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What's up RotoBallers... welcome back from the All-Star break. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 17. 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 have some very nice two-start pitchers (Latos, Sale, Teheran, Fister, Ryu, Lee). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Quintana, Leake, deGrom, Duffy, Stroman, Despaigne, Kelly, Garza, Volquez), 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 7/21:
Probable Pitchers (7/21/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BAL@LAA | Norris, Bud SP | BAL | Sit | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Sit |
| BOS@TOR | Lackey, John SP | BOS | Start | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Sit |
| CIN@MIL | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start |
| CLE@MIN | House, T.J. SP | CLE | Sit | Johnson, Kris RP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@ARI | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit | Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI | Sit |
| KC@CHW | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start |
| LAD@PIT | Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD | Start | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Start |
| MIA@ATL | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Sit | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start |
| NYM@SEA | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Sit |
| SF@PHI | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Start | Lee, Cliff SP | PHI | Start |
| TEX@NYY | Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX | Sit | Greene, Shane SP | NYY | Sit |
| WAS@COL | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start | Morales, Franklin RP | COL | Sit |
Probable Pitchers (7/22/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BAL@LAA | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Sit |
| BOS@TOR | Peavy, Jake SP | BOS | Sit | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
| CIN@MIL | Bailey, Homer SP | CIN | Start | Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL | Sit |
| CLE@MIN | Salazar, Danny SP | CLE | Start | TBD | TBD |
| DET@ARI | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Start | Anderson, Chase SP | ARI | Sit |
| HOU@OAK | Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU | Sit | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start |
| KC@CHW | Chen, Bruce RP | KC | Sit | Carroll, Scott SP | CHW | Sit |
| LAD@PIT | Beckett, Josh SP | LAD | Start | Worley, Vance SP | PIT | Sit |
| MIA@ATL | Turner, Jacob SP | MIA | Sit | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Start |
| NYM@SEA | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Start | TBD | TBD |
| SD@CHC | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit | Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC | Start |
| SF@PHI | Petit, Yusmeiro SP | SF | SF | Sit | Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI | Sit |
| TB@STL | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start |
| TEX@NYY | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit | Whitley, Chase RP | NYY | Sit |
| WAS@COL | Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS | Start | TBD | TBD |
Probable Pitchers (7/23/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BAL@LAA | Tillman, Chris SP | BAL | Start | Weaver, Jered SP | LAA | Start |
| BOS@TOR | Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS | Sit | Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR | Sit |
| CIN@MIL | Leake, Mike SP | CIN | Start | Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL | Start |
| CLE@MIN | Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE | Start | Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN | Sit |
| DET@ARI | Sanchez, Anibal SP | DET | Start | Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI | Sit |
| HOU@OAK | Peacock, Brad SP | HOU | Sit | Chavez, Jesse RP | OAK | Start |
| KC@CHW | Shields, James SP | KC | Start | Quintana, Jose SP | CHW | Start |
| LAD@PIT | Haren, Dan SP | LAD | Start | Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT | Start |
| MIA@ATL | Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA | Start | Santana, Ervin SP | ATL | Start |
| NYM@SEA | Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM | Start | Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA | Start |
| SD@CHC | Kennedy, Ian SP | SD | Start | Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC | Sit |
| SF@PHI | Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF | Start | Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI | Start |
| TB@STL | Cobb, Alex SP | TB | Start | Lynn, Lance SP | STL | Start |
| TEX@NYY | Darvish, Yu SP | TEX | Start | Phelps, David SP | NYY | Sit |
| WAS@COL | Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS | Start | De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL | Sit |
Probable Pitchers (7/24/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| BAL@SEA | Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL | Start | Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA | Start |
| BOS@TOR | De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS | Start | Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR | Start |
