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Start | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Start |
| CLE@CHW | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| HOU@SEA | Asher Wojciechowski SP | HOU | Sit | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start |
| MIN@KC | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| NYY@DET | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
| OAK@LAA | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start |
| SD@COL | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (4/21/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYM | Trevor Cahill SP | ATL | Sit | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start |
| BAL@TOR | Bud Norris SP | BAL | Sit | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit |
| BOS@TB | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| CHC@PIT | Travis Wood SP | CHC | Start | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start |
| CIN@MIL | Jason Marquis SP | CIN | Sit | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Sit |
| CLE@CHW | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | Hector Noesi SP | CHW | Sit |
| HOU@SEA | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Sit |
| MIA@PHI | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start | Jerome Williams RP | PHI | Sit |
| MIN@KC | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit | Jason Vargas SP | KC | Sit |
| NYY@DET | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit | Kyle Lobstein SP | DET | Sit |
| OAK@LAA | Drew Pomeranz SP | OAK | Sit | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Sit |
| SD@COL | Brandon Morrow SP | SD | Sit | Tyler Matzek SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@WAS | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| TEX@ARI | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Sit | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (4/22/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYM | Eric Stults SP | ATL | Sit | Dillon Gee SP | NYM | Sit |
| BAL@TOR | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Sit |
| BOS@TB | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Start | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Sit |
| CHC@PIT | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Vance Worley SP | PIT | Sit |
| CIN@MIL | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Start |
| CLE@CHW | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start |
| HOU@SEA | Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU | Sit | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Jarred Cosart SP | MIA | Sit | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start |
| MIN@KC | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| NYY@DET | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit | David Price SP | DET | Start |
| OAK@LAA | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Sit |
| SD@COL | James Shields SP | SD | Start | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@WAS | John Lackey SP | STL | Start | Doug Fister SP | WAS | Start |
| TEX@ARI | Anthony Ranaudo SP | TEX | Sit | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (4/23/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYM | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start |
| BAL@TOR | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Sit |
| BOS@TB | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start |
| CHC@PIT | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Start |
| CIN@MIL | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | Sit | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit |
| KC@CHW | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| LAD@SF | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | TBD | TBD |
| MIA@PHI | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Start |
| NYY@DET | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Sit |
| OAK@LAA | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Sit | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Sit |
| SD@COL | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Jordan Lyles SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@WAS | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (4/24/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@PHI | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start | David Buchanan SP | PHI | Sit |
| BOS@BAL | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit |
| CHC@CIN | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit |
| CLE@DET | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Shane Greene SP | DET | Start |
| HOU@OAK | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start |
| KC@CHW | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Start | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Sit |
| LAD@SD | Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start |
| MIN@SEA | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| NYM@NYY | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| PIT@ARI | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit |
| SF@COL | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit | Eddie Butler SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@MIL | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Sit | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@TB | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit | Matt Andriese SP | TB | Sit |
| WAS@MIA | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Mat Latos SP | MIA | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (4/25/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@PHI | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit |
| BOS@BAL | Justin Masterson SP | BOS | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Sit |
| CHC@CIN | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Start |
| CLE@DET | T.J. House SP | CLE | Sit | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
| HOU@OAK | Scott Feldman SP | HOU | Sit | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Start |
| KC@CHW | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Hector Noesi SP | CHW | Sit |
| LAD@SD | TBD | TBD | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Start |
| MIN@SEA | Trevor May SP | MIN | Sit | James Paxton SP | SEA | Sit |
| NYM@NYY | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit |
| PIT@ARI | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit |
| SF@COL | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@MIL | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | Start | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Start |
| TEX@LAA | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@TB | Daniel Norris RP | TOR | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| WAS@MIA | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (4/26/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@PHI | Trevor Cahill SP | ATL | Sit | Jerome Williams RP | PHI | Sit |
| BOS@BAL | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit | Bud Norris SP | BAL | Sit |
| CHC@CIN | Travis Wood SP | CHC | Start | Jason Marquis SP | CIN | Sit |
| CLE@DET | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | TBD | TBD |
| HOU@OAK | Asher Wojciechowski SP | HOU | Sit | Drew Pomeranz SP | OAK | Start |
| KC@CHW | Jason Vargas SP | KC | Sit | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| LAD@SD | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Brandon Morrow SP | SD | Start |
| MIN@SEA | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start |
| NYM@NYY | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Start |
| PIT@ARI | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit |
| SF@COL | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Sit | Tyler Matzek SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@MIL | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | Ross Detwiler RP | TEX | Sit | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Sit |
| TOR@TB | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| WAS@MIA | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
