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. Outings marked with a Maybe are circumstantial and dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. Last year, I modified the ranking system to make designations a little clearer. Here’s an overview. I implemented a scoring system (1-10) next to each designation. A score of 10 is a top-tier start option and a score of 1 is a bottom-of-the-barrel option. Here are the labels: Start 7-10, Maybe 4-6, and Sit 1-3. For example, Max Scherzer at home against the Marlins would look like this: Start-10. Meanwhile, Kendall Graveman against the Rockies in Colorado would have this designation: Sit-1.
It’s important to note that several teams have not officially announced how their rotations will unfold but given the information we have, the starters listed below are the expected starters for week 2. Spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 2 start from 7/27 – 8/2:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
07/27 | NYM vs BOS | Wacha | Sit-2 | Opener/Valdez? | Sit-3 |
07/27 | CHC vs CIN | Lester | Maybe-4 | Miley | Maybe-5 |
07/27 | CHW vs CLE | Cease | Maybe-5 | Civale | Maybe-6 |
07/27 | KCR vs DET | J. Lopez | Sit-3 | Fulmer | Sit-3 |
07/27 | SEA vs HOU | Graveman | Sit-1 | James | Start-8 |
07/27 | BAL vs MIA | Wojciechowski | Maybe-5 | P. Lopez | Start-7 |
07/27 | LAA vs OAK | Canning | Maybe-6 | Bassitt | Maybe-5 |
07/27 | NYY vs PHI | Happ | Maybe-5 | Arrieta | Sit-3 |
07/27 | MIL vs PIT | Houser | Start-8 | Holland | Sit-2 |
07/27 | ARI vs SDP | Weaver | Start-7 | Davies | Sit-3 |
07/27 | ATL vs TBR | Foltynewicz | Sit-3 | Glasnow | Start-8 |
07/27 | TOR vs WSH | Thornton | Sit-2 | An. Sanchez | Maybe-4 |
TUESDAY – 7/28 | |||||
07/28 | NYM vs BOS | Oswalt | Sit-2 | Hall | Sit-1 |
07/28 | CHC vs CIN | Mills | Maybe-5 | Mahle | Maybe-6 |
07/28 | CHW vs CLE | Rodon | Sit-3 | Plesac | Sit-3 |
07/28 | KCR vs DET | Sparkman | Sit-2 | Agrazal | Sit-3 |
07/28 | LAD vs HOU | Buehler | Start-7 | Valdez | Sit-2 |
07/28 | SEA vs LAA | Sheffield | Sit-3 | Andriese/Pena | Maybe-4 |
07/28 | BAL vs MIA | Stewart | Sit-2 | Hernandez | Maybe-4 |
07/28 | STL vs MIN | Mikolas | Maybe-4 | Bailey | Maybe-6 |
07/28 | COL vs OAK | Senzatela | Sit-3 | Mengden | Sit-3 |
07/28 | NYY vs PHI | Cole | Start-9 | Eflin | Sit-3 |
07/28 | MIL vs PIT | Lindblom | Maybe-6 | Brault/Kuhl | Sit-3 |
07/28 | SDP vs SFG | Lucchesi | Maybe-5 | Cueto | Start-7 |
07/28 | ATL vs TBR | Wright | Maybe-5 | Chirinos | Maybe-6 |
07/28 | ARI vs TEX | Kelly | Maybe-5 | Gibson | Maybe-6 |
07/28 | TOR vs WSH | Roark | Sit-3 | Voth | Maybe-5 |
WEDNESDAY – 7/29 | |||||
07/29 | TBR vs ATL | Morton | Start-7 | Soroka | Start-7 |
07/29 | MIA vs BAL | Alcantara | Start-7 | Milone | Sit-3 |
07/29 | CHC vs CIN | Hendricks | Start-7 | Gray | Start-8 |
07/29 | CHW vs CLE | Giolito | Start-7 | Bieber | Start-9 |
07/29 | KCR vs DET | Duffy | Maybe-6 | Boyd | Start-7 |
07/29 | LAD vs HOU | May | Sit-3 | Verlander | Start-8 |
07/29 | SEA vs LAA | Dunn | Sit-2 | Sandoval | Maybe-4 |
07/29 | STL vs MIN | Martinez | Maybe-6 | Hill | Maybe-5 |
07/29 | BOS vs NYM | Eovaldi | Maybe-5 | deGrom | Start-8 |
07/29 | PHI vs NYY | Nola | Start-7 | Montgomery | Maybe-6 |
07/29 | COL vs OAK | Marquez | Start-7 | Montas | Start-8 |
07/29 | MIL vs PIT | Woodruff | Start-8 | Musgrove | Start-7 |
07/29 | SDP vs SFG | Paddack | Start-9 | Samardzija | Sit-3 |
07/29 | ARI vs TEX | Bumgarner | Maybe-5 | Lynn | Start-8 |
07/29 | WSH vs TOR | Scherzer | Start-8 | Ryu | Start-7 |
THURSDAY – 7/30 | |||||
07/30 | LAD vs ARI | Stripling | Start-7 | Ray | Maybe-6 |
07/30 | TBR vs ATL | Yarbrough | Maybe-6 | Fried | Start-7 |
07/30 | MIA vs BAL | Smith | Start-7 | Means(IL)? | Maybe-5 |
