Fantasy Baseball: Two-start pitcher rankings for Week 22 identify Mike Fiers, Derek Holland as sleepers

Michael Kopech isn't a sure bet to make two starts in his Week 22 (Aug. 20-26), but our Scott White says there are no shortage of attractive options otherwise.

By Scott White

Aug 19, 2018 at 8:42 pm ET • 2 min read

Chances are you already have a couple of the pitchers in line for two starts in Week 22 (Aug. 20-26). There are no shortage of high-end choices.the

And the White Sox may add another to the mix when they welcome top prospect Michael Kopech to the starting rotation Tuesday. It depends if he performs well enough to earn a second start and if the White Sox decide to bump someone else for him.

You probably shouldn't count on him going twice, but, I'd say all of the top 15 here are advisable plays regardless of the format. Maybe if you're particularly protective of ERA and WHIP in a Rotisserie league, you draw the line at 12 and avoid the capriciousness of Vince Velasquez, but in most cases, the reward justifies the risk.

Where it gets dicey is No. 16, Tyler Anderson, who is coming off a miserable start and has two matchups in the worst pitcher's environment. Of course, he has historically been better there than on the road, and the matchups are pretty good. Shane Bieber is another pitcher I'd normally trust with two starts, but the first of his matchups (at Boston) is terrible and the second (at Kansas City) is terrific.

I think you roll the dice in a points league, where the damage from a bad start typically isn't as debilitating as it is in a categories league. Mike Fiers also Derek Holland, both of whom may actually be available in your league, also meet the points league standard for me.

Two-start pitchers for Week 22
Pitcher	Rank	Start 1	Start 2
1	Corey Kluber, CLE	at BOS	at KC
2	Gerrit Cole, HOU	at SEA	at LAA
3	Rick Porcello, BOS	vs. CLE	at TB
4	Blake Snell, TB	vs. KC	vs. BOS
5	Jose Berrios, MIN	vs. CHW	vs. OAK
6	Masahiro Tanaka, NYY	at MIA	at BAL
7	Zack Wheeler, NYM	vs. SF	vs. WAS
8	Chris Archer, PIT	vs. ATL	at MIL
9	Tanner Roark, WAS	vs. PHI	at NYM
10	Kevin Gausman, ATL	at PIT	at MIA
11	Kyle Hendricks, CHC	at DET	vs. CIN
12	Alex Wood, LAD	vs. STL	vs. SD
13	Vince Velasquez, PHI	at WAS	at TOR
14	Nathan Eovaldi, BOS	vs. CLE	at TB
15	Julio Teheran, ATL	at PIT	at MIA
16	Tyler Anderson, COL	vs. SD	vs. STL
17	Shane Bieber, CLE	at BOS	at KC
18	Chase Anderson, MIL	vs. CIN	vs. PIT
19	Mike Fiers, OAK	vs. TEX	at MIN
20	Derek Holland, SF	at NYM	vs. TEX
21	Dylan Bundy, BAL	at TOR	vs. NYY
22	Austin Gomber, STL*	at LAD	at COL
23	Pablo Lopez, MIA*	vs. NYY	vs. ATL
24	Stephen Gonsalves, MIN	at CHW	vs. OAK
25	Lucas Giolito, CHW	at MIN	at DET
26	Andrew Cashner, BAL	at TOR	vs. NYY
27	Brett Anderson, OAK	vs. TEX	at MIN
28	Robbie Erlin, SD*	at COL	at LAD
29	Marco Estrada, TOR	vs. BAL	vs. PHI
30	Steven Matz, NYM	vs. SF	vs. WAS
31	Jordan Zimmermann, DET	vs. CHC	vs. CHW
32	Jorge Lopez, KC*	at TB	vs. CLE
33	Glenn Sparkman, KC*	at TB	vs. CLE
34	Homer Bailey, CIN	at MIL	at CHC