Fantasy Baseball: Two-start pitcher rankings for Week 12

Some good pitchers are making two-starts in Fantasy Week 12. A little too good. Scott White says the waiver wire is lacking in streamable options.

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Picked up your two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 12 (June 20-26) yet? Well, happy hunting to you.

I'm guessing you won't like what you find, though.

It's not that the two-start stable is lacking in talent, but most of that talent is so high-end that it's already owned. I'd say the first 12 on this list of 40 (a small number to begin with) are absolute no-brainers, and Aaron Nola would be if he hadn't struggled the last couple times out. James Paxton and Josh Tomlin might be available in shallower leagues, and Drew Smyly, while risky, is worth a roll of the dice coming off a dominant start.

But after those 16, only three of which aren't universally owned, who can I honestly recommend? Maybe Doug Fister if you can use him in an RP slot. Maybe Jeremy Hellickson just because his changeup is such a good swing-and-miss pitch. I don't exactly feel good about him either, though.

And by the time you get to No. 25, you're out of pitchers with any redeeming quality. Patrick Corbin is an exception, maybe, but his matchups are a killer.

Anyway, here's how I rank them:

Two-start pitchers for Week 12
Rank	Pitcher	Start 1	Start 2
1	Clayton Kershaw, LAD	vs. WAS	at PIT
2	Madison Bumgarner, SF	at PIT	vs. PHI
3	Noah Syndergaard, NYM	vs. KC	at ATL
4	Stephen Strasburg, WAS	at LAD	at MIL
5	Jose Fernandez, MIA	vs. ATL	vs. CHC
6	Johnny Cueto, SF	at PIT	vs. PHI
7	Justin Verlander, DET	vs. SEA	vs. CLE
8	Chris Sale, CHW	at BOS	vs. TOR
9	John Lackey, CHC	vs. STL	at MIA
10	Steven Wright, BOS	vs. CHW	at TEX
11	Jason Hammel, CHC	vs. STL	at MIA
12	Sonny Gray, OAK	vs. MIL	at LAA
13	Aaron Nola, PHI	at MIN	at SF
14	James Paxton, SEA	at DET	vs. STL
15	Josh Tomlin, CLE	vs. TB	at DET
16	Drew Smyly, TB	at CLE	at BAL
17	Doug Fister, HOU*	vs. LAA	at KC
18	Jeremy Hellickson, PHI	vs. ARI	at SF
19	Kevin Gausman, BAL	at TEX	vs. TB
20	Tyler Duffey, MIN	vs. PHI	at NYY
21	Jaime Garcia, STL	at CHC	at SEA
22	Nathan Karns, SEA	at DET	vs. STL
23	Blake Snell, TB	at CLE	at BAL
24	Hector Santiago, LAA	at HOU	vs. OAK
25	Juan Nicasio, PIT*	vs. SF	vs. LAD
26	Anthony DeSclafani, CIN	at TEX	vs. SD
27	Shelby Miller, ARI	at PHI	at COL
28	Patrick Corbin, ARI	at TOR	at COL
29	Bud Norris, ATL	at MIA	vs. NYM
30	Tyler Wilson, BAL	vs. SD	vs. TB
31	Jhoulys Chacin, LAA	at HOU	vs. OAK
32	Derek Holland, TEX	vs. BAL	vs. BOS
33	Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS	vs. CHW	at TEX
34	Mike Pelfrey, DET	vs. SEA	vs. CLE
35	Jorge De La Rosa, COL	at MIA	vs. ARI
36	Miguel Gonzalez, CHW	at BOS	vs. TOR
37	Chad Bettis, COL	at NYY	vs. ARI
38	Jeff Locke, PIT	vs. SF	vs. LAD
39	Luis Perdomo, SD	at BAL	at CIN
40	Justin Nicolino, MIA	vs. COL	vs. CHC

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