With the second week of the new season we’ve reached our first batch of two-start pitchers. In certain formats, like points leagues, there’s much more reward than risk in starting a two-start pitcher with tough matchups. Yet, in rotisserie leagues the risks often greatly outweigh the reward as disaster outings can tank key ratios. That’s why I factor in both aspects in our starting pitcher rankings with our start confidence score for each pitcher’s individual start. No matter your league format, I hope these starting pitcher rankings help you make the right lineup decisions this week and in future weeks.
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Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 2 (3/31 – 4/6)
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Opponent | Start Confidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | COL | 10 |
| 2 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | @CWS | 9 |
| 3 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @TBR | 9 |
| 4 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | TBR | 9 |
| 5 | Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL | MIA | 8 |
| 6 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @LAA | 8 |
| 7 | Jack Flaherty | DET | CWS | 8 |
| 8 | Framber Valdez | HOU | SFG | 8 |
| 9 | Sonny Gray | STL | LAA | 8 |
| 10 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | DET | 8 |
| 11 | Corbin Burnes | ARI | @NYY/ @WSH | 7 (@NYY=6 & @WSH=8) |
| 12 | Zac Gallen | ARI | @NYY | 7 |
| 13 | Chris Sale | ATL | @LAD | 7 |
| 14 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | @BAL | 7 |
| 15 | Hunter Greene | CIN | TEX | 7 |
| 16 | Gavin Williams | CLE | @LAA | 7 |
| 17 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @SEA | 7 |
| 18 | Reese Olson | DET | CWS | 7 |
| 19 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @MIN | 7 |
| 20 | Cole Ragans | KCR | @MIL | 7 |
| 21 | Blake Snell | LAD | ATL | 7 |
| 22 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | NYM | 7 |
| 23 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | KCR | 7 |
| 24 | Kodai Senga | NYM | @MIA | 7 |
| 25 | Clay Holmes | NYM | @MIA | 7 |
| 26 | Max Fried | NYY | @PIT | 7 |
| 27 | Michael King | SDP | CLE | 7 |
| 28 | Dylan Cease | SDP | CLE | 7 |
| 29 | Bryce Miller | SEA | @SFG | 7 |
| 30 | Bryan Woo | SEA | @SFG | 7 |
| 31 | Ryan Pepiot | TBR | PIT | 7 |
| 32 | MacKenzie Gore | WSH | @TOR | 7 |
| 33 | AJ Smith-Shawver | ATL | MIA | 6 |
| 34 | Justin Steele | CHC | @ATH | 6 |
| 35 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @ATH | 6 |
| 36 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | SDP | 6 |
| 37 | Nick Martinez | CIN | @MIL | 6 |
| 38 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | SFG/ @MIN | 6 (both matchups) |
| 39 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | @MIN | 6 |
| 40 | Jose Soriano | LAA | CLE | 6 |
| 41 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | ATL/ @PHI | 6 (both matchups) |
| 42 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @PHI | 6 |
| 43 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | @PHI | 6 |
| 44 | Chris Paddack | MIN | @CWS/ HOU | 6 (@CWS=7 & HOU=5) |
| 45 | David Peterson | NYM | @MIA/ TOR | 6 (both matchups) |
| 46 | Griffin Canning | NYM | TOR | 6 |
| 47 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | ARI | 6 |
| 48 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | COL/ LAD | 6 (COL=7 & LAD=5) |
| 49 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @TBR | 6 |
| 50 | Nick Pivetta | SDP | @CHC | 6 |
| 51 | Logan Webb | SFG | @HOU | 6 |
| 52 | Robbie Ray | SFG | SEA | 6 |
| 53 | Luis Castillo | SEA | DET | 6 |
| 54 | Bowden Francis | TOR | WSH/ @NYM | 6 (WSH=7 & @NYM=5) |
| 55 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | @NYY | 5 |
| 56 | Grant Holmes | ATL | @LAD/ MIA | 5 (@LAD=4 & MIA=6) |
| 57 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | @LAD | 5 |
| 58 | Zach Eflin | BAL | BOS | 5 |
| 59 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL | @KCR | 5 |
| 60 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @BAL | 5 |
| 61 | Ben Brown | CHC | @ATH/ SDP | 5 (@ATH=6 & SDP=4) |
| 62 | Sean Burke | CWS | MIN | 5 |
| 63 | Brady Singer | CIN | TEX | 5 |
| 64 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @MIL | 5 |
| 65 | Brady Singer | CIN | @MIL | 5 |
| 66 | Jackson Jobe | DET | @SEA | 5 |
