Fantasy Baseball Planner: Streamers, Two-Start Pitchers, Hitter Rankings

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Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings: Week 2

Streaming pitchers is an incredibly important strategy 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 start/sit lineup decisions and place waiver wire bids. Below we take a look at the top fantasy baseball streaming pitchers of the week.

What are pitching streamers?
Streaming pitchers is a strategy where fantasy owners target short-term rentals on the waiver wire that will provide the a boost in production for a given week. By targeting matchups and pitchers who have more than one start in a week, fantasy owners can improve their weekly or daily output from the starting pitcher position.

Monday, April 7th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
133	Luis Severino	ATH	R	41%	12	12	3.75	1.33	SD	0.3236	M. King
135	Dustin May	LAD	R	35%	5	6	0	0.8	@WSH	0.3002	T. Williams
154	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	R	2%	5	6	5.4	1	@SEA	0.3034	L. Gilbert
156	Matthew Liberatore	STL	L	2%	6	4	4.5	1	@PIT	0.295	C. Mlodzinski
171	Casey Mize	DET	R	16%	5.2	6	0	0.71	NYY	0.3306	C. Rodon
294	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	R	4%	4	5	4.5	1.5	@KC	0.3074	M. Lorenzen
323	Trevor Williams	WSH	R	2%	5	3	5.4	2	LAD	0.3547	D. May
338	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	R	1%	3.2	4	9.82	2.45	STL	0.3074	M. Liberatore
340	Michael Lorenzen	KC	R	3%	5.1	7	5.06	1.5	MIN	0.3159	S. Woods Richardson
798	Connor Gillispie	MIA	R	1%	10	10	3.6	1.2	@NYM	0.3201	K. Senga
Tuesday, April 8th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
73	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	L	47%	9	12	4	1.44	SD	0.3236	D. Cease
109	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	11%	10.1	8	6.97	1.55	TEX	0.3003	J. Leiter
112	Nick Lodolo	CIN	L	49%	6	1	3	0.83	@SF	0.3052	L. Roupp
114	Merrill Kelly	ARI	R	28%	5.1	1	1.69	1.31	BAL	0.3244	C. Morton
118	Landen Roupp	SF	R	8%	4	8	6.75	2	CIN	0.3035	N. Lodolo
120	Shane Baz	TB	R	43%	6	10	0	1.17	LAA	0.2957	K. Hendricks
141	Charlie Morton	BAL	R	13%	3.1	3	10.8	2.4	@ARI	0.3366	M. Kelly
277	Jack Leiter	TEX	R	35%	10	10	0.9	0.7	@CHC	0.3108	J. Taillon
284	Logan Allen	CLE	L	1%	5.1	1	6.75	2.25	CWS	0.2723	S. Smith
353	Shane Smith	CWS	R	1%	5.2	3	3.18	1.06	@CLE	0.3058	L. Allen
536	Easton Lucas	TOR	L	0%	5	3	0	0.6	@BOS	0.3207	T. Houck
608	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	7%	12.2	10	2.13	0.87	MIL	0.3186	F. Peralta
635	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	R	1%	6	4	3	1.17	@TB	0.2943	S. Baz
667	Tyler Phillips	MIA	R	0%	5	2	0	1	@NYM	0.3201	C. Holmes
783	Carlos Carrasco	NYY	R	1%	2	2	13.5	2.5	@DET	0.2989	T. Skubal
Wednesday, April 9th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
74	Nestor Cortes Jr.	MIL	L	28%	2	2	36	5.5	@COL	0.3056	G. Marquez
93	Erick Fedde	STL	R	21%	6	2	1.5	0.33	@PIT	0.295	M. Keller
