Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead: Week 25 (September 9-15)

Only three weeks remain in the season, so we only have two articles left. I’ve loved taking over this article midseason because I thrive off two-start streamers. The only issue is that things are getting froggy in the final month. Most teams are using six-man rotations, and it feels like pitchers are being moved around on almost every slate. That can make these projections challenging at times, but we’ll keep churning out these two-start streamers.

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 (September 9-15)

***Rostered Percentage based on Yahoo! Leagues as of September 7***

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitcher Lookahead: Week 25 (September 9-15) | FantasyPros
Rank SP Start 1 Start 2 Likelihood of Making Two Starts Rostered Percentage
1 Ben Lively (CLE) at CWS vs. TB Medium 43%
2 Jeffrey Springs (TB) at PHI at CLE Medium 48%
3 MacKenzie Gore (WAS) at ATL vs. MIA High 37%
4 Aaron Civale (MIL) at SF at ARI High 39%
5 JP Sears (OAK) at HOU at CWS High 38%
6 Hayden Birdsong (SF) vs. MIL vs. SD Medium 9%
7 Walker Buehler (LAD) vs. CHC at ATL Medium 54%
8 Cade Povich (BAL) at BOS at DET Medium 4%
9 Nick Martinez (CIN) at ATL at MIN Medium 19%
10 Keider Montero (DET) vs. COL vs. BAL Medium 5%
11 Paul Blackburn (NYM) at TOR at PHI Medium 11%
12 Adam Oller (MIA) at PIT at WAS Medium 3%
13 Valente Bellozo (MIA) at PIT at WAS Medium 6%
14 Rhett Lowder (CIN) at STL at MIN Medium 11%
15 Nick Nastrini (CWS) vs. CLE vs. OAK Medium 0%
16 Bradley Blalock (COL) at DET vs. CHC Medium 1%
17 Kyle Hendricks (CHC) at LAD at COL Medium 3%

**Players highlighted in green are my top streaming options for the week.


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Joel Bartilotta is a featured writer at FantasyPros. He has been an analyst in the fantasy sports industry for the past decade, covering the NFL and MLB. For more from Joel, check out his archive and follow him on Twitter @Bartilottajoel.