Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead: Week 22 (August 19-25)

We didn’t have many two-start streamers last week because of a strange schedule, but that’s not what we have this week. This is the longest list of streamers since I started writing this article, with 25 potential waiver wire additions. That doesn’t even include Yusei Kikuchi and Tyler Anderson, who both missed the cut by a tiny margin.

Every fantasy baseball manager should regularly look for 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 next week.

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 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 how things stand at the time of writing, the hurlers below should be in line for that coveted two-start week.

Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead (August 19 – August 25)

***Rostered Percentage based on Yahoo! Leagues as of August 16***

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead: Week 22 (August 19 – August 25) | FantasyPros
Rank SP Start 1 Start 2 Likelihood of Making Two Starts Rostered Percentage
1 Gavin Stone (LAD) vs. SEA vs. TB Medium 56%
2 Kyle Harrison (SF) vs. CWS at SEA High 45%
3 Martin Perez (SD) vs. MIN vs. NYM High 21%
4 Javier Assad (CHC) vs. DET at MIA Medium 26%
5 Matthew Boyd (CLE) at NYY vs. TEX Medium 15%
6 Zebby Matthews (MIN) at SD vs. STL Medium 14%
7 Jose Quintana (NYM) vs. BAL at SD High 29%
8 Shane Baz (TB) at OAK at LAD Medium 41%
9 Luis Ortiz (PIT) at TEX vs. CIN High 16%
10 Zack Littell (TB) at OAK at LAD High 21%
11 Tyler Mahle (TEX) vs. MIN at CLE High 21%
12 Frankie Montas (MIL) at STL at OAK High 13%
13 Dean Kremer (BAL) at NYM vs. HOU High 18%
14 DJ Herz (WAS) vs. COL at ATL Medium 6%
15 Edward Cabrera (MIA) vs. ARI vs. CHC Medium 17%
16 David Peterson (NYM) vs. BAL at SD Medium 25%
17 Jonathan Cannon (CWS) at SF vs. DET Medium 5%
18 Austin Gomber (COL) at WAS at NYY Medium 3%
19 Joe Boyle (OAK) vs. TB vs. MIL Medium 1%
20 Joey Estes (OAK) vs. TB vs. MIL Medium 8%
21 Jose Urena (TEX) vs. PIT at CLE Low 1%
22 Tyler Phillips (PHI) at ATL at KC Low 16%
23 Carson Fulmer (LAA) at KC at TOR Low 3%
24 Carson Spiers (CIN) at TOR at PIT Low 7%
25 Beau Brieske (DET) at CHC at CWS Low 0%

 


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