Starts & Sits July 20-22
A look ahead for planning your starts & sits
Join as a paid subscriber to get full access to the SP Planner App- a daily-refreshed, projection-based starting pitcher grading system.
Full 15-game slates all three days, let’s get into it. It looks like we will have to contend with the Canadian smoke again this week; we’ll have
LEGEND
Anchor Arms - General consensus is they are going to dominate the matchup.
Send it Guys - Expect a solid performance. Thanks to either a favorable matchup or just a hot hand.
Danger Zone - Could be an awesome start with a solid amount of upside, but it’s not a comfortable matchup.
Desperation Station - A super unfavorable matchup, but you are desperate for points, so you start them anyway.
Hard Pass - Dudes I don’t have any interest in starting.
DISCLAIMER - Starters subject to change; we use the best information we have available to project who will be starting on a given day.
Monday July 20th
ANCHOR ARMS
Jacob DeGrom vs CWS
Cristopher Sanchez vs LAD - Back at home, hopefully the ASG blow-up was just a fluke.
Dylan Cease vs Tampa Bay
Joe Ryan @ Cleveland
SEND IT GUYS
George Kirby vs Cincinnati - Hasn’t started since July 8th; should be well-rested.
Payton Tolle vs Baltimore - Electric matchup for him.
Jose Soriano vs St. Louis
Kyle Bradish vs Boston - Just signed a five year extension to stay in Baltimore, might try and throw a no-hitter.
Jack Flaherty @ CHC
DANGER ZONE
Will Warren vs Pittsburgh - Don’t love this matchup at all. I’m on Pitt bats here.
Drew Rasmussen @ Toronto - Stumbling recently, this is an offense he could get himself back on track against.
Kyle Leahy @ LAA
Freddy Peralta @ Milwaukee - Revenge game at his old stomping grounds.
DESPERATION STATION
Tanner Bibee vs Minnesota
Jameson Taillon vs Detroit
Brandon Sproat vs NYM - The other part of the Revenge game, the Mets drafted him.
Michael Wacha vs San Francisco
Tatsuya Imai vs Miami
Andrew Abbott @ Seattle - A familiar trend, Mariners are HOT BUNS against LHP.
Eric Lauer @ Philadelphia - Trend continues Philly sucks against LHP. Good streaming spot.
HARD PASS
Erick Fedde @ Texas
Mitch Bratt vs Athletics
Jansen Junk @ Houston
Bryce Elder vs San Diego
Randy Vasquez @ Atlanta
Jeffery Springs @ Arizona
Tyler Mahle @ Kansas City
Mitch Keller @ NYY
Kyle Freeland vs Washington
Andrew Alvarez @ Colorado - Bulk opener.
Tuesday July 21st
ANCHOR ARMS
Jacob Misiorowski vs NYM - Something to monitor with this fatigue he’s dealing with. Hasn’t pitched since July 7th.
Zack Wheeler vs LAD
Chase Burns @ Seattle
SEND IT GUYS
Ranger Suarez vs Baltimore - Potential first game back off IL, start with caution.
Kevin Gausman vs Tampa Bay
Justin Wrobleski @ Philadelphia - Great matchup.
DANGER ZONE
Luis Castillo vs Cincinnati
Framber Valdez @ CHC - Coming off the bereavement list to make this start.
Matthew Liberatore @ LAA - Great matchup.
Shane Baz @ Boston
DESPERATION STATION
David Peterson vs Detroit
Jack Perkins @ Arizona - Big Perk, he hurt us last time. Still has a huge K upside.
Zach Thorton @ Milwaukee
Walbert Urena vs St. Louis
Elmer Rodriguez vs Pittsburgh - Fade for me, will be his fifth career MLB start. Pitt offense is scary.
Slade Cecconi vs Minnesota - Mildly better at home.
Kumar Rocker vs CWS - Okay spot at home, he’s been alright lately. I still don’t trust him.
HARD PASS
Noah Schultz @ Texas - Not a bad spot in Texas, but he’s not getting enough whiff.
Bubba Chandler @ NYY - I think I could draw a walk against him.
Michael Lorenzen vs Washington
Kohl Drake vs Athletics - Making his MLB Debut for the Snakes. He’s a 26-year-old southpaw. He grades out well, but his MiLB stats don’t show anything worth starting.
Nick Martinez @ Toronto
Trevor McDonald @ Kansas City
Miles Mikolas @ Colorado - Boy, what are the DFS prices going to look like for the Rockies? There might be a ball hit 600’.
Walker Buehler @ Atlanta
Cristian Javier vs Miami
Mike Paredes @ Cleveland
Tyler Phillips @ Houston
Luinder Avila vs San Francisco
Reynaldo López vs San Diego
Wednesday July 22nd
ANCHOR ARMS
Shohei Ohtani @ Philadelphia - Hasn’t pitched since July 3rd due to his knee inflammation.
Logan Henderson vs NYM
Reid Detmers vs St. Louis - Fantastic matchup.
SEND IT GUYS
Griffin Jax @ Toronto
Parker Messick vs Minnesota
Gerrit Cole vs Pittsburgh
Jake Bennett vs Baltimore - O’s have to face three lefties in this series. Tough series for them.
Sandy Alcantara @ Houston - He’s been a dawg recently.
DANGER ZONE
Cade Cavalli @ Colorado
Bailey Ober @ Cleveland - Looked solid in his couple of starts back
Christian Scott @ Milwaukee
Gage Jump @ Arizona
Brady Singer @ Seattle - Great matchup and Brady has pitched well recently.
Emerson Hancock vs Cincinnati
Troy Melton @ CHC
Michael McGreevy @ LAA - Another A+ matchup.
DESPERATION STATION
Spencer Miles vs Tampa Bay - Bulk starting, went four innings last time out.
Aaron Nola vs LAD - He has a decent projection, but I don’t trust him.
Gabriel Hughes vs Washington
Dean Kremer @ Boston
Landen Roupp @ Kansas City - Walks are becoming an issue. Not as interested when he isn’t pounding the zone. He’s still getting ground
Michael King @ Atlanta
HARD PASS
Cal Quantrill vs CWS
Anthony Kay @ Texas
Seth Lugo vs San Francisco
Colin Rea vs Detroit
Merrill Kelly vs Athletics
Ronel Blanco vs Miami - Would be his first start off IL, I’ll pass.
Hope everyone has a fantastic week!