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The 2024 MLB season is here and so is Opening Day! Welcome back RotoBallers to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 1 - from Thursday, March 28 through Sunday, March 31. Click here to see our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 2 (April 1 through April 7).
For 12 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series every week right here at RotoBaller. I'm Nick Mariano, and I'll be your captain for this journey through the 2024 season. There's tons of firepower and TLC that mixes together to provide this piece each week. We get tons of great feedback on it every year.
If you're new here, read below to get caught up on what this all is and how to best use it. Good luck with your fantasy baseball starting pitcher lineup decisions!
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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 to inspire some 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, but some situations are fluid and we update ASAP to reflect accurate information, especially at the outset of the season.
The "starts" category includes pitchers you'd likely start in every league. The "sits" are pitchers that you likely sit in every league. The "context-dependent" means we're on the fence and it's up to you to decide based on your league settings. How deep your league is, which roto/points categories, and so on. Let's get to it! Here are your starts and sits for what we're calling Week 1 of the fantasy season, which covers March 28 through March 31.
Week 1 Start/Sit Recommendations
Updated start/sit recommendations for this week's MLB games. This chart is updated daily as probable starters are constantly changing with game postponements, injuries, and other events. If you can't see the chart below, click here to see the starts/sits on a separate page:
Week 1 Start/Sit Recommendations
| Date | Game | Team | Pitcher | Grade | Start/Sit | 2 Starts |
| 3/28 | LAA@BAL | LAA | Patrick Sandoval | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/28 | LAA@BAL | BAL | Corbin Burnes | 85 | START | N |
| 3/28 | WAS@CIN | WAS | Josiah Gray | 35 | SIT | N |
| 3/28 | WAS@CIN | CIN | Frankie Montas | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/28 | SF@SD | SF | Logan Webb | 70 | START | N |
| 3/28 | SF@SD | SD | Yu Darvish | 75 | START | N |
| 3/28 | STL@LAD | STL | Miles Mikolas | 30 | SIT | N |
| 3/28 | STL@LAD | LAD | Tyler Glasnow | 90 | START | N |
| 3/28 | TOR@TB | TOR | Jose Berrios | 65 | START | N |
| 3/28 | TOR@TB | TB | Zach Eflin | 70 | START | N |
| 3/28 | MIN@KC | MIN | Pablo Lopez | 85 | START | N |
| 3/28 | MIN@KC | KC | Cole Ragans | 80 | START | N |
| 3/28 | DET@CHW | DET | Tarik Skubal | 95 | START | N |
| 3/28 | DET@CHW | CHW | Garrett Crochet | 65 | START | N |
| 3/28 | PIT@MIA | PIT | Mitch Keller | 75 | START | N |
| 3/28 | PIT@MIA | MIA | Jesus Luzardo | 85 | START | N |
| 3/28 | NYY@HOU | NYY | Nestor Cortes | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/28 | NYY@HOU | HOU | Framber Valdez | 80 | START | N |
| 3/28 | CHC@TEX | CHC | Justin Steele | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/28 | CHC@TEX | TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | 70 | START | N |
| 3/28 | CLE@OAK | CLE | Shane Bieber | 85 | START | N |
| 3/28 | CLE@OAK | OAK | Alex Wood | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/28 | COL@ARI | COL | Kyle Freeland | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/28 | COL@ARI | ARI | Zac Gallen | 90 | START | N |
| 3/28 | BOS@SEA | BOS | Brayan Bello | 65 | START | N |
| 3/28 | BOS@SEA | SEA | Luis Castillo | 80 | START | N |
| 3/29 | MIL@NYM | MIL | Freddy Peralta | 85 | START | N |
| 3/29 | MIL@NYM | NYM | Jose Quintana | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/29 | ATL@PHI | ATL | Spencer Strider | 90 | START | N |
| 3/29 | ATL@PHI | PHI | Zack Wheeler | 65 | START | N |
| 3/29 | TOR@TB | TOR | Chris Bassitt | 70 | START | N |
| 3/29 | TOR@TB | TB | Aaron Civale | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/29 | PIT@MIA | PIT | Martin Perez | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/29 | PIT@MIA | MIA | A.J. Puk | 75 | START | N |
| 3/29 | NYY@HOU | NYY | Carlos Rodon | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/29 | NYY@HOU | HOU | Cristian Javier | 70 | START | N |
| 3/29 | COL@ARI | COL | Cal Quantrill | 35 | SIT | N |
| 3/29 | COL@ARI | ARI | Merrill Kelly | 80 | START | N |
| 3/29 | CLE@OAK | CLE | Logan Allen | 70 | START | N |
| 3/29 | CLE@OAK | OAK | Ross Stripling | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/29 | BOS@SEA | BOS | Nick Pivetta | 70 | START | N |
