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What’s up RotoBallers, hopefully your team is still in the chase as we start heading down the fantasy baseball home stretch. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 21. For every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look to analyze all of the projected starting pitcher matchups and put together our optimal lineups.
This week we don't have as many great two-start pitchers as some weeks, but there are still plenty of nice options (Sale, Strasburg, Kazmir, Zimmermann, Iwakuma, Shields, Weaver, Archer). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Liriano, Santana, Duffy, Paxton, McHugh, Hellickson, Wada, Eovaldi, Anderson, Hendricks, Gee, Nelson, Shoemaker, Worley, Greene, Carrasco), depending on your league size and format including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues.
Here at RotoBaller, we believe that it’s key to analyze every SP matchup, each and every week, to help determine which SPs to start/sit and to hopefully find some hidden gems to bolster your teams. This weekly piece considers all of the pitching performances thus far this season, the pitcher’s opponents, their career stats against the opponent, some ballpark factors and historical splits. With all of this information, we then provide our start/sit recommendations for each starting pitcher matchup for the approaching week of fantasy baseball.
Good luck this week RotoBallers. Let’s win some leagues!
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated.
Projected starters and matchups last updated Monday 8/18:
Probable Pitchers - Monday (8/18/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@WAS | Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI | Sit | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start |
| ATL@PIT | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Start | Worley, Vance SP | PIT | Start |
| BAL@CHW | Norris, Bud SP | BAL | Sit | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start |
| CHC@NYM | Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC | Start | Torres, Carlos RP | NYM | Sit |
| CIN@STL | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Sit | Masterson, Justin SP | STL | Sit |
| KC@MIN | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Start | May, Trevor SP | MIN | Sit |
| LAA@BOS | Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA | Sit | Workman, Brandon RP | BOS | Sit |
| SEA@PHI | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Sit | Williams, Jerome SP | PHI | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (8/19/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@WAS | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Start | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start |
| ATL@PIT | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Sit | Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT | Start |
| BAL@CHW | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Start | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Start |
| CIN@STL | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Sit | Lackey, John SP | STL | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Start | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@TB | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start |
| HOU@NYY | Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU | Sit | Capuano, Chris SP | NYY | Sit |
| KC@COL | Shields, James SP | KC | Start | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Sit |
| LAA@BOS | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start | Webster, Allen SP | BOS | Sit |
| NYM@OAK | Gee, Dillon SP | NYM | Start | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start |
| SD@LAD | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Start | Correia, Kevin SP | LAD | Sit |
| SEA@PHI | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Sit |
| SF@CHC | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Start | Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC | Start |
| TEX@MIA | Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX | Sit | Cosart, Jarred SP | MIA | Sit |
| TOR@MIL | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit | Fiers, Mike RP | MIL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (8/20/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@WAS | Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI | Sit | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start |
| ATL@PIT | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start | Cole, Gerrit SP | PIT | Start |
| BAL@CHW | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Start | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit |
| CIN@STL | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start |
| CLE@MIN | House, T.J. SP | CLE | Sit | Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@TB | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Start | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start |
| HOU@NYY | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Sit | Pineda, Michael SP | NYY | Start |
| KC@COL | Duffy, Danny SP | KC | Start | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit |
| LAA@BOS | Richards, Garrett RP | LAA | Start | Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS | Sit |
| NYM@OAK | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Sit | Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK | Start |
| SD@LAD | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit | Hernandez, Roberto SP | LAD | Sit |
| SEA@PHI | Paxton, James SP | SEA | Start | Hamels, Cole SP | PHI | Start |
| SF@CHC | Peavy, Jake SP | SF | Sit | Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC | Sit |
| TEX@MIA | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Start |
| TOR@MIL | Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR | Sit | Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Thursday (8/21/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@WAS | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Start | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start |
| ATL@CIN | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start | TBD | TBD |
| CLE@MIN | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Start |
| DET@TB | Price, David SP | DET | Start | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start |
| HOU@NYY | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Sit | McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY | Start |
| LAA@BOS | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Start | De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS | Sit |
| SD@LAD | Ross, Tyson RP | SD | Start | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start |
| SF@CHC | Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF | Start | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Friday (8/22/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@CIN | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Sit | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start |
| BAL@CHC | Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL | Sit | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start |
| CHW@NYY | Danks, John SP | CHW | Sit | Greene, Shane SP | NYY | Start |
| DET@MIN | Ray, Robbie SP | DET | Sit | Milone, Tommy SP | MIN | Sit |
| HOU@CLE | Peacock, Brad SP | HOU | Sit | Carrasco, Carlos SP | CLE | Start |
| KC@TEX | Ventura, Yordano SP | KC | Start | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit |
| LAA@OAK | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Start | Hammel, Jason SP | OAK | Sit |
| MIA@COL | Hand, Brad RP | MIA | Sit | Morales, Franklin RP | COL | Sit |
| NYM@LAD | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start |
| PIT@MIL | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start |
| SD@ARI | Hahn, Jesse SP | SD | Start | Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI | Sit |
| SEA@BOS | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start | Kelly, Joe RP | BOS | Sit |
| SF@WAS | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start |
| STL@PHI | Miller, Shelby SP | STL | Sit | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Smyly, Drew RP | TB | Start | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start |
Probable Pitchers - Saturday (8/23/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@CIN | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Start | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Sit |
| BAL@CHC | Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL | Start | Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC | Start |
| CHW@NYY | Carroll, Scott SP | CHW | Sit | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit |
| DET@MIN | TBD | TBD | May, Trevor SP | MIN | Sit |
| HOU@CLE | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start | Salazar, Danny SP | CLE | Sit |
| KC@TEX | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit |
| LAA@OAK | Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA | Sit | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start |
| MIA@COL | Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA | Start | Lyles, Jordan SP | COL | Sit |
| NYM@LAD | Montero, Rafael SP | NYM | Sit | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Sit |
| PIT@MIL | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start |
| SD@ARI | Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD | Sit | Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI | Sit |
| SEA@BOS | Young, Chris SP | SEA | Start | Workman, Brandon RP | BOS | Sit |
| SF@WAS | Lincecum, Tim SP | SF | Sit | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start |
| STL@PHI | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start | Buchanan, David SP | PHI | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Hellickson, Jeremy SP | TB | Start | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Sit |
Probable Pitchers - Sunday (8/24/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ATL@CIN | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Sit | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Sit |
| BAL@CHC | Norris, Bud SP | BAL | Sit | Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC | Start |
| CHW@NYY | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start | Capuano, Chris SP | NYY | Sit |
| DET@MIN | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit |
| HOU@CLE | Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU | Sit | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Start |
| KC@TEX | Vargas, Jason SP | KC | Sit | Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX | Sit |
| LAA@OAK | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start | Lester, Jon SP | OAK | Start |
| MIA@COL | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Sit | Flande, Yohan SP | COL | Sit |
| NYM@LAD | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Start | Correia, Kevin SP | LAD | Sit |
| PIT@MIL | Worley, Vance SP | PIT | Start | Fiers, Mike RP | MIL | Start |
| SD@ARI | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Start | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Start |
| SEA@BOS | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start | Webster, Allen SP | BOS | Sit |
| SF@WAS | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Start | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start |
| STL@PHI | Masterson, Justin SP | STL | Sit | Williams, Jerome SP | PHI | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Sit |
