Razzballers, welcome to another week of Two-Start Pitcher Rankings!
This week, the rankings are very top heavy, and the theme will be navigating the arms we have lost to the IL so far this season. Heck, even while writing the article, both Taj Bradley and Logan Webb went to the IL, joining the long list of arms currently out. It is important to remember that it is only May, and for us not to drop valuable arms that are on the IL10 and IL15 this early in the season. Try to hold, stream arms the best you can, and you will have easy roster drops when the players return from IL. Fantasy baseball is a marathon and not a sprint.
Good luck, everyone, on surviving these early season injuries. Be sure to check out the other Razzball articles for daily streamers and who to target on the waiver wire!
Now on to the rankings…
Start Your Studs-
Yoshinobu Yamamoto: vs SF, @LAA – A big week for Yoshi with two easier matchups.
Paul Skenes: vs COL, vs PHI – The only knock about Skenes this year is that Oneil Cruz is still in the outfield.
George Kirby: @HOU, vs SD – His xERA is even better than his ERA… starting Kirby with confidence.
Freddy Peralta: vs DET, vs NYY – Strong start to the week vs DET will setup big Subway Series matchup to finish the week.
Zack Wheeler: @BOS, @PIT
Kevin Gausman: vs TB, @DET
Best Of the Rest-
Bryan Woo: @HOU, vs SD – Woo could easily be a Stud, but the inconsistency looms.
Nathan Eovaldi: vs ARI, @HOU
Shane McClanahan: @TOR, vs MIA – Upside is there, although he may only go 5IP, but nervous about the back-to-back start vs TOR.
Eury Perez: @MIN, @TB
Jeffrey Springs: vs STL, vs SF
Ryan Weathers: @BAL, @NYM
(Two) Start At Your Own Risk– (High Risk/High Reward)
Bailey Ober: vs MIA, vs MIL
Jack Flaherty: @NYM, vs TOR – Firmly in this category until he can put solid starts together back-to-back.
Joey Cantillo: vs LAA, vs CIN
Michael Soroka: @TEX, @COL –
Martin Perez: vs CHC, vs BOS
Deep League Starts Only –
Brandon Young: vs NYY, @WSH
Chad Patrick: vs SD, @MIN
Colin Rea: @ATL, @CHW
Brady Singer: vs WSH, @CLE
Andre Pallante: @ATH, vs KC
Brayan Bello: vs PHI, @ATL – Very close to the do not start list for Bello, but it will be interesting to monitor how he operates with an opener.
Do Not Start- Not a lot here I would start, but maybe for one matchup only.
Lance McCullers Jr: vs SEA, vs TEX – Blister concerns and may not be making next start. I don’t see it as worth the risk.
Matt Waldron: @MIL, @SEA
Peter Lambert: vs SEA, vs TEX
Erick Fedde: vs KC, vs CHC
Alek Manoah: @CLE, vs LAD – Brutal matchups, but it’s good to see Manoah back in MLB.
Michael Lorenzen: @PIT, vs ARI
Adrian Houser: @LAD, @ATH
Miles Mikolas: @CIN, vs BAL – Worst pitcher in baseball IMO.
Martin Perez a Wed start only (if Holmes doesn’t re-enter the rotation as fangraphs suggests)
McClanahan bumped by Rassmussen who got bumped by Saturday’s rainout