Sit/Start Week 26: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/20-9/26

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead.  I will be carrying over Max Freeze’s 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 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.

There are a ton of new pitchers entering the fold, most are not worth your time from a fantasy perspective. 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 – 9/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/20	KCR at CLE	Santana	Sit-2	McKenzie	Start-7
9/20	PIT at CIN	Keller	Sit-1	Gutierrez	Maybe-4
9/20	WSN at MIA	Fedde	Sit-3	Luzardo	Maybe-4
9/20	CHW at DET	Rodon	Start-8	Manning	Sit-1
9/20	BAL at PHI	Means	Maybe-5	Suárez	Start-8
9/20	TEX at NYY	Arihara	Sit-1	Cortes	Start-7
9/20	TOR at TBR	Ray	Start-8	Honeywell	Sit-1
9/20	STL at MIL	Woodford	Sit-1	Peralta	Start-8
9/20	KCR at CLE	Hernandez	Maybe-4	Allen	Sit-1
9/20	HOU at LAA	Valdez	Start-8	Barria	Sit-1
9/20	ATL at ARI	Toussaint	Maybe-4	Weaver	Maybe-4
9/20	SEA at OAK	Anderson	Sit-3	Manaea	Start-8

 

Tuesday – 9/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/21	KCR at CLE	Lynch	Sit-2	Quantrill	Maybe-5
9/21	PIT at CIN	Overton	Sit-1	Mahle	Start-9
9/21	WSN at MIA	Rogers	Sit-3	Rogers	Start-7
9/21	CHW at DET	Keuchel	Sit-2	Alexander	Sit-2
9/21	BAL at PHI	Ellis	Sit-2	Medina	Sit-1
9/21	TEX at NYY	Otto	Sit-1	Montgomery	Start-8
9/21	NYM at BOS	Stroman	Maybe-6	Rodriguez	Start-7
9/21	TOR at TBR	Manoah	Start-7	Rasmussen	Sit-3
9/21	MIN at CHC	Barnes	Sit-1	Mills	Sit-3
9/21	STL at MIL	Lester	Sit-1	Woodruff	Start-9
9/21	LAD at COL	Urias	Start-7	Gray	Sit-1
9/21	HOU at LAA	Urquidy	Start-7	Cobb	Maybe-5
9/21	ATL at ARI	Ynoa	Maybe-6	Kelly	Sit-2
9/21	SEA at OAK	Gonzales	Sit-3	Blackburn	Sit-2
9/21	SFG at SDP	Gausman	Start-8	Musgrove	Start-7

 

Wednesday – 9/22
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/22	PIT at CIN	Crowe	Sit-1	Castillo	Start-10
9/22	CHW at DET	Lopez	Maybe-5	Mize	Sit-2
9/22	TOR at TBR	Ryu	Maybe-4	Wacha	Sit-1
9/22	KCR at CLE	Heasley	Sit-1	Plesac	Maybe-4
9/22	WSN at MIA	Gray	Maybe-5	Hernandez	Maybe-5
9/22	BAL at PHI	Akin	Sit-1	Wheeler	Start-9
9/22	TEX at NYY	Allard	Sit-2	Kluber	Start-7
9/22	NYM at BOS	Megill	Maybe-4	Sale	Start-7
9/22	MIN at CHC	Jax	Sit-1	Hendricks	Sit-3
9/22	STL at MIL	Mikolas	Sit-2	Ashby	Sit-2
9/22	LAD at COL	Buehler	Start-8	Senzatela	Sit-1
9/22	HOU at LAA	Garcia	Start-8	Diaz	Sit-1
9/22	ATL at ARI	Anderson	Start-7	Bumgarner	Sit-3
9/22	SEA at OAK	Flexen	Sit-2	Irvin	Maybe-4
9/22	SFG at SDP	Webb	Start-7	Paddack	Sit-3

 

Thursday – 9/23
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/23	CHW at CLE	Lynn	Start-9	Civale	Maybe-4
9/23	STL at MIL	Wainwright	Start-7	Houser	Maybe-6
9/23	LAD at COL	Scherzer	Start-8	Marquez	Sit-3
9/23	SEA at OAK	Kikuchi	Maybe-4	Jefferies	Sit-2
9/23	ATL at ARI	Morton	Start-8	Castellanos	Sit-1
9/23	SFG at SDP	Wood	Maybe-4	Velasquez	Sit-1
9/23	CHW at CLE	Cease	Start-7	Hentges	Sit-1
9/23	WSN at CIN	Corbin	Sit-1	Gray	Maybe-6
9/23	TEX at BAL	Hearn	Sit-3	Lowther	Sit-1
9/23	PIT at PHI	Wilson	Sit-2	Nola	Start-9
9/23	TOR at MIN	Matz	Maybe-5	Pineda	Sit-3
9/23	HOU at LAA	McCullers	Start-8	Suarez	Sit-3

