Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 7 - April 13)

Nick's fantasy baseball starts/sits, expert advice for all starting pitcher matchups for April 7 - April 13 (2025). Set your winning fantasy baseball lineups.

The MLB season is off and running, and so are we with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 2- Monday, April 7 through Sunday, April 13. We've gotten a couple of looks at most pitchers by now, but the sample size remains small, which means we remain diligent! Bookmark us for every start/sit option and possible two-start decisions for your rosters.

For 13 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series weekly here at RotoBaller. I'm Nick Mariano, and I'll lead you through the 2025 season. All kinds of firepower go into supplying this piece each week to produce a beloved series for our readers.

New readers should absorb the section below to learn the column's goal and how best to use it, while veterans can proceed to the goods. We wish you the best of luck with your fantasy baseball starting pitcher lineup decisions to keep your hot starts rolling. We're crushing it all year long here!

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Start/Sit Data Overview

Ahead of each week of the fantasy baseball season, we publish the table below. We have the probable starters for every game of the week and a grade for them on a 0-100 scale. The intent is to give you advice and inspire confidence (or lack thereof) in your decisions to start or sit certain pitchers.

Please note that beyond the usual "Start" and "Sit" labels, there is a third category called "context-dependent." This is because different leagues call for different actions, and those in start-sit purgatory may be worth the gamble to some.

Also, we put the arms best projected to start or get bulk innings or actionable arms who may return from the injured list or be called up. Still, some situations are fluid, and we update ASAP to reflect accurate information. The early season comes with perceived rotation plans, but we know things can change quickly and often, so check back frequently!

The "starts" category includes pitchers you'd likely start in every league. The "sits" are pitchers you likely sit in every league.

The "context-dependent" means it is close, and it's up to you to decide based on your league settings or team needs (wins, strikeouts, etc.), how deep your league is, which roto/points categories are scored, and so on.

Here are your starts and sits for what we're still calling Week 2 of the fantasy season, which covers April 7 through April 13. Let's get to it!

Week 2 Start/Sit Recommendations (April 7 - April 13)

Updated start/sit recommendations for this week's MLB games. This chart is updated daily as probable starters are constantly changing with postponements, injuries, etc. Scroll down further for a color-coded chart. If you can't see the chart below, click here to see the starts/sits on a separate page:

