You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 11! 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 11, 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 (6/11/18) - MONDAY | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
BOS@BAL | Steven Wright SP | BOS | START | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | SIT |
CHC@MIL | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | SIT |
CLE@CHW | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT |
LAA@SEA | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | START |
PIT@ARI | Joe Musgrove RP | PIT | START | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START |
SD@STL | Jordan Lyles RP | SD | SIT | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START |
SF@MIA | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT |
TOR@TB | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | START | Ryan Yarbrough SP | TB | SIT |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/12/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
BOS@BAL | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START | David Hess P | BAL | SIT |
CHC@MIL | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | SIT | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT |
CIN@KC | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT |
CLE@CHW | Adam Plutko SP | CLE | START | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
COL@PHI | Jon Gray SP | COL | SIT | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
HOU@OAK | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | SIT |
LAA@SEA | TBA | TBD | Mike Leake SP | SEA | START |
MIN@DET | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT |
NYM@ATL | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
PIT@ARI | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | SIT | Clay Buchholz SP | ARI | START |
SD@STL | TBA | TBD | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START |
SF@MIA | Chris Stratton SP | SF | SIT | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | START |
TEX@LAD | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT | TBA | TBD |
TOR@TB | Jaime Garcia SP | TOR | START | TBA | TBD |
WAS@NYY | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | SIT | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/13/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
BOS@BAL | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT |
CHC@MIL | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | START | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | SIT |
CIN@KC | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | SIT | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT |
CLE@CHW | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT |
COL@PHI | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | SIT | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START |
HOU@OAK | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START | Paul Blackburn SP | OAK | SIT |
LAA@SEA | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | START | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT |
MIN@DET | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT |
NYM@ATL | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Mike Soroka SP | ATL | START |
PIT@ARI | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
SD@STL | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT |
SF@MIA | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT | Caleb Smith RP | MIA | START |
TEX@LAD | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | TBA | TBD |
TOR@TB | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | TBA | TBD |
WAS@NYY | TBA | TBD | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | START |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/14/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
BOS@SEA | David Price SP | BOS | START | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | SIT |
CLE@CHW | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | SIT |
COL@PHI | German Marquez SP | COL | SIT | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START |
HOU@OAK | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START | Frankie Montas RP | OAK | START |
MIN@DET | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | START | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | SIT |
NYM@ARI | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START | Matt Koch RP | ARI | START |
SD@ATL | Tyson Ross SP | SD | START | Brandon McCarthy SP | ATL | SIT |
SF@MIA | Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF | SIT | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT |
TB@NYY | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Domingo German RP | NYY | SIT |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/15/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
BOS@SEA | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | James Paxton SP | SEA | START |
CHC@STL | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
CIN@PIT | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | SIT | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | SIT |
COL@TEX | Chad Bettis SP | COL | SIT | TBA | TBD |
DET@CHW | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START |
HOU@KC | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT |
LAA@OAK | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | SIT |
MIA@BAL | Jose Urena SP | MIA | START | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START |
MIN@CLE | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
NYM@ARI | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START |
PHI@MIL | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START | Brent Suter SP | MIL | SIT |
SD@ATL | Clayton Richard SP | SD | START | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | START |
SF@LAD | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT | Walker Buehler RP | LAD | START |
TB@NYY | Nathan Eovaldi SP | TB | SIT | TBA | TBD |
WAS@TOR | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | START |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/16/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
BOS@SEA | Steven Wright SP | BOS | SIT | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT |
CHC@STL | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | SIT |
CIN@PIT | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START |
COL@TEX | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT |
DET@CHW | Artie Lewicki RP | DET | SIT | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT |
HOU@KC | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT |
LAA@OAK | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | SIT | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START |
MIA@BAL | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT |
MIN@CLE | Fernando Romero SP | MIN | START | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
NYM@ARI | Seth Lugo SP | NYM | START | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START |
PHI@MIL | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | START | Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL | SIT |
SD@ATL | Jordan Lyles RP | SD | SIT | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START |
SF@LAD | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
TB@NYY | TBA | TBD | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
WAS@TOR | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | SIT |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/17/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
BOS@SEA | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START | Mike Leake SP | SEA | START |
CHC@STL | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | SIT |
CIN@PIT | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | START | Joe Musgrove RP | PIT | START |
COL@TEX | Jon Gray SP | COL | SIT | Matt Moore SP | TEX | SIT |
DET@CHW | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW | START |
HOU@KC | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START | Brad Keller SP | KC | SIT |
LAA@OAK | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | START |
MIA@BAL | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START |
MIN@CLE | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | SIT | Adam Plutko SP | CLE | START |
NYM@ARI | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | SIT | Clay Buchholz SP | ARI | START |
PHI@MIL | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | SIT |
SD@ATL | TBA | TBD | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
SF@LAD | Chris Stratton SP | SF | SIT | Ross Stripling RP | LAD | START |
TB@NYY | TBA | TBD | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START |
WAS@TOR | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | SIT |