Week 11 (June 3-9) is looking like one of those where you'll probably have a couple two-start options already and won't be able to add any more.
The top 14 are all basically must-start and, in terms of ownership, are well beyond the threshold that would typically denote a sleeper. The only such pitchers I can give my full endorsement to are Wade Miley, who has excellent matchups and has recently demonstrated improved swing-and-miss ability, and Griffin Canning, who has looked electric since his promotion in late April. In competitive leagues of any real size, even they're probably owned already.
More-available types like Pablo Lopez and Dylan Bundy have shown enough potential recently that you could roll the dice on them in a points league, where a bad start wouldn't burn you as badly, but freeing up a roster spot for them may be more trouble than it's worth.
Must start, all formats | |||
1 | Blake Snell, TB | at DET | at BOS |
2 | Stephen Strasburg, WAS | vs. CHW | at SD |
3 | Noah Syndergaard, NYM | vs. SF | vs. COL |
4 | Luis Castillo, CIN | at STL | at PHI |
5 | Shane Bieber, CLE | vs. MIN | vs. NYY |
6 | Aaron Nola, PHI | at SD | vs. CIN |
7 | Mike Minor, TEX | vs. BAL | vs. OAK |
8 | Walker Buehler, LAD | at ARI | at SF |
9 | Chris Paddack, SD | vs. PHI | vs. WAS |
10 | Masahiro Tanaka, NYY | at TOR | at CLE |
11 | Madison Bumgarner, SF | at NYM | vs. LAD |
12 | Kyle Hendricks, CHC | vs. COL | vs. STL |
13 | Frankie Montas, OAK | at LAA | at TEX |
14 | Max Fried, ATL | at PIT | at MIA |
Sleepers | |||
15 | Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS | at KC | vs. TB |
16 | Wade Miley, HOU | at SEA | vs. BAL |
17 | Griffin Canning, LAA | vs. OAK | vs. SEA |
Better left for points leagues | |||
18 | Robbie Ray, ARI | vs. LAD | at TOR |
19 | Jon Lester, CHC | vs. LAA | vs. STL |
20 | Devin Smeltzer, MIN | at CLE | at DET |
21 | Pablo Lopez, MIA | at MIL | vs. ATL |
22 | Dylan Bundy, BAL | at TEX | at HOU |
No thanks | |||
23 | Chase Anderson, MIL | vs. MIA | vs. PIT |
24 | Trevor Cahill, LAA | at CHC | vs. SEA |
25 | Corbin Martin, HOU | at SEA | vs. BAL |
26 | Eric Lauer, SD | vs. PHI | vs. WAS |
27 | Jeff Hoffman, COL* | at CHC | at NYM |
28 | Clayton Richard, TOR | vs. NYY | vs. ARI |
29 | Glenn Sparkman, KC | vs. BOS | vs. CHW |
30 | Ryan Carpenter, DET | vs. TB | vs. MIN |
31 | Genesis Cabrera, STL | vs. CIN | at CHC |
32 | Wade LeBlanc, SEA | vs. HOU | at LAA |
33 | Steven Brault, PIT* | vs. ATL | at MIL |
34 | Drew Smyly, TEX | vs. BAL | vs. OAK |
*RP-eligible | ^expected to follow opener | |||