Updated Week 1 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

11 months ago by Nick Mariano

Opening Day is finally here! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 1. We are back again this year with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.

Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 1, which will be updated as rotations are inevitably announced and tweaked. For head-to-head leagues, Week 1 will run from 3/28 through 4/7 (11 days). This column will continue to be updated with the starters for next week once rotations are fully announced.

If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against a fierce offense, this is the weekly piece for you. 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. 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. Let's set those optimal lineups!

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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

This weekly piece considers 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.

This column was last updated on Monday, April 3rd, and will be updated daily as more rotations and starters are announced through April 7th.

PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (3/28/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Zack Greinke \| ARI	START	Hyun-Jin Ryu \| LAD	START
ATL@PHI	Julio Teheran \| ATL	SIT	Aaron Nola \| PHI	START
BAL@NYY	Andrew Cashner \| BAL	SIT	Masahiro Tanaka \| NYY	START
BOS@SEA	Chris Sale \| BOS	START	Marco Gonzales \| SEA	SIT
CHC@TEX	Jon Lester \| CHC	SIT	Mike Minor \| TEX	SIT
CHW@KC	Carlos Rodon \| CHW	START	Brad Keller \| KC	SIT
CLE@MIN	Corey Kluber \| CLE	START	Jose Berrios \| MIN	START
COL@MIA	Kyle Freeland \| COL	START	Jose Urena \| MIA	SIT
DET@TOR	Jordan Zimmermann \| DET	SIT	Marcus Stroman \| TOR	SIT
HOU@TB	Justin Verlander \| HOU	START	Blake Snell \| TB	START
LAA@OAK	Trevor Cahill \| LAA	START	Mike Fiers \| OAK	SIT
NYM@WAS	Jacob deGrom \| NYM	START	Max Scherzer \| WAS	START
PIT@CIN	Jameson Taillon \| PIT	START	Luis Castillo \| CIN	SIT
SF@SD	Madison Bumgarner \| SF	START	Eric Lauer \| SD	START
STL@MIL	Miles Mikolas \| STL	START	Jhoulys Chacin \| MIL	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (3/29/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Robbie Ray \| ARI	START	Ross Stripling \| LAD	START
BOS@SEA	Nathan Eovaldi \| BOS	START	Yusei Kikuchi \| SEA	SIT
COL@MIA	German Marquez \| COL	START	Trevor Richards \| MIA	SIT
DET@TOR	Matthew Boyd \| DET	SIT	Matt Shoemaker \| TOR	SIT
HOU@TB	Gerrit Cole \| HOU	START	Charlie Morton \| TB	START
LAA@OAK	Matt Harvey \| LAA	SIT	Marco Estrada \| OAK	SIT
SF@SD	Derek Holland \| SF	SIT	Joey Lucchesi \| SD	START
STL@MIL	Jack Flaherty \| STL	START	Freddy Peralta \| MIL	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (3/30/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Zack Godley \| ARI	SIT	Kenta Maeda \| LAD	START
ATL@PHI	Bryse Wilson \| ATL	SIT	Nick Pivetta \| PHI	START
BAL@NYY	Nate Karns \| BAL	SIT	James Paxton \| NYY	START
BOS@SEA	Eduardo Rodriguez \| BOS	START	Mike Leake \| SEA	SIT
CHC@TEX	Yu Darvish \| CHC	START	Edinson Volquez \| TEX	SIT
CHW@KC	Reynaldo Lopez \| CHW	START	Jake Junis \| KC	SIT
CLE@MIN	Trevor Bauer \| CLE	START	Jake Odorizzi \| MIN	SIT
COL@MIA	Tyler Anderson \| COL	SIT	Pablo Lopez \| MIA	START
DET@TOR	Spencer Turnbull \| DET	SIT	Aaron Sanchez \| TOR	SIT
HOU@TB	Collin McHugh \| HOU	START	Tyler Glasnow \| TB	SIT
LAA@OAK	Felix Pena \| LAA	SIT	Brett Anderson \| OAK	SIT
NYM@WAS	Noah Syndergaard \| NYM	START	Stephen Strasburg \| WAS	START
PIT@CIN	PPD	--	PPD	--
