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Week 19 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA (Taijuan Walker) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Bill Dubiel's Week 19 (2016) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.

What’s up RotoBallers. As always, we are here to help with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues.Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 19, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house tool analyzes SP matchups based on a variety of stats/metrics, and recommends whether start, sit, or stream any pitcher for seasonal and DFS leagues. It's pretty cool.

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.

 

SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

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Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations, so I’ll be updating the matchups throughout the day and week. This is based on 10-14-team league sizes:

PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (8/8/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
SF@MIA Johnny Cueto SP | SF START Jose Fernandez SP | MIA START
TEX@COL Cole Hamels SP | TEX START Tyler Anderson SP | COL START
DET@SEA Michael Fulmer SP | DET START Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA SIT
TB@TOR Jake Odorizzi SP | TB START R.A. Dickey SP | TOR SIT
HOU@MIN Collin McHugh SP | HOU START Tyler Duffey SP | MIN SIT
BAL@OAK Kevin Gausman SP | BAL START Kendall Graveman SP | OAK SIT
PHI@LAD Zach Eflin RP | PHI SIT Julio Urias SP | LAD START
CIN@STL Cody Reed SP | CIN SIT Michael Wacha SP | STL SIT
ATL@MIL Rob Whalen SP | ATL SIT Zach Davies SP | MIL START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (8/9/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
CHW@KC Chris Sale SP | CHW START Edinson Volquez SP | KC SIT
SF@MIA Matt Moore SP | SF START Tom Koehler SP | MIA START
CLE@WAS Trevor Bauer SP | CLE SIT Max Scherzer SP | WAS START
PHI@LAD Vince Velasquez RP | PHI START Kenta Maeda SP | LAD START
ARI@NYM Zack Greinke SP | ARI START Steven Matz SP | NYM START
HOU@MIN Mike Fiers SP | HOU START Hector Santiago SP | MIN START
NYY@BOS Luis Severino SP | NYY SIT Rick Porcello SP | BOS START
TEX@COL A.J. Griffin SP | TEX SIT Tyler Chatwood SP | COL SIT
TB@TOR Drew Smyly SP | TB SIT Marco Estrada SP | TOR START
BAL@OAK Wade Miley SP | BAL SIT Zach Neal P | OAK SIT
CIN@STL Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN SIT Mike Leake SP | STL SIT
LAA@CHC Jered Weaver SP | LAA SIT John Lackey SP | CHC START
SD@PIT Luis Perdomo SP | SD SIT Chad Kuhl SP | PIT START
ATL@MIL Tyrell Jenkins SP | ATL START Junior Guerra RP | MIL START
DET@SEA Daniel Norris SP | DET SIT TBA TBD
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (8/10/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
DET@SEA Justin Verlander SP | DET START Felix Hernandez SP | SEA START
CHW@KC Jose Quintana SP | CHW START Ian Kennedy SP | KC START
HOU@MIN Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START Ervin Santana SP | MIN START
CIN@STL Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN START Jaime Garcia SP | STL START
CLE@WAS Josh Tomlin SP | CLE START Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS START
SF@MIA Jeff Samardzija SP | SF SIT David Phelps SP | MIA SIT
TB@TOR Blake Snell SP | TB START J.A. Happ SP | TOR START
PHI@LAD Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI START Scott Kazmir SP | LAD START
NYY@BOS Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY SIT Drew Pomeranz RP | BOS START
ARI@NYM Robbie Ray SP | ARI START Bartolo Colon SP | NYM SIT
BAL@OAK Yovani Gallardo SP | BAL SIT TBA TBD
COL@TEX Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL SIT Martin Perez SP | TEX SIT
LAA@CHC Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA SIT Jason Hammel SP | CHC START
SD@PIT Edwin Jackson RP | SD SIT Ryan Vogelsong SP | PIT SIT
ATL@MIL Joel De La Cruz RP | ATL SIT Chase Anderson SP | MIL START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (8/11/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
LAA@CLE TBA TBD Corey Kluber SP | CLE START