Date	Game	Team	Pitcher	Grade	Start/Sit	2 Starts
4/7	STL@PIT	STL	Matthew Liberatore	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	STL@PIT	PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski	25	SIT	Y
4/7	NYY@DET	NYY	Carlos Rodon	65	START	Y
4/7	NYY@DET	DET	Casey Mize	35	SIT	Y
4/7	LAD@WAS	LAD	Dustin May	70	START	N
4/7	LAD@WAS	WAS	MacKenzie Gore	35	SIT	Y
4/7	TOR@BOS	TOR	Jose Berrios	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	TOR@BOS	BOS	Richard Fitts	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	MIA@NYM	MIA	Valente Bellozo	30	SIT	N
4/7	MIA@NYM	NYM	Kodai Senga	75	START	Y
4/7	TEX@CHC	TEX	Nathan Eovaldi	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	TEX@CHC	CHC	Justin Steele	70	START	N
4/7	MIN@KC	MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	MIN@KC	KC	Michael Lorenzen	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	BAL@ARI	BAL	Zach Eflin	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/7	BAL@ARI	ARI	Zac Gallen	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	HOU@SEA	HOU	Hayden Wesneski	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/7	HOU@SEA	SEA	Logan Gilbert	80	START	Y
4/7	CIN@SF	CIN	Hunter Greene	75	START	Y
4/7	CIN@SF	SF	Logan Webb	70	START	Y
4/7	SD@ATH	SD	Michael King	65	START	Y
4/7	SD@ATH	ATH	Luis Severino	35	SIT	Y
4/8	CHW@CLE	CHW	Shane Smith	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/8	CHW@CLE	CLE	Ben Lively	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/8	STL@PIT	STL	Sonny Gray	80	START	N
4/8	STL@PIT	PIT	Paul Skenes	75	START	N
4/8	NYY@DET	NYY	Carlos Carrasco	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	NYY@DET	DET	Tarik Skubal	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	LAD@WAS	LAD	Justin Wrobleski	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	LAD@WAS	WAS	Brad Lord	20	SIT	N
4/8	TOR@BOS	TOR	Easton Lucas	35	SIT	N
4/8	TOR@BOS	BOS	Garrett Crochet	75	START	Y
4/8	LAA@TB	LAA	Kyle Hendricks	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/8	LAA@TB	TB	Shane Baz	70	START	N
4/8	MIA@NYM	MIA	Connor Gillispie	30	SIT	N
4/8	MIA@NYM	NYM	Clay Holmes	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	PHI@ATL	PHI	Zack Wheeler	90	START	Y
4/8	PHI@ATL	ATL	Chris Sale	65	START	Y
4/8	TEX@CHC	TEX	Patrick Corbin	15	SIT	N
4/8	TEX@CHC	CHC	Jameson Taillon	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	MIN@KC	MIN	Pablo Lopez	65	START	N
4/8	MIN@KC	KC	Cole Ragans	75	START	Y
4/8	MIL@COL	MIL	Freddy Peralta	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/8	MIL@COL	COL	Kyle Freeland	35	SIT	Y
4/8	BAL@ARI	BAL	Charlie Morton	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	BAL@ARI	ARI	Merrill Kelly	30	SIT	N
4/8	HOU@SEA	HOU	Framber Valdez	75	START	N
4/8	HOU@SEA	SEA	Luis Castillo	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	CIN@SF	CIN	Nick Lodolo	65	START	N
4/8	CIN@SF	SF	Landen Roupp	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/8	SD@ATH	SD	Dylan Cease	70	START	N
4/8	SD@ATH	ATH	Jeffrey Springs	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	STL@PIT	STL	Erick Fedde	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	STL@PIT	PIT	Mitch Keller	35	SIT	N
4/9	MIA@NYM	MIA	Max Meyer	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	MIA@NYM	NYM	Tylor Megill	65	START	N
4/9	TEX@CHC	TEX	Tyler Mahle	30	SIT	N
4/9	TEX@CHC	CHC	Shota Imanaga	70	START	N
4/9	SD@ATH	SD	Randy Vasquez	30	SIT	N
4/9	SD@ATH	ATH	Osvaldo Bido	30	SIT	N
4/9	BAL@ARI	BAL	Dean Kremer	25	SIT	N
4/9	BAL@ARI	ARI	Brandon Pfaadt	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	CIN@SF	CIN	Nick Martinez	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	CIN@SF	SF	Justin Verlander	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	LAD@WAS	LAD	Landon Knack	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	LAD@WAS	WAS	Jake Irvin	15	SIT	N
4/9	HOU@SEA	HOU	Hunter Brown	80	START	N
4/9	HOU@SEA	SEA	Luis F. Castillo	30	SIT	N
4/9	CHW@CLE	CHW	Sean Burke	35	SIT	N
4/9	CHW@CLE	CLE	Logan Allen	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	NYY@DET	NYY	Max Fried	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	NYY@DET	DET	Jack Flaherty	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	TOR@BOS	TOR	Kevin Gausman	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	TOR@BOS	BOS	Tanner Houck	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	LAA@TB	LAA	Yusei Kikuchi	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	LAA@TB	TB	Ryan Pepiot	65	START	N
4/9	PHI@ATL	PHI	Taijuan Walker	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	PHI@ATL	ATL	Grant Holmes	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	MIN@KC	MIN	Joe Ryan	70	START	N
4/9	MIN@KC	KC	Seth Lugo	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/9	MIL@COL	MIL	Tyler Alexander	30	SIT	N
4/9	MIL@COL	COL	Antonio Senzatela	20	SIT	N
4/10	LAA@TB	LAA	Jose Soriano	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/10	LAA@TB	TB	Zack Littell	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/10	CHW@CLE	CHW	Jonathan Cannon	35	SIT	N
4/10	CHW@CLE	CLE	Gavin Williams	65	START	N
4/10	MIN@KC	MIN	Bailey Ober	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/10	MIN@KC	KC	Michael Wacha	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/10	MIL@COL	MIL	Quinn Priester	25	SIT	N
4/10	MIL@COL	COL	Ryan Feltner	30	SIT	N
4/10	TOR@BOS	TOR	Chris Bassitt	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/10	TOR@BOS	BOS	Walker Buehler	35	SIT	N
