Fantasy Baseball: Two-start pitcher rankings for Week 13

What two-start pitchers lack in quality they make up for in quantity in Fantasy Week 13. Scott White says you may want to be aggressive on the waiver wire this time around.

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Week 13 (June 27-July 3) isn't the strongest for two-start pitchers. It's lacking in aces, which is how Jose Quintana manages to crack the top five, with the slumping Jeff Samardzija just behind him. I intended to be cautious with Noah Syndergaard, who's at risk of making no starts after leaving his last one with a sore elbow, yet there he is in the top 10 as usual.

The effect is twofold: more mid-level two-start pitchers who might be available on the waiver wire and more incentive to start them since your best pitchers are all making just one start.

It's fair to say the top 15 of these pitchers are already owned across all formats, but you may have some reservations about starting, say, Trevor Bauer at Toronto or Chris Archer against anybody. You're going to have to win on quantity, though, so you can't let the minor blemishes scare you away.

So what if Daniel Mengden is winless and unproven? He has yet to turn in a bad start. So what if Adam Conley is inconsistent and inefficient? He gets the Braves his second turn. So what if Matt Wisler can't buy a win pitching for the Braves? He goes deep into games and has a high floor at home, where he's not so vulnerable to home runs.

So what if Marco Estrada, an extreme fly-ball pitcher, is making a start at Coors Field? OK, well, you have to draw the line somewhere, and that's about where I draw mine. I'll at least say Estrada is borderline, as effective as he has been this year. Look how far J.A. Happ's Colorado start moves him down.

Two-start pitchers for Week 13
Rank	Pitcher	Start 1	Start 2
1	Jake Arrieta, CHC	at CIN	at NYM
2	Jon Lester, CHC	at CIN	at NYM
3	Cole Hamels, TEX	at NYY	at MIN
4	Corey Kluber, CLE	at ATL	at TOR
5	Jose Quintana, CHW	vs. MIN	at HOU
6	Jeff Samardzija, SF	vs. OAK	at ARI
7	Noah Syndergaard, NYM	at WAS	vs. CHC
8	Matt Shoemaker, LAA	vs. HOU	at BOS
9	Michael Wacha, STL	at KC	vs. MIL
10	Tanner Roark, WAS*	vs. NYM	vs. CIN
11	Adam Wainwright, STL	at KC	vs. MIL
12	Joe Ross, WAS	vs. NYM	vs. CIN
13	Trevor Bauer, CLE	at ATL	at TOR
14	Chris Archer, TB	vs. BOS	vs. DET
15	Matt Harvey, NYM	at WAS	vs. CHC
16	Collin McHugh, HOU	at LAA	vs. CHW
17	CC Sabathia, NYY	vs. TEX	at SD
18	Yordano Ventura, KC	at STL	at PHI
19	Daniel Mengden, OAK*	at SF	vs. PIT
20	Adam Conley, MIA	at DET	at ATL
21	Danny Duffy, KC*	vs. STL	at PHI
22	Matt Wisler, ATL	vs. CLE	vs. MIA
23	Vince Velasquez, PHI*	at ARI	vs. KC
24	Jon Gray, COL	vs. TOR	at LAD
25	Marco Estrada, TOR	at COL	vs. CLE
26	Scott Kazmir, LAD	at PIT	vs. COL
27	Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA	vs. PIT	vs. BAL
28	Robbie Ray, ARI	vs. PHI	vs. SF
29	Blake Snell, TB	vs. BOS	vs. DET
30	J.A. Happ, TOR	at COL	vs. CLE
31	Dan Straily, CIN	vs. CHC	at WAS
32	Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS	at TB	vs. LAA
33	Julio Urias, LAD	at MIL	vs. COL
34	Francisco Liriano, PIT	vs. LAD	at OAK
35	Ubaldo Jimenez, BAL	at SD	at SEA
36	Mike Pelfrey, DET	vs. MIA	at TB
37	John Gant, ATL	vs. CLE	vs. MIA
38	Kendall Graveman, OAK	at SF	vs. PIT
39	Kyle Gibson, MIN	at CHW	vs. TEX
40	Ivan Nova, NYY	vs. TEX	at SD
41	Chase Anderson, MIL	vs. LAD	at STL
42	Albert Suarez, SF	vs. OAK	at ARI
43	John Lamb, CIN	vs. CHC	at WAS

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