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Two Start Pitchers :: Week 15
by Scott Mickels
Published: July 21, 2012, 8:04 pm
 Fortunately, we don't have any Injury Watch's to worry about this week, but I did want to touch on the Oakland A's Travis Blackley. As a reliever or starter, Blackley has been a pleasant surprise in fantasy and is making the most of his opportunity. Since starting the season in the bullpen, he's done a good job making the transition to starter. He's allowed no more than 3 earned runs in a game in his last 6 starts and is also 2-1 during that span. In addition, in three July appearances, he has an ERA of 2.35. On the season he sports a 2-2 record with a 3.36 ERA to go along with a 1.07 WHIP. There's a great chance he's available in your league and definitely makes someone to keep in mind heading into Week 15. Blackley has two road starts this week, at Toronto and at Baltimore. If you're desperate for a 2-start pitcher this week, you could do a lot worse than Travis Blackley.
Good luck to your fantasy teams! Now, on to what we all came here for, the Two-Start Pitchers!
Of course, if you have any pitching questions, don’t hesitate to email me with them at scottmickels@fantasyplaymakers.com. Also, don’t forget to check out Mick’s Fantasy Podcast! It goes hand-in-hand with this article!NOTE: These starts are not set in stone. They can change for any variety of reasons: managerial moves, injuries, rain-outs, etc. Please keep in mind they are probable.
AMERICAN LEAGUENO-BRAINERSFelix Hernandez, SEA: vs. NYY, vs. KC
C. J. Wilson, ANA: vs. KC, vs. TB
ADVISABLE OPTIONSWei-Yin Chen, BAL: vs. TB, vs. OAK
Doug Fister, DET: @ CLE, @ TOR
Jeremy Hellickson, TB: @ BAL, @ ANA
Hiroki Kuroda, NYY: @ SEA, vs. BOS
Francisco Liriano, MIN: @ CHW, vs. CLE
Roy Oswalt, TEX: vs. BOS, vs. CHW
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDTravis Blackley, OAK: @ TOR, @ BAL
Felix Doubront, BOS: @ TEX, @ NYY
Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE: vs. DET, @ MIN
Justin Masterson, CLE: vs. BAL, @ MIN
TRY TO AVOIDBrett Cecil, TOR: vs. OAK, vs. DET
Bruce Chen, KC: @ ANA, @ SEA
Tommy Hunter, BAL: @ CLE, vs. OAK
Kevin Millwood, SEA: vs. NYY, vs. KC
Will Smith, KC: @ ANA, @ SEA
INJURY WATCHNone NATIONAL LEAGUENO-BRAINERSClayton Kershaw, LA: @ STL, @ SF
Ryan Vogelsong, SF: vs. SD, vs. LA
Jordan Zimmerman, WAS: @ NYM, @ MIL
ADVISABLE OPTIONSR. A. Dickey, NYM: vs. Was, @ ARI
Gio Gonzalez, WAS: @ NYM, @ MIL
Zack Greinke, MIL: @ PHI, vs. WAS
Roy Halladay, PHI: vs. MIL, @ ATL
Josh Johnson, MIA: vs. ATL, vs. SD
Ian Kennedy, ARI: vs. COL, vs. NYM
James McDonald, PIT: vs. CHC, @ HOU
Mat Latos, CIN: @ HOU, @ COL
Clayton Richard, SD: @ SF, @ MIA
Wandy Rodriguez, HOU: vs. CIN, vs. PIT
Adam Wainwright, STL: vs. LA, @ CHC
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDErik Bedard, PIT: vs. CHC, @ HOu
Lucas Harrell, HOU: vs. CIN, vs. PIT
Joe Kelly, STL: vs. LA, @ CHC
Mike Minor, ATL: @ MIA, vs. PHI
Jeff Samardzija, CHC: @ PIT, vs. STL
Joe Saunders, ARI: vs. COL, vs. NYM
Randy Wolf, MIL: @ PHI, vs. WAS
Chris Young, NYM: vs. WAS, @ ARI
TRY TO AVOIDDrew Pomeranz, COL: @ ARI, vs. CIN
INJURY WATCHNone
* = this pitcher's two-start status is questionable. Want to see which pitcher is more valuable? Try Fantasy Playmaker's IntelliStats!
 Scott Mickels, FPM Staff Writer/Editor, Member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, All-Around Nice Guy
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