This week’s two-start bunch is a group of high-ceiling arms — most of them with tough matchups this week — many of whom I’ve already recommended a time or two this season.
RHP Jeff Samardzija (26.0 percent ESPN/36 percent Yahoo!) – @PIT (.300), v. STL (.331) Read the rest of this entry »
Now that we’re all back from our All Star respite, let’s get back to our regularly scheduled two-start business. This week features a veteran righty and a pair of young guns with a couple of sleepers mixed in. Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s two-start slate features a pair of Pads, and fireballing Brewer, and a couple of NL Central maybes as we steamroll toward the Midsummer Classic. Just a note: Next week there’s no two-start starters due to the All Star break, so enjoy your break from me. Let’s get right to it: Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s two-start piece features a trio of veterans, followed by a pair of rookies with accommodating matchups. Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s two-start piece digs deep into the well, as not a single of the hurlers is owned in even 20 percent of fantasy leagues worldwide. Each of these righties, with the exception of Mr. Harang, are actually owned in four percent or fewer leagues! That’s the kind of week it is for picks here, so bear with me. As a reminder, all two-start pitchers have to be owned in 50 percent or fewer of ESPN and Yahoo! leagues, and I will denote wOBA for the pitcher’s opponent versus his similarly-handed counterparts. Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s two-start starter piece features a trio of righties, including two young fireballers and an aging former ace who may soon find himself in a new locale. As a reminder, team wOBA versus whatever handed the pitcher is will be what’s listed. Let’s dig right in: Read the rest of this entry »
With a limited slate of action Monday, it’s a pretty lean week for two-start hurlers. This week, we examine a trio of left-handed hurlers, and take a brief look at a righty whose struggled outside of throwing a perfect game. Just a reminder: Team wOBA versus the handedness of that particular starter is what’s listed. Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s list includes a lefty I’ve been pushing for weeks, a young hurler seemingly on the comeback trail from a horrifying injury, another lefty who is seeking consistency, and then a couple under-the-radar young guys who are available in many leagues. Today, we’ll add the opponent’s wOBA versus that particular handed pitcher into the mix. Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s two-start list includes a knuckleballer, a veteran lefty, and a portly up-and-comer who racks up a ton of strikeouts. Let’s dive right in:
Erik Bedard (21.5 percent ESPN/45 percent Yahoo!) – v. NYM, v. CHC Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s two-start waiver fodder-types feature one grizzled veteran, one underrated giant, and a pair of young guys with accommodating matchups.
Let’s dive right in:
Jeanmar Gomez (1.4 percent ESPN/3 percent Yahoo!) / Derek Lowe (13.3 percent ESPN/15 percent Yahoo!) – @MIN, v. FLA
Neither Lowe nor Gomez have been particularly good this year; Lowe isn’t walking or whiffing anyone, and Gomez’ ERA is a bit inflated. But both have very salacious — and identical — matchups this week as they head to Minnesota and then open a home interleague series versus Miami. Both hurlers are getting by with excellent ground ball rates — Gomez at 53.3 percent and Lowe 61.2 — so as a result both have relatively good xFIP/FIP numbers (though Lowe is vastly outperforming them thanks to an 80-plus percent strand rate). Nonetheless, they both get a Twins offense that, while vastly better at home, isn’t any good (.295 team wOBA), and is particularly adept at hitting weak grounders (MLB-leading 51.9 percent). It’s a great matchup for both. The Fish are also more than helpful at pounding the ball into the ground (10th in the MLB at 46.7 percent), and are the next team up the wOBA leaderboard above the Twins at .297. Ride these righties into the ground. Read the rest of this entry »