Sit/Start Week 27: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/27-10/3

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.

IT’S THE FINAL WEEK, FOLKS! 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 – 9/27
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/27	CHW at DET	Keuchel	Sit-1	Manning	Sit-1
9/27	PIT at CIN	Ponce	Sit-1	Miley	Maybe-5
9/27	KCR at CLE	Singer	Maybe-5	Allen	Sit-1
9/27	WSN at COL	Gray	Sit-3	Marquez	Maybe-5
9/27	OAK at SEA	Irvin	Maybe-5	Flexen	Maybe-5

 

Tuesday – 9/28
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/28	MIA at NYM	Rogers	Maybe-5	Stroman	Maybe-6
9/28	CHC at PIT	Mills	Sit-3	Keller	Sit-3
9/28	BOS at BAL	Sale	Start-7	Lowther	Sit-1
9/28	NYY at TOR	Kluber	Maybe-4	Ryu	Maybe-4
9/28	PHI at ATL	Wheeler	Start-8	Anderson	Start-7
9/28	DET at MIN	Alexander	Sit-3	Ryan	Start-7
9/28	MIA at NYM	Castano	Sit-1	Walker	Maybe-4
9/28	MIL at STL	Woodruff	Start-8	Mikolas	Maybe-4
9/28	LAA at TEX	Naughton	Sit-2	Alexy	Sit-2
9/28	CIN at CHW	Castillo	Start-8	Lopez	Maybe-4
9/28	CLE at KCR	Quantrill	Start-7	Kowar	Sit-1
9/28	TBR at HOU	Rasmussen	Sit-3	Urquidy	Maybe-6
9/28	WSN at COL	Corbin	Sit-1	Freeland	Sit-3
9/28	ARI at SFG	Weaver	Sit-1	Webb	Start-7
9/28	SDP at LAD	Darvish	Maybe-5	Buehler	Start-11
9/28	OAK at SEA	Bassitt	Maybe-5	Kikuchi	Maybe-4

 

Wednesday – 9/29
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/29	WSN at COL	Espino	Sit-3	Lambert	Sit-1
9/29	CHC at PIT	Hendricks	Maybe-4	Overton	Sit-1
9/29	BOS at BAL	Eovaldi	Start-7	Wells	Sit-1
9/29	NYY at TOR	Cole	Start-8	Berrios	Maybe-5
9/29	MIA at NYM	Hernandez	Sit-3	Megill	Maybe-4
9/29	PHI at ATL	Nola	Maybe-6	Morton	Start-7
9/29	DET at MIN	Mize	Sit-1	Pineda	Maybe-4
9/29	MIL at STL	Anderson	Sit-2	Wainwright	Start-7
9/29	LAA at TEX	Junk	Sit-3	Hearn	Sit-3
9/29	CIN at CHW	Gray	Maybe-6	Rodon	Start-7
9/29	CLE at KCR	Civale	Maybe-4	Lynch	Sit-2
9/29	TBR at HOU	Patiño	Sit-2	Garcia	Start-7
9/29	ARI at SFG	Kelly	Sit-3	Cueto	Sit-3
9/29	SDP at LAD	Velasquez	Sit-1	Scherzer	Start-9
9/29	OAK at SEA	Montas	Start-8	Gilbert	Maybe-6

 

Thursday – 9/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/30	MIL at STL	Houser	Maybe-5	Happ	Sit-1
9/30	LAA at TEX	Cobb	Start-8	Otto	Sit-1
9/30	CHC at PIT	Davies	Sit-1	Yajure	Sit-2
9/30	BOS at BAL	Pivetta	Sit-3	Ellis	Sit-1
9/30	NYY at TOR	Taillon	Sit-2	Ray	Start-8
9/30	MIA at NYM	Cabrera	Sit-1	Hill	Maybe-4
9/30	TBR at HOU	Yarbrough	Sit-3	McCullers	Start-7
9/30	PHI at ATL	Gibson	Maybe-6	Fried	Start-8
9/30	DET at MIN	Skubal	Sit-1	Ober	Maybe-4
9/30	CLE at KCR	Plesac	Sit-3	Hernandez	Sit-3
9/30	ARI at SFG	Bumgarner	Sit-2	Wood	Maybe-5
9/30	SDP at LAD	Weathers	Sit-1	Gonsolin	Maybe-5

