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Week 5 Two Start Pitchers
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Updated: April 28, 2017
There is a wealth of depth among the options for week 5 two start pitchers. Following last week where the headline of Madison Bumgarner, Clayton Kershaw and Stephen Strasburg quickly turned to dust I am hoping that at least some of the top tier options make it to the mound twice this week! This week we probably have 15 of the top 25 pitchers taking the mound twice so it is unlikely you will be scraping the barrel in those two start leagues. Even in the 14 and 16 team leagues there are 35-40 startable two start guys this week. Now in leagues of that depth it is a double edged sword because with the top pitchers pitching twice it will leave the one start streaming options extremely thin on the ground.
Tune in each week to hear the team discuss the previous week and take a look forward at what we can hope to expect in the coming week. We will be discussing waiver wire, start sit along with all the major topics surrounding the world of fantasy baseball.
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| Player | Date 1 | Vs 1 | Pitcher 1 | Date 2 | Vs 2 | Pitcher 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Kershaw LAD | (05/01) | vs. SF | Johnny Cueto | (05/07) | @ SD | Trevor Cahill |
| Corey Kluber CLE | (05/02) | @ DET | Justin Verlander | (05/07) | @ KC | Nathan Karns |
| Chris Sale BOS | (05/02) | vs. BAL | TBA | (05/07) | @ MIN | TBA |
| Noah Syndergaard NYM | (05/02) | @ ATL | R.A. Dickey | (05/07) | vs. MIA | Edinson Volquez |
| Jon Lester CHC | (05/02) | vs. PHI | Jeremy Hellickson | (05/07) | vs. NYY | Luis Severino |
| Justin Verlander DET | (05/02) | vs. CLE | Corey Kluber | (05/07) | @ OAK | Sean Manaea |
| Johnny Cueto SF | (05/01) | @ LAD | Clayton Kershaw | (05/07) | @ CIN | Rookie Davis |
| Danny Duffy KC | (05/01) | vs. CHW | Dylan Covey | (05/06) | vs. CLE | Trevor Bauer |
| Carlos Martinez STL | (05/02) | vs. MIL | Wily Peralta | (05/07) | @ ATL | R.A. Dickey |
| James Paxton SEA | (05/02) | vs. LAA | Matt Shoemaker | (05/07) | vs. TEX | Cole Hamels |
| Julio Teheran ATL | (05/01) | vs. NYM | Robert Gsellman | (05/06) | vs. STL | Michael Wacha |
| Cole Hamels TEX | (05/02) | @ HOU | Mike Fiers | (05/07) | @ SEA | James Paxton |
| Gerrit Cole PIT | (05/01) | @ CIN | Scott Feldman | (05/06) | vs. MIL | Zach Davies |
| Rick Porcello BOS | (05/01) | vs. BAL | Dylan Bundy | (05/06) | @ MIN | Hector Santiago |
| Kyle Hendricks CHC | (05/01) | vs. PHI | Vince Velasquez | (05/06) | vs. NYY | Jordan Montgomery |
| Dylan Bundy BAL | (05/01) | @ BOS | Rick Porcello | (05/06) | vs. CHW | Dylan Covey |
| Lance McCullers HOU | (05/01) | vs. TEX | Andrew Cashner | (05/06) | @ LAA | JC Ramirez |
| Jose Quintana CHW | (05/02) | @ KC | Nathan Karns | (05/07) | @ BAL | TBA |
| Tanner Roark WAS | (05/02) | vs. ARI | Zack Godley | (05/07) | @ PHI | Jeremy Hellickson |
| Sean Manaea OAK | (05/02) | @ MIN | Hector Santiago | (05/07) | vs. DET | Justin Verlander |
| Robert Gsellman NYM | (05/01) | @ ATL | Julio Teheran | (05/06) | vs. MIA | Wei-Yin Chen |
| Luis Severino NYY | (05/01) | vs. TOR | Marco Estrada | (05/07) | @ CHC | Jon Lester |
| Daniel Norris DET | (05/01) | vs. CLE | Trevor Bauer | (05/06) | @ OAK | Jesse Hahn |
| Matt Shoemaker LAA | (05/02) | @ SEA | James Paxton | (05/07) | vs. HOU | Mike Fiers |
| Vince Velasquez PHI | (05/01) | @ CHC | Kyle Hendricks | (05/06) | vs. WAS | Joe Ross |
| Nathan Karns KC | (05/02) | vs. CHW | Jose Quintana | (05/07) | vs. CLE | Corey Kluber |
| Edinson Volquez MIA | (05/02) | vs. TB | Alex Cobb | (05/07) | @ NYM | Noah Syndergaard |
| Trevor Bauer CLE | (05/01) | @ DET | Daniel Norris | (05/06) | @ KC | Danny Duffy |
| Andrew Cashner TEX | (05/01) | @ HOU | Lance McCullers | (05/06) | @ SEA | Chase De Jong |
| Alex Cobb TB | (05/02) | @ MIA | Edinson Volquez | (05/07) | vs. TOR | Marco Estrada |
| Erasmo Ramirez TB | (05/01) | @ MIA | Wei-Yin Chen | (05/06) | vs. TOR | Francisco Liriano |
| Marco Estrada TOR | (05/01) | @ NYY | Luis Severino | (05/07) | @ TB | Alex Cobb |
| Wei-Yin Chen MIA | (05/01) | vs. TB | Erasmo Ramirez | (05/06) | @ NYM | Robert Gsellman |
