Two-Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 8 (2025)

May 19, 2025

Pranav's two-start pitchers, fantasy baseball streamers and starts for Week 8 of 2025 (May 19 to May 25). His top waiver wire SPs with two starts coming up.

Hey, RotoBallers! We're back with another two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 8 of 2025, from May 19 to May 25. Several rotations turn over this week, giving us an interesting variety 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 36 pitchers currently scheduled to make two starts during this period. We will examine the ideal options that have 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

• Walker Buehler (vs. NYM, vs. BAL)
• Ryan Pepiot (vs. HOU, vs. TOR)
• Chris Bassitt (vs. SD, @ TB)
• Tarik Skubal (@ STL, vs. CLE)
• Kris Bubic (@ SF, @ MIN)
• Bailey Ober (vs. CLE, vs. KC)
• Framber Valdez (@ TB, vs. SEA)
• Luis Castillo (@ CHW, @ HOU)
• Spencer Strider (@ WAS, vs. SD)
• Kodai Senga (@ BOS, vs. LAD)
• Cristopher Sanchez (@ COL, @ ATH)
• Jesus Luzardo (@ COL, @ ATH)
• Nick Lodolo (@ PIT, vs. CHC)
• Sonny Gray (vs. DET, vs. ARZ)
• Brandon Pfaadt (@ LAD, @ STL)
• Dylan Cease (@ TOR, @ ATL)
• Robbie Ray (vs. KC, @ WAS)

Best Available Two-Start Pitcher Streamers

Ben Brown (22% Rostered), Chicago Cubs

Scheduled Starts: @ MIA, @ CIN

Despite a difficult schedule so far (Dodgers 2x, Padres, Diamondbacks, Phillies, Giants, and a road start against the Athletics), Ben Brown has kept afloat this season. Through 41 2/3 innings, Brown holds a 4.75 ERA, 3.32 FIP, 1.56 WHIP, 26.2% strikeout rate, and 8.4% walk rate. His 12.7% SwStr rate, 32.1% CSW rate, and .381 BABIP point to a cleaner statistical profile soon enough.

A road start against a Miami offense he did well enough against in a recent start (two runs allowed in 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts) shouldn't be too worrying. However, his second start in the hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park against a Reds offense ranked ninth in scoring this season is too difficult to mark him as a completely safe stream.

While he comes with clear risk this week, he's one of the best among a sea of bad options this week.

Ben Brown, 97mph ⛽️ pic.twitter.com/wg0WmrmxYM

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 13, 2025

Will Warren (15% Rostered), New York Yankees

Scheduled Starts: vs. TEX, @ COL

Will Warren has pitched relatively well for the Yankees in his rookie season. He holds a 4.61 ERA, 3.25 FIP, 1.32 WHIP, 27.9% strikeout rate, and 9.5% walk rate through nine starts. The 25-year-old's profile doesn't leap off the page, but a 32.2% CSW rate indicates continued success in the K department.

Two offenses ranked among the five lowest-scoring offenses this season should set him up for a good week. However, a Coors Field start is not ideal for a pitcher who struggles with hard contact (51.8% hard-hit rate, 11.8% barrel rate).

Warren is this week's best streaming pick, but you can't trust him completely with a trip to Denver incoming.

Diabolical Sequencing by Will Warren. 👿

1. Sweeper with 21 inches of break (ball well off the plate)

2. Sinker tunneled with that Sweeper (backwards K) pic.twitter.com/NEmul3soZ1

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 14, 2025

Riskier Two-Start Streamer Picks

Gavin Williams (35% Rostered), Cleveland Guardians

Scheduled Starts: @ MIN, @ DET

While there have surely been flashes of his better self, Gavin Williams has disappointed this season. Through nine starts, he holds a 4.29 ERA, 4.56 FIP, 1.64 WHIP, 27.3% strikeout rate, and 12.8% walk rate.

However, he's produced better results lately. In his last three starts, Williams has a 2.57 ERA, 3.82 FIP, 1.79 WHIP, 35.9% strikeout rate, and 15.6% walk rate. His cutter's reintroduction and scaling up have made his stuff more potent, but his inability to throw strikes this season will keep him a risky stream.

