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Week 16 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

Bill Dubiel's Week 16 (2017) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.

Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 16, and will be updated as more starters are announced. 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.

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.

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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/17/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
CHC@ATL Jon Lester SP | CHC START Julio Teheran SP | ATL START
CLE@SF Josh Tomlin SP | CLE START Matt Moore SP | SF SIT
DET@KC Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET SIT Jason Vargas SP | KC START
MIL@PIT Brent Suter RP | MIL START Chad Kuhl SP | PIT SIT
NYY@MIN TBA TBD Adalberto Mejia RP | MIN SIT
PHI@MIA Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI START Tom Koehler SP | MIA SIT
SD@COL Luis Perdomo SP | SD SIT German Marquez SP | COL START
SEA@HOU Ariel Miranda SP | SEA SIT Lance McCullers SP | HOU START
STL@NYM Adam Wainwright SP | STL START Zack Wheeler SP | NYM START
TB@OAK Jake Odorizzi SP | TB START Daniel Gossett SP | OAK SIT
TEX@BAL Andrew Cashner SP | TEX SIT Chris Tillman SP | BAL SIT
TOR@BOS Marcus Stroman SP | TOR START Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS SIT
WAS@CIN Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS START Scott Feldman RP | CIN START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/18/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@CIN Robbie Ray SP | ARI START Sal Romano SP | CIN SIT
CHC@ATL John Lackey SP | CHC START Sean Newcomb SP | ATL SIT
CLE@SF Mike Clevinger SP | CLE START Ty Blach SP | SF START
DET@KC Matthew Boyd SP | DET SIT Travis Wood RP | KC SIT
LAD@CHW Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD START Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW SIT
MIL@PIT TBA TBD Ivan Nova SP | PIT START
NYY@MIN Luis Cessa SP | NYY SIT Bartolo Colon SP | MIN SIT
PHI@MIA TBA TBD Adam Conley SP | MIA SIT
SD@COL Dinelson Lamet SP | SD SIT Antonio Senzatela SP | COL SIT
SEA@HOU TBA TBD Brad Peacock SP | HOU START
STL@NYM Michael Wacha SP | STL START Rafael Montero RP | NYM SIT
TB@OAK Blake Snell SP | TB SIT Chris Smith RP | OAK SIT
TEX@BAL Tyson Ross SP | TEX SIT Dylan Bundy RP | BAL SIT
TOR@BOS J.A. Happ SP | TOR START TBA TBD
WAS@LAA Edwin Jackson SP | BAL SIT Jesse Chavez RP | LAA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/19/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@CIN Zack Greinke SP | ARI START Tim Adleman SP | CIN SIT
CHC@ATL Mike Montgomery RP | CHC SIT R.A. Dickey SP | ATL START
CLE@SF Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START Matt Cain SP | SF SIT
DET@KC Justin Verlander SP | DET START Jason Hammel SP | KC START
LAD@CHW Kenta Maeda SP | LAD START Carlos Rodon SP | CHW SIT
MIL@PIT Zach Davies SP | MIL START Gerrit Cole SP | PIT START
NYY@MIN Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY START Jose Berrios SP | MIN START
PHI@MIA Nick Pivetta SP | PHI SIT Dan Straily SP | MIA START
SD@COL Clayton Richard RP | SD SIT Jon Gray SP | COL START
SEA@HOU James Paxton SP | SEA START Charlie Morton SP | HOU START
STL@NYM Mike Leake SP | STL START Jacob deGrom SP | NYM START
TB@OAK Jacob Faria SP | TB START Sonny Gray SP | OAK START
TEX@BAL Martin Perez SP | TEX START Kevin Gausman SP | BAL SIT
TOR@BOS Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR START Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS START
WAS@LAA Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS START Alex Meyer SP | LAA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/20/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@CIN Taijuan Walker SP | ARI START Luis Castillo SP | CIN START
ATL@LAD Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL SIT Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD START