STL@CHC Carlos Martinez SP | STL START Jon Lester SP | CHC START
BAL@OAK Chris Tillman SP | BAL START TBA TBD
HOU@MIN Doug Fister SP | HOU START Jose Berrios SP | MIN SIT
NYY@BOS Michael Pineda SP | NYY SIT Steven Wright SP | BOS START
COL@TEX Chad Bettis SP | COL SIT Lucas Harrell SP | TEX SIT
CHW@KC Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW START Danny Duffy SP | KC START
SD@PIT Christian Friedrich RP | SD SIT Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START
ATL@MIL TBA TBD Matt Garza SP | MIL SIT
ARI@NYM Zack Godley SP | ARI SIT Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (8/12/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
TB@NYY Chris Archer SP | TB START CC Sabathia SP | NYY SIT
STL@CHC Adam Wainwright SP | STL START Jake Arrieta SP | CHC START
COL@PHI Jon Gray SP | COL START TBA TBD
BAL@SF Dylan Bundy RP | BAL START Matt Cain SP | SF SIT
KC@MIN Yordano Ventura SP | KC START Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT
LAA@CLE Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA START Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START
HOU@TOR Joe Musgrove SP | HOU SIT Francisco Liriano SP | TOR SIT
SEA@OAK Taijuan Walker SP | SEA SIT Sean Manaea SP | OAK START
CHW@MIA Carlos Rodon SP | CHW SIT Andrew Cashner SP | MIA SIT
ARI@BOS Patrick Corbin SP | ARI SIT Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS SIT
ATL@WAS Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL START Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS START
CIN@MIL Homer Bailey SP | CIN SIT Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL START
PIT@LAD Ivan Nova SP | PIT START Rich Hill SP | LAD START
DET@TEX Matt Boyd SP | DET START Yu Darvish SP | TEX START
SD@NYM Paul Clemens RP | SD SIT Logan Verrett RP | NYM SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (8/13/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
PIT@LAD Gerrit Cole SP | PIT START Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD START
STL@CHC Luke Weaver SP | STL SIT Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC START
HOU@TOR Collin McHugh SP | HOU START Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR START
LAA@CLE Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA START Mike Clevinger SP | CLE SIT
CHW@MIA James Shields SP | CHW START Adam Conley SP | MIA SIT
BAL@SF Kevin Gausman SP | BAL START Madison Bumgarner SP | SF START
SEA@OAK James Paxton SP | SEA START Kendall Graveman SP | OAK SIT
CIN@MIL Dan Straily SP | CIN START Zach Davies SP | MIL START
COL@PHI Tyler Anderson SP | COL START Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI START
ARI@BOS Archie Bradley SP | ARI SIT David Price SP | BOS START
TB@NYY Matt Andriese RP | TB START Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY START
DET@TEX Anibal Sanchez SP | DET SIT Cole Hamels SP | TEX START
SD@NYM Jarred Cosart SP | SD SIT Jacob deGrom SP | NYM START
ATL@WAS Rob Whalen SP | ATL SIT Tanner Roark RP | WAS START
KC@MIN Dillon Gee SP | KC SIT Tyler Duffey SP | MIN SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (8/14/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
CHW@MIA Chris Sale SP | CHW START Jose Fernandez SP | MIA START
DET@TEX Michael Fulmer SP | DET START A.J. Griffin SP | TEX SIT
SEA@OAK Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA START Zach Neal P | OAK SIT
TB@NYY Jake Odorizzi SP | TB START Luis Severino SP | NYY SIT
STL@CHC Mike Leake SP | STL SIT John Lackey SP | CHC START
KC@MIN Edinson Volquez SP | KC SIT Hector Santiago SP | MIN START
COL@PHI Tyler Chatwood SP | COL START Zach Eflin RP | PHI SIT
ARI@BOS Zack Greinke SP | ARI START Rick Porcello SP | BOS START
HOU@TOR Mike Fiers SP | HOU SIT Marcus Stroman SP | TOR SIT
BAL@SF Wade Miley SP | BAL SIT Johnny Cueto SP | SF START
LAA@CLE Jered Weaver SP | LAA SIT Trevor Bauer SP | CLE SIT
CIN@MIL Cody Reed SP | CIN SIT TBA TBD
SD@NYM Luis Perdomo SP | SD SIT Steven Matz SP | NYM START
ATL@WAS Tyrell Jenkins SP | ATL SIT Max Scherzer SP | WAS START
PIT@LAD Chad Kuhl SP | PIT START Julio Urias SP | LAD START

 

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