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Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (July 19 - July 21)

Corbin Burnes - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Fantasy baseball starts/sits advice for all starting pitcher matchups for July 19 - July 21 (2024). Set optimal lineups with Nick's start/sit recommendations.

It's time to hit the second half running with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 17 -- a short one going Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21. We hope you caught your breath during the break because now it's a sprint to the finish line. As always, this is the place to be if you're wondering who to start!

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 all sorts of firepower and TLC that goes into providing this piece each week. We get tons of great feedback on it every year.

If you're new here, read below to catch up on the aim of this piece and how best to use it. Best of luck with your fantasy baseball starting pitcher lineup decisions!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources:

 

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 or actionable arms who may return from the injured list, 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 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, and so on. Let's get to it! Here are your starts and sits for what we're calling a short Week 17 of the fantasy season, which covers July 19 through July 21.

 

Week 17 Start/Sit Recommendations (July 19 - July 21)

Updated start/sit recommendations 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:

Date Game Team Pitcher Grade Start/Sit 2 Starts
7/19 ARI@CHC ARI Ryne Nelson 30 SIT N
7/19 ARI@CHC CHC Justin Steele 65 START N
7/19 PHI@PIT PHI Aaron Nola 75 START N
7/19 PHI@PIT PIT Martin Perez 25 SIT N
7/19 CIN@WAS CIN Frankie Montas 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 CIN@WAS WAS Patrick Corbin 30 SIT N
7/19 TB@NYY TB Zach Eflin 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 TB@NYY NYY Gerrit Cole 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 DET@TOR DET Jack Flaherty 70 START N
7/19 DET@TOR TOR Chris Bassitt 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 SD@CLE SD Matt Waldron 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 SD@CLE CLE Tanner Bibee 65 START N
7/19 NYM@MIA NYM Sean Manaea 65 START N
7/19 NYM@MIA MIA Edward Cabrera 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 BAL@TEX BAL Corbin Burnes 75 START N
7/19 BAL@TEX TEX Nathan Eovaldi 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 CHW@KC CHW Chris Flexen 25 SIT N
7/19 CHW@KC KC Michael Wacha 65 START N
7/19 SF@COL SF Kyle Harrison 35 SIT N
7/19 SF@COL COL Cal Quantrill 25 SIT N
7/19 LAA@OAK LAA Griffin Canning 30 SIT N
7/19 LAA@OAK OAK JP Sears 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 BOS@LAD BOS Nick Pivetta 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 BOS@LAD LAD Gavin Stone 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/19 HOU@SEA HOU Hunter Brown 80 START N
7/19 HOU@SEA SEA Luis Castillo 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 TB@NYY TB Taj Bradley 65 START N
7/20 TB@NYY NYY Nestor Cortes 65 START N
7/20 DET@TOR DET Reese Olson 65 START N
7/20 DET@TOR TOR Yusei Kikuchi 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 LAA@OAK LAA Jack Kochanowicz 20 SIT N
7/20 LAA@OAK OAK Mitch Spence 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 NYM@MIA NYM Luis Severino 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 NYM@MIA MIA Roddery Munoz 20 SIT N
7/20 PHI@PIT PHI Cristopher Sanchez 70 START N
7/20 PHI@PIT PIT Luis L. Ortiz 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 CIN@WAS CIN Nick Lodolo 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 CIN@WAS WAS MacKenzie Gore 35 SIT N
7/20 BAL@TEX BAL Grayson Rodriguez 70 START N
7/20 BAL@TEX TEX Max Scherzer 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 SD@CLE SD Dylan Cease 65 START N
7/20 SD@CLE CLE Gavin Williams 30 SIT N
7/20 CHW@KC CHW Jonathan Cannon 30 SIT N
7/20 CHW@KC KC Brady Singer 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 MIL@MIN MIL Freddy Peralta 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 MIL@MIN MIN Pablo Lopez 70 START N
7/20 ARI@CHC ARI Zac Gallen 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 ARI@CHC CHC Kyle Hendricks 35 SIT N
7/20 BOS@LAD BOS Brayan Bello 35 SIT N
7/20 BOS@LAD LAD Justin Wrobleski 25 SIT N
7/20 STL@ATL STL Kyle Gibson 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 STL@ATL ATL Charlie Morton 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 STL@ATL STL Sonny Gray 75 START N
7/20 STL@ATL ATL Bryce Elder 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 SF@COL SF Logan Webb 65 START N
7/20 SF@COL COL Kyle Freeland 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/20 HOU@SEA HOU Framber Valdez 75 START N
7/20 HOU@SEA SEA George Kirby 70 START N
7/21 MIL@MIN MIL Aaron Civale 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 MIL@MIN MIN Joe Ryan 65 START N
7/21 CIN@WAS CIN Andrew Abbott 35 SIT N
7/21 CIN@WAS WAS Jake Irvin 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 PHI@PIT PHI Tyler Phillips 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 PHI@PIT PIT Marco Gonzales 30 SIT N
7/21 STL@ATL STL Miles Mikolas 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 STL@ATL ATL Spencer Schwellenbach 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 TB@NYY TB Shane Baz 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 TB@NYY NYY Marcus Stroman 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 DET@TOR DET Keider Montero 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 DET@TOR TOR Kevin Gausman 65 START N
7/21 SD@CLE SD Michael King 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 SD@CLE CLE Ben Lively 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 NYM@MIA NYM Christian Scott 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 NYM@MIA MIA Trevor Rogers 30 SIT N
7/21 CHW@KC CHW Drew Thorpe 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 CHW@KC KC Seth Lugo 80 START N
7/21 ARI@CHC ARI Brandon Pfaadt 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 ARI@CHC CHC Shota Imanaga 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 BAL@TEX BAL Dean Kremer 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 BAL@TEX TEX Andrew Heaney 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 SF@COL SF Hayden Birdsong 25 SIT N
7/21 SF@COL COL Austin Gomber 25 SIT N
7/21 LAA@OAK LAA Carson Fulmer 30 SIT N
7/21 LAA@OAK OAK Joey Estes 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 HOU@SEA HOU Ronel Blanco 70 START N
7/21 HOU@SEA SEA Bryan Woo 35 SIT N
7/21 BOS@LAD BOS Kutter Crawford 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/21 BOS@LAD LAD James Paxton 30 SIT N

Start/Sit Color-Coded Matchups Chart (July 19 - July 21)

The below grid shows the same data, but as a color-coded grid:

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