Sit/Start Week 10: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 5/31-6/6

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead.  I will be carrying over Max Freeze’s ranking system from last year.

There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Starts are sure-fire starts for those particular pitchers. This does not mean that they are incapable of having a bad outing, but I consider them more likely than not to have a good outing if they are designated as a Start.

However, the degree of confidence I have in a pitcher to have a strong outing is judged by their number in the tier. For example, I am much more confident that a Start-10 will have a good outing over a Start-7, even though I expect both to perform well.

The same goes for the other tiers. Maybes are starts that are a bit riskier, but depending on your league size or roster requirements, they may need to be used. A Start-10 is a pitcher who I believe will almost definitely have a strong outing, for example, Shane Bieber at the Detroit Tigers. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who under no circumstances you should consider starting.

A lot of games are happening this week with the Memorial Day holiday on Monday! Take a look below, and see how your rotation shapes up this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!

 

Monday – 5/31
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/31	MIN at BAL	Berrios	Start-7	Lopez	Sit-1
5/31	TBR at NYY	Hill	Maybe-5	King	Sit-2
5/31	DET at MIL	Urena	Sit-2	Burnes	Start-10
5/31	PHI at CIN	Velasquez	Sit-3	Mahle	Start-7
5/31	SDP at CHC	Musgrove	Start-8	Williams	Sit-2
5/31	CHW at CLE	Rodon	Start-9	Quantrill	Sit-1
5/31	LAA at SFG	Heaney	Sit-2	Cueto	Maybe-4
5/31	BOS at HOU	Richards	Sit-2	Urquidy	Sit-3
5/31	OAK at SEA	Kaprielian	Maybe-6	Gilbert	Sit-1
5/31	WSN at ATL	Ross	Sit-1	Smyly	Sit-2
5/31	CHW at CLE	Kopech	Start-8	McKenzie	Sit-1
5/31	PIT at KCR	Crowe	Sit-1	Minor	Maybe-4
5/31	STL at LAD	Flaherty	Maybe-6	Bauer	Start-8
5/31	NYM at ARI	Reid-Foley	Maybe-6	Kelly	Sit-3

 

Tuesday – 6/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/1	CHW at CLE	Cease	Start-7	Bieber	Start-9
6/1	TBR at NYY	Glasnow	Start-8	Montgomery	Maybe-6
6/1	MIN at BAL	Pineda	Maybe-5	Zimmermann	Sit-1
6/1	MIA at TOR	Lopez	Start-7	Manoah	Start-7
6/1	PHI at CIN	Nola	Start-8	Gray	Maybe-5
6/1	WSN at ATL	Strasburg	Sit-3	Davidson	Sit-2
6/1	DET at MIL	Boyd	Maybe-4	Houser	Maybe-5
6/1	SDP at CHC	Paddack	Maybe-5	Hendricks	Maybe-6
6/1	BOS at HOU	Pivetta	Sit-2	Garcia	Maybe-5
6/1	PIT at KCR	Anderson	Sit-3	Singer	Maybe-6
6/1	TEX at COL	Dunning	Maybe-4	Marquez	Sit-2
6/1	NYM at ARI	Stroman	Start-7	Peacock	Sit-3
6/1	LAA at SFG	Canning	Sit-2	Wood	Start-7
6/1	OAK at SEA	Bassitt	Start-7	Gonzales	Sit-1
6/1	STL at LAD	Gant	Sit-1	Price	Maybe-6

 

Wednesday – 6/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/2	PHI at CIN	Howard	Maybe-4	Gutierrez	Sit-1
6/2	CHW at CLE	Keuchel	Maybe-4	Morgan	Sit-3
6/2	SDP at CHC	Weathers	Sit-3	Alzolay	Maybe-6
6/2	NYM at ARI	Walker	Maybe-4	Bumgarner	Maybe-6
6/2	TBR at NYY	McClanahan	Maybe-6	Cole	Start-8
6/2	MIN at BAL	Dobnak	Sit-2	Harvey	Sit-1
6/2	MIA at TOR	Hernandez	Sit-2	Ray	Start-7
6/2	WSN at ATL	Lester	Sit-1	Anderson	Start-7
6/2	BOS at HOU	Perez	Sit-1	Valdez	Sit-2
6/2	TEX at COL	Lyles	Sit-1	Senzatela	Sit-1
6/2	STL at LAD	Martinez	Sit-1	Buehler	Start-8
6/2	OAK at SEA	Manaea	Maybe-6	Flexen	Sit-2

 