| CHW@MIN | Noesi, Hector RP | CHW | Sit | Hughes, Phil SP | MIN | Start |
| CLE@KC | Kluber, Corey SP | CLE | Start | Duffy, Danny SP | KC | Start |
| DET@LAA | Scherzer, Max SP | DET | Start | Richards, Garrett RP | LAA | Start |
| HOU@OAK | Feldman, Scott SP | HOU | Sit | Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK | Start |
| MIA@ATL | Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA | Start | Harang, Aaron SP | ATL | Start |
| NYM@MIL | Gee, Dillon SP | NYM | Start | Garza, Matt SP | MIL | Start |
| SD@CHC | Ross, Tyson RP | SD | Start | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Start |
| SF@PHI | Hudson, Tim SP | SF | Start | Hamels, Cole SP | PHI | Start |
| TEX@NYY | Lewis, Colby SP | TEX | Sit | McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY | Start |
Probable Pitchers (7/25/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@PHI | Miley, Wade SP | ARI | Start | Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI | Sit |
| BAL@SEA | Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL | Start | Young, Chris SP | SEA | Start |
| BOS@TB | Lester, Jon SP | BOS | Start | Price, David SP | TB | Start |
| CHW@MIN | Danks, John SP | CHW | Start | Correia, Kevin SP | MIN | Sit |
| CLE@KC | TBD | TBD | Ventura, Yordano SP | KC | Start |
| DET@LAA | Smyly, Drew RP | DET | Sit | Skaggs, Tyler SP | LAA | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Greinke, Zack SP | LAD | Start | Lincecum, Tim SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@HOU | Hand, Brad RP | MIA | Sit | Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU | Sit |
| NYM@MIL | Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM | Start | Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL | Start |
| OAK@TEX | Hammel, Jason SP | OAK | Start | Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX | Sit |
| PIT@COL | Morton, Charlie SP | PIT | Sit | Anderson, Brett RP | COL | Sit |
| SD@ATL | Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD | Start | Wood, Alex RP | ATL | Start |
| STL@CHC | Kelly, Joe RP | STL | Start | Wood, Travis SP | CHC | Sit |
| TOR@NYY | Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR | Start | Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY | Sit |
| WAS@CIN | Roark, Tanner SP | WAS | Start | Simon, Alfredo RP | CIN | Start |
Probable Pitchers (7/26/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@PHI | Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI | Sit | Lee, Cliff SP | PHI | Start |
| BAL@SEA | Norris, Bud SP | BAL | Sit | Elias, Roenis SP | SEA | Sit |
| BOS@TB | Lackey, John SP | BOS | Start | Archer, Chris SP | TB | Start |
| CHW@MIN | Sale, Chris SP | CHW | Start | Johnson, Kris RP | MIN | Sit |
| CLE@KC | Tomlin, Josh RP | CLE | Sit | Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC | Sit |
| DET@LAA | Verlander, Justin SP | DET | Sit | Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD | Start | Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF | Start |
| MIA@HOU | Koehler, Tom SP | MIA | Sit | Cosart, Jarred SP | HOU | Sit |
| NYM@MIL | Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM | Start | Peralta, Wily SP | MIL | Start |
| OAK@TEX | Gray, Sonny SP | OAK | Start | Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX | Sit |
| PIT@COL | Locke, Jeff SP | PIT | Sit | Matzek, Tyler SP | COL | Sit |
| SD@ATL | Hahn, Jesse SP | SD | Start | Teheran, Julio SP | ATL | Start |
| STL@CHC | Martinez, Carlos RP | STL | Sit | Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC | Start |
| TOR@NYY | Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR | Sit | Greene, Shane SP | NYY | Sit |
| WAS@CIN | Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS | Start | Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN | Start |
Probable Pitchers (7/27/14) |
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| Game | Visiting Starter | Start / Sit | Home Starter | Start / Sit |
| ARI@PHI | Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI | Sit | Hernandez, Roberto SP | PHI | Sit |
| BAL@SEA | Gonzalez, Miguel SP | BAL | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| BOS@TB | Peavy, Jake SP | BOS | Start | Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB | Start |
| CHW@MIN | Carroll, Scott SP | CHW | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| CLE@KC | House, T.J. SP | CLE | Sit | Chen, Bruce RP | KC | Sit |
| DET@LAA | Porcello, Rick SP | DET | Sit | Santiago, Hector SP | LAA | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD | Start | Petit, Yusmeiro SP | SF | SF | Sit |
| MIA@HOU | Turner, Jacob SP | MIA | Sit | McHugh, Collin SP | HOU | Start |
| NYM@MIL | deGrom, Jacob SP | NYM | Start | Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL | Start |
| OAK@TEX | Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK | Start | Martinez, Nick P | TEX | Sit |
| PIT@COL | Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT | Sit | Morales, Franklin RP | COL | Sit |
| SD@ATL | Stults, Eric SP | SD | Sit | Minor, Mike SP | ATL | Start |
| STL@CHC | Wainwright, Adam SP | STL | Start | Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC | Sit |
| TOR@NYY | Happ, J.A. SP | TOR | Sit | Whitley, Chase RP | NYY | Sit |
| WAS@CIN | Fister, Doug SP | WAS | Start | Latos, Mat SP | CIN | Start |
