Two-start pitchers Week 2: Rankings, sleepers and start/sit

Most two-start options in the season's first full week belong at the back of the rotation

By Scott White

Mar 28, 2026 at 3:33 pm ET • 1 min read

Every weekend, Scott White ranks the two-start pitchers for the upcoming scoring period and then categorizes them by how usable they are. The names depicted here require a certain amount of forecasting and are, therefore, subject to change.

Below are the two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 2 (March 30-April 5). Be sure to check back Sunday for the latest updates.

Must-start, all formats

1	M. Fried SP NYY Max Fried SP NYY	@ SEA Seattle	vs MIA Miami
2	K. Bubic SP KC Kris Bubic SP KC	vs MIN Minnesota	vs MIL Milwaukee
3	C. Burns P CIN Chase Burns P CIN	vs PIT Pittsburgh	@ TEX Texas
4	E. Cabrera SP CHC Edward Cabrera SP CHC	vs LAA L.A. Angels	@ CLE Cleveland
5	R. Suarez SP BOS Ranger Suarez SP BOS	@ HOU Houston	vs SD San Diego

Advisable in most cases

6	C. Ponce RP TOR Cody Ponce RP TOR	vs COL Colorado	@ CHW Chi. White Sox
7	L. Castillo SP SEA Luis Castillo SP SEA	vs NYY N.Y. Yankees	@ LAA L.A. Angels
8	K. Senga SP NYM Kodai Senga SP NYM	@ STL St. Louis	@ SF San Francisco
9	R. Weathers SP NYY Ryan Weathers SP NYY	@ SEA Seattle	vs MIA Miami
10	J. Leiter P TEX Jack Leiter P TEX	@ BAL Baltimore	vs CIN Cincinnati
11	B. Ashcraft P PIT Braxton Ashcraft P PIT	@ CIN Cincinnati	vs BAL Baltimore

Better left for points leagues

12	K. Harrison SP MIL Kyle Harrison SP MIL	vs TB Tampa Bay	@ KC Kansas City
13	C. Bassitt SP BAL Chris Bassitt SP BAL	vs TEX Texas	@ PIT Pittsburgh
14	C. Holmes RP NYM Clay Holmes RP NYM	@ STL St. Louis	@ SF San Francisco
15	S. Woods Richardson RP MIN Simeon Woods Richardson RP MIN	@ KC Kansas City	vs TB Tampa Bay
16	P. Messick P CLE Parker Messick P CLE	@ LAD L.A. Dodgers	vs CHC Chi. Cubs
17	J. Verlander SP DET Justin Verlander SP DET	@ ARI Arizona	vs STL St. Louis

No thanks

18	R. Sasaki P LAD Roki Sasaki P LAD	vs CLE Cleveland	@ WAS Washington
19	J. Suarez SP ATL Jose Suarez SP ATL	vs ATH Athletics	@ ARI Arizona
20	A. Houser SP SF Adrian Houser SP SF	@ SD San Diego	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
21	R. Johnson SP LAA Ryan Johnson SP LAA	@ CHC Chi. Cubs	vs SEA Seattle
22	L. McCullers SP HOU Lance McCullers SP HOU	vs BOS Boston	@ ATH Athletics
23	Z. Littell SP WAS Zack Littell SP WAS	@ PHI Philadelphia	vs LAD L.A. Dodgers
24	L. Roupp P SF Landen Roupp P SF	@ SD San Diego	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
25	A. Civale SP ATH Aaron Civale SP ATH	@ ATL Atlanta	vs HOU Houston
26	K. Leahy RP STL Kyle Leahy RP STL	vs NYM N.Y. Mets	@ DET Detroit
27	C. Paddack SP MIA Chris Paddack SP MIA	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	@ NYY N.Y. Yankees
28	B. Pfaadt SP ARI Brandon Pfaadt SP ARI	vs DET Detroit	vs ATL Atlanta
29	M. Soroka SP ARI Mike Soroka SP ARI	vs DET Detroit	vs ATL Atlanta
30	B. Elder SP ATL Bryce Elder SP ATL	vs ATH Athletics	@ ARI Arizona
31	D. Martin SP CHW Davis Martin SP CHW	@ MIA Miami	vs TOR Toronto
32	N. Martinez RP TB Nick Martinez RP TB	@ MIL Milwaukee	@ MIN Minnesota
33	T. Walker SP PHI Taijuan Walker SP PHI	vs WAS Washington	@ COL Colorado
34	G. Marquez SP SD German Marquez SP SD	vs SF San Francisco	@ BOS Boston
35	T. Sugano SP COL Tomoyuki Sugano SP COL	@ TOR Toronto	vs PHI Philadelphia