100	Justin Verlander	SF	R	29%	5	5	3.6	1.4	CIN	0.3035	N. Martinez
103	Nick Martinez	CIN	R	31%	6	5	6	0.83	@SF	0.3052	J. Verlander
123	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	4%	5.1	6	8.44	1.31	@ARI	0.3366	B. Pfaadt
128	Tyler Mahle	TEX	R	2%	1.2	3	5.4	3.6	@CHC	0.3108	S. Imanaga
151	Tylor Megill	NYM	R	10%	5	6	1.8	0.8	MIA	0.2958	M. Meyer
182	Walker Buehler	BOS	R	46%	4.1	3	8.31	1.62	TOR	0.3074	K. Gausman
187	Jake Irvin	WSH	R	4%	5	2	3.6	1.8	LAD	0.3547	Y. Yamamoto
197	Max Meyer	MIA	R	16%	5.2	7	1.59	1.06	@NYM	0.3201	T. Megill
306	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	R	3%	5	4	1.8	1.4	SD	0.3236	R. Vasquez
308	Ben Lively	CLE	R	4%	9.1	7	6.75	1.39	CWS	0.2723	S. Burke
347	Sean Burke	CWS	R	18%	10.1	4	5.23	0.97	@CLE	0.3058	B. Lively
348	German Marquez	COL	R	1%	6	4	0	0.67	MIL	0.3186	N. Cortes Jr.
498	Randy Vasquez	SD	R	1%	6	3	0	1.33	@ATH	0.303	O. Bido
543	Taijuan Walker	PHI	R	2%	0	0	0	0	@ATL	0.3148	S. Schwellenbach
Thursday, April 10th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
66	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	L	47%	5	11	3.6	1.4	@ATL	0.3148	TBD
79	Chris Bassitt	TOR	R	36%	6	7	1.5	1.67	@BOS	0.3207	R. Fitts
84	Gavin Williams	CLE	R	42%	5	2	3.6	1	CWS	0.2723	J. Cannon
95	Michael Wacha	KC	R	27%	4	2	2.25	2	MIN	0.3159	B. Ober
113	Jose Soriano	LAA	R	22%	7	5	0	0.57	@TB	0.2943	Z. Littell
122	Zack Littell	TB	R	6%	6	7	1.5	0.67	LAA	0.2957	J. Soriano
418	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	R	1%	5	5	0	1.4	@CLE	0.3058	G. Williams
468	Ryan Feltner	COL	R	1%	5	5	3.6	1	MIL	0.3186	E. Rodriguez
488	Richard Fitts	BOS	R	4%	6	4	4.5	1	TOR	0.3074	C. Bassitt
556	Elvin Rodriguez	MIL	R	1%	4	3	9	1.75	@COL	0.3056	R. Feltner
Friday, April 11th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
80	Reese Olson	DET	R	19%	4.2	5	7.71	1.29	@MIN	0.3159	C. Paddack
86	Matthew Boyd	CHC	L	9%	5	5	0	1.4	@LAD	0.3547	R. Sasaki
94	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	L	8%	5.1	5	5.06	1.13	MIL	0.3186	J. Quintana
116	Brady Singer	CIN	R	42%	7	8	0	0.43	PIT	0.295	A. Heaney
127	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	R	44%	6	5	1.5	0.5	LAA	0.2957	J. Kochanowicz
143	Kris Bubic	KC	L	19%	6	8	0	0.83	@CLE	0.3058	T. Bibee
144	JP Sears	ATH	L	6%	6.2	7	2.7	0.75	NYM	0.3201	G. Canning
147	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	R	15%	4	4	4.5	2.25	@TB	0.2943	T. Bradley
189	Chris Paddack	MIN	R	3%	3.1	2	24.3	3	DET	0.2989	R. Olson
192	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	3%	6.1	5	0	1.42	@MIA	0.2958	C. Quantrill
206	Andrew Heaney	PIT	L	3%	5	2	1.8	1	@CIN	0.3035	B. Singer
211	Jose Quintana	MIL	L	1%	0	0	0	0	@ARI	0.3366	E. Rodriguez
222	Andre Pallante	STL	R	4%	5	3	3.6	1.2	PHI	0.3253	A. Nola
235	Griffin Canning	NYM	R	4%	5.2	4	3.18	1.06	@ATH	0.303	JP Sears
263	Marcus Stroman	NYY	R	6%	4.2	3	5.79	1.29	SF	0.3052	R. Ray
281	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	R	8%	4	1	4.5	1.5	TOR	0.3074	B. Francis
348	German Marquez	COL	R	1%	6	4	0	0.67	@SD	0.3236	N. Pivetta
