Sit/Start Week 2: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/5-4/11

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. 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 first full week is here! These rankings have been made before the majority of these pitchers have made a start. Next week, we will begin to have (more) data to go off of, and these rankings can be informed by more than 2020 and Spring Training. I will try to update the TBDs as they are defined. 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 – 4/5
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/5	MIN at DET	Shoemaker	Maybe-5	Urena	Sit-1
4/5	TOR at TEX	Matz	Sit-2	Foltynewicz	Sit-1
4/5	ATL at WSN	Smyly	Start-7	Scherzer	Start-8
4/5	KCR at CLE	Duffy	Sit-3	Allen	Sit-2
4/5	BAL at NYY	Lopez	Sit-1	Montgomery	Start-7
4/5	STL at MIA	Ponce de Leon	Sit-3	Rogers	Maybe-4
4/5	PIT at CIN	Brubaker	Sit-1	De Leon	Sit-2
4/5	NYM at PHI	deGrom	Start-9	Moore	Sit-1
4/5	TBR at BOS	Wacha	Sit-2	Pivetta	Sit-1
4/5	MIL at CHC	Anderson	Sit-3	Williams	Sit-1
4/5	HOU at LAA	Garcia	Sit-3	Quintana	Start-7
4/5	LAD at OAK	May	Maybe-5	Montas	Sit-3
4/5	CHW at SEA	Rodon	Sit-2	Sheffield	Maybe-6
4/5	SFG at SDP	DeSclafani	Sit-1	Morejon	Sit-3

 

Tuesday – 4/6
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/6	MIN at DET	Happ	Maybe-5	Mize	Sit-2
4/6	ATL at WSN	Ynoa	Sit-1	Strasburg	Start-7
4/6	HOU at LAA	Greinke	Start-7	Canning	Maybe-4
4/6	BAL at NYY	Kremer	Sit-1	Cole	Start-10
4/6	STL at MIA	Gant	Start-7	Alcantara	Start-7
4/6	PIT at CIN	Cahill	Sit-2	Miley	Maybe-5
4/6	NYM at PHI	TBD		Anderson	Sit-1
4/6	TBR at BOS	Glasnow	Start-8	Perez	Sit-2
4/6	MIL at CHC	Peralta	Maybe-4	Alzolay	Maybe-6
4/6	TOR at TEX	Roark	Sit-2	Dunning	Maybe-6
4/6	ARI at COL	Weaver	Sit-1	Marquez	Maybe-4
4/6	LAD at OAK	Kershaw	Start-9	Bassitt	Sit-1
4/6	CHW at SEA	Giolito	Start-10	Paxton	Maybe-4
4/6	SFG at SDP	Sanchez	Sit-1	Darvish	Start-9

 

Wednesday – 4/7
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/7	PIT at CIN	Kuhl	Sit-1	Castillo	Start-7
4/7	MIN at DET	Maeda	Start-10	Boyd	Sit-2
4/7	KCR at CLE	Keller	Maybe-4	Bieber	Start-10
4/7	TBR at BOS	Yarbrough	Maybe-6	Eovaldi	Maybe-6
4/7	TOR at TEX	Ryu	Start-9	Gibson	Sit-1
4/7	MIL at CHC	Woodruff	Start-8	Hendricks	Start-8
4/7	LAD at OAK	Bauer	Start-9	Luzardo	Maybe-4
4/7	ATL at WSN	Fried	Maybe-6	Corbin	Maybe-4
4/7	NYM at PHI	Peterson	Sit-1	Nola	Start-9
4/7	CHW at SEA	Keuchel	Start-8	Dunn	Sit-1
4/7	SFG at SDP	Gausman	Maybe-5	Snell	Start-9
4/7	STL at MIA	Flaherty	Start-9	Lopez	Start-7
4/7	BAL at NYY	Means	Sit-3	Taillon	Maybe-5
4/7	ARI at COL	Bumgarner	Sit-1	Senzatela	Sit-2

 

