by Ryan Lester of www.lesterslegends.com
Here’s a breakdown of the two-start pitchers for the lucky thirteenth week of the baseball season.
Five Stars
Josh Beckett: SD, @PIT
Roy Halladay: @STL, OAK
Jered Weaver: @FLA, @LAD
Four Stars
Madison Bumgarner: MIN, CLE
Derek Holland: HOU, NYM
Tim Hudson: TOR, @SD
Clayton Kershaw: DET, LAA
Anibal Sanchez: LAA, SEA
Ricky Romero: @ATL, @STL
Three Stars
Doug Fister: @WAS, @FLA
Gavin Floyd: CHC, WAS
Jeff Niemann: @MIL, @HOU
Carlos Zambrano: @CWS, @KC
Two Stars
Jake Arrieta: @PIT, CIN
Fausto Carmona: COL, @SF
Johnny Cueto: NYY, @BAL
Dillon Gee: OAK, @TEX
Livan Hernandez: SEA, @CWS
Luke Hochevar: ARI, CHC
Charlie Morton: BAL, BOS
Dustin Moseley: @BOS, ATL
Chris Narveson: TB, MIN
Ivan Nova: @CIN, COL
Josh Outman: @NYM, @PHI
Carl Pavano: @SF, @MIL
Brad Penny: @LAD, ARI
One Star
J.A. Happ: @TEX, TB
Kyle McClellan: PHI, TOR
Juan Nicasio: @CLE, @NYY
Joe Saunders: @KC, @DET
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3 stars for Niemann, fresh off the DL and including a matchup vs MIL? That seems a little optimistic.
Absolutely… I’d be weary using him in most formats… and Cueto who has been lights out since coming off DL only given 2stars? i know one of them against NYY but come on… why should be he be in the same class as ivan nova??
Especially with the start coming in Milwaukee, where they are an incredibly tough team to beat. I would tend to agree, I’d probably move him to 2-starts.
As for Cueto, I think he’s borderline and depends on how you want to play it (and how conservative you want to be when ranking 2-start options). Going against the Yankees is an extremely risky proposition.