Nick's fantasy baseball starts/sits, expert advice for all starting pitcher matchups for March 25 - March 29 (2026). Set your winning fantasy baseball lineups.
Allow me to welcome you to another inspiring year with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 1 - Monday, March 25 through Sunday, March 29. This column provides readers with who is pitching, the opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on an array of metrics. We are the go-to SP source to keep bookmarked for every start/sit option and two-start decision that can help you get an early leg up.
For 14 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series weekly here at RotoBaller. I'm Nick Mariano, back to lead us through the 2026 season. All types of firepower go into bringing you this digestible piece each week, as we provide a must-read series for our readers.
Newcomers should read the section below to learn the column's goal and how best to use this tool, while experienced RotoBallers can proceed to the matchups. We want you all to crush your fantasy baseball starting pitcher decisions, and that starts with informed decision-making. Data is choppy in the early going, what with 2025 data (leaning more on the second half), spring numbers, new pitches, new opponents, and rotation assignments yet to be fully cemented, but we will react accordingly!
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Start/Sit Data Overview
Ahead of each week of the fantasy baseball season, we publish the table below. We have the probable starters for every game of the week and a grade for them on a 0-100 scale. The intent is to give you advice and inspire confidence (or lack thereof) in your decisions to start or sit certain pitchers.
Please note that beyond the usual "Start" and "Sit" labels, we've expanded on the old "context-dependent" section to break it down further with "Lean Sit," "Lean Start," and true 50/50 "Coin Flip" designations. This is because different leagues call for different actions, and those in start-sit purgatory may be worth the gamble to some.
Also, we put the arms best projected to start or get bulk innings or actionable arms who may return from the injured list or be called up. Still, some situations are fluid, and we update ASAP to reflect accurate information. At least we're on the other side of chaotic events such as the trade deadline, but these teams always find ways to keep us on our toes.
The "starts" category includes pitchers you'd likely start in every league. The "sits" are pitchers you likely sit in every league.
The 40-60 range will mean it is close, and it's up to you to decide based on your league settings or team needs (wins, strikeouts, etc.), how deep your league is, which roto/points categories are scored, and so on.
Here are your starts and sits for what we're calling Week 1 of the fantasy season and covers March 25 through March 29.
Week 1 Start/Sit Recommendations (March 25 - March 29)
Updated starts/sits for this week's MLB games. This chart is updated daily as probable starters are constantly changing with postponements, injuries, etc. Scroll down further for a color-coded chart. If you can't see the chart below, click here to see the starts/sits on a separate page:
Start/Sit Color-Coded Chart (March 25 - March 29)
The below grid shows the same data but as a color-coded grid:
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