There are a limited number of quality arms available for week 8 fantasy baseball, meaning this would be a great week to pick up a sleeper two start pitcher, but they are few and far between. You will notice there are very few tier 1 and 2 pitchers, and a plethora of tier 4 and 5 guys. I will attempt to point out the options that could have decent stats in week 8.
All these start dates are current as of May 15th, 2012, but could change due to rainouts
If you have any questions about which pitchers to pick up for your particular format, please direct them to the forums.
Tier 1
Felix Hernandez - June 2011 (Getty Images)
Roy Halladay – PHI 5/22 vs WAS – Jordan Zimmerman 5/27 @ STL – Adam Wainwright
Felix Hernandez – SEA 5/21 vs TEX – Yu Darvish 5/26 vs LAA – Jerome Williams
Yu Darvish – TEX 5/21 @ SEA – Felix Hernandez 5/27 vs TOR – Kyle Drabek
Tier 2
C.J. Wilson - Getty Images
Gio Gonzalez – WAS 5/21 @ PHI – Vance Worley 5/27 @ ATL – Brandon Beachy
Matt Cain – SF 5/22 @ MIL – Shaun Marcum 5/27 @ MIA – Ricky Nolasco
Madison Bumgarner – SF 5/21 @ MIL – Randy Wolf 5/26 @ MIA – Mark Buehrle
Matt Garza – CHC 5/21 @ HOU – Bud Norris 5/27 @ PIT – Erik Bedard
Chris Capuano – LAD 5/21 @ ARI – Patrick Corbin 5/27 vs HOU – Bud Norris
CJ Wilson – LAA 5/22 @ OAK – Brandon McCarthy 5/27 @ SEA – Hector Noesi
Brandon Beachy – ATL 5/22 @ CIN – Mat Latos 5/27 vs WAS – Gio Gonzalez
Adam Wainwright – STL 5/22 vs SD – Edinson Volquez 5/27 vs PHI – Roy Halladay
Tier 3
Johan Santana - July 2011 (Getty Images)
Vance Worley – PHI 5/21 vs WAS – Gio Gonzalez 5/28 @ STL – Jaime Garcia
Johan Santana – NYM 5/21 @ PIT – Erik Bedard 5/26 vs SD – Clayton Richard
Jeremy Hellickson – TB 5/21 vs TOR – Kyle Drabek 5/27 @ BOS – Clay Buccholz
Mat Latos – CIN 5/22 vs ATL – Brandon Beachy 5/27 vs COL - Jamie Moyer
Tier 4
Mark Buehrle - April 2012 (Getty Images)
Gavin Floyd – CHW 5/22 vs MIN - Nick Blackburn 5/27 vs CLE – Ubaldo Jimenez
Jaime Garcia – STL 5/21 vs SD – Clayton Richard 5/26 vs PHI – Vance Worley
Mark Buehrle – MIA 5/21 vs COL – Jamie Moyer 5/26 vs SF – Madison Bumgarner
Hiroki Kuroda – NYY 5/21 vs KC – Felipe Paulino 5/27 @ OAK – Tommy Milone
Edinson Volquez – SD 5/22 @ STL – Adam Wainwright 5/27 @ NYM – R.A. Dickey
Bud Norris – HOU 5/21 vs CHC – Matt Garza 5/27 @ LAD – Chris Capuano
Ubaldo Jimenez – CLE 5/22 vs DET – Rick Porcello 5/27 @ CHW – Gavin Floyd
Rick Porcello – DET 5/21 @ CLE – Ubaldo Jimenez 5/27 @ MIN – Nick Blackburn
Clay Buchholz – BOS 5/21 @ BAL – Tommy Hunter 5/27 vs TB – Jeremy Hellickson
Ricky Nolasco – MIA 5/22 vs COL – Juan Nicasio 5/27 vs SF – Matt Cain
Tier 5
Erik Bedard - April 2012 (Getty Images)
Erik Bedard – PIT 5/21 vs NYM – Johan Santana 5/27 vs CHC – Matt Garza
Mike Minor – ATL 5/21 @ CIN – Mike Leake 5/27 vs WAS – Gio Gonzalez
Kyle Drabek - TOR 5/21 @ TB – Jeremy Hellickson 5/27 @ TEX – Yu Darvish
Tommy Milone – OAK 5/21 vs LAA – Jerome Williams 5/27 vs NYY – Hiroki Kuroda
Jerome Williams – LAA 5/21 @ OAK – Tommy Milone 5/27 @ SEA – Felix Hernandez
Felipe Paulino – KC 5/21 @ NYY – Hiroki Kuroda 5/27 @ BAL – Tommy Hunter
Randy Wolf – MIL 5/21 vs SF – Madison Bumgarner 5/27 @ ARI – Patrick Corbin
Mike Leake – CIN 5/21 vs ATL – Mike Minor 5/27 vs COL – Jamie Moyer
Clayton Richard – SD 5/21 @ STL – Jamie Garcia 5/26 @ NYM – TBD
Tommy Hunter – BAL 5/21 vs BOS – Clay Buchholz 5/27 vs KC – Felipe Paulino
Nick Blackburn – MIN 5/22 @ CHW – Gavin Floyd 5/27 vs DET – Rick Porcello
Jamie Moyer – COL 5/21 @ MIA – Mark Buehrle 5/27 @ CIN – Mike Leake
Hector Noesi – SEA 5/22 vs TEX – Matt Harrison 5/27 vs LAA – C.J. Wilson
