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.
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.
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Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings
Monday, May 26th | ||||||||||
VBR | Pitcher | Team | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
77 | Gavin Williams | CLE | 27% | 48.0 | 57.0 | 3.94 | 1.52 | LAD | 0.3639 | Y. Yamamoto |
83 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | 25% | 56.2 | 44.0 | 4.13 | 1.08 | COL | 0.2843 | C. Palmquist |
91 | Nick Martinez | CIN | 39% | 57.2 | 43.0 | 3.43 | 1.14 | @KC | 0.2907 | M. Lorenzen |
133 | Erick Fedde | STL | 17% | 57.1 | 34.0 | 3.77 | 1.27 | @BAL | 0.3013 | T. Sugano |
146 | Hayden Birdsong | SF | 21% | 28.1 | 29.0 | 1.91 | 1.24 | @DET | 0.3272 | TBD |
158 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | 18% | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | @SD | 0.3106 | R. Vasquez |
181 | Zack Littell | TB | 10% | 59.1 | 38.0 | 4.25 | 1.15 | MIN | 0.3055 | J. Ryan |
201 | Andrew Heaney | PIT | 26% | 55.2 | 42.0 | 2.91 | 1.13 | @ARI | 0.3375 | K. Nelson |
220 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL | 32% | 58.2 | 32 | 3.07 | 1.02 | STL | 0.3217 | E. Fedde |
258 | Michael Lorenzen | KC | 15% | 57.1 | 50 | 3.77 | 1.27 | CIN | 0.3114 | N. Martinez |
278 | Chad Patrick | MIL | 7% | 53 | 45 | 3.23 | 1.26 | BOS | 0.3224 | G. Crochet |
460 | Ryan Yarbrough | NYY | 1% | 29.1 | 28 | 3.38 | 1.16 | @LAA | 0.301 | J. Kochanowicz |
545 | Randy Vasquez | SD | 4% | 49 | 27 | 3.49 | 1.43 | MIA | 0.3052 | R. Weathers |
599 | Kyle Nelson | ARI | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PIT | 0.276 | A. Heaney |
707 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | 2% | 53.2 | 35 | 4.86 | 1.55 | NYY | 0.3523 | R. Yarbrough |
867 | Carson Palmquist | COL | 0% | 8.1 | 2 | 11.88 | 2.52 | @CHC | 0.3379 | J. Taillon |
880 | Adrian Houser | CWS | 0% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.83 | @NYM | 0.3208 | C. Holmes |
Tuesday, May 27th | ||||||||||
VBR | Pitcher | Team | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
72 | Taj Bradley | TB | 45% | 56.2 | 48 | 4.61 | 1.31 | MIN | 0.3055 | C. Paddack |
110 | Max Meyer | MIA | 35% | 56.1 | 63 | 4.15 | 1.3 | @SD | 0.3106 | S. Kolek |
113 | Bowden Francis | TOR | 36% | 46.1 | 36 | 6.02 | 1.42 | @TEX | 0.2907 | N. Eovaldi |
126 | JP Sears | ATH | 41% | 54 | 42 | 4 | 1.15 | @HOU | 0.3047 | TBD |
141 | Tylor Megill | NYM | 44% | 48 | 66 | 3.56 | 1.35 | CWS | 0.2746 | S. Smith |
143 | Brady Singer | CIN | 46% | 51.2 | 46 | 4.7 | 1.34 | @KC | 0.2907 | L. Avila |
150 | Aaron Civale | MIL | 2% | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1.67 | BOS | 0.3224 | L. Giolito |
151 | Dustin May | LAD | 30% | 50.2 | 49 | 4.09 | 1.24 | @CLE | 0.3012 | T. Bibee |
182 | Cade Povich | BAL | 2% | 41.1 | 38 | 5.88 | 1.48 | STL | 0.3217 | A. Pallante |
185 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | 10% | 55.1 | 36 | 4.39 | 1.3 | @SEA | 0.3176 | L. Evans |
