Sit/Start Week 3: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/17-4/23

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 Oakland Athletics. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.

We have some pitchers re-entering the fold from the IL this week, and as a rule of thumb, I usually like to give them at least one start before putting them back into my lineup. With that being said, there aren’t a ton of auto-starts to go around, so you may have to dig around in the Maybes.

For some housekeeping, I will try my best to update these at least once after they go live, but there is a ton of schedule and rotation shuffling. I apologize ahead of time if something is not currently 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 – 4/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/17	LAA at BOS	S. Ohtani	Start-9	B. Bello	Sit-1
4/17	CLE at DET	H. Gaddis	Maybe-4	E. Rodríguez	Maybe-4
4/17	TBR at CIN	T. Bradley	Maybe-5	H. Greene	Maybe-4
4/17	SFG at MIA	A. Wood	Sit-3	J. Luzardo	Start-7
4/17	PHI at CHW	Z. Wheeler	Start-8	L. Lynn	Maybe-6
4/17	TEX at KCR	J. deGrom	Start-9	J. Lyles	Sit-1
4/17	ARI at STL	M. Kelly	Maybe-4	J. Flaherty	Maybe-5
4/17	TOR at HOU	K. Gausman	Start-8	C. Javier	Maybe-6
4/17	PIT at COL	R. Hill	Sit-2	K. Freeland	Sit-3
4/17	CHC at OAK	H. Wesneski	Sit-3	K. Muller	Sit-1
4/17	MIL at SEA	C. Burnes	Start-8	C. Flexen	Sit-2
4/17	ATL at SDP	S. Strider	Start-8	R. Weathers	Maybe-4
4/17	NYM at LAD	D. Peterson	Maybe-4	D. May	Start-7

Tuesday – 4/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/18	CLE at DET	P. Battenfield	Maybe-4	S. Turnbull	Sit-1
4/18	TBR at CIN	C. Criswell	Sit-1	N. Lodolo	Start-8
4/18	SFG at MIA	A. Cobb	Maybe-6	E. Cabrera	Maybe-4
4/18	LAA at NYY	J. Suarez	Sit-1	C. Schmidt	Sit-2
4/18	BAL at WSN	D. Kremer	Sit-2	J. Gray	Maybe-5
4/18	MIN at BOS	S. Gray	Start-7	C. Sale	Maybe-5
4/18	PHI at CHW	B. Falter	Sit-3	L. Giolito	Maybe-5
4/18	TEX at KCR	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-6	B. Keller	Maybe-6
4/18	ARI at STL	D. Jameson	Maybe-4	J. Montgomery	Start-7
4/18	TOR at HOU	C. Bassitt	Sit-2	J. Urquidy	Maybe-5
4/18	PIT at COL	V. Velasquez	Sit-3	J. Urena	Sit-1
4/18	CHC at OAK	M. Stroman	Start-8	K. Waldichuk	Sit-1
4/18	MIL at SEA	C. Rea	Sit-3	L. Gilbert	Start-8
4/18	ATL at SDP	J. Shuster	Sit-1	B. Snell	Maybe-4
4/18	NYM at LAD	T. Megill	Maybe-5	C. Kershaw	Start-7

Wednesday – 4/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/19	TBR at CIN	D. Rasmussen	Start-7	L. Weaver	Sit-1
4/19	CLE at DET	C. Quantrill	Maybe-4	J. Wentz	Maybe-4
4/19	SFG at MIA	S. Manaea	Maybe-6	T. Rogers	Maybe-5
4/19	ARI at STL	M. Bumgarner	Sit-1	J. Woodford	Sit-1
4/19	TEX at KCR	M. Pérez	Start-7	B. Singer	Maybe-6
4/19	PHI at CHW	T. Walker	Maybe-5	M. Clevinger	Maybe-4
4/19	NYM at LAD	M. Scherzer	Start-7	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-4
4/19	PIT at COL	J. Oviedo	Maybe-5	A. Gomber	Sit-1
4/19	CHC at OAK	J. Steele	Maybe-6	J. Kaprielian	Sit-1
4/19	MIL at SEA	E. Lauer	Sit-2	M. Gonzales	Sit-2
4/19	ATL at SDP	C. Morton	Maybe-6	N. Martinez	Sit-1
4/19	LAA at NYY	G. Canning	Maybe-5	J. Brito	Sit-1
4/19	BAL at WSN	K. Bradish	Sit-3	M. Gore	Maybe-5
4/19	MIN at BOS	J. Ryan	Start-8	C. Kluber	Sit-2
4/19	TOR at HOU	J. Berríos	Sit-1	L. Garcia	Maybe-4

Thursday – 4/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/20	MIN at BOS	T. Mahle	Maybe-6	N. Pivetta	Sit-3
4/20	LAA at NYY	P. Sandoval	Maybe-5	N. Cortes	Start-8
4/20	CIN at PIT	G. Ashcraft	Start-9	R. Contreras	Maybe-4
4/20	COL at PHI	R. Feltner	Sit-1	M. Strahm	Sit-3
4/20	LAD at CHC	M. Grove	Maybe-5	J. Taillon	Maybe-4
4/20	SDP at ARI	M. Wacha	Sit-3	R. Nelson	Sit-3
4/20	NYM at SFG	K. Senga	Maybe-5	A. DeSclafani	Maybe-6

