Fantasy Baseball: Week 7 Two-Start Pitchers

The Week 7 two-start pitching options fell like polar opposites. The top contains no brainer studs with solid match ups and the bottom contains gas cans that are likely to get lit. There are a few names in the middle that are interesting. The danger of a terrible start is low and the potential production gives owners something to be excited about.

The hardest pitcher to rank this week is Dallas Keuchel. Last years AL CY Young winner has struggled this season especially on the road. He is 16th this week which puts him in the weird middle ground. He is on the road against a White Sox lineup that has been impressive thus far. It could be an ugly Keuchel if he isn’t locating his pitches. Then he comes home where he has been better but faces a Ranger lineup that can put up crooked numbers. I wanted to rank him lower but between his skills and last seasons performance I can’t drop him much further.

TWO-START PITCHERS
Pitcher	Start #1	Start #2	Kyle’s Rank
Clayton Kershaw LAD	(05/17) vs. LAA Jered Weaver	(05/22) @ SD Colin Rea	1
Max Scherzer WAS	(05/17) @ NYM Noah Syndergaard	(05/22) @ MIA Adam Conley	2
David Price BOS	(05/17) @ KC Ian Kennedy	(05/22) vs. CLE Danny Salazar	3
Noah Syndergaard NYM	(05/17) vs. WAS Max Scherzer	(05/22) vs. MIL Chase Anderson	4
Madison Bumgarner SF	(05/17) @ SD Colin Rea	(05/22) vs. CHC Kyle Hendricks	5
Jordan Zimmermann DET	(05/16) vs. MIN Jose Berrios	(05/22) vs. TB Drew Smyly	6
Kenta Maeda LAD	(05/16) vs. LAA Matt Shoemaker	(05/21) @ SD Cesar Vargas	7
Ubaldo Jimenez BAL	(05/17) vs. SEA Wade Miley	(05/22) @ LAA Jered Weaver	8
Danny Salazar CLE	(05/17) vs. CIN Alfredo Simon	(05/22) @ BOS David Price	9
Rick Porcello BOS	(05/16) @ KC Yordano Ventura	(05/21) vs. CLE Cody Anderson	10
Jaime Garcia STL	(05/17) vs. COL Chad Bettis	(05/22) vs. ARI Robbie Ray	11
Jerad Eickhoff PHI	(05/16) vs. MIA Adam Conley	(05/22) vs. ATL Aaron Blair	12
Marcus Stroman TOR	(05/17) vs. TB Chris Archer	(05/22) @ MIN Phil Hughes	13
Carlos Rodon CHW	(05/17) vs. HOU Dallas Keuchel	(05/22) vs. KC Yordano Ventura	14
Michael Pineda NYY	(05/16) @ ARI Robbie Ray	(05/21) @ OAK Sean Manaea	15
Dallas Keuchel HOU	(05/17) @ CHW Carlos Rodon	(05/22) vs. TEX Derek Holland	16
Sean Manaea OAK	(05/16) vs. TEX Derek Holland	(05/21) vs. NYY Michael Pineda	17
Kyle Hendricks CHC	(05/17) @ MIL Chase Anderson	(05/22) @ SF Madison Bumgarner	18
Jose Berrios MIN	(05/16) @ DET Jordan Zimmermann	(05/21) vs. TOR J.A. Happ	19
Adam Conley MIA	(05/16) @ PHI Jerad Eickhoff	(05/22) vs. WAS Max Scherzer	20
J.A. Happ TOR	(05/16) vs. TB Drew Smyly	(05/21) @ MIN Jose Berrios	21
Robbie Ray ARI	(05/16) vs. NYY Michael Pineda	(05/22) @ STL Jaime Garcia	22
Colin Rea SD	(05/17) vs. SF Madison Bumgarner	(05/22) vs. LAD Clayton Kershaw	23
Juan Nicasio PIT	(05/17) vs. ATL Aaron Blair	(05/22) vs. COL Chad Bettis	24
Nathan Eovaldi NYY	(05/17) @ ARI Zack Greinke	(05/22) @ OAK Eric Surkamp	25
Drew Smyly TB	(05/16) @ TOR J.A. Happ	(05/22) @ DET Jordan Zimmermann	26
Yordano Ventura KC	(05/16) vs. BOS Rick Porcello	(05/22) @ CHW Carlos Rodon	27
Phil Hughes MIN	(05/17) @ DET Mike Pelfrey	(05/22) vs. TOR Marcus Stroman	28
Chase Anderson MIL	(05/17) vs. CHC Kyle Hendricks	(05/22) @ NYM Noah Syndergaard	29
Wade Miley SEA	(05/17) @ BAL Ubaldo Jimenez	(05/22) @ CIN Alfredo Simon	30
Chad Bettis COL	(05/17) @ STL Jaime Garcia	(05/22) @ PIT Juan Nicasio	31
Aaron Blair ATL	(05/17) @ PIT Juan Nicasio	(05/22) @ PHI Jerad Eickhoff	32
Eric Surkamp OAK	(05/17) vs. TEX Cole Hamels	(05/22) vs. NYY Nathan Eovaldi	33
Cody Anderson CLE	(05/16) vs. CIN John Lamb	(05/21) @ BOS Rick Porcello	34
Jonathon Niese PIT	(05/16) vs. ATL Williams Perez	(05/21) vs. COL Tyler Chatwood	35
Williams Perez ATL	(05/16) @ PIT Jonathon Niese	(05/21) @ PHI Adam Morgan	36
Derek Holland TEX	(05/16) @ OAK Sean Manaea	(05/22) @ HOU Dallas Keuchel	37
John Lamb CIN	(05/16) @ CLE Cody Anderson	(05/21) vs. SEA Felix Hernandez	38
Matt Shoemaker LAA	(05/16) @ LAD Kenta Maeda	(05/21) vs. BAL Kevin Gausman	39
Jered Weaver LAA	(05/17) @ LAD Clayton Kershaw	(05/22) vs. BAL Ubaldo Jimenez	40
Alfredo Simon CIN	(05/17) @ CLE Danny Salazar	(05/22) vs. SEA Wade Miley	41

 

Low owned Two-Start Options

Adam Conley | Miami Marlins | Owned in 29% on ESPN

Adam Conley had a poor performance in his last outing against the Brewers giving up four earned runs and only getting four strikeouts. He went into that outing after back to back shutouts. I expect a bounce back week from Conley in his two starts. He starts on the road against the Phillies where he should be able to put up solid numbers and a good strikeout number. He then comes home to face a tough Nationals lineup but gets the boost of a home ballpark that is pitch friendly.

Jerad Eickhoff | Philadelphia Phillies | Owned in 16.5% on ESPN

Jerad Eickhoff is very tempting this week with his two starts coming at home. There is concern with teams stacking lefties against Eickhoff which causes problems. He has shown the ability to put up impressive strike out totals despite facing two teams that are in the lower half in terms of strikeouts.

Sean Manaea | Oakland Athletics | Owned in 6.5 on ESPN

Sean Manaea hasn’t been great since joining the rotation in Oakland but the skills are there for him to be a season long contributor. He is a lefty with strikeout potential and the ability for quality starts. He gets two tasty match ups at home against two teams that struggle against left-handed pitching. Its been a rough start for Manaea but better outings are coming. As Ben Rolfe and I discussed on the podcast this may be the last chance to get him in many leagues.

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