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The 2024 MLB season is off to the races and there are plenty of strategic decisions to be made. Welcome to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 4 - Monday, April 15 through Sunday, April 21. Pitching is still rolling on small-sample sizes but we can still make optimal lineup decisions. By now, we've gotten a couple of looks at most arms, but do you know what to do with them this week?
For 12 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series every week right here at RotoBaller. I'm Nick Mariano, and I'll be your captain for this journey through the 2024 season. There's tons of firepower and TLC that mixes together to provide this piece each week. We get tons of great feedback on it every year.
If you're new here, read below to get caught up on what this all is and how to best use it. Good luck with your fantasy baseball starting pitcher lineup decisions!
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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 to inspire some confidence (or lack thereof) in your decisions to start or sit certain pitchers.
Please note that beyond the usual "Start" and "Sit" labels, there is a third category called "context-dependent." 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, but some situations are fluid and we update ASAP to reflect accurate information, especially at the outset of the season.
The "starts" category includes pitchers you'd likely start in every league. The "sits" are pitchers that you likely sit in every league. The "context-dependent" means we're on the fence and it's up to you to decide based on your league settings. How deep your league is, which roto/points categories, and so on. Let's get to it! Here are your starts and sits for what we're calling Week 4 of the fantasy season, which covers April 15 through April 21.
Week 4 Start/Sit Recommendations (April 15-21)
Updated start/sit recommendations for this week's MLB games. This chart is updated daily as probable starters are constantly changing with game postponements, injuries, and other events. If you can't see the chart below, click here to see the starts/sits on a separate page:
Week 4 Start/Sit Recommendations (April 15-21)
| Date | Game | Team | Pitcher | Grade | Start/Sit | 2 Starts |
| 4/15 | CLE@BOS | CLE | Xzavion Curry | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/15 | CLE@BOS | BOS | Kutter Crawford | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | MIN@BAL | MIN | Louie Varland | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | MIN@BAL | BAL | Cole Irvin | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | TEX@DET | TEX | Michael Lorenzen | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | TEX@DET | DET | Reese Olson | 25 | SIT | Y |
| 4/15 | COL@PHI | COL | Cal Quantrill | 20 | SIT | Y |
| 4/15 | COL@PHI | PHI | Aaron Nola | 80 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | SF@MIA | SF | Kyle Harrison | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | SF@MIA | MIA | Edward Cabrera | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | LAA@TB | LAA | Patrick Sandoval | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | LAA@TB | TB | Zach Eflin | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | NYY@TOR | NYY | Luis Gil | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | NYY@TOR | TOR | Chris Bassitt | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | PIT@NYM | PIT | Martin Perez | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | PIT@NYM | NYM | Adrian Houser | 20 | SIT | Y |
| 4/15 | KC@CHW | KC | Seth Lugo | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | KC@CHW | CHW | Nick Nastrini | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | SD@MIL | SD | Joe Musgrove | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | SD@MIL | MIL | Joe Ross | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/15 | ATL@HOU | ATL | Darius Vines | 30 | SIT | Y |
| 4/15 | ATL@HOU | HOU | Spencer Arrighetti | 10 | SIT | N |
