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Week 7 Two Start Pitchers
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Updated: May 12, 2017
Every week when doing this article I think to myself that the pitching situation cannot get any worse and yet somehow it seems to happen every week. Normally I look for two start pitchers to be my big hope in leagues I am struggling for pitching however the week 7 two start pitchers are not going to offer you much relief. Whereas last week we had 15-20 options in 10 or 12 team leagues this week we are scraping the barrel to get close to 15. That means you are probably going to have to put your faith in the likes of Sean Manaea, Rich Hill and Brandon McCarthy who should be activated off the DL this week.
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| Player | Date 1 | Vs 1 | Pitcher 1 | Date 2 | Vs 2 | Pitcher 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Strasburg WAS | (05/16) | @ PIT | Chad Kuhl | (05/21) | @ ATL | Jaime Garcia |
| Carlos Carrasco CLE | (05/15) | vs. TB | Chris Archer | (05/21) | @ HOU | Joe Musgrove |
| Chris Archer TB | (05/15) | @ CLE | Carlos Carrasco | (05/21) | vs. NYY | CC Sabathia |
| Yu Darvish TEX | (05/16) | vs. PHI | Jerad Eickhoff | (05/21) | @ DET | Matthew Boyd |
| John Lackey CHC | (05/16) | vs. CIN | Bronson Arroyo | (05/21) | vs. MIL | Jimmy Nelson |
| Zack Wheeler NYM | (05/15) | @ ARI | Zack Godley | (05/21) | vs. LAA | Jesse Chavez |
| Marco Estrada TOR | (05/16) | vs. ATL | Jaime Garcia | (05/21) | @ BAL | Wade Miley |
| Jerad Eickhoff PHI | (05/16) | @ TEX | Yu Darvish | (05/21) | @ PIT | Chad Kuhl |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu LAD | (05/16) | @ SF | Ty Blach | (05/21) | vs. MIA | Tom Koehler |
| Kendall Graveman OAK | (05/15) | @ SEA | Yovani Gallardo | (05/20) | vs. BOS | Drew Pomeranz |
| Andrew Triggs OAK | (05/16) | @ SEA | Chase De Jong | (05/21) | vs. BOS | Kyle Kendrick |
| Derek Holland CHW | (05/16) | @ LAA | JC Ramirez | (05/21) | @ SEA | Chase De Jong |
| CC Sabathia NYY | (05/16) | @ KC | Jason Hammel | (05/21) | @ TB | Chris Archer |
| Yovani Gallardo SEA | (05/15) | vs. OAK | Kendall Graveman | (05/20) | vs. CHW | Mike Pelfrey |
| Joe Musgrove HOU | (05/15) | @ MIA | Dan Straily | (05/21) | vs. CLE | Carlos Carrasco |
| Matthew Boyd DET | (05/16) | vs. BAL | Wade Miley | (05/21) | vs. TEX | Yu Darvish |
| Jaime Garcia ATL | (05/16) | @ TOR | Marco Estrada | (05/21) | vs. WAS | Stephen Strasburg |
| Bartolo Colon ATL | (05/15) | @ TOR | Francisco Liriano | (05/20) | vs. WAS | Max Scherzer |
| Ubaldo Jimenez BAL | (05/16) | @ DET | Matthew Boyd | (05/21) | vs. TOR | Marco Estrada |
| Kyle Kendrick BOS | (05/16) | @ STL | Adam Wainwright | (05/21) | @ OAK | Andrew Triggs |
| Matt Cain SF | (05/15) | vs. LAD | TBA | (05/21) | @ STL | Carlos Martinez |
| Phil Hughes MIN | (05/16) | vs. COL | Kyle Freeland | (05/21) | vs. KC | Jason Hammel |
| Chase Anderson MIL | (05/15) | @ SD | Luis Perdomo | (05/20) | @ CHC | TBA |
| Jason Hammel KC | (05/16) | vs. NYY | CC Sabathia | (05/21) | @ MIN | Phil Hughes |
| Kyle Freeland COL | (05/16) | @ MIN | Phil Hughes | (05/21) | @ CIN | Bronson Arroyo |
| Luis Perdomo SD | (05/15) | vs. MIL | Chase Anderson | (05/20) | vs. ARI | Robbie Ray |
| Chase De Jong SEA | (05/16) | vs. OAK | Andrew Triggs | (05/21) | vs. CHW | Derek Holland |
| Mike Pelfrey CHW | (05/15) | @ LAA | Jesse Chavez | (05/20) | @ SEA | Yovani Gallardo |
| Jesse Chavez LAA | (05/15) | vs. CHW | Mike Pelfrey | (05/21) | @ NYM | Zack Wheeler |
| Mike Bolsinger TOR | (05/15) | vs. ATL | Bartolo Colon | (05/20) | @ BAL | Ubaldo Jimenez |
