Sit/Start Week 2: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/11-4/17

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 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 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 you should consider starting.

We’re on to week two! There is still not a lot to go off of just yet, so some of these could pan out and others might not. I’m very interested to see what the first full week of baseball gives us for these pitchers – some onto their second start.

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 shufflings. 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 – 4/11
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/11	CLE at KCR	A. Civale	Maybe-5	C. Hernández	Maybe-4
4/11	PIT at STL	Z. Thompson	Sit-3	D. Hudson	Maybe-6
4/11	MIL at BAL	A. Houser	Maybe-6	B. Zimmermann	Sit-1
4/11	COL at TEX	A. Gomber	Sit-2	T. Hearn	Sit-1
4/11	BOS at DET	M. Wacha	Sit-2	T. Skubal	Sit-2
4/11	OAK at TBR	P. Blackburn	Sit-1	L. Patiño	Sit-3
4/11	NYM at PHI	T. Walker	Sit-3	R. Suárez	Start-7
4/11	TOR at NYY	A. Manoah	Start-7	J. Taillon	Sit-2
4/11	WSN at ATL	A. Sánchez	Sit-1	H. Ynoa	Maybe-5
4/11	SEA at MIN	C. Flexen	Sit-2	D. Bundy	Sit-1
4/11	MIA at LAA	E. Hernandez	Sit-2	M. Lorenzen	Sit-2
4/11	SDP at SFG	N. Martinez	Sit-2	A. Wood	Start-7

Tuesday – 4/12
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/12	BOS at DET	R. Hill	Sit-2	T. Alexander	Sit-1
4/12	SEA at CHW	M. Brash	Maybe-5	R. Lopez	Sit-2
4/12	CLE at CIN	S. Bieber	Start-8	T. Mahle	Start-7
4/12	CHC at PIT	D. Smyly	Maybe-4	J. Quintana	Sit-3
4/12	OAK at TBR	A. Oller	Sit-1	R. Yarbrough	Maybe-5
4/12	NYM at PHI	T. Megill	Maybe-6	Z. Wheeler	Start-9
4/12	MIL at BAL	E. Lauer	Maybe-5	D. Kremer	Sit-1
4/12	TOR at NYY	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-4	N. Cortes	Sit-3
4/12	MIA at LAA	J. Luzardo	Maybe-5	P. Sandoval	Start-7
4/12	WSN at ATL	P. Corbin	Sit-1	T. Davidson	Sit-1
4/12	LAD at MIN	A. Heaney	Sit-2	C. Archer	Sit-1
4/12	KCR at STL	D. Lynch	Sit-1	J. Hicks	Sit-3
4/12	COL at TEX	C. Kuhl	Sit-2	S. Howard	Sit-1
4/12	HOU at ARI	L. Garcia	Start-8	Z. Gallen	Maybe-5
4/12	SDP at SFG	Y. Darvish	Start-7	A. Cobb	Maybe-6

Wednesday – 4/13
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/13	WSN at ATL	J. Gray	Sit-1	M. Fried	Start-7
4/13	CLE at CIN	T. McKenzie	Sit-2	N. Lodolo	Sit-2
4/13	CHC at PIT	K. Hendricks	Start-7	J. Brubaker	Sit-2
4/13	NYM at PHI	M. Scherzer	Start-8	A. Nola	Start-7
4/13	BOS at DET	N. Eovaldi	Start-8	E. Rodríguez	Maybe-5
4/13	LAD at MIN	C. Kershaw	Start-7	C. Paddack	Sit-2
4/13	KCR at STL	Z. Greinke	Maybe-4	A. Wainwright	Start-7
4/13	HOU at ARI	F. Valdez	Start-8	M. Bumgarner	Sit-1
4/13	SDP at SFG	S. Manaea	Maybe-6	L. Webb	Start-7
4/13	OAK at TBR	F. Montas	Start-7	S. McClanahan	Start-8
4/13	MIL at BAL	C. Burnes	Start-10	J. Means	Maybe-5
4/13	TOR at NYY	J. Berríos	Maybe-5	G. Cole	Start-7
4/13	SEA at CHW	R. Ray	Start-7	D. Keuchel	Sit-2

Thursday – 4/14
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/14	OAK at TBR	C. Irvin	Sit-2	D. Rasmussen	Maybe-6
4/14	SEA at CHW	L. Gilbert	Maybe-4	L. Giolito	Start-9
4/14	STL at MIL	M. Mikolas	Sit-2	B. Woodruff	Start-9
4/14	WSN at PIT	J. Adon	Maybe-4	M. Keller	Maybe-4
4/14	PHI at MIA	K. Gibson	Maybe-5	S. Alcantara	Start-8
4/14	TOR at NYY	K. Gausman	Start-8	L. Severino	Maybe-5
4/14	LAA at TEX	S. Ohtani	Start-8	J. Gray	Maybe-5
4/14	DET at KCR	M. Manning	Sit-1	B. Keller	Sit-1
4/14	ATL at SDP	C. Morton	Start-8	J. Musgrove	Start-7
4/14	CHC at COL	J. Steele	Sit-1	K. Freeland	Sit-3
4/14	CIN at LAD	R. Sanmartin	Sit-1	W. Buehler	Start-9

