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You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 8! 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 8, which will be updated as rotations are inevitably tweaked.
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 (5/21/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START |
| [email protected] | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START |
| [email protected] | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | START | Hector Santiago SP | CHW | SIT |
| [email protected] | German Marquez SP | COL | SIT | Walker Buehler RP | LAD | START |
| [email protected] | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START |
| [email protected] | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START |
| [email protected] | Elieser Hernandez RP | MIA | SIT | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT |
| [email protected] | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT |
| [email protected] | Robbie Erlin SP | SD | SIT | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/22/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Matt Koch RP | ARI | START | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | SIT |
| [email protected] | Brandon McCarthy SP | ATL | START | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START |
| [email protected] | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
| [email protected] | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | Jake Faria SP | TB | SIT |
| [email protected] | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | START |
| [email protected] | Chad Bettis SP | COL | START | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | SIT |
| [email protected] | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | SIT |
| [email protected] | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT | Luke Weaver SP | STL | START |
| [email protected] | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | START | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START |
| [email protected] | Caleb Smith RP | MIA | START | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | SIT |
| [email protected] | Domingo German RP | NYY | START | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START |
| [email protected] | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | SIT |
| [email protected] | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | START |
| [email protected] | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | START |
| [email protected] | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/23/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START | Brent Suter SP | MIL | SIT |
| [email protected] | Luiz Gohara RP | ATL | START | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START |
| [email protected] | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | START | TBA | TBD |
| [email protected] | David Price SP | BOS | START | Chris Archer SP | TB | SIT |
| [email protected] | Adam Plutko SP | CLE | SIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| [email protected] | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | TBA | TBD |
| [email protected] | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | START |
| [email protected] | Jake Junis SP | KC | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
| [email protected] | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | SIT |
| [email protected] | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| [email protected] | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START | Doug Fister SP | TEX | SIT |
| [email protected] | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | SIT | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT |
| [email protected] | Tyson Ross SP | SD | START | TBA | TBD |
| [email protected] | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | START | TBA | TBD |
| [email protected] | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/24/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | START |
| [email protected] | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | SIT | Blake Snell SP | TB | START |
| [email protected] | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| [email protected] | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT | Matt Moore SP | TEX | SIT |
| [email protected] | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | SIT |
| [email protected] | Steven Matz SP | NYM | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| [email protected] | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | SIT | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | START |
| [email protected] | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/25/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | START |
| [email protected] | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| [email protected] | David Hess P | BAL | SIT | Ryan Yarbrough SP | TB | START |
| [email protected] | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT |
| [email protected] | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT | Jon Gray SP | COL | START |
| [email protected] | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| [email protected] | Eric Skoglund SP | KC | SIT | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT |
| [email protected] | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
| [email protected] | Fernando Romero SP | MIN | START | James Paxton SP | SEA | START |
| [email protected] | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | START |
| [email protected] | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| [email protected] | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| [email protected] | John Gant RP | STL | SIT | Joe Musgrove RP | PIT | SIT |
| [email protected] | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | SIT | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT |
| [email protected] | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/26/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Clay Buchholz SP | ARI | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| [email protected] | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| [email protected] | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | START | Anthony Banda SP | TB | SIT |
| [email protected] | Hector Santiago SP | CHW | SIT | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | START |
| [email protected] | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | SIT | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START |
| [email protected] | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| [email protected] | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | START |
| [email protected] | TBA | TBD | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | START |
| [email protected] | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT |
| [email protected] | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START |
| [email protected] | Jordan Lyles RP | SD | SIT | Ross Stripling SP | LAD | SIT |
| [email protected] | Chris Stratton SP | SF | START | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START |
| [email protected] | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | START |
| [email protected] | Joe Biagini RP | TOR | SIT | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| [email protected] | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/27/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| [email protected] | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | START |
| [email protected] | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| [email protected] | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | Jake Faria SP | TB | START |
| [email protected] | James Shields SP | CHW | START | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT |
| [email protected] | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | SIT | German Marquez SP | COL | SIT |
| [email protected] | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| [email protected] | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START |
| [email protected] | Shohei Ohtani SP | LAA | START | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| [email protected] | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT |
| [email protected] | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | SIT | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | SIT |
| [email protected] | Robbie Erlin SP | SD | SIT | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
| [email protected] | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT | Yu Darvish SP | CHC | START |
| [email protected] | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| [email protected] | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START |
| [email protected] | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START | Elieser Hernandez RP | MIA | SIT |
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