Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 16)

Two start starting pitchers can help win fantasy baseball championships. It’s an incredibly important strategy for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in weekly leagues as you make your start/sit lineup decisions and place waiver wire bids. Even in daily leagues it’s important to be able to grab the most useful arms that can start for you twice in a week, especially if you are dealing with transaction limits. Here’s a look at our two start starting pitcher rankings for the week.

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.

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings: Week 16

	GAME 1 OPPONENT				GAME 2 OPPONENT
TWO START PITCHER	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA
Zack Wheeler (PHI) (9-4) 2.73 ERA	Tue 7/9	TBD	LAD	0.3512	Sun 7/14	J. Estes (2-3) 5.24 ERA	OAK	0.2894
Logan Gilbert (SEA) (5-4) 2.72 ERA	Tue 7/9	A. Mazur (1-2) 7.25 ERA	@SD	0.3194	Sat 7/13	D. Daniel (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@LAA	0.3031
Zac Gallen (ARI) (6-4) 2.83 ERA	Tue 7/9	C. Morton (5-4) 3.89 ERA	ATL	0.3088	Sun 7/14	Y. Kikuchi (4-8) 4.18 ERA	TOR	0.3019
Carlos Rodon (NYY) (9-5) 4.23 ERA	Tue 7/9	R. Pepiot (4-4) 4.40 ERA	@TB	0.2986	Sun 7/14	C. Irvin (6-5) 4.13 ERA	@BAL	0.3312
Jack Flaherty (DET) (5-5) 3.24 ERA	Mon 7/8	G. Williams (0-0) 0.00 ERA	CLE	0.3144	Sat 7/13	J. Paxton (7-2) 4.28 ERA	LAD	0.3512
Yusei Kikuchi (TOR) (4-8) 4.18 ERA	Tue 7/9	J. Hicks (4-4) 3.36 ERA	@SF	0.3086	Sun 7/14	Z. Gallen (6-4) 2.83 ERA	@ARI	0.3132
Ryan Pepiot (TB) (4-4) 4.40 ERA	Tue 7/9	C. Rodon (9-5) 4.23 ERA	NYY	0.3302	Sun 7/14	B. Lively (7-4) 3.03 ERA	CLE	0.3144
Bryce Miller (SEA) (6-7) 3.88 ERA	Wed 7/10	M. King (6-5) 3.61 ERA	@SD	0.3194	Sun 7/14	R. Contreras (1-0) 3.82 ERA	@LAA	0.3031
Charlie Morton (ATL) (5-4) 3.89 ERA	Tue 7/9	Z. Gallen (6-4) 2.83 ERA	@ARI	0.3132	Sun 7/14	D. Cease (7-7) 4.24 ERA	@SD	0.3194
Jon Gray (TEX) (3-4) 3.66 ERA	Mon 7/8	D. Daniel (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@LAA	0.3031	Sun 7/14	R. Blanco (8-3) 2.49 ERA	@HOU	0.322
Gavin Williams (CLE) (0-0) 0.00 ERA	Mon 7/8	J. Flaherty (5-5) 3.24 ERA	@DET	0.2891	Sat 7/13	Z. Littell (3-5) 3.65 ERA	@TB	0.2986
Jared Jones (PIT) (5-6) 3.66 ERA	Mon 7/8	C. Scott (0-2) 3.90 ERA	NYM	0.3212	Sat 7/13	C. Flexen (2-7) 5.08 ERA	@CWS	0.2747
Miles Mikolas (STL) (6-7) 5.32 ERA	Mon 7/8	M. Parker (5-4) 3.32 ERA	@WSH	0.2937	Sat 7/13	H. Wesneski (2-5) 4.14 ERA	CHC	0.2982
