Week 12 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

8 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 12, 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 (6/19/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BOS@KC	Hector Velazquez SP \| BOS	SIT	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	START
CIN@TB	Scott Feldman RP \| CIN	SIT	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB	START
CLE@BAL	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START
DET@SEA	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT	Sam Gaviglio RP \| SEA	START
HOU@OAK	Brad Peacock SP \| HOU	START	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK	SIT
NYM@LAD	Zack Wheeler SP \| NYM	SIT	Clayton Kershaw SP \| LAD	START
PIT@MIL	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START	Matt Garza SP \| MIL	SIT
SD@CHC	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	SIT	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START
SF@ATL	Johnny Cueto SP \| SF	START	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	SIT
TOR@TEX	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START	Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP \| TEX	SIT
WAS@MIA	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START	Justin Nicolino SP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/20/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@COL	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START	German Marquez SP \| COL	SIT
BOS@KC	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START	Matt Strahm RP \| KC	SIT
CHW@MIN	Derek Holland SP \| CHW	SIT	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START
CIN@TB	Amir Garrett SP \| CIN	SIT	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	START
CLE@BAL	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE	SIT	Chris Tillman SP \| BAL	SIT
DET@SEA	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT	Ariel Miranda SP \| SEA	START
HOU@OAK	Francis Martes SP \| HOU	SIT	Sonny Gray SP \| OAK	START
LAA@NYY	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA	SIT	Michael Pineda SP \| NYY	START
NYM@LAD	Robert Gsellman SP \| NYM	SIT	Brandon McCarthy SP \| LAD	START
PIT@MIL	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	SIT	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START
SD@CHC	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| SD	START	Mike Montgomery RP \| CHC	SIT
SF@ATL	Matt Moore SP \| SF	SIT	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START
STL@PHI	Mike Leake SP \| STL	START	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| PHI	SIT
TOR@TEX	Francisco Liriano SP \| TOR	START	Nick Martinez SP \| TEX	SIT
WAS@MIA	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START	Edinson Volquez SP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/21/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@COL	Taijuan Walker SP \| ARI	SIT	Jeff Hoffman SP \| COL	SIT
BOS@KC	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	SIT
CHW@MIN	David Holmberg SP \| CHW	SIT	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START
CIN@TB	Tim Adleman SP \| CIN	START	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| TB	START
CLE@BAL	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	SIT
DET@SEA	Justin Verlander SP \| DET	START	James Paxton SP \| SEA	SIT
HOU@OAK	Mike Fiers SP \| HOU	SIT	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	START
LAA@NYY	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT	Jordan Montgomery SP \| NYY	START
NYM@LAD	TBA	TBD	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	SIT
PIT@MIL	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	SIT	Junior Guerra SP \| MIL	START
SD@CHC	Miguel Diaz P \| SD	SIT	Eddie Butler SP \| CHC	START
SF@ATL	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Bartolo Colon SP \| ATL	SIT
STL@PHI	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	SIT
TOR@TEX	Joe Biagini RP \| TOR	START	Tyson Ross SP \| TEX	START
WAS@MIA	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/22/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@COL	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	SIT	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	START
CHC@MIA	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START	Jeff Locke SP \| MIA	SIT
CHW@MIN	Jose Quintana SP \| CHW	START	Nik Turley SP \| MIN	SIT
CLE@BAL	TBA	TBD	Wade Miley SP \| BAL	SIT
DET@SEA	Daniel Norris SP \| DET	SIT	Yovani Gallardo SP \| SEA	SIT
HOU@OAK	David Paulino RP \| HOU	START	Jesse Hahn SP \| OAK	SIT
LAA@NYY	Jesse Chavez RP \| LAA	SIT	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START
NYM@LAD	Steven Matz SP \| NYM	SIT	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START
PIT@MIL	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	START
SF@ATL	Matt Cain SP \| SF	SIT	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	START
STL@PHI	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	SIT
TOR@TEX	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/23/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@TB	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	SIT	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START
CHC@MIA	John Lackey SP \| CHC	SIT	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	START
CIN@WAS	Asher Wojciechowski SP \| CIN	SIT	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START
COL@LAD	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	SIT
DET@SD	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START	Dinelson Lamet SP \| SD	SIT
HOU@SEA	Joe Musgrove SP \| HOU	START	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	SIT
LAA@BOS	Alex Meyer SP \| LAA	START	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	SIT
MIL@ATL	Jimmy Nelson SP \| MIL	START	Jaime Garcia SP \| ATL	SIT
MIN@CLE	Adalberto Mejia RP \| MIN	SIT	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START
NYM@SF	Seth Lugo SP \| NYM	SIT	Ty Blach SP \| SF	START
OAK@CHW	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT	Mike Pelfrey SP \| CHW	START
PHI@ARI	Jerad Eickhoff SP \| PHI	SIT	Zack Godley RP \| ARI	START
PIT@STL	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	SIT	Adam Wainwright SP \| STL	SIT
TEX@NYY	Yu Darvish SP \| TEX	START	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	SIT
TOR@KC	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START	Jake Junis SP \| KC	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/24/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@TB	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START	Jacob Faria SP \| TB	START
CHC@MIA	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START	Justin Nicolino SP \| MIA	SIT
CIN@WAS	Bronson Arroyo SP \| CIN	SIT	Joe Ross SP \| WAS	START
COL@LAD	Tyler Chatwood SP \| COL	SIT	Clayton Kershaw SP \| LAD	START
DET@SD	TBA	TBD	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	START
HOU@SEA	Brad Peacock SP \| HOU	START	Sam Gaviglio RP \| SEA	SIT
LAA@BOS	JC Ramirez RP \| LAA	SIT	David Price SP \| BOS	START
MIL@ATL	Matt Garza SP \| MIL	START	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START
MIN@CLE	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	SIT	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START
NYM@SF	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START	Johnny Cueto SP \| SF	START
OAK@CHW	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK	SIT	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT
PHI@ARI	Ben Lively SP \| PHI	SIT	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
PIT@STL	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START	Lance Lynn SP \| STL	START
TEX@NYY	Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP \| TEX	SIT	Luis Cessa SP \| NYY	START
TOR@KC	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START	Jason Vargas SP \| KC	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (6/25/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@TB	Chris Tillman SP \| BAL	SIT	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB	START
CHC@MIA	Mike Montgomery RP \| CHC	START	Edinson Volquez SP \| MIA	SIT
CIN@WAS	Scott Feldman RP \| CIN	SIT	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START
COL@LAD	German Marquez SP \| COL	SIT	Brandon McCarthy SP \| LAD	START
DET@SD	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	SIT
HOU@SEA	Francis Martes SP \| HOU	SIT	Ariel Miranda SP \| SEA	START
LAA@BOS	TBA	TBD	Hector Velazquez SP \| BOS	SIT
MIL@ATL	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	SIT
MIN@CLE	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE	SIT
NYM@SF	Zack Wheeler SP \| NYM	SIT	Matt Moore SP \| SF	START
OAK@CHW	Sonny Gray SP \| OAK	START	Derek Holland SP \| CHW	SIT
PHI@ARI	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| PHI	SIT	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START
PIT@STL	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	SIT	Mike Leake SP \| STL	START
TEX@NYY	Nick Martinez SP \| TEX	SIT	Michael Pineda SP \| NYY	START
TOR@KC	Francisco Liriano SP \| TOR	START	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	SIT