Sit/Start Week 14: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 6/28-7/4

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.

The amount of startable pitchers is getting smaller and smaller. 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 – 6/28
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/28	PIT at COL	De Jong	Sit-2	Freeland	Sit-2
6/28	PHI at CIN	Velasquez	Sit-1	Miley	Maybe-5
6/28	NYM at WSN	Stroman	Maybe-5	Fedde	Sit-3
6/28	LAA at NYY	Bundy	Maybe-4	King	Sit-1
6/28	DET at CLE	Manning	Sit-1	Morgan	Sit-1
6/28	KCR at BOS	Duffy	Maybe-4	Richards	Sit-2
6/28	BAL at HOU	Eshelman	Sit-1	Greinke	Start-7
6/28	CHC at MIL	Hendricks	Start-7	Peralta	Start-8

 

Tuesday – 6/29
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/29	LAA at NYY	Heaney	Maybe-5	Taillon	Maybe-4
6/29	MIA at PHI	Rogers	Start-8	Howard	Sit-2
6/29	TBR at WSN	Hill	Maybe-4	Ross	Sit-2
6/29	SEA at TOR	Flexen	Maybe-4	Ray	Start-8
6/29	DET at CLE	Urena	Sit-1	Mejia	Sit-1
6/29	SDP at CIN	Snell	Maybe-5	Santillan	Sit-1
6/29	KCR at BOS	Keller	Sit-1	Pivetta	Maybe-4
6/29	NYM at ATL	Megill	Maybe-4	Morton	Start-8
6/29	BAL at HOU	Kremer	Sit-1	Urquidy	Start-8
6/29	CHC at MIL	Davies	Sit-3	Woodruff	Start-9
6/29	MIN at CHW	Berrios	Start-7	Cease	Maybe-5
6/29	ARI at STL	Peacock	Sit-1	Martinez	Sit-1
6/29	PIT at COL	Kuhl	Sit-1	Marquez	Maybe-4
6/29	TEX at OAK	Foltynewicz	Sit-1	Kaprielian	Maybe-4
6/29	SFG at LAD	Gausman	Start-8	Buehler	Start-7

 

Wednesday – 6/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/30	ARI at STL	Martin	Sit-1	Hyun Kim	Sit-3
6/30	CHC at MIL	Arrieta	Sit-1	Burnes	Start-8
6/30	PIT at COL	Crowe	Sit-1	Gray	Maybe-4
6/30	TBR at WSN	Wacha	Sit-1	Lester	Sit-2
6/30	LAA at NYY	Ohtani	Start-7	German	Maybe-4
6/30	MIA at PHI	Poteet	Sit-3	Nola	Start-8
6/30	SEA at TOR	Sheffield	Sit-1	Matz	Maybe-5
6/30	DET at CLE	Peralta	Sit-1	Quantrill	Maybe-4
6/30	SDP at CIN	Musgrove	Start-8	Gutierrez	Sit-3
6/30	KCR at BOS	Minor	Sit-2	Perez	Sit-3
6/30	NYM at ATL	Walker	Maybe-5	Fried	Start-7
6/30	MIN at CHW	Jax	Sit-1	Rodon	Start-8
6/30	BAL at HOU	Harvey	Sit-1	Garcia	Start-7

 

Thursday – 7/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/1	LAA at NYY	Canning	Sit-3	Montgomery	Maybe-5
7/1	SEA at TOR	Kikuchi	Maybe-4	Manoah	Maybe-5
7/1	KCR at BOS	Bubic	Sit-1	Eovaldi	Start-8
7/1	MIN at CHW	Dobnak	Sit-1	Lynn	Start-8
7/1	TEX at OAK	Dunning	Maybe-4	Manaea	Maybe-6
7/1	MIA at PHI	Lopez	Maybe-6	Eflin	Start-7
7/1	MIL at PIT	Houser	Maybe-5	Brubaker	Maybe-5
7/1	LAD at WSN	Gonsolin	Maybe-5	Corbin	Sit-1
7/1	HOU at CLE	Valdez	Start-8	Hentges	Sit-1
7/1	SDP at CIN	Paddack	Maybe-4	Gray	Maybe-6