Friday – 4/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/21	LAD at CHC	J. Urías	Start-8	D. Smyly	Sit-1
4/21	CIN at PIT	L. Cessa	Sit-1	M. Keller	Maybe-6
4/21	CHW at TBR	M. Kopech	Sit-3	J. Fleming	Sit-3
4/21	DET at BAL	M. Lorenzen	Sit-1	G. Rodriguez	Maybe-4
4/21	TOR at NYY	Y. Kikuchi	Sit-2	D. German	Maybe-5
4/21	COL at PHI	N. Davis	Sit-1	A. Nola	Start-7
4/21	MIA at CLE	B. Garrett	Sit-3	Z. Plesac	Sit-2
4/21	HOU at ATL	H. Brown	Maybe-6	B. Elder	Sit-3
4/21	OAK at TEX	S. Fujinami	Sit-1	J. Gray	Maybe-4
4/21	BOS at MIL	G. Whitlock	Maybe-4	F. Peralta	Start-9
4/21	WSN at MIN	T. Williams	Sit-3	K. Maeda	Start-8
4/21	KCR at LAA	K. Bubic	Start-7	T. Anderson	Start-7
4/21	SDP at ARI	S. Lugo	Start-7	Z. Gallen	Start-7
4/21	STL at SEA	S. Matz	Sit-2	G. Kirby	Maybe-6
4/21	NYM at SFG	C. Carrasco	Sit-1	L. Webb	Maybe-5

Saturday – 4/22
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/22	TOR at NYY	A. Manoah	Start-7	G. Cole	Start-8
4/22	WSN at MIN	C. Kuhl	Sit-1	P. López	Start-9
4/22	LAD at CHC	D. May	Start-7	H. Wesneski	Sit-1
4/22	COL at PHI	K. Freeland	Sit-3	Z. Wheeler	Start-8
4/22	CHW at TBR	D. Cease	Start-8	S. McClanahan	Start-8
4/22	NYM at SFG	D. Peterson	Maybe-4	A. Wood	Maybe-4
4/22	MIA at CLE	S. Alcantara	Start-8	S. Bieber	Start-8
4/22	CIN at PIT	H. Greene	Maybe-5	R. Hill	Sit-2
4/22	DET at BAL	M. Boyd	Maybe-5	T. Wells	Maybe-5
4/22	OAK at TEX	J. Sears	Sit-1	A. Heaney	Start-7
4/22	BOS at MIL	B. Bello	Sit-1	W. Miley	Maybe-4
4/22	HOU at ATL	F. Valdez	Start-7	K. Wright	Maybe-4
4/22	SDP at ARI	Y. Darvish	Start-7	M. Kelly	Maybe-4
4/22	KCR at LAA	Z. Greinke	Sit-3	R. Detmers	Start-7
4/22	STL at SEA	M. Mikolas	Maybe-4	L. Castillo	Start-8

Sunday – 4/23
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/23	COL at PHI	J. Urena	Sit-1	B. Falter	Maybe-4
4/23	HOU at ATL	C. Javier	Maybe-6	S. Strider	Start-7
4/23	TOR at NYY	K. Gausman	Start-7	C. Schmidt	Sit-1
4/23	DET at BAL	E. Rodríguez	Maybe-4	K. Gibson	Maybe-4
4/23	CIN at PIT	N. Lodolo	Start-8	V. Velasquez	Sit-2
4/23	MIA at CLE	J. Luzardo	Start-7	H. Gaddis	Maybe-4
4/23	CHW at TBR	L. Lynn	Start-7	Z. Eflin	Start-7
4/23	BOS at MIL	C. Sale	Maybe-5	C. Burnes	Start-7
4/23	WSN at MIN	P. Corbin	Sit-1	S. Gray	Start-8
4/23	LAD at CHC	C. Kershaw	Start-8	M. Stroman	Maybe-5
4/23	OAK at TEX	K. Muller	Sit-1	J. deGrom	Start-10
4/23	KCR at LAA	J. Lyles	Sit-1	S. Ohtani	Start-10
4/23	STL at SEA	J. Flaherty	Maybe-5	C. Flexen	Sit-2
4/23	SDP at ARI	J. Musgrove	Maybe-4	D. Jameson	Maybe-4
4/23	NYM at SFG	T. Megill	Maybe-4	A. Cobb	Maybe-5

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3 responses to “Sit/Start Week 3: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/17-4/23”

Guy says:

April 16, 2023 at 10:39 PM

Sit Strahm against the Rockies away from Coors?

Dennis says:

April 17, 2023 at 12:34 AM

Will Taj Bradley start on Monday against the Reds or relieve Beeks?
Also what’s your outlook for Taj and how many starts he will get?

Flo says:

April 17, 2023 at 10:11 AM

PSA: Max Fried is starting on Monday!

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Sit/Start Week 3: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/17-4/23

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