Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings highlight Alex Cobb, Tylor Megill

Where can you turn for an extra start?

By Scott White

Apr 17, 2022 at 4:08 pm ET • 1 min read

Every weekend, Scott White ranks the two-start pitchers for the upcoming scoring period, sorting them by how usable they are. The names depicted here are highly speculative and subject to change at a moment's notice.

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Below are the two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 3 (April 18-24). Names and matchups are up to date as of Sunday evening

Must-start, all formats

1	G. Cole SP NYY Gerrit Cole SP NYY	@ DET Detroit	vs CLE Cleveland
2	M. Scherzer SP TEX Max Scherzer SP TEX	vs SF San Francisco	@ ARI Arizona
3	L. Webb SP SF Logan Webb SP SF	@ NYM N.Y. Mets	@ WAS Washington
4	C. Kershaw SP LAD Clayton Kershaw SP LAD	vs ATL Atlanta	@ SD San Diego
5	F. Montas SP CIN Frankie Montas SP CIN	vs BAL Baltimore	vs TEX Texas
6	R. Ray SP SF Robbie Ray SP SF	vs TEX Texas	vs KC Kansas City
7	A. Cobb SP SF Alex Cobb SP SF	@ NYM N.Y. Mets	@ WAS Washington
8	S. Manaea SP NYM Sean Manaea SP NYM	vs CIN Cincinnati	vs LAD L.A. Dodgers
9	S. McClanahan SP TB Shane McClanahan SP TB	@ CHC Chi. Cubs	vs BOS Boston
10	A. Nola SP PHI Aaron Nola SP PHI	@ COL Colorado	vs MIL Milwaukee
11	S. Bieber SP CLE Shane Bieber SP CLE	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	@ NYY N.Y. Yankees
12	T. Megill SP NYM Tylor Megill SP NYM	vs SF San Francisco	@ ARI Arizona
13	J. Luzardo SP MIA Jesus Luzardo SP MIA	vs STL St. Louis	@ ATL Atlanta
14	N. Eovaldi SP TEX Nathan Eovaldi SP TEX	vs TOR Toronto	@ TB Tampa Bay
15	A. Wainwright SP STL Adam Wainwright SP STL	@ MIA Miami	@ CIN Cincinnati

Sleepers and questionables

16	M. Kelly SP ARI Merrill Kelly SP ARI	@ WAS Washington	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
17	J. Gray SP TEX Jon Gray SP TEX	@ SEA Seattle	@ OAK Oakland
18	L. Garcia SP HOU Luis Garcia SP HOU	vs LAA L.A. Angels	vs TOR Toronto
19	T. McKenzie SP CLE Triston McKenzie SP CLE	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	@ NYY N.Y. Yankees
20	K. Hendricks SP CHC Kyle Hendricks SP CHC	vs TB Tampa Bay	vs PIT Pittsburgh
21	E. Rodriguez SP ARI Eduardo Rodriguez SP ARI	vs NYY N.Y. Yankees	vs COL Colorado

Better left for points leagues

22	N. Lodolo SP CIN Nick Lodolo SP CIN	@ SD San Diego	vs STL St. Louis
23	J. Gray SP WAS Josiah Gray SP WAS	vs ARI Arizona	vs SF San Francisco
24	Y. Kikuchi SP TOR Yusei Kikuchi SP TOR	@ BOS Boston	@ HOU Houston

No thanks

25	Z. Thompson SP TOR Zach Thompson SP TOR	@ MIL Milwaukee	@ CHC Chi. Cubs
26	J. Steele SP CHC Justin Steele SP CHC	vs TB Tampa Bay	vs PIT Pittsburgh
27	M. Bumgarner SP ARI Madison Bumgarner SP ARI	@ WAS Washington	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
28	D. Lynch SP KC Daniel Lynch SP KC	vs MIN Minnesota	@ SEA Seattle
29	D. Bundy SP NYM Dylan Bundy SP NYM	@ BOS Boston	vs CHW Chi. White Sox
30	C. Irvin SP BAL Cole Irvin SP BAL	vs BAL Baltimore	vs TEX Texas
31	D. Keuchel SP MIL Dallas Keuchel SP MIL	@ CLE Cleveland	@ MIN Minnesota
32	J. Brubaker SP NYY J.T. Brubaker SP NYY	@ MIL Milwaukee	@ CHC Chi. Cubs
33	R. Hill SP SD Rich Hill SP SD	vs MIN Minnesota	@ TB Tampa Bay
34	J. Adon SP WAS Joan Adon SP WAS	vs ARI Arizona	vs SF San Francisco
35	C. Kuhl RP CHW Chad Kuhl RP CHW	vs PHI Philadelphia	@ DET Detroit
36	J. Lambert RP CHW Jimmy Lambert RP CHW	@ CLE Cleveland	@ MIN Minnesota
37	S. Watkins SP WAS Spenser Watkins SP WAS	@ OAK Oakland	@ LAA L.A. Angels