| 4/15 | CHC@ARI | CHC | Ben Brown | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/15 | CHC@ARI | ARI | Merrill Kelly | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | STL@OAK | STL | Sonny Gray | 85 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | STL@OAK | OAK | Ross Stripling | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/15 | CIN@SEA | CIN | Frankie Montas | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | CIN@SEA | SEA | George Kirby | 80 | START | Y |
| 4/15 | WAS@LAD | WAS | Mitchell Parker | 20 | SIT | Y |
| 4/15 | WAS@LAD | LAD | Tyler Glasnow | 90 | START | Y |
| 4/16 | CLE@BOS | CLE | Tanner Bibee | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/16 | CLE@BOS | BOS | Garrett Whitlock | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | MIN@BAL | MIN | Chris Paddack | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | MIN@BAL | BAL | Grayson Rodriguez | 80 | START | N |
| 4/16 | TEX@DET | TEX | Jon Gray | 65 | START | N |
| 4/16 | TEX@DET | DET | Casey Mize | 30 | SIT | Y |
| 4/16 | COL@PHI | COL | Austin Gomber | 25 | SIT | N |
| 4/16 | COL@PHI | PHI | Ranger Suarez | 80 | START | N |
| 4/16 | SF@MIA | SF | Jordan Hicks | 80 | START | Y |
| 4/16 | SF@MIA | MIA | Ryan Weathers | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | LAA@TB | LAA | Jose Soriano | 35 | SIT | Y |
| 4/16 | LAA@TB | TB | Aaron Civale | 75 | START | Y |
| 4/16 | NYY@TOR | NYY | Carlos Rodon | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | NYY@TOR | TOR | Yusei Kikuchi | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | PIT@NYM | PIT | Jared Jones | 80 | START | N |
| 4/16 | PIT@NYM | NYM | Jose Quintana | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | SD@MIL | SD | Dylan Cease | 75 | START | N |
| 4/16 | SD@MIL | MIL | Wade Miley | 35 | SIT | N |
| 4/16 | ATL@HOU | ATL | Reynaldo Lopez | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | ATL@HOU | HOU | Hunter Brown | 20 | SIT | Y |
| 4/16 | CHC@ARI | CHC | Kyle Hendricks | 35 | SIT | Y |
| 4/16 | CHC@ARI | ARI | Tommy Henry | 25 | SIT | N |
| 4/16 | STL@OAK | STL | Lance Lynn | 75 | START | N |
| 4/16 | STL@OAK | OAK | JP Sears | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/16 | CIN@SEA | CIN | Hunter Greene | 75 | START | N |
| 4/16 | CIN@SEA | SEA | Logan Gilbert | 85 | START | N |
| 4/16 | WAS@LAD | WAS | Patrick Corbin | 10 | SIT | N |
| 4/16 | WAS@LAD | LAD | Ryan Yarbrough | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | KC@CHW | KC | Brady Singer | 80 | START | N |
| 4/17 | KC@CHW | CHW | Jonathan Cannon | 35 | SIT | N |
| 4/17 | CLE@BOS | CLE | Ben Lively | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/17 | CLE@BOS | BOS | Tanner Houck | 70 | START | N |
| 4/17 | MIN@BAL | MIN | Pablo Lopez | 75 | START | N |
| 4/17 | MIN@BAL | BAL | Albert Suarez | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | TEX@DET | TEX | Dane Dunning | 65 | START | N |
| 4/17 | TEX@DET | DET | Tarik Skubal | 70 | START | N |
| 4/17 | COL@PHI | COL | Ryan Feltner | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | COL@PHI | PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | 75 | START | N |
| 4/17 | SF@MIA | SF | Keaton Winn | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | SF@MIA | MIA | Trevor Rogers | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | LAA@TB | LAA | Reid Detmers | 70 | START | N |
| 4/17 | LAA@TB | TB | Zack Littell | 70 | START | N |
| 4/17 | NYY@TOR | NYY | Marcus Stroman | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | NYY@TOR | TOR | Kevin Gausman | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | PIT@NYM | PIT | Bailey Falter | 20 | SIT | N |
| 4/17 | PIT@NYM | NYM | Luis Severino | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | KC@CHW | KC | Michael Wacha | 80 | START | N |
| 4/17 | KC@CHW | CHW | Erick Fedde | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/17 | SD@MIL | SD | Michael King | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | SD@MIL | MIL | Freddy Peralta | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/17 | ATL@HOU | ATL | Max Fried | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | ATL@HOU | HOU | J.P. France | 25 | SIT | N |
