The fantasy baseball season returns to its normal rhythm with 11-day weeks a thing of the past and a number of aces back on the hill. And at long last, the Cleveland Guardians will finally get to play a home game.
Welcome to Week 3 everyone!
In order to help you set your best fantasy baseball lineup, we're taking a look at the best matchups for starting pitchers from April 7-13.
The Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays play seven games this week, while all other teams have six. The first pitch of the week will come on Monday at 3:10 p.m. ET with the New York Yankees in Detroit.
(Pitchers are ranked in their order of expected fantasy value.)
Best two-start pitchers for Week 3
- Zack Wheeler, Phillies (at Braves, at Cardinals)
- Garrett Crochet, Red Sox (vs. Blue Jays, at White Sox)
- Cole Ragans, Royals (vs. Twins, at Guardians)
- Michael King, Padres (at A's, vs. Rockies)
- Logan Gilbert, Mariners (vs. Astros, vs. Rangers)
- Chris Sale, Braves (vs. Phillies, at Rays)
- Hunter Greene, Reds (at Giants, vs. Pirates)
- Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks (vs. Orioles, vs. Brewers)
- Logan Webb, Giants (vs. Reds, at Yankees)
- Kodai Senga, Mets (vs. Marlins, at A's)
Good two-start pitcher options for Week 3
- Carlos Rodon, Yankees (at Tigers, vs. Giants)
- Zach Eflin, Orioles (at Diamondbacks, vs. Blue Jays)
- Casey Mize, Tigers (vs. Yankees, at Twins)
- Shane Baz, Rays (vs. Angels, vs. Braves)
- Dustin May, Dodgers (at Nationals, vs. Cubs)
- Pablo Lopez, Twins (at Royals, vs. Tigers)
- Matthew Liberatore, Cardinals (at Pirates, vs. Phillies)
- Michael Lorenzen, Royals (vs. Twins, at Guardians)
- Freddy Peralta, Brewers (at Rockies, at Diamondbacks)
Streaming two-start pitcher options for Week 3
- Richard Fitts, Red Sox (vs. Blue Jays, at White Sox)
- Hayden Wesneski, Astros (at Mariners, vs. Angels)
- Justin Steele, Cubs (vs. Rangers, at Dodgers)
- Jose Berrios, Blue Jays (at Red Sox, at Orioles)
- Simeon Woods Richardson, Twins (at Royals, vs. Tigers)
- MacKenzie Gore, Nationals (vs. Dodgers, at Marlins)
- Logan Allen, Guardians (vs. White Sox, vs. Royals)
- Shane Smith, White Sox (at Guardians, vs. Red Sox)
Two-start pitchers to avoid in Week 3
- Kyle Hendricks, Angels (at Rays, at Astros)
- Carmen Mlodzinski, Pirates (vs. Cardinals, at Reds)
- Connor Gillispie, Marlins (at Mets, vs. Nationals)
- Easton Lucas, Blue Jays (at Red Sox, at Orioles)
- Luis Severino, A's (vs. Padres, vs. Mets)
- Kyle Freeland, Rockies (vs. Brewers, at Padres)
- Patrick Corbin, Rangers (at Cubs, at Mariners)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fantasy baseball 2-start pitchers: Zack Wheeler, Garrett Crochet, more
