Sit/Start Week 5: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/26-5/2

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 has been interesting to see how many new names appear here week after week. It makes my job and your job more difficult to figure out who is worth taking a shot on and who isn’t. 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 – 4/26
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/26	KCR at DET	Keller	Sit-2	Turnbull	Maybe-4
4/26	MIN at CLE	Berrios	Start-9	Plesac	Maybe-5
4/26	NYY at BAL	Kluber	Sit-2	Zimmermann	Sit-1
4/26	OAK at TBR	Manaea	Start-7	Hill	Sit-1
4/26	CHC at ATL	Davies	Sit-1	Morton	Start-8
4/26	MIA at MIL	Rogers	Start-9	Burnes	Start-10
4/26	PHI at STL	Wheeler	Maybe-6	Wainwright	Maybe-4
4/26	LAA at TEX	Ohtani	Maybe-6	Lyles	Sit-1
4/26	SEA at HOU	Sheffield	Sit-2	Urquidy	Maybe-5
4/26	COL at SFG	Gomber	Sit-1	DeSclafani	Maybe-6
4/26	CIN at LAD	Mahle	Start-7	Urias	Start-7

 

Tuesday – 4/27
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/27	MIN at CLE	Maeda	Maybe-6	Civale	Maybe-5
4/27	KCR at PIT	Junis	Start-7	Anderson	Maybe-6
4/27	NYY at BAL	German	Sit-1	Kremer	Sit-3
4/27	WSN at TOR	Scherzer	Start-9	Stripling	Sit-1
4/27	BOS at NYM	Richards	Sit-1	Peterson	Sit-2
4/27	OAK at TBR	Montas	Maybe-4	Wacha	Sit-2
4/27	CHC at ATL	Williams	Sit-2	Anderson	Start-7
4/27	MIA at MIL	Castano	Sit-1	Houser	Maybe-4
4/27	PHI at STL	Eflin	Maybe-6	Martinez	Sit-2
4/27	LAA at TEX	Quintana	Start-7	Foltynewicz	Sit-1
4/27	SEA at HOU	Gonzales	Sit-1	Javier	Start-7
4/27	DET at CHW	Urena	Sit-2	Rodon	Start-7
4/27	SDP at ARI	Paddack	Maybe-6	Kelly	Sit-1
4/27	COL at SFG	Chi Gonzalez	Sit-2	Sanchez	Maybe-4
4/27	CIN at LAD	Hoffman	Sit-1	Buehler	Start-7

 

Wednesday – 4/28
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/28	MIN at CLE	Happ	Sit-1	Allen	Sit-2
4/28	MIA at MIL	Alcantara	Start-9	Anderson	Sit-1
4/28	CIN at LAD	Gray	Maybe-5	Kershaw	Start-7
4/28	KCR at PIT	Minor	Sit-1	Keller	Sit-1
4/28	BOS at NYM	Pivetta	Sit-1	deGrom	Start-9
4/28	NYY at BAL	Montgomery	Sit-3	Lopez	Sit-2
4/28	WSN at TOR	Fedde	Sit-3	Matz	Maybe-6
4/28	OAK at TBR	Irvin	Sit-2	Glasnow	Start-8
4/28	CHC at ATL	Hendricks	Sit-3	Ynoa	Maybe-5
4/28	PHI at STL	Moore	Sit-1	Oviedo	Sit-2
4/28	LAA at TEX	Cobb	Start-7	Dunning	Maybe-6
4/28	SEA at HOU	Dunn	Sit-1	Greinke	Start-7
4/28	DET at CHW	Mize	Sit-2	Lynn	Start-10
4/28	SDP at ARI	Weathers	Sit-2	Widener	Sit-2
4/28	COL at SFG	Marquez	Maybe-6	Wood	Maybe-5

 

Thursday – 4/29
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/29	NYY at BAL	Cole	Start-10	Means	Maybe-6
4/29	OAK at TBR	Bassitt	Sit-2	Yarbrough	Sit-3
4/29	PHI at STL	Nola	Start-9	Hyun Kim	Sit-1
4/29	SEA at HOU	Kikuchi	Maybe-4	Odorizzi	Sit-2
4/29	CHC at ATL	Alzolay	Sit-2	Smyly	Maybe-4
4/29	LAD at MIL	Bauer	Start-9	Peralta	Start-7
4/29	BOS at TEX	Perez	Sit-1	Gibson	Maybe-4
4/29	DET at CHW	Boyd	Sit-3	Cease	Maybe-4
4/29	COL at ARI	Senzatela	Sit-1	Weaver	Maybe-4

