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Week 6 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By Scott U (Sonny Gray (3)) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 6, 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 nice two-start pitchers including Greinke, Lester, Scherzer, Strasburg, Cole, DeGrom and Arrieta to name a few. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Syndergaard, Duffy, Leake, Quintana, Peralta, Lincecum, Harang, Chavez), 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 (5/11/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
[email protected] Shelby Miller SP | ATL Start Mike Leake SP | CIN Start
[email protected] Rick Porcello SP | BOS Start Scott Kazmir SP | OAK Start
[email protected] Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW Start Wily Peralta SP | MIL Start
[email protected] Danny Duffy SP | KC Start Colby Lewis SP | TEX Sit
[email protected] Tom Koehler SP | MIA Sit Zack Greinke SP | LAD Start
[email protected] Jacob deGrom SP | NYM Start Jon Lester SP | CHC Start
[email protected] CC Sabathia SP | NYY Sit Alex Colome SP | TB Sit
[email protected] Gerrit Cole SP | PIT Start Jerome Williams RP | PHI Sit
[email protected] Marco Estrada RP | TOR Sit Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL Start
[email protected] Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS Start Josh Collmenter SP | ARI Sit
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (5/12/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
[email protected] Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL Sit Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN Start
[email protected] Justin Masterson SP | BOS Sit Drew Pomeranz SP | OAK Sit
[email protected] Chris Sale SP | CHW Start Mike Fiers SP | MIL Start
[email protected] Kyle Kendrick SP | COL Sit C.J. Wilson SP | LAA Start
[email protected] Edinson Volquez SP | KC Start Nick Martinez SP | TEX Sit
[email protected] Dan Haren SP | MIA Sit Carlos Frias RP | LAD Start
[email protected] Kyle Gibson SP | MIN Sit Alfredo Simon SP | DET Start
[email protected] Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM Start Jake Arrieta SP | CHC Start
[email protected] Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY Sit Chris Archer SP | TB Start
[email protected] A.J. Burnett SP | PIT Start TBD TBD
[email protected] Ian Kennedy SP | SD Start James Paxton SP | SEA Start
[email protected] Chris Heston RP | SF Sit Collin McHugh SP | HOU Start
[email protected] Lance Lynn SP | STL Start Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE Start
[email protected] Mark Buehrle SP | TOR Sit Chris Tillman SP | BAL Sit
[email protected] Max Scherzer SP | WAS Start Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI Sit
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (5/13/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
[email protected] Eric Stults SP | ATL Sit Jason Marquis SP | CIN Sit
[email protected] Wade Miley SP | BOS Sit Sonny Gray SP | OAK Start
[email protected] Jose Quintana SP | CHW Start Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL Start
[email protected] Jordan Lyles SP | COL Sit Hector Santiago SP | LAA Sit
[email protected] Yordano Ventura SP | KC Start Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX Sit
[email protected] Jarred Cosart SP | MIA Sit Brett Anderson SP | LAD Start
[email protected] Ricky Nolasco SP | MIN Sit Kyle Lobstein SP | DET Sit
[email protected] Matt Harvey SP | NYM Start Jason Hammel SP | CHC Start
[email protected] Adam Warren RP | NYY Sit Nathan Karns SP | TB Sit
[email protected] Francisco Liriano SP | PIT Start Cole Hamels SP | PHI Start
[email protected] Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD Sit Roenis Elias SP | SEA Sit
[email protected] Tim Hudson SP | SF Sit Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU Sit
[email protected] John Lackey SP | STL Start Corey Kluber SP | CLE Start
[email protected] Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR Sit Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL Sit
[email protected] Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS Start Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI Sit
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (5/14/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
[email protected] Joe Kelly SP | BOS Sit Taijuan Walker SP | SEA Sit
[email protected] Eddie Butler SP | COL Sit TBD TBD
[email protected] Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC Sit Ross Detwiler RP | TEX Sit
[email protected] Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN Sit David Price SP | DET Start
