Every fantasy baseball manager should always be looking to get a leg up on the competition in any way possible. Planning and playing the waiver wire well are two of the most effective ways. With the “Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead,” the goal is to peer two weeks into the future and point out those lesser-owned (under 60%) starting pitchers that should be taking the mound twice for their clubs.
It could pay off if the room is available on your fantasy roster to grab and wait a week on one of these starters, particularly the first few. Why wait around for the bidding war to start immediately before their two-start week? Get ahead of things now.
Keep in mind that situations can change quickly with MLB rotations. Given the way things stand at the time of writing, the collection of hurlers below should be in line to get that coveted two-start week down the road.
You can also check out our full probable pitchers report for the next two weeks. You can use that in coordination with our Streaming Pitcher Planner and Two-Start Pitcher Projections to plan your fantasy baseball rotation.
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Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead (May 15 – 21)
Rostered Percentage based on Yahoo! Leagues as of May 6
Top Pick
Josiah Gray (WSH): 46% Rostered – at MIA, vs. DET
Might we be in the early stages of a breakout season from Gray? That could well be the case given how he’s pitched to this point in the campaign. Through seven starts, the 25-year-old righty sports a nice 3.03 ERA and has not given up more than three runs in any outing since his season debut back on April 1.
More recently, Gray has begun to pile up the punchouts. Over his last three starts, he has registered a 29.6 K% on the back of a 12.5 SwStr% across 17 innings. Do not hesitate to grab Gray off the waiver wire if available. As you can see above, he’s got some tasty matchups coming up soon.
Ranking of the Rest
| Rank | SP | Start 1 | Start 2 | Likelihood of Making Two Starts | Rostered Percentage |
| 2 | Seth Lugo (SD) | vs KC | vs BOS | High | 38 |
| 3 | Domingo German (NYY) | at TOR | at CIN | Medium | 39 |
| 4 | Eric Lauer (MIL) | at STL | at TB | High | 21 |
| 5 | Nick Pivetta (BOS) | vs SEA | at SD | High | 10 |
| 6 | Jameson Taillon (CHC) | at HOU | at PHI | High | 41 |
| 7 | Dane Dunning (TEX) | vs ATL | vs COL | Low | 11 |
| 8 | Jack Flaherty (STL) | vs MIL | vs LAD | High | 41 |
| 9 | Patrick Corbin (WSH) | vs NYM | vs DET | High | 2 |
| 10 | Dean Kremer (BAL) | vs LAA | at TOR | Medium | 3 |
| 11 | Sean Manaea (SF) | vs PHI | vs MIA | Medium | 19 |
| 12 | Brad Keller (KC) | at SD | at CWS | High | 17 |
| 13 | Jhony Brito (NYY) | at TOR | at CIN | Medium | 10 |
| 14 | Kyle Muller (OAK) | vs ARI | at HOU | High | 2 |
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