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.
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Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead (May 22 – 28)
***Rostered Percentage based on Yahoo! Leagues as of May 12***
| Rank | SP | Start 1 | Start 2 | Likelihood of Making Two Starts | Rostered Percentage |
| 1 | MacKenzie Gore (WSH) | vs SD | at KC | High | 56 |
| 2 | Bailey Ober (MIN) | vs SF | vs TOR | High | 55 |
| 3 | Jose Berrios (TOR) | at TB | at MIN | High | 64 |
| 4 | Eury Perez (MIA) | at COL | at LAA | Medium | 60 |
| 5 | Graham Ashcraft (CIN) | vs STL | at CHC | High | 60 |
| 6 | Mike Clevinger (CWS) | at CLE | at DET | High | 27 |
| 7 | Marco Gonzales (SEA) | vs OAK | vs PIT | High | 15 |
| 8 | Adam Wainwright (STL) | at CIN | at CLE | High | 31 |
| 9 | Brady Singer (KC) | vs DET | vs WSH | High | 41 |
| 10 | Michael Kopech (CWS) | at CLE | at DET | High | 18 |
| 11 | Edward Cabrera (MIA) | at COL | at LAA | High | 48 |
| 12 | Kyle Bradish (BAL) | at NYY | vs TEX | High | 8 |
| 13 | Taijuan Walker (PHI) | vs ARI | at ATL | High | 25 |
| 14 | Steven Matz (STL) | at CIN | at CLE | High | 5 |
| 15 | Michael Lorenzen (DET) | at KC | vs CWS | High | 3 |
| 16 | Wade Miley (MIL) | vs HOU | vs SF | High | 51 |
| 17 | Tylor Megill (NYM) | at CHC | at COL | Medium | 25 |
| 18 | Peyton Battenfield (CLE) | vs CWS | vs STL | Medium | 5 |
| 19 | Austin Gomber (COL) | vs MIA | vs NYM | High | 5 |
| 20 | Tommy Henry (ARI) | at PHI | vs BOS | Medium | 2 |
| 21 | Ken Waldichuk (OAK) | at SEA | vs HOU | Medium | 2 |
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