Two-Start Pitchers Lookahead: Week 17 (2026 Fantasy Baseball)

Each week during the fantasy baseball season, I take a look at two-start pitchers for the week ahead. This week, we’ll focus on pitchers tentatively lined up to make multiple starts after the All-Star break in Week 17 (July 20-July 26).

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers Lookahead: Week 17

Scheduling Notes

Teams With Six Games: BAL, BOS, NYY, CWS, ATH, HOU, LAA, SEA, TEX, MIA, NYM, PHI, WSH, CHC, CIN, MIL, PIT, STL, ARI, COL, LAD, SFG
Teams With Seven Games: TBR, TOR, CLE, DET, KCR, MIN, ATL, SDP

Targeting pitchers who face teams with high strikeout rates and who don’t generate a lot of quality contact can be valuable. Here are the current bottom-five teams in strikeout rate against right- and left-handed pitchers.

Bottom 5	K% vs. RHP
Reds	25.2%
Angels	25.0%
Yankees	23.9%
Orioles	23.6%
White Sox	23.3%
Tigers	23.3%

Bottom 5	K% vs. LHP
Rockies	26.1%
Pirates	25.9%
Angels	25.6%
Rangers	25.3%
Athletics	25.0%

The current bottom-five teams in wOBA against right- and left-handed pitchers.

Bottom 5	wOBA vs. RHP
Diamondbacks	.293
Padres	.299
Red Sox	.299
Reds	.301
Mets	.302

Bottom 5	wOBA vs. LHP
Mariners	.280
Blue Jays	.290
Padres	.290
Guardians	.295
Phillies	.299

Rostered Two-Start Pitchers

These are the pitchers lined up for two starts and their roster rates:

Cristopher Sanchez (SP – PHI): 99% | vs. LAD; vs. NYY
Trey Yesavage (SP – TOR): 66% | vs. TBR; @ BOS
Nick Martinez (SP – TBR): 64% | @ TOR; vs. CLE
Hunter Greene (SP – CIN): 61% | @ SEA; @ STL
Taj Bradley (SP – MIN): 61% | @ CLE; vs. ATH
Troy Melton (SP – DET): 49% | @ CHC; vs. KCR
Griffin Jax (SP – TBR): 47% | @ TOR; vs. CLE
Jack Flaherty (SP – DET): 38% | @ CHC; vs. KCR
Ryan Weathers (SP – NYY): 32% | vs. PIT; @ PHI
Joey Cantillo (SP – CLE): 27% | vs. MIN; @ TBR
Mitch Keller (SP – PIT): 25% | @ NYY; vs. CHC
Tatsuya Imai (SP – HOU): 19% | vs. MIA; @ CWS
Dustin May (SP – STL): 15% | @ LAA; vs. CIN
Walbert Urena (SP – LAA): 14% | vs. STL; @ SFG
Zebby Matthews (SP – MIN): 12% | @ CLE; vs. ATH
Grant Holmes (SP – ATL): 10% | vs. SDP; @ BAL
Brandon Sproat (SP – MIL): 10% | vs. NYM; vs. COL
Dean Kremer (SP – BAL): 8% | @ BOS; vs. ATL
Martin Perez (SP – ATL): 7% | vs. SDP; @ BAL
Stephen Kolek (SP – KCR): 6% | vs. SFG; @ DET
Slade Cecconi (SP – CLE): 5% | vs. MIN; @ TBR
Kumar Rocker (SP – TEX): 5% | vs. CWS; vs. SEA
Noah Schultz (SP – CWS): 4% | @ TEX; vs. HOU
Sean Manaea (SP – NYM): 3% | @ MIL; vs. LAD
Aaron Civale (SP – ATH): 3% | @ ARI; @ MIN
Brandon Pfaadt (SP – ARI): 2% | vs. ATH; @ WSH
Patrick Sandoval (SP – BOS): 2% | vs. BAL; vs. TOR
Luinder Avila (SP – KCR): 2% | vs. SFG; @ DET
Tomoyuki Sugano (SP – COL): 2% | vs. WSH; @ MIL
JP Sears (SP – SDP): 2% | @ ATL; @ MIA
Tyler Mahle (SP – SFG): 1% | @ KCR; vs. LAA
Spencer Miles (SP – TOR): 1% | vs. TBR; @ BOS
Griffin Canning (SP – SDP): 1% | @ ATL; @ MIA
Miles Mikolas (SP – WSH): 1% | @ COL; vs. ARI
Janson Junk (SP – MIA): 1% | @ HOU; vs. SDP

Notes

There’s plenty of time for it to change, but Cristopher Sanchez is the only universally rostered pitcher scheduled for two starts in Week 17. He’s had an amazing season so far, posting a 2.62 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 and 13 quality starts across 120.1 innings. He likely won’t get to pitch in the All-Star game, but should be ready to go in the second half.
Hunter Greene returned from injury and has racked up the strikeouts. In two starts, he’s completed 10.1 innings and piled up 19 strikeouts. His pitch velocities are all in line with previous seasons, and he’s introduced a new sinker to use against right-handed batters. Greene has a chance to be a huge fantasy contributor in the second half.
Griffin Jax has two of the best matchups of the week. He faces the Blue Jays on the road before returning home to face the Guardians. Both teams are in the bottom seven in the league in wOBA against right-handed pitchers and are in the bottom four in total runs scored.