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    Justin Mason | Mon, May 11th 2026, 6:59am EDT

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Pickups (Week 7)

You should be grinding fantasy baseball two-start pitchers to give you an advantage over your competition.

Each week, I will be giving 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 and/or matchups.
  • Should Start: Pitchers that are rostered in most formats and probably should be in your lineup.
  • Here We Go: Pitchers that you are probably starting in most formats, but have some level of risk to them.
  • Feeling Lucky: Pitchers that are risky, but viable in deeper formats.
  • Desperate Measures: Pitchers you shouldn’t use unless you have no other 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.

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Week 7

Let’s explore this week’s fantasy baseball two-start pitchers, ranging from must-start options to those you should probably avoid.

Must Start

Should Start

Ryan Weathers (SP – NYY) at BAL, at NYM

Ryan Weathers has been fantastic so far this season, throwing 38.2 innings with a 3.03 ERA and 45 strikeouts. He gets an Orioles team that has been mediocre versus lefties and a terrible one in the Mets. Both are on the road and in better parks to pitch in.

Michael Soroka (SP, RP – ARI) at TEX, at COL

Michael Soroka has been up and down this season, throwing 37 innings with a 4.14 ERA and 42 strikeouts. He has been great, aside from one atrocious start against the Brewers.

Soroka has two good matchups this week. Even though one is in Colorado, you should use him in most formats.

Nathan Eovaldi (SP – TEX) vs. ARI, at HOU

Nathan Eovaldi struggled to start the season, but he has bounced back in his last two outings, throwing 15 total innings, allowing just one earned run, and striking out 15.

Eovaldi has some tough matchups, but now that he is pitching well, he is pretty close to a must-start pitcher.

Here We Go

JR Ritchie (SP – ATL) vs. CHC, vs. BOS

JR Ritchie has pitched OK since being called up, throwing 17.1 innings over three starts with a 3.63 ERA. However, he is struggling with command and control, and the strikeout numbers haven’t been great either.

Ritchie has a tough matchup to start the week and an easier one at the end, but he has a ton of win upside with how well the Braves have been playing. He is worth the risk.

Eury Perez (SP – MIA) at MIN, at TBR

Eury Perez has been up and down this season, throwing 41.1 innings over eight starts with a terrible 5.01 ERA, but he does have 45 strikeouts.

Perez has amazing stuff, but has struggled with his command and control. He has good matchups this week, so you are starting him in most formats, but we need to see him turn it around.

Joey Cantillo (RP, SP – CLE) vs. LAA, vs. CIN

Joey Cantillo has been good so far this season, throwing 39.1 innings over eight starts with a 3.43 ERA and 37 strikeouts. He has a tougher matchup versus the Angels and then a good one against the Reds, so he is worth using in most formats.

Feeling Lucky

Bailey Ober (SP – MIN) vs. MIA, vs. MIL

Bailey Ober has pitched well for the most part, but his skills are very scary. He is throwing 89 miles per hour (MPH), and if he can’t overpower hitters, eventually the ball will start flying.

Ober has a good matchup at the start of the week and a terrible one against a very good team in the Brewers, who make a ton of contact. He is worth the risk while he is pitching well, but it may fall apart quickly.

Brandon Sproat (SP – MIL) vs. SDP, at MIN

Brandon Sproat has good stuff, but he has struggled with command and control. He has two good matchups this week. Sproat is still getting strikeouts, so he is worth risking in deeper formats, but there is a lot of risk if he can’t find the zone.

Roki Sasaki (SP – LAD) vs. SFG, at LAA

Roki Sasaki has struggled this season, but he has been better as of late. He has two very good matchups against a terrible Giants team and an Angels one that has been much worse versus righties so far.

Jack Flaherty (SP – DET) at NYM, vs. TOR

Jack Flaherty has struggled this season, but he is getting strikeouts, and he has two great matchups versus a struggling Mets team and a Blue Jays team that hasn’t been very good this year against righties.

There is risk if Flaherty struggles with walks again, but the upside is worth the risk in these matchups.

Desperate Measures


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