Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Week 18 (2022)

Streaming pitchers. It’s an incredibly important tactic for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in daily leagues. Even in weekly leagues it’s important to know the upcoming matchups for starting pitchers as you make your weekly lineup decisions and waiver wire bids. Below we take a look at the top streaming pitcher options of the day.

You can also check out our full probable pitchers report for the next two weeks. You can use that in coordination with our Streaming Pitcher Planner and Two-Start Pitcher Projections to plan your fantasy baseball rotation.

Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Week 18

MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
78	Alex Cobb	SF	R	30%	93.1	100	28	3	6	4.44	1.31	ARI	0.2991	M. Bumgarner
86	Josiah Gray	WSH	R	35%	112.1	127	46	7	8	4.81	1.30	CHC	0.3071	M. Stroman
107	Johnny Cueto	CWS	R	45%	102.0	68	22	4	5	2.91	1.22	HOU	0.3171	J. Urquidy
109	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	L	29%	79.0	88	46	4	6	5.13	1.49	BAL	0.3018	K. Bradish
131	Mike Minor	CIN	L	3%	62.0	54	24	1	9	6.24	1.56	PHI	0.3168	N. Syndergaard
133	James Kaprielian	OAK	R	11%	90.1	63	39	3	6	4.38	1.32	@TEX	0.3008	G. Otto
140	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	L	20%	122.0	88	39	6	11	4.13	1.40	@SF	0.3092	A. Cobb
145	Glenn Otto	TEX	R	2%	83.0	69	43	4	8	5.20	1.42	OAK	0.2711	J. Kaprielian
158	Aaron Civale	CLE	R	28%	58.0	56	14	2	5	6.05	1.41	DET	0.2694	TBD
196	Kris Bubic	KC	L	4%	86.0	73	43	2	6	5.02	1.56	@MIN	0.3173	J. Ryan
255	Kyle Bradish	BAL	R	1%	61.2	62	23	1	4	6.42	1.62	@TOR	0.3283	Y. Kikuchi
266	Drew Hutchison	DET	R	1%	60.2	38	27	1	6	4.45	1.47	@CLE	0.3020	TBD

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Monday, August 15th
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
37	Jeffrey Springs	TB	L	45%	84.1	91	18	4	3	2.56	1.09	@NYY	0.3304	N. Cortes Jr.
79	Nick Pivetta	BOS	R	42%	129.2	124	47	8	9	4.51	1.33	@PIT	0.2836	M. Keller
92	Jose Quintana	STL	L	36%	115.0	102	34	4	5	3.21	1.23	COL	0.3187	K. Freeland
113	Zack Greinke	KC	R	27%	92.1	52	20	3	7	4.58	1.33	@MIN	0.3173	S. Gray
119	Justin Steele	CHC	L	16%	101.2	106	43	4	7	3.63	1.41	@WSH	0.3004	P. Corbin
124	Jakob Junis	SF	R	13%	64.1	56	16	4	3	3.78	1.20	ARI	0.2991	M. Kelly
141	Jose Suarez	LAA	L	7%	62.1	61	27	4	4	4.04	1.38	SEA	0.3036	R. Ray
144	Zach Plesac	CLE	R	42%	108.1	83	33	2	10	4.49	1.34	DET	0.2694	G. Hill
146	Mitch Keller	PIT	R	5%	112.1	91	39	4	8	4.25	1.41	BOS	0.3108	N. Pivetta
189	Edward Cabrera	MIA	R	35%	20.2	23	12	2	1	2.61	1.06	SD	0.3029	S. Manaea
215	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	7%	124.2	90	39	7	8	4.84	1.41	@STL	0.3189	J. Quintana
233	JP Sears	OAK	L	2%	27.1	18	5	3	0	2.30	0.80	@TEX	0.3008	C. Ragans
236	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	9%	57.2	43	14	4	3	3.43	1.32	@TOR	0.3283	A. Manoah
284	Garrett Hill	DET	R	1%	31.2	17	14	2	3	5.12	1.39	@CLE	0.3020	Z. Plesac
343	Patrick Corbin	WSH	L	22%	110.1	102	39	4	16	7.02	1.82	CHC	0.3071	J. Steele
–	Cole Ragans	TEX	L	1%	5.0	3	4	0	0	0.00	1.40	OAK	0.2711	JP Sears

