Spring is in full swing along with the sounds that accompany the season we love like the crack of the ball on the ball and the roar of the crowd.  As I dive into my week six two-start pitchers preview I hope that these weekly articles are helping you plan your weekly matchup by adding two-start pitchers that give you an advantage. This week there are some very good two-start options highlighted by my top ten. This tier is full of aces and these guys are all no doubt slam dunks in daily and weekly lineups. I’m not here to highlight the aces and tell you to start them because that goes without saying. I am on the other hand here to help you sift through the rest of the lower-tier two-start pitchers options and help diagnose the players to target. This week  is full of lower-owned  options than can be very serviceable in your roto, weekly, and daily lineups. As always I will highlight my recommended low-owned options to target following my two-start rankings for the week.

PLAYER	START #1	START #2	Ron’s Ranks
Jose Fernandez MIA	(05/09) vs. MIL Wily Peralta	(05/14) @ WAS Stephen Strasburg	1
Stephen Strasburg WAS	(05/09) vs. DET Anibal Sanchez	(05/14) vs. MIA Jose Fernandez	2
Corey Kluber MIN	(05/09) vs. SD Cesar Vargas	(05/15) vs. PIT Jonathon Niese	3
Jacob deGrom NYM	(05/10) @ LAD Alex Wood	(05/15) @ COL Tyler Chatwood	4
Felix Hernandez SEA	(05/09) vs. TB Matt Moore	(05/15) vs. LAA Hector Santiago	5
Jon Lester CHC	(05/09) vs. SD Cesar Vargas	(05/15) vs. PIT Jonathon Niese	6
Drew Smyly TB	(05/10) @ SEA Wade Miley	(05/15) vs. OAK Kendall Graveman	7
Sonny Gray OAK	(05/09) @ BOS Clay Buchholz	(05/14) @ TB Matt Moore	8
Masahiro Tanaka NYY	(05/10) vs. KC Kris Medlen	(05/15) vs. CHW Miguel Gonzalez	9
Steven Matz NYM	(05/09) @ LAD Scott Kazmir	(05/14) @ COL Eddie Butler	10
Joe Ross WAS	(05/10) vs. DET Michael Fulmer	(05/15) vs. MIA Adam Conley	11
Adam Conley MIA	(05/10) vs. MIL Zach Davies	(05/15) @ WAS Joe Ross	12
Aaron Sanchez TOR	(05/09) @ SF Jake Peavy	(05/15) @ TEX Colby Lewis	13
Kevin Gausman BAL	(05/10) @ MIN Phil Hughes	(05/15) vs. DET Michael Fulmer	14
Matt Moore TB	(05/09) @ SEA Felix Hernandez	(05/14) vs. OAK Jesse Hahn	15
Anibal Sanchez DET	(05/09) @ WAS Stephen Strasburg	(05/15) @ BAL Tyler Wilson	16
Jose Berrios MIN	(05/09) vs. BAL Tyler Wilson	(05/15) @ CLE Trevor Bauer	17
Hector Santiago LAA	(05/10) vs. STL Mike Leake	(05/15) @ SEA Felix Hernandez	18
Trevor Bauer CLE	(05/10) @ HOU Chris Devenski	(05/15) vs. MIN TBA	19
Michael Fulmer DET	(05/10) @ WAS Joe Ross	(05/15) @ BAL Tyler Wilson	20
Mike Fiers HOU	(05/09) vs. CLE Corey Kluber	(05/14) @ BOS Clay Buchholz	21
Chris Devenski HOU	(05/10) vs. CLE Trevor Bauer	(05/15) @ BOS TBA	22
Alex Wood LAD	(05/10) vs. NYM Jacob deGrom	(05/15) vs. STL Mike Leake	23
Clay Bucholz BOS	(05/09) vs. OAK Sonny Gray	(05/14) vs. HOU Mike Fiers	24
Matt Wisler ATL	(05/10) vs. PHI Adam Morgan	(05/15) @ KC Kris Medlen	25
Adam Morgan PHI	(05/10) @ ATL Matt Wisler	(05/15) vs. CIN Dan Straily	26
Chris Young KC	(05/09) @ NYY Ivan Nova	(05/09) @ NYY Ivan Nova	27
Dan Straily CIN	(05/09) vs. PIT Jonathon Niese	(05/15) @ PHI Adam Morgan	28
Colin Rea SD	(05/10) @ CHC Kyle Hendricks	(05/15) @ MIL Zach Davies	29
Robbie Ray ARI	(05/10) @ COL Chris Rusin	(05/15) vs. SF Matt Cain	30
Kris Medlen KC	(05/10) @ NYY Masahiro Tanaka	(05/15) vs. ATL Matt Wisler	31
Ivan Nova NYY	(05/09) vs. KC Chris Young	(05/14) vs. CHW Jose Quintana	32
Mike Leake CIN	(05/10) @ LAA Hector Santiago	(05/15) @ LAD Alex Wood	33
Jonathon Niese PIT	(05/09) @ CIN Dan Straily	(05/15) @ CHC Jon Lester	34
Zach Davies MIL	(05/10) @ MIA Adam Conley	(05/15) vs. SD Colin Rea	35
Matt Cain SF	(05/10) vs. TOR J.A. Happ	(05/15) @ ARI Robbie Ray	36
Jake Peavy SF	(05/09) vs. TOR Aaron Sanchez	(05/14) @ ARI Rubby De La Rosa	37
Tyler Wilson BAL	(05/09) @ MIN Jose Berrios	(05/15) vs. DET Anibal Sanchez	38
Wily Peralta MIL	(05/09) @ MIA Jose Fernandez	(05/14) vs. SD Cesar Vargas	39
Rubby De La Rosa ARI	(05/09) @ COL Tyler Chatwood	(05/14) vs. SF Jake Peavy	40
Colby Lewis TEX	(05/09) vs. CHW Miguel Gonzalez	(05/15) vs. TOR Aaron Sanchez	41
Tyler Chatwood COL	(05/09) vs. ARI Rubby De La Rosa	(05/15) vs. NYM Jacob deGrom	42
Miguel Gonzalez CHW	(05/09) @ TEX Colby Lewis	(05/15) @ NYY Masahiro Tanaka	43

