There are a plethora of two-start pitchers hurling in week five (Monday, May 4th - Sunday May 10th) of the fantasy baseball season. There are 58 total this week and you late sleepers are luck that all of the Monday games are night games. You won't need to set you lineups until 7:05 PM ET.
[Update: 7:48 AM ET] : Two games were rained out yesterday. The Mets and Phillies did not play and the Angels and Yankees were rained out as well. Here is the fallout from those two postponed games as it relates to two-start pitchers.
1. Johan Santana will get two extra days of rest and won't pitch until Wednesday. He is out as a two-start pitcher for week five. John Maine, who was supposed to start on Sunday, will go on Monday, making him a two-start pitcher. He should be categorized as a "Risky Business" pitcher this week.
2. The rainout has given Cole Hamels some extra time to heal as he won't be pitching until Friday. He's only starting once this week. Joe Blanton will start tonight against the Cardinals and is now an extreme "Risky Business" type pitcher.
3. A.J. Burnett will no longer be pitching on Tuesday. That task belongs to Phil Hughes. He'll be going twice this week and should be considered a low-end "Solid Start".
4. Shane Loux will still be pitching twice this week for the Angels even though he got pushed back one day. Anthony Ortega will no longer be going twice, but Joe Saunders will be. He starts Monday and Saturday and is a pretty "Solid Start".
Must Start
Josh Johnson , Marlins - Monday vs CIN (A. Harang) and Saturday at COL (J. De La Rosa)
Zack Greinke , Royals - Monday vs CWS (B. Colon) and Saturday at LAA (S. Loux)
Edwin Jackson , Tigers - Monday vs MIN (F. Liriano) and Saturday at CLE (F. Carmona)
Yovani Gallardo , Brewers - Monday at PIT (P. Maholm) and Saturday vs CHC (R. Dempster)
Adam Wainwright , Cardinals - Monday vs PHI (C. Hamels) and Saturday at CIN (A. Harang)
Doug Davis , Diamondbacks - Monday at LAD (E. Stults) and Saturday vs WAS (S. Olsen)
Johan Santana , Mets - Tuesday at ATL (K. Kawakami) and Sunday vs PIT (I. Snell) [See update No. 1 above]
Roy Oswalt , Astros - Tuesday at WAS (D. Cabrera) and Sunday vs SD (J. Geer)
Tim Lincecum , Giants - Tuesday at CHC (S. Marshall) and Sunday at LAD (J. McDonald)
Erik Bedard , Mariners - Tuesday vs TEX (V. Padilla) and Sunday at MIN (N. Blackburn)
Dallas Braden , Athletics - Tuesday vs LAA (A. Ortega) and Sunday vs TOR (B. Burres)
Solid Start
Jon Lester, Red Sox - Monday at NYY (J. Chamberlain) and Saturday vs TB (S. Kazmir)
Joba Chamberlain, Yankees - Monday vs BOS (J. Lester) and Saturday at BAL (A. Eaton)
Max Scherzer , Diamondbacks - Tuesday at LAD (J. McDonald) and Sunday vs WAS (D. Cabrera)
Javier Vazquez, Braves - Monday vs NYM (L. Hernandez) and Saturday at PHI (C. Hamels)
Aaron Harang, Reds - Monday at FLA (J. Johnson) and Saturday vs STL (A. Wainwright)
Scott Kazmir , Rays - Monday vs BAL (A. Eaton) and Saturday at BOS (J. Lester)
Paul Maholm , Pirates - Monday vs MLW (Y. Gallardo) and Saturday at NYM (L. Hernandez)
Kevin Correia , Padres - Monday vs COL (J. De La Rosa) and Saturday at HOU (B. Moehler)
Kevin Millwood , Rangers - Monday at SEA (F. Hernandez) and Saturday at CWS (B. Colon)
