2 Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 19 (2025)

August 3, 2025

Pranav's 2 start pitchers streamers, fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups, sleepers, starts for Week 19 of 2025 (August 4 to August 10). His top SP matchups with two starts.

Hi, RotoBallers! Welcome back to another Two-Start Pitchers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts article for Week 19 of 2025, from August 4 to August 10. The trade deadline has refreshed many rotations, opening up new opportunities in two-start streaming.

Every 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 30 pitchers who are currently scheduled for two starts in this period. We will examine the best 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.

Two-Start Pitchers - Over 50% Rostered

• Brayan Bello (vs. KC, @ SD)
• Max Fried (@ TEX, vs. HOU)
• Casey Mize (vs. MIN, vs. LAA)
• Yusei Kikuchi (vs. TB, @ DET)
• Bryan Woo (vs. CHW, vs. TB)
• Sandy Alcantara (vs. HOU, @ ATL)
• Sean Manaea (vs. CLE, @ MIL)
• Jesus Luzardo (vs. BAL, @ TEX)
• MacKenzie Gore (vs. ATH, @ SF)
• Nick Lodolo (@ CHC, @ PIT)
• Quinn Priester (@ ATL, vs. NYM)
• Sonny Gray (@ LAD, vs. CHC)
• Brandon Pfaadt (vs. SD, vs. COL)

Best Available Two-Start Pitcher Streamers

Jeffrey Springs (42% Rostered), Athletics

Scheduled Starts: @ WAS, @ BAL

Things have gotten slightly better lately, but it's been a rough first year in Sacramento for Jeffrey Springs. Through 126 innings, he holds a 4.00 ERA, 4.65 FIP, 1.17 WHIP, 19.5% strikeout rate, and 7.6% walk rate.

A 68.6% left-on-base rate and 20% HR/FB percentage ratio help, but his low .241 BABIP pretty much wipes out any luck-based hopes of improvement. His 11.7% SwStr rate, 28.4% CSW rate, 8.2% barrel rate, and 37.5% hard-hit rate all rank him as an average pitcher.

Two starts outside of Sutter Health Park against two Mid-Atlantic offenses ranked in the bottom half of the league in scoring help his case. An average pitcher isn't completely safe against subpar offenses, but he's the best option on the table this week.

Jeffrey Springs, Nasty Changeups. 👌 pic.twitter.com/RyeZuEVP50

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 26, 2025

Riskier Two-Start Pitcher Streamer Picks

Adrian Houser (34% Rostered), Tampa Bay Rays

Scheduled Starts: @ LAA, @ SEA

Adrian Houser has had an unusually incredible year, with a 2.10 ERA, 3.30 FIP, 1.22 WHIP, 17.1% strikeout rate, and 8% walk rate through 11 starts for the Chicago White Sox. He was moved at the trade deadline and will now take the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays.

There are always pitchers who succeed despite their hittable stuff, but Houser's 8.5% SwStr rate and 24.9% CSW rate are confoundingly bad for someone with a sub-3.00 ERA.

He's had great luck, with a 6.8% HR/FB percentage ratio and 81.7% left-on-base ratio this season. A 47.3% groundball rate and 4.9% barrel rate should protect him a bit from some of the regression, but Houser is marked for danger for the rest of the season.

The ceiling is not high enough to give Houser a go in most weeks. However, a middling Angels offense (16th in runs scored this season) and a Seattle offense stifled by T-Mobile Park (.679 home OPS) might give Houser another clean week. He's not risk-free, but he should be fine to stream this week.

Patrick Corbin (30% Rostered), Texas Rangers

Scheduled Starts: vs. NYY, vs. PHI

A surprise safe streamer last week, Patrick Corbin was moved off his advantageous second start in the pitcher-friendly T-Mobile Park to a home start against one of the league's most imposing lineups.

He's kept up a nice streak of starts, with a 2.70 ERA, 2.74 FIP, 1.23 WHIP, 24.6% strikeout rate, and 6.5% walk rate in his last six starts. This run has improved his season-long numbers to a 3.78 ERA, 3.99 FIP, 1.27 WHIP, 20.4% strikeout rate, and 7% walk rate through 20 starts.

A Yankees offense now leading the league in scoring is intimidating enough to disregard a red-hot Corbin this week (the Phillies are also a top-10 scoring offense, for good measure).

