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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 - SUNDAYÂ (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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