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Week 21 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By Keith Allison on Flickr (Originally posted to Flickr as "Chris Sale") [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat’s up RotoBallers, hopefully your team is still in the chase as we start heading down the fantasy baseball home stretch. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 21. 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.

This week we don't have as many great two-start pitchers as some weeks, but there are still plenty of nice options (Sale, Strasburg, Kazmir, Zimmermann, Iwakuma, Shields, Weaver, Archer). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Liriano, Santana, Duffy, Paxton, McHugh, Hellickson, Wada, Eovaldi, Anderson, Hendricks, Gee, Nelson, Shoemaker, Worley, Greene, Carrasco), depending on your league size and format including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues.

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 all of the pitching performances thus far this season, 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.

Good luck this week RotoBallers. Let’s win some leagues!

 

SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated.

Projected starters and matchups last updated Monday 8/18:

Probable Pitchers - Monday (8/18/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@WAS Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI Sit Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS Start
ATL@PIT Santana, Ervin SP | ATL Start Worley, Vance SP | PIT Start
BAL@CHW Norris, Bud SP | BAL Sit Sale, Chris SP | CHW Start
CHC@NYM Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC Start Torres, Carlos RP | NYM Sit
CIN@STL Leake, Mike SP | CIN Sit Masterson, Justin SP | STL Sit
KC@MIN Vargas, Jason SP | KC Start May, Trevor SP | MIN Sit
LAA@BOS Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA Sit Workman, Brandon RP | BOS Sit
SEA@PHI Elias, Roenis SP | SEA Sit Williams, Jerome SP | PHI Sit

Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (8/19/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@WAS Anderson, Chase SP | ARI Start Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS Start
ATL@PIT Harang, Aaron SP | ATL Sit Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT Start
BAL@CHW Tillman, Chris SP | BAL Start Quintana, Jose SP | CHW Start
CIN@STL Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN Sit Lackey, John SP | STL Start
CLE@MIN Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE Start Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN Sit
DET@TB Scherzer, Max SP | DET Start Archer, Chris SP | TB Start
HOU@NYY Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU Sit Capuano, Chris SP | NYY Sit
KC@COL Shields, James SP | KC Start Matzek, Tyler SP | COL Sit
LAA@BOS Weaver, Jered SP | LAA Start Webster, Allen SP | BOS Sit
NYM@OAK Gee, Dillon SP | NYM Start Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK Start
SD@LAD Kennedy, Ian SP | SD Start Correia, Kevin SP | LAD Sit
SEA@PHI Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA Start Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI Sit
SF@CHC Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF Start Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC Start
TEX@MIA Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX Sit Cosart, Jarred SP | MIA Sit
TOR@MIL Happ, J.A. SP | TOR Sit Fiers, Mike RP | MIL Start

Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (8/20/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@WAS Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI Sit Roark, Tanner SP | WAS Start
ATL@PIT Wood, Alex RP | ATL Start Cole, Gerrit SP | PIT Start
BAL@CHW Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL Start Noesi, Hector RP | CHW Sit
CIN@STL Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN Start Lynn, Lance SP | STL Start
CLE@MIN House, T.J. SP | CLE Sit Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN Sit
DET@TB Porcello, Rick SP | DET Start Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB Start
HOU@NYY Feldman, Scott SP | HOU Sit Pineda, Michael SP | NYY Start
KC@COL Duffy, Danny SP | KC Start De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL Sit
LAA@BOS Richards, Garrett RP | LAA Start Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS Sit
NYM@OAK Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM Sit Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK Start
SD@LAD Stults, Eric SP | SD Sit Hernandez, Roberto SP | LAD Sit
SEA@PHI Paxton, James SP | SEA Start Hamels, Cole SP | PHI Start
SF@CHC Peavy, Jake SP | SF Sit Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC Sit
TEX@MIA Martinez, Nick P | TEX Sit Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA Start
TOR@MIL Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR Sit Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL Start

