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Certainly no shortage of high-end two-start pitchers here in Week 13 (June 18-24). In fact, the number of must-start options goes a dozen deep.
But among them is a pitcher who's still available in more than half of CBS Sports leagues even though he's coming off back-to-back quality starts with nine strikeouts or more and has the second-highest swinging-strike rate in baseball.
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I'm talking about Domingo German, whose upside has been overshadowed by his 5.23 ERA. I think you pick him up this week and hold on to him forever. I also like Dylan Covey as a sleeper, if only in points leagues. He has the best ground-ball rate in baseball, which gives him a high floor even if the WHIP and strikeouts don't measure up. It makes him a perfect pitcher to stream in a format that emphasizes volume over efficiency.
Officially, I consider the top 12 here to be must-starts in Fantasy. Kenta Maeda is a little risky fresh off the DL, but he has big strikeout potential and one especially favorable matchup. The next three -- Luke Weaver, Marco Gonzales and Caleb Smith -- are also advisable in points leagues, and if I was looking to maximize starts, I might go as far down as Mike Montgomery at 21.
Two-start pitchers for Week 13 | ||||||||
Rank | Pitcher | Start 1 | Start 2 | |||||
1 | Chris Sale, BOS | at MIN | vs. SEA | |||||
2 | Gerrit Cole, HOU | vs. TB | vs. KC | |||||
3 | Trevor Bauer, CLE | vs. CHW | vs. DET | |||||
4 | Jacob deGrom, NYM | at COL | vs. LAD | |||||
5 | Zack Greinke, ARI | at LAA | at PIT | |||||
6 | Mike Clevinger, CLE | vs. CHW | vs. DET | |||||
7 | Jose Berrios, MIN | vs. BOS | vs. TEX | |||||
8 | Miles Mikolas, STL | at PHI | at MIL | |||||
9 | Jameson Taillon, PIT | vs. MIL | vs. ARI | |||||
10 | Nick Pivetta, PHI | vs. STL | at WAS | |||||
11 | Domingo German, NYY* | vs. SEA | at TB | |||||
12 | Kenta Maeda, LAD | at CHC | at NYM | |||||
13 | Luke Weaver, STL | at PHI | at MIL | |||||
14 | Marco Gonzales, SEA | at NYY | at BOS | |||||
15 | Caleb Smith, MIA* | at SF | at COL | |||||
16 | Sonny Gray, NYY | at WAS | at TB | |||||
17 | Jaime Barria, LAA | vs. ARI | vs. TOR | |||||
18 | Carlos Rodon, CHW | at CLE | vs. OAK | |||||
19 | Dylan Covey, CHW | at CLE | vs. OAK | |||||
20 | Jhoulys Chacin, MIL | at PIT | vs. STL | |||||
21 | Mike Montgomery, CHC* | vs. LAD | at CIN | |||||
22 | Tyler Anderson, COL | vs. NYM | vs. MIA | |||||
23 | Dereck Rodriguez, SF | vs. MIA | vs. SD | |||||
24 | Freddy Peralta, MIL | at PIT | vs. STL | |||||
25 | Andrew Suarez, SF | vs. MIA | vs. SD | |||||
26 | Bartolo Colon, TEX | at KC | at MIN | |||||
27 | Eric Lauer, SD | vs. OAK | at SF | |||||
28 | German Marquez, COL | vs. NYM | vs. MIA | |||||
29 | Tyler Chatwood, CHC | vs. LAD | at CIN | |||||
30 | Jason Vargas, NYM | at COL | vs. LAD | |||||
31 | Ian Kennedy, KC | vs. TEX | at HOU | |||||
32 | Paul Blackburn, OAK | at SD | at CHW | |||||
33 | Trevor Williams, PIT | vs. MIL | vs. ARI | |||||
34 | Sal Romano, CIN | vs. DET | vs. CHC | |||||
35 | David Hess, BAL* | at WAS | at ATL | |||||
36 | Jaime Garcia, TOR | vs. ATL | at LAA | |||||
37 | Erick Fedde, WAS | vs. NYY | vs. PHI | |||||
38 | Wilmer Font, TB* | at HOU | vs. NYY |
*RP-eligible