188 | Lucas Giolito | BOS | 10% | 20.1 | 17 | 7.08 | 1.52 | @MIL | 0.2912 | A. Civale |
197 | Chris Paddack | MIN | 18% | 52.0 | 35.0 | 3.98 | 1.23 | @TB | 0.2977 | T. Bradley |
204 | Shane Smith | CWS | 25% | 53.1 | 49.0 | 2.36 | 1.11 | @NYM | 0.3208 | T. Megill |
227 | Andre Pallante | STL | 8% | 56.0 | 35.0 | 4.18 | 1.34 | @BAL | 0.3013 | C. Povich |
266 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | 31% | 50.1 | 43 | 3.04 | 1.09 | NYY | 0.3523 | C. Rodon |
275 | Stephen Kolek | SD | 16% | 19.1 | 15 | 2.33 | 1.14 | MIA | 0.3052 | M. Meyer |
287 | Cade Horton | CHC | 16% | 14.1 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | COL | 0.2843 | G. Marquez |
381 | Mike Burrows | PIT | 2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | @ARI | 0.3375 | C. Burnes |
444 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | 10% | 39.1 | 33.0 | 2.97 | 1.3 | ATL | 0.3106 | S. Strider |
489 | Logan Evans | SEA | 10% | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1.48 | WSH | 0.3076 | M. Parker |
697 | Luinder Avila | KC | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | CIN | 0.3114 | B. Singer |
873 | German Marquez | COL | 1% | 40.0 | 21.0 | 8.78 | 1.83 | @CHC | 0.3379 | C. Horton |
Wednesday, May 28th | ||||||||||
VBR | Pitcher | Team | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
38 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | 48% | 46.0 | 40.0 | 2.93 | 1 | MIN | 0.3055 | P. Lopez |
86 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | 30% | 32.2 | 30 | 4.41 | 1.29 | @LAA | 0.301 | Y. Kikuchi |
107 | Landen Roupp | SF | 10% | 46.0 | 47.0 | 4.3 | 1.46 | @DET | 0.3272 | J. Jobe |
108 | Luis Severino | ATH | 29% | 59.2 | 45 | 4.22 | 1.27 | @HOU | 0.3047 | H. Brown |
121 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | 25% | 4 | 2 | 11.25 | 2 | @CLE | 0.3012 | S. Cecconi |
136 | Brayan Bello | BOS | 16% | 31.1 | 20.0 | 4.02 | 1.69 | @MIL | 0.2912 | F. Peralta |
161 | Miles Mikolas | STL | 6% | 45.1 | 27.0 | 3.77 | 1.21 | @BAL | 0.3013 | Z. Eflin |
213 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | 1% | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 1 | LAD | 0.3639 | C. Kershaw |
315 | Trevor Williams | WSH | 1% | 45.2 | 38.0 | 5.91 | 1.53 | @SEA | 0.3176 | G. Kirby |
319 | Noah Cameron | KC | 8% | 12.2 | 6.0 | 0.71 | 0.63 | CIN | 0.3114 | H. Greene |
332 | Jackson Jobe | DET | 30% | 39.1 | 32 | 4.12 | 1.45 | SF | 0.3071 | L. Roupp |
712 | Chase Dollander | COL | 4% | 38.2 | 38 | 6.28 | 1.42 | @CHC | 0.3379 | M. Boyd |
721 | Jose Urena | TOR | 0% | 12.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 | @TEX | 0.2907 | T. Mahle |
879 | Sean Burke | CWS | 4% | 48.0 | 33.0 | 4.69 | 1.52 | @NYM | 0.3208 | G. Canning |
Thursday, May 29th | ||||||||||
VBR | Pitcher | Team | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
93 | Ronel Blanco | HOU | 46% | 48.1 | 48.0 | 4.1 | 1.16 | TB | 0.2977 | S. Baz |
109 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | 23% | 53.0 | 41.0 | 3.91 | 1.25 | @TOR | 0.3079 | J. Berrios |
