Pickin's are kind of slim this week for two-start pitchers. Only six hurlers are "must start" options and most of the risky pitchers aren't even close to being viable. Be careful when rushing some of the riskier pitchers into your lineup. Week 19 might be a week to bench some of these guys.
First pitch on Monday is at 7:05 PM ET, so you have plenty of time get your rosters set.
Must Start Rich Harden, Cubs - Tuesday vs PHI (J. Happ) and Sunday vs PIT (R. Ohlendorf) Tom Gorzelanny, Cubs - Monday at COL (J. De La Rosa) and Saturday vs PIT (Z. Duke) Gavin Floyd, White Sox - Monday at SEA (L. French) and Saturday at OAK (G. Gonzalez) Edwin Jackson, Tigers - Monday at BOS (B. Penny) and Saturday vs KC (L. Hochevar) Rick Porcello, Tigers - Tuesday at BOS (UNK) and Sunday vs KC (K. Davies) Joba Chamberlain, Yankees - Tuesday vs TOR (S. Richmond) and Sunday at SEA (D. Fister)
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While Brett Anderson didn't get all the way through a perfect game, he did give the Stream Team another eight innings of scoreless ball, proving that when a pitcher is on fire, you play the guy no matter which team he's facing. Disregarding our July 18th start that was postponed, in our last two starts the Team has pitched 16 innings while allowing no runs or walks and striking out 13. Did I just jinx Tim Stauffer tonight? Most certainly!
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Well, that took freaking forever ... but the Blue Jays finally started to stink the joint up. I swear to you, you can't stay long atop the MLB Power Rankings -- our failure by osmosis jinxing ability is just too strong, son. At any rate, it was a weird week for ranking baseball: the Cubs continued to skid, the Padres went on a tear and Toronto fell off the face of the planet. So, yeah, spiciness ensued, and you may take the jump to see how badly your team fared. Unless you're a Rangers or a Braves fan, in which case they couldn't have done that poorly.
Maybe I'm being a bit hard on these guys, but almost 59 percent of the 41 pitchers who are starting twice this week are being placed in the "Risky Business" category.
There are a couple of touted rookies who make up the 59 percent like the Rays' David Price and Atlanta's Kris Medlen. There are also some big-named pitchers who should never be placed among the "Risky Business" pitchers who just are throwing well, or their teams aren't winning behind them. Jon Lester and Francisco Liriano come to mind immediately.
Like I said, in all there are 41 two-start pitchers this week. Make sure that you get your lineups locked early today as there are a bunch of afternoon games. The first is 1:10 PM ET when Houston plays Cincinnati.
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What a zany week for a pair of pitchers with amazing stories: Zack Greinke is America's favorite story right now, somehow managing to be hotter than Twitter. (And if Oprah starts doing him too, I'm just quitting. And I mean everything.) Meanwhile, Rick Ankiel (you may hear word of this "podcast" we're doing about him, but that's because I'm shameless like that), a former star on the mound as well, nearly decapitates himself running into an outfield wall. And yet, life goes on. Just like our Power Rankings.
There are a plethora of two-start pitchers hurling in week five (Monday, May 4th - Sunday May 10th) of the fantasy baseball season. There are 58 total this week and you late sleepers are luck that all of the Monday games are night games. You won't need to set you lineups until 7:05 PM ET.
[Update: 7:48 AM ET] : Two games were rained out yesterday. The Mets and Phillies did not play and the Angels and Yankees were rained out as well. Here is the fallout from those two postponed games as it relates to two-start pitchers.
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Matt Garza is one of those talented pitchers that novice owners probably lost patience with quickly. And if they did, they were watching Thursday's spectacular performance kicking themselves. Garza, who had struggled with his command through his first four starts, took a perfect game bid into the seventh inning against the Red Sox and finished with a line worthy of adulation: 7 2/3 innings, 10 strikeouts, 1 hit, 1 walk, no runs. Has he turned the corner that quickly?
The Brewers ace struck out 11, only allowed two hits and provided the deciding solo homer over eight juggernaut innings against the Pirates. That outing brought his ERA for the season down to 2.86 and his record to 3-1. And with 34 K's over 34 2/3 innings, it's safe to say he's in fantasy stud territory. But Gallardo isn't the only pitcher that has transcended draft value so far.
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It's been a while since a week of baseball was this sad -- we saw the tragic passings of Nick Adenhart, Harry Kalas and Mark Fidrych. And without waxing too sentimentally, it's the loss of these men that remind us exactly just how little sports matter in the grand scheme of things. RIP, gentlemen. Power rankings (that feel just a tad inconsequential, to be honest) after the jump.
Pickin's are kind of slim this week for two-start pitchers. Only six hurlers are "must start" options and most of the risky pitchers aren't even close to being viable. Be careful when rushing some of the riskier pitchers into your lineup. Week 19 might be a week to bench some of these guys.
Looking to cycle spot-starters each day? Check out the 
Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the 
Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the 