4/10	PHI@ATL	PHI	Jesus Luzardo	70	START	N
4/10	PHI@ATL	ATL	Spencer Schwellenbach	65	START	N
4/11	KC@CLE	KC	Kris Bubic	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	KC@CLE	CLE	Tanner Bibee	65	START	N
4/11	PIT@CIN	PIT	Bailey Falter	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	PIT@CIN	CIN	Brady Singer	65	START	N
4/11	ATL@TB	ATL	Bryce Elder	30	SIT	N
4/11	ATL@TB	TB	Taj Bradley	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	SF@NYY	SF	Robbie Ray	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	SF@NYY	NYY	Marcus Stroman	30	SIT	N
4/11	WAS@MIA	WAS	Mitchell Parker	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	WAS@MIA	MIA	Edward Cabrera	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	BOS@CHW	BOS	Sean Newcomb	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	BOS@CHW	CHW	Davis Martin	30	SIT	N
4/11	LAA@HOU	LAA	Jack Kochanowicz	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	LAA@HOU	HOU	Ronel Blanco	65	START	N
4/11	DET@MIN	DET	Reese Olson	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	DET@MIN	MIN	David Festa	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	PHI@STL	PHI	Aaron Nola	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	PHI@STL	STL	Andre Pallante	30	SIT	N
4/11	COL@SD	COL	German Marquez	25	SIT	N
4/11	COL@SD	SD	Nick Pivetta	75	START	N
4/11	TEX@SEA	TEX	Jacob deGrom	85	START	N
4/11	TEX@SEA	SEA	Bryce Miller	65	START	N
4/11	MIL@ARI	MIL	Jose Quintana	25	SIT	N
4/11	MIL@ARI	ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/11	NYM@ATH	NYM	Griffin Canning	30	SIT	N
4/11	NYM@ATH	ATH	JP Sears	35	SIT	N
4/11	CHC@LAD	CHC	Matthew Boyd	30	SIT	N
4/11	CHC@LAD	LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	65	START	N
4/12	DET@MIN	DET	Jackson Jobe	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	DET@MIN	MIN	Chris Paddack	25	SIT	N
4/12	PHI@STL	PHI	Cristopher Sanchez	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	PHI@STL	STL	Miles Mikolas	25	SIT	N
4/12	SF@NYY	SF	Jordan Hicks	35	SIT	N
4/12	SF@NYY	NYY	Will Warren	30	SIT	N
4/12	NYM@ATH	NYM	David Peterson	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	NYM@ATH	ATH	J.T. Ginn	35	SIT	N
4/12	TOR@BAL	TOR	Bowden Francis	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	TOR@BAL	BAL	Tomoyuki Sugano	30	SIT	N
4/12	ATL@TB	ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver	35	SIT	N
4/12	ATL@TB	TB	Drew Rasmussen	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	BOS@CHW	BOS	Richard Fitts	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/12	BOS@CHW	CHW	Martin Perez	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	WAS@MIA	WAS	Trevor Williams	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	WAS@MIA	MIA	Sandy Alcantara	65	START	N
4/12	KC@CLE	KC	Michael Lorenzen	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/12	KC@CLE	CLE	Luis L. Ortiz	35	SIT	N
4/12	PIT@CIN	PIT	Andrew Heaney	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	PIT@CIN	CIN	Andrew Abbott	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	LAA@HOU	LAA	Tyler Anderson	30	SIT	N
4/12	LAA@HOU	HOU	Ryan Gusto	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	MIL@ARI	MIL	Chad Patrick	20	SIT	N
4/12	MIL@ARI	ARI	Corbin Burnes	75	START	N
4/12	COL@SD	COL	Chase Dollander	35	SIT	N
4/12	COL@SD	SD	Kyle Hart	55	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	CHC@LAD	CHC	Ben Brown	25	SIT	N
4/12	CHC@LAD	LAD	Roki Sasaki	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	TEX@SEA	TEX	Kumar Rocker	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/12	TEX@SEA	SEA	Bryan Woo	65	START	N
4/13	TOR@BAL	TOR	Jose Berrios	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	TOR@BAL	BAL	Cade Povich	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/13	SF@NYY	SF	Logan Webb	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	SF@NYY	NYY	Carlos Rodon	65	START	Y
4/13	KC@CLE	KC	Cole Ragans	65	START	Y
4/13	KC@CLE	CLE	Ben Lively	35	SIT	Y
4/13	PIT@CIN	PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski	35	SIT	Y
4/13	PIT@CIN	CIN	Hunter Greene	85	START	Y
4/13	ATL@TB	ATL	Chris Sale	80	START	Y
4/13	ATL@TB	TB	Joe Boyle	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	N
4/13	WAS@MIA	WAS	MacKenzie Gore	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	WAS@MIA	MIA	Cal Quantrill	30	SIT	N
4/13	LAA@HOU	LAA	Kyle Hendricks	35	SIT	Y
4/13	LAA@HOU	HOU	Hayden Wesneski	50	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	DET@MIN	DET	Casey Mize	70	START	Y
4/13	DET@MIN	MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson	35	SIT	Y
4/13	BOS@CHW	BOS	Garrett Crochet	90	START	Y
4/13	BOS@CHW	CHW	Shane Smith	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	PHI@STL	PHI	Zack Wheeler	70	START	Y
4/13	PHI@STL	STL	Matthew Liberatore	35	SIT	Y
4/13	NYM@ATH	NYM	Kodai Senga	60	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	NYM@ATH	ATH	Luis Severino	40	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	COL@SD	COL	Kyle Freeland	30	SIT	Y
4/13	COL@SD	SD	Michael King	85	START	Y
4/13	TEX@SEA	TEX	Nathan Eovaldi	80	START	Y
4/13	TEX@SEA	SEA	Logan Gilbert	80	START	Y
4/13	MIL@ARI	MIL	Freddy Peralta	45	CONTEXT DEPENDENT	Y
4/13	MIL@ARI	ARI	Zac Gallen	70	START	Y
4/13	CHC@LAD	CHC	Colin Rea	20	SIT	N
4/13	CHC@LAD	LAD	Tyler Glasnow	65	START	N

Start/Sit Color-Coded Matchups Chart (April 7 - April 13)

The below grid shows the same data but as a color-coded grid:

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