Unless you've got a roster stacked with high-end pitchers you'll start against any matchup, you'll probably need to keep a close eye on the schedule as you get ready to set your lineup for the upcoming week. You'll need to know which of your starters have bad matchups, which are set for two starts in the upcoming week, and which fringe-y options might just be worth going out to grab on waivers. 

Which is why you'll definitely want to check out SportsLine's weekly pitching Start 'Em & Sit 'Em chart from William Dubiel. A 15-year Fantasy veteran, Dubiel got his start in Fantasy baseball and has done work for Rotoballer, Metro US and multiple other outlets during his career. He was named the No. 4 MLB Ranker for the 2017 MLB season, so if there's anybody who can give you an edge in your Fantasy baseball league, it's him.

Now, he's helping you set your pitching lineup each week. William goes through every starting pitcher matchup for the upcoming week, making start and sit picks for each game. Here are some of William's calls for Week 12:

• Sandy Alcantara has been making noise for the better part of a month now, and his ownership percentage is not reflecting some of the improvements that we've seen. Alcantara's downfall has typically been his control – he walks far too many batters and doesn't strike out nearly enough to make up for it. While it's still not terrific, his 18:9 K-BB ratio from his last four starts represents a dramatic improvement when you consider that his season ratio is still 42:36 with the last four starts included. Alcantara has continued to pitch to contact in 2019, and through 71 innings he's got a lowly 15.5 K%. He is executing that game plan better this year though--his career-low 30.6 hard-hit percentage is a big reason why he's got his ERA under 4.00. He's allowed just six homers in 71 innings, and with quality starts in three of his last four outings, there is reason to believe that the 23-year-old may be taking a step forward in his development. I really like Alcantara as a streamer in a two-start week against the Cardinals and Pirates, with the potential for him to become a long-term fantasy asset.
• Cal Quantrill has been bounced up and down between AAA and the big leagues pretty much all season, but his last two starts may have earned him a more stable roster spot in the immediate future. The young righty has struck out 16 batters in his last 11 innings (spanning those two starts) while walking just two, and is flashing some staying power in the young Padres rotation. Quantrill works with a 94-MPH heater and backs it up with a decent changeup and slider, but like many young pitchers he struggles with the long ball. His 4.06 SIERA against his 4.85 ERA is a good indicator that he's pitched a bit better than his surface stats indicate, and he has pitched well enough recently to likely earn a start on the road against the Giants this week, a matchup I really like for him. Depending on how that outing goes he could stick around for another turn later in the week but given that it's at Colorado he's a pretty firm "sit" for me in that one, despite the Rockies offense not being as prolific as it has been the past few years.
• I was among many who wrote off Adrian Sampson after he was assigned a bulk reliever role and got off to an 0-3 start. He's done a hard 180 since a disastrous May 12th outing in Houston and has rattled off four straight strong appearances (and wins). Three of his last four outings have come as the "primary pitcher", throwing a majority of the game after the first inning is handled by an opener, but his outstanding true start on June 2nd against the Royals (7IP, 1ER, 11K) may have convinced management that an opener is not necessary every time out. Sampson's 23 Ks and 2.38 ERA across his last 22.2 innings have me optimistic that he's going to start returning more consistent value, and I'm rolling him out there this week despite the away matchup against the Red Sox. 
• I saw Kevin Gausman swapped straight up for Joey Votto in mid-April this season in a league I play in and was incredulous. Turns out, that trade hasn't been as horrible in practice as it was on paper, as Votto has been mediocre at best and Gausman went on a bit of a run in mid-May with three straight quality starts. He had his ERA down to 4.33, was sitting near a strikeout per inning and was looking like he could be a real fantasy asset. Then...the Nats broke him. Gausman was torched for eight earned runs in the first (and only) inning of his May 29th start, and his ERA increased by more than a full run. This was not a "bad day" kind of outing apparently, because in his very next start he went out and got lit up by the Pittsburgh Pirates' 22nd-ranked offense for seven earned on 12 (!) hits across five innings. As tempting as it might be to use him in a two-start week in which he draws those Pirates (22nd) again and the Phillies (15th), I'm here to caution you against it. Until I see Gausman throwing with confidence and producing on some level, he's lava for me. Don't touch him. 

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