Sit/Start Week 23: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/9-9/15

Welcome to Sit/Start where, every Saturday here at Pitcher List, I review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Outings marked with a Maybe are dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. I’ve recently changed the ranking system to make designations a little clearer. Here’s an overview.

A few months ago, 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, David Hess against the Yankees in New York would have this designation: Sit-1.

You’ll notice a few question marks next to some of the names. These are either probable starters who have not been confirmed or are situations where the team will use the bullpen to fill innings. As with the past several Sit/Start articles, 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 23 start from 9/9 to 9/15:

Note: These matchups are subject to change.

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/9	NYY vs BOS	Paxton	Start-7	Rodriguez	Start-7
9/9	OAK vs HOU	Fiers	Maybe-4	Greinke	Start-7
9/9	CLE vs LAA	Bieber	Start-8	Sandoval	Maybe-5
9/9	MIL vs MIA	Lyles	Start-7	Dugger	Maybe-4
9/9	ARI vs NYM	Kelly	Maybe-5	deGrom	Start-9
9/9	ATL vs PHI	Foltynewicz	Maybe-5	Nola	Start-7
9/9	CHC vs SDP	Lester	Start-7	Quantrill	Maybe-6
9/9	PIT vs SFG	Williams	Maybe-6	Bumgarner	Start-8
TUESDAY – 9/10
9/10	LAD vs BAL	Buehler	Start-9	Blach	Sit-1
9/10	KCR vs CHW	Junis	Maybe-6	Nova	Maybe-6
9/10	STL vs COL	Wacha	Sit-2	Gonzalez	Sit-1
9/10	NYY vs DET	Green/Cessa?	Maybe-6	Jackson	Sit-1
9/10	OAK vs HOU	Roark	Maybe-4	Miley	Maybe-6
9/10	CLE vs LAA	Plesac	Maybe-4	Suarez	Sit-3
9/10	MIL vs MIA	Anderson	Maybe-6	Hernandez	Sit-3
9/10	WSH vs MIN	Sanchez	Sit-3	Berrios	Start-7
9/10	ARI vs NYM	Gallen	Start-7	Wheeler	Start-7
9/10	ATL vs PHI	Fried	Start-7	Vargas	Sit-3
9/10	CHC vs SDP	Quintana	Start-7	Paddack	Start-8
9/10	CIN vs SEA	Bauer	Start-7	Sheffield	Maybe-5
9/10	PIT vs SFG	Agrazal	Sit-3	Webb	Maybe-5
9/10	TBR vs TEX	Yarbrough	Start-7	Lynn	Start-7
9/10	BOS vs TOR	Eovaldi	Maybe-6	Font/Bulk	Sit-1
WEDNESDAY – 9/11
9/11	LAD vs BAL	Maeda?	Start-7	Means	Sit-2
9/11	KCR vs CHW	Sparkman	Sit-3	Lopez	Maybe-6
9/11	STL vs COL	Hudson	Maybe-5	Senzatela	Sit-2
9/11	NYY vs DET	German	Start-9	Boyd	Maybe-6
9/11	OAK vs HOU	Anderson	Sit-3	Valdez	Maybe-5
9/11	CLE vs LAA	Plutko	Sit-3	Peters	Maybe-4
9/11	MIL vs MIA	Davies	Start-7	Lopez	Maybe-6
9/11	WSH vs MIN	Strasburg	Start-8	Perez	Maybe-4
9/11	ARI vs NYM	Ray	Start-7	Matz	Start-7
9/11	ATL vs PHI	Keuchel	Start-7	Eflin	Maybe-5
9/11	CHC vs SDP	Hamels	Start-7	Lamet	Start-7
9/11	CIN vs SEA	Gray	Start-8	Gonzales	Maybe-5
9/11	PIT vs SFG	Musgrove	Start-7	Samardzija	Start-7
9/11	TBR vs TEX	Pruitt	Maybe-6	Jurado	Sit-2
9/11	BOS vs TOR	Chacin	Sit-3	Thornton	Sit-2
THURSDAY – 9/12
