Fantasy Baseball Week 15 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings feature Chase Burns, Max Scherzer

Find out which pitchers are in line for an extra start this week

Every weekend, Scott White ranks the two start pitchers for the upcoming scoring period and then categorizes them by how usable they are. The names depicted here are highly speculative and subject to change.

One of the most common ways they change is with the addition of a spot starter when a team is scheduled to play six games in a row. It doesn't always happen, but it happens often enough that I'm taking the extra step this year of pointing out which of the two-start pitchers is scheduled for Tuesday and Sunday in the upcoming scoring period, since they're the most likely to lose out in such a scenario.

Below are the two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 15 (June 30-July 6), with the most questionable (Tuesday/Sunday in a seven-game week) being Max Fried, Kevin Gausman, Hayden Birdsong, Zac Gallen, Emerson Hancock and Michael Lorenzen.

All information is up to date as of Sunday afternoon.

Must-start, all formats

1	Z. Wheeler SP PHI Zack Wheeler SP PHI	vs SD San Diego	vs CIN Cincinnati
2	G. Crochet SP BOS Garrett Crochet SP BOS	vs CIN Cincinnati	@ WAS Washington
3	L. Webb SP SF Logan Webb SP SF	@ ARI Arizona	@ ATH Athletics
4	M. Fried SP NYY Max Fried SP NYY	@ TOR Toronto	@ NYM N.Y. Mets
5	C. Rodon SP NYY Carlos Rodon SP NYY	@ TOR Toronto	@ NYM N.Y. Mets
6	J. Ryan SP MIN Joe Ryan SP MIN	@ MIA Miami	vs TB Tampa Bay
7	G. Kirby SP SEA George Kirby SP SEA	vs KC Kansas City	vs PIT Pittsburgh
8	F. Peralta SP MIL Freddy Peralta SP MIL	@ NYM N.Y. Mets	@ MIA Miami
9	C. Burns SP CIN Chase Burns SP CIN	@ BOS Boston	@ PHI Philadelphia
10	D. Rasmussen SP TB Drew Rasmussen SP TB	vs ATH Athletics	@ MIN Minnesota

Advisable in most cases

11	J. Flaherty SP DET Jack Flaherty SP DET	@ WAS Washington	@ CLE Cleveland
12	C. Holmes SP NYM Clay Holmes SP NYM	vs MIL Milwaukee	vs NYY N.Y. Yankees
13	M. Boyd SP CHC Matthew Boyd SP CHC	vs CLE Cleveland	vs STL St. Louis
14	M. Wacha SP KC Michael Wacha SP KC	@ SEA Seattle	@ ARI Arizona
15	J. Lopez SP ATH Jacob Lopez SP ATH	@ TB Tampa Bay	vs SF San Francisco

Better left for points leagues

16	K. Gausman SP TOR Kevin Gausman SP TOR	vs NYY N.Y. Yankees	vs LAA L.A. Angels
17	G. Williams SP CLE Gavin Williams SP CLE	@ CHC Chi. Cubs	vs DET Detroit
18	R. Nelson SP ARI Ryne Nelson SP ARI	vs SF San Francisco	vs KC Kansas City
19	M. Scherzer SP TOR Max Scherzer SP TOR	vs NYY N.Y. Yankees	vs LAA L.A. Angels
20	E. Cabrera SP MIA Edward Cabrera SP MIA	vs MIN Minnesota	vs MIL Milwaukee

No thanks

21	H. Birdsong RP SF Hayden Birdsong RP SF	@ ARI Arizona	@ ATH Athletics
22	S. Smith SP CHW Shane Smith SP CHW	@ LAD L.A. Dodgers	@ COL Colorado
23	Z. Gallen SP ARI Zac Gallen SP ARI	vs SF San Francisco	vs KC Kansas City
24	P. Corbin SP TEX Patrick Corbin SP TEX	vs BAL Baltimore	@ SD San Diego
25	E. Fedde SP ATL Erick Fedde SP ATL	@ PIT Pittsburgh	@ CHC Chi. Cubs
26	T. Rogers SP BAL Trevor Rogers SP BAL	@ TEX Texas	@ ATL Atlanta
27	E. Hancock SP SEA Emerson Hancock SP SEA	vs KC Kansas City	vs PIT Pittsburgh
28	M. Lorenzen SP KC Michael Lorenzen SP KC	@ SEA Seattle	@ ARI Arizona
29	C. Gordon SP HOU Colton Gordon SP HOU	@ COL Colorado	@ LAD L.A. Dodgers
30	C. Dollander SP COL Chase Dollander SP COL	vs HOU Houston	vs CHW Chi. White Sox
31	T. Williams SP WAS Trevor Williams SP WAS	vs DET Detroit	vs BOS Boston
32	T. Anderson SP LAA Tyler Anderson SP LAA	@ ATL Atlanta	@ TOR Toronto
33	A. Heaney SP PIT Andrew Heaney SP PIT	vs STL St. Louis	@ SEA Seattle
34	D. Fuentes SP ATL Didier Fuentes SP ATL	vs LAA L.A. Angels	vs BAL Baltimore