361	Davis Martin	CWS	R	1%	6	2	0	1	BOS	0.3207	S. Newcomb
650	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	R	2%	6	4	3	0.67	@HOU	0.3209	S. Arrighetti
697	Sean Newcomb	BOS	L	0%	4	4	9	2.5	@CWS	0.2723	D. Martin
848	Cal Quantrill	MIA	R	1%	4	2	13.5	2.25	WSH	0.3002	M. Parker
Saturday, April 12th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
56	Drew Rasmussen	TB	R	39%	5	4	0	0.4	ATL	0.3148	G. Holmes
92	Ben Brown	CHC	R	7%	7.2	10	5.87	1.96	@LAD	0.3547	T. Glasnow
97	Kumar Rocker	TEX	R	26%	3	3	18	3	@SEA	0.3034	E. Hancock
104	David Peterson	NYM	L	23%	6	9	3	1.33	@ATH	0.303	J. Estes
140	Miles Mikolas	STL	R	4%	5.1	3	3.38	0.75	PHI	0.3253	C. Sanchez
148	Grant Holmes	ATL	R	20%	5	5	7.2	1.6	@TB	0.2943	D. Rasmussen
163	Jordan Hicks	SF	R	13%	6	6	0	0.5	@NYY	0.3306	W. Warren
171	Casey Mize	DET	R	16%	5.2	6	0	0.71	@MIN	0.3159	S. Woods Richardson
219	Will Warren	NYY	R	8%	5	4	3.6	1	SF	0.3052	J. Hicks
240	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	R	4%	4.2	2	13.5	2.79	KC	0.3074	M. Lorenzen
294	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	R	4%	4	5	4.5	1.5	DET	0.2989	C. Mize
310	Tyler Anderson	LAA	L	2%	5	4	5.4	1.6	@HOU	0.3209	R. Blanco
319	Cade Povich	BAL	L	3%	4.1	8	6.23	1.62	TOR	0.3074	J. Berrios
323	Trevor Williams	WSH	R	2%	5	3	5.4	2	@MIA	0.2958	S. Alcantara
338	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	R	1%	3.2	4	9.82	2.45	@CIN	0.3035	C. Spiers
340	Michael Lorenzen	KC	R	3%	5.1	7	5.06	1.5	@CLE	0.3058	L. L. Ortiz
382	Kyle Hart	SD	L	1%	5	4	3.6	1.2	COL	0.3056	B. Blalock
443	Chad Patrick	MIL	R	0%	5.2	6	3.18	1.59	@ARI	0.3366	C. Burnes
474	Martin Perez	CWS	L	5%	6	9	0	0.5	BOS	0.3207	G. Crochet
564	Joey Estes	ATH	R	0%	4	2	13.5	3.25	NYM	0.3201	D. Peterson
572	Emerson Hancock	SEA	R	1%	0.2	0	81	12	TEX	0.3003	K. Rocker
733	Carson Spiers	CIN	R	1%	6	5	1.5	0.83	PIT	0.295	C. Mlodzinski
860	Bradley Blalock	COL	R	0%	1	1	18	3	@SD	0.3236	K. Hart
Sunday, April 13th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
118	Landen Roupp	SF	R	8%	4	8	6.75	2	@NYY	0.3306	C. Carrasco
120	Shane Baz	TB	R	43%	6	10	0	1.17	ATL	0.3148	C. Sale
133	Luis Severino	ATH	R	41%	12	12	3.75	1.33	NYM	0.3201	K. Senga
135	Dustin May	LAD	R	35%	5	6	0	0.8	CHC	0.3108	J. Steele
154	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	R	2%	5	6	5.4	1	LAA	0.2957	K. Hendricks
156	Matthew Liberatore	STL	L	2%	6	4	4.5	1	PHI	0.3253	Z. Wheeler
257	Michael Soroka	WSH	R	2%	5	3	7.2	1.2	@MIA	0.2958	C. Gillispie
284	Logan Allen	CLE	L	1%	5.1	1	6.75	2.25	KC	0.3074	C. Ragans
353	Shane Smith	CWS	R	1%	5.2	3	3.18	1.06	BOS	0.3207	T. Houck
414	Jackson Jobe	DET	R	43%	4	3	6.75	1.75	@MIN	0.3159	P. Lopez
536	Easton Lucas	TOR	L	0%	5	3	0	0.6	@BAL	0.3244	Z. Eflin
608	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	7%	12.2	10	2.13	0.87	@SD	0.3236	M. King
635	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	R	1%	6	4	3	1.17	@HOU	0.3209	H. Wesneski
783	Carlos Carrasco	NYY	R	1%	2	2	13.5	2.5	SF	0.3052	L. Roupp
798	Connor Gillispie	MIA	R	1%	10	10	3.6	1.2	WSH	0.3002	M. Soroka

