The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1538 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 26

Last week, we had a pretty short board, not a ton of great options on.

It was lower volume and lower quality.

I think this week, higher volume and some higher quality and some really interesting names to talk about and a few tidbits I want to get to with you directly.

Let's start with the auto starts.

Miz, Sanchez, Detmers, Hunter Brown, Troy Melton, Sandy Alcantara.

Melton back on again.

He did not get his two-step last week, so he's doubling up two weeks in a row here.

I love that he and Sandy are on together because that's kind of how I see Melton right now.

That's like a Sandy Alcantara type.

He doesn't have the Ks there yet.

Now, I believe he will get there.

I truly believe he has the swing and miss stuff that maybe Sandy lacked.

But right now, he gives me real Sandy vibes.

Do you have any problems with any of the auto starts there? I think it would be Brown, Melton, or Sandy would be the only ones up for discussion.

I think Miz, Sanchez, or Detmers, those are beyond locks.

I think with Hunter Brown and Sandy Alcantara, you've got good enough matchups where, like, even if you have a little bit of concern, you're using them this week, right? So, you know.

sandy's at arizona and then at san diego both those matchups neither of them is scaring you enough to warrant you sitting sandy that's right then hunter brown is home versus uh kansas city and then home versus atlanta the atlanta one's a little bit scary sure but that's also the sunday start that could get wiped away you know if uh

and And he's been on track a bit.

Even with his last start at Philly not going brilliantly, he gave up five runs, four of them earned in five innings.

He still had seven punches.

In fact, he's had seven, seven, and ten strikeouts in his last three outings.

So I know Brown had some unsettling starts there when he first came back, but he's been pretty good now, dialed back in.

So I really like where he's at.

And yeah, Sandy, Melton, they feel pretty good too.

I think Melton is the one that is a bit concerning considering how poorly the results have gone over his last four starts.