Sit/Start Week 17: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/25-7/31

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. I will be carrying over the ranking system from last year. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit.

Starts are surefire 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 than 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, a healthy Jacob deGrom at the Pittsburgh Pirates. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.

The middle of the road/streamer options look few and far between this week, so you may be depending on the aces on your roster (hopefully, you have at least one). If not, there might be something to piece together, but I wouldn’t feel good about it.

For some housekeeping, I will try my best to update these at least once after they go live, but there are a ton of schedule and rotation shuffling. I apologize ahead of time if something is not current in the table below.

Without further ado, let’s see how your rotation is shaping up for this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!

Monday – 7/25
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/25	MIA at CIN	T. Rogers	Sit-3	N. Lodolo	Sit-3
7/25	TBR at BAL	C. Kluber	Maybe-5	A. Voth	Sit-1
7/25	ATL at PHI	M. Fried	Start-8	R. Suárez	Maybe-4
7/25	SDP at DET	S. Manaea	Start-7	D. Hutchison	Sit-2
7/25	CLE at BOS	Z. Plesac	Sit-2	N. Pivetta	Maybe-4
7/25	PIT at CHC	J. Brubaker	Maybe-4	K. Thompson	Maybe-5
7/25	LAA at KCR	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-5	Z. Greinke	Sit-3
7/25	COL at MIL	K. Freeland	Sit-2	A. Ashby	Maybe-5
7/25	SFG at ARI	J. Junis	Sit-3	M. Kelly	Maybe-5
7/25	HOU at OAK	J. Odorizzi	Maybe-4	A. Oller	Sit-1
7/25	WSN at LAD	J. Gray	Maybe-4	T. Gonsolin	Start-9
7/25	TEX at SEA	G. Otto	Sit-1	C. Flexen	Sit-3

Tuesday – 7/26
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/26	PIT at CHC	B. Wilson	Sit-1	A. Sampson	Maybe-5
7/26	MIA at CIN	P. López	Start-7	H. Greene	Maybe-5
7/26	TBR at BAL	S. McClanahan	Start-10	S. Watkins	Sit-2
7/26	ATL at PHI	S. Strider	Start-7	A. Nola	Start-7
7/26	STL at TOR	A. Pallante	Sit-2	J. Berríos	Sit-3
7/26	SDP at DET	M. Clevinger	Maybe-6	G. Hill	Sit-1
7/26	CLE at BOS	K. McCarty	Sit-1	J. Winckowski	Sit-3
7/26	NYY at NYM	J. Montgomery	Maybe-6	T. Walker	Maybe-5
7/26	LAA at KCR	J. Suarez	Sit-2	A. Zerpa	Sit-1
7/26	MIN at MIL	C. Archer	Sit-3	E. Small	Sit-1
7/26	CHW at COL	M. Kopech	Maybe-5	G. Márquez	Sit-2
7/26	SFG at ARI	C. Rodón	Start-9	T. Gilbert	Sit-1
7/26	HOU at OAK	L. Garcia	Start-9	F. Montas	Start-7
7/26	WSN at LAD	P. Espino	Sit-1	M. White	Maybe-4
7/26	TEX at SEA	D. Dunning	Maybe-5	G. Kirby	Start-7

Wednesday – 7/27
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/27	ATL at PHI	C. Morton	Start-7	K. Gibson	Sit-3
7/27	SDP at DET	Y. Darvish	Start-7	T. Skubal	Maybe-5
7/27	LAA at KCR	C. Silseth	Sit-2	B. Keller	Maybe-5
7/27	MIN at MIL	D. Smeltzer	Sit-2	C. Burnes	Start-8
7/27	WSN at LAD	P. Corbin	Sit-1	T. Anderson	Start-7
7/27	CHW at COL	L. Giolito	Maybe-5	A. Gomber	Sit-2
7/27	HOU at OAK	C. Javier	Start-10	C. Irvin	Maybe-5
7/27	SFG at ARI	L. Webb	Start-7	Z. Gallen	Maybe-5
7/27	TEX at SEA	J. Gray	Start-7	M. Gonzales	Maybe-4
7/27	MIA at CIN	B. Garrett	Start-7	L. Castillo	Start-8
7/27	TBR at BAL	D. Rasmussen	Maybe-6	T. Wells	Sit-3
7/27	STL at TOR	A. Wainwright	Maybe-5	Y. Kikuchi	Sit-3
7/27	CLE at BOS	C. Quantrill	Sit-2	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-5
7/27	NYY at NYM	D. German	Sit-1	D. Peterson	Maybe-5

Thursday – 7/28
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/28	TBR at BAL	R. Yarbrough	Sit-1	J. Lyles	Maybe-4
7/28	MIA at CIN	M. Meyer	Maybe-4	G. Ashcraft	Maybe-6
7/28	KCR at NYY	B. Singer	Maybe-4	J. Taillon	Start-7
7/28	PHI at PIT	Z. Wheeler	Start-10	Z. Thompson	Sit-1
7/28	DET at TOR	M. Pineda	Sit-1	K. Gausman	Start-10
7/28	CLE at BOS	T. McKenzie	Maybe-4	K. Crawford	Maybe-4
7/28	SEA at HOU	L. Gilbert	Maybe-5	J. Urquidy	Maybe-6
7/28	LAD at COL	J. Urías	Start-7	A. Senzatela	Sit-1
7/28	TEX at LAA	S. Howard	Sit-1	S. Ohtani	Start-9
7/28	CHC at SFG	J. Steele	Maybe-5	A. Wood	Maybe-6

