You should be grinding two-start pitchers to give you an advantage over your competition during the season.

Each week, I will give you a breakdown of the two-start options for your fantasy leagues broken up into the following tiers:

• Must Start: Pitchers you have to start because of their talent/matchups.
• Should Start: Pitchers rostered in most formats and who should probably be in your lineup.
• Here We Go: Pitchers you are probably starting in most formats, but who come with some level of risk.
• Feeling Lucky: Pitchers available in fewer than 25% of leagues that are risky, but viable in deeper formats.
• Desperate Measures: Pitchers you shouldn’t use unless you have no choice.

Make sure you are aware that when making fantasy baseball start or sit decisions that these projected two-start pitchers are subject to change.

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Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers

Must Start

• Bryce Miller (SP – SEA) at ATH, vs. MIA
• Kris Bubic (SP, RP – KC) vs. COL, vs. HOU
• Spencer Schwellenbach (SP – ATL) vs. STL, at ARI
• Aaron Nola (SP – PHI) at NYM, at CHC
• Brandon Pfaadt (SP – ARI vs. TB, vs. ATL
• Max Meyer (SP – MIA) vs. CIN, at SEA

Should Start

Jose Soriano (SP – LAA) vs. PIT, at MIN

Jose Soriano has pitched well despite his stuff not being as strong as it was last season. However, he has two nice matchups against struggling offenses, so you should be using him in most formats.

Kevin Gausman (SP – TOR) at HOU, at NYY

Kevin Guasman has pitched very well this season despite struggling with command and a dwindling strikeout rate. He has two tough matchups here, but considering how good the results have been, it’s hard not to use him.

Osvaldo Bido (SP, RP – ATH) vs. TEX, vs. CWS

Osvaldo Bido has thrown 20.2 innings this season over four starts with a 2.61 ERA and 14 strikeouts. The major concern is that the majority of his games have been on the road. Both of these games are in Sacramento, which has been a very hitter-friendly park. With the terrible White Sox on the docket, you are likely using him in all formats, but there is risk here.

Tylor Megill (SP – NYM) vs. PHI, at WAS

Tylor Megill has been fantastic this season, throwing 19.1 innings with a 1.40 ERA and 20 strikeouts. He has gotten lucky, but the skills have been great. As long as Megill is healthy, you are using him while these skills are intact.

Here We Go

Walker Buehler (SP – BOS) vs. CWS, at CLE

There is no way around it: Walker Buehler has not looked good this season. The only reason he is even this high in the tiers is because he has the first start against the White Sox, who are one of the worst teams in baseball, but there is a lot of risk because Buehler no longer seems to be the pitcher he once was.

Mitchell Parker (SP – WSH) vs. BAL, vs. NYM

Mitchell Parker has nice surface stats, but the stuff has been underwhelming. These are two decent matchups as the Orioles have struggled versus left-handed pitching this season and the Mets have been mediocre.

Clarke Schmidt (SP – NYY) at CLE, vs. TOR

Clarke Schmidt is back from the injured list (IL) and was decent in his first start back. The fact that he was able to get through 5.2 innings in his first start was very encouraging. He has a decent two-step here and has the Yankees offense supporting him.

Robbie Ray (SP – SF) vs. MIL, vs. TEX

Robbie Ray has been up and down this season, throwing 19.1 innings over four starts with a 4.19 ERA and 21 strikeouts. The stuff has been good, but he has struggled to command and control it. The Brewers have struggled versus lefties and Texas has been mediocre, which is encouraging for these two starts, but there is a fair amount of risk here.

Feeling Lucky

Brayan Bello (SP – BOS) vs. SEA, at CLE

Bryan Bello is coming off the IL for his first start of the season. The Mariners’ matchup is pretty good and the Guardians are not a team you are running away from.

Gavin Williams (SP – CLE) vs. NYY, vs. BOS

Gavin Williams has been up and down, but the high upside skills are still present. He can get a ton of strikeouts, but he can struggle with command and control. He has two tough matchups, so there is a ton of risk, especially since the command and control aren’t there.

Jordan Hicks (SP, RP – SF) vs. MIL, vs. TEX

Jordan Hicks has struggled this season, but he has been unlucky with a 61% strand rate. The stuff is really good, but it relies upon the defense picking him up because he allows so much contact. There is risk here because of the high contact approach, but both of these games are in San Francisco, which is a great place to pitch.

Desperate Measures

• Dean Kremer (SP – BAL) at WAS, at DET
• Zack Littell (SP – TB) at ARI, at SD
• Jonathan Cannon (SP – CWS) at BOS, at ATH
• Patrick Corbin (SP – TEX) at ATH, at SF
• Nick Martinez (SP, RP – CIN) at MIA, at COL
• Quinn Priester (SP, RP – MIL) at SF, at STL
• Jose Quintana (SP – MIL) at SF, at STL
• Bailey Falter (SP – PIT) at LAA, at LAD
• Ryan Feltner (SP – COL) at KC vs. CIN
• Randy Vasquez (SP – SD) at DET, vs. TB

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