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings: Week 2

Two start starting pitchers can help win fantasy baseball championships. It’s an incredibly important strategy for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in weekly leagues as you make your start/sit lineup decisions and place waiver wire bids. Even in daily leagues it’s important to be able to grab the most useful arms that can start for you twice in a week, especially if you are dealing with transaction limits. Here’s a look at our two start starting pitcher rankings for the week.

What are two start pitchers?
Two Start Pitchers are starters scheduled to pitch twice during a given week. Top options can provide an edge by boosting counting stats (K, W, etc). Streaming pitchers is a popular fantasy strategy that often consists of targeting inexpensive two start pitchers that have favorable matchups for the upcoming week.

	Game 1 Opponent				Game 2 Opponent
Two Start Pitcher	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
Paul Skenes (PIT) (1-0) 1.46 ERA	Tue 4/8	S. Gray (1-0) 5.73 ERA	STL	0.3074	Sun 4/13	H. Greene (0-1) 2.25 ERA	@CIN	0.3035
Zack Wheeler (PHI) (1-0) 1.38 ERA	Tue 4/8	C. Sale (0-1) 5.40 ERA	@ATL	0.3148	Sun 4/13	M. Liberatore (0-0) 4.50 ERA	@STL	0.3074
Chris Sale (ATL) (0-1) 5.40 ERA	Tue 4/8	Z. Wheeler (1-0) 1.38 ERA	PHI	0.3253	Sun 4/13	S. Baz (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@TB	0.2943
Logan Gilbert (SEA) (0-1) 3.00 ERA	Mon 4/7	H. Wesneski (0-1) 5.40 ERA	HOU	0.3209	Sun 4/13	N. Eovaldi (1-0) 1.20 ERA	TEX	0.3003
Garrett Crochet (BOS) (1-0) 1.38 ERA	Mon 4/7	J. Berrios (0-1) 6.75 ERA	TOR	0.3074	Sat 4/12	M. Perez (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@CWS	0.2723
Pablo Lopez (MIN) (1-1) 2.25 ERA	Tue 4/8	C. Ragans (0-0) 3.60 ERA	@KC	0.3074	Sun 4/13	J. Jobe (0-0) 6.75 ERA	DET	0.2989
Cole Ragans (KC) (0-0) 3.60 ERA	Tue 4/8	P. Lopez (1-1) 2.25 ERA	MIN	0.3159	Sun 4/13	L. Allen (0-1) 6.75 ERA	@CLE	0.3058
Freddy Peralta (MIL) (0-1) 2.08 ERA	Tue 4/8	K. Freeland (0-1) 2.13 ERA	@COL	0.3056	Sun 4/13	Z. Gallen (1-1) 3.38 ERA	@ARI	0.3366
Michael King (SD) (1-0) 3.52 ERA	Mon 4/7	L. Severino (0-1) 3.75 ERA	@ATH		Sun 4/13	K. Freeland (0-1) 2.13 ERA	COL	0.3056
Justin Steele (CHC) (2-1) 6.89 ERA	Mon 4/7	N. Eovaldi (1-0) 1.20 ERA	TEX	0.3003	Sun 4/13	D. May (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@LAD	0.3547
Hunter Greene (CIN) (0-1) 2.25 ERA	Mon 4/7	L. Webb (1-0) 3.00 ERA	@SF	0.3052	Sun 4/13	P. Skenes (1-0) 1.46 ERA	PIT	0.295
Nathan Eovaldi (TEX) (1-0) 1.20 ERA	Mon 4/7	J. Steele (2-1) 6.89 ERA	@CHC	0.3108	Sun 4/13	L. Gilbert (0-1) 3.00 ERA	@SEA	0.3034
Zach Eflin (BAL) (1-1) 3.75 ERA	Mon 4/7	Z. Gallen (1-1) 3.38 ERA	@ARI	0.3366	Sun 4/13	E. Lucas (0-0) 0.00 ERA	TOR	0.3074
Zac Gallen (ARI) (1-1) 3.38 ERA	Mon 4/7	Z. Eflin (1-1) 3.75 ERA	BAL	0.3244	Sun 4/13	F. Peralta (0-1) 2.08 ERA	MIL	0.3186
Kodai Senga (NYM) (0-1) 3.60 ERA	Mon 4/7	C. Gillispie (0-1) 3.60 ERA	MIA	0.2958	Sun 4/13	L. Severino (0-1) 3.75 ERA	@ATH
