Week 23 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

1 year ago by Bill Dubiel

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 23! 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 23, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher. 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 (9/3/18) - MONDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@SEA	Josh Rogers RP \| BAL	SIT	Erasmo Ramirez SP \| SEA	SIT
BOS@ATL	Nathan Eovaldi SP \| BOS	SIT	Touki Toussaint SP \| ATL	SIT
CHC@MIL	Cole Hamels SP \| CHC	START	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	SIT
CIN@PIT	Matt Harvey SP \| CIN	START	Trevor Williams SP \| PIT	START
DET@CHW	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	SIT	Reynaldo Lopez SP \| CHW	START
KC@CLE	Jake Junis SP \| KC	START	Adam Plutko SP \| CLE	SIT
LAA@TEX	Matt Shoemaker SP \| LAA	SIT	Jeffrey Springs RP \| TEX	SIT
MIN@HOU	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	SIT	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START
NYM@LAD	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START
NYY@OAK	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	START	Trevor Cahill SP \| OAK	SIT
PHI@MIA	Vince Velasquez SP \| PHI	START	Jose Urena SP \| MIA	SIT
SD@ARI	Bryan Mitchell RP \| SD	SIT	Zack Godley SP \| ARI	START
SF@COL	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF	START	Tyler Anderson SP \| COL	SIT
STL@WAS	Jack Flaherty SP \| STL	START	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START
TB@TOR	Ryne Stanek RP \| TB	SIT	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/4/18) - TUESDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@SEA	Alex Cobb SP \| BAL	SIT	Wade LeBlanc RP \| SEA	START
BOS@ATL	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	START
CHC@MIL	Mike Montgomery RP \| CHC	SIT	Wade Miley SP \| MIL	START
CIN@PIT	Cody Reed RP \| CIN	SIT	Joe Musgrove RP \| PIT	SIT
DET@CHW	Francisco Liriano RP \| DET	SIT	Lucas Giolito SP \| CHW	START
KC@CLE	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	SIT	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START
LAA@TEX	Andrew Heaney SP \| LAA	START	Mike Minor RP \| TEX	START
MIN@HOU	Trevor May RP \| MIN	SIT	Justin Verlander SP \| HOU	START
NYM@LAD	Jason Vargas SP \| NYM	SIT	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START
NYY@OAK	J.A. Happ SP \| NYY	START	Liam Hendriks RP \| OAK	SIT
PHI@MIA	Jake Arrieta SP \| PHI	START	Trevor Richards SP \| MIA	SIT
SD@ARI	Joey Lucchesi SP \| SD	START	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
SF@COL	Dereck Rodriguez SP \| SF	START	German Marquez SP \| COL	START
STL@WAS	John Gant SP \| STL	START	Erick Fedde SP \| WAS	SIT
TB@TOR	Ryne Stanek RP \| TB	SIT	Ryan Borucki RP \| TOR	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/5/18) - WEDNESDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@SEA	Andrew Cashner SP \| BAL	SIT	Mike Leake SP \| SEA	START
BOS@ATL	Hector Velasquez RP \| BOS	SIT	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START
CHC@MIL	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| MIL	START
CIN@PIT	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
DET@CHW	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	START	Michael Kopech SP \| CHW	START
KC@CLE	Brad Keller SP \| KC	SIT	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START
LAA@TEX	Jaime Barria SP \| LAA	SIT	Bartolo Colon SP \| TEX	SIT
MIN@HOU	Jake Odorizzi SP \| MIN	SIT	Framber Valdez RP \| HOU	SIT
NYM@LAD	Zack Wheeler SP \| NYM	START	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	START
NYY@OAK	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START	Mike Fiers SP \| OAK	START
PHI@MIA	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	SIT	Sandy Alcantara RP \| MIA	SIT
SF@COL	Andrew Suarez SP \| SF	START	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	SIT
STL@WAS	Miles Mikolas RP \| STL	START	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START
TB@TOR	Tyler Glasnow SP \| TB	START	Aaron Sanchez SP \| TOR	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/6/18) - THURSDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@ARI	Anibal Sanchez SP \| ATL	SIT	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START
