Sit/Start Week 25: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/19-9/25

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.

We are entering the home stretch! Finish strong!

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 – 9/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/19	MIN at CLE	S. Gray	Start-7	C. Quantrill	Sit-2
9/19	SEA at LAA	L. Gilbert	Start-7	J. Suarez	Maybe-5
9/19	HOU at TBR	L. Garcia	Maybe-5	D. Rasmussen	Maybe-6
9/19	CHC at MIA	W. Miley	Maybe-5	E. Cabrera	Start-7
9/19	DET at BAL	J. Wentz	Sit-3	T. Wells	Sit-3
9/19	WSN at ATL	C. Abbott	Sit-1	K. Wright	Start-9
9/19	NYM at MIL	M. Scherzer	Start-8	C. Burnes	Start-8
9/19	SFG at COL	J. Junis	Sit-1	C. Kuhl	Sit-1
9/19	ARI at LAD	M. Kelly	Maybe-6	C. Kershaw	Start-9

Tuesday – 9/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/20	ARI at LAD	Z. Davies	Sit-2	M. Grove	Sit-2
9/20	HOU at TBR	C. Javier	Start-8	S. McClanahan	Maybe-5
9/20	BOS at CIN	B. Bello	Sit-1	C. Morris	Sit-1
9/20	CHC at MIA	A. Sampson	Sit-3	P. López	Maybe-6
9/20	TOR at PHI	R. Stripling	Maybe-6	K. Gibson	Maybe-4
9/20	DET at BAL	T. Alexander	Sit-1	A. Voth	Start-7
9/20	PIT at NYY	R. Contreras	Maybe-4	L. Severino	Start-8
9/20	WSN at ATL	P. Corbin	Sit-1	C. Morton	Start-7
9/20	NYM at MIL	C. Carrasco	Start-7	J. Lindblom	Sit-1
9/20	LAA at TEX	T. Davidson	Sit-1	C. Ragans	Sit-1
9/20	CLE at CHW	A. Civale	Sit-2	D. Cease	Start-9
9/20	MIN at KCR	D. Bundy	Sit-2	Z. Greinke	Sit-3
9/20	SFG at COL	C. Rodón	Maybe-6	K. Freeland	Sit-1
9/20	STL at SDP	A. Wainwright	Start-7	M. Clevinger	Sit-3
9/20	SEA at OAK	L. Castillo	Start-10	J. Sears	Start-7
9/20	ARI at LAD	D. Jameson	Sit-1	T. Anderson	Start-7

Wednesday – 9/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/21	WSN at ATL	J. Gray	Sit-2	M. Fried	Start-10
9/21	NYM at MIL	T. Walker	Maybe-6	A. Houser	Sit-2
9/21	HOU at TBR	L. McCullers	Start-7	C. Kluber	Sit-3
9/21	BOS at CIN	M. Wacha	Maybe-5	C. Anderson	Sit-1
9/21	CHC at MIA	D. Smyly	Start-7	J. Luzardo	Maybe-6
9/21	TOR at PHI	K. Gausman	Start-7	Z. Wheeler	Start-7
9/21	DET at BAL	M. Manning	Maybe-5	J. Lyles	Sit-3
9/21	PIT at NYY	J. Brubaker	Sit-3	N. Cortes	Start-8
9/21	LAA at TEX	P. Sandoval	Start-7	D. Dunning	Maybe-5
9/21	CLE at CHW	T. McKenzie	Start-7	L. Lynn	Start-8
9/21	MIN at KCR	B. Ober	Maybe-4	D. Lynch	Sit-1
9/21	SFG at COL	L. Webb	Start-7	G. Márquez	Sit-3
9/21	STL at SDP	M. Mikolas	Maybe-6	S. Manaea	Sit-2
9/21	SEA at OAK	R. Ray	Start-8	J. Kaprielian	Sit-1
9/21	ARI at LAD	M. Bumgarner	Sit-1	D. May	Start-7

Thursday – 9/22
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/22	LAA at TEX	M. Lorenzen	Sit-2	M. Pérez	Start-7
9/22	MIN at KCR	J. Winder	Sit-2	J. Heasley	Sit-1
9/22	SFG at COL	S. Hjelle	Sit-1	J. Urena	Sit-2
9/22	SEA at OAK	G. Kirby	Start-8	A. Martinez	Sit-1
9/22	STL at SDP	J. Flaherty	Maybe-5	B. Snell	Maybe-6
9/22	CHC at PIT	M. Stroman	Maybe-6	M. Keller	Maybe-5
9/22	TOR at TBR	J. Berríos	Maybe-4	R. Yarbrough	Sit-1
9/22	MIL at CIN	B. Woodruff	Start-8	M. Minor	Sit-1
9/22	HOU at BAL	J. Verlander	Start-10	K. Bradish	Sit-1
9/22	ATL at PHI	J. Odorizzi	Maybe-4	N. Syndergaard	Sit-3
9/22	BOS at NYY	R. Hill	Sit-1	D. German	Maybe-5
9/22	CLE at CHW	S. Bieber	Start-9	L. Giolito	Maybe-4
9/22	ARI at LAD	Z. Gallen	Maybe-6	J. Urías	Start-8

