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What’s up RotoBallers. Last week, I asked if you all would be kind enough to follow me on Twitter, with the goal of getting 100 new followers. Well you guys are awesome, and we did it... so a BIG thank you to everyone who clicked that follow button! I promise not to spam you. Now let's get down to business.
Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 9, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. By popular demand I am again releasing this early Sunday morning. 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 Scherzer, Kershaw, deGrom, Cole, Greinke, Richards, Fernandez, Cashner, Lester and Archer to name a few. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Quintana, Santiago, Anderson, Hendricks, Foltynewicz, Rodriguez, McCullers, Wright, Elias), 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.
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:
PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (6/1/15) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
[email protected] | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | Start |
[email protected] | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start | Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU | Sit |
[email protected] | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit |
[email protected] | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
[email protected] | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Sit | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
[email protected] | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit |
[email protected] | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start |
[email protected] | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
[email protected] | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit |
[email protected] | Alex Colome SP | TB | Sit | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
[email protected] | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (6/2/15) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
[email protected] | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit |
[email protected] | Mike Wright SP | BAL | Start | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
[email protected] | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit |
[email protected] | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit |
[email protected] | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit |
[email protected] | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
[email protected] | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
[email protected] | TBD | TBD | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
[email protected] | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit |
[email protected] | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit |
[email protected] | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | TBD | TBD |
[email protected] | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
[email protected] | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit |
[email protected] | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Start |
[email protected] | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Sit | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (6/3/15) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
[email protected] | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Start | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start |
[email protected] | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Start | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
[email protected] | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
[email protected] | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Start |
[email protected] | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start |
[email protected] | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Jason Vargas SP | KC | Sit |
[email protected] | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit | Eddie Butler RP | COL | Sit |
[email protected] | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
[email protected] | Trevor May SP | MIN | Sit | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
[email protected] | Dillon Gee SP | NYM | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
[email protected] | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start |
[email protected] | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Sit |
[email protected] | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit |
[email protected] | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
[email protected] | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit | TBD | TBD |
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (6/4/15) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
[email protected] | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
[email protected] | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
[email protected] | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Sit | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start |
[email protected] | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Start |
[email protected] | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | Chris Young SP | KC | Sit |
[email protected] | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Steven Wright RP | BOS | Sit |
[email protected] | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit |
[email protected] | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start | Shane Greene SP | DET | Sit |
[email protected] | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Sit |
[email protected] | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Sit | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start |
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (6/5/15) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
[email protected] | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit | Shaun Marcum SP | CLE | Sit |
[email protected] | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Start | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Start |
[email protected] | David Price SP | DET | Start | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
[email protected] | Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU | Sit | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Sit |
[email protected] | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Start | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit |
[email protected] | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Jordan Lyles SP | COL | Sit |
[email protected] | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit | Ricky Nolasco SP | MIN | Sit |
[email protected] | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Sit | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start |
[email protected] | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit |
[email protected] | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit |
[email protected] | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Raisel Iglesias RP | CIN | Start |
[email protected] | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Start | Jerome Williams SP | PHI | Sit |
[email protected] | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
[email protected] | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit |
[email protected] | TBD | TBD | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (6/6/15) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
[email protected] | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
[email protected] | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
[email protected] | TBD | TBD | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
[email protected] | Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU | Sit | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start |
[email protected] | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit |
[email protected] | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
[email protected] | Tyler Wagner P | MIL | Sit | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit |
[email protected] | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | Start |
[email protected] | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit |
[email protected] | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Start | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
[email protected] | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Start | Michael Lorenzen | CIN | Sit |
[email protected] | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Severino Gonzalez RP | PHI | Sit |
[email protected] | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Sit | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
[email protected] | Alex Colome SP | TB | Start | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
[email protected] | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Sit | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start |
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (6/7/15) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
[email protected] | Mike Wright SP | BAL | Start | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
[email protected] | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
[email protected] | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start |
[email protected] | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit |
[email protected] | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
[email protected] | Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
[email protected] | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Start |
[email protected] | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit |
[email protected] | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit |
[email protected] | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start |
[email protected] | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start |
[email protected] | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit |
[email protected] | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
[email protected] | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | TBD | TBD |
[email protected] | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
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