Williams has one of the highest ceilings in professional baseball. Still, his current self is too volatile for fantasy managers to stream him against a Detroit offense ranked fourth in scoring this season.

Mitch Keller (29% Rostered), Pittsburgh Pirates

Scheduled Starts: vs. CIN, vs. MIL

Mitch Keller is amid another mediocre year, with a 4.15 ERA, 3.61 FIP, 1.33 WHIP, 19% strikeout rate, and 7.1% walk rate through 52 innings.

Keller still offers good value as a streamer, as he's gone at least six innings deep in six starts out of nine this season. There are certainly weeks where Keller will be enough to keep things running, but his first start against a Cincinnati offense ranked ninth in scoring is enough to disregard him this week.

Jose Soriano (20% Rostered), Los Angeles Angels

Scheduled Starts: @ ATH, vs. MIA

Jose Soriano is amid another almost-good season, with a 3.46 ERA, 3.57 FIP, 1.46 WHIP, 19% strikeout rate, and 10.4% walk rate through nine starts.

His abysmal command and proclivity for hard contact (48.1% hard-hit rate) make it difficult to stream him, even if his 62.8% ground ball rate papers over most of his flaws.

An Athletics offense ranked 13th in scoring in Sutter Health Park is not a good way for Soriano to start his week. And an 18th-ranked Miami offense (by runs scored) is not nearly as bad as they need to be for a safe stream.

Gunnar Hoglund (18% Rostered), Athletics

Scheduled Starts: vs. LAA, vs. PHI

Gunnar Hoglund has had a nice debut, with a 3.78 ERA, 5.15 FIP, 1.32 WHIP, 21.7% strikeout rate, and 5.8% walk rate through three starts.

There's obviously not as much to scrutinize with Hoglund, but his 32.6% CSW rate and 19-inch iVB on his 93.6 mph fastball (44% usage) encourage investment.

However, two starts in Sutter Health Park—one of which against a Phillies offense ranked 10th in scoring this season—make it hard to mark the rookie as a safe stream this week.

Mitchell Parker (13% Rostered), Washington Nationals

Scheduled Starts: vs. ATL, vs. SF

There's not much intrigue with Mitchell Parker, as he holds a 4.32 ERA, 3.71 FIP, 1.30 WHIP, 14.8% strikeout rate, and 11.1% walk rate through nine starts. A San Francisco offense ranked eighth in scoring this season should take Parker out of contention this week.

Patrick Corbin (13% Rostered), Texas Rangers

Scheduled Starts: @ NYY, @ CHW

In one of the stranger turns of the 2025 season, Patrick Corbin has pitched to unusually successful results this season. Through seven starts, he holds a 3.35 ERA, 4.75 FIP, 1.30 WHIP, 18.5% strikeout rate, and 8.3% walk rate.

An 86.5% left-on-base rate, .278 BABIP, and 32.5% fly ball rate are enough to understand that luck will soon turn on Corbin. The 35-year-old is headed toward slaughter with his next start in Yankee Stadium against a New York squad that leads the AL in scoring.

Hunter Dobbins (7% Rostered), Boston Red Sox

Scheduled Starts: vs. NYM, vs. BAL

Hunter Dobbins has exceeded expectations as an injury fill-in for Boston, with a 3.90 ERA, 3.51 FIP, 1.30 WHIP, 19.3% strikeout rate, and 3.4% walk rate through five starts. A 12.5% SwStr rate, 30.5% CSW rate, 47.7% ground ball rate, and .333 BABIP should improve your confidence in the 25-year-old.

An ice-cold Baltimore offense poses less risk, but Juan Soto and Co. in Fenway Park are too dangerous a matchup for a rookie coming off his worst start of the season (five runs allowed in five innings against the Detroit Tigers).

Logan Allen (5% Rostered), Cleveland Guardians

Scheduled Starts: @ MIN, @ DET

Logan Allen had a mostly clean season so far, with a 3.70 ERA, 4.08 FIP, 1.52 WHIP, 16.8% strikeout rate, and 10.9% walk rate through eight starts.

A 7.4% SwStr rate and 26% CSW rate signal that his terrible strikeout numbers will not likely improve without major changes. Regardless, there's very little he can do to be a safe stream in a matchup with a Tigers offense ranked fourth in scoring this season.

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