| 4/17 | CHC@ARI | CHC | Jordan Wicks | 65 | START | N |
| 4/17 | CHC@ARI | ARI | Brandon Pfaadt | 65 | START | N |
| 4/17 | STL@OAK | STL | Steven Matz | 65 | START | N |
| 4/17 | STL@OAK | OAK | Paul Blackburn | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/17 | CIN@SEA | CIN | Andrew Abbott | 65 | START | N |
| 4/17 | CIN@SEA | SEA | Bryce Miller | 80 | START | N |
| 4/17 | WAS@LAD | WAS | Jake Irvin | 25 | SIT | N |
| 4/17 | WAS@LAD | LAD | Andrew Knack | 35 | SIT | N |
| 4/18 | LAA@TB | LAA | Griffin Canning | 20 | SIT | N |
| 4/18 | LAA@TB | TB | Ryan Pepiot | 70 | START | N |
| 4/18 | TEX@DET | TEX | Jack Leiter | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/18 | TEX@DET | DET | Kenta Maeda | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/18 | CLE@BOS | CLE | Carlos Carrasco | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/18 | CLE@BOS | BOS | Cooper Criswell | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/18 | MIA@CHC | MIA | 35 | SIT | N | |
| 4/18 | MIA@CHC | CHC | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N | |
| 4/18 | ARI@SF | ARI | Ryne Nelson | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/18 | ARI@SF | SF | Logan Webb | 80 | START | N |
| 4/19 | MIA@CHC | MIA | A.J. Puk | 35 | SIT | N |
| 4/19 | MIA@CHC | CHC | Jameson Taillon | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | LAA@CIN | LAA | Tyler Anderson | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | LAA@CIN | CIN | Nick Lodolo | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | BOS@PIT | BOS | Brayan Bello | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | BOS@PIT | PIT | Quinn Priester | 25 | SIT | N |
| 4/19 | CHW@PHI | CHW | Garrett Crochet | 80 | START | N |
| 4/19 | CHW@PHI | PHI | Spencer Turnbull | 75 | START | N |
| 4/19 | HOU@WAS | HOU | Justin Verlander | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | HOU@WAS | WAS | MacKenzie Gore | 35 | SIT | N |
| 4/19 | TB@NYY | TB | Tyler Alexander | 15 | SIT | N |
| 4/19 | TB@NYY | NYY | Clarke Schmidt | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | OAK@CLE | OAK | Joe Boyle | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/19 | OAK@CLE | CLE | Triston McKenzie | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | TEX@ATL | TEX | Andrew Heaney | 20 | SIT | N |
| 4/19 | TEX@ATL | ATL | Chris Sale | 65 | START | N |
| 4/19 | BAL@KC | BAL | Dean Kremer | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | BAL@KC | KC | Alec Marsh | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | DET@MIN | DET | Jack Flaherty | 70 | START | N |
| 4/19 | DET@MIN | MIN | Joe Ryan | 85 | START | N |
| 4/19 | MIL@STL | MIL | Freddy Peralta | 80 | START | Y |
| 4/19 | MIL@STL | STL | Kyle Gibson | 35 | SIT | N |
| 4/19 | TOR@SD | TOR | Yariel Rodriguez | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | TOR@SD | SD | Matt Waldron | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | NYM@LAD | NYM | Sean Manaea | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | NYM@LAD | LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | 75 | START | N |
| 4/19 | ARI@SF | ARI | Jordan Montgomery | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/19 | ARI@SF | SF | Blake Snell | 75 | START | N |
| 4/20 | MIA@CHC | MIA | Jesus Luzardo | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | MIA@CHC | CHC | Javier Assad | 75 | START | N |
| 4/20 | MIA@CHC | MIA | Roddery Munoz | 15 | SIT | N |
| 4/20 | MIA@CHC | CHC | Shota Imanaga | 85 | START | N |
| 4/20 | LAA@CIN | LAA | Patrick Sandoval | 30 | SIT | Y |
| 4/20 | LAA@CIN | CIN | Graham Ashcraft | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | BOS@PIT | BOS | Kutter Crawford | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/20 | BOS@PIT | PIT | Mitch Keller | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | CHW@PHI | CHW | Mike Soroka | 25 | SIT | N |
| 4/20 | CHW@PHI | PHI | Zack Wheeler | 100 | START | N |
| 4/20 | HOU@WAS | HOU | Ronel Blanco | 70 | START | N |
| 4/20 | HOU@WAS | WAS | Trevor Williams | 20 | SIT | N |
