Every fantasy baseball manager should regularly be looking to get a leg up on the competition. Planning ahead and playing the waiver wire well are two of the most effective ways. With the “Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead,” the goal is to peer into the future to point out some lesser-rostered (under 60%) starting pitchers who should be taking the mound twice for their clubs in a couple of weeks.
If there is room on your fantasy roster, it often pays off to stash one of these starters, particularly the first few in the rankings below. Why wait around for the bidding war to start immediately before their two-start week? Get out in front 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.
- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Assistant
- Fantasy Baseball Trade Tools
- Weekly Fantasy Baseball Content
- MLB Prop Bet Cheat Sheet
Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead Rankings (April 8 – 14)
***Rostered Percentage based on Yahoo! Leagues as of March 30***
| Rank | SP | Start 1 | Start 2 | Likelihood of Making Two Starts | Rostered Percentage |
| 1 | Frankie Montas (CIN) | vs. MIL | at CWS | High | 38% |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet (CWS) | at CLE | vs. CIN | Medium | 40% |
| 3 | Reynaldo Lopez (ATL) | vs. NYM | at MIA | High | 15% |
| 4 | Reese Olson (DET) | at PIT | vs. MIN | Medium | 17% |
| 5 | Javier Assad (CHC) | at SD | at SEA | Medium | 4% |
| 6 | Louie Varland (MIN) | vs. LAD | at DET | High | 40% |
| 7 | Jose Quintana (NYM) | at ATL | vs. KC | High | 18% |
| 8 | Andrew Heaney (TEX) | vs. HOU | at HOU | High | 10% |
| 9 | Cole Irvin (BAL) | at BOS | vs. MIL | High | 1% |
| 10 | Chris Paddack (MIN) | vs. LAD | at DET | High | 10% |
| 11 | Graham Ashcraft (CIN) | vs. MIL | at CWS | High | 6% |
| 12 | Tyler Anderson (LAA) | vs. TB | at BOS | Medium | 2% |
| 13 | Miles Mikolas (STL) | vs. PHI | at ARI | High | 14% |
| 14 | Trevor Williams (WSH) | at SF | at OAK | Medium | 0% |
| 15 | Spencer Turnbull (PHI) | at STL | vs. PIT | High | 0% |
| 16 | Adrian Houser (NYM) | at ATL | vs. KC | High | 1% |
| 17 | Alex Wood (OAK) | at TEX | vs. WSH | High | 6% |
| 18 | Joe Ross (MIL) | at CIN | at BAL | Medium | 0% |
| 19 | Kyle Freeland (COL) | vs. ARI | at TOR | High | 2% |
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