[email protected] Jonathon Niese SP | NYM Sit Travis Wood SP | CHC Sit
[email protected] Chase Whitley RP | NYY Start Matt Andriese SP | TB Sit
[email protected] Vance Worley SP | PIT Start Aaron Harang SP | PHI Start
[email protected] Tim Lincecum SP | SF Start Johnny Cueto SP | CIN Start
[email protected] Michael Wacha SP | STL Start Trevor Bauer SP | CLE Sit
[email protected] Drew Hutchison SP | TOR Start Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU Sit
[email protected] Doug Fister SP | WAS Start James Shields SP | SD Start
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (5/15/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
[email protected] Chase Anderson SP | ARI Start Chad Billingsley SP | PHI Sit
[email protected] Julio Teheran SP | ATL Start David Phelps SP | MIA Sit
[email protected] Clay Buchholz SP | BOS Sit J.A. Happ SP | SEA Sit
[email protected] Hector Noesi SP | CHW Sit Jesse Hahn SP | OAK Start
[email protected] TBD TBD Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX Sit
[email protected] Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL Sit Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD Start
[email protected] Anibal Sanchez SP | DET Sit Carlos Martinez RP | STL Sit
[email protected] Jered Weaver SP | LAA Sit Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL Sit
[email protected] Kyle Lohse SP | MIL Sit Bartolo Colon SP | NYM Start
[email protected] Michael Pineda SP | NYY Start Chris Young SP | KC Sit
[email protected] Jeff Locke SP | PIT Sit Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC Start
[email protected] Madison Bumgarner SP | SF Start Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN Sit
[email protected] Jake Odorizzi SP | TB Start Phil Hughes SP | MIN Start
[email protected] R.A. Dickey SP | TOR Sit Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU Sit
[email protected] Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS Start Tyson Ross SP | SD Start
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (5/16/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
[email protected] TBD TBD Jerome Williams RP | PHI Sit
[email protected] Alex Wood SP | ATL Start Mat Latos SP | MIA Sit
[email protected] Rick Porcello SP | BOS Start Felix Hernandez SP | SEA Start
[email protected] John Danks SP | CHW Sit Jesse Chavez SP | OAK Start
[email protected] Danny Salazar SP | CLE Start Colby Lewis SP | TEX Sit
[email protected] Tyler Matzek SP | COL Sit Zack Greinke SP | LAD Start
[email protected] Shane Greene SP | DET Sit Tyler Lyons RP | STL Sit
[email protected] Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA Sit Bud Norris SP | BAL Sit
[email protected] Matt Garza SP | MIL Sit Jacob deGrom SP | NYM Start
[email protected] CC Sabathia SP | NYY Sit Danny Duffy SP | KC Start
[email protected] Gerrit Cole SP | PIT Start Jon Lester SP | CHC Start
[email protected] Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF Sit Mike Leake SP | CIN Start
[email protected] Alex Colome SP | TB Start Trevor May SP | MIN Sit
[email protected] Marco Estrada RP | TOR Sit Scott Feldman SP | HOU Sit
[email protected] Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS Start Andrew Cashner SP | SD Start
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (5/17/15)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
[email protected] Josh Collmenter SP | ARI Sit TBD TBD
[email protected] Shelby Miller SP | ATL Start Tom Koehler SP | MIA Sit
[email protected] Justin Masterson SP | BOS Sit James Paxton SP | SEA Sit
[email protected] Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW Start Scott Kazmir SP | OAK Start
[email protected] Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE Start Nick Martinez SP | TEX Start
[email protected] Kyle Kendrick SP | COL Sit Carlos Frias RP | LAD Sit
[email protected] Alfredo Simon SP | DET Sit Lance Lynn SP | STL Start
[email protected] Garrett Richards SP | LAA Start Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL Start
[email protected] Wily Peralta SP | MIL Start Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM Start
[email protected] Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY Sit Edinson Volquez SP | KC Start
[email protected] A.J. Burnett SP | PIT Start Jake Arrieta SP | CHC Start
[email protected] Chris Heston RP | SF Sit Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN Start
[email protected] Chris Archer SP | TB Start Kyle Gibson SP | MIN Sit
[email protected] Mark Buehrle SP | TOR Sit Collin McHugh SP | HOU Start
[email protected] Max Scherzer SP | WAS Start Ian Kennedy SP | SD Start

 

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