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 |
