2 Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 13 (2025)

June 23, 2025

Pranav's 2 start pitchers, fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups, streamers, starts for Week 13 of 2025 (June 23 to June 29). His top SP matchups with two starts.

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome to another two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 13 of 2025, from June 23 to June 29. Rotations are settling back down, giving us a good mix of two-start pitchers to work with.

Each week of the 2025 fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify starting pitchers in line to make two starts in the upcoming week. It will look at fantasy baseball streamers ahead of the Sunday night waiver wire run for leagues with weekly transactions.

There are 32 pitchers currently scheduled to make two starts during this period. We will examine the ideal options with roster rates under 50 percent. Pitchers with roster rates over 50 percent will also be listed. The other two-start pitchers are available, but they are not listed as they should be avoided.

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Two-Start Pitchers - Over 50% Rostered

• Tarik Skubal (vs. ATH, vs. MIN)
• Kris Bubic (vs. TB, vs. LAD)
• Bailey Ober (vs. SEA, @ DET)
• Framber Valdez (vs. PHI, vs. CHC)
• Bryan Woo (@ MIN, @ TEX)
• Luis Castillo (@ MIN, @ TEX)
• Spencer Schwellenbach (@ NYM, vs. PHI)
• Chris Sale (@ NYM, vs. PHI)
• Ranger Suarez (@ HOU, @ ATL)
• Jameson Taillon (@ STL, @ HOU)
• Nick Lodolo (vs. NYY, vs. SD)

Best Available Two-Start Pitcher Streamers

Chad Patrick (27% Rostered), Milwaukee Brewers

Scheduled Starts: vs. PIT, vs. COL

Despite some recent missteps against quality offenses  Chad Patrick has had an incredible year. Through 79 2/3 innings, he holds a 3.50 ERA, 3.60 FIP, 1.28 WHIP, 22.6% strikeout rate, and 7.7% walk rate.

His advanced statistical profile is by no means bulletproof, but an 11.1% SwStr rate, .306 BABIP, and 6.9% barrel rate do enough to counter his more concerning metrics (i.e., 28.1% groundball rate, 12.3% HR/FB ratio, and 25.1% CSW rate).

The Pirates are the worst offense in the league by most metrics (.636 OPS), but the Rockies' offense outside Coors Field is even worse (.615 OPS in away games). While these are both still MLB offenses, it's hard to imagine any pitcher having a hard time with either offense. Patrick should have a good week.

Chad Patrick, Filthy 88mph Cutter...and Sword. ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/a6bnsIHl4E

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 26, 2025

Riskier Two-Start Pitcher Streamer Picks

Taj Bradley (48% Rostered), Tampa Bay Rays

Scheduled Starts: @ KC, @ BAL

Taj Bradley has had another rough year, with a 4.95 ERA, 4.62 FIP, 1.35 WHIP, 21.3% strikeout rate, and 9,9% walk rate through 15 starts. A 3.78 xERA, 6.5% barrel rate, 48.7% groundball rate, and 63% left-on-base rate all point to some luck-based improvements as the season goes on.

However, a 10.9% SwStr rate and 25.5% CSW rate should concern you. However inconsistent Bradley was in the past two seasons, you could rely on his high strikeout floor. A downgrade in his stuff (99 Stuff+ this year, 109 Stuff+ in 2024) makes him an even more unreliable bet.

Bradley has a good shot at picking up a win this week, if only because of a red-hot Rays offense (league leaders in runs scored since June 1). But, he's also coming off one of his worst starts of the year, with six earned runs allowed in 1 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles (who he will face later this week.

Bradley's luck may turn around soon, but his low strikeout ceiling makes that a bad bet.

Max Scherzer (37% Rostered), Toronto Blue Jays

Scheduled Starts: @ CLE, @ BOS

Max Scherzer is tentatively slated to return this week, immediately stepping into a two-start week. Mad Max only got three innings deep into his debut before inflammation took him off the mound for nearly three months.

While the 40-year-old has seen a clear decline in his performance in recent seasons, a 3.95 ERA, 22.6% strikeout rate, and 5.6% walk rate in an injury-plagued 2024 season for Texas still ranks him among the better pitchers in the league.

But even without Rafael Devers, a Boston offense ranked sixth in scoring this season is a threat. Simply as a streamer, Scherzer is a risky bet this week.

Mad Max has it working for the @BuffaloBisons!

Rehabbing @BlueJays hurler Max Scherzer K's the side and is up to five punchouts in two frames. pic.twitter.com/0YVIj9EJQA

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June 19, 2025

Matthew Liberatore (35% Rostered), St. Louis Cardinals

Scheduled Starts: vs. CHC, @ CLE

An incredible start to the 2025 season has been sullied of late, and now Matthew Liberatore holds a 4.08 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 1.16 WHIP, 20.1% strikeout rate, and 3.3% walk rate through 79 1/3 innings.

While his low FIP, elite walk rate, and 34.4% chase rate signal that he still presents great upside ROS, his first start this week against a Cubs offense ranked second in runs scored this season is a risky spot.

Walker Buehler (34% Rostered), Boston Red Sox

Scheduled Starts: @ LAA, vs. TOR

A few impressive starts here and there aside, Walker Buehler has had a disappointing year for the Boston Red Sox. Through 12 starts, he holds a 5.95 ERA, 5.35 FIP, 1.51 WHIP, 20% strikeout rate, and 8.3% walk rate.