Jose Berrios (TOR) (0-1) 6.75 ERA	Mon 4/7	G. Crochet (1-0) 1.38 ERA	@BOS	0.3207	Sat 4/12	C. Povich (0-0) 6.23 ERA	@BAL	0.3244
Tanner Houck (BOS) (0-1) 6.35 ERA	Tue 4/8	E. Lucas (0-0) 0.00 ERA	TOR	0.3074	Sun 4/13	S. Smith (0-0) 3.18 ERA	@CWS	0.2723
Landen Roupp (SF) (0-0) 6.75 ERA	Tue 4/8	N. Lodolo (1-0) 3.00 ERA	CIN	0.3035	Sun 4/13	C. Carrasco (0-0) 13.50 ERA	@NYY	0.3306
Shane Baz (TB) (1-0) 0.00 ERA	Tue 4/8	K. Hendricks (0-0) 3.00 ERA	LAA	0.2957	Sun 4/13	C. Sale (0-1) 5.40 ERA	ATL	0.3148
Luis Severino (ATH) (0-1) 3.75 ERA	Mon 4/7	M. King (1-0) 3.52 ERA	SD	0.3236	Sun 4/13	K. Senga (0-1) 3.60 ERA	NYM	0.3201
Dustin May (LAD) (0-0) 0.00 ERA	Mon 4/7	T. Williams (0-0) 5.40 ERA	@WSH	0.3002	Sun 4/13	J. Steele (2-1) 6.89 ERA	CHC	0.3108
Hayden Wesneski (HOU) (0-1) 5.40 ERA	Mon 4/7	L. Gilbert (0-1) 3.00 ERA	@SEA	0.3034	Sun 4/13	K. Hendricks (0-0) 3.00 ERA	LAA	0.2957
Matthew Liberatore (STL) (0-0) 4.50 ERA	Mon 4/7	C. Mlodzinski (0-1) 9.82 ERA	@PIT	0.295	Sun 4/13	Z. Wheeler (1-0) 1.38 ERA	PHI	0.3253
Casey Mize (DET) (1-0) 0.00 ERA	Mon 4/7	C. Rodon (1-1) 3.97 ERA	NYY	0.3306	Sat 4/12	S. Richardson (0-0) 4.50 ERA	@MIN	0.3159
Logan Allen (CLE) (0-1) 6.75 ERA	Tue 4/8	S. Smith (0-0) 3.18 ERA	CWS	0.2723	Sun 4/13	C. Ragans (0-0) 3.60 ERA	KC	0.3074
Simeon Woods Richardson (MIN) (0-0) 4.50 ERA	Mon 4/7	M. Lorenzen (0-1) 5.06 ERA	@KC	0.3074	Sat 4/12	C. Mize (1-0) 0.00 ERA	DET	0.2989
Trevor Williams (WSH) (0-0) 5.40 ERA	Mon 4/7	D. May (0-0) 0.00 ERA	LAD	0.3547	Sat 4/12	S. Alcantara (1-0) 3.72 ERA	@MIA	0.2958
Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT) (0-1) 9.82 ERA	Mon 4/7	M. Liberatore (0-0) 4.50 ERA	STL	0.3074	Sat 4/12	C. Spiers (0-1) 1.50 ERA	@CIN	0.3035
Michael Lorenzen (KC) (0-1) 5.06 ERA	Mon 4/7	S. Richardson (0-0) 4.50 ERA	MIN	0.3159	Sat 4/12	L. Ortiz (0-1) 13.50 ERA	@CLE	0.3058
German Marquez (COL) (0-0) 0.00 ERA	Wed 4/9	N. Jr. (0-1) 36.00 ERA	MIL	0.3186	Fri 4/11	N. Pivetta (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@SD	0.3236
Shane Smith (CWS) (0-0) 3.18 ERA	Tue 4/8	L. Allen (0-1) 6.75 ERA	@CLE	0.3058	Sun 4/13	T. Houck (0-1) 6.35 ERA	BOS	0.3207
Kyle Freeland (COL) (0-1) 2.13 ERA	Tue 4/8	F. Peralta (0-1) 2.08 ERA	MIL	0.3186	Sun 4/13	M. King (1-0) 3.52 ERA	@SD	0.3236
Kyle Hendricks (LAA) (0-0) 3.00 ERA	Tue 4/8	S. Baz (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@TB	0.2943	Sun 4/13	H. Wesneski (0-1) 5.40 ERA	@HOU	0.3209
Carlos Carrasco (NYY) (0-0) 13.50 ERA	Tue 4/8	T. Skubal (0-2) 5.91 ERA	@DET	0.2989	Sun 4/13	L. Roupp (0-0) 6.75 ERA	SF	0.3052
Connor Gillispie (MIA) (0-1) 3.60 ERA	Mon 4/7	K. Senga (0-1) 3.60 ERA	@NYM	0.3201	Sun 4/13	M. Soroka (0-1) 7.20 ERA	WSH	0.3002

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Rankings: Week 2

A Hitter Planner identifies favorable and unfavorable matchups for a given week. Matchup rankings are calculated based on the difficulty of opposing starting pitchers and other schedule considerations such as ballpark factors. Additional pitcher matchup info is displayed to help with lineup decisions.