124 | Shane Baz | TB | 40% | 49.0 | 48.0 | 5.33 | 1.41 | @HOU | 0.3047 | R. Blanco |
163 | Grant Holmes | ATL | 23% | 51.2 | 49.0 | 4.01 | 1.18 | @PHI | 0.3294 | C. Sanchez |
190 | Jake Irvin | WSH | 17% | 60.1 | 40.0 | 3.88 | 1.16 | @SEA | 0.3176 | B. Miller |
Friday, May 30th | ||||||||||
VBR | Pitcher | Team | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
75 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | 46% | 56.1 | 47 | 3.99 | 1.31 | @HOU | 0.3047 | F. Valdez |
80 | Michael Wacha | KC | 41% | 56.2 | 43 | 2.86 | 1.24 | DET | 0.3272 | C. Mize |
92 | Mitch Keller | PIT | 43% | 58.0 | 48.0 | 3.88 | 1.31 | @SD | 0.3106 | M. King |
104 | David Peterson | NYM | 30% | 50.1 | 47.0 | 3.22 | 1.35 | COL | 0.2843 | K. Freeland |
116 | Justin Verlander | SF | 16% | 52 | 41 | 4.5 | 1.42 | @MIA | 0.3052 | C. Quantrill |
122 | Jose Soriano | LAA | 21% | 58.0 | 46.0 | 3.57 | 1.48 | @CLE | 0.3012 | L. L. Ortiz |
127 | Luis L. Ortiz | CLE | 13% | 48.1 | 56.0 | 4.66 | 1.39 | LAA | 0.301 | J. Soriano |
139 | Dean Kremer | BAL | 4% | 55.2 | 40.0 | 5.5 | 1.38 | CWS | 0.2746 | J. Cannon |
145 | Michael Soroka | WSH | 3% | 19.2 | 23 | 5.95 | 1.27 | @ARI | 0.3375 | M. Kelly |
177 | Colin Rea | CHC | 29% | 41.2 | 32.0 | 2.38 | 1.2 | CIN | 0.3114 | A. Abbott |
257 | Jack Leiter | TEX | 26% | 36 | 27 | 4.25 | 1.11 | STL | 0.3217 | M. Liberatore |
376 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | 0% | 7.0 | 9.0 | 3.86 | 2.57 | @TOR | 0.3079 | C. Bassitt |
386 | Jonathan Cannon | CWS | 4% | 55.0 | 42.0 | 3.76 | 1.31 | @BAL | 0.3013 | D. Kremer |
438 | Hunter Dobbins | BOS | 5% | 32.1 | 25 | 3.62 | 1.3 | @ATL | 0.3106 | S. Schwellenbach |
499 | Kyle Freeland | COL | 2% | 50.2 | 41 | 5.68 | 1.6 | @NYM | 0.3208 | D. Peterson |
711 | Cal Quantrill | MIA | 1% | 41 | 29 | 6.37 | 1.54 | SF | 0.3071 | J. Verlander |
Saturday, May 31st | ||||||||||
VBR | Pitcher | Team | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
78 | Ben Brown | CHC | 20% | 46.1 | 58 | 5.44 | 1.55 | CIN | 0.3114 | N. Lodolo |
99 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | 12% | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2.67 | @SEA | 0.3176 | L. Castillo |
117 | Will Warren | NYY | 26% | 46.2 | 60.0 | 4.05 | 1.29 | @LAD | 0.3639 | L. Knack |
152 | Walker Buehler | BOS | 44% | 36.0 | 33.0 | 4 | 1.19 | @ATL | 0.3106 | TBD |
175 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | 2% | 34.1 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 1.49 | SF | 0.3071 | R. Ray |
181 | Zack Littell | TB | 10% | 59.1 | 38 | 4.25 | 1.15 | @HOU | 0.3047 | R. Gusto |
185 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | 10% | 55.1 | 36 | 4.39 | 1.3 | @ARI | 0.3375 | B. Pfaadt |
193 | Quinn Priester | MIL | 2% | 38.2 | 25 | 4.66 | 1.47 | @PHI | 0.3294 | C. Sanchez |
230 | Bailey Falter | PIT | 4% | 54.0 | 39.0 | 3.5 | 1.13 | @SD | 0.3106 | D. Cease |
251 | Charlie Morton | BAL | 3% | 41.0 | 40.0 | 7.68 | 1.76 | CWS | 0.2746 | D. Martin |
