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What’s up RotoBallers, hopefully your team is still in the chase as we start heading down the fantasy baseball home stretch. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 19. 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.
This week we have many many solid two-start pitchers (Kershaw, Hernandez, Scherzer, Cobb, Richards, Greinke, Samardzija, Wood, Cueto, Price). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Worley, Nelson, Hendricks, Chen, Gausman, Keuchel, Wheeler, Odorizzi, deGrom, Duffy, Santana, Hahn, Young, McCarthy), depending on your league size and format including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues.
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 all of the pitching performances thus far this season, 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.
Good luck this week RotoBallers. Let’s win some leagues!
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated.
Projected starters and matchups last updated Friday 8/08:
Probable Pitchers - Monday (8/4/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BAL@WAS | Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL | Start | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start |
| CIN@CLE | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Start | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start |
| DET@NYY | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY | Sit |
| LAA@LAD | Richards, Garrett RP | LAA | Start | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start |
| SF@NYM | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start | Gee, Dillon SP | NYM | Start |
| TB@OAK | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start | Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK | Start |
| TEX@CHW | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (8/5/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@SEA | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start |
| BAL@TOR | Norris, Bud SP | BAL | Sit | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Sit |
| BOS@STL | De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS | Sit | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start |
| CHC@COL | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit | Anderson, Brett RP | COL | Sit |
| CIN@CLE | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start | Tomlin, Josh RP | CLE | Sit |
| DET@NYY | Price, David SP | DET | Start | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit |
| HOU@PHI | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Start | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit |
| KC@ARI | Duffy, Danny SP | KC | Start | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Sit |
| LAA@LAD | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Start | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start |
| MIA@PIT | Hand, Brad RP | MIA | Sit | Morton, Charlie SP | PIT | Sit |
| NYM@WAS | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Start | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start |
| SD@MIN | Hahn, Jesse SP | SD | Start | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Start |
| SF@MIL | Lincecum, Tim SP | SF | Sit | Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL | Start |
| TB@OAK | Smyly, Drew RP | TB | Sit | Hammel, Jason SP | OAK | Sit |
| TEX@CHW | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit | Danks, John SP | CHW | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (8/6/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@SEA | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start | Young, Chris SP | SEA | Start |
| BAL@TOR | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Start | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Sit |
| BOS@STL | Kelly, Joe RP | BOS | Sit | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Sit |
| CHC@COL | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start | Lyles, Jordan SP | COL | Sit |
| CLE@CIN | Salazar, Danny SP | CLE | Start | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start |
| DET@NYY | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit | Capuano, Chris SP | NYY | Sit |
| HOU@PHI | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| KC@ARI | Ventura, Yordano SP | KC | Start | Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI | Sit |
| LAD@LAA | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Sit | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Start |
| MIA@PIT | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Sit | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit |
| NYM@WAS | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start |
| SD@MIN | Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD | Sit | Correia, Kevin SP | MIN | Sit |
| SF@MIL | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Sit | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start |
| TB@OAK | Hellickson, Jeremy SP | TB | Sit | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start |
| TEX@CHW | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Thursday (8/7/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BAL@TOR | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
| BOS@STL | Workman, Brandon RP | BOS | Sit | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start |
| CHC@COL | Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC | Start | Morales, Franklin RP | COL | Sit |
| CHW@SEA | Carroll, Scott SP | CHW | Sit | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Start |
| CLE@CIN | House, T.J. SP | CLE | Sit | Bailey, Homer SP | CIN | Start |
| DET@NYY | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Start | Greene, Shane SP | NYY | Sit |
| HOU@PHI | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start | Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI | Sit |
| KC@ARI | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit | Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI | Sit |
| LAD@LAA | Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD | Start | Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA | Sit |
| MIA@PIT | Cosart, Jarred SP | MIA | Sit | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start |
| MIN@OAK | TBD | TBD | Lester, Jon SP | OAK | Start |
| NYM@WAS | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Start | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start |
| SF@MIL | Peavy, Jake SP | SF | Sit | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Friday (8/8/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BOS@LAA | Webster, Allen SP | BOS | Sit | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start |
| CHW@SEA | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Start | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start |
| CLE@NYY | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Sit | Rogers, Esmil RP | NYY | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Sit | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Start |
| DET@TOR | Sanchez, Anibal SP | DET | Start | Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
| LAD@MIL | Hernandez, Roberto SP | LAD | Sit | Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL | Start |
| MIA@CIN | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Sit | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Start |
| MIN@OAK | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start |
| NYM@PHI | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Start | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Start |
| SD@PIT | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Start | Worley, Vance SP | PIT | Start |
| SF@KC | Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF | Start | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Sit |
| STL@BAL | Masterson, Justin SP | STL | Sit | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Start |
| TB@CHC | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start | Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC | Start |
| TEX@HOU | Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX | Sit | Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Saturday (8/9/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BOS@LAA | Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS | Sit | Richards, Garrett RP | LAA | Start |
| CHW@SEA | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit | Paxton, James SP | SEA | Start |
| CLE@NYY | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start | McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY | Start |
| COL@ARI | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit | Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI | Sit |
| DET@TOR | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start |
| LAD@MIL | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start | Fiers, Mike RP | MIL | Sit |
| MIA@CIN | TBD | TBD | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Start |
| MIN@OAK | May, Trevor SP | MIN | Sit | Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK | Start |
| NYM@PHI | Gee, Dillon SP | NYM | Start | Hamels, Cole SP | PHI | Start |
| SD@PIT | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit | Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT | Start |
| SF@KC | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start | Shields, James SP | KC | Start |
| STL@BAL | Lackey, John SP | STL | Start | Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL | Sit |
| TB@CHC | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start | Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC | Sit |
| TEX@HOU | Darvish, Yu SP | TEX | Start | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Sunday (8/10/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BOS@LAA | De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS | Sit | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Start |
| CHW@SEA | Danks, John SP | CHW | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| CLE@NYY | Carrasco, Carlos SP | CLE | Sit | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Morales, Franklin RP | COL | Sit | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Sit |
| DET@TOR | Price, David SP | DET | Start | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Sit |
| LAD@MIL | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start | Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL | Start |
| MIA@CIN | Hand, Brad RP | MIA | Sit | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start |
| MIN@OAK | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Sit | Hammel, Jason SP | OAK | Start |
| NYM@PHI | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Start | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit |
| SD@PIT | Ross, Tyson RP | SD | Start | Morton, Charlie SP | PIT | Sit |
| SF@KC | Lincecum, Tim SP | SF | Sit | Duffy, Danny SP | KC | Start |
| STL@BAL | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start | TBD | TBD |
| TB@CHC | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit |
| TEX@HOU | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Start |
| WAS@ATL | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start |
