There are some very solid two start pitchers (Sale, Greinke, Kershaw, Hernandez, Samardzija) in Week 13, and some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers as well (Wood, McHugh, Morton, Odorizzi to name just a few) to consider off the waiver wire, depending on your league size and format including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues. At RotoBaller, we analyze every Starting Pitcher matchup to help determine which SPs to start/sit and to hopefully find some hidden gems to bolster your teams.
All of the starting pitching matchups for Week 13 are listed below, with the projected SP matchups for each MLB game. This article considers all of the SP performances thus far this season, the pitcher's opponents, their career stats, the ballpark factors and historical splits. Based on all of this information, we provide our start/sit recommendations for each and every starting pitcher matchup for the approaching week of fantasy baseball.
Choosing the right pitchers to sit or start can be tricky, but also a critical component for the success of our fantasy teams. We are always trying to avoid the huge blow-up for our teams, and an ugly ERA/WHIP injection to our team's overall stats. Benching a SP that gets blown up can be the difference between a win or loss in weekly formats. In more standard roto leagues, or in daily league formats, we try to be extra careful and prepare our daily fantasy lineups by choosing the proper matchups on a daily basis. Good luck this week RotoBallers!
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
Editor’s Note: RotoBaller's fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. We provide analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, in addition to all other fantasy position players. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated on all of RotoBaller's waiver wire recommendations.
Probable Pitchers - Monday (6/23/14) |
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Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
BOS@SEA | Lackey, John SP | BOS | Start | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start |
CHW@BAL | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Start |
CIN@CHC | Simon, Alfredo SP | CIN | Start | Samardzija, Jeff SP | CHC | Start |
LAD@KC | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Start |
MIA@PHI | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Sit | Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI | Sit |
NYY@TOR | Whitley, Chase SP | NYY | Sit | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Sit |
PIT@TB | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Sit | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start |
SD@SF | Cashner, Andrew SP | SD | Start | Cain, Matt SP | SF | Sit |
STL@COL | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Sit | Chacin, Jhoulys SP | COL | Sit |
WAS@MIL | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start | Garza, Matt SP | MIL | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (6/24/14) |
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Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
ATL@HOU | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Sit | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Start |
BOS@SEA | Peavy, Jake SP | BOS | Start | Ramirez, Erasmo SP | SEA | Sit |
CHW@BAL | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Start | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit |
CIN@CHC | Bailey, Homer SP | CIN | Start | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start |
CLE@ARI | McAllister, Zach SP | CLE | Sit | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Start |
DET@TEX | Smyly, Drew SP | DET | Sit | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit |
LAD@KC | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start | Duffy, Danny SP | KC | Start |
MIA@PHI | Heaney, Andrew SP | MIA | Start | Buchanan, David SP | PHI | Sit |
MIN@LAA | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Sit |
NYY@TOR | Phelps, David SP | NYY | Sit | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Start |
OAK@NYM | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Start |
PIT@TB | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start |
SD@SF | Hahn, Jesse SP | SD | Start | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start |
STL@COL | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Sit | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit |
WAS@MIL | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (6/25/14) |
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Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
ATL@HOU | Wood, Alex SP | ATL | Start | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start |
BOS@SEA | Workman, Brandon SP | BOS | Start | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start |
CHW@BAL | Noesi, Hector SP | CHW | Sit | Gausman, Kevin SP | BAL | Start |
CIN@CHC | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start | Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC | Sit |
CLE@ARI | Masterson, Justin SP | CLE | Start | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Sit |
DET@TEX | Sanchez, Anibal SP | DET | Start | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit |
LAD@KC | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Sit | Shields, James SP | KC | Start |
MIA@PHI | Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA | Start | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Start |
MIN@LAA | Pino, Yohan SP | MIN | Sit | Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA | Start |
NYY@TOR | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Sit |
OAK@NYM | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Start |
PIT@TB | Morton, Charlie SP | PIT | Start | Price, David SP | TB | Start |
SD@SF | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Start | Lincecum, Tim SP | SF | Start |