| 4/20 | TB@NYY | TB | Zach Eflin | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/20 | TB@NYY | NYY | Nestor Cortes | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | OAK@CLE | OAK | Alex Wood | 25 | SIT | N |
| 4/20 | OAK@CLE | CLE | Logan Allen | 80 | START | N |
| 4/20 | TEX@ATL | TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | TEX@ATL | ATL | Charlie Morton | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | BAL@KC | BAL | Corbin Burnes | 75 | START | N |
| 4/20 | BAL@KC | KC | Cole Ragans | 80 | START | N |
| 4/20 | DET@MIN | DET | Reese Olson | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/20 | DET@MIN | MIN | Bailey Ober | 65 | START | N |
| 4/20 | MIL@STL | MIL | DL Hall | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/20 | MIL@STL | STL | Miles Mikolas | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | SEA@COL | SEA | Luis Castillo | 65 | START | N |
| 4/20 | SEA@COL | COL | Dakota Hudson | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/20 | TOR@SD | TOR | Jose Berrios | 65 | START | N |
| 4/20 | TOR@SD | SD | Randy Vasquez | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | NYM@LAD | NYM | Jose Butto | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/20 | NYM@LAD | LAD | Gavin Stone | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/20 | ARI@SF | ARI | Zac Gallen | 85 | START | N |
| 4/20 | ARI@SF | SF | Kyle Harrison | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | MIA@CHC | MIA | Edward Cabrera | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | MIA@CHC | CHC | Kyle Hendricks | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | LAA@CIN | LAA | Jose Soriano | 30 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | LAA@CIN | CIN | Frankie Montas | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | BOS@PIT | BOS | Josh Winckowski | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/21 | BOS@PIT | PIT | Martin Perez | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | CHW@PHI | CHW | Nick Nastrini | 30 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | CHW@PHI | PHI | Aaron Nola | 80 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | HOU@WAS | HOU | Hunter Brown | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | HOU@WAS | WAS | Mitchell Parker | 25 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | TB@NYY | TB | Aaron Civale | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | TB@NYY | NYY | Luis Gil | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | OAK@CLE | OAK | Ross Stripling | 35 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | OAK@CLE | CLE | Tanner Bibee | 70 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | TEX@ATL | TEX | Michael Lorenzen | 25 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | TEX@ATL | ATL | Darius Vines | 25 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | BAL@KC | BAL | Cole Irvin | 35 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | BAL@KC | KC | Seth Lugo | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | DET@MIN | DET | Casey Mize | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | DET@MIN | MIN | Louie Varland | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | TOR@SD | TOR | Chris Bassitt | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | TOR@SD | SD | Joe Musgrove | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | Y |
| 4/21 | NYM@LAD | NYM | Adrian Houser | 10 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | NYM@LAD | LAD | Tyler Glasnow | 85 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | MIL@STL | MIL | Colin Rea | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 4/21 | MIL@STL | STL | Sonny Gray | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | SEA@COL | SEA | George Kirby | 65 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | SEA@COL | COL | Cal Quantrill | 25 | SIT | Y |
| 4/21 | SEA@COL | SEA | Emerson Hancock | 30 | SIT | N |
| 4/21 | SEA@COL | COL | Peter Lambert | 35 | SIT | N |
| 4/21 | ARI@SF | ARI | Merrill Kelly | 75 | START | Y |
| 4/21 | ARI@SF | SF | Jordan Hicks | 65 | START | Y |
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