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

• Garrett Crochet (SP – BOS) at TOR, vs. MIN
• Jack Flaherty (SP – DET) at HOU, at LAA
• Cole Ragans (SP – KC) at TB, at BAL
• Nick Pivetta (SP – SD) vs. SF, at PIT
• Logan Webb (SP – SF) at SD, vs. COL
• Freddy Peralta (SP – MIL) at CWS, vs. CHC
• Jacob deGrom (SP – TEX) vs. ATH, vs. SEA
• Shota Imanaga (SP – CHC) at PIT, at MIL

Should Start

Tanner Bibee (SP – CLE) vs. MIN, at TOR

Tanner Bibee has struggled to start the season, but he looked much better in his most recent start against the Yankees, and his velocity was back up. These aren’t starts you are afraid of, especially with how the Twins have struggled this season.

Reese Olson (SP – DET) at HOU, at LAA

Reese Olson was rocky in his first few starts, but he has been great in his last two, throwing 12.1 scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts. He is on the road with a tough matchup against the Astros, but you are using him in most formats.

Bailey Ober (SP – MIN) at CLE, at BOS

Bailey Ober got destroyed in his first start because the Twins let him pitch with the flu, but he has been very good since. The Twins have been bad as a team so far, so wins may be an issue here, but he is a start in most formats this week.

Here We Go

Andrew Heaney (SP – PIT) vs. CHC, vs. SD

Andrew Heaney has been fantastic this season, throwing 31.1 innings with a 1.72 ERA and 31 strikeouts. Even the underlying numbers have been good, but I have a hard time buying this considering his history of command issues. Add in the fact that these are two extremely tough matchups, and there is a lot of risk here.

Eduardo Rodriguez (SP – ARI) at NYM, at PHI

Despite a 4.40 ERA, Eduardo Rodriguez has pitched well, and the underlying numbers are supportive of him being a much better pitcher than we saw last season. He has a 2.86 xERA and a 2.86 FIP. These are two tough matchups on the road, but he is getting a lot of run support from the Diamondbacks and has the stuff to make this a successful two-step.

Bowden Francis (SP, RP – TOR) vs. BOS, vs. CLE

Bowdin Francis was great last season despite underwhelming underlying numbers. Somehow, he is doing it again. His 3.58 ERA isn’t supported by a 6.28 ERA, and he has been lucky in the batting average on balls in play (BABIP) department and strand rate. That said, he was able to make it work last season. While these are tough matchups, it’s hard not to use him while he is running well.

JP Sears (SP – ATH) at TEX, at MIA

JP Sears has been fantastic this season, but there isn’t a ton in the profile that makes me believe he will continue to be, especially with such a terrible home park. However, this two-step is on the road, including a great matchup in Miami.

Feeling Lucky

Brady Singer (SP – CIN) vs. STL, vs. WSH

I want to be a believer in Brady Singer, but we saw this early-season success last year before he fell apart. He has made a pitch mix change which could keep this hot streak going for a while, but I am not fully ready to buy in. That said, these are decent matchups, and he does a good job of keeping the ball in the yard, so it might be worth the risk in deeper formats.

Griffin Canning (SP – NYM) at WSH, at STL

Griffin Canning has been great this season, throwing 26 innings with a 3.12 ERA and 26 strikeouts. He is getting lucky in his strand rate and his HR/FB rate, but he has a good offense supporting him, and the underlying numbers aren’t bad.

David Peterson (SP – NYM) vs. ARI, at STL

David Peterson’s underlying numbers are terrible, but he has had great results thus far. I don’t believe they will stick, but the Mets are playing well enough for him to get two shots at a win this week. Maybe he can stay lucky for a bit longer.

Desperate Measures

• Taj Bradley (SP – TB) vs. KC, at NYY
• Tomoyuki Sugano (SP – BAL) vs. NYY, vs. KC
• Will Warren (SP – NYY) at BAL, vs. TB
• Bryse Wilson (SP, RP – CWS) vs. MIL, vs. HOU
• Luis L. Ortiz (SP, RP – CLE) vs. MIN, at TOR
• Jack Kochanowicz (SP – LAA) at SEA, vs. DET
• Patrick Corbin (SP – TEX) vs. ATH, vs. SEA
• AJ Smith-Shawver (SP – ATL) at COL, vs. LAD
• Edward Cabrera (SP – MIA) at LAD, vs. ATH
• Trevor Williams (SP – WSH) vs. NYM, at CIN
• Andre Pallante (SP, RP – STL) at CIN, vs. NYM
• German Marquez (SP – COL) vs. ATL, at SF
• Nick Martinez (SP, RP – CIN) vs. STL, vs. WSH
• J.T. Ginn (SP, RP – ATH) at TEX, at MIA

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