| Dan Straily MIA | (05/15) | vs. HOU | Joe Musgrove | (05/20) | @ LAD | TBA |
| Tom Koehler MIA | (05/16) | vs. HOU | Dallas Keuchel | (05/21) | @ LAD | Hyun-Jin Ryu |
| Clayton Richard SD | (05/16) | vs. MIL | Jimmy Nelson | (05/21) | vs. ARI | Zack Godley |
| Zack Godley ARI | (05/15) | vs. NYM | Zack Wheeler | (05/21) | @ SD | Clayton Richard |
| Jimmy Nelson MIL | (05/16) | @ SD | Clayton Richard | (05/21) | @ CHC | John Lackey |
| Chad Kuhl PIT | (05/16) | vs. WAS | Stephen Strasburg | (05/21) | vs. PHI | Jerad Eickhoff |
| Bronson Arroyo CIN | (05/16) | @ CHC | John Lackey | (05/21) | vs. COL | Kyle Freeland |
Notes:
- John Lackey had a wonderful outing last time out at the Rockies and given the weakness of two start pitching this week he is a top five option despite having two offenses that could cause a lot of damage.
- Marco Estrada had a nice first start again the Braves but the second start in Baltimore has every chance to be a little messy.
- Jerad Eickhoff is where things start to get messy this week. Eickhoff was really good last year but has struggled at times this year but his start @PIT has the potential to be a really good one and Texas are very hit or miss currently. He is my last must start in 10 and 12 team leagues.
- Hyun-Jin Ryu is currently a two start guy but with McCarthy and Hill due back from the DL early next week there is every chance one of them gets one of these early starts and Ryu gets pushed back to Thursday and loses the two start week. He has two solid matchups and I would start him against either of these teams even if he was just one start.
- Kendall Graveman and Andrew Triggs have been decent this year and whilst I have a little concern over the two starts Boston haven’t been hitting well and pitching in Seattle is usually advantageous for pitchers. I think they can survive the two starts and put up decent enough numbers across the two starts for use in 12 team leagues
- Derek Holland has a nice start @LAA and then a risky one @SEA and no matter how good he has been so far he is still Derek Holland that means I am always scared to use him. He is my last must start in 12 team leagues.
- If I am gambling man and desperately need something this week then CC Sabathia is my gamble play this week. He has two really nice starts which could see great results. HE hasn’t been good so far this season so it’s a risk but given the state of pitching it’s a gamble I may take in some 12 team leagues.
- The Yovani Gallardo, Joe Musgrove, Matthew Boyd, Bartolo Colon, Jaime Garcia and Ubaldo Jimenez group are all must starts in 14 team leagues but between their current season stats and the matchups I have concerns enough to avoid them all in 12 team leagues.
- Kyle Kendrick has every opportunity of having two decent starts @STL and @OAK given the relative struggles of the two teams. He is a borderline 14 team guy for me.
- Matt Cain is a similar story to Kendrick but his start vs. the Dodgers concerns me a little more.
- My gamble play in 14 team leagues is Chase Anderson because the @SD start could really profitable but then I will be watching @CHC through my fingers because it could literally have any outcome.
- In 16 team leagues you are probably just looking for anything from these two start guys but everyone beyond Kyle Freeland fills me with a little fear so if I can find enough one start guys to not have to use them that is what I will do.
- Luis Perdomo is the guy here who it wouldn’t surprise me had 15 K’s from his two starts given the free swinging nature of the two teams he is facing. Equally 10+ ERs across the two starts wouldn’t surprise me either.
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