Welcome back to Sit/Start where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, or in this case, Wednesday, I review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Outings marked with a Maybe are circumstantial and dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. Last year, I modified the ranking system to make designations a little clearer. Here’s an overview. I implemented a scoring system (1-10) next to each designation. A score of 10 is a top-tier start option and a score of 1 is a bottom-of-the-barrel option. Here are the labels: Start 7-10, Maybe 4-6, and Sit 1-3. For example, Max Scherzer at home against the Marlins would look like this: Start-10. Meanwhile, Kendall Graveman against the Rockies in Colorado would have this designation: Sit-1.
Given the Thursday start, this article will only cover the games through Sunday, 7/26. This Saturday, another Sit/Start article will come out covering the week ahead. It’s important to note that several teams have not officially announced how their rotations will unfold but given the information we have, the starters listed below are the expected starters for week 1. Spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 1 start from 7/23 – 7/26:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 07/23 | NYY vs WSH | Cole | Start-9 | Scherzer | Start-8 |
| 07/23 | SFG vs LAD | Cueto | Maybe-5 | Kershaw | Start-10 |
| FRIDAY – 7/24 | |||||
| 07/24 | BAL vs BOS | Milone | Sit-2 | Eovaldi | Maybe-6 |
| 07/24 | MIL vs CHC | Woodruff | Start-7 | Hendricks | Start-7 |
| 07/24 | MIN vs CHW | Berrios | Start-7 | Giolito | Start-8 |
| 07/24 | DET vs CIN | Boyd | Maybe-6 | Gray | Start-8 |
| 07/24 | KCR vs CLE | Duffy | Sit-3 | Bieber | Start-9 |
| 07/24 | SEA vs HOU | Gonzales | Sit-1 | Verlander | Start-9 |
| 07/24 | SFG vs LAD | Samardzija | Sit-1 | Stripling | Start-8 |
| 07/24 | ATL vs NYM | Soroka | Start-7 | deGrom | Start-9 |
| 07/24 | LAA vs OAK | Heaney | Start-7 | Montas | Start-8 |
| 07/24 | MIA vs PHI | Alcantara | Sit-3 | Nola | Start-9 |
| 07/24 | ARI vs SDP | Bumgarner | Start-7 | Paddack | Start-8 |
| 07/24 | PIT vs STL | Musgrove | Start-7 | Flaherty | Start-9 |
| 07/24 | TOR vs TBR | Ryu | Maybe-6 | Morton | Start-8 |
| 07/24 | COL vs TEX | Marquez | Start-7 | Lynn | Start-8 |
| Saturday – 7/25 | |||||
| 07/25 | BAL vs BOS | Cobb | Sit-1 | Perez | Maybe-5 |
| 07/25 | MIL vs CHC | Burnes | Maybe-6 | Darvish | Start-7 |
| 07/25 | MIN vs CHW | Odorizzi | Maybe-5 | Keuchel | Maybe-6 |
| 07/25 | DET vs CIN | Nova | Sit-3 | Castillo | Start-9 |
| 07/25 | KCR vs CLE | Montgomery | Sit-3 | Clevinger | Start-9 |
| 07/25 | SEA vs HOU | Walker | Sit-2 | McCullers Jr. | Start-8 |
| 07/25 | SFG vs LAD | Gausman | Sit-3 | Urias | Start-8 |
| 07/25 | ATL vs NYM | Fried | Start-7 | Stroman | Maybe-6 |
| 07/25 | LAA vs OAK | Bundy | Start-7 | Manaea | Maybe-5 |
| 07/25 | MIA vs PHI | Smith | Maybe-6 | Wheeler | Start-8 |
| 07/25 | ARI vs SDP | Ray | Start-7 | Lamet | Start-7 |
| 07/25 | PIT vs STL | Williams | Maybe-5 | Wainwright | Maybe-6 |
| 07/25 | TOR vs TBR | Shoemaker | Maybe-4 | Yarbrough | Maybe-6 |
| 07/25 | COL vs TEX | Gray | Maybe-6 | Minor | Start-8 |
| 07/25 | NYY vs WSH | Paxton | Start-7 | Strasburg | Start-8 |
| Sunday – 7/26 | |||||
| 07/26 | BAL vs BOS | LeBlanc | Sit-2 | Weber | Sit-3 |
| 07/26 | MIL vs CHC | Peralta | Maybe-4 | Chatwood | Sit-3 |
| 07/26 | MIN vs CHW | Maeda | Start-7 | R. Lopez | Sit-3 |
| 07/26 | DET vs CIN | Turnbull | Maybe-5 | Bauer | Start-8 |
| 07/26 | KCR vs CLE | J. Lopez | Sit-3 | Carrasco | Start-7 |
| 07/26 | SEA vs HOU | Kikuchi | Sit-2 | Greinke | Start-8 |
| 07/26 | SFG vs LAD | Smyly | Sit-3 | Wood | Start-7 |
| 07/26 | ATL vs NYM | Newcomb | Sit-3 | Porcello | Sit-2 |
| 07/26 | LAA vs OAK | Ohtani | Start-7 | Fiers | Maybe-4 |
| 07/26 | MIA vs PHI | Urena | Sit-3 | Velasquez | Maybe-6 |
| 07/26 | ARI vs SDP | Gallen | Start-7 | Richards | Maybe-6 |
| 07/26 | PIT vs STL | Keller | Maybe-6 | Hudson | Maybe-5 |
| 07/26 | TOR vs TBR | Roark | Maybe-4 | Snell | Start-7 |
| 07/26 | COL vs TEX | Freeland | Sit-3 | Kluber | Start-7 |
| 07/26 | NYY vs WSH | King/Loaisiga | Sit-3 | Corbin | Start-7 |
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