Probable Pitchers - Thursday (8/21/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@WAS Miley, Wade SP | ARI Start Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS Start
ATL@CIN Teheran, Julio SP | ATL Start TBD TBD
CLE@MIN Kluber, Corey SP | CLE Start Hughes, Phil SP | MIN Start
DET@TB Price, David SP | DET Start Cobb, Alex SP | TB Start
HOU@NYY Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU Sit McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY Start
LAA@BOS Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA Start De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS Sit
SD@LAD Ross, Tyson RP | SD Start Greinke, Zack SP | LAD Start
SF@CHC Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF Start Wood, Travis SP | CHC Start

Probable Pitchers - Friday (8/22/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@CIN Minor, Mike SP | ATL Sit Latos, Mat SP | CIN Start
BAL@CHC Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL Sit Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC Start
CHW@NYY Danks, John SP | CHW Sit Greene, Shane SP | NYY Start
DET@MIN Ray, Robbie SP | DET Sit Milone, Tommy SP | MIN Sit
HOU@CLE Peacock, Brad SP | HOU Sit Carrasco, Carlos SP | CLE Start
KC@TEX Ventura, Yordano SP | KC Start Lewis, Colby SP | TEX Sit
LAA@OAK Santiago, Hector SP | LAA Start Hammel, Jason SP | OAK Sit
MIA@COL Hand, Brad RP | MIA Sit Morales, Franklin RP | COL Sit
NYM@LAD Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM Start Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD Start
PIT@MIL Locke, Jeff SP | PIT Sit Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL Start
SD@ARI Hahn, Jesse SP | SD Start Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI Sit
SEA@BOS Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA Start Kelly, Joe RP | BOS Sit
SF@WAS Hudson, Tim SP | SF Start Fister, Doug SP | WAS Start
STL@PHI Miller, Shelby SP | STL Sit Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI Sit
TB@TOR Smyly, Drew RP | TB Start Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR Start

Probable Pitchers - Saturday (8/23/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@CIN Santana, Ervin SP | ATL Start Leake, Mike SP | CIN Sit
BAL@CHC Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL Start Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC Start
CHW@NYY Carroll, Scott SP | CHW Sit Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY Sit
DET@MIN TBD TBD May, Trevor SP | MIN Sit
HOU@CLE McHugh, Collin SP | HOU Start Salazar, Danny SP | CLE Sit
KC@TEX Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC Sit Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX Sit
LAA@OAK Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA Sit Gray, Sonny SP | OAK Start
MIA@COL Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA Start Lyles, Jordan SP | COL Sit
NYM@LAD Montero, Rafael SP | NYM Sit Haren, Dan SP | LAD Sit
PIT@MIL Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT Start Peralta, Wily SP | MIL Start
SD@ARI Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD Sit Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI Sit
SEA@BOS Young, Chris SP | SEA Start Workman, Brandon RP | BOS Sit
SF@WAS Lincecum, Tim SP | SF Sit Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS Start
STL@PHI Wainwright, Adam SP | STL Start Buchanan, David SP | PHI Sit
TB@TOR Hellickson, Jeremy SP | TB Start Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR Sit

Probable Pitchers - Sunday (8/24/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@CIN Harang, Aaron SP | ATL Sit Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN Sit
BAL@CHC Norris, Bud SP | BAL Sit Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC Start
CHW@NYY Sale, Chris SP | CHW Start Capuano, Chris SP | NYY Sit
DET@MIN Scherzer, Max SP | DET Start Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN Sit
HOU@CLE Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU Sit Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE Start
KC@TEX Vargas, Jason SP | KC Sit Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX Sit
LAA@OAK Weaver, Jered SP | LAA Start Lester, Jon SP | OAK Start
MIA@COL Koehler, Tom SP | MIA Sit Flande, Yohan SP | COL Sit
NYM@LAD Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM Start Correia, Kevin SP | LAD Sit
PIT@MIL Worley, Vance SP | PIT Start Fiers, Mike RP | MIL Start
SD@ARI Kennedy, Ian SP | SD Start Anderson, Chase SP | ARI Start
SEA@BOS Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA Start Webster, Allen SP | BOS Sit
SF@WAS Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF Start Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS Start
STL@PHI Masterson, Justin SP | STL Sit Williams, Jerome SP | PHI Sit
TB@TOR Archer, Chris SP | TB Start Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR Sit

 

 




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