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Tuesday, August 16th
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
88	George Kirby	SEA	R	37%	79.1	81	11	3	3	3.40	1.17	@LAA	0.2917	TBD
114	Dane Dunning	TEX	R	7%	113.2	99	44	2	6	4.04	1.36	OAK	0.2711	A. Oller
122	Domingo German	NYY	R	13%	17.2	13	6	1	2	5.09	1.53	TB	0.2969	C. Kluber
136	Mitch White	TOR	R	4%	60.2	49	20	1	3	3.86	1.27	BAL	0.3018	S. Watkins
139	German Marquez	COL	R	48%	121.2	98	43	6	9	5.18	1.41	@STL	0.3189	D. Hudson
155	Dakota Hudson	STL	R	10%	105.0	56	46	6	6	4.20	1.39	COL	0.3187	G. Marquez
178	Zach Davies	ARI	R	5%	87.0	66	30	2	4	4.03	1.23	@SF	0.3092	C. Rodon
186	Nick Lodolo	CIN	L	24%	43.0	58	20	3	3	4.40	1.58	PHI	0.3168	R. Suarez
191	Drew Smyly	CHC	L	9%	65.2	52	15	4	6	3.97	1.29	@WSH	0.3004	C. Abbott
209	JT Brubaker	PIT	R	10%	108.1	111	44	2	10	4.49	1.52	BOS	0.3108	J. Winckowski
211	Daniel Lynch	KC	L	2%	82.2	86	31	4	7	4.79	1.52	@MIN	0.3173	T. Mahle
218	Josh Winckowski	BOS	R	4%	50.0	32	17	5	5	4.68	1.50	@PIT	0.2836	JT Brubaker
256	Adam Oller	OAK	R	0%	43.2	29	24	1	5	7.63	1.79	@TEX	0.3008	D. Dunning
269	Spenser Watkins	BAL	R	12%	69.1	45	21	4	2	4.02	1.33	@TOR	0.3283	M. White
351	Cory Abbott	WSH	R	1%	12.2	11	8	0	1	5.68	1.50	CHC	0.3071	D. Smyly

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Wednesday, August 17th
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
76	Aaron Ashby	MIL	L	19%	85.1	103	41	2	10	4.32	1.45	LAD	0.3350	A. Heaney
111	Jake Odorizzi	ATL	R	20%	64.2	50	20	4	4	3.76	1.21	NYM	0.3212	J. deGrom
126	Brad Keller	KC	R	11%	119.1	80	43	6	12	4.60	1.37	@TB	0.2969	S. McClanahan
199	Spencer Howard	TEX	R	1%	37.2	32	14	2	4	7.41	1.73	OAK	0.2711	TBD
213	Jordan Lyles	BAL	R	17%	130.1	105	43	9	8	4.35	1.44	CHC	0.3071	A. Sampson
254	Adrian Sampson	CHC	R	4%	49.1	36	11	0	3	3.83	1.20	@BAL	0.3018	J. Lyles
295	Antonio Senzatela	COL	R	2%	84.2	50	20	3	6	4.68	1.68	@STL	0.3189	J. Montgomery
363	Anibal Sanchez	WSH	R	1%	25.0	18	10	0	5	7.56	1.56	@SD	0.3029	Yu Darvish
377	Bryse Wilson	PIT	R	0%	66.0	47	18	2	6	5.86	1.52	BOS	0.3108	N. Eovaldi

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Thursday, August 18th
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
75	Brady Singer	KC	R	43%	98.0	100	22	5	4	3.58	1.15	@TB	0.2969	D. Rasmussen
100	Keegan Thompson	CHC	R	43%	99.0	86	31	9	5	3.45	1.25	MIL	0.3179	C. Burnes
102	Marco Gonzales	SEA	L	39%	124.1	72	39	7	11	3.98	1.39	@OAK	0.2711	C. Irvin
106	Dylan Bundy	MIN	R	14%	93.1	74	20	6	5	5.01	1.30	TEX	0.3008	M. Perez
134	Jesus Luzardo	MIA	L	46%	41.0	52	17	3	4	3.29	0.95	@LAD	0.3350	T. Anderson
138	Kutter Crawford	BOS	R	11%	58.2	60	18	3	4	4.30	1.24	@BAL	0.3018	TBD
203	Paolo Espino	WSH	R	1%	75.2	58	13	0	4	4.04	1.27	@SD	0.3029	B. Snell
210	Matt Manning	DET	R	6%	20.0	12	7	0	0	2.25	1.10	LAA	0.2917	P. Sandoval
235	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	R	11%	80.0	52	19	5	2	3.94	1.31	@PIT	0.2836	T. Beede
246	Jose Urena	COL	R	2%	44.2	22	24	1	3	4.63	1.61	SF	0.3092	A. Wood
–	Tommy Henry	ARI	L	1%	12.0	6	5	1	1	3.75	1.08	STL	0.3189	A. Wainwright
–	Tyler Beede	PIT	R	0%	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	CIN	0.2992	G. Ashcraft