A .322 BABIP, 27.9% HR/FB ratio, and 69.1% left-on-base rate show improvement could come soon, but none of Buehler's other numbers signal the coming of a renaissance over the next few months. A Toronto offense ranked sixth in scoring since May 1 is reason enough to look away from Buehler this week.

Shane Smith (32% Rostered), Chicago White Sox

Scheduled Starts: vs. ARZ, vs. SF

Shane Smith was bumped once again. This time, he will be pushed off his Sunday start against the Toronto Blue Jays to face a Diamondbacks offense ranked third in scoring this season.

Smith was a risky stream last week because of a matchup against a top-10 St. Louis Cardinals offense; it was indeed a good choice to avoid him last week, as he allowed six runs across 4 2/3 innings with three walks and two strikeouts.

The rookie still maintains a 2.85 ERA and 21.3% strikeout rate across 14 starts this season, but starts against a dominant Diamondbacks offense and a San Francisco lineup with Devers now in the fold present too much risk to stream him comfortably.

Ryan Yarbrough (28% Rostered), New York Yankees

Scheduled Starts: @ CIN, vs. ATH

Ryan Yarbrough has had a surprisingly good year as a starter, with a 3.90 ERA, 4.68 FIP, 1.17 WHIP, 21.7% strikeout rate, and 7.5% walk rate through 55 1/3 innings this year (40 of which came as a starting pitcher).

There's some intriguing stuff within Yarbrough's profile, but his 1.63 HR/9 against a top-10 Reds offense in the homer-friendly Great American Ball Park shuts the door on streaming this week.

Luis Severino (23% Rostered), Athletics

Scheduled Starts: @ DET, @ NYY

Luis Severino has had a difficult first year with the Athletics, as he holds a 4.42 ERA, 3.74 FIP, 1.34 WHIP, 15.9% strikeout rate, and 7.2% walk rate through 16 starts.

You're always glad to take an Athletics pitcher out of Sutter Health Park, but two starts against top-5 scoring offenses on the road make it difficult to even consider Severino this week.

Justin Verlander (19% Rostered), San Francisco Giants

Scheduled Starts: vs. MIA, @ CHW

With every passing start, we stray further away from the Justin Verlander of old. Through 11 starts this season, Verlander holds a 4.45 ERA, 4.70 FIP, 1.43 WHIP, 19% strikeout rate, and 8.9% walk rate. A 13% SwStr rate and 28.8% CSW rate soften the blow, but there's not much else to gloat about.

The Marlins and White Sox both rank among the seven lowest-scoring offenses this season, but there's still enough talent in both lineups to create problems for a scuffling 42-year-old.

Chris Paddack (16% Rostered), Minnesota Twins

Scheduled Starts: vs. SEA, @ DET

An unusually strong stretch of starts for Chris Paddack was cut by back-to-back clunkers against Houston and Cincinnati. Now, he holds a 4.48 ERA, 4.36 FIP, 1.23 WHIP, 16.7% strikeout rate, and 6.8% walk rate through 15 starts.

His matchups this week don't look favorable, as he'll get a Seattle offense outside of T-Mobile Park (.773 OPS in away games) and a Detroit offense ranked fifth in scoring this season. Few pitchers can emerge from a week like this unscathed. Chris Paddack is not one of them.

Patrick Corbin (13% Rostered), Texas Rangers

Scheduled Starts: @ BAL, vs. SEA

Patrick Corbin is slowly regressing, as he now holds a 3.91 ERA, 4.60 FIP, 1.25 WHIP, 18% strikeout rate, and 7.8% walk rate through 13 starts. He'll have to face Seattle outside of T-Mobile Park this week, meaning you can afford not to take a second look at Corbin.

Mitchell Parker (11% Rostered), Washington Nationals

Scheduled Starts: @ SD, @ LAA

Mitchell Parker, with his 4.59 ERA, 16.9% strikeout rate, 9% walk rate, and 25.2% CSW rate, is not a streamer worth the hassle -- even considering he'll face off against two subpar offenses.

Stephen Kolek (10% Rostered), San Diego Padres

Scheduled Starts: vs. WAS, @ CIN

Stephen Kolek has kept his ERA to 3.59 through nine starts this season, largely due to great contact outcomes (elite 51.6% groundball rate and 5.6% barrel rate). However, a 16.7% strikeout rate (backed by an abysmal 8.5% SwStr rate) makes him mostly unplayable in fantasy.

While the Nationals aren't a feared bunch, you don't like Kolek's odds in the hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park against a top-10 Reds offense.

Eduardo Rodriguez (9% Rostered), Arizona Diamondbacks

Scheduled Starts: @ CHW, vs. MIA

Among the poorest-performing pitchers in the league in the first few months of the 2025 season, Eduardo Rodriguez has settled down as of late with a  2.88 ERA in his last three starts. While he's certainly made progress, his 5.93 ERA, 4.41 FIP, and 1.62 WHIP through 12 starts shouldn't excite you.

As terrible as his season has been, his 3.88 xERA, 22.9% strikeout rate, 7.9% walk rate, and 34.2% hard-hit rate make Rodriguez a great option when his .355 BABIP positively regresses to a more reasonable number.

The White Sox and Marlins are two unintimidating foes, but like Verlander, both squads have bats that can cause problems for a struggling pitcher. If you can handle the obvious risk, E-Rod is an attractive bargain bin two-start pick this week.

Eduardo Rodríguez, K'ing the Side in the 5th.

10Ks thru 5. pic.twitter.com/ZedIX3w4Yf

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 4, 2025

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