07/30 | CHC vs CIN | Darvish | Maybe-6 | Castillo | Start-8 |
07/30 | KCR vs DET | Singer | Maybe-4 | Nova | Sit-3 |
07/30 | SEA vs LAA | Gonzales | Sit-3 | Heaney | Start-8 |
07/30 | CLE vs MIN | Clevinger | Start-7 | Berrios | Start-7 |
07/30 | BOS vs NYM | Perez | Sit-3 | Matz | Sit-3 |
07/30 | PHI vs NYY | Wheeler | Maybe-6 | Paxton | Start-7 |
07/30 | SDP vs SFG | Lamet | Start-7 | Gausman | Maybe-5 |
07/30 | WSH vs TOR | Strasburg | Start-8 | Shoemaker | Maybe-4 |
FRIDAY – 7/31 | |||||
07/31 | LAD vs ARI | Wood | Maybe-6 | Gallen | Maybe-6 |
07/31 | NYM vs ATL | Porcello | Sit-2 | Newcomb | Sit-3 |
07/31 | TBR vs BAL | Snell | Start-8 | Cobb | Sit-2 |
07/31 | PIT vs CHC | Williams | Sit-3 | Chatwood | Sit-3 |
07/31 | SDP vs COL | Richards | Sit-3 | Gray | Sit-3 |
07/31 | CIN vs DET | Bauer | Start-9 | Turnbull | Maybe-4 |
07/31 | CHW vs KCR | Keuchel | Start-7 | Montgomery | Maybe-5 |
07/31 | HOU vs LAA | McCullers Jr. | Start-7 | Bundy | Maybe-4 |
07/31 | WSH vs MIA | Corbin | Start-9 | Urena | Sit-3 |
07/31 | STL vs MIL | Flaherty | Start-7 | Burnes | Maybe-5 |
07/31 | CLE vs MIN | Carrasco | Maybe-6 | Odorizzi (IL)? | Maybe-4 |
07/31 | BOS vs NYY | Weber | Sit-1 | Tanaka | Maybe-4 |
07/31 | OAK vs SEA | Manaea | Maybe-6 | Walker | Sit-3 |
07/31 | TEX vs SFG | Kluber | Start-8 | Smyly | Maybe-4 |
07/31 | PHI vs TOR | Velasquez | Maybe-5 | Pearson?? | Maybe-5 |
SATURDAY – 8/1 | |||||
08/01 | LAD vs ARI | Urias | Start-7 | Weaver | Maybe-5 |
08/01 | NYM vs ATL | Wacha | Sit-3 | Foltynewicz | Maybe-5 |
08/01 | TBR vs BAL | Glasnow | Start-8 | LeBlanc | Sit-2 |
08/01 | PIT vs CHC | Keller | Maybe-5 | Lester | Start-7 |
08/01 | SDP vs COL | Davies | Sit-2 | Freeman | Sit-2 |
08/01 | CIN vs DET | Miley | Start-7 | Norris | Sit-3 |
08/01 | CHW vs KCR | R. Lopez | Maybe-4 | Junis (IL)? | Sit-3 |
08/01 | HOU vs LAA | Greinke | Start-7 | Canning | Maybe-4 |
08/01 | WSH vs MIA | An. Sanchez | Maybe-5 | P. Lopez | Maybe-6 |
08/01 | STL vs MIL | Wainwright | Sit-2 | Peralta or Anderson? | Sit-3 |
08/01 | CLE vs MIN | Civale | Sit-3 | Maeda | Start-7 |
08/01 | BOS vs NYY | Opener/Valdez? | Sit-1 | Happ | Sit-3 |
08/01 | OAK vs SEA | Fiers | Maybe-6 | Kikuchi | Maybe-4 |
08/01 | TEX vs SFG | Minor | Start-8 | Webb/Bullpen? | Sit-2 |
08/01 | PHI vs TOR | Arrieta | Sit-3 | Thornton | Sit-3 |
SUNDAY – 8/2 | |||||
08/02 | LAD vs ARI | Buehler | Start-7 | Kelly | Sit-3 |
08/02 | NYM vs ATL | Oswalt | Sit-2 | Wright | Maybe-6 |
08/02 | TBR vs BAL | Chirinos | Start-7 | Wojciechowski | Sit-3 |
08/02 | PIT vs CHC | Brault/Kuhl | Sit-3 | Mills | Maybe-6 |
08/02 | SDP vs COL | Lucchesi | Sit-3 | Senzatela | Sit-1 |
08/02 | CIN vs DET | Mahle | Start-7 | Fulmer | Sit-3 |
08/02 | CHW vs KCR | Cease | Start-7 | Keller (IL)? | Sit-2 |
08/02 | HOU vs LAA | James | Start-7 | Ohtani | Start-7 |
08/02 | WSH vs MIA | Voth | Start-7 | Hernandez | Sit-3 |
08/02 | STL vs MIL | Hudson | Sit-2 | Houser | Start-7 |
08/02 | CLE vs MIN | Plesac | Sit-3 | Bailey | Maybe-6 |
08/02 | BOS vs NYY | Hall | Sit-1 | Cole | Start-8 |
08/02 | OAK vs SEA | Bassitt | Maybe-5 | Graveman | Sit-2 |
08/02 | TEX vs SFG | Gibson | Start-7 | Cueto | Start-7 |
08/02 | PHI vs TOR | Eflin | Sit-3 | Roark | Maybe-4 |
(Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire)
This is VERY cool! I look forward to this series
Thanks Big Joey! Glad you enjoyed it. It’ll be out every Saturday.
I love this weekly feature and refer back to it several times a day throughout the week. Some possible feedback to consider:
– because of the 60 game season and constant flux so far, would be AMAZING if you updated this article with correct starters/opponents after you post the daily ‘Ranking All of Today and Tomorrow’s SP Streamers’ article.