DET@KC Michael Fulmer SP | DET START Danny Duffy SP | KC START
MIL@PIT Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL START Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START
NYY@SEA Luis Severino SP | NYY START Felix Hernandez SP | SEA START
SD@SF Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD START Madison Bumgarner SP | SF START
STL@NYM Lance Lynn SP | STL START Seth Lugo SP | NYM SIT
TEX@BAL Cole Hamels SP | TEX START Wade Miley SP | BAL SIT
TOR@BOS Francisco Liriano SP | TOR SIT Chris Sale SP | BOS START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/21/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@LAD Jaime Garcia SP | ATL SIT Alex Wood SP | LAD START
BOS@LAA Rick Porcello SP | BOS START Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA SIT
CHW@KC James Shields SP | CHW SIT Ian Kennedy SP | KC START
DET@MIN Anibal Sanchez SP | DET START Ervin Santana SP | MIN START
HOU@BAL Joe Musgrove SP | HOU SIT Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL SIT
MIA@CIN Jose Urena RP | MIA SIT Homer Bailey SP | CIN SIT
MIL@PHI Matt Garza SP | MIL START Aaron Nola SP | PHI START
NYY@SEA CC Sabathia SP | NYY START Andrew Moore SP | SEA SIT
OAK@NYM Paul Blackburn SP | OAK START Steven Matz SP | NYM SIT
PIT@COL Trevor Williams RP | PIT SIT Tyler Chatwood SP | COL SIT
SD@SF Trevor Cahill RP | SD START Jeff Samardzija SP | SF START
STL@CHC Carlos Martinez SP | STL START Jake Arrieta SP | CHC START
TEX@TB Yu Darvish SP | TEX START Alex Cobb SP | TB START
TOR@CLE Marco Estrada SP | TOR SIT Corey Kluber SP | CLE START
WAS@ARI Max Scherzer SP | WAS START Patrick Corbin SP | ARI START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/22/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@LAD Julio Teheran SP | ATL SIT Rich Hill SP | LAD START
BOS@LAA David Price SP | BOS START JC Ramirez RP | LAA SIT
CHW@KC Mike Pelfrey SP | CHW SIT Jason Vargas SP | KC START
DET@MIN Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET SIT Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT
HOU@BAL Mike Fiers SP | HOU START Chris Tillman SP | BAL SIT
MIA@CIN Chris O'Grady RP | MIA SIT Scott Feldman RP | CIN START
MIL@PHI Brent Suter RP | MIL START Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI START
NYY@SEA Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY START Ariel Miranda SP | SEA SIT
OAK@NYM Sean Manaea SP | OAK START Zack Wheeler SP | NYM START
PIT@COL Chad Kuhl SP | PIT SIT Jeff Hoffman SP | COL START
SD@SF Luis Perdomo SP | SD START Matt Moore SP | SF SIT
STL@CHC Adam Wainwright SP | STL START Jose Quintana SP | CHC START
TEX@TB Andrew Cashner SP | TEX SIT Chris Archer SP | TB START
TOR@CLE Marcus Stroman SP | TOR START Trevor Bauer SP | CLE SIT
WAS@ARI Tanner Roark SP | WAS SIT Zack Godley RP | ARI START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/23/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@LAD Sean Newcomb SP | ATL SIT Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD START
BOS@LAA Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS START Parker Bridwell RP | LAA START
CHW@KC Derek Holland SP | CHW START Travis Wood RP | KC SIT
DET@MIN Matthew Boyd SP | DET SIT Adalberto Mejia RP | MIN SIT
HOU@BAL Lance McCullers SP | HOU START Dylan Bundy RP | BAL SIT
MIA@CIN Tom Koehler SP | MIA SIT Sal Romano SP | CIN SIT
MIL@PHI TBA TBD Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI SIT
NYY@SEA Luis Cessa SP | NYY SIT TBA TBD
OAK@NYM Daniel Gossett SP | OAK SIT Rafael Montero RP | NYM SIT
PIT@COL Ivan Nova SP | PIT START German Marquez SP | COL START
SD@SF Dinelson Lamet SP | SD START Ty Blach SP | SF START
STL@CHC Michael Wacha SP | STL START Jon Lester SP | CHC START
TEX@TB Tyson Ross SP | TEX START Jake Odorizzi SP | TB SIT
TOR@CLE J.A. Happ SP | TOR START Josh Tomlin SP | CLE SIT
WAS@ARI Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS START Robbie Ray SP | ARI START

 

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