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What’s up RotoBallers, hopefully your team is still in the chase as we continue heading down the fantasy baseball home stretch. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 25. 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 there are plenty of rock solid two-start pitchers going (Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Marcus Stroman, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jacob deGrom, Matt Shoemaker, Corey Kluber, Johnny Cueto). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Edinson Volquez, Kyle Hendricks, James Paxton, Carlos Carrasco, Jose Quintana), 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 Monday 9/15:
Probable Pitchers - Monday (9/15/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| CHW@KC | Danks, John SP | CHW | Sit | Shields, James SP | KC | Start |
| CIN@CHC | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Sit | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit |
| CLE@HOU | McAllister, Zach SP | CLE | Sit | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start |
| DET@MIN | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | Swarzak, Anthony RP | MIN | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Hernandez, Roberto SP | LAD | Sit | Bergman, Christian SP | COL | Sit |
| MIA@NYM | Cosart, Jarred SP | MIA | Start | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Start |
| NYY@TB | Capuano, Chris SP | NYY | Sit | Colome, Alex SP | TB | Sit |
| PHI@SD | Williams, Jerome SP | PHI | Sit | Cashner, Andrew SP | SD | Start |
| SEA@LAA | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Start |
| SF@ARI | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Start | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Start |
| TOR@BAL | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Start |
| WAS@ATL | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (9/16/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BOS@PIT | Ranaudo, Anthony SP | BOS | Sit | Morton, Charlie SP | PIT | Sit |
| CHW@KC | Bassitt, Chris SP | CHW | Sit | Hendriks, Liam SP | KC | Sit |
| CIN@CHC | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start |
| CLE@HOU | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start | Tropeano, Nick SP | HOU | Sit |
| DET@MIN | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Start | Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAD@COL | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Start | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Start |
| MIA@NYM | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Sit | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start |
| NYY@TB | Pineda, Michael SP | NYY | Start | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start |
| PHI@SD | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Sit | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Sit |
| SEA@LAA | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Start | Rasmus, Cory RP | LAA | Sit |
| SF@ARI | Peavy, Jake SP | SF | Start | Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI | Start |
| TEX@OAK | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start |
| TOR@BAL | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Start | Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (9/17/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BOS@PIT | Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS | Start | Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT | Start |
| CHW@KC | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start | Ventura, Yordano SP | KC | Start |
| CIN@CHC | Corcino, Daniel SP | CIN | Sit | Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC | Start |
| CLE@HOU | Carrasco, Carlos SP | CLE | Start | Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU | Sit |
| DET@MIN | Price, David SP | DET | Start | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAD@COL | TBD | TBD | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit |
| MIA@NYM | Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA | Start | Gee, Dillon SP | NYM | Start |
| MIL@STL | Fiers, Mike RP | MIL | Start | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start |
| NYY@TB | McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY | Start | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start |
| PHI@SD | Hamels, Cole SP | PHI | Start | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit |
| SEA@LAA | Paxton, James SP | SEA | Start | Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA | Start |
| SF@ARI | Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF | Start | Delgado, Randall SP | ARI | Sit |
| TEX@OAK | Holland, Derek SP | TEX | Sit | Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK | Start |
| TOR@BAL | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit | Norris, Bud SP | BAL | Start |
| WAS@ATL | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Thursday (9/18/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@COL | Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI | Sit | Morales, Franklin RP | COL | Sit |
| BOS@PIT | Workman, Brandon RP | BOS | Sit | Cole, Gerrit SP | PIT | Start |
| CLE@HOU | Salazar, Danny SP | CLE | Start | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Sit |
| LAD@CHC | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start | Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC | Sit |
| MIL@STL | Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL | Sit | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Start |
| PHI@SD | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit | Ross, Tyson RP | SD | Start |
| SEA@LAA | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start |
| TEX@OAK | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start |
| TOR@NYY | Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR | Sit | Greene, Shane SP | NYY | Start |
| WAS@MIA | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start | Hand, Brad RP | MIA | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Friday (9/19/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@COL | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Start | Lyles, Jordan SP | COL | Sit |
| BOS@BAL | Webster, Allen SP | BOS | Sit | Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL | Start |
| CHW@TB | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Start | Karns, Nathan SP | TB | Sit |
| CIN@STL | Holmberg, David SP | CIN | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| CLE@MIN | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Start | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Start |
| DET@KC | Lobstein, Kyle SP | DET | Sit | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit |
| LAD@CHC | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start | Doubront, Felix SP | CHC | Start |
| MIL@PIT | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit |
| NYM@ATL | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Start | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start |
| PHI@OAK | Buchanan, David SP | PHI | Sit | Hammel, Jason SP | OAK | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Young, Chris SP | SEA | Start | Peacock, Brad SP | HOU | Start |
| SF@SD | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Sit | Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | Baker, Scott SP | TEX | Sit | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@NYY | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Sit | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Start |
| WAS@MIA | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Saturday (9/20/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@COL | Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI | Sit | Bergman, Christian SP | COL | Sit |
| BOS@BAL | De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS | Sit | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit |
| CHW@TB | Carroll, Scott SP | CHW | Sit | Hellickson, Jeremy SP | TB | Start |
| CIN@STL | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Start | TBD | TBD |
| CLE@MIN | House, T.J. SP | CLE | Start | Darnell, Logan SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@KC | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Sit |
| LAD@CHC | Hernandez, Roberto SP | LAD | Sit | Turner, Jacob SP | CHC | Sit |
| MIL@PIT | Garza, Matt SP | MIL | Start | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start |
| NYM@ATL | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Sit |
| PHI@OAK | Williams, Jerome SP | PHI | Sit | Lester, Jon SP | OAK | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Start |
| SF@SD | Petit, Yusmeiro SP | SF | Start | Cashner, Andrew SP | SD | Start |
| TEX@LAA | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Start |
| TOR@NYY | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start | Capuano, Chris SP | NYY | Sit |
| WAS@MIA | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start | Cosart, Jarred SP | MIA | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Sunday (9/21/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@COL | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Start | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Start |
| BOS@BAL | Kelly, Joe RP | BOS | Sit | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Start |
| CHW@TB | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start |
| CIN@STL | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Sit | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start | May, Trevor SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@KC | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | Shields, James SP | KC | Start |
| LAD@CHC | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Start | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit |
| MIL@PIT | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start | Morton, Charlie SP | PIT | Sit |
| NYM@ATL | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Start | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Sit |
| PHI@OAK | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Sit | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start |
| SEA@HOU | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Start | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start |
| SF@SD | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Start | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Sit |
| TEX@LAA | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit | Rasmus, Cory RP | LAA | Sit |
| TOR@NYY | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Start | Pineda, Michael SP | NYY | Start |
| WAS@MIA | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Sit |
