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.
Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead (July 31 – August 6)
***Rostered Percentage based on Yahoo! Leagues as of July 22***
| Rank | SP | Start 1 | Start 2 | Likelihood of Making Two Starts | Rostered Percentage |
| 1 | Kutter Crawford (BOS) | at SEA | vs TOR | High | 13 |
| 2 | Yusei Kikuchi (TOR) | vs BAL | at BOS | High | 51 |
| 3 | J.P. France (HOU) | vs CLE | at NYY | Medium | 39 |
| 4 | Edward Cabrera (MIA) | vs PHI | at TEX | High | 48 |
| 5 | Ben Lively (CIN) | at CHC | vs WSH | High | 15 |
| 6 | Brandon Bielak (HOU) | vs CLE | at NYY | Medium | 13 |
| 7 | Michael Kopech (CWS) | at TEX | at CLE | High | 29 |
| 8 | Jose Quintana (NYM) | at KC | at BAL | High | 12 |
| 9 | Ranger Suarez (PHI) | at MIA | vs KC | High | 41 |
| 10 | Kyle Gibson (BAL) | at TOR | vs NYM | High | 40 |
| 11 | Griffin Canning (LAA) | at ATL | vs SEA | Medium | 24 |
| 12 | Jack Flaherty (STL) | vs MIN | vs COL | High | 52 |
| 13 | Domingo German (NYY) | vs TB | vs HOU | High | 52 |
| 14 | Tommy Henry (ARI) | at SF | at MIN | Medium | 18 |
| 15 | Gavin Williams (CLE) | at HOU | vs CWS | Medium | 32 |
| 16 | Jake Irvin (WSH) | vs MIL | at CIN | High | 2 |
| 17 | Peter Lambert (COL) | vs SD | at STL | Low | 0 |
| 18 | Zack Greinke (KC) | vs NYM | at PHI | High | 6 |
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