So what do you think?

You willing to start David Price right away after he missed two months with a sore elbow? Yeah? Even after his disaster of a rehab start Wednesday?

Such is the allure of the two-start week. Normally, I'd exercise more caution for a player returning from injury, especially when the absence is so lengthy and the diagnosis so vague. But recognizing the range of possible outcomes for this particular case, Price being an unquestioned ace when completely healthy, I'm inclined to double down, trusting him to deliver at least one quality start between the two and perhaps to shine in both.

At 15th in these rankings, he rounds out the must-start group, but Nos. 16-21 are all advisable choices as well. Tyler Anderson makes for an excellent sleeper at less than 50 percent ownership. His strikeouts are surging, he's mostly unaffected by Coors Field, and his second start is at San Diego.

If you're looking for volume any way you can get it, Anderson's teammate, Tyler Chatwood, is also a viable option, as are any of the four pitchers in between. There's a chance the Mets' Steven Matz and the Blue Jays' J.A. Happ both return from the DL Tuesday, which would line them up for two starts, but unlike Price, they're not so high-end that you should feel obligated to activate them in Fantasy.

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Two-start pitchers for Week 9
Rank Pitcher Start 1 Start 2
1 Chris Sale, BOS at CHW at BAL
2 Carlos Carrasco, CLE vs. OAK at KC
3 Ervin Santana, MIN vs. HOU at LAA
4 Robbie Ray, ARI at PIT at MIA
5 Kyle Hendricks, CHC at SD vs. STL
6 Marcus Stroman, TOR vs. CIN vs. NYY
7 Jose Berrios, MIN vs. HOU at LAA
8 Jose Quintana, CHW vs. BOS at DET
9 Luis Severino, NYY* at BAL at TOR
10 Tanner Roark, WAS at SF at OAK
11 Dylan Bundy, BAL* vs. NYY vs. BOS
12 Sonny Gray, OAK at CLE vs. WAS
13 Mike Leake, STL vs. LAD at CHC
14 Michael Wacha, STL vs. LAD at CHC
15 David Price, BOS at CHW at BAL
16 Kenta Maeda, LAD at STL at MIL
17 Julio Teheran, ATL at LAA at CIN
18 Matt Moore, SF vs. WAS at PHI
19 Rich Hill, LAD at STL at MIL
20 Brad Peacock, HOU* at MIN at TEX
21 Tyler Anderson, COL vs. SEA at SD
22 Trevor Bauer, CLE vs. OAK at KC
23 Ricky Nolasco, LAA vs. ATL vs. MIN
24 Jordan Montgomery, NYY at BAL at TOR
25 Matt Garza, MIL at NYM vs. LAD
26 Tyler Chatwood, COL vs. SEA at SD
27 Robert Gsellman, NYM vs. MIL vs. PIT
28 Daniel Norris, DET at KC vs. CHW
29 Jason Hammel, KC vs. DET vs. CLE
30 Jeremy Hellickson, PHI at MIA vs. SF
31 Erasmo Ramirez, TB* at TEX at SEA
32 Ariel Miranda, SEA at COL vs. TB
33 Martin Perez, TEX vs. TB vs. HOU
34 Chris Tillman, BAL vs. NYY vs. BOS
35 Lisalverto Bonilla, CIN at TOR vs. ATL
36 Daniel Mengden, OAK at CLE vs. WAS
37 Edinson Volquez, MIA vs. PHI vs. ARI
38 Zach Davies, MIL at NYM vs. LAD
39 Trevor Williams, PIT* vs. ARI at NYM
40 Daniel Wright, LAA vs. ATL vs. MIN
41 Justin Nicolino, MIA vs. PHI vs. ARI
42 Jarred Cosart, SD vs. CHC vs. COL
43 Sam Gaviglio, SEA* at COL vs. TB

*RP-eligible