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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits for Week 8 of MLB (2015), including two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.
What’s up RotoBallers, Happy Memorial Day weekend. I love writing this article weekly, and I hope you enjoy it too. A couple of quick things thought before we get started -- first of all, the site's MLB editor approached me this week. He said "Hey Unc, we are going to make this a Premium article going forward, and only paid subscribers will be able access it." To which I replied, we need to make it available to everyone so we can help them win their leagues.
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On a different note, by popular demand I am releasing this early Sunday morning. Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations at the beginning of the week, so I'll try my best to update the matchups throughout today and tomorrow. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 8, 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.
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 (5/25/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@STL | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| ATL@LAD | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
| BOS@MIN | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit | Ricky Nolasco SP | MIN | Sit |
| CHW@TOR | Hector Noesi SP | CHW | Sit | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start |
| COL@CIN | Eddie Butler SP | COL | Sit | Jason Marquis SP | CIN | Sit |
| DET@OAK | Shane Greene SP | DET | Start | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Sit |
| HOU@BAL | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| KC@NYY | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit |
| MIA@PIT | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit |
| PHI@NYM | Severino Gonzalez SP | PHI | Sit | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Sit |
| SD@LAA | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Start |
| SEA@TB | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Sit | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start |
| SF@MIL | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Start | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Start |
| TEX@CLE | Phil Klein RP | TEX | Sit | Shaun Marcum SP | CLE | Sit |
| WAS@CHC | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Start | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Start |
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| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (5/26/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@STL | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | Sit | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| ATL@LAD | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| BOS@MIN | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Start | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit |
| CHW@TOR | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit |
| COL@CIN | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit |
| DET@OAK | David Price SP | DET | Start | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Sit |
| HOU@BAL | Scott Feldman SP | HOU | Sit | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit |
| KC@NYY | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Sit | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit |
| MIA@PIT | TBD | TBD | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| PHI@NYM | Jerome Williams RP | PHI | Sit | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| SD@LAA | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start |
| SEA@TB | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit | Alex Colome SP | TB | Sit |
| SF@MIL | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit |
| TEX@CLE | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Start | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| WAS@CHC | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start |
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| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (5/27/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@STL | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
| ATL@LAD | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| BOS@MIN | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit |
| CHW@TOR | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Sit |
| COL@CIN | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit |
| DET@OAK | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start |
| HOU@BAL | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Sit | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start |
| KC@NYY | Chris Young SP | KC | Start | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| MIA@PIT | TBD | TBD | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
| PHI@NYM | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start |
| SD@LAA | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| SEA@TB | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| SF@MIL | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Start |
| TEX@CLE | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| WAS@CHC | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start |
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| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (5/28/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@SF | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit |
| BOS@TEX | Steven Wright RP | BOS | Sit | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Start |
| CHW@BAL | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Mike Wright SP | BAL | Start |
| CLE@SEA | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | James Paxton SP | SEA | Start |
| DET@LAA | Kyle Lobstein SP | DET | Sit | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Sit |
| NYY@OAK | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Start |
| PIT@SD | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start |
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| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (5/29/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIL | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Start |
| ATL@SF | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Sit | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Start |
| BOS@TEX | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Sit |
| CHW@HOU | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
| CLE@SEA | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Sit |
| COL@PHI | Jordan Lyles SP | COL | Sit | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start |
| DET@LAA | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Start | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| KC@CHC | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start |
| LAD@STL | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Start | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| MIA@NYM | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| NYY@OAK | Chris Capuano RP | NYY | Sit | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| PIT@SD | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| TB@BAL | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Sit | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit |
| TOR@MIN | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit | Trevor May SP | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@CIN | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit |
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| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (5/30/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIL | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Start |
| ATL@SF | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Start |
| BOS@TEX | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit | Phil Klein RP | TEX | Sit |
| CHW@HOU | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Start | Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU | Sit |
| CLE@SEA | TBD | TBD | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Sit |
| COL@PHI | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Sit | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Start |
| DET@LAA | Shane Greene SP | DET | Start | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Sit |
| KC@CHC | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| LAD@STL | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Start | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start |
| MIA@NYM | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Sit |
| NYY@OAK | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start |
| PIT@SD | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| TB@BAL | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| TOR@MIN | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Sit | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@CIN | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start |
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| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (5/31/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIL | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Start |
| ATL@SF | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| BOS@TEX | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Sit |
| CHW@HOU | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| CLE@SEA | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit |
| COL@PHI | Eddie Butler SP | COL | Sit | Severino Gonzalez SP | PHI | Sit |
| DET@LAA | David Price SP | DET | Start | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Sit |
| KC@CHC | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Start |
| LAD@STL | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| MIA@NYM | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start |
| NYY@OAK | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start |
| PIT@SD | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit |
| TB@BAL | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit |
| TOR@MIN | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start | Ricky Nolasco SP | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@CIN | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Jason Marquis SP | CIN | Sit |
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