Week 22 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

7 years ago by Bill Dubiel

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Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 22, and will be updated as more starters are announced. 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

PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/28/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@PHI	Lucas Sims SP \| ATL	SIT	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START
BOS@TOR	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START
CLE@NYY	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START
DET@COL	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	SIT
MIA@WAS	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	SIT	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START
OAK@LAA	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK	SIT	Andrew Heaney SP \| LAA	SIT
PIT@CHC	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	START	Mike Montgomery RP \| CHC	START
SEA@BAL	Marco Gonzales SP \| SEA	SIT	Chris Tillman SP \| BAL	SIT
SF@SD	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| SD	START
TB@KC	Austin Pruitt RP \| TB	START	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/29/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@PHI	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	START	Mark Leiter RP \| PHI	START
BOS@TOR	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START	Tom Koehler SP \| TOR	SIT
CHW@MIN	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START
CLE@NYY	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START	Jaime Garcia SP \| NYY	START
DET@COL	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START	German Marquez SP \| COL	START
LAD@ARI	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START	Zack Godley RP \| ARI	START
MIA@WAS	Vance Worley RP \| MIA	SIT	Edwin Jackson SP \| WAS	START
NYM@CIN	Chris Flexen RP \| NYM	START	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	SIT
OAK@LAA	Chris Smith RP \| OAK	SIT	Troy Scribner RP \| LAA	SIT
PIT@CHC	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	SIT	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START
SEA@BAL	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| SEA	SIT	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START
SF@SD	Matt Moore SP \| SF	START	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT
STL@MIL	Luke Weaver SP \| STL	START	Matt Garza SP \| MIL	SIT
TB@KC	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	START	Jake Junis SP \| KC	SIT
TEX@HOU	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	SIT	Mike Fiers SP \| HOU	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/30/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@PHI	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START	Jerad Eickhoff SP \| PHI	START
BOS@TOR	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START
CHW@MIN	Derek Holland SP \| CHW	SIT	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START
CLE@NYY	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE	SIT	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	START
DET@COL	Justin Verlander SP \| DET	START	Chad Bettis SP \| COL	SIT
LAD@ARI	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	START	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
MIA@WAS	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	SIT	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START
NYM@CIN	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM	SIT	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT
OAK@LAA	Kendall Graveman SP \| OAK	SIT	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA	START
PIT@CHC	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	SIT	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START
SEA@BAL	Ariel Miranda SP \| SEA	START	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	SIT
SF@SD	Ty Blach SP \| SF	START	Travis Wood RP \| SD	SIT
STL@MIL	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	SIT
TB@KC	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB	START	Jason Vargas SP \| KC	START
TEX@HOU	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX	SIT	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/31/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@CHC	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	SIT	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
BOS@NYY	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS	SIT	Sonny Gray SP \| NYY	START
CHW@MIN	Miguel Gonzalez SP \| CHW	START	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN	SIT
LAD@ARI	Kenta Maeda SP \| LAD	START	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START
NYM@CIN	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START	Robert Stephenson SP \| CIN	SIT
PHI@MIA	Ben Lively SP \| PHI	SIT	Odrisamer Despaigne RP \| MIA	START
STL@SF	Mike Leake SP \| STL	START	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF	START
TEX@HOU	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX	START	Collin McHugh SP \| HOU	START
TOR@BAL	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| BAL	SIT
WAS@MIL	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/1/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@COL	Taijuan Walker SP \| ARI	START	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	SIT
ATL@CHC	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START	John Lackey SP \| CHC	START
BOS@NYY	Doug Fister SP \| BOS	SIT	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START
CIN@PIT	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	SIT	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START
CLE@DET	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	SIT
KC@MIN	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	SIT	Dillon Gee RP \| MIN	SIT
LAA@TEX	Tyler Skaggs SP \| LAA	START	Nick Martinez SP \| TEX	SIT
LAD@SD	Ross Stripling SP \| LAD	SIT	Dinelson Lamet SP \| SD	START
NYM@HOU	Matt Harvey SP \| NYM	SIT	Brad Peacock SP \| HOU	START
OAK@SEA	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	START	Yovani Gallardo SP \| SEA	SIT
PHI@MIA	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	SIT	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	START
STL@SF	Lance Lynn SP \| STL	START	Chris Stratton RP \| SF	SIT
TB@CHW	Blake Snell SP \| TB	SIT	Carlos Rodon SP \| CHW	START
TOR@BAL	Joe Biagini RP \| TOR	SIT	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START
WAS@MIL	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START	Jimmy Nelson SP \| MIL	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/2/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@COL	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START
ATL@CHC	Lucas Sims SP \| ATL	SIT	Mike Montgomery RP \| CHC	START
BOS@NYY	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START
CIN@PIT	Tyler Mahle SP \| CIN	SIT	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
CLE@DET	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT
KC@MIN	Eric Skoglund SP \| KC	SIT	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	SIT
LAA@TEX	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT	A.J. Griffin SP \| TEX	SIT
LAD@SD	Yu Darvish SP \| LAD	START	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	SIT
NYM@HOU	Tommy Milone SP \| NYM	SIT	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START
OAK@SEA	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT	Andrew Albers RP \| SEA	SIT
PHI@MIA	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	START
STL@SF	Luke Weaver SP \| STL	START	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START
TB@CHW	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START	Lucas Giolito SP \| CHW	START
TOR@BAL	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START	Wade Miley SP \| BAL	SIT
WAS@MIL	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START	TBA	TBD
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/3/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@COL	Zack Godley RP \| ARI	START	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	SIT
ATL@CHC	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	START	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START
BOS@NYY	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START	Jaime Garcia SP \| NYY	SIT
CIN@PIT	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	SIT	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	START
CLE@DET	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START
KC@MIN	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	START	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START
LAA@TEX	Andrew Heaney SP \| LAA	SIT	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	START
LAD@SD	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	START	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT
NYM@HOU	Chris Flexen RP \| NYM	SIT	Mike Fiers SP \| HOU	START
OAK@SEA	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK	SIT	Marco Gonzales SP \| SEA	SIT
PHI@MIA	Mark Leiter RP \| PHI	START	Vance Worley RP \| MIA	SIT
STL@SF	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Matt Moore SP \| SF	START
TB@CHW	Austin Pruitt RP \| TB	SIT	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT
TOR@BAL	Tom Koehler SP \| TOR	SIT	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START
WAS@MIL	Edwin Jackson SP \| WAS	START	Matt Garza SP \| MIL	SIT