Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 4, 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
Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations, so I’ll be updating the matchups throughout the day and week. This is based on 10-14-team league sizes:
PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/24/17) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
CHC@PIT | Brett Anderson SP | CHC | START | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | SIT |
CIN@MIL | Amir Garrett SP | CIN | START | Matt Garza SP | MIL | SIT |
KC@CHW | Jason Vargas SP | KC | START | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT |
LAD@SF | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | SIT | Matt Cain SP | SF | SIT |
MIN@TEX | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | SIT | Martin Perez SP | TEX | START |
SD@ARI | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
TB@BAL | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | SIT |
TOR@LAA | Francisco Liriano SP | TOR | SIT | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT |
WAS@COL | Joe Ross SP | WAS | START | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | SIT |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/25/17) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
ATL@NYM | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM | START |
CHC@PIT | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START |
CIN@MIL | Scott Feldman RP | CIN | SIT | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START |
HOU@CLE | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT |
KC@CHW | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT |
LAD@SF | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT |
MIA@PHI | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START |
MIN@TEX | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | START | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX | SIT |
NYY@BOS | Luis Severino SP | NYY | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
OAK@LAA | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | SIT | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | START |
SD@ARI | Clayton Richard RP | SD | SIT | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | SIT |
SEA@DET | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT |
TB@BAL | Erasmo Ramirez RP | TB | SIT | Wade Miley SP | BAL | SIT |
TOR@STL | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
WAS@COL | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START | TBA | TBD |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/26/17) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
ATL@NYM | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | SIT | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START |
CHC@PIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Tyler Glasnow SP | PIT | SIT |
CIN@MIL | Tim Adleman SP | CIN | SIT | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | START |
HOU@CLE | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | SIT |
KC@CHW | Nathan Karns SP | KC | SIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | START |
LAD@SF | Alex Wood SP | LAD | SIT | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START |
MIA@PHI | Edinson Volquez SP | MIA | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
MIN@TEX | Hector Santiago SP | MIN | SIT | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START |
NYY@BOS | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
OAK@LAA | Cesar Valdez RP | OAK | SIT | TBA | TBD |
SD@ARI | Trevor Cahill RP | SD | SIT | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI | START |
SEA@DET | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Daniel Norris SP | DET | START |
TB@BAL | Alex Cobb SP | TB | SIT | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START |
TOR@STL | Mat Latos SP | TOR | SIT | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START |
WAS@COL | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL | SIT |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/27/17) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
ATL@NYM | Bartolo Colon SP | ATL | START | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | START |
HOU@CLE | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | SIT | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
LAD@SF | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | SIT | Matt Moore SP | SF | START |
MIA@PHI | Adam Conley SP | MIA | SIT | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI | START |
NYY@BOS | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | SIT |
OAK@LAA | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START |
SD@ARI | Jered Weaver SP | SD | SIT | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START |
SEA@DET | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | START | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START |
TOR@STL | Casey Lawrence RP | TOR | SIT | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | START |
WAS@COL | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | SIT |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/28/17) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
ATL@MIL | Jaime Garcia SP | ATL | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT |
BAL@NYY | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | START |
CHC@BOS | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | START | Steven Wright SP | BOS | SIT |
CHW@DET | Mike Pelfrey SP | CHW | SIT | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START |
CIN@STL | Cody Reed SP | CIN | SIT | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START |
COL@ARI | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | SIT | Shelby Miller SP | ARI | SIT |
LAA@TEX | Jesse Chavez RP | LAA | SIT | TBA | TBD |
MIN@KC | Adalberto Mejia RP | MIN | SIT | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT |
NYM@WAS | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
OAK@HOU | Jharel Cotton SP | OAK | START | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | SIT |
PHI@LAD | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | START | Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD | START |
PIT@MIA | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | START |
SD@SF | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT |
SEA@CLE | Ariel Miranda SP | SEA | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
TB@TOR | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/29/17) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
ATL@MIL | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | SIT | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | START |
BAL@NYY | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | SIT | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | SIT |
CHC@BOS | John Lackey SP | CHC | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
CHW@DET | Derek Holland SP | CHW | START | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START |
CIN@STL | Bronson Arroyo SP | CIN | SIT | Mike Leake SP | STL | START |
COL@ARI | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
LAA@TEX | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT | Yu Darvish SP | TEX | START |
MIN@KC | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | Jason Hammel SP | KC | START |
NYM@WAS | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | SIT | Joe Ross SP | WAS | START |
OAK@HOU | Andrew Triggs RP | OAK | START | Joe Musgrove SP | HOU | SIT |
PHI@LAD | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | START |
PIT@MIA | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | SIT |
SD@SF | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | SIT | Matt Cain SP | SF | START |
SEA@CLE | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA | SIT | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START |
TB@TOR | Matt Andriese SP | TB | START | Francisco Liriano SP | TOR | SIT |
PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/30/17) | ||||
GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
ATL@MIL | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START | Matt Garza SP | MIL | SIT |
BAL@NYY | Wade Miley SP | BAL | SIT | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
CHC@BOS | Brett Anderson SP | CHC | START | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
CHW@DET | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT |
CIN@STL | Amir Garrett SP | CIN | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
COL@ARI | TBA | TBD | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | SIT |
LAA@TEX | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | START | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT |
MIN@KC | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | SIT | Jason Vargas SP | KC | START |
NYM@WAS | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM | SIT | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
OAK@HOU | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | SIT | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
PHI@LAD | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | SIT | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
PIT@MIA | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | START |
SD@SF | Clayton Richard RP | SD | SIT | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT |
SEA@CLE | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT |
TB@TOR | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START |