Here is a complete look at the fantasy baseball two-start pitchers for week 11. Obviously the top tier pitchers are going to be left in your line up, but here is a look at some of the more border line pitchers for mixed league starts and who they face in those starts.
Two-start pitchers week 11: remember again that the list below is more focused on mixed leagues since in AL or NL only leagues in most cases you do not have the option to rotate too many starting pitchers with the smaller player pool. The pitchers below are listed in alphabetical order by team name per category.
American League:
Start them:
Clay Buchholz (BOS) ~ ARI (Kennedy), LAD (Billingsley)
CC Sabathia (NYY) ~ PHI (Halladay), NYM (Santana)
Trevor Cahill (OAK) ~ @CHC (Zambrano), @STL (Garcia)
David Price (TB) ~ @ATL (Kawakami), @FLA (Johnson)
C.J. Wilson (TEX) ~ @FLA (Johnson), @HOU (Paulino)
Shaun Marcum (TOR) ~ @SD (Latos), SF (Sanchez)
Cahill becomes a two-start starter with Dallas Braden pushed back to Thursday.
Roll the Dice:
Freddy Garcia (CHW) ~ @PIT (Lincoln), @WAS (Lannan)
Joe Saunders (LAA) ~ MIL (Wolf), @CHC (Zambrano)
Carl Pavano (MIN) ~ COL (Cook), @PHI (Halladay)
Pavano has put up pretty similar stats through 12 starts as he did after coming over to Minnesota last season. What is amazing about this season, besides the 1.17 WHIP is that he has gotten a decision in every single one of his starts so far this season, so if you are looking for wins for your team, that is a good thing, although he will have two tough tests against Colorado and at Philadelphia. Garcia has been on a good run, winning six of his last seven starts, allowing three runs or less all but one time.
Sit Them:
Chris Tillman (BAL) ~ @SF (Sanchez), @SD (Latos)
Justin Masterson (CLE) ~ NYM (Santana), @PIT (Lincoln)
Rick Porcello (DET) ~ WAS (Lannan), ARI (Kennedy)
Kyle Davies (KC) ~ HOU (Paulino), @ATL (Kawakami)
LukeĀ French (SEA) ~ @STL (Wainwright), CIN (Harang)
Luke French became a two-start pitcher in week 11 when he replaced Ian Snell in the rotation. French was 6-2 in Triple-A with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP with 41 strikeouts in 74 2/3 innings. Nothing has changed in my opinion regarding Tillman this time around in the majors. He has not shown the ability to strike out hitters on a consistent basis and his control takes a nosedive upon reaching the major leagues.
National League:
Start them:
Ian Kennedy (AZ) ~ @BOS (Buchholz), @DET (Porcello)
Josh Johnson (FLO) ~ TEX (Wilson), TB (Price)
Clayton Kershaw (LAD) ~ @CIN (Harang), @BOS (Buchholz)
Johan Santana (NYM) ~ @CLE (Masterson), @NYY (Sabathia)
Roy Halladay (PHI) ~ @NYY (Sabathia), MIN (Pavano)
Jon Garland (SD) ~ TOR (Marcum), BAL (Tillman)
Jonathan Sanchez (SF) ~ BAL (Tillman), @TOR (Marcum)
Adam Wainwright (STL) ~ SEA (French), OAK (Cahill)
Roll the Dice:
Kenshin Kawakami (ATL) ~ TB (Price), KC (Davies)
Aaron Harang (CIN) ~ LAD (Kershaw), @SEA (French)
Felipe Paulino (HOU) ~ @KC (Davies), TEX (Wilson)
Kawakami’s 0-8 record does not inspire much confidence, but has thrown better at home where he has two starts next week, with an ERA a full run lower. He has also allowed three runs or less in five of his last six starts. Harang is 3-0 in his last five starts and has allowed five runs in his last 19 innings of work. Paulino has been on a roll with a 1.75 ERA over his last five starts. After allowing 20 home runs in 97 2/3 innings last season, Paulino has allowed only two in 75 1/3 innings in 2010 so I would expect to see a small correction coming soon.
Sit Them:
Carlos Zambrano (CHC) ~ OAK (Cahill), LAA (Saunders)
Aaron Cook (COL) ~ @MIN (Pavano), MIL (Wolf)
Randy Wolf (MIL) ~ @LAA (Saunders), @COL (Cook)
Brad Lincoln (PIT) ~ CHW (Garcia), CLE (Masterson)
John Lannan (WAS) ~ @DET (Porcello), CWS (Garcia)
Zambrano has only had two starts since moving back into the rotation and struggled in both, walking 8 in 9 1/3 innings with only five strikeouts. His batting average against on the year is also 50 points higher than it was in 2009. It has been a dismal year for Wolf with a jump in home runs allowed, a decrease in strikeouts per nine and an increase in walks. He has really been too inconsistent to start on a weekly basis and faces a tough road test in his second start at Colorado.


