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You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 12! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.
Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 12, which will be updated as rotations are inevitably tweaked.
If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against a fierce offense, this is the weekly piece for you. 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. Let's set those optimal lineups!
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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
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.
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/18/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAA | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | START |
| CHW@CLE | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| LAD@CHC | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | SIT | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | SIT |
| MIA@SF | Caleb Smith RP | MIA | START | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT |
| MIL@PIT | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | START | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | SIT |
| NYM@COL | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START |
| NYY@WAS | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | SIT | Erick Fedde SP | WAS | SIT |
| STL@PHI | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | SIT |
| TB@HOU | Ryne Stanek RP | TB | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| TEX@KC | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/19/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAA | Matt Koch RP | ARI | START | TBA | TBD |
| ATL@TOR | Mike Soroka SP | ATL | START | Jaime Garcia SP | TOR | SIT |
| BAL@WAS | David Hess P | BAL | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| BOS@MIN | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START |
| CHW@CLE | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | SIT | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| DET@CIN | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT |
| LAD@CHC | Rich Hill SP | LAD | SIT | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | START |
| MIA@SF | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT | Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF | START |
| MIL@PIT | Freddy Peralta SP | MIL | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| NYM@COL | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT | German Marquez SP | COL | START |
| OAK@SD | Paul Blackburn SP | OAK | SIT | Eric Lauer SP | SD | START |
| SEA@NYY | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT | Domingo German RP | NYY | SIT |
| STL@PHI | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START |
| TB@HOU | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| TEX@KC | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/20/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@TOR | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | START | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START |
| BAL@WAS | TBA | TBD | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| BOS@MIN | David Price SP | BOS | START | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | START |
| CHW@CLE | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| DET@CIN | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | SIT |
| LAD@CHC | Ross Stripling RP | LAD | START | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| MIA@SF | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT |
| MIL@PIT | Brent Suter SP | MIL | SIT | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START |
| NYM@COL | Seth Lugo SP | NYM | SIT | Chad Bettis SP | COL | SIT |
| OAK@SD | Frankie Montas RP | OAK | START | Tyson Ross SP | SD | START |
| SEA@NYY | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | SIT | Jonathan Loaisiga SP | NYY | SIT |
| STL@PHI | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START |
| TB@HOU | Nathan Eovaldi SP | TB | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| TEX@KC | Yohander Mendez RP | TEX | SIT | Jake Junis SP | KC | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/21/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@PIT | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | SIT |
| BAL@WAS | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| BOS@MIN | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT |
| CHC@CIN | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | SIT |
| NYM@COL | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START |
| OAK@CHW | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | SIT | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT |
| SD@SF | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START |
| SEA@NYY | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
| STL@MIL | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | SIT | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | START |
| TOR@LAA | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | START | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/22/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@PIT | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Joe Musgrove RP | PIT | SIT |
| BAL@ATL | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START |
| CHC@CIN | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT |
| DET@CLE | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT | Shane Bieber SP | CLE | SIT |
| KC@HOU | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| LAD@NYM | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START |
| MIA@COL | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Jon Gray SP | COL | START |
| NYY@TB | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START | TBA | TBD |
| OAK@CHW | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
| PHI@WAS | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | START | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| SD@SF | Jordan Lyles RP | SD | SIT | Chris Stratton SP | SF | SIT |
| SEA@BOS | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | START | Steven Wright SP | BOS | START |
| STL@MIL | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT |
| TEX@MIN | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT | Fernando Romero SP | MIN | START |
| TOR@LAA | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START | John Lamb SP | LAA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/23/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@PIT | Clay Buchholz SP | ARI | START | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | SIT |
| BAL@ATL | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| CHC@CIN | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | SIT | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | SIT |
| DET@CLE | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| KC@HOU | Brad Keller SP | KC | SIT | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| LAD@NYM | Caleb Ferguson SP | LAD | SIT | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| MIA@COL | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START |
| NYY@TB | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | START | TBA | TBD |
| OAK@CHW | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | SIT | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | START |
| PHI@WAS | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | Erick Fedde SP | WAS | SIT |
| SD@SF | Matt Strahm RP | SD | SIT | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT |
| SEA@BOS | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| STL@MIL | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | START |
| TEX@MIN | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | SIT | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | SIT |
| TOR@LAA | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | SIT | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/24/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@PIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| BAL@ATL | David Hess P | BAL | SIT | Brandon McCarthy SP | ATL | SIT |
| CHC@CIN | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | START | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT |
| DET@CLE | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| KC@HOU | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| LAD@NYM | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT |
| MIA@COL | Caleb Smith RP | MIA | START | German Marquez SP | COL | SIT |
| NYY@TB | Domingo German RP | NYY | START | Blake Snell SP | TB | START |
| OAK@CHW | Paul Blackburn SP | OAK | SIT | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | START |
| PHI@WAS | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| SD@SF | Eric Lauer SP | SD | START | Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF | START |
| SEA@BOS | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| STL@MIL | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT | Freddy Peralta SP | MIL | START |
| TEX@MIN | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START |
| TOR@LAA | Jaime Garcia SP | TOR | SIT | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | START |
