Indians' opening day starter Justin Masterson lines up for two starts in Fantasy Week 1 (March 31-April 7), getting the nod at Toronto and at Tampa Bay. With so many high-end starters getting a pair of starts this coming week, there aren't likely to be many two-start pitchers to grab off the waiver wire.
Masterson, owned in just under half of the leagues on CBSSports.com, would be one of those rare pitchers, but outside of deeper mixed leagues and AL-only formats, I'd prefer to use a one-start pitcher already on my roster. He had a better spring this year than last, but even last season, he walked just five batters in 18 Cactus League innings. I'd pay more attention to his high walk rate (3.8 BB/9) in the 2012 regular season than his six free passes in 22 2/3 innings this spring.
Use Week 1 as an opportunity to see if Masterson has improved his command, and if he puts together some good starts in the early going, he can be used in standard mixed leagues the next time a two-start week comes around.
