Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings feature Andrew Painter, Bubba Chandler
Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings feature Andrew Painter, Bubba Chandler
More than a third of this week's two-start selection is must-start
By
Scott White
Apr 3, 2026
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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 require some forecasting and are therefore subject to change.
Below are the two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 3 (April 6-12). Be sure to check back Sunday for the latest updates.
Must-start, all formats
1
T. Skubal
SP
DET
Tarik Skubal
SP
DET
@
MIN
Minnesota
vs
MIA
Miami
2
C. Ragans
RP
KC
Cole Ragans
RP
KC
@
CLE
Cleveland
vs
CHW
Chi. White Sox
3
C. Sale
SP
ATL
Chris Sale
SP
ATL
@
LAA
L.A. Angels
vs
CLE
Cleveland
4
H. Brown
SP
HOU
Hunter Brown
SP
HOU
@
COL
Colorado
@
SEA
Seattle
5
C. Schlittler
SP
NYY
Cameron Schlittler
SP
NYY
vs
ATH
Athletics
@
TB
Tampa Bay
6
N. Pivetta
RP
SD
Nick Pivetta
RP
SD
@
PIT
Pittsburgh
vs
COL
Colorado
7
F. Peralta
SP
NYM
Freddy Peralta
SP
NYM
vs
ARI
Arizona
vs
ATH
Athletics
8
S. Alcantara
SP
MIA
Sandy Alcantara
SP
MIA
vs
CIN
Cincinnati
@
DET
Detroit
9
L. Gilbert
SP
SEA
Logan Gilbert
SP
SEA
@
TEX
Texas
vs
HOU
Houston
10
J. Ryan
SP
MIN
Joe Ryan
SP
MIN
vs
DET
Detroit
@
TOR
Toronto
11
J. deGrom
SP
TEX
Jacob deGrom
SP
TEX
vs
SEA
Seattle
@
LAD
L.A. Dodgers
12
B. Woodruff
SP
MIL
Brandon Woodruff
SP
MIL
@
BOS
Boston
vs
WAS
Washington
13
A. Abbott
SP
CIN
Andrew Abbott
SP
CIN
@
MIA
Miami
vs
LAA
L.A. Angels
Advisable in most cases
14
A. Painter
SP
PHI
Andrew Painter
SP
PHI
@
SF
San Francisco
vs
ARI
Arizona
15
B. Chandler
P
PIT
Bubba Chandler
P
PIT
vs
SD
San Diego
@
CHC
Chi. Cubs
16
J. Soriano
RP
LAA
Jose Soriano
RP
LAA
vs
ATL
Atlanta
@
CIN
Cincinnati
17
C. Mize
SP
DET
Casey Mize
SP
DET
@
MIN
Minnesota
vs
MIA
Miami
18
N. Cameron
P
KC
Noah Cameron
P
KC
@
CLE
Cleveland
vs
CHW
Chi. White Sox
Better left for points leagues
19
T. Bibee
SP
CLE
Tanner Bibee
SP
CLE
vs
KC
Kansas City
@
ATL
Atlanta
20
Z. Gallen
SP
ARI
Zac Gallen
SP
ARI
@
NYM
N.Y. Mets
@
PHI
Philadelphia
21
T. Bradley
SP
MIN
Taj Bradley
SP
MIN
vs
DET
Detroit
@
TOR
Toronto
22
M. Scherzer
SP
TOR
Max Scherzer
SP
TOR
vs
LAD
L.A. Dodgers
vs
MIN
Minnesota
23
S. McClanahan
SP
TB
Shane McClanahan
SP
TB
vs
CHC
Chi. Cubs
vs
NYY
N.Y. Yankees
24
J. Taillon
SP
CHC
Jameson Taillon
SP
CHC
@
TB
Tampa Bay
vs
PIT
Pittsburgh
No thanks
25
J. Junk
RP
MIA
Janson Junk
RP
MIA
vs
CIN
Cincinnati
@
DET
Detroit
26
S. Smith
RP
CHW
Shane Smith
RP
CHW
vs
BAL
Baltimore
@
KC
Kansas City
27
B. Bello
SP
BOS
Brayan Bello
SP
BOS
vs
MIL
Milwaukee
@
STL
St. Louis
28
Z. Littell
SP
WAS
Zack Littell
SP
WAS
vs
STL
St. Louis
@
MIL
Milwaukee
29
A. Houser
SP
SF
Adrian Houser
SP
SF
vs
PHI
Philadelphia
@
BAL
Baltimore
30
B. Williamson
SP
CIN
Brandon Williamson
SP
CIN
@
MIA
Miami
vs
LAA
L.A. Angels
31
G. Marquez
SP
SD
German Marquez
SP
SD
@
PIT
Pittsburgh
vs
COL
Colorado
32
E. Fedde
SP
CHW
Erick Fedde
SP
CHW
vs
BAL
Baltimore
@
KC
Kansas City
33
A. Pallante
RP
STL
Andre Pallante
RP
STL
@
WAS
Washington
vs
BOS
Boston
34
A. Civale
SP
ATH
Aaron Civale
SP
ATH
@
NYY
N.Y. Yankees
@
NYM
N.Y. Mets
35
K. Freeland
SP
COL
Kyle Freeland
SP
COL
vs
HOU
Houston
@
SD
San Diego
36
R. Feltner
SP
COL
Ryan Feltner
SP
COL
vs
HOU
Houston
@
SD
San Diego
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