| 67 | Hayden Wesneski | HOU | SFG | 5 |
| 68 | Kris Bubic | KCR | @MIL/ BAL | 5 (@MIL=6 & BAL=4) |
| 69 | Seth Lugo | KCR | BAL | 5 |
| 70 | Michael Wacha | KCR | BAL | 5 |
| 71 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @STL | 5 |
| 72 | Dustin May | LAD | ATL | 5 |
| 73 | Nestor Cortes | MIL | CIN | 5 |
| 74 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | @CWS | 5 |
| 75 | Joe Ryan | MIN | HOU | 5 |
| 76 | Bailey Ober | MIN | HOU | 5 |
| 77 | Tylor Megill | NYM | TOR | 5 |
| 78 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | @PIT | 5 |
| 79 | Luis Severino | OAK | CHC | 5 |
| 80 | Jeffrey Springs | OAK | CHC | 5 |
| 81 | Osvaldo Bido | OAK | @COL | 5 |
| 82 | Aaron Nola | PHI | LAD | 5 |
| 83 | Andrew Heaney | PIT | NYY | 5 |
| 84 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | LAA | 5 |
| 85 | Justin Verlander | SFG | SEA | 5 |
| 86 | Zack Littell | TBR | @TEX | 5 |
| 87 | Taj Bradley | TBR | @TEX | 5 |
| 88 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR | PIT/ @TEX | 5 (PIT=6 & @TEX=4) |
| 89 | Shane Baz | TBR | PIT | 5 |
| 90 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @CIN | 5 |
| 91 | Jose Berrios | TOR | WSH | 5 |
| 92 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | WSH | 5 |
| 93 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | @NYM | 5 |
| 94 | Michael Soroka | WSH | @TOR | 5 |
| 95 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | @WSH | 4 |
| 96 | Cade Povich | BAL | BOS/ @KCR | 4 (BOS=3 & KCR=5) |
| 97 | Dean Kremer | BAL | @KCR | 4 |
| 98 | Sean Newcomb | BOS | @BAL/ STL | 4 (@BAL=3 & STL=5) |
| 99 | Walker Buehler | BOS | STL | 4 |
| 100 | Richard Fitts | BOS | STL | 4 |
| 101 | Martin Perez | CWS | MIN/ @DET | 4 (both matchups) |
| 102 | Jonathan Cannon | CWS | @DET | 4 |
| 103 | Carson Spiers | CIN | TEX/ @MIL | 4 (both matchups) |
| 104 | Luis Ortiz | CLE | @SDP | 4 |
| 105 | Ben Lively | CLE | @SDP/ @LAA | 4 (@SDP=3 @ LAA=5) |
| 106 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | @PHI/ ATH | 4 (@PHI=3 @ ATH=5) |
| 107 | Ryan Feltner | COL | ATH | 4 |
| 108 | Casey Mize | DET | @SEA/ CWS | 4 (@SEA=3 & CWS=5) |
| 109 | Michael Lorenzen | KCR | @MIL | 4 |
| 110 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @STL/ CLE | 4 (both matchups) |
| 111 | Max Meyer | MIA | @ATL | 4 |
| 112 | Tyler Alexander | MIL | KCR | 4 |
| 113 | Aaron Civale | MIL | CIN | 4 |
| 114 | Will Warren | NYY | ARI/ @PIT | 4 (ARI=3 & @PIT=5) |
| 115 | Carlos Carrasco | NYY | ARI | 4 |
| 116 | JP Sears | OAK | @COL | 4 |
| 117 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | COL | 4 |
| 118 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | LAD | 4 |
| 119 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | @TBR/ NYY | 4 (@TBR=5 & NYY=3) |
| 120 | Miles Mikolas | STL | LAA/ @BOS | 4 (LAA=5 & @BOS=3) |
| 121 | Erick Fedde | STL | @BOS | 4 |
| 122 | Andre Pallante | STL | @BOS | 4 |
| 123 | Randy Vasquez | SDP | @CHC | 4 |
| 124 | Jordan Hicks | SFG | @HOU/ SEA | 4 (@HOU=3 & SEA=5) |
| 125 | Landen Roupp | SFG | @HOU | 4 |
| 126 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | DET/ @SFG | 4 (both matchups) |
| 127 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | @CIN/ TBR | 4 (@CIN=3 & @TBR=5) |
| 128 | Jack Leiter | TEX | @CIN | 4 |
| 129 | Tyler Mahle | TEX | TBR | 4 |
| 130 | Max Scherzer | TOR | @NYM | 4 |
| 131 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | ARI | 4 |
| 132 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | @WSH | 3 |
| 133 | Charlie Morton | BAL | BOS | 3 |
| 134 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | SDP | 3 |
| 135 | Davis Martin | CWS | @DET | 3 |
| 136 | Logan Allen | CLE | @SDP | 3 |
| 137 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @PHI | 3 |
| 138 | German Marquez | COL | @PHI | 3 |
| 139 | Kyle Hendricks | LAA | @STL | 3 |
| 140 | Cal Quantrill | MIA | NYM/ @ATL | 3 (NYM=4 & @ATL=2) |
| 141 | Connor Gillispie | MIA | NYM | 3 |
| 142 | Joey Estes | OAK | CHC/ @COL | 3 (CHC=2 & @COL=4) |
| 143 | Bailey Falter | PIT | NYY | 3 |
| 144 | Kyle Hart | SDP | CLE/ @CHC | 3 (CLE=2 & @CHC=4) |
| 145 | Jake Irvin | WSH | ARI | 3 |
| 146 | Trevor Williams | WSH | @TOR/ ARI | 3 (both matchups) |
| 147 | Shane Smith | CWS | MIN | 2 |
| 148 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | CLE | 2 |
| 149 | Valente Bellozo | MIA | @ATL | 2 |
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