SF@SD	Dereck Rodriguez \| SF	SIT	Nick Margevicius \| SD	SIT
STL@MIL	Dakota Hudson \| STL	SIT	Brandon Woodruff \| MIL	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (3/31/19)
GAME	STARTER	START/SIT	STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Luke Weaver \| ARI	SIT	Walker Buehler \| LAD	START
ATL@PHI	Kyle Wright \| ATL	SIT	Jake Arrieta \| PHI	START
BAL@NYY	Dylan Bundy \| BAL	SIT	J.A. Happ \| NYY	START
BOS@SEA	Rick Porcello \| BOS	START	Wade LeBlanc \| SEA	SIT
CHC@TEX	Cole Hamels \| CHC	START	Lance Lynn \| TEX	SIT
CHW@KC	Lucas Giolito \| CHW	SIT	Jorge Lopez \| KC	SIT
CLE@MIN	Carlos Carrasco \| CLE	START	Michael Pineda \| MIN	SIT
COL@MIA	Jon Gray \| COL	START	Sandy Alcantara \| MIA	SIT
DET@TOR	Matt Moore \| DET	SIT	Trent Thornton \| TOR	SIT
HOU@TB	Wade Miley \| HOU	START	Yonny Chirinos \| TB	SIT
LAA@OAK	Tyler Skaggs \| LAA	START	Frankie Montas \| OAK	SIT
NYM@WAS	Zack Wheeler \| NYM	START	Patrick Corbin \| WAS	START
PIT@CIN	Trevor Williams \| PIT	START	Sonny Gray \| CIN	SIT
SF@SD	Jeff Samardzija \| SF	SIT	Chris Paddack \| SD	START
STL@MIL	Michael Wacha \| STL	SIT	Corbin Burnes \| MIL	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (4/1/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@SD	Merrill Kelly \| ARI	SIT	Matt Strahm \| SD	START
BAL@TOR	David Hess \| BAL	SIT	Sean Reid-Foley \| TOR	SIT
BOS@OAK	David Price \| BOS	START	Aaron Brooks \| OAK	SIT
CHC@ATL	Kyle Hendricks \| CHC	START	Sean Newcomb \| ATL	START
CHW@CLE	Ivan Nova \| CHW	SIT	Mike Clevinger \| CLE	START
COL@TB	Chad Bettis \| COL	SIT	Ryne Stanek \| TB	SIT
DET@NYY	Tyson Ross \| DET	SIT	Domingo German \| NYY	START
HOU@TEX	Brad Peacock \| HOU	START	Drew Smyly \| TEX	SIT
LAA@SEA	Chris Stratton \| LAA	SIT	Felix Hernandez \| SEA	SIT
MIL@CIN	Zach Davies \| MIL	SIT	Tanner Roark \| CIN	SIT
NYM@MIA	Steven Matz \| NYM	START	Caleb Smith \| MIA	START
SF@LAD	Drew Pomeranz \| SF	SIT	Julio Urias \| LAD	START
STL@PIT	Adam Wainwright \| STL	SIT	Chris Archer \| PIT	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (4/2/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@SD	Zack Greinke \| ARI	START	Eric Lauer \| SD	SIT
BAL@TOR	Andrew Cashner \| BAL	SIT	Marcus Stroman \| TOR	START
BOS@OAK	Chris Sale \| BOS	START	Mike Fiers \| OAK	SIT
COL@TB	Kyle Freeland \| COL	START	Blake Snell \| TB	START
DET@NYY	Jordan Zimmermann \| DET	SIT	Masahiro Tanaka \| NYY	START
HOU@TEX	Justin Verlander \| HOU	START	Shelby Miller \| TEX	SIT
LAA@SEA	Trevor Cahill \| LAA	SIT	Marco Gonzales \| SEA	START
MIL@CIN	Jhoulys Chacin \| MIL	SIT	Anthony DeSclafani \| CIN	SIT
MIN@KC	Jose Berrios\| MIN	START	Brad Keller \| KC	START
NYM@MIA	Jason Vargas \| NYM	START	Jose Urena \| MIA	SIT
PHI@WAS	Zach Eflin \| PHI	SIT	Max Scherzer \| WAS	START
SF@LAD	Madison Bumgarner \| SF	START	Hyun-Jin Ryu \| LAD	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (4/3/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@SD	Robbie Ray \| ARI	START	Joey Lucchesi \| SD	START
BAL@TOR	Nate Karns \| BAL	SIT	Matt Shoemaker \| TOR	START
BOS@OAK	Nathan Eovaldi \| BOS	START	Marco Estrada \| OAK	SIT
CHC@ATL	Jon Lester\| CHC	START	Julio Teheran \| ATL	START
CHW@CLE	Carlos Rodon \| CHW	START	Corey Kluber \| CLE	START
COL@TB	German Marquez \| COL	START	Charlie Morton \| TB	START
DET@NYY	Matthew Boyd \| DET	SIT	Jonathan Loaisiga \| NYY	START
HOU@TEX	Gerrit Cole \| HOU	START	Mike Minor \| TEX	SIT
MIL@CIN	Freddy Peralta \| MIL	SIT	Luis Castillo \| CIN	START
MIN@KC	Kyle Gibson \| MIN	SIT	Homer Bailey \| KC	SIT
NYM@MIA	Jacob deGrom \| NYM	START	Trevor Richards \| MIA	START