CHC@WAS	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START
CLE@TOR	Shane Bieber SP \| CLE	START	Sam Gavivlio SP \| TOR	SIT
SD@CIN	Eric Lauer SP \| SD	SIT	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/7/18) - FRIDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@ARI	Kevin Gausman SP \| ATL	START	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START
BAL@TB	Dylan Bundy SP \| BAL	SIT	Blake Snell SP \| TB	START
CHC@WAS	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START	Jefry Rodriguez SP \| WAS	SIT
CLE@TOR	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	SIT
HOU@BOS	Gerrit Cole SP \| HOU	START	David Price SP \| BOS	START
KC@MIN	Heath Fillmyer SP \| KC	SIT	Stephen Gonsalves SP \| MIN	SIT
LAA@CHW	Felix Pena RP \| LAA	SIT	Carlos Rodon SP \| CHW	START
LAD@COL	Clayton Kershaw SP \| LAD	START	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START
MIA@PIT	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT	Chris Archer SP \| PIT	START
NYY@SEA	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START	James Paxton SP \| SEA	START
PHI@NYM	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START	Steven Matz SP \| NYM	START
SD@CIN	Brett Kennedy SP \| SD	SIT	Anthony DeSclafani SP \| CIN	START
SF@MIL	Derek Holland SP \| SF	START	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	SIT
STL@DET	Austin Gomber SP \| STL	SIT	Daniel Norris SP \| DET	SIT
TEX@OAK	Yovani Gallardo SP \| TEX	SIT	Liam Hendriks SP \| OAK	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/8/18) - SATURDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@ARI	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	SIT	Clay Buchholz SP \| ARI	START
BAL@TB	David Hess P \| BAL	SIT	Diego Castillo RP \| TB	SIT
CHC@WAS	Jaime Garcia SP \| CHC	SIT	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START
CHC@WAS	Cole Hamels SP \| CHC	START	Jefry Rodriguez SP \| WAS	SIT
CLE@TOR	Adam Plutko SP \| CLE	SIT	Sean Redi-Foley P \| TOR	SIT
HOU@BOS	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS	START
KC@MIN	Jorge Lopez RP \| KC	SIT	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START
LAA@CHW	Matt Shoemaker SP \| LAA	SIT	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT
LAD@COL	Walker Buehler RP \| LAD	START	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START
MIA@PIT	Wei-Yin Chen SP \| MIA	SIT	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START
NYY@SEA	Lance Lynn SP \| NYY	SIT	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	SIT
PHI@NYM	Zach Eflin SP \| PHI	SIT	Noah Syndergaard SP \| NYM	START
SD@CIN	Robbie Erlin SP \| SD	SIT	Matt Harvey SP \| CIN	START
SF@MIL	Chris Stratton SP \| SF	START	Gio Gonazalez SP \| MIL	SIT
STL@DET	Jack Flaherty SP \| STL	START	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	START
TEX@OAK	Yohander Mendez SP \| TEX	SIT	Edwin Jackson SP \| OAK	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/9/18) - SUNDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@ARI	Touki Toussaint SP \| ATL	START	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
BAL@TB	Josh Rogers RP \| BAL	SIT	TBA	TBD
CHC@WAS	Mike Montgomery RP \| CHC	SIT	Erick Fedde SP \| WAS	SIT
CLE@TOR	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START	Thomas Pannone RP \| TOR	SIT
HOU@BOS	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START
KC@MIN	TBA	TBD	TBA	TBD
LAA@CHW	TBA	TBD	Reynaldo Lopez SP \| CHW	START
LAD@COL	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START	Tyler Anderson SP \| COL	SIT
MIA@PIT	Jeff Brigham SP \| MIA	SIT	Trevor Williams SP \| PIT	START
NYY@SEA	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	START	Erasmo Ramirez SP \| SEA	SIT
PHI@NYM	Vince Velasquez SP \| PHI	START	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START
SD@CIN	Jacob Nix RP \| SD	SIT	Tyler Mahle RP \| CIN	SIT
SF@MIL	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF	START	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	SIT
STL@DET	John Gant SP \| STL	START	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	SIT
TEX@OAK	Ariel Jurado SP \| TEX	SIT	Trevor Cahill SP \| OAK	START