Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings highlight Edward Cabrera, Jack Leiter

Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings highlight Edward Cabrera, Jack Leiter

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 formats1 M. Fried SP NYY Max Fried SP NYY @ SEASeattle vs MIAMiami 2 K. Bubic SP KC Kris Bubic SP KC vs MINMinnesota vs MILMilwaukee 3 C. Burns P CIN Chase Burns P CIN vs PITPittsburgh @ TEXTexas 4 E. Cabrera SP CHC Edward Cabrera SP CHC vs LAAL.A. Angels @ CLECleveland 5 R. Suarez SP BOS Ranger Suarez SP BOS @ HOUHouston vs SDSan Diego Advisable in most cases6 C. Ponce RP TOR Cody Ponce RP TOR vs COLColorado @ CHWChi. White Sox 7 L. Castillo SP SEA Luis Castillo SP SEA vs NYYN.Y. Yankees @ LAAL.A. Angels 8 K. Senga SP NYM Kodai Senga SP NYM @ STLSt. Louis @ SFSan Francisco 9 R. Weathers SP NYY Ryan Weathers SP NYY @ SEASeattle vs MIAMiami 10 J. Leiter P TEX Jack Leiter P TEX @ BALBaltimore vs CINCincinnati 11 B. Ashcraft P PIT Braxton Ashcraft P PIT @ CINCincinnati vs BALBaltimore Better left for points leagues12 K. Harrison SP MIL Kyle Harrison SP MIL vs TBTampa Bay @ KCKansas City 13 C. Bassitt SP BAL Chris Bassitt SP BAL vs TEXTexas @ PITPittsburgh 14 C. Holmes RP NYM Clay Holmes RP NYM @ STLSt. Louis @ SFSan Francisco 15 S. Woods Richardson RP MIN Simeon Woods Richardson RP MIN @ KCKansas City vs TBTampa Bay 16 P. Messick P CLE Parker Messick P CLE @ LADL.A. Dodgers vs CHCChi. Cubs 17 J. Verlander SP DET Justin Verlander SP DET @ ARIArizona vs STLSt. Louis No thanks18 R. Sasaki P LAD Roki Sasaki P LAD vs CLECleveland @ WASWashington 19 J. Suarez SP ATL Jose Suarez SP ATL vs ATHAthletics @ ARIArizona 20 A. Houser SP SF Adrian Houser SP SF @ SDSan Diego vs NYMN.Y. Mets 21 R. Johnson SP LAA Ryan Johnson SP LAA @ CHCChi. Cubs vs SEASeattle 22 L. McCullers SP HOU Lance McCullers SP HOU vs BOSBoston @ ATHAthletics 23 Z. Littell SP WAS Zack Littell SP WAS @ PHIPhiladelphia vs LADL.A. Dodgers 24 L. Roupp P SF Landen Roupp P SF @ SDSan Diego vs NYMN.Y. Mets 25 A. Civale SP ATH Aaron Civale SP ATH @ ATLAtlanta vs HOUHouston 26 K. Leahy RP STL Kyle Leahy RP STL vs NYMN.Y. Mets @ DETDetroit 27 C. Paddack SP MIA Chris Paddack SP MIA vs CHWChi. White Sox @ NYYN.Y. Yankees 28 B. Pfaadt SP ARI Brandon Pfaadt SP ARI vs DETDetroit vs ATLAtlanta 29 M. Soroka SP ARI Mike Soroka SP ARI vs DETDetroit vs ATLAtlanta 30 B. Elder SP ATL Bryce Elder SP ATL vs ATHAthletics @ ARIArizona 31 D. Martin SP CHW Davis Martin SP CHW @ MIAMiami vs TORToronto 32 N. Martinez RP TB Nick Martinez RP TB @ MILMilwaukee @ MINMinnesota 33 T. Walker SP PHI Taijuan Walker SP PHI vs WASWashington @ COLColorado 34 G. Marquez SP SD German Marquez SP SD vs SFSan Francisco @ BOSBoston 35 T. Sugano SP COL Tomoyuki Sugano SP COL @ TORToronto vs PHIPhiladelphia Join the Conversation comments