Fantasy Baseball: Two-start pitcher rankings for Week 13 identify Domingo German and Dylan Covey as sleepers

One pitcher in particular stands out on the waiver wire for Week 13 (June 18-24), and according to Scott White, you're probably adding him for the long haul.

By Scott White

Jun 17, 2018 at 4:16 pm ET • 2 min read

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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