Slade Cecconi (28% Rostered), Cleveland Guardians

Scheduled Starts: @ NYM, @ CHW

Slade Cecconi has unexpectedly emerged as a reliable rotation option in fantasy baseball, with a 3.77 ERA, 4.61 FIP, 1.22 WHIP, 20% strikeout rate, and 7% walk rate through 13 starts. Still, there's enough in his basic statistical profile to temper expectations.

His 10.8% SwStr rate and 28.6% CSW rate should keep him at a mediocre strikeout rate. A 22.4% HR/FB ratio does point to slightly better luck, but a .271 BABIP, 82% left-on-base rate, 11.4% barrel rate, and 47.4% hard-hit even the scales.

His zone-pounding fastball (41% usage, 69.86% strike rate) has not performed too well despite a 30.8% CSW on the pitch, with a .395 wOBA and .381 xwOBA on the pitch this season. His secondaries have carried extra weight, with a 17.7% SwStr rate and .255 wOBA on his slider (23% usage) and a 15.9% SwStr rate and .197 wOBA on his curveball (16% usage).

It's hard to know what to think about Cecconi this week. A star-studded Mets lineup still ranks just 17th in scoring this season, but a Chicago White Sox offense ranked just 27th in scoring this season shouldn't be too difficult. Cecconi is not safe, but he's got a good shot.

Slade Cecconi, 96mph Paint.

9th K and is Fired up! pic.twitter.com/nRjBGB01FE

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 10, 2025

Zebby Matthews (19% Rostered), Minnesota Twins

Scheduled Starts: @ DET, vs. KC

Zebby Matthews has had an unusually rough go of it this season, with a 5.67 ERA, 2.95 FIP, 1.41 WHIP, 29% strikeout rate, and 6.2% walk rate through seven starts.

The 25-year-old is among the league's most underrated pitching talents, as his 2.95 FIP, 14.1% SwStr rate, and 30.5% CSW rate rank him among the best. A disturbingly high .382 BABIP and 62.8% left-on-base should even out to his benefit eventually.

A start against a Detroit Tigers offense ranked fifth in scoring this season takes him out of safe streaming contention, but his electric stuff gives him a ceiling high enough to warrant a stream every week.

Zebby Matthews, 2Ks in the 3rd.

6Ks thru 3. pic.twitter.com/sqVae8EFNI

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 25, 2024

JP Sears (19% Rostered), San Diego Padres

Scheduled Starts: @ ARZ, vs. BOS

JP Sears has escaped the Athletics and Sutter Health Park, but the scars are still there. Through 22 starts, he holds a 4.95 ERA, 4.96 FIP, 1.27 WHIP, 20.6% strikeout rate, and 6.1% walk rate.

Sears should have better luck ROS in the pitcher-friendly Petco Park, but you can't take him with matchups against two top-7 offenses (by runs scored).

Justin Verlander (17% Rostered), San Francisco Giants

Scheduled Starts: @ PIT, vs. WAS

Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander was not moved at the deadline, so he'll continue to toil in San Francisco. Through 18 starts, he holds a 4.53 ERA, 4.29 FIP, 1.49 WHIP, 19.3% strikeout rate, and 8.5% walk rate.

There's not too much in his current statistical profile that portends better times ahead. While his .325 BABIP should help Verlander when it regresses to the mean, a 13.8% HR/FB percentage ratio might just do the opposite.

His 12.2% SwStr rate and 28.4% CSW rate show he's got enough juice to throw a couple of baseballs by a Pittsburgh offense ranked dead last in scoring this season, but it still isn't enough to confidently stream the 42-year-old this week.

Michael Soroka (11% Rostered), Chicago Cubs

Scheduled Starts: vs. CIN, @ STL

A contending Chicago Cubs team didn't make many moves at the deadline, but they were able to swing a trade for Michael Soroka. Soroka's statline doesn't look terribly impressive, with a 4.87 ERA, 4.12 FIP, 1.13 WHIP, 25.4% strikeout rate, and 7% walk rate through 16 starts for the Washington Nationals.

An 11.1% SwStr rate, 28.8% CSW rate, and 24.1% whiff rate don't necessarily give his great strikeout numbers credence, but they should keep him afloat in that category ROS. His 6.4% barrel rate, 68.4% left-on-base rate, and 3.61 SIERA should instill more confidence in a possible stream.

However, you should not stream him immediately, as he'll get an early meeting with two division rivals that rank in the upper half of the league in runs scored this season. Give Soroka this week in Wrigley Field before pulling the trigger on a stream.

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