With the major league baseball trade deadline looming next week, there are several pitchers on the two start list that could be looking at only one start, such as Francisco Liriano (MIN), Wandy Rodriguez (HOU) or Zack Greinke (MIL). Here is a look at the pitchers with two starts for week seventeen of the fantasy baseball season. The pitchers below are listed alphabetically and not in any type of ranked order.
American League:
Start them:
C.J. Wilson ~ KC (Chen), TB (Hellickson)
Felix Hernandez ~ NYY (Garcia), KC (Smith)
Hiroki Kuroda ~ @SEA (Millwood), BOS (Doubront)
Jeremy Hellickson ~ @BAL (Chen), @LAA (Wilson)
Roll the Dice:
Doug Fister ~ @CLE (Jimenez), @TOR (Cecil)
Felix Doubront ~ @TEX (Oswalt), @NYY (Kuroda)
Francisco Liriano ~ @CWS (TBD), CLE (Jimenez)
Justin Masterson ~ BAL (Hunter), @MIN (Deduno)
Roy Oswalt ~ BOS (Doubront), CWS (TBD)
Travis Blackley ~ @TOR (Cecil), @BAL (Chen)
Wei-Yin Chen ~ TB (Hellickson), OAK (Blackley)
Doubront has been a pitcher on the road this season with a 3.09 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP.
Sit Them:
Brett Cecil ~ OAK (Blackley), DET (Fister)
Bruce Chen ~ @LAA (Wilson), @SEA (Millwood)
Kevin Millwood ~ NYY (Kuroda), KC (Chen)
Tommy Hunter ~ @CLE (Masterson), OAK (Colon)
Ubaldo Jimenez ~ DET (Fister), @MIN (Liriano)
Will Smith ~ @LAA (Richards), @SEA (Hernandez)
National League:
Start them:
Clayton Kershaw ~ @STL (Wainwright), @SF (Vogelsong)
Gio Gonzalez ~ @NYM (Dickey), @MIL (Greinke)
James McDonald ~ CHC (Maholm), @HOU (Harrell)
Jordan Zimmermann ~ @NYM (Young), @MIL (Wolf)
R.A. Dickey ~ WAS (Gonzalez), @ARI (Saunders)
Roy Halladay ~ MIL (Wolf), @ATL (Minor)
Ryan Vogelsong ~ SD (Richard), LAD (Kershaw)
Roll the Dice:
Adam Wainwright ~ LAD (Kershaw), @CHC (Samardzija)
Chris Young ~ WAS (Zimmermann), @ARI (Kennedy)
Clayton Richard ~ @SF (Vogelsong), @MIA (Johnson)
Erik Bedard ~ CHC (Samardzija), @HOU (Rodriguez)
Ian Kennedy ~ COL (TBD), NYM (Young)
Jeff Samardzija ~ @PIT (Bedard), STL (Wainwright)
Joe Kelly ~ LAD (Fife), @CHC (Wood)
Josh Johnson ~ ATL (Minor), SD (Richard)
Lucas Harrell ~ CIN (Leake), PIT (McDonald)
Mat Latos ~ @HOU (Rodriguez), @COL (Pomeranz)
Wandy Rodriguez ~ CIN (Latos), PIT (Bedard)
Zack Greinke ~ @PHI (Lee), WAS (Gonzalez)
Harrell has allowed one run or less in four of his last five starts. Smardzija has allowed five runs over his last 19 innings of work with 24 strikeouts. Greinke allowed eight runs in his last eight innings and has not pitched since July 13th. With the trade deadline looming this week, there is chance Greinke could see only one start.
Sit Them:
Drew Pomeranz ~ @ARI (Saunders), CIN (Latos)
Joe Saunders ~ COL (Pomeranz), NYM (Dickey)
Mike Minor ~ @MIA (Johnson), PHI (Halladay)
Randy Wolf ~ @PHI (Halladay), WAS (Zimmermann)
