Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 15 - April 21)

3 months ago by Nick Mariano

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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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