 

Friday – 7/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/2	SDP at PHI	Lamet	Maybe-5	Wheeler	Start-9
7/2	NYM at NYY	deGrom	Start-10	Cole	Start-9
7/2	MIL at PIT	Lauer	Sit-2	Anderson	Sit-3
7/2	LAD at WSN	Urias	Maybe-6	Scherzer	Start-8
7/2	TBR at TOR	Fleming	Maybe-4	Ryu	Start-7
7/2	HOU at CLE	McCullers	Start-7	McKenzie	Sit-1
7/2	CHW at DET	Keuchel	Start-8	Mize	Sit-3
7/2	CHC at CIN	Alzolay	Maybe-4	Castillo	Start-7
7/2	MIA at ATL	Thompson	Maybe-4	Anderson	Start-8
7/2	MIN at KCR	Maeda	Start-7	Singer	Maybe-4
7/2	STL at COL	Oviedo	Sit-1	Chi Gonzalez	Sit-1
7/2	BAL at LAA	Akin	Sit-1	Cobb	Start-7
7/2	BOS at OAK	Rodriguez	Maybe-4	Montas	Sit-3
7/2	SFG at ARI	Wood	Start-8	Gallen	Maybe-4
7/2	TEX at SEA	Gibson	Maybe-6	Gilbert	Maybe-5

 

Saturday – 7/3
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/3	NYM at NYY	Eickhoff	Sit-1	King	Sit-2
7/3	TBR at TOR	McClanahan	Maybe-4	Stripling	Maybe-4
7/3	MIL at PIT	Peralta	Start-10	De Jong	Sit-1
7/3	SDP at PHI	Darvish	Start-8	Velasquez	Sit-3
7/3	CHW at DET	Giolito	Start-10	Skubal	Maybe-5
7/3	MIN at KCR	Happ	Sit-1	Duffy	Maybe-4
7/3	MIA at ATL	Alcantara	Start-8	Muller	Sit-2
7/3	CHC at CIN	Hendricks	Maybe-6	Mahle	Start-7
7/3	HOU at CLE	Odorizzi	Maybe-6	Morgan	Sit-1
7/3	BOS at OAK	Richards	Sit-2	Irvin	Sit-2
7/3	LAD at WSN	Kershaw	Start-8	Fedde	Sit-1
7/3	STL at COL	Gant	Sit-1	Freeland	Sit-1
7/3	BAL at LAA	Lopez	Sit-1	Sandoval	Maybe-5
7/3	TEX at SEA	Lyles	Sit-1	Gonzales	Sit-1
7/3	SFG at ARI	Long	Maybe-4	Smith	Sit-3

 

Sunday – 7/4
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/4	LAD at WSN	Bauer	Start-8	Ross	Sit-1
7/4	MIL at PIT	Woodruff	Start-10	Kuhl	Sit-1
7/4	SDP at PHI	Snell	Maybe-5	Howard	Sit-2
7/4	TBR at TOR	Yarbrough	Sit-3	Ray	Start-7
7/4	CHW at DET	Cease	Start-7	Manning	Sit-1
7/4	HOU at CLE	Greinke	Start-8	Mejia	Sit-1
7/4	CHC at CIN	Davies	Sit-3	Miley	Maybe-6
7/4	MIA at ATL	Rogers	Start-8	Morton	Start-8
7/4	MIN at KCR	Ober	Sit-3	Keller	Sit-2
7/4	STL at COL	Martinez	Sit-1	Marquez	Sit-3
7/4	BOS at OAK	Pivetta	Maybe-4	Kaprielian	Maybe-4
7/4	BAL at LAA	Eshelman	Sit-1	Bundy	Maybe-4
7/4	TEX at SEA	Foltynewicz	Sit-2	Flexen	Maybe-5
7/4	NYM at NYY	Stroman	Maybe-5	Taillon	Maybe-4
7/4	SFG at ARI	DeSclafani	Maybe-6	Peacock	Sit-1