| 3/29 | BOS@SEA | SEA | George Kirby | 80 | START | N |
| 3/29 | SF@SD | SF | Kyle Harrison | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/29 | SF@SD | SD | Joe Musgrove | 70 | START | N |
| 3/29 | STL@LAD | STL | Zack Thompson | 20 | SIT | N |
| 3/29 | STL@LAD | LAD | Bobby Miller | 80 | START | N |
| 3/30 | MIL@NYM | MIL | DL Hall | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | MIL@NYM | NYM | Luis Severino | 65 | START | N |
| 3/30 | DET@CHW | DET | Kenta Maeda | 70 | START | N |
| 3/30 | DET@CHW | CHW | Mike Soroka | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | LAA@BAL | LAA | Griffin Canning | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | LAA@BAL | BAL | Grayson Rodriguez | 75 | START | N |
| 3/30 | ATL@PHI | ATL | Max Fried | 70 | START | N |
| 3/30 | ATL@PHI | PHI | Aaron Nola | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | CLE@OAK | CLE | Tanner Bibee | 85 | START | N |
| 3/30 | CLE@OAK | OAK | JP Sears | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | WAS@CIN | WAS | Patrick Corbin | 25 | SIT | N |
| 3/30 | WAS@CIN | CIN | Hunter Greene | 65 | START | N |
| 3/30 | TOR@TB | TOR | Yusei Kikuchi | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | TOR@TB | TB | Zack Littell | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | MIN@KC | MIN | Joe Ryan | 75 | START | N |
| 3/30 | MIN@KC | KC | Seth Lugo | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | PIT@MIA | PIT | Jared Jones | 65 | START | N |
| 3/30 | PIT@MIA | MIA | Ryan Weathers | 70 | START | N |
| 3/30 | CHC@TEX | CHC | Kyle Hendricks | 30 | SIT | N |
| 3/30 | CHC@TEX | TEX | Cody Bradford | 30 | SIT | N |
| 3/30 | SF@SD | SF | Jordan Hicks | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | SF@SD | SD | Dylan Cease | 75 | START | N |
| 3/30 | NYY@HOU | NYY | Marcus Stroman | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | NYY@HOU | HOU | Hunter Brown | 75 | START | N |
| 3/30 | COL@ARI | COL | Austin Gomber | 30 | SIT | N |
| 3/30 | COL@ARI | ARI | Tommy Henry | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/30 | STL@LAD | STL | Lance Lynn | 35 | SIT | N |
| 3/30 | STL@LAD | LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | 75 | START | N |
| 3/30 | BOS@SEA | BOS | Kutter Crawford | 65 | START | N |
| 3/30 | BOS@SEA | SEA | Logan Gilbert | 75 | START | N |
| 3/31 | LAA@BAL | LAA | Reid Detmers | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | LAA@BAL | BAL | Tyler Wells | 65 | START | N |
| 3/31 | ATL@PHI | ATL | Chris Sale | 70 | START | N |
| 3/31 | ATL@PHI | PHI | Ranger Suarez | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | WAS@CIN | WAS | Jake Irvin | 25 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | WAS@CIN | CIN | Nick Martinez | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | TOR@TB | TOR | Kevin Gausman | 65 | START | N |
| 3/31 | TOR@TB | TB | Tyler Alexander | 30 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | PIT@MIA | PIT | Bailey Falter | 35 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | PIT@MIA | MIA | Trevor Rogers | 65 | START | N |
| 3/31 | MIL@NYM | MIL | Colin Rea | 35 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | MIL@NYM | NYM | Tylor Megill | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | MIN@KC | MIN | Bailey Ober | 80 | START | N |
| 3/31 | MIN@KC | KC | Brady Singer | 45 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | DET@CHW | DET | Jack Flaherty | 75 | START | N |
| 3/31 | DET@CHW | CHW | Erick Fedde | 55 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | NYY@HOU | NYY | Clarke Schmidt | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | NYY@HOU | HOU | J.P. France | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | CHC@TEX | CHC | Jordan Wicks | 25 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | CHC@TEX | TEX | Jon Gray | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | CLE@OAK | CLE | Carlos Carrasco | 50 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | CLE@OAK | OAK | Paul Blackburn | 40 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | COL@ARI | COL | Ryan Feltner | 35 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | COL@ARI | ARI | Brandon Pfaadt | 65 | START | N |
| 3/31 | BOS@SEA | BOS | Garrett Whitlock | 60 | CONTEXT DEPENDENT | N |
| 3/31 | BOS@SEA | SEA | Bryce Miller | 65 | START | N |
| 3/31 | SF@SD | SF | Daulton Jeffries | 30 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | SF@SD | SD | Michael King | 75 | START | N |
| 3/31 | STL@LAD | STL | Steven Matz | 25 | SIT | N |
| 3/31 | STL@LAD | LAD | Gavin Stone | 65 | START | N |
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