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Friday, August 19th
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
78	Alex Cobb	SF	R	30%	93.1	100	28	3	6	4.44	1.31	@COL	0.3187	R. Feltner
81	Reid Detmers	LAA	L	50%	89.0	82	31	4	3	3.44	1.04	@DET	0.2694	T. Alexander
86	Josiah Gray	WSH	R	35%	112.1	127	46	7	8	4.81	1.30	@SD	0.3029	J. Musgrove
140	Madison Bumgarner	ARI	L	20%	122.0	88	39	6	11	4.13	1.40	STL	0.3189	M. Mikolas
143	Ryan Yarbrough	TB	L	2%	56.2	40	15	0	7	5.08	1.36	KC	0.3002	K. Bubic
166	Zach Thompson	PIT	R	2%	90.1	62	36	3	9	5.08	1.47	CIN	0.2992	J. Dunn
171	Braxton Garrett	MIA	L	26%	62.2	69	14	2	6	4.02	1.20	@LAD	0.3350	J. Urias
176	Chris Archer	MIN	R	4%	78.1	66	40	2	5	4.02	1.29	TEX	0.3008	TBD
196	Kris Bubic	KC	L	4%	86.0	73	43	2	6	5.02	1.56	@TB	0.2969	R. Yarbrough
201	Tyler Alexander	DET	L	1%	49.1	26	9	2	6	3.83	1.20	LAA	0.2917	R. Detmers
255	Kyle Bradish	BAL	R	1%	61.2	62	23	1	4	6.42	1.62	BOS	0.3108	TBD
354	Justin Dunn	CIN	R	1%	4.2	2	2	0	1	5.79	1.50	@PIT	0.2836	Z. Thompson
360	Ryan Feltner	COL	R	0%	46.1	41	14	2	3	6.02	1.42	SF	0.3092	A. Cobb

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Saturday, August 20th
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
37	Jeffrey Springs	TB	L	45%	84.1	91	18	4	3	2.56	1.09	KC	0.3002	Z. Greinke
92	Jose Quintana	STL	L	36%	115.0	102	34	4	5	3.21	1.23	@ARI	0.2991	TBD
113	Zack Greinke	KC	R	27%	92.1	52	20	3	7	4.58	1.33	@TB	0.2969	J. Springs
119	Justin Steele	CHC	L	16%	101.2	106	43	4	7	3.63	1.41	MIL	0.3179	TBD
131	Mike Minor	CIN	L	3%	62.0	54	24	1	9	6.24	1.56	@PIT	0.2836	M. Keller
136	Mitch White	TOR	R	4%	60.2	49	20	1	3	3.86	1.27	@NYY	0.3304	N. Cortes Jr.
137	Michael Wacha	BOS	R	40%	70.1	50	22	6	1	2.69	1.11	@BAL	0.3018	D. Kremer
146	Mitch Keller	PIT	R	5%	112.1	91	39	4	8	4.25	1.41	CIN	0.2992	M. Minor
158	Aaron Civale	CLE	R	28%	58.0	56	14	2	5	6.05	1.41	CWS	0.3008	TBD
215	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	7%	124.2	90	39	7	8	4.84	1.41	SF	0.3092	TBD
219	Tucker Davidson	LAA	L	1%	19.1	11	18	1	3	7.91	2.02	@DET	0.2694	D. Hutchison
236	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	9%	57.2	43	14	4	3	3.43	1.32	BOS	0.3108	M. Wacha
266	Drew Hutchison	DET	R	1%	60.2	38	27	1	6	4.45	1.47	LAA	0.2917	T. Davidson
343	Patrick Corbin	WSH	L	22%	110.1	102	39	4	16	7.02	1.82	@SD	0.3029	S. Manaea