You can do better.
That two-start pitcher you're thinking of adding off the waiver wire? If your league is like most, he may do more harm than good.
I'm limiting my focus to those owned in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues, which is the preferred (and, quite frankly, generous) cutoff whenever discussing sleepers, and I'm not liking what I'm seeing.
Granted, the choices are limited this week. Four teams are playing only five games, so none of them has even a single two-start pitcher. Also, Gio Gonzalez would be a two-start pitcher, but his status is up in the air while away on paternity leave.
In terms of sleepers, Ian Kennedy is probably the best you can do, though his last three starts may take him out of the conversation for some. He'll at least be making a start against the White Sox, though, who are something like a Triple-A club right now.
Ariel Miranda, Matthew Boyd, Brent Suter and Jhoulys Chacin have all shown enough recently for you to take a chance on them if you're desperate, but you don't need to be given how few high-end pitchers are making two starts. Rest assured, your opponent is in the same position as you are.
Two-start pitchers for Week 19 | ||||||||
Rank | Pitcher | Start 1 | Start 2 | |||||
1 | Max Scherzer, WAS | vs. MIA | vs. SF | |||||
2 | Corey Kluber, CLE | vs. COL | at TB | |||||
3 | Jake Arrieta, CHC | at SF | at ARI | |||||
4 | Carlos Martinez, STL | at KC | vs. ATL | |||||
5 | Zack Godley, ARI* | vs. LAD | vs. CHC | |||||
6 | Dallas Keuchel, HOU | at CHW | at TEX | |||||
7 | Ervin Santana, MIN | vs. MIL | at DET | |||||
8 | Michael Wacha, STL | at KC | vs. ATL | |||||
9 | Jason Vargas, KC | vs. STL | at CHW | |||||
10 | J.A. Happ, TOR | vs. NYY | vs. PIT | |||||
11 | Kenta Maeda, LAD | at ARI | vs. SD | |||||
12 | Ian Kennedy, KC | vs. STL | at CHW | |||||
13 | Dylan Bundy, BAL* | at LAA | at OAK | |||||
14 | Ariel Miranda, SEA | at OAK | vs. LAA | |||||
15 | Matthew Boyd, DET | at PIT | vs. MIN | |||||
16 | Brent Suter, MIL* | at MIN | vs. CIN | |||||
17 | Jhoulys Chacin, SD* | at CIN | at LAD | |||||
18 | Jordan Zimmermann, DET | at PIT | vs. MIN | |||||
19 | Matt Garza, MIL | at MIN | vs. CIN | |||||
20 | Jeremy Hellickson, BAL | at LAA | at OAK | |||||
21 | Kendall Graveman, OAK | vs. SEA | vs. BAL | |||||
22 | JC Ramirez, LAA* | vs. BAL | at SEA | |||||
23 | Parker Bridwell, LAA* | vs. BAL | at SEA | |||||
24 | Matt Moore, SF | vs. CHC | at WAS | |||||
25 | Austin Pruitt, TB* | vs. BOS | vs. CLE | |||||
26 | Chad Kuhl, PIT | vs. DET | at TOR | |||||
27 | Trevor Williams, PIT* | vs. DET | at TOR | |||||
28 | Chris O'Grady, MIA* | at WAS | vs. COL | |||||
29 | Luis Perdomo, SD* | at CIN | at LAD | |||||
30 | Sal Romano, CIN | vs. SD | at MIL | |||||
31 | A.J. Cole, WAS | vs. MIA | vs. SF | |||||
32 | Derek Holland, CHW | vs. HOU | vs. KC | |||||
33 | Adalberto Mejia, MIN* | vs. MIL | at DET | |||||
34 | Tim Adleman, CIN | vs. SD | at MIL | |||||
35 | Vance Worley, MIA* | at WAS | vs. COL | |||||
36 | Chris Flexen, NYM* | vs. TEX | at PHI |
*RP-eligible