Fantasy Baseball: Two-start pitcher rankings for Week 23

Probable pitchers can change from one day to the next this time of year, which makes ranking two-start pitchers for the week ahead more art than science. But Scott White is up for the challenge.

This is when things start to get a little crazy.

September has arrived. Rosters have expanded. Managers have excess pitchers to choose from and will sometimes go with a spot starter on a whim.

So more than ever, this list of two-start pitchers is only hypothetical -- a best guess based on what little we're privy to -- which is annoying since now is when a lineup decision can make or break your season. It's all the more reason to go with your studs when in doubt, which is usually the advisable approach in Fantasy Baseball anyway.

Of course, that's not an issue for Nos. 1-7 on this list. One start or two, you want them in your lineup, and the same is probably true for Nos. 8-11 in leagues of any size at all.

But you'll find several pitchers here who could be limited to one start for reasons other than September weirdness. Brandon Finnegan (innings), Kenta Maeda (crowded rotation), and James Paxton (fingernail) require an abundance of caution, though each pitcher's ranking already takes it into account.

The sleepers here are Luke Weaver and Chad Kuhl, who are both less than 50 percent owned, have stepped up their production recently and have reasonably good matchups. The pitcher whose matchups really set him apart, though, is Bartolo Colon, who's 79 percent owned in CBSSports.com leagues.

Note: *signifies RP eligibility in CBSSports.com leagues.

Two-start pitchers for Week 23
Rank	Pitcher	Start 1	Start 2
1	Max Scherzer, WAS	vs. ATL	vs. PHI
2	Corey Kluber, CLE	vs. HOU	at MIN
3	Chris Sale, CHW	vs. DET	vs. KC
4	Justin Verlander, DET	at CHW	vs. BAL
5	Cole Hamels, TEX	at SEA	at LAA
6	Kyle Hendricks, CHC	at MIL	at HOU
7	Masahiro Tanaka, NYY	vs. TOR	vs. TB
8	Zack Greinke, ARI	at LAD	vs. SF
9	Felix Hernandez, SEA	vs. TEX	at OAK
10	Drew Pomeranz, BOS*	at SD	at TOR
11	Kenta Maeda, LAD	vs. ARI	at MIA
12	Adam Wainwright, STL	at PIT	vs. MIL
13	Ian Kennedy, KC	at MIN	at CHW
14	Gio Gonzalez, WAS	vs. ATL	vs. PHI
15	Dallas Keuchel, HOU	at CLE	vs. CHC
16	Brandon Finnegan, CIN*	vs. NYM	at PIT
17	Luke Weaver, STL	at PIT	vs. MIL
18	Bartolo Colon, NYM	at CIN	at ATL
19	Matt Moore, SF	at COL	at ARI
20	James Paxton, SEA	vs. TEX	at OAK
21	Chad Kuhl, PIT	vs. STL	vs. CIN
22	Jerad Eickhoff, PHI	at MIA	at WAS
23	Zach Davies, MIL	vs. CHC	at STL
24	Tyler Anderson, COL	vs. SF	at SD
25	Mike Fiers, HOU	at CLE	vs. CHC
26	Martin Perez, TEX	at SEA	at LAA
27	Ross Dewiler, OAK*	vs. LAA	vs. SEA
28	Luis Cessa, NYY	vs. TOR	vs. TB
29	R.A. Dickey, TOR	at NYY	vs. BOS
30	Ryan Vogelsong, PIT*	vs. STL	vs. CIN
31	Jered Weaver, LAA	at OAK	vs. TEX
32	Ubaldo Jimenez, BAL	at TB	at DET
33	Matt Andriese, TB*	vs. BAL	at NYY
34	Adam Morgan, PHI	at MIA	at WAS
35	Jeff Hoffman	vs. SF	at SD
36	Edwin Jackson, SD	vs. BOS	vs. COL
37	Jake Esch, MIA	vs. PHI	vs. LAD
38	Pat Dean, MIN	vs. KC	vs. CLE