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 |
First and last name. Please. For the love.
Looks like Kopech will not be starting either of Monday’s games.
Mahle pitches today (Sunday).
Given the mess that was the weekend… can we just redo this whole list?