STL@COL | Garcia, Jaime SP | STL | Sit | Bergman, Christian SP | COL | Sit |
WAS@MIL | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start | Estrada, Marco SP | MIL | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Thursday (6/26/14) |
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Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
ATL@HOU | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Start | Cosart, Jarred SP | HOU | Sit |
CHW@TOR | Rienzo, Andre SP | CHW | Sit | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
CIN@SF | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Start | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Sit |
COL@MIL | TBD | TBD | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start |
DET@TEX | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Start | Saunders, Joe SP | TEX | Sit |
MIA@PHI | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Sit | Hamels, Cole SP | PHI | Start |
MIN@LAA | Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN | Sit | Richards, Garrett SP | LAA | Start |
NYM@PIT | Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP | NYM | Sit | Worley, Vance SP | PIT | Sit |
STL@LAD | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start | Beckett, Josh SP | LAD | Start |
WAS@CHC | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Friday (6/27/14) |
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Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
ARI@SD | Collmenter, Josh SP | ARI | Sit | Ross, Tyson SP | SD | Start |
ATL@PHI | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit |
BOS@NYY | De La Rosa, Rubby SP | BOS | Start | Nuno, Vidal SP | NYY | Sit |
CHW@TOR | Danks, John SP | CHW | Sit | Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
CIN@SF | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start | Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF | Start |
CLE@SEA | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start | Young, Chris SP | SEA | Sit |
COL@MIL | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Sit | Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL | Start |
DET@HOU | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit | Peacock, Brad SP | HOU | Sit |
LAA@KC | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Sit | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Sit |
MIN@TEX | Correia, Kevin SP | MIN | Sit | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit |
NYM@PIT | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Sit | Cumpton, Brandon SP | PIT | Sit |
OAK@MIA | Mills, Brad SP | OAK | Sit | DeSclafani, Anthony SP | MIA | Sit |
STL@LAD | Wacha, Michael SP | STL | Start | Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD | Start |
TB@BAL | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start | Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL | Sit |
WAS@CHC | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start | Hammel, Jason SP | CHC | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Saturday (6/28/14) |
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Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
ARI@SD | McCarthy, Brandon SP | ARI | Sit | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit |
ATL@PHI | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Start | Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI | Sit |
BOS@NYY | Lester, Jon SP | BOS | Start | Tanaka, Masahiro SP | NYY | Start |
CHW@TOR | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Sit |
CIN@SF | Simon, Alfredo SP | CIN | Start | Cain, Matt SP | SF | Sit |
CLE@SEA | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Start | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Start |
COL@MIL | Chacin, Jhoulys SP | COL | Sit | Garza, Matt SP | MIL | Sit |
DET@HOU | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Start |
LAA@KC | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Sit | Ventura, Yordano SP | KC | Start |
MIN@TEX | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Start | Darvish, Yu SP | TEX | Start |
NYM@PIT | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start |
OAK@MIA | Chavez, Jesse SP | OAK | Start | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Start |
STL@LAD | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start |
TB@BAL | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Sit |
WAS@CHC | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start | Samardzija, Jeff SP | CHC | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Sunday (6/29/14) |
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Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
ARI@SD | Bolsinger, Mike SP | ARI | Sit | Cashner, Andrew SP | SD | Start |
ATL@PHI | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Sit | Buchanan, David SP | PHI | Sit |
BOS@NYY | Lackey, John SP | BOS | Start | Whitley, Chase SP | NYY | Sit |
CHW@TOR | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Sit | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Start |
CIN@SF | Bailey, Homer SP | CIN | Start | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start |
CLE@SEA | Tomlin, Josh SP | CLE | Sit | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start |
COL@MIL | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start |
DET@HOU | Smyly, Drew SP | DET | Start | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Sit |
LAA@KC | Santiago, Hector SP I LAA | Sit | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit |
MIN@TEX | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit |
NYM@PIT | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Start | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit |
OAK@MIA | Milone, Tommy SP | OAK | Start | Heaney, Andrew SP | MIA | Start |
STL@LAD | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Start | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start |
TB@BAL | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Start |