| Tyler Glasnow PIT | (05/02) | @ CIN | Rookie Davis | (05/07) | vs. MIL | Wily Peralta |
| Wily Peralta MIL | (05/02) | @ STL | Carlos Martinez | (05/07) | @ PIT | Tyler Glasnow |
| Zach Davies MIL | (05/01) | @ STL | TBA | (05/06) | @ PIT | Gerrit Cole |
| Tyler Chatwood COL | (05/02) | @ SD | Trevor Cahill | (05/07) | vs. ARI | Zack Godley |
| Hector Santiago MIN | (05/02) | vs. OAK | Sean Manaea | (05/06) | vs. BOS | Rick Porcello |
| Scott Feldman CIN | (05/01) | vs. PIT | Gerrit Cole | (05/06) | vs. SF | Ty Blach |
| R.A. Dickey ATL | (05/02) | vs. NYM | Noah Syndergaard | (05/07) | vs. STL | Carlos Martinez |
| Mike Fiers HOU | (05/02) | vs. TEX | Cole Hamels | (05/07) | @ LAA | Matt Shoemaker |
| Trevor Cahill SD | (05/02) | vs. COL | Tyler Chatwood | (05/07) | vs. LAD | Clayton Kershaw |
| Jeremy Hellickson PHI | (05/02) | @ CHC | Jon Lester | (05/07) | vs. WAS | Tanner Roark |
| Rookie Davis CIN | (05/02) | vs. PIT | Tyler Glasnow | (05/07) | vs. SF | Johnny Cueto |
| Dylan Covey CHW | (05/01) | @ KC | Danny Duffy | (05/06) | @ BAL | Dylan Bundy |
| Zack Godley ARI | (05/02) | @ WAS | Tanner Roark | (05/07) | @ COL | Tyler Chatwood |
Notes:
- The top 7 of Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber, Chris Sale, Noah Syndergaard, Jon Lester, Justin Verlander and Johnny Cueto are matchup proof and will be top 5-10 two start options pretty much any time they are pitching twice.
- I’ve bumped Danny Duffy up to 8 because I think the matchup with the White Sox should be really good and the Indians matchup has the potential to yield solid results as well.
- If Carlos Martinez isn’t a top 10 two start option this week then I have serious concerns. These are two good matchups but with his inconsistencies I fear one of these teams could make him pay.
- With Yoenis Cespedes looking out for the Mets and the Cardinals struggling to be anything it’s a sign of just how good the two start options are this week that Julio Teheran is outside of the top 10. This could be a really good week for him.
- Cole Hamels lack of strikeouts has me a little worried against two teams where the offence can make you pay if you pitch to contact.
- With Boston off to a slow start and a matchup with the White Sox Dylan Bundy is a really high option for me this week.
- I like both of Tanner Roark’s matchups this week and whilst I don’t think he has the upside of some guys around him I prefer the matchups.
- Sean Manaea has some injury concerns so this is a guy to watch but I think both starts have the potential to be solid outings.
- Robert Gsellman and Luis Severino was the pair I agonised over the most on these rankings. I went with Gsellman because his matchups are slightly easier. Severino does get to face the awful Blue Jays but that start in Chicago is one where he could be hit hard.
- Daniel Norris has two decent matchups and I think he can be solid in both and possibly win one of them.
- Matt Shoemaker has two tough matchups and both teams can do damage. I just don’t trust him in general but I would use him this week in 12 team leagues.
- I wanted to knock Vince Velasquez down even further given that these are two really rough matchups. However, he has got upside and the guys below aren’t significantly better/don’t have significantly better matchups in order to warrant me doing it. He is right on the borderline of startable in 12 teamers for me and I might just sit him to be safe.
- Nate Karns is the last 12 team startable guy and honestly it all revolves around the White Sox start where I don’t feel like they will do damage to him.
- I don’t really trust Tyler Glasnow and both of the teams he is facing can do real damage with the bats. However, they are oth winnable matchups so in 14 team leagues he is the final guy I am rolling with.
- I like the matchups for Wily Peralta and Zach Davies but I don’t really trust either. The Cardinals and Pirates have both struggled this year so if you want to use them in 14 team leagues I can make a case for it.
- I would use everyone down to Mike Fiers for definite in 16 team leagues. Beyond that it is really 10+ AL/NL only options. Jeremy Hellickson has two terrible matchups and Rookie Davis, Dylan Cvoey and Zack Godley are never guys I want to trust.
