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Uncle Leo's Week 1 (2016) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.
What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome to Opening Day. We've waited patiently, and will finally be rewarded with some sweet, sweet MLB action. Since you're a smart and savvy RotoBaller reader, and have been using all our awesome preseason tools and content, you've surely drafted some outstanding fantasy teams that are ready to dominate. And as always, we'll be here with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues.
Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 1, 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. 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 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.
Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations, so I’ll be updating the matchups throughout the day and week. This is based on 10-14 team league sizes:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (4/3/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| NYM@KC | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| STL@PIT | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | Start | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start |
| TOR@TB | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | Start | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (4/4/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@CLE | David Price SP | BOS | Start | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start |
| CHC@LAA | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| CHW@OAK | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Rich Hill SP | OAK | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | Start |
| HOU@NYY | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start |
| LAD@SD | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| MIN@BAL | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Sit | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit |
| PHI@CIN | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI | Sit | Raisel Iglesias SP | CIN | Start |
| SEA@TEX | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start |
| SF@MIL | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Sit |
| TOR@TB | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit | Drew Smyly SP | TB | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (4/5/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHC@LAA | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start |
| CHW@OAK | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Chad Bettis SP | COL | Sit | Shelby Miller SP | ARI | Start |
| DET@MIA | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | Start |
| LAD@SD | Scott Kazmir SP | LAD | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Sit |
| NYM@KC | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Chris Young SP | KC | Sit |
| SEA@TEX | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | Start | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Sit |
| SF@MIL | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | Start | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit |
| STL@PIT | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Jonathon Niese SP | PIT | Sit |
| TOR@TB | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Start | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (4/6/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Start | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | Start |
| CHW@OAK | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Start | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| COL@ARI | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL | Sit | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | Start |
| DET@MIA | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Start | Jose Fernandez SP | MIA | Start |
| HOU@NYY | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| LAD@SD | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | Start | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Sit |
| MIN@BAL | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Yovani Gallardo SP | BAL | Sit |
| PHI@CIN | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | Start | Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN | Sit |
| SEA@TEX | Wade Miley SP | SEA | Sit | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit |
| SF@MIL | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | Sit | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Sit |
| STL@PIT | Mike Leake SP | STL | Start | Juan Nicasio RP | PIT | Start |
| TOR@TB | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | Sit | Matt Moore SP | TB | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start | Bud Norris RP | ATL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (4/7/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start |
| CHC@ARI | John Lackey SP | CHC | Start | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Sit |
| CHW@OAK | Mat Latos SP | CHW | Sit | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | Sit |
| HOU@NYY | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | Sit | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Start |
| LAD@SF | Alex Wood SP | LAD | Start | Jake Peavy SP | SF | Sit |
| MIA@WAS | Adam Conley SP | MIA | Sit | Tanner Roark | Sit |
| MIN@BAL | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Sit |
| PHI@CIN | Charlie Morton SP | PHI | Sit | Robert Stephenson SP | CIN | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | Derek Holland SP | TEX | Sit | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (4/8/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | Start |
| CHC@ARI | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Sit |
| CLE@CHW | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Sit | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| HOU@MIL | Scott Feldman SP | HOU | Sit | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Ross Stripling SP | LAD | Sit | Matt Cain SP | SF | Sit |
| MIN@KC | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Start |
| NYY@DET | Luis Severino SP | NYY | Start | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | Start |
| OAK@SEA | TBD | TBD | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start |
| PHI@NYM | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | Sit | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| PIT@CIN | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Alfredo Simon SP | CIN | Sit |
| SD@COL | Colin Rea SP | SD | Sit | Jordan Lyles SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@ATL | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Sit |
| TB@BAL | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | Mike Wright SP | BAL | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | TBD | TBD | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (4/9/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Steven Wright SP | BOS | Sit | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit |
| CHC@ARI | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | Start |
| CLE@CHW | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | Sit | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| HOU@MIL | Doug Fister SP | HOU | Sit | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@WAS | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Joe Ross SP | WAS | Start |
| MIN@KC | Ricky Nolasco SP | MIN | Sit | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | Sit |
| NYY@DET | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | Mike Pelfrey SP | DET | Sit |
| OAK@SEA | Rich Hill SP | OAK | Sit | Nathan Karns SP | SEA | Start |
| PHI@NYM | Vince Velasquez RP | PHI | Start | TBD | TBD |
| PIT@CIN | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Raisel Iglesias SP | CIN | Start |
| SD@COL | Drew Pomeranz RP | SD | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@ATL | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | Start | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit |
| TB@BAL | Drew Smyly SP | TB | Start | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | Start | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (4/10/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@TOR | David Price SP | BOS | Start | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Sit |
| CHC@ARI | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Shelby Miller SP | ARI | Start |
| CLE@CHW | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| HOU@MIL | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Scott Kazmir SP | LAD | Start | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@WAS | Jarred Cosart SP | MIA | Sit | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
| MIN@KC | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | Sit | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| NYY@DET | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Start |
| OAK@SEA | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | Sit | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start |
| PHI@NYM | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| PIT@CIN | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| SD@COL | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | Chad Bettis SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@ATL | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | Start | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| TB@BAL | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start | TBD | TBD |
| TEX@LAA | Martin Perez SP | TEX | Sit | TBD | TBD |
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