Erick Fedde (CWS) (5-3) 3.23 ERA	Mon 7/8	D. Festa (1-0) 9.00 ERA	MIN	0.3201	Sun 7/14	M. Perez (1-4) 5.28 ERA	PIT	0.288
Brayan Bello (BOS) (7-5) 5.55 ERA	Tue 7/9	J. Estes (2-3) 5.24 ERA	OAK	0.2894	Sun 7/14	B. Singer (4-5) 3.05 ERA	KC	0.3062
Andrew Abbott (CIN) (7-6) 3.41 ERA	Mon 7/8	D. Hudson (2-11) 5.84 ERA	COL	0.3013	Sun 7/14	V. Bellozo (0-1) 4.50 ERA	MIA	0.2742
Jordan Hicks (SF) (4-4) 3.36 ERA	Tue 7/9	Y. Kikuchi (4-8) 4.18 ERA	TOR	0.3019	Sun 7/14	D. Festa (1-0) 9.00 ERA	MIN	0.3201
Kenta Maeda (DET) (2-4) 5.76 ERA	Tue 7/9	B. Lively (7-4) 3.03 ERA	CLE	0.3144	Sun 7/14	TBD	LAD	0.3512
Ronel Blanco (HOU) (8-3) 2.49 ERA	Tue 7/9	T. Rogers (1-8) 4.87 ERA	MIA	0.2742	Sun 7/14	J. Gray (3-4) 3.66 ERA	TEX	0.2992
Christian Scott (NYM) (0-2) 3.90 ERA	Mon 7/8	J. Jones (5-6) 3.66 ERA	@PIT	0.288	Sat 7/13	R. Feltner (1-7) 5.79 ERA	COL	0.3013
Jose Quintana (NYM) (3-5) 4.57 ERA	Tue 7/9	J. Irvin (6-6) 3.03 ERA	WSH	0.2937	Sun 7/14	D. Hudson (2-11) 5.84 ERA	COL	0.3013
Jake Irvin (WSH) (6-6) 3.03 ERA	Tue 7/9	J. Quintana (3-5) 4.57 ERA	@NYM	0.3212	Sun 7/14	C. Rea (7-2) 3.61 ERA	@MIL	0.3208
Ben Lively (CLE) (7-4) 3.03 ERA	Tue 7/9	K. Maeda (2-4) 5.76 ERA	@DET	0.2891	Sun 7/14	R. Pepiot (4-4) 4.40 ERA	@TB	0.2986
Colin Rea (MIL) (7-2) 3.61 ERA	Tue 7/9	M. Perez (1-4) 5.28 ERA	PIT	0.288	Sun 7/14	J. Irvin (6-6) 3.03 ERA	WSH	0.2937
David Festa (MIN) (1-0) 9.00 ERA	Mon 7/8	E. Fedde (5-3) 3.23 ERA	@CWS	0.2747	Sun 7/14	J. Hicks (4-4) 3.36 ERA	@SF	0.3086
Davis Daniel (LAA) (1-0) 0.00 ERA	Mon 7/8	J. Gray (3-4) 3.66 ERA	TEX	0.2992	Sat 7/13	L. Gilbert (5-4) 2.72 ERA	SEA	0.2927
Roansy Contreras (LAA) (1-0) 3.82 ERA	Tue 7/9	M. Scherzer (1-1) 1.74 ERA	TEX	0.2992	Sun 7/14	B. Miller (6-7) 3.88 ERA	SEA	0.2927
Joey Estes (OAK) (2-3) 5.24 ERA	Tue 7/9	B. Bello (7-5) 5.55 ERA	@BOS	0.3202	Sun 7/14	Z. Wheeler (9-4) 2.73 ERA	@PHI	0.3256
Mitchell Parker (WSH) (5-4) 3.32 ERA	Mon 7/8	M. Mikolas (6-7) 5.32 ERA	STL	0.2975	Sat 7/13	D. Keuchel (0-0) 6.75 ERA	@MIL	0.3208
Martin Perez (PIT) (1-4) 5.28 ERA	Tue 7/9	C. Rea (7-2) 3.61 ERA	@MIL	0.3208	Sun 7/14	E. Fedde (5-3) 3.23 ERA	@CWS	0.2747
Dakota Hudson (COL) (2-11) 5.84 ERA	Mon 7/8	A. Abbott (7-6) 3.41 ERA	@CIN	0.2979	Sun 7/14	J. Quintana (3-5) 4.57 ERA	@NYM	0.3212

What are two start pitchers?
Two Start Pitchers are starters scheduled to pitch twice during a given week. Top options can provide an edge by boosting counting stats (K, W, etc). Streaming pitchers is a popular fantasy strategy that often consists of targeting inexpensive two start pitchers that have favorable matchups for the upcoming week.