Friday – 7/29
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/29	BAL at CIN	D. Kremer	Maybe-4	M. Minor	Sit-1
7/29	NYM at MIA	M. Scherzer	Start-10	S. Alcantara	Start-9
7/29	STL at WSN	S. Matz	Maybe-4	A. Sánchez	Sit-1
7/29	KCR at NYY	K. Bubic	Sit-1	G. Cole	Start-10
7/29	PHI at PIT	B. Falter	Sit-2	J. Quintana	Maybe-4
7/29	DET at TOR	R. Garcia	Sit-1	A. Manoah	Start-10
7/29	CLE at TBR	S. Bieber	Start-7	J. Springs	Start-7
7/29	MIL at BOS	B. Woodruff	Start-7	B. Bello	Sit-1
7/29	ARI at ATL	M. Bumgarner	Sit-2	K. Wright	Start-8
7/29	OAK at CHW	J. Kaprielian	Sit-1	L. Lynn	Maybe-5
7/29	SEA at HOU	R. Ray	Maybe-6	J. Verlander	Start-9
7/29	LAD at COL	C. Kershaw	Start-7	J. Urena	Sit-1
7/29	TEX at LAA	M. Pérez	Start-7	P. Sandoval	Maybe-6
7/29	MIN at SDP	J. Ryan	Maybe-6	B. Snell	Maybe-5
7/29	CHC at SFG	M. Stroman	Maybe-4	A. Cobb	Maybe-5

Saturday – 7/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/30	CLE at TBR	Z. Plesac	Sit-2	C. Kluber	Maybe-5
7/30	KCR at NYY	Z. Greinke	Sit-1	N. Cortes	Start-7
7/30	DET at TOR	D. Hutchison	Sit-1	R. Stripling	Start-7
7/30	MIL at BOS	E. Lauer	Sit-3	N. Pivetta	Sit-3
7/30	NYM at MIA	C. Bassitt	Start-7	T. Rogers	Sit-3
7/30	BAL at CIN	K. Bradish	Sit-1	T. Mahle	Start-7
7/30	SEA at HOU	C. Flexen	Sit-2	F. Valdez	Start-8
7/30	STL at WSN	M. Mikolas	Maybe-6	E. Fedde	Sit-1
7/30	OAK at CHW	P. Blackburn	Maybe-5	J. Cueto	Maybe-5
7/30	MIN at SDP	D. Bundy	Sit-2	J. Musgrove	Start-8
7/30	PHI at PIT	R. Suárez	Maybe-5	M. Keller	Sit-2
7/30	ARI at ATL	C. Martin	Sit-1	I. Anderson	Maybe-4
7/30	LAD at COL	T. Gonsolin	Start-7	C. Kuhl	Sit-2
7/30	CHC at SFG	D. Smyly	Maybe-4	J. Junis	Sit-2
7/30	TEX at LAA	G. Otto	Sit-2	R. Detmers	Sit-2

Sunday – 7/31
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/31	DET at TOR	G. Hill	Sit-1	J. Berríos	Maybe-5
7/31	ARI at ATL	M. Kelly	Maybe-4	M. Fried	Start-9
7/31	STL at WSN	A. Pallante	Sit-3	J. Gray	Maybe-4
7/31	KCR at NYY	A. Zerpa	Sit-1	J. Montgomery	Start-7
7/31	PHI at PIT	A. Nola	Start-10	J. Brubaker	Maybe-4
7/31	MIL at BOS	A. Ashby	Maybe-5	J. Winckowski	Sit-1
7/31	CLE at TBR	K. McCarty	Sit-1	S. McClanahan	Start-9
7/31	BAL at CIN	S. Watkins	Sit-2	N. Lodolo	Sit-3
7/31	NYM at MIA	C. Carrasco	Start-7	P. López	Start-7
7/31	OAK at CHW	A. Oller	Sit-1	D. Cease	Start-10
7/31	SEA at HOU	G. Kirby	Maybe-5	J. Odorizzi	Maybe-4
7/31	LAD at COL	M. White	Sit-3	K. Freeland	Sit-1
7/31	TEX at LAA	D. Dunning	Maybe-5	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-5
7/31	MIN at SDP	S. Gray	Maybe-6	S. Manaea	Maybe-5
7/31	CHC at SFG	K. Thompson	Sit-3	C. Rodón	Start-9

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2 responses to “Sit/Start Week 17: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/25-7/31”

Floyd says:

July 24, 2022 at 11:40 PM

Clevinger as a maybe vs Det? Det & Oak are practically must stream againsts and Clev is better than your avg streamer, no?

TA says:

July 25, 2022 at 11:50 AM

Are we sure 7/27 Mets starter is accurate? With an off days Monday/Thursday and Peterson having pitched in relief last night, this seems to align to Scherzer going on Wednesday vs. NYY and degrom sliding in after his next rehab start either next weekend or early next week. I’d assume peterson is not starting anymore.

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