9/12	LAD vs BAL	Hill	Maybe-5	Bundy	Sit-2
9/12	KCR vs CHW	Lopez	Sit-3	Giolito	Start-9
9/12	STL vs COL	Mikolas	Sit-3	Melville	Sit-2
9/12	NYY vs DET	Happ	Start-7	Turnbull	Sit-2
9/12	OAK vs HOU	Bailey	Sit-3	Verlander	Start-9
9/12	MIL vs MIA	Gonzalez	Start-7	Smith	Start-7
9/12	WSH vs MIN	Corbin	Start-7	Pineda	Maybe-6
9/12	ARI vs NYM	Young	Maybe-4	Stroman	Maybe-5
9/12	ATL vs PHI	Teheran	Maybe-5	Smyly	Sit-3
9/12	CHC vs SDP	Darvish	Start-8	Lucchesi	Maybe-6
9/12	CIN vs SEA	Mahle	Start-7	Milone	Sit-3
9/12	PIT vs SFG	Brault	Maybe-6	Beede	Sit-3
9/12	TBR vs TEX	McKay	Maybe-6	Allard	Start-7
9/12	BOS vs TOR	Price	Start-7	Buchholz	Sit-2
FRIDAY – 9/13
9/13	CIN vs ARI	Castillo	Start-8	Leake	Maybe-5
9/13	PIT vs CHC	Keller	Maybe-5	Hendricks	Start-8
9/13	MIN vs CLE	Odorizzi	Start-7	Civale	Maybe-5
9/13	SDP vs COL	Lauer	Maybe-4	Hoffman	Sit-3
9/13	BAL vs DET	Brooks	Maybe-5	Zimmermann	Sit-3
9/13	HOU vs KCR	Cole	Start-9	Duffy	Sit-3
9/13	TBR vs LAA	Morton	Start-8	Heaney	Start-7
9/13	LAD vs NYM	Kershaw	Start-8	Syndergaard	Start-8
9/13	CHW vs SEA	Covey	Sit-2	Kikuchi	Sit-3
9/13	MIA vs SFG	Alcantara	Start-7	Rodriguez	Maybe-4
9/13	MIL vs STL	Houser	Maybe-6	Wainwright	Maybe-6
9/13	OAK vs TEX	Bassitt	Maybe-4	Burke	Maybe-5
9/13	NYY vs TOR	Tanaka	Start-7	Kay	Sit-3
9/13	ATL vs WSH	Soroka	Start-7	Scherzer	Start-8
SATURDAY – 9/14
9/14	CIN vs ARI	DeSclafani	Maybe-6	Kelly	Start-7
9/14	PIT vs CHC	Williams	Maybe-5	Lester	Start-7
9/14	MIN vs CLE	Opener/Thorpe?	Sit-3	Clevinger	Start-8
9/14	SDP vs COL	Quantrill	Sit-3	Lambert	Sit-3
9/14	BAL vs DET	Wojciechowski	Start-7	Norris	Maybe-5
9/14	HOU vs KCR	Greinke	Start-9	Montgomery	Maybe-4
9/14	TBR vs LAA	Glasnow	Start-7	Barria	Sit-3
9/14	LAD vs NYM	Urias	Maybe-6	deGrom	Start-9
9/14	BOS vs PHI	Porcello	Sit-3	Nola	Start-7
9/14	CHW vs SEA	Cease	Start-7	Hernandez	Maybe-5
9/14	MIA vs SFG	Dugger	Maybe-5	Bumgarner	Start-9
9/14	MIL vs STL	Lyles	Start-7	Flaherty	Start-9
9/14	OAK vs TEX	Manaea	Start-7	Minor	Start-8
9/14	NYY vs TOR	Paxton	Start-8	Waguespack	Sit-3
9/14	ATL vs WSH	Foltynewicz	Maybe-6	Ross	Maybe-4
SUNDAY – 9/15
9/15	CIN vs ARI	Bauer	Start-7	Gallen	Start-8
9/15	PIT vs CHC	Agrazal	Sit-2	Quintana	Start-7
9/15	MIN vs CLE	Berrios	Maybe-6	Bieber	Start-9
9/15	SDP vs COL	????		Gonzalez	Sit-2
9/15	BAL vs DET	Blach	Sit-3	Jackson	Sit-2
9/15	HOU vs KCR	Miley	Start-7	Junis	Sit-3
9/15	TBR vs LAA	Yarbrough	Start-7	Sandoval	Maybe-5
9/15	LAD vs NYM	Buehler	Start-8	Wheeler	Start-7
9/15	BOS vs PHI	Rodriguez	Start-7	Velasquez	Sit-3
9/15	CHW vs SEA	Nova	Maybe-5	Hernandez	Maybe-5
9/15	MIA vs SFG	Hernandez	Maybe-5	Webb	Start-7
9/15	MIL vs STL	Anderson	Maybe-5	Wacha	Sit-3
9/15	OAK vs TEX	Fiers	Maybe-6	Lynn	Start-7
9/15	NYY vs TOR	Green/Cessa?	Maybe-4	Font/Bulk	Sit-1
9/15	ATL vs WSH	Fried	Start-7	Sanchez	Sit-3

Graphic by Michael Haas (@digitalHaas on Twitter)