Here is a complete look at the fantasy baseball two-start pitchers for week 16. 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 16: 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:

Phil Hughes (NYY) ~ LAA (Kazmir), KC (Lewrew)
Tommy Hunter (TEX) ~ @DET (Galarraga), LAA (Kazmir)
Brett Cecil (TOR) ~ @KC (Davies), @DET (Bonderman)

Interesting that Cecil got hammered in his three interleague starts, allowing 16 runs in 15 2/3 innings but otherwise has been solid against American League teams this year.

Roll the Dice:

Jake Arrieta (BAL) ~ TB (Garza), MIN (Slowey)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS) ~ @OAK (Sheets), @SEA (Pauley)
Dan Hudson (CHW) ~ @SEA (Pauley), @OAK (Sheets)
Jeremy Bonderman (DET) ~ TEX (Feldman), TOR (Cecil)
Scott Baker (MIN) ~ CLE (Laffey), @BAL (Tillman)
Doug Fister (SEA) ~ CWS (Danks), BOS (Wakefield)
Matt Garza (TB) ~ @BAL (Arrieta), CLE (Masterson)
Ben Sheets (OAK) ~ BOS (Matsuzaka), CWS (Hudson)

Arrieta had two good starts back-to-back allowing one run in each of them in 6 1/3 innings. His WHIP ratio of 1.54 poses a problem to your team’s numbers. If you owned Hudson or just recently picked him up, this is the week to start him against two of the lesser offenses in the American League. Baker has allowed five or more runs in four of his last six starts so there is some risk to him. Hard to figure that the two teams that have hit Bonderman well this year would have been Seattle and Kansas city; every other team he has held to four runs or less. Sheets has given up four runs or less in every start since May 2nd but the lack of the A’s offense means wins are going to be hard to come by. The magic dust is starting to wear off for Fister, as he has allowed 16 runs in his last 20 1/3 innings.

Sit Them:

Chris Tillman (BAL) ~ TB (Davis), MIN (Baker)
Kyle Davies (KC) ~ TOR (Cecil), @NYY (Pettitte)
Tim Wakefield (BOS) ~ @OAK (Braden), @SEA (Fister)
Aaron Laffey (CLE) ~ @MIN (Baker), TB (Garza)
Armando Galarraga (DET) ~ TEX (Hunter), TOR (TBD)
Anthony Lerew (KC) ~ TOR (Litsch), @NYY (Hughes)
Kevin Slowey (MIN) ~ CLE (TBD), @BAL (Arrieta)
Scott Kazmir (LAA) ~ @NYY (Hughes), @TEX (Hunter)
David Pauley (SEA) ~ CWS (Hudson), BOS (Matsuzaka)
Scott Feldman (TEX) ~ @DET (Bonderman), LAA (Santana)
Jesse Litsch (TOR) ~ @KC (Lerew), @DET (Galarraga)
Wade Davis (TB) ~ @BAL (Tillman), @CLE (Masterson)

I would really like to recommend Slowey, but after surrendering five or more runs in five of his last six starts, it is time to reserve him if you have not already. Check his numbers this year to last year and they are almost identical. If you are looking for a reason to start Wakefield, his ERA has been two runs lower on the road than at home this season (6.63 vs. 4.40). He allowed six runs in six innings in his lone start against Oakland this season. Kazmir has lost four in a row, allowing 30 runs in 19 2/3 innings. Pauley was 1-6 with a 3.68 ERA in Triple-A with 56 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings before being recalled. Feldman struggled in both of his starts against Detroit and the Angels allowing four and five runs respectively. Davis has struggled with his command, making it hard for him to get through a full five innings. He has lasted that long in only five of his last nine starts.

National League:

Start them:

Jair Jurrjens (ATL) ~ SD (LeBlanc), @FLA (Robertson)
Carlos Silva (CHC) ~ HOU (Rodriguez), STL (Carpenter)
Johnny Cueto (CIN) ~ WAS (Martin), @HOU (Oswalt)
Mike Leake (CIN) ~ WAS (Atilano), @HOU (Rodriguez)
Ubaldo Jimenez (COL) ~ @FLA (Sanchez), @PHI (Kendrick)
Clayton Kershaw (LAD) ~ SF (Lincecum), NYM (Dickey)
Madison Bumgarner (SF) ~ @LAD (McDonald), @ARI (Kennedy)
Tim Lincecum (SF) ~ @LAD (Kershaw), @ARI (Enright)
Chris Carpenter (STL) ~ PHI (Moyer), @CHC (Silva)

Roll the Dice:

Ian Kennedy (AZ) ~ NYM (Pelfrey), SF (Bumgarner)
Barry Enright (AZ) ~ NYM (Dickey), SF (Lincecum)
Anibal Sanchez (FLA) ~ COL (Jimenez), ATL (Lowe)
Wandy Rodriguez (HOU) ~ @CHC (Silva), CIN (Leake)
Dave Bush (MIL) ~ @PIT (Lincoln), WAS (Atilano)
Mike Pelfrey (NYM) ~ @AZ (Kennedy), @LAD (McDonald)
R.A. Dickey (NYM) ~ @ARI (Enright), @LAD (Kershaw)
Kyle Kendrick (PHI) ~ @STL (Hawksworth), COL (Jimenez)
Jamie Moyer (PHI) ~ @STIL (Carpenter), COL (Francis)
Wade LeBlanc (SD) ~ ATL (Jurrjens), PIT (Lincoln)
J.D. Martin (WAS) ~ @CIN (Cueto), @MIL (Capuano)

Kennedy has had success in two starts against San Francisco with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. He has yet to face the Mets this season. Rodriguez has been rolling, winning three of his last four starts with only five runs allowed in 26 innings to go with 25 strikeouts. Bush has been a much better pitcher in June and July compared to the first two months of the season. He has allowed two runs or less in six consecutive starts. Pelfrey has been more inconsistent of late, going 1-3 in his last five starts with a no decision. His ERA has been steadily on the rise since the beginning of June. After rolling off six straight wins, Dickey has suffered three losses with a no decision. His last three starts he has pitched better than his record shows with four runs allowed in 20 2/3 innings. LeBlanc has not won since June 12th although he has pitched well if you throw out his start at Colorado and his interleague start versus Tampa Bay. J.D. Martin has allowed three runs or less in six of his seven starts this year so his overall record is very deceiving.

Sit Them:

Jeff Francis (COL) ~ @FLA (Robertson), @PHI (Moyer)
Nate Robertson (FLA) ~ COL (Francis), ATL (Jurrjens)
James McDonald (LAD) ~ SF (Bumgarner), @NYM (Pelfrey)
Jeff Karstens (PIT) ~ MIL (Capuano), SD (TBD)
Brad Lincoln (PIT) ~ MIL (Bush), SD (LeBlanc)
Blake Hawksworth (STL) ~ PHI (Kendrick), @CHC (Gorzelanny)
Luis Atilano (WAS) ~ @CIN (Leake), @MIL (Bush)

Francis had been pitching decent from the middle of May to mid June before allowing 16 runs in his last 12 innings. McDonald is just coming up from the minor leagues where is numbers were less than dominating for a guy who has played at that level before. Kartsen’s only has one win since May 8th. Atilano is 1-5 in his last seven starts. Hawksworth ERA has not been too terrible, but is letting batters hit over .300 against him which kills your team’s WHIP ratio.