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.
We have a short week this week. Many of these could change, but for now, this is how the weekend looks. 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!
| Thursday – 7/15 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/15 | BOS at NYY | Rodríguez | Maybe-5 | Montgomery | Maybe-5 |
| Friday – 7/16 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/16 | MIN at DET | Berríos | Start-7 | Ureña | Sit-1 |
| 7/16 | MIA at PHI | Alcántara | Start-8 | Nola | Start-8 |
| 7/16 | BOS at NYY | Pérez | Sit-2 | Taillon | Sit-3 |
| 7/16 | NYM at PIT | deGrom | Start-10 | Brubaker | Maybe-4 |
| 7/16 | SDP at WSN | Paddack | Maybe-4 | Corbin | Sit-2 |
| 7/16 | TEX at TOR | Lyles | Sit-1 | Ray | Start-8 |
| 7/16 | MIN at DET | Maeda | Start-7 | Peralta | Sit-1 |
| 7/16 | MIL at CIN | Woodruff | Start-9 | Castillo | Start-7 |
| 7/16 | TBR at ATL | Hill | Sit-3 | Morton | Start-7 |
| 7/16 | MIA at PHI | López | Start-7 | Eflin | Start-8 |
| 7/16 | BAL at KCR | López | Sit-1 | Duffy | Maybe-6 |
| 7/16 | HOU at CHW | McCullers | Maybe-6 | Giolito | Maybe-6 |
| 7/16 | SFG at STL | Gausman | Start-10 | Wainwright | Maybe-4 |
| 7/16 | LAD at COL | Urías | Maybe-6 | Senzatela | Sit-1 |
| 7/16 | SEA at LAA | Gonzales | Sit-1 | Heaney | Maybe-6 |
| Saturday – 7/17 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/17 | TEX at TOR | Allard | Maybe-4 | Ryu | Start-7 |
| 7/17 | CLE at OAK | Quantrill | Sit-1 | Montas | Maybe-4 |
| 7/17 | CHC at ARI | Alzolay | Maybe-4 | Bumgarner | Sit-1 |
| 7/17 | MIA at PHI | Thompson | Maybe-6 | Velasquez | Maybe-4 |
| 7/17 | MIN at DET | Ober | Sit-2 | Manning | Sit-1 |
| 7/17 | NYM at PIT | Stroman | Start-7 | Anderson | Maybe-4 |
| 7/17 | SDP at WSN | Snell | Maybe-4 | Lester | Sit-1 |
| 7/17 | BAL at KCR | Harvey | Sit-1 | Keller | Sit-1 |
| 7/17 | MIL at CIN | Houser | Maybe-4 | Mahle | Start-7 |
| 7/17 | HOU at CHW | Odorizzi | Maybe-5 | Cease | Maybe-5 |
| 7/17 | BOS at NYY | Eovaldi | Start-7 | Germán | Sit-3 |
| 7/17 | SFG at STL | DeSclafani | Start-8 | Hyun Kim | Maybe-4 |
| 7/17 | TBR at ATL | Yarbrough | Sit-3 | Fried | Maybe-6 |
| 7/17 | LAD at COL | Buehler | Start-7 | González | Sit-1 |
| 7/17 | SEA at LAA | Gilbert | Maybe-5 | Cobb | Start-7 |
| Sunday – 7/18 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/18 | NYM at PIT | Walker | Maybe-6 | Kuhl | Sit-2 |
| 7/18 | MIA at PHI | Rogers | Start-8 | Wheeler | Start-10 |
| 7/18 | SDP at WSN | Musgrove | Start-7 | Scherzer | Start-8 |
| 7/18 | TEX at TOR | Foltynewicz | Sit-1 | Manoah | Start-8 |
| 7/18 | MIL at CIN | Burnes | Start-8 | Gray | Maybe-6 |
| 7/18 | MIN at DET | Happ | Sit-1 | Mize | Sit-2 |
| 7/18 | TBR at ATL | McClanahan | Maybe-6 | Smyly | Sit-1 |
| 7/18 | BAL at KCR | Eshelman | Sit-1 | Minor | Sit-2 |
| 7/18 | HOU at CHW | Valdez | Start-7 | Lynn | Start-8 |
| 7/18 | SFG at STL | Cueto | Maybe-4 | LeBlanc | Sit-1 |
| 7/18 | LAD at COL | Price | Maybe-5 | Freeland | Sit-1 |
| 7/18 | CLE at OAK | Plesac | Maybe-5 | Bassitt | Start-7 |
| 7/18 | SEA at LAA | Kikuchi | Maybe-4 | Sandoval | Maybe-5 |
| 7/18 | CHC at ARI | Davies | Sit-3 | Widener | Sit-1 |
| 7/18 | BOS at NYY | Pivetta | Maybe-4 | Cole | Start-7 |
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