Friday – 9/23
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/23	CHC at PIT	H. Wesneski	Sit-2	B. Wilson	Sit-1
9/23	MIL at CIN	J. Alexander	Sit-1	H. Greene	Maybe-4
9/23	WSN at MIA	E. Fedde	Sit-1	T. Rogers	Start-7
9/23	HOU at BAL	J. Urquidy	Start-7	D. Kremer	Sit-3
9/23	BOS at NYY	N. Pivetta	Sit-3	J. Taillon	Maybe-4
9/23	ATL at PHI	S. Strider	Start-8	R. Suárez	Maybe-4
9/23	TOR at TBR	A. Manoah	Start-7	J. Springs	Maybe-5
9/23	CLE at TEX	C. Morris	Sit-1	J. Gray	Start-7
9/23	DET at CHW	E. Rodríguez	Maybe-5	J. Cueto	Start-7
9/23	SEA at KCR	M. Gonzales	Maybe-4	B. Singer	Start-7
9/23	LAA at MIN	S. Ohtani	Start-9	J. Ryan	Maybe-5
9/23	SDP at COL	J. Musgrove	Maybe-5	R. Feltner	Sit-1
9/23	SFG at ARI	A. Cobb	Start-7	R. Nelson	Maybe-6
9/23	NYM at OAK	C. Bassitt	Start-7	C. Irvin	Sit-3
9/23	STL at LAD	J. Quintana	Maybe-4	A. Heaney	Maybe-5

Saturday – 9/24
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/24	BOS at NYY	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-4	TBD
9/24	ATL at PHI	K. Wright	Start-7	A. Nola	Start-7
9/24	NYM at OAK	J. deGrom	Start-10	K. Waldichuk	Sit-1
9/24	TOR at TBR	M. White	Sit-1	D. Rasmussen	Maybe-6
9/24	WSN at MIA	A. Sánchez	Sit-1	S. Alcantara	Start-10
9/24	CHC at PIT	J. Assad	Sit-3	J. Oviedo	Sit-3
9/24	MIL at CIN	C. Burnes	Start-9	L. Cessa	Sit-1
9/24	CLE at TEX	C. Quantrill	Sit-3	G. Otto	Sit-2
9/24	HOU at BAL	F. Valdez	Start-8	T. Wells	Sit-2
9/24	DET at CHW	D. Hutchison	Sit-1	D. Martin	Sit-2
9/24	SEA at KCR	L. Gilbert	Start-7	K. Bubic	Sit-1
9/24	LAA at MIN	R. Detmers	Maybe-5	S. Gray	Start-7
9/24	SFG at ARI	J. Junis	Maybe-4	M. Kelly	Maybe-6
9/24	SDP at COL	Y. Darvish	Maybe-6	C. Kuhl	Sit-1
9/24	STL at LAD	J. Montgomery	Maybe-6	C. Kershaw	Start-8

Sunday – 9/25
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/25	HOU at BAL	L. Garcia	Maybe-5	A. Voth	Maybe-5
9/25	ATL at PHI	C. Morton	Maybe-6	K. Gibson	Maybe-4
9/25	TOR at TBR	R. Stripling	Start-7	S. McClanahan	Maybe-5
9/25	CHC at PIT	W. Miley	Maybe-5	R. Contreras	Maybe-5
9/25	MIL at CIN	J. Lindblom	Sit-1	N. Lodolo	Start-7
9/25	WSN at MIA	C. Abbott	Sit-1	E. Cabrera	Start-8
9/25	DET at CHW	J. Wentz	Sit-3	D. Cease	Start-10
9/25	SEA at KCR	L. Castillo	Start-9	Z. Greinke	Maybe-4
9/25	LAA at MIN	J. Suarez	Maybe-5	D. Bundy	Sit-3
9/25	CLE at TEX	A. Civale	Sit-3	C. Ragans	Sit-1
9/25	SDP at COL	M. Clevinger	Sit-3	K. Freeland	Sit-2
9/25	SFG at ARI	C. Rodón	Start-9	Z. Davies	Sit-3
9/25	NYM at OAK	M. Scherzer	Start-10	J. Sears	Maybe-5
9/25	STL at LAD	A. Wainwright	Maybe-6	T. Anderson	Maybe-6
9/25	BOS at NYY	B. Bello	Sit-1	L. Severino	Start-7

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4 responses to “Sit/Start Week 25: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/19-9/25”

Marty the Celery Salesman says:

September 18, 2022 at 2:56 PM

FYI Morris is listed as starting for Cincinnati on Tuesday. Should be Lodolo AFAIK.

- Lucas Zenobi says:
  
  September 18, 2022 at 10:17 PM
  
  You’re right! Morris pitches for Cleveland, not Cincinnati! At least I was in the right state! I’ll try to get this updated by mid-October.
  
  - Marty the Celery Salesman says:
    
    September 19, 2022 at 12:45 PM
    
    Sweet! Once updated, this will surely prove to have been an invaluable resource for setting my lineup a month earlier.
    
Matt says:

September 18, 2022 at 5:08 PM

Curious why you have McClanahan with lower scores than Rasmussen with the same matchups. Concerns about the injury still?

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