Thursday – 4/8
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/8	MIA at NYM	Hernandez	Maybe-6	Walker	Sit-3
4/8	CHC at PIT	Arrieta	Maybe-6	Anderson	Sit-2
4/8	BOS at BAL	Rodriguez	Maybe-6	Harvey	Sit-1
4/8	ARI at COL	Kelly	Maybe-4	Gray	Sit-1
4/8	SEA at MIN	Gonzales	Maybe-6	Berrios	Start-7
4/8	KCR at CHW	Minor	Sit-1	Lynn	Start-7
4/8	MIL at STL	Burnes	Start-8	Wainwright	Maybe-6
4/8	LAA at TOR	Bundy	Start-8	Stripling	Sit-1
4/8	OAK at HOU	Irvin	Sit-1	McCullers	Start-7

 

Friday – 4/9
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/9	NYY at TBR	Kluber	Maybe-6	Hill	Sit-2
4/9	WSN at LAD	Ross	Sit-1	Buehler	Start-7
4/9	COL at SFG	Gomber	Maybe-5	Cueto	Sit-1
4/9	LAA at TOR	Heaney	Maybe-5	Ray	Sit-1
4/9	DET at CLE	Teheran	Sit-1	Plesac	Start-8
4/9	PHI at ATL	Wheeler	Start-7	Morton	Maybe-6
4/9	SDP at TEX	Musgrove	Start-8	Arihara	Sit-1
4/9	OAK at HOU	Manaea	Maybe-5	Javier	Sit-2
4/9	CIN at ARI	Mahle	Start-7	Smith	Sit-1

 

Saturday – 4/10
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/10	NYY at TBR	German	Maybe-5	Archer	Maybe-4
4/10	MIA at NYM	Rogers	Maybe-4	deGrom	Start-10
4/10	SEA at MIN	Kikuchi	Maybe-5	Pineda	Start-7
4/10	KCR at CHW	Singer	Maybe-4	Cease	Maybe-4
4/10	MIL at STL	Houser	Maybe-4	Martinez	Sit-2
4/10	OAK at HOU	Montas	Maybe-4	Urquidy	Maybe-4
4/10	COL at SFG	Chi Gonzalez	Sit-1	Webb	Maybe-4
4/10	DET at CLE	Skubal	Sit-3	Civale	Start-8
4/10	CHC at PIT	Davies	Maybe-6	Keller	Sit-3
4/10	SDP at TEX	Paddack	Maybe-5	Lyles	Sit-1
4/10	BOS at BAL	Richards	Maybe-4	Zimmermann	Sit-3
4/10	LAA at TOR	Cobb	Maybe-4	Matz	Sit-1
4/10	PHI at ATL	Eflin	Maybe-5	Anderson	Start-8
4/10	CIN at ARI	Hoffman	Sit-1	Widener	Sit-1
4/10	WSN at LAD	Scherzer	Start-7	Urias	Maybe-4

 

Sunday – 4/11
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/11	BOS at BAL	Pivetta	Sit-2	Lopez	Sit-1
4/11	CHC at PIT	Williams	Sit-3	Brubaker	Sit-1
4/11	LAA at TOR	Ohtani	Maybe-5	Roark	Sit-1
4/11	DET at CLE	Urena	Sit-1	Allen	Sit-2
4/11	MIA at NYM	Alcantara	Start-7	TBD
4/11	NYY at TBR	Montgomery	Maybe-6	Wacha	Sit-1
4/11	SEA at MIN	Flexen	Sit-1	Shoemaker	Maybe-4
4/11	KCR at CHW	Duffy	Sit-3	Rodon	Sit-2
4/11	MIL at STL	Anderson	Sit-3	Ponce de Leon	Sit-2
4/11	SDP at TEX	Morejon	Maybe-4	Foltynewicz	Sit-1
4/11	COL at SFG	Marquez	Start-8	DeSclafani	Sit-1
4/11	CIN at ARI	De Leon	Sit-1	Weaver	Sit-2
4/11	WSN at LAD	Strasburg	Start-7	May	Maybe-5
4/11	PHI at ATL	Moore	Sit-1	Smyly	Start-7