 

Friday – 9/24
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/24	STL at CHC	Happ	Sit-1	Davies	Sit-1
9/24	TEX at BAL	Howard	Sit-1	Wells	Sit-1
9/24	PIT at PHI	Peters	Sit-2	Gibson	Start-7
9/24	NYY at BOS	Taillon	Sit-3	Pivetta	Sit-3
9/24	WSN at CIN	Espino	Sit-2	Miley	Maybe-6
9/24	MIA at TBR	Cabrera	Sit-1	Patiño	Maybe-4
9/24	CHW at CLE	Giolito	Start-8	Morgan	Sit-1
9/24	KCR at DET	Bubic	Sit-1	Skubal	Sit-2
9/24	STL at CHC	Hudson	Sit-1	Steele	Sit-2
9/24	NYM at MIL	Walker	Maybe-4	Burnes	Start-8
9/24	SFG at COL	DeSclafani	Maybe-6	Freeland	Sit-2
9/24	TOR at MIN	Berrios	Start-7	Ober	Sit-2
9/24	SDP at ATL	Knehr	Sit-1	TBD
9/24	SEA at LAA	Gilbert	Maybe-6	Naughton	Sit-1
9/24	LAD at ARI	Kershaw	Start-10	Gallen	Maybe-4
9/24	HOU at OAK	Greinke	Maybe-6	Montas	Maybe-6
9/24	ATL at SDP	Fried	Start-7	Darvish	Maybe-5

 

Saturday – 9/25
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/25	STL at CHC	Woodford	Sit-1	Sampson	Sit-1
9/25	PIT at PHI	Keller	Sit-1	Suárez	Start-10
9/25	HOU at OAK	Odorizzi	Sit-3	Manaea	Maybe-6
9/25	NYY at BOS	Cole	Start-8	Eovaldi	Start-7
9/25	MIA at TBR	Alcantara	Start-9	McClanahan	Maybe-6
9/25	KCR at DET	Kowar	Sit-1	Peralta	Sit-3
9/25	TEX at BAL	Lyles	Sit-1	Means	Maybe-6
9/25	WSN at CIN	Fedde	Sit-2	Gutierrez	Maybe-4
9/25	NYM at MIL	Carrasco	Maybe-5	Lauer	Maybe-5
9/25	TOR at MIN	Ray	Start-9	Gant	Sit-1
9/25	ATL at SDP	Toussaint	Sit-3	Arrieta	Sit-1
9/25	CHW at CLE	Rodon	Start-9	Bieber	Maybe-6
9/25	LAD at ARI	Gonsolin	Maybe-6	Weaver	Sit-2
9/25	SFG at COL	Leone	Maybe-4	Feltner	Sit-1
9/25	SEA at LAA	Anderson	Maybe-4	Detmers	Sit-1

 

Sunday – 9/26
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/26	KCR at DET	Hernandez	Maybe-4	Manning	Sit-1
9/26	TEX at BAL	Arihara	Sit-1	Ellis	Sit-2
9/26	PIT at PHI	Overton	Sit-1	Medina	Sit-1
9/26	WSN at CIN	Rogers	Sit-2	Mahle	Start-7
9/26	MIA at TBR	Luzardo	Sit-3	Yarbrough	Maybe-5
9/26	CHW at CLE	Keuchel	Sit-2	McKenzie	Start-7
9/26	NYM at MIL	Hill	Maybe-4	Peralta	Start-7
9/26	TOR at MIN	Manoah	Start-7	Ryan	Sit-3
9/26	STL at CHC	Lester	Sit-1	Mills	Sit-3
9/26	SFG at COL	Gausman	Start-7	Gray	Sit-3
9/26	SEA at LAA	Gonzales	Maybe-4	Ohtani	Maybe-5
9/26	HOU at OAK	Valdez	Start-7	Bassitt	Maybe-4
9/26	LAD at ARI	Urias	Start-9	Kelly	Sit-2
9/26	ATL at SDP	Ynoa	Maybe-5	Musgrove	Start-7
9/26	NYY at BOS	Cortes	Maybe-6	Rodriguez	Maybe-6