Cheers, Bar patrons! Ready for yet another look at the coming week’s two-start pitchers? Who should you stream? Who should you avoid? Let’s find the bottom of this proverbial bottle together!
The Top Shelf
| Pitcher | First Start | Second Start |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole, NYY | BAL(MO) | @TB(SU) |
| Corbin Burnes, MIL | @SD(TU) | @STL(SU) |
| Shane McClanahan, TB | MIA(TU) | NYY(SU) |
| Max Fried, ATL | PHI(TU) | MIA(SU) |
Notes
- Oof, the Top Shelf is sparse this week!
- It should come as no surprise that this foursome are safe plays, and they all are, but I’m calling out Gerrit Cole and Corbin Burnes as “Duh amongst Duhs” when it comes to double-dippers this week.
The Well
| Pitcher | First Start | Second Start |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Garcia, HOU | CLE(MO) | @SEA(SU) |
| Jose Berrios, TOR | @STL(MO) | @LAA(SU) |
| Sonny Gray, MIN | DET(TU) | KC(SU) |
| Zack Wheeler, PHI | @ATL(MO) | @NYM(SA) |
| Alex Cobb, SF | NYM(MO) | @CIN(SU) |
| JT Brubaker, PIT | COL(MO) | @SD(SU) |
| Chris Archer, MIN | DET(MO) | KC(SA) |
| Walker Buehler, LAD | @WSH(TU) | @ARI(SU) |
| Eduardo Rodriguez, DET | @MIN(TU) | CLE(SU) |
| Nick Pivetta, BOS | @CHW(TU) | BAL(SU) |
| Noah Syndergaard, LAA | TEX(TU) | TOR(SU) |
| Marco Gonzales, SEA | OAK(MO) | HOU(SU) |
| Pablo Lopez, MIA | @TB(TU) | @ATL(SU) |
| Triston McKenzie, CLE | @HOU(MO) | @DET(SA) |
| Tyler Mahle, CIN | CHC(TU) | SF(SU) |
| Dane Dunning, TEX | @LAA(TU) | @OAK(SU) |
| Miles Mikolas, STL | TOR(MO) | MIL(SU) |
| Zach Logue, OAK | @SEA(TU) | TEX(SU) |
Notes
- Lots of possible good plays here, but no slam-dunks.
- As per usual, these are basically in order of my confidence, so Oakland lefty Zach Logue, getting the 4th and 5th starts of his career this week, is the weakest play here.
- Noah Syndergaard is one I’d like to call out, as in years past, you might look at a twofer against the Rangers and Blue Jays as an avoid situation, but this is two home starts for Thor against two bottom-half scoring offenses. Roll those dice!
- Yes, that’s Walker Buehler down here in The Well. Oh how the mighty have fallen. I mean, not really. He’s still very good. But a pair of road starts in a week isn’t easy for anyone.
The Bar Mat
| Pitcher | First Start | Second Start |
|---|---|---|
| Josiah Gray, WSH | LAD(TU) | COL(SU) |
| James Kaprielian, OAK | @SEA(MO) | TEX(SA) |
| Tucker Davidson, ATL | PHI(MO) | MIA(SA) |
| David Peterson, NYM | @SF(MO) | PHI(SU) |
| Tyler Anderson, LAD | @WSH(MO) | @ARI(SA) |
| Zack Greinke, KC | @ARI(MO) | @MIN(SU) |
| Kyle Freeland, COL | @PIT(TU) | @WSH(SU) |
| Kyle Gibson, PHI | @ATL(TU) | @NYM(SU) |
| Drew Smyly, CHC | @CIN(MO) | @CHW(SU) |
| Zach Plesac, CLE | @HOU(TU) | @DET(SU) |
| Adrian Houser, MIL | @SD(MO) | @STL(SA) |
| Joan Adon, WSH | LAD(MO) | COL(SA) |
| Beau Brieske, DET | @MIN(MO) | CLE(SA) |
| Chad Kuhl, COL | @PIT(MO) | @WSH(SA) |
| Zach Davies, ARI | KC(MO) | LAD(SU) |
| Vladimir Gutierrez, CIN | CHC(MO) | SF(SA) |
| Jordan Lyles, BAL | @NYY(MO) | @BOS(SU) |
Notes
- You know the drill. Avoid this lot.
- Jordan Lyles has an almost-comically rough go of it this week. Who gets starts against the Yankees AND the Red Sox in a single week? Should be illegal to do that to a guy.
What’s the plan for the Yankees rotation? I notice Jordan Montgomery is scheduled to pitch Tuesday, but then it looks like the Yankees have a bullpen day on Wednesday and thus Montgomery doesn’t pitch again til next Monday?
ERod On the IR
Anderson vs Wash and AZ is a barman? I would take him over any pircher after Cobb with those marchups. Also, Eduardo Rodriguez just hit the IL.
Agreed I don’t like this list at all, Freeland also a decent play at Pittsburgh and at Washington.