The top-tier of two-start pitchers includes Jose Fernandez, Stephen Strasburg, Corey Kluber, Felix Hernandex, Jacob deGrom, Jon Lester, Drew Smyly, Sonny Gray, Masahiro Tanaka, and Steven Matz. These guys are all top of the rotation arms with a mix of SP1’s and SP2’s. Stephen Matz is the exception considering he’s more of a SP3/SP4 at best but has been coming on lately. His second matchup this weekend will be at Coors Field but keep in mind that he has the stuff to succeed in high altitude. The second tier of pitchers is where it gets interesting but there are definitely some decent options in this bunch. This group includes my No. 11 through No. 20 two-start pitching options. Most notable among this group are Joe Ross, Adam Conley, Matt Moore, Jose Berrios, Aaron Sanchez, and Kevin Gausman. These young guns are all up and coming stars and can throw some gas. I’d have zero reservations about locking these guys into your weekly starting lineups. Matt Moore owners might be a little worried after he imploded last week allowing seven runs to the Los Angeles Dodgers. I’m not hitting the panic button just yet and you shouldn’t either since he has some plus matchups versus the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A’s up next on the ledger.

The final tier is rather large starting at No. 21  and runs through No. 43 on my list. This is a group of pitchers that can be found on the wire in the majority of standard-sized leagues. There are some names I will highlight below as my low-owned recommended two-start pitchers for the week. I will caution you that some of them have a difficult matchup paired with favorable one which is worth considering in leagues that you set a daily lineup. Keep in mind that just because I’m recommending these guys doesn’t mean that I’m totally endorsing them for both starts. In the case of Rubby De La Rosa I really like what I’ve seen from him recently. He’s gone at least six innings in two of his last three starts while picking up a couple wins along with a couple of quality starts.  It’s refreshing to see that he’s also generating plenty of whiffs with 20 strikeouts and only five walks in that time span. I’m intrigued with him but a trip to Coors Field will be a tough task. I like to add two-start pitchers like De La Rosa early in the week and stash them. If I don’t need to start him at Colorado, I’d err on the side of caution and probably bench him. The same can be said about Chris Devenski and his second start of the week at Fenway Park. Good luck this week and be sure to check out all the great content at www.FakePigskin.com and our 60 Feet 6 Inches Fantasy Baseball podcast.

Low-Owned Two-Start Options

Adam Conley: vs. MIL, @ WAS (33% Yahoo, 25.9% ESPN)

Alex Wood: vs. NYM, vs. STL (31% Yahoo, 29.6% ESPN)

Chris Devenski: vs. CLE, @ BOS (3% Yahoo, 3.5% ESPN)

Matt Wisler: vs. ATL, @ KC (5% Yahoo, 5.3% ESPN)

Adam Morgan: @ ATL, vs. CIN (1% Yahoo, 0.9% ESPN)

Rubby De La Rosa: @ COL, vs. SF (15% Yahoo, 9.5% ESPN)

Colby Lewis: vs. CHW, vs. TOR (16% Yahoo, 8.8% ESPN)

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