Friday – 4/15
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/15	ARI at NYM	M. Kelly	Maybe-4	C. Bassitt	Start-7
4/15	MIN at BOS	J. Ryan	Maybe-4	N. Pivetta	Sit-2
4/15	WSN at PIT	E. Fedde	Maybe-4	B. Wilson	Sit-1
4/15	PHI at MIA	Z. Eflin	Maybe-5	P. López	Start-7
4/15	NYY at BAL	J. Montgomery	Start-7	J. Lyles	Sit-1
4/15	OAK at TOR	D. Jefferies	Sit-1	H. Ryu	Maybe-4
4/15	SFG at CLE	C. Rodón	Start-9	Z. Plesac	Sit-3
4/15	TBR at CHW	C. Kluber	Maybe-4	D. Cease	Maybe-5
4/15	LAA at TEX	R. Detmers	Maybe-4	D. Dunning	Sit-3
4/15	DET at KCR	C. Mize	Maybe-4	K. Bubic	Sit-2
4/15	STL at MIL	S. Matz	Maybe-5	F. Peralta	Start-8
4/15	CHC at COL	M. Stroman	Maybe-5	G. Márquez	Maybe-5
4/15	ATL at SDP	K. Wright	Sit-1	B. Snell	Maybe-5
4/15	HOU at SEA	J. Odorizzi	Maybe-4	M. Gonzales	Sit-2
4/15	CIN at LAD	V. Gutierrez	Sit-1	T. Gonsolin	Maybe-6

Saturday – 4/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/16	ARI at NYM	Z. Davies	Sit-1	C. Carrasco	Maybe-6
4/16	TBR at CHW	L. Patiño	Sit-3	M. Kopech	Maybe-5
4/16	OAK at TOR	P. Blackburn	Sit-1	A. Manoah	Start-9
4/16	ATL at SDP	I. Anderson	Maybe-5	N. Martinez	Sit-1
4/16	DET at KCR	T. Skubal	Sit-2	C. Hernández	Maybe-4
4/16	MIN at BOS	S. Gray	Maybe-4	T. Houck	Maybe-5
4/16	SFG at CLE	A. DeSclafani	Maybe-5	C. Quantrill	Maybe-4
4/16	PHI at MIA	R. Suárez	Start-9	T. Rogers	Start-7
4/16	WSN at PIT	A. Sánchez	Sit-3	Z. Thompson	Sit-3
4/16	LAA at TEX	N. Syndergaard	Start-7	M. Pérez	Sit-1
4/16	NYY at BAL	J. Taillon	Maybe-4	T. Wells	Sit-3
4/16	STL at MIL	D. Hudson	Maybe-4	A. Houser	Maybe-4
4/16	CHC at COL	K. Thompson	Sit-1	A. Senzatela	Sit-3
4/16	HOU at SEA	J. Verlander	Start-8	C. Flexen	Sit-3
4/16	CIN at LAD	H. Greene	Sit-2	J. Urías	Start-9

Sunday – 4/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/17	NYY at BAL	N. Cortes	Maybe-6	B. Zimmermann	Sit-1
4/17	WSN at PIT	P. Corbin	Maybe-4	J. Quintana	Sit-3
4/17	MIN at BOS	B. Ober	Sit-3	M. Wacha	Sit-1
4/17	OAK at TOR	A. Oller	Sit-1	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-5
4/17	SFG at CLE	A. Wood	Start-7	A. Civale	Maybe-4
4/17	ARI at NYM	C. Smith	Sit-2	T. Walker	Maybe-4
4/17	PHI at MIA	Z. Wheeler	Start-10	E. Hernandez	Sit-3
4/17	TBR at CHW	R. Yarbrough	Sit-3	R. Lopez	Sit-2
4/17	DET at KCR	T. Alexander	Sit-2	D. Lynch	Sit-2
4/17	STL at MIL	J. Hicks	Sit-3	E. Lauer	Maybe-4
4/17	LAA at TEX	J. Suarez	Sit-3	T. Hearn	Sit-1
4/17	CHC at COL	D. Smyly	Sit-1	A. Gomber	Sit-2
4/17	CIN at LAD	T. Mahle	Maybe-5	A. Heaney	Sit-3
4/17	HOU at SEA	J. Urquidy	Start-7	M. Brash	Sit-2
4/17	ATL at SDP	H. Ynoa	Maybe-4	Y. Darvish	Maybe-6

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6 responses to “Sit/Start Week 2: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/11-4/17”

Neal says:

April 10, 2022 at 5:10 PM

Gibson vs. Miami is a Maybe – 5?!

Jim Delaney says:

April 11, 2022 at 2:10 AM

Is Giolito making his next start or IL bound?

- Lucas Zenobi says:
  
  April 11, 2022 at 6:54 PM
  
  Officially placed on the IL today. Sorry.
  
Chris says:

April 11, 2022 at 8:29 AM

Patino a sit against Oakland seems a bit harsh. If you can’t start him against the A’s, he may as well not be rostered.

- Neal says:
  
  April 11, 2022 at 8:56 AM
  
  Agreed. Quite a few of these are head scratchers.
  
- Lucas Zenobi says:
  
  April 11, 2022 at 6:53 PM
  
  He is not fully stretched out yet. He likely will have an abbreviated start.

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