Fantasy Baseball Week 4 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings feature Zac Gallen, Zach Plesac

Lots to like in the two-start rankings this week

Every weekend, Scott White ranks 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 indicated in the tiers below.

Note that the three-game series between the Twins and Athletics at the start of the week is up in the air because of the Twins' recent COVID-19 outbreak. If a doubleheader is played Tuesday as planned, then Jesus Luzardo figures to be a two-start pitcher as well. Out of an abundance of caution, though, I've removed him from these rankings.

Below are the two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 4 (April 19-25):

Must-start, all formats

1	L. Giolito SP BOS Lucas Giolito SP BOS	@ BOS Boston	vs TEX Texas
2	B. Woodruff SP MIL Brandon Woodruff SP MIL	@ SD San Diego	@ CHC Chi. Cubs
3	H. Ryu SP TOR Hyun-Jin Ryu SP TOR	@ BOS Boston	@ TB Tampa Bay
4	J. Flaherty SP DET Jack Flaherty SP DET	@ WAS Washington	vs CIN Cincinnati
5	L. Castillo SP SEA Luis Castillo SP SEA	vs ARI Arizona	@ STL St. Louis
6	J. Musgrove SP SD Joe Musgrove SP SD	vs MIL Milwaukee	@ LAD L.A. Dodgers
7	D. Bundy SP NYM Dylan Bundy SP NYM	vs TEX Texas	@ HOU Houston
8	Z. Gallen SP ARI Zac Gallen SP ARI	@ CIN Cincinnati	@ ATL Atlanta

Sleepers and questionables

9	K. Gausman SP TOR Kevin Gausman SP TOR	@ PHI Philadelphia	vs MIA Miami
10	Z. Plesac SP LAA Zach Plesac SP LAA	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	vs NYY N.Y. Yankees
11	D. May SP BOS Dustin May SP BOS	@ SEA Seattle	vs SD San Diego
12	N. Eovaldi SP TEX Nathan Eovaldi SP TEX	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	vs SEA Seattle
13	E. Rodriguez SP ARI Eduardo Rodriguez SP ARI	vs TOR Toronto	vs SEA Seattle
14	J. Taillon SP CHC Jameson Taillon SP CHC	vs ATL Atlanta	@ CLE Cleveland
15	T. Walker SP PHI Taijuan Walker SP PHI	@ CHC Chi. Cubs	vs WAS Washington

Better left for points leagues

16	C. Paddack SP DET Chris Paddack SP DET	vs MIL Milwaukee	@ LAD L.A. Dodgers
17	M. Fulmer RP CHC Michael Fulmer RP CHC	vs PIT Pittsburgh	vs KC Kansas City
18	D. Duffy SP TEX Danny Duffy SP TEX	vs TB Tampa Bay	@ DET Detroit
19	J. Ross RP PHI Joe Ross RP PHI	vs STL St. Louis	@ NYM N.Y. Mets
20	J. Arrieta SP SD Jake Arrieta SP SD	vs NYM N.Y. Mets	vs MIL Milwaukee

No thanks

21	T. Anderson SP LAA Tyler Anderson SP LAA	@ DET Detroit	@ MIN Minnesota
22	K. Arihara SP TEX Kohei Arihara SP TEX	@ LAA L.A. Angels	@ CHW Chi. White Sox
23	J. Fleming RP SEA Josh Fleming RP SEA	@ KC Kansas City	vs TOR Toronto
24	N. Neidert SP CHC Nick Neidert SP CHC	vs BAL Baltimore	@ SF San Francisco
25	C. Anderson RP TEX Chase Anderson RP TEX	vs SF San Francisco	@ COL Colorado
26	M. Harvey SP BAL Matt Harvey SP BAL	@ MIA Miami	vs ATH Athletics