Overview
- Pitcher List published Week 12 tiered two-start rankings that sort projected double-start arms into Set-and-Forget, Most Likely, Questionable, and Avoid tiers and named Jared Jones its Two-Start Streamer of the Week while warning about his low early pitch counts.
- FantasyPros released a Week 13 lookahead with roster percentages for two-start pitchers, listing heavily rostered options such as Chris Sale, Nolan McLean, Hunter Brown, and Jesus Luzardo and noting rotation moves that created Sale’s upcoming double start.
- FantasyPros reported an expected return for Hunter Brown from a shoulder issue that would give the Astros a two-start option across their seven-game Week 13 schedule and raise Brown’s short-term fantasy value if the start assignments hold.
- Both outlets emphasized streamer and waiver strategy, naming low-rostered targets and daily picks to exploit six- and seven-game team schedules and opponent strikeout and contact profiles, while flagging pitch-count, walk-rate, and velocity concerns that affect rostering risk.
- FantasyPros’ trade advice used underlying metrics to recommend buy, sell, or hold actions—calling Freddy Peralta and Framber Valdez buys and Kyle Bradish a sell-if-possible—so managers should weigh peripherals like pitch location and walk rate before trading starters.