Thursday – 6/3
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/3	WSN at ATL	Corbin	Sit-2	Fried	Maybe-6
6/3	TBR at NYY	Yarbrough	Maybe-4	Garcia	Sit-2
6/3	BOS at HOU	Eovaldi	Maybe-6	Odorizzi	Sit-2
6/3	TEX at COL	Foltynewicz	Sit-2	Gray	Maybe-4
6/3	MIA at PIT	Poteet	Maybe-6	Brubaker	Maybe-5
6/3	ARI at MIL	Frankoff	Sit-1	Anderson	Sit-2
6/3	MIN at KCR	Happ	Sit-2	Hernandez	Sit-1
6/3	DET at CHW	Mize	Maybe-4	Lynn	Start-10
6/3	CIN at STL	Castillo	Maybe-5	Oviedo	Sit-1
6/3	SEA at LAA	Sheffield	Sit-1	Ohtani	Start-7
6/3	CHC at SFG	Davies	Sit-1	DeSclafani	Maybe-6
6/3	NYM at SDP	Peterson	Sit-2	Lamet	Maybe-4

 

Friday – 6/4
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/4	CLE at BAL	Hentges	Sit-1	Means	Start-8
6/4	MIA at PIT	Rogers	Start-8	Kuhl	Sit-1
6/4	BOS at NYY	Rodriguez	Maybe-5	German	Maybe-5
6/4	WSN at PHI	Scherzer	Start-8	Wheeler	Start-9
6/4	HOU at TOR	Greinke	Start-7	Ryu	Start-7
6/4	LAD at ATL	Urias	Start-7	Morton	Maybe-6
6/4	TBR at TEX	Wacha	Sit-1	Yang	Sit-1
6/4	MIN at KCR	Shoemaker	Sit-1	Keller	Sit-2
6/4	DET at CHW	Turnbull	Maybe-5	Giolito	Start-8
6/4	ARI at MIL	Martin	Sit-1	Peralta	Start-8
6/4	CIN at STL	Miley	Maybe-5	Wainwright	Maybe-4
6/4	OAK at COL	Montas	Sit-2	Gomber	Sit-2
6/4	SEA at LAA	Dunn	Sit-1	Cobb	Maybe-6
6/4	CHC at SFG	Arrieta	Sit-2	Webb	Maybe-5
6/4	NYM at SDP	deGrom	Start-9	Darvish	Start-9

 

Saturday – 6/5
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/5	DET at CHW	Skubal	Sit-1	Rodon	Start-9
6/5	CIN at STL	Mahle	Maybe-6	Hyun Kim	Sit-3
6/5	HOU at TOR	Urquidy	Sit-3	Stripling	Maybe-4
6/5	TBR at TEX	Hill	Maybe-5	Gibson	Sit-3
6/5	MIA at PIT	Alcantara	Start-10	Crowe	Sit-1
6/5	CLE at BAL	Civale	Maybe-6	Akin	Maybe-4
6/5	WSN at PHI	Ross	Sit-1	Eflin	Start-7
6/5	MIN at KCR	Berrios	Start-7	Minor	Sit-2
6/5	ARI at MIL	Kelly	Sit-2	Woodruff	Start-9
6/5	LAD at ATL	Kershaw	Start-8	Smyly	Sit-1
6/5	BOS at NYY	Richards	Sit-2	Taillon	Maybe-4
6/5	CHC at SFG	Williams	Sit-1	Gausman	Start-8
6/5	OAK at COL	Irvin	Sit-3	Freeland	Sit-2
6/5	SEA at LAA	Kikuchi	Maybe-6	Quintana	Maybe-5
6/5	NYM at SDP	Lucchesi	Sit-3	Snell	Maybe-6

 

Sunday – 6/6
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/6	CLE at BAL	McKenzie	Sit-1	Lopez	Sit-1
6/6	MIA at PIT	Lopez	Start-9	Anderson	Maybe-4
6/6	WSN at PHI	Strasburg	Maybe-4	Velasquez	Sit-3
6/6	HOU at TOR	Garcia	Maybe-5	Matz	Maybe-5
6/6	LAD at ATL	Bauer	Start-8	Davidson	Sit-1
6/6	ARI at MIL	Peacock	Sit-3	Burnes	Start-9
6/6	MIN at KCR	Pineda	Maybe-5	Singer	Maybe-5
6/6	DET at CHW	Urena	Sit-2	Cease	Start-8
6/6	CIN at STL	Gray	Maybe-5	Flaherty	Start-7
6/6	TBR at TEX	Glasnow	Start-8	Dunning	Sit-3
6/6	OAK at COL	Kaprielian	Maybe-4	Marquez	Sit-2
6/6	CHC at SFG	Hendricks	Maybe-6	Cueto	Maybe-4
6/6	SEA at LAA	Gilbert	Sit-1	Bundy	Start-7
6/6	NYM at SDP	Stroman	Maybe-6	Musgrove	Start-8
6/6	BOS at NYY	Pivetta	Sit-3	Montgomery	Maybe-5