Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings feature Adrian Houser, Dylan Cease as sleepers

Week 2 is a bad one for two-start pitchers, but you might be able to unearth a sleeper or two.

Every weekend, Scott White will rank the two-start pitchers for the upcoming week, sorting them by how usable they are. The standard for a two-start sleeper is higher in categories leagues, where ERA and WHIP need to be protected, than in point leagues, where volume is a higher priority, and it's reflected in the tiers below.

Below are the two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 2 (July 27-Aug. 2):

Must-starts, all formats

1	G. Cole SP NYY Gerrit Cole SP NYY	@ PHI Philadelphia	vs BOS Boston
2	T. Glasnow SP LAD Tyler Glasnow SP LAD	vs ATL Atlanta	@ BAL Baltimore
3	W. Buehler SP PHI Walker Buehler SP PHI	@ HOU Houston	@ ARI Arizona

Sleepers and questionables

4	J. James RP STL Josh James RP STL	vs SEA Seattle	@ LAA L.A. Angels
5	A. Houser SP TB Adrian Houser SP TB	@ PIT Pittsburgh	vs STL St. Louis
6	J. Happ SP STL J.A. Happ SP STL	@ PHI Philadelphia	vs BOS Boston
7	L. Weaver RP NYY Luke Weaver RP NYY	@ SD San Diego	vs LAD L.A. Dodgers
8	M. Foltynewicz SP TEX Mike Foltynewicz SP TEX	@ TB Tampa Bay	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
9	D. Cease SP TOR Dylan Cease SP TOR	@ CLE Cleveland	@ KC Kansas City

Better left for points leagues

10	G. Canning SP NYM Griffin Canning SP NYM	@ ATH Athletics	vs HOU Houston
11	A. Civale RP CHC Aaron Civale RP CHC	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	@ MIN Minnesota
12	J. Cueto SP LAA Johnny Cueto SP LAA	vs SD San Diego	vs TEX Texas
13	C. Bassitt SP TOR Chris Bassitt SP TOR	vs LAA L.A. Angels	@ SEA Seattle
14	Y. Chirinos SP MIA Yonny Chirinos SP MIA	vs ATL Atlanta	@ BAL Baltimore
15	A. Sanchez SP WAS Anibal Sanchez SP WAS	vs TOR Toronto	@ MIA Miami
16	K. Gibson SP BAL Kyle Gibson SP BAL	vs ARI Arizona	@ SF San Francisco
17	P. Lopez SP MIN Pablo Lopez SP MIN	vs BAL Baltimore	vs WAS Washington
18	A. Voth RP SEA Austin Voth RP SEA	vs TOR Toronto	@ MIA Miami

No thanks

19	J. Lester SP STL Jon Lester SP STL	@ CIN Cincinnati	vs PIT Pittsburgh
20	Z. Plesac SP LAA Zach Plesac SP LAA	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	@ MIN Minnesota
21	E. Hernandez RP MIL Elieser Hernandez RP MIL	vs BAL Baltimore	vs WAS Washington
22	A. Mills RP CIN Alec Mills RP CIN	@ CIN Cincinnati	vs PIT Pittsburgh
23	W. Miley SP CIN Wade Miley SP CIN	vs CHC Chi. Cubs	@ DET Detroit
24	H. Bailey SP MIN Homer Bailey SP MIN	vs STL St. Louis	vs CLE Cleveland
25	J. Lucchesi RP SF Joey Lucchesi RP SF	@ SF San Francisco	@ COL Colorado
26	T. Mahle SP TEX Tyler Mahle SP TEX	vs CHC Chi. Cubs	@ DET Detroit
27	M. Wacha SP KC Michael Wacha SP KC	@ BOS Boston	@ ATL Atlanta
28	J. Arrieta SP SD Jake Arrieta SP SD	vs NYY N.Y. Yankees	@ TOR Toronto
29	K. Graveman RP ARI Kendall Graveman RP ARI	@ HOU Houston	vs ATH Athletics
30	M. Kelly SP TEX Merrill Kelly SP TEX	@ TEX Texas	vs LAD L.A. Dodgers
31	A. Wojciechowski SP SEA Asher Wojciechowski SP SEA	@ MIA Miami	vs TB Tampa Bay
32	K. Wright SP KC Kyle Wright SP KC	@ TB Tampa Bay	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
33	T. Thornton RP SEA Trent Thornton RP SEA	@ WAS Washington	vs PHI Philadelphia
34	M. Fulmer RP CHC Michael Fulmer RP CHC	vs KC Kansas City	vs CIN Cincinnati
35	D. Holland RP BOS Derek Holland RP BOS	vs MIL Milwaukee	@ CHC Chi. Cubs
36	Z. Davies SP WAS Zach Davies SP WAS	vs ARI Arizona	@ COL Colorado
37	A. Senzatela SP COL Antonio Senzatela SP COL	@ ATH Athletics	vs SD San Diego
38	M. Hall RP BOS Matt Hall RP BOS	vs NYM N.Y. Mets	@ NYY N.Y. Yankees