Starting Pitcher Starts/Sits for Fantasy Baseball Week 17 (July 19 – 21)Starting Pitcher Starts/Sits for Fantasy Baseball Week 17 (July 19 – 21) Purpose: To guide fantasy baseball owners in making strategic decisions about which starting pitchers to start and bench each week. Data Overview: The article provides a table that lists the probable starters for each game of the week and grades them on a scale of 0-100. Grading System: * Starts: Pitchers likely to be started in any league. * Sits: Pitchers likely to be benched in any league. * Context-dependent: Pitchers whose starting status may depend on individual league settings or team needs. Color-Coded Matchups Chart: In addition to the table, the article includes a color-coded grid that displays the same data in a more visual format. Green cells indicate “start” recommendations, red cells indicate “sit” recommendations, and yellow cells indicate “context-dependent” recommendations. Additional Features: * Explanation of the purpose and methodology of the recommendations. * Recommendations for pitchers who are projected to start or get bulk innings, or who may return from the injured list. * Notes on potential caveats and fluid situations. * Links to additional fantasy baseball analysis and resources.
It’s time to start the second half full force with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 17 — a short one from Friday 19th July to Sunday 21st July. We hope you caught your breath during the break, because now it’s a sprint to the finish. As always, this is the place to be if you’re wondering who to start with!
For 12 years now, we here at RotoBaller have been writing this weekly series about starting pitchers and sit-ups. I’m Nick Mariano and I’ll be your captain for this journey through the 2024 season. A lot of firepower and TLC goes into delivering this piece each week. We get a ton of great feedback on it every year.
If you’re new here, read below to get up to speed on the purpose of this piece and how to best use it. Good luck with your fantasy baseball starting pitcher lineup decisions!
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Start/Sit Data Overview
Before each week of the fantasy baseball season, we publish the table below. We list the probable starters for each game of the week and grade them on a scale of 0-100. The idea is to give you some advice and instill some confidence (or lack thereof) in your decisions to start or sit certain pitchers.
Please note that in addition to 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 a gamble for some. We also post the arms that are best projected to start or get bulk innings, or action-oriented arms that may return from the injured list, but some situations are fluid and we update as quickly as possible to reflect accurate information, especially early in the season.
The “starts” category includes pitchers you’d likely start in any league. The “sits” are pitchers you’d likely leave in any league. The “context-dependent” means it’s close and you’ll have to decide for yourself based on your league setup or team needs (wins, strikeouts, etc.). How deep your league is, what rota/point categories, etc. Let’s get started! Here are your starts and sits for what we’re calling a short week 17 of the fantasy season, which runs from July 19th through July 21st.
Week 17 Start/Sit Recommendations (July 19 – July 21)
Updated start/sit recommendations for this week’s MLB games. This chart will be updated daily as likely starters are constantly changing due to postponements, injuries, etc. Scroll down for a color-coded chart. If you can’t see the chart below, click here to view the starts/sits on a separate page:
Start/Sit Color Coded Matchups Chart (July 19 – July 21)
The grid below shows the same data, but as a color-coded grid:
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