 

Friday – 4/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/30	STL at PIT	Gant	Sit-2	Brubaker	Sit-3
4/30	NYM at PHI	Lucchesi	Sit-2	Anderson	Sit-1
4/30	DET at NYY	Fulmer	Maybe-5	Taillon	Maybe-5
4/30	MIA at WSN	Lopez	Start-8	Lester	Sit-1
4/30	ATL at TOR	Fried	Sit-3	Ray	Sit-1
4/30	HOU at TBR	McCullers	Maybe-6	Fleming	Sit-1
4/30	CHC at CIN	Arrieta	Sit-1	Miley	Maybe-4
4/30	BOS at TEX	Eovaldi	Start-9	Arihara	Maybe-4
4/30	CLE at CHW	Bieber	Start-9	Keuchel	Sit-3
4/30	KCR at MIN	Singer	Maybe-5	Pineda	Maybe-5
4/30	LAD at MIL	May	Start-8	Woodruff	Start-8
4/30	BAL at OAK	Harvey	Sit-2	Luzardo	Maybe-4
4/30	COL at ARI	Gray	Maybe-4	Bumgarner	Sit-1
4/30	LAA at SEA	Heaney	Start-7	Flexen	Maybe-4
4/30	SFG at SDP	Gausman	Maybe-4	Darvish	Start-9

 

Saturday – 5/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/1	MIA at WSN	Rogers	Start-8	Ross	Sit-1
5/1	DET at NYY	Turnbull	Sit-2	Kluber	Sit-2
5/1	KCR at MIN	Duffy	Maybe-5	Shoemaker	Sit-1
5/1	CLE at CHW	McKenzie	Sit-3	Giolito	Start-8
5/1	BAL at OAK	Zimmermann	Sit-1	Manaea	Start-7
5/1	HOU at TBR	Urquidy	Maybe-4	Hill	Sit-1
5/1	CHC at CIN	Davies	Sit-1	Castillo	Maybe-6
5/1	NYM at PHI	Stroman	Start-7	Wheeler	Start-7
5/1	STL at PIT	Flaherty	Start-8	Cahill	Maybe-4
5/1	BOS at TEX	Rodriguez	Start-7	Lyles	Sit-1
5/1	ATL at TOR	Morton	Start-8	Ryu	Start-8
5/1	LAD at MIL	Urias	Start-8	Burnes	Start-8
5/1	COL at ARI	Gomber	Sit-1	Gallen	Start-8
5/1	SFG at SDP	Webb	Sit-2	Snell	Start-8
5/1	LAA at SEA	Canning	Maybe-4	Margevicius	Sit-1

 

Sunday – 5/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/2	DET at NYY	Urena	Sit-2	German	Sit-1
5/2	STL at PIT	Wainwright	Maybe-4	Kuhl	Sit-1
5/2	MIA at WSN	Castano	Sit-1	Corbin	Sit-1
5/2	ATL at TOR	Anderson	Start-8	Stripling	Sit-1
5/2	CHC at CIN	Williams	Sit-2	Mahle	Start-8
5/2	HOU at TBR	Javier	Maybe-6	Wacha	Sit-1
5/2	KCR at MIN	Keller	Sit-1	Berrios	Start-9
5/2	LAD at MIL	Buehler	Start-8	Houser	Sit-1
5/2	CLE at CHW	Plesac	Maybe-4	Rodon	Start-7
5/2	BOS at TEX	Richards	Sit-1	Foltynewicz	Sit-1
5/2	BAL at OAK	Kremer	Sit-2	Montas	Maybe-5
5/2	LAA at SEA	Bundy	Start-8	Sheffield	Sit-1
5/2	COL at ARI	Chi Gonzalez	Sit-1	Kelly	Sit-1
5/2	SFG at SDP	DeSclafani	Maybe-5	Musgrove	Start-10
5/2	NYM at PHI	Walker	Maybe-5	Eflin	Maybe-6