If these rankings look unfamiliar to you, it's because they're 47 deep, our largest pool yet in a season five weeks old.
If these rankings look familiar to you, it's because 12 of these pitchers were on them last week.
How is that possible? Rainouts, mostly. It's a rainy time of year, which is something to keep in mind whenever you target a pitcher simply because he's in line for two starts. If he makes only one -- and there's a reasonable chance he will -- can you still live with the decision?
Personally, I'd be willing to start any of the first 28 pitchers listed here -- in either points or Rotisserie leagues -- and it's only the matchups that scare me away from Vince Velasquez at No. 29. He'd be easier to justify in a points league, where volume is rewarded over efficiency, and Trevor Bauer at 31 might not be a bad play in that format either (not to mention the guy in between).
Alex Cobb stands out as a legitimate sleeper pick, though, and while teammate Jake Odorizzi isn't as widely available, his ranking should quell your concerns about using him in his first start back from a strained hamstring.
Note to you Clayton Kershaw owners: The Dodgers are sticking with their six-man rotation for the time being, so don't count on getting a second start from him in a six-game week. (Not like it makes a difference in whether or not you start him, though.)
| Two-start pitchers for Week 5 | ||||||||
| Rank | Pitcher | Start 1 | Start 2 | |||||
| 1 | Chris Sale, BOS | vs. BAL | at MIN | |||||
| 2 | Corey Kluber, CLE | at DET | at KC | |||||
| 3 | Justin Verlander, DET | vs. CLE | at OAK | |||||
| 4 | James Paxton, SEA | vs. LAA | vs. TEX | |||||
| 5 | Jon Lester, CHC | vs. PHI | vs. NYY | |||||
| 6 | Johnny Cueto, SF | at LAD | at CIN | |||||
| 7 | Carlos Martinez, STL | vs. MIL | at ATL | |||||
| 8 | Danny Duffy, KC* | vs. CHW | vs. CLE | |||||
| 9 | Cole Hamels, TEX | at HOU | at SEA | |||||
| 10 | Gerrit Cole, PIT | at CIN | vs. MIL | |||||
| 11 | Julio Teheran, ATL | vs. NYM | vs. STL | |||||
| 12 | Lance McCullers, HOU | vs. TEX | at LAA | |||||
| 13 | Jose Quintana, CHW | at KC | at BAL | |||||
| 14 | Marco Estrada, TOR | at NYY | at TB | |||||
| 15 | Rick Porcello, BOS | vs. BAL | at MIN | |||||
| 16 | Luis Severino, NYY* | vs. TOR | at CHC | |||||
| 17 | Ervin Santana, MIN | vs. OAK | vs. BOS | |||||
| 18 | Dylan Bundy, BAL* | at BOS | vs. CHW | |||||
| 19 | Tanner Roark, WAS | vs. ARI | at PHI | |||||
| 20 | Amir Garrett, CIN | vs. PIT | vs. SF | |||||
| 21 | Matt Harvey, NYM | at ATL | vs. MIA | |||||
| 22 | Jason Vargas, KC | vs. CHW | vs. CLE | |||||
| 23 | Michael Wacha, STL | vs. MIL | at ATL | |||||
| 24 | Matt Shoemaker, LAA | at SEA | vs. HOU | |||||
| 25 | Robert Gsellman, NYM | at ATL | vs. MIA | |||||
| 26 | Alex Cobb, TB | at MIA | vs. TOR | |||||
| 27 | Jake Odorizzi, TB | at MIA | vs. TOR | |||||
| 28 | Wei-Yin Chen, MIA | vs. TB | at NYM | |||||
| 29 | Vince Velasquez, PHI | at CHC | vs. WAS | |||||
| 30 | Taijuan Walker, ARI | at WAS | at COL | |||||
| 31 | Trevor Bauer, CLE | at DET | at KC | |||||
| 32 | Sonny Gray, OAK | at MIN | vs. DET | |||||
| 33 | Jeremy Hellickson, PHI | at CHC | vs. WAS | |||||
| 34 | Wily Peralta, MIL | at STL | at PIT | |||||
| 35 | Zach Davies, MIL | at STL | at PIT | |||||
| 36 | R.A. Dickey, ATL | vs. NYM | vs. STL | |||||
| 37 | Tyler Chatwood, COL | at SD | vs. ARI | |||||
| 38 | Brett Anderson, CHC | vs. PHI | vs. NYY | |||||
| 39 | Daniel Norris, DET | vs. CLE | at OAK | |||||
| 40 | Scott Feldman, CIN* | vs. PIT | vs. SF | |||||
| 41 | Edinson Volquez, MIA | vs. TB | at NYM | |||||
| 42 | Tyler Glasnow, PIT | at CIN | vs. MIL | |||||
| 43 | Trevor Cahill, SD* | vs. COL | vs. LAD | |||||
| 44 | Alec Asher, BAL | at BOS | vs. CHW | |||||
| 45 | Mike Fiers, HOU | vs. TEX | at LAA | |||||
| 46 | Andrew Cashner, TEX | at HOU | at SEA | |||||
| 47 | Dylan Covey, CHW | at KC | at BAL | |||||
*RP-eligible