Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers to Add: Streamers & Two-Starts

Welcome to the FantasyPros Week 4 starting pitcher fantasy baseball rankings. Every Friday, we’ll take a closer look at the upcoming week and rank every starting pitcher based on their overall skills, recent production, head-to-head matchup and park factor. These rankings are for Monday, April 14th through Sunday, April 20th.

Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers to Add

Two-Start Pitchers

Jesus Luzardo (SP – PHI) vs. SF, vs. MIA

Jesus Luzardo has been spectacular to start the season, including seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts against the Dodgers.

You can fire Luzardo up with confidence as one of the top pitchers of the week, with an exploitable matchup against the Giants and a smash spot versus the Marlins.

Nick Lodolo (SP – CIN) vs. SEA, @ BAL

Nick Lodolo has allowed only two earned runs in 18.2 innings so far, but that’s come with a disappointing eight strikeouts, especially considering he had a 24.7% strikeout rate last season.

The strikeouts should come this week against the Mariners, who have the fourth-most strikeouts versus lefties so far. The next matchup is against the O’s, who have a 92 wRC+ (18th in MLB).

Jeffrey Springs (SP – ATH) @ CWS, @ MIL

Jeffrey Springs has been inconsistent to start the year, with one dominant start, one mediocre one and another poor performance.

However, he should be able to get back on track versus the White Sox (50 wRC+ vs. left-handed pitchers) and the Brewers (24% strikeout rate vs. lefties). It also helps that both games are on the road, so he avoids hitter-friendly Sutter Health Park in Sacramento.

Top Streamers

Max Meyer (SP – MIA) vs. ARI, @ PHI

Max Meyer is off to an outstanding start, with four earned runs, five walks and 19 strikeouts in 18 innings, highlighted by his last outing against the Mets, where he pitched 6.1 shutout innings.

If the Marlins’ righty is still available on the waiver wire in your league, you need to add and stream him, even in two tough matchups versus the Diamondbacks and Phillies.

Clay Holmes (SP – NYM) @ MIN, vs. STL

Clay Holmes has been disappointing so far, struggling with command with a 13% walk rate in 14.2 innings. But the strikeouts have been there, including 10 in 5.1 innings in his last outing.

This is a former reliever who is still adapting to his new role as a starter, so perhaps the slow start should have been expected. If your league mates hastily dropped Holmes, grab him for this two-step versus the Twins and Cardinals.

Tylor Megill (SP – NYM) @ MIN, vs. STL

Tylor Megill has put up a 27.4% strikeout rate and 12% swinging-strike rate so far, demonstrating promising signs he’s taking the next step as a pitcher.

The Mets righty doesn’t go deep into games, but the strikeout upside makes him worth starting in reasonable matchups against the Twins and Cardinals.