Felix Hernandez , Mariners - Monday vs TEX (K. Millwood) and Saturday at MIN (F. Liriano)
A.J. Burnett , Yankees - Tuesday vs BOS (J. Beckett) and Sunday at BAL (K. Uehara) [See update No. 3 above]
Edinson Volquez, Reds - Tuesday at FLA (C. Volstad) and Sunday vs STL (M. Boggs)
Chris Volstad , Marlins - Tuesday vs CIN (E. Volquez) and Sunday at COL (A. Cook)
Matt Garza , Rays - Tuesday vs BAL (K. Uehara) and Sunday at BOS (J. Beckett)
Sean Marshall, Cubs - Tuesday vs SF (T. Lincecum) and Sunday at MLW (J. Suppan)
Ian Snell , Pirates - Tuesday vs MLW (J. Suppan) and Sunday at NYM (J. Santana)
Brett Myers , Phillies - Tuesday at STL (M. Boggs) and Sunday vs ATL (K. Kawakami)
Mitchell Boggs , Cardinals - Tuesday vs PHI (B. Myers) and Sunday at CIN (E. Volquez)
Risky Start
Livan Hernandez , Mets - Monday at ATL (J. Vazquez) and Saturday vs PIT (P. Maholm)
James McDonald , Dodgers - Tuesday vs ARZ (M. Scherzer) and Sunday vs SF (T. Lincecum)
Francisco Liriano , Twins - Monday at DET (E. Jackson) and Saturday vs SEA (F. Hernandez)
Adam Eaton , Orioles - Monday at TB (S. Kazmir) and Saturday vs NYY (J. Chamberlain)
Bartolo Colon , White Sox - Monday at KC (Z. Greinke) and Saturday vs TEX (K. Millwood)
Jonathan Sanchez , Giants - Monday at CHC (R. Dempster) and Saturday at LAD (E. Stults)
Ryan Dempster , Cubs - Monday vs SF (J. Sanchez) and Saturday at MLW (Y. Gallardo)
Brian Moehler , Astros - Monday at WAS (S. Olsen) and Saturday vs SD (K. Correia)
Scott Olsen , Nationals - Monday vs HOU (B. Moehler) and Saturday at ARZ (D. Davis)
Fausto Carmona , Indians - Monday at TOR (B. Tallet) and Saturday vs DET (E. Jackson)
Cole Hamels , Phillies - Monday at STL (A. Wainwright) and Saturday vs ATL (J. Vazquez) [See update No. 2 above]
Shane Loux , Angels - Monday at OAK (B. Anderson) and Saturday vs KC (Z. Greinke) [See update No. 4 above]
Brett Anderson , Athletics - Monday vs LAA (S. Loux) and Saturday vs TOR (B. Cecil)
Jorge De La Rosa , Rockies - Monday at SD (K. Correia) and Saturday vs FLA (J. Johnson)
Kenshin Kawakami, Braves - Tuesday vs NYM (J. Santana) and Sunday at PHI (B. Myers)
Aaron Cook , Rockies - Tuesday at SD (J. Geer) and Sunday vs FLA (C. Volstad)
Josh Geer , Padres - Tuesday vs COL (A. Cook) and Sunday at HOU (R. Oswalt)
Eric Stults , Dodgers - Monday vs ARZ (D. Davis) and Saturday vs SF (J. Sanchez)
Josh Beckett , Red Sox - Tuesday at NYY (A. Burnett) and Sunday vs TB (M. Garza)
Koji Uehara , Orioles - Tuesday at TB (M. Garza) and Sunday vs NYY (A. Burnett)
Daniel Cabrera , Nationals - Tuesday vs HOU (R. Oswalt) and Sunday at ARZ (M. Scherzer)
Anthony Reyes , Indians - Tuesday at TOR (B.Cecil) and Sunday vs DET (R. Porcello)
Gavin Floyd , White Sox - Tuesday at KC (K. Davies) and Sunday vs TEX (V. Padilla)
Kyle Davies , Royals - Tuesday vs CWS (G. Floyd) and Sunday at LAA (A. Ortega)
Vicente Padilla , Rangers - Tuesday at SEA (E. Bedard) and Sunday at CWS (G. Floyd)
Nick Blackburn , Twins - Tuesday at DET (R. Porcello) and Sunday vs SEA (E. Bedard)
Rick Porcello , Tigers - Tuesday vs MIN (N. Blackburn) and Sunday at CLE (A. Reyes)
Jeff Suppan , Brewers - Tuesday at PIT (I. Snell) and Sunday vs CHC (S. Marshall)
Anthony Ortega , Angels - Tuesday at OAK (D. Braden) and Sunday vs KC (K. Davies) [See update No. 4 above]
