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.
Not as many games this week. 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 – 6/7 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
6/7 | MIA at BOS | Lopez | Start-7 | Pivetta | Maybe-6 |
6/7 | KCR at LAA | Santana | Sit-2 | Bundy | Maybe-5 |
6/7 | CHC at SDP | Alzolay | Maybe-6 | Weathers | Maybe-4 |
Tuesday – 6/8 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
6/8 | NYM at BAL | Peterson | Sit-3 | Zimmermann | Sit-1 |
6/8 | LAD at PIT | Gonsolin | Maybe-5 | Brubaker | Maybe-4 |
6/8 | ATL at PHI | Smyly | Sit-1 | Nola | Start-8 |
6/8 | WSN at TBR | Lester | Sit-3 | McClanahan | Maybe-5 |
6/8 | COL at MIA | Senzatela | Sit-3 | Hernandez | Start-7 |
6/8 | SEA at DET | Gonzales | Maybe-4 | Boyd | Maybe-5 |
6/8 | MIL at CIN | Houser | Maybe-4 | Gray | Maybe-5 |
6/8 | HOU at BOS | Valdez | Start-7 | Perez | Sit-1 |
6/8 | SFG at TEX | Wood | Start-7 | Lyles | Sit-1 |
6/8 | NYY at MIN | Cole | Start-8 | Dobnak | Sit-1 |
6/8 | TOR at CHW | Ray | Start-7 | Cease | Maybe-5 |
6/8 | CLE at STL | Bieber | Start-8 | Martinez | Sit-1 |
6/8 | KCR at LAA | Bubic | Maybe-5 | Heaney | Maybe-6 |
6/8 | ARI at OAK | Smith | Sit-2 | Bassitt | Start-7 |
6/8 | CHC at SDP | Davies | Sit-1 | Lamet | Maybe-6 |
Wednesday – 6/9 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
6/9 | SFG at TEX | DeSclafani | Maybe-5 | Foltynewicz | Sit-2 |
6/9 | ARI at OAK | Duplantier | Sit-1 | Manaea | Start-7 |
6/9 | CHC at SDP | Arrieta | Sit-1 | Darvish | Start-9 |
6/9 | LAD at PIT | Buehler | Start-8 | Anderson | Sit-2 |
6/9 | NYM at BAL | Walker | Maybe-6 | Harvey | Sit-1 |
6/9 | ATL at PHI | Anderson | Maybe-6 | Eflin | Start-7 |
6/9 | WSN at TBR | Corbin | Sit-1 | Yarbrough | Sit-3 |
6/9 | SEA at DET | Flexen | Maybe-4 | Mize | Maybe-5 |
6/9 | MIL at CIN | Anderson | Sit-1 | Gutierrez | Sit-3 |
6/9 | COL at MIA | Gomber | Maybe-5 | Poteet | Maybe-6 |
6/9 | HOU at BOS | Odorizzi | Sit-1 | Eovaldi | Maybe-6 |
6/9 | NYY at MIN | Montgomery | Maybe-5 | Happ | Sit-1 |
6/9 | TOR at CHW | Manoah | Maybe-6 | Lynn | Start-7 |
6/9 | CLE at STL | Mejia | Maybe-4 | Wainwright | Maybe-5 |
6/9 | KCR at LAA | Keller | Sit-1 | Canning | Maybe-4 |
Thursday – 6/10 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
6/10 | MIL at CIN | Peralta | Start-7 | Castillo | Maybe-4 |
6/10 | LAD at PIT | Urias | Start-8 | Keller | Sit-1 |
6/10 | ATL at PHI | Morton | Maybe-6 | Wheeler | Start-8 |
6/10 | SEA at DET | Sheffield | Maybe-4 | Turnbull | Maybe-6 |
6/10 | SFG at WSN | Kazmir | Sit-1 | Scherzer | Start-8 |
6/10 | HOU at BOS | Greinke | Maybe-6 | Rodriguez | Maybe-4 |
6/10 | COL at MIA | Gray | Maybe-6 | Rogers | Start-9 |
6/10 | NYY at MIN | King | Sit-2 | Shoemaker | Sit-1 |
6/10 | TOR at CHW | Ryu | Start-7 | Keuchel | Sit-1 |
6/10 | KCR at OAK | Minor | Sit-3 | Montas | Maybe-4 |
Friday – 6/11 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
6/11 | STL at CHC | Hyun Kim | Maybe-4 | Williams | Sit-2 |