PHI@WAS	Aaron Nola\| PHI	START	Anibal Sanchez \| WAS	START
SF@LAD	Derek Holland \| SF	SIT	Ross Stripling \| LAD	START
STL@PIT	Miles Mikolas \| STL	START	Jameson Taillon \| PIT	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (4/4/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BOS@OAK	Eduardo Rodriguez \| BOS	START	Brett Anderson \| OAK	SIT
CHC@ATL	Yu Darvish \| CHC	SIT	Max Fried \| ATL	SIT
CIN@PIT	Tyler Mahle \| CIN	SIT	Jordan Lyles \| PIT	SIT
KC@DET	Jake Junis \| KC	START	Spencer Turnbull \| DET	SIT
NYY@BAL	James Paxton \| NYY	START	Alex Cobb \| BAL	SIT
SD@STL	N/A	PPD	N/A	PPD
SEA@CHW	N/A	PPD	N/A	PPD
TEX@LAA	Edinson Volquez \| TEX	SIT	Matt Harvey \| LAA	START
TOR@CLE	Aaron Sanchez \| TOR	START	Trevor Bauer \| CLE	START
WAS@NYM	Stephen Strasburg \| WAS	START	Noah Syndergaard \| NYM	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (4/5/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BOS@ARI	Rick Porcello \| BOS	START	Zack Godley \| ARI	SIT
SEA@CHW	Yusei Kikuchi \| SEA	SIT	Reynaldo Lopez \| CHW	START
SD@STL	Nick Margevicius \| SD	SIT	Jack Flaherty \| STL	START
CHC@MIL	Jose Quintana \| CHC	SIT	Brandon Woodruff \| MIL	START
CIN@PIT	Sonny Gray \| CIN	SIT	Joe Musgrove \| PIT	START
LAD@COL	Kenta Maeda \| LAD	START	Tyler Anderson \| COL	SIT
MIA@ATL	Pablo Lopez \| MIA	START	Kevin Gausman \| ATL	START
MIN@PHI	Jake Odorizzi \| MIN	START	Nick Pivetta \| PHI	SIT
OAK@HOU	Frankie Montas \| OAK	SIT	Collin McHugh \| HOU	START
TB@SF	Tyler Glasnow \| TB	START	Dereck Rodriguez \| SF	START
TEX@LAA	Lance Lynn \| TEX	SIT	Felix Pena \| LAA	START
TOR@CLE	Trent Thornton \| TOR	START	Shane Bieber \| CLE	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (4/6/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BOS@ARI	David Price \| BOS	START	Luke Weaver \| ARI	SIT
CHC@MIL	Cole Hamels \| CHC	SIT	Corbin Burnes \| MIL	START
CIN@PIT	Tanner Roark \| CIN	SIT	Trevor Williams \| PIT	START
KC@DET	Jorge Lopez \| KC	START	Matt Moore \| DET	START
LAD@COL	Walker Buehler \| LAD	START	Jon Gray \| COL	SIT
MIA@ATL	Sandy Alcantara \| MIA	START	Kyle Wright \| ATL	START
MIN@PHI	Michael Pineda \| MIN	START	Jake Arrieta \| PHI	START
NYY@BAL	J.A. Happ \| NYY	START	Dylan Bundy \| BAL	SIT
OAK@HOU	Aaron Brooks \| OAK	SIT	Wade Miley \| HOU	START
SD@STL	Chris Paddack \| SD	START	Michael Wacha \| STL	SIT
SEA@CHW	Mike Leake \| SEA	START	Lucas Giolito \| CHW	SIT
TB@SF	Ryne Stanek \| TB	SIT	Jeff Samardzija \| SF	SIT
TEX@LAA	Drew Smyly \| TEX	SIT	Tyler Skaggs \| LAA	START
TOR@CLE	Thomas Pannone \| TOR	SIT	Carlos Carrasco \| CLE	START
WAS@NYM	Patrick Corbin \| WAS	START	Steven Matz \| NYM	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (4/7/19)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BOS@ARI	Hector Velazquez \| BOS	SIT	Merrill Kelly \| ARI	SIT
CHC@MIL	Kyle Hendricks \| CHC	START	Zach Davies \| MIL	SIT
CIN@PIT	Anthony DeSclafani \| CIN	START	Chris Archer \| PIT	START
KC@DET	Brad Keller \| KC	START	Tyson Ross \| DET	START
LAD@COL	Julio Urias \| LAD	START	Chad Bettis \| COL	SIT
MIA@ATL	Caleb Smith \| MIA	START	Sean Newcomb \| ATL	START
MIN@PHI	Jose Berrios \| MIN	START	Zach Eflin \| PHI	START
NYY@BAL	Domingo German \| NYY	START	David Hess \| BAL	SIT
OAK@HOU	Mike Fiers \| OAK	SIT	Brad Peacock \| HOU	START
SD@STL	Matt Strahm \| SD	START	Adam Wainwright \| STL	SIT
SEA@CHW	Wade LeBlanc \| SEA	START	Ivan Nova \| CHW	SIT
TB@SF	Yonny Chirinos \| TB	START	Drew Pomeranz \| SF	SIT
TEX@LAA	Shelby Miller \| TEX	SIT	Chris Stratton \| LAA	SIT
TOR@CLE	Marcus Stroman \| TOR	START	Mike Clevinger \| CLE	START
WAS@NYM	Max Scherzer \| WAS	START	Zack Wheeler \| NYM	START