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What's up RotoBallers? We are back with our weekly starting pitcher matchup recommendations. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 3, and our recommendation on whether you should start or sit the 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.
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
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 (4/17/17) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ARI@LAD | SIT | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START | Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD |
| CHW@NYY | SIT | Derek Holland SP | CHW | START | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY |
| CLE@MIN | START | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | SIT | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN |
| LAA@HOU | SIT | Jesse Chavez RP | LAA | START | Charlie Morton SP | HOU |
| MIA@SEA | SIT | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | SIT | Ariel Miranda SP | SEA |
| MIL@CHC | SIT | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START | John Lackey SP | CHC |
| PIT@STL | START | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Lance Lynn SP | STL |
| SD@ATL | SIT | Jered Weaver SP | SD | START | Jaime Garcia SP | ATL |
| TB@BOS | SIT | Blake Snell SP | TB | SIT | Steven Wright SP | BOS |
| TEX@OAK | SIT | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX | START | Jharel Cotton SP | OAK |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/18/17) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ARI@SD | START | Shelby Miller SP | ARI | SIT | Jarred Cosart SP | SD |
| BAL@CIN | START | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT | Bronson Arroyo SP | CIN |
| BOS@TOR | SIT | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | START | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR |
| CHW@NYY | SIT | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | START | Luis Severino SP | NYY |
| CLE@MIN | SIT | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT | Phil Hughes SP | MIN |
| COL@LAD | SIT | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | SIT | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD |
| DET@TB | START | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | SIT | Matt Andriese SP | TB |
| LAA@HOU | SIT | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT | Mike Fiers SP | HOU |
| MIA@SEA | SIT | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA |
| MIL@CHC | SIT | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | START | Brett Anderson SP | CHC |
| PHI@NYM | SIT | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | START | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM |
| PIT@STL | SIT | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START | Mike Leake SP | STL |
| SF@KC | SIT | Matt Cain SP | SF | SIT | Jason Hammel SP | KC |
| TEX@OAK | START | Yu Darvish SP | TEX | SIT | Andrew Triggs RP | OAK |
| WAS@ATL | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/19/17) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ARI@SD | START | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | SIT | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD |
| BAL@CIN | SIT | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | START | Amir Garrett SP | CIN |
| BOS@TOR | START | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | Francisco Liriano SP | TOR |
| CHW@NYY | SIT | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | START | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY |
| CLE@MIN | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | SIT | Adalberto Mejia RP | MIN |
| COL@LAD | SIT | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD |
| DET@TB | SIT | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | START | Chris Archer SP | TB |
| LAA@HOU | SIT | JC Ramirez RP | LAA | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU |
| MIA@SEA | SIT | Edinson Volquez SP | MIA | START | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA |
| MIL@CHC | SIT | Tommy Milone SP | MIL | START | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC |
| PHI@NYM | SIT | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | SIT | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM |
| PIT@STL | START | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL |
| SF@KC | START | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Jason Vargas SP | KC |
| TEX@OAK | START | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK |
| WAS@ATL | TBD | TBD | START | Julio Teheran SP | ATL |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/20/17) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ARI@SD | SIT | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | SIT | Clayton Richard RP | SD |
| BAL@CIN | SIT | Wade Miley SP | BAL | SIT | Scott Feldman RP | CIN |
| BOS@TOR | START | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR |
| CLE@MIN | START | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Ervin Santana SP | MIN |
| DET@TB | START | Daniel Norris SP | DET | TBD | TBD |
| KC@TEX | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX |
| LAA@HOU | START | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | START | Lance McCullers SP | HOU |
| PHI@NYM | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM |
| SEA@OAK | START | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK |
| STL@MIL | START | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | SIT | Zach Davies SP | MIL |
| WAS@ATL | START | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | SIT | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/21/17) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ATL@PHI | SIT | Bartolo Colon SP | ATL | START | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI |
| BOS@BAL | START | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL |
| CHC@CIN | START | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | TBD | TBD |
| CLE@CHW | START | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | SIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHW |
| DET@MIN | START | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START | Hector Santiago SP | MIN |
| HOU@TB | START | Joe Musgrove SP | HOU | START | Alex Cobb SP | TB |
| KC@TEX | SIT | Nathan Karns SP | KC | START | Cole Hamels SP | TEX |
| LAD@ARI | SIT | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | SIT | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI |
| MIA@SD | START | Adam Conley SP | MIA | SIT | Trevor Cahill RP | SD |
| NYY@PIT | START | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | SIT | Tyler Glasnow SP | PIT |
| SEA@OAK | SIT | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | START | Sean Manaea SP | OAK |
| SF@COL | START | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL |
| STL@MIL | SIT | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | SIT | Wily Peralta SP | MIL |
| TOR@LAA | TBD | TBD | SIT | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA |
| WAS@NYM | START | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/22/17) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ATL@PHI | START | Jaime Garcia SP | ATL | START | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI |
| BOS@BAL | SIT | Steven Wright SP | BOS | TBD | TBD |
| CHC@CIN | START | Jon Lester SP | CHC | SIT | Sal Romano SP | CIN |
| CLE@CHW | START | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW |
| DET@MIN | SIT | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN |
| HOU@TB | START | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | SIT | Blake Snell SP | TB |
| KC@TEX | SIT | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX |
| LAD@ARI | START | Rich Hill SP | LAD | SIT | Robbie Ray SP | ARI |
| MIA@SD | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT | Jered Weaver SP | SD |
| NYY@PIT | START | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT |
| SEA@OAK | START | Ariel Miranda SP | SEA | START | Jharel Cotton SP | OAK |
| SF@COL | SIT | Matt Moore SP | SF | SIT | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL |
| STL@MIL | START | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL |
| TOR@LAA | TBD | TBD | START | Jesse Chavez RP | LAA |
| WAS@NYM | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START | Matt Harvey SP | NYM |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/23/17) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ATL@PHI | START | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | SIT | Zach Eflin SP | PHI |
| BOS@BAL | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | SIT | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL |
| CHC@CIN | START | John Lackey SP | CHC | SIT | Bronson Arroyo SP | CIN |
| CLE@CHW | SIT | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT | Derek Holland SP | CHW |
| DET@MIN | START | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | SIT | Phil Hughes SP | MIN |
| HOU@TB | SIT | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | SIT | Matt Andriese SP | TB |
| KC@TEX | SIT | Jason Hammel SP | KC | START | Yu Darvish SP | TEX |
| LAD@ARI | START | Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD | SIT | Shelby Miller SP | ARI |
| MIA@SD | SIT | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | SIT | Jarred Cosart SP | SD |
| NYY@PIT | START | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | START | Ivan Nova SP | PIT |
| SEA@OAK | SIT | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA | START | Andrew Triggs RP | OAK |
| SF@COL | SIT | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT | Kyle Freeland SP | COL |
| STL@MIL | START | Mike Leake SP | STL | START | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL |
| TOR@LAA | START | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | SIT | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA |
| WAS@NYM | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | SIT | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM |
