Starts & Sits July 23-26

Jul 22, 2026

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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.

Thursday July 23rd

Chris Sale vs San Diego - 16 Whiffs last time out, getting himself back on track.

Gavin Williams vs Minnesota - Add another guy bouncing back after a rough patch. After a poor month of June, Gavin has found the strike zone once again.
Troy Melton vs Kansas City - I’m bumping him way up due to this matchup and recent performance.

Taj Bradley @ Cleveland - ANOTHER guy getting himself back on track recently, owning a 2.41 JA SIERA in his last five starts.

Ian Seymour @ Toronto - He stopped throwing his sweeper as much, and the results have not been good. Maybe he should consider throwing that again.

Shane Bieber vs Tampa Bay - Starting to look better, but I still don’t trust him against this Rays offense.
Brandon Pfaadt @ St. Louis - He’s been okay since back in the rotation.

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