269 | Logan Allen | CLE | 6% | 44.1 | 34.0 | 3.86 | 1.53 | LAA | 0.301 | K. Hendricks |
329 | Ryan Gusto | HOU | 2% | 31 | 32 | 4.65 | 1.52 | TB | 0.2977 | Z. Littell |
335 | Gunnar Hoglund | ATH | 9% | 21.1 | 20.0 | 5.06 | 1.41 | @TOR | 0.3079 | K. Gausman |
357 | Davis Martin | CWS | 3% | 56.2 | 36.0 | 3.49 | 1.27 | @BAL | 0.3013 | C. Morton |
404 | Landon Knack | LAD | 3% | 23.1 | 23.0 | 6.17 | 1.54 | NYY | 0.3523 | W. Warren |
620 | Patrick Corbin | TEX | 7% | 42.2 | 32 | 3.59 | 1.31 | STL | 0.3217 | S. Gray |
807 | Kyle Hendricks | LAA | 1% | 47.1 | 28.0 | 5.32 | 1.27 | @CLE | 0.3012 | L. Allen |
884 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | 0% | 49.2 | 25 | 6.34 | 1.97 | @NYM | 0.3208 | K. Senga |
Sunday, June 1st | ||||||||||
VBR | Pitcher | Team | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
72 | Taj Bradley | TB | 45% | 56.2 | 48.0 | 4.61 | 1.31 | @HOU | 0.3047 | H. Brown |
77 | Gavin Williams | CLE | 27% | 48.0 | 57.0 | 3.94 | 1.52 | LAA | 0.301 | J. Kochanowicz |
83 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | 25% | 56.2 | 44 | 4.13 | 1.08 | CIN | 0.3114 | N. Martinez |
91 | Nick Martinez | CIN | 39% | 57.2 | 43 | 3.43 | 1.14 | @CHC | 0.3379 | J. Taillon |
113 | Bowden Francis | TOR | 36% | 46.1 | 36 | 6.02 | 1.42 | ATH | 0.318 | JP Sears |
126 | JP Sears | ATH | 41% | 54 | 42 | 4 | 1.15 | @TOR | 0.3079 | B. Francis |
130 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | 1% | 31.1 | 30.0 | 4.6 | 1.15 | WSH | 0.3076 | TBD |
133 | Erick Fedde | STL | 17% | 57.1 | 34.0 | 3.77 | 1.27 | @TEX | 0.2907 | J. deGrom |
146 | Hayden Birdsong | SF | 21% | 28.1 | 29.0 | 1.91 | 1.24 | @MIA | 0.3052 | R. Weathers |
150 | Aaron Civale | MIL | 2% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.67 | @PHI | 0.3294 | J. Luzardo |
158 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | 18% | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | SF | 0.3071 | H. Birdsong |
201 | Andrew Heaney | PIT | 26% | 55.2 | 42 | 2.91 | 1.13 | @SD | 0.3106 | R. Vasquez |
220 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL | 32% | 58.2 | 32 | 3.07 | 1.02 | CWS | 0.2746 | A. Houser |
258 | Michael Lorenzen | KC | 15% | 57.1 | 50 | 3.77 | 1.27 | DET | 0.3272 | K. Montero |
347 | Keider Montero | DET | 1% | 30.2 | 21.0 | 5.28 | 1.57 | @KC | 0.2907 | M. Lorenzen |
460 | Ryan Yarbrough | NYY | 1% | 29.1 | 28.0 | 3.38 | 1.16 | @LAD | 0.3639 | Y. Yamamoto |
489 | Logan Evans | SEA | 10% | 27.0 | 21.0 | 5 | 1.48 | MIN | 0.3055 | B. Ober |
545 | Randy Vasquez | SD | 4% | 49 | 27 | 3.49 | 1.43 | PIT | 0.276 | A. Heaney |
610 | Ryan Feltner | COL | 1% | 30.1 | 25 | 4.75 | 1.48 | @NYM | 0.3208 | C. Holmes |
707 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | 2% | 53.2 | 35.0 | 4.86 | 1.55 | @CLE | 0.3012 | G. Williams |
880 | Adrian Houser | CWS | 0% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.83 | @BAL | 0.3013 | T. Sugano |
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.
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