 

Friday – 10/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/1	CIN at PIT	Gutierrez	Sit-3	Crowe	Sit-1
10/1	BOS at WSN	Rodriguez	Maybe-5	Fedde	Sit-2
10/1	TBR at NYY	McClanahan	Maybe-5	Cortes	Maybe-5
10/1	BAL at TOR	Means	Sit-3	Manoah	Start-9
10/1	PHI at MIA	Suárez	Start-10	Alcantara	Start-9
10/1	NYM at ATL	Carrasco	Maybe-5	Ynoa	Maybe-4
10/1	CLE at TEX	Bieber	Start-8	Howard	Sit-1
10/1	DET at CHW	Peralta	Sit-3	Cease	Maybe-5
10/1	MIN at KCR	Gant	Sit-2	Heasley	Sit-1
10/1	OAK at HOU	Manaea	Maybe-5	Greinke	Maybe-5
10/1	CHC at STL	Steele	Sit-2	Lester	Sit-1
10/1	COL at ARI	Gray	Maybe-4	Castellanos	Sit-2
10/1	SDP at SFG	Musgrove	Maybe-6	DeSclafani	Maybe-6
10/1	MIL at LAD	Lauer	Maybe-4	Kershaw	Start-8
10/1	LAA at SEA	Suarez	Maybe-4	Anderson	Maybe-6

 

Saturday – 10/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/2	TBR at NYY	Baz	Maybe-5	Montgomery	Maybe-6
10/2	BAL at TOR	Eshelman	Sit-1	Matz	Maybe-5
10/2	BOS at WSN	Houck	Maybe-6	Rogers	Sit-2
10/2	SDP at SFG	Johnson	Sit-2	Gausman	Start-8
10/2	PHI at MIA	Medina	Sit-1	Luzardo	Sit-2
10/2	CIN at PIT	Mahle	Start-9	Kranick	Sit-1
10/2	CLE at TEX	Morgan	Sit-1	Lyles	Sit-1
10/2	DET at CHW	Manning	Sit-1	Lynn	Start-9
10/2	MIN at KCR	Jax	Sit-1	Bubic	Sit-2
10/2	OAK at HOU	Blackburn	Sit-1	Valdez	Start-7
10/2	CHC at STL	Sampson	Sit-1	Flaherty	Start-7
10/2	NYM at ATL	Williams	Sit-2	Chavez	Sit-1
10/2	COL at ARI	Senzatela	Maybe-4	Gallen	Maybe-4
10/2	MIL at LAD	Burnes	Start-8	Urias	Start-7
10/2	LAA at SEA	Barria	Sit-1	Gonzales	Maybe-5

 

Sunday – 10/3
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/3	BOS at WSN	Sale	Start-7	Gray	Sit-2
10/3	CIN at PIT	Miley	Maybe-5	Peters	Sit-0
10/3	SDP at SFG	Darvish	Maybe-5	Webb	Start-7
10/3	TBR at NYY	Rasmussen	Maybe-4	Kluber	Maybe-5
10/3	CLE at TEX	McKenzie	Start-7	Dunning	Maybe-4
10/3	BAL at TOR	Lowther	Sit-1	Ryu	Maybe-5
10/3	PHI at MIA	Wheeler	Start-9	Rogers	Maybe-5
10/3	DET at CHW	Alexander	Sit-3	Giolito	Start-8
10/3	COL at ARI	Marquez	Maybe-5	Mejia	Sit-1
10/3	MIL at LAD	Peralta	Maybe-5	Buehler	Start-8
10/3	MIN at KCR	Ryan	Start-7	Singer	Maybe-5
10/3	OAK at HOU	Bassitt	Maybe-4	Odorizzi	Maybe-4
10/3	LAA at SEA	Ohtani	Maybe-6	Flexen	Maybe-6
10/3	CHC at STL	Thompson	Sit-1	Mikolas	Maybe-4
10/3	NYM at ATL	Stroman	Maybe-5	Anderson	Start-7