6/11 | SFG at WSN | Gausman | Start-8 | Ross | Sit-1 |
6/11 | SEA at CLE | Dugger | Sit-1 | Civale | Maybe-6 |
6/11 | CHW at DET | Giolito | Start-10 | Skubal | Maybe-5 |
6/11 | ATL at MIA | Fried | Start-8 | Alcantara | Start-8 |
6/11 | BAL at TBR | Akin | Maybe-4 | Fleming | Maybe-4 |
6/11 | SDP at NYM | Snell | Maybe-5 | Lucchesi | Sit-3 |
6/11 | TOR at BOS | Stripling | Sit-2 | Richards | Sit-2 |
6/11 | COL at CIN | Freeland | Sit-1 | Mahle | Start-8 |
6/11 | HOU at MIN | Urquidy | Maybe-5 | Berrios | Maybe-6 |
6/11 | PIT at MIL | De Jong | Sit-2 | Woodruff | Start-10 |
6/11 | LAA at ARI | Ohtani | Start-7 | Peacock | Maybe-4 |
6/11 | KCR at OAK | Singer | Sit-1 | Irvin | Maybe-5 |
6/11 | TEX at LAD | Allard | Sit-1 | Kershaw | Start-9 |
Saturday – 6/12 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
6/12 | NYY at PHI | Taillon | Maybe-5 | Howard | Sit-2 |
6/12 | KCR at OAK | Santana | Sit-3 | Kaprielian | Maybe-4 |
6/12 | BAL at TBR | Means | Start-7 | Hill | Maybe-6 |
6/12 | CHW at DET | Rodon | Start-9 | Urena | Sit-3 |
6/12 | LAA at ARI | Cobb | Maybe-6 | Kelly | Sit-1 |
6/12 | SEA at CLE | Kikuchi | Maybe-6 | Hentges | Sit-2 |
6/12 | PIT at MIL | Kuhl | Sit-1 | Burnes | Start-10 |
6/12 | ATL at MIA | Davidson | Sit-3 | Lopez | Maybe-6 |
6/12 | COL at CIN | Marquez | Sit-3 | Miley | Maybe-6 |
6/12 | TOR at BOS | Matz | Maybe-5 | Pivetta | Sit-3 |
6/12 | SDP at NYM | Musgrove | Start-7 | deGrom | Start-9 |
6/12 | HOU at MIN | Garcia | Maybe-6 | Pineda | Sit-2 |
6/12 | STL at CHC | Gant | Sit-1 | Hendricks | Maybe-6 |
6/12 | SFG at WSN | Cueto | Maybe-5 | Fedde | Sit-1 |
6/12 | TEX at LAD | Gibson | Sit-2 | Bauer | Start-10 |
Sunday – 6/13 | |||||
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
6/13 | SFG at WSN | Wood | Start-7 | Lester | Sit-2 |
6/13 | NYY at PHI | German | Maybe-5 | Velasquez | Sit-2 |
6/13 | BAL at TBR | Lopez | Sit-1 | Glasnow | Start-10 |
6/13 | CHW at DET | Cease | Start-8 | Boyd | Maybe-4 |
6/13 | ATL at MIA | Smyly | Sit-2 | Hernandez | Maybe-5 |
6/13 | SEA at CLE | Gilbert | Sit-2 | Bieber | Start-10 |
6/13 | TOR at BOS | Ray | Maybe-6 | Perez | Sit-1 |
6/13 | COL at CIN | Senzatela | Sit-1 | Gray | Start-7 |
6/13 | SDP at NYM | Paddack | Maybe-5 | Stroman | Maybe-5 |
6/13 | HOU at MIN | Valdez | Start-7 | Dobnak | Sit-1 |
6/13 | PIT at MIL | Brubaker | Maybe-4 | Lauer | Maybe-5 |
6/13 | KCR at OAK | Bubic | Maybe-4 | Bassitt | Start-7 |
6/13 | TEX at LAD | Dunning | Sit-3 | Gonsolin | Start-7 |
6/13 | LAA at ARI | Sandoval | Sit-1 | Frankoff | Sit-1 |
6/13 | STL at CHC | Martinez | Sit-1 | Alzolay | Maybe-6 |
Hey, quick idea, could you guys please list the pitchers with first name last name like you do on pretty much everywhere else on the site? If you can’t, maybe let us know why? It seems like something super simple to add but perhaps it’s not. If you let me know either way, at least I can stop asking. If I need to send someone $5 to make it happen, I can probably swing it.