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Uncle Leo provides his fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SPs) starts and sits for Week 9 of MLB (2015), including two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.
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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 |
| ATL@ARI | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | Start |
| BAL@HOU | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start | Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU | Sit |
| CHC@MIA | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Sit | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| MIN@BOS | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit |
| NYM@SD | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start |
| NYY@SEA | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| PIT@SF | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit |
| TB@LAA | Alex Colome SP | TB | Sit | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@WAS | 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 |
| ATL@ARI | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit |
| BAL@HOU | Mike Wright SP | BAL | Start | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start |
| CHC@MIA | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Brad Hand RP | MIA | Sit |
| CHW@TEX | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit |
| CIN@PHI | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit |
| CLE@KC | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@STL | TBD | TBD | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
| MIN@BOS | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit |
| NYM@SD | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Sit |
| NYY@SEA | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| OAK@DET | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
| PIT@SF | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit |
| TB@LAA | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@WAS | 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 |
| ATL@ARI | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Start | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start |
| BAL@HOU | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Start | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
| CHC@MIA | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
| CHW@TEX | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Start |
| CIN@PHI | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start |
| CLE@KC | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Jason Vargas SP | KC | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit | Eddie Butler RP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| MIN@BOS | Trevor May SP | MIN | Sit | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| NYM@SD | Dillon Gee SP | NYM | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| NYY@SEA | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start |
| OAK@DET | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Sit |
| PIT@SF | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit |
| TB@LAA | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@WAS | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (6/4/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@HOU | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| CHC@WAS | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| CHW@TEX | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Sit | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start |
| CIN@PHI | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Start |
| CLE@KC | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | Chris Young SP | KC | Sit |
| MIN@BOS | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Steven Wright RP | BOS | Sit |
| NYM@ARI | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit |
| OAK@DET | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start | Shane Greene SP | DET | Sit |
| STL@LAD | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Sit |
| TB@SEA | 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 |
| BAL@CLE | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit | Shaun Marcum SP | CLE | Sit |
| CHC@WAS | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Start | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | Start |
| DET@CHW | David Price SP | DET | Start | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| HOU@TOR | Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU | Sit | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Sit |
| LAA@NYY | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Start | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit |
| MIA@COL | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Jordan Lyles SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@MIN | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit | Ricky Nolasco SP | MIN | Sit |
| NYM@ARI | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Sit | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start |
| OAK@BOS | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit |
| PIT@ATL | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit |
| SD@CIN | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Raisel Iglesias RP | CIN | Start |
| SF@PHI | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Start | Jerome Williams SP | PHI | Sit |
| STL@LAD | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start |
| TB@SEA | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit |
| TEX@KC | TBD | TBD | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (6/6/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@CLE | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| CHC@WAS | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| DET@CHW | TBD | TBD | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| HOU@TOR | Brett Oberholtzer SP | HOU | Sit | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start |
| LAA@NYY | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit |
| MIA@COL | David Phelps SP | MIA | Sit | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@MIN | Tyler Wagner P | MIL | Sit | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit |
| NYM@ARI | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | Start |
| OAK@BOS | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit |
| PIT@ATL | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Start | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| SD@CIN | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Start | Michael Lorenzen | CIN | Sit |
| SF@PHI | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Severino Gonzalez RP | PHI | Sit |
| STL@LAD | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Sit | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| TB@SEA | Alex Colome SP | TB | Start | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| TEX@KC | 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 |
| BAL@CLE | Mike Wright SP | BAL | Start | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| CHC@WAS | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
| DET@CHW | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start |
| HOU@TOR | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit |
| LAA@NYY | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| MIA@COL | Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| MIL@MIN | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Start |
| NYM@ARI | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit |
| OAK@BOS | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Sit | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit |
| PIT@ATL | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start |
| SD@CIN | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start |
| SF@PHI | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit |
| STL@LAD | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| TB@SEA | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | TBD | TBD |
| TEX@KC | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
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