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

Let us help you get ready for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. Check out all of our fantasy baseball tools and advice. You can check out our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Advice and our Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice. 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

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, June 30th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
49	Max Scherzer	TOR	34%	8	5	5.63	1.5	NYY	0.3382	C. Rodon
75	Michael Wacha	KC	41%	92	74	3.33	1.22	@SEA	0.3194	G. Kirby
124	Ryne Nelson	ARI	22%	60.2	52	3.71	1.05	SF	0.3015	L. Webb
148	Erick Fedde	STL	16%	87.2	57	4.11	1.36	@PIT	0.2838	A. Heaney
199	Jacob Lopez	ATH	13%	43	55	3.56	1.3	@TB	0.3186	D. Rasmussen
230	Andrew Heaney	PIT	17%	86.1	64	4.48	1.25	STL	0.3151	E. Fedde
322	Trevor Rogers	BAL	3%	16.2	13	1.62	0.78	@TEX	0.2885	P. Corbin
522	Patrick Corbin	TEX	8%	76.1	59	4.24	1.28	BAL	0.3028	T. Rogers
Tuesday, July 1st
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
70	Gavin Williams	CLE	36%	80.2	80	3.68	1.43	@CHC	0.3324	M. Boyd
121	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	24%	87	72	4.24	1.23	@TB	0.3186	S. Baz
125	Hayden Birdsong	SF	23%	52.2	55	3.25	1.33	@ARI	0.3361	Z. Gallen
128	Shane Baz	TB	42%	82.2	77	4.79	1.33	ATH	0.3183	J. Springs
129	Edward Cabrera	MIA	18%	64.1	69	3.78	1.37	MIN	0.3102	J. Ryan
152	Brady Singer	CIN	39%	85.2	76	4.2	1.32	@BOS	0.3181	R. Fitts
175	Colton Gordon	HOU	3%	40.2	38	3.98	1.3	@COL	0.2935	C. Dollander
185	Andre Pallante	STL	7%	82.1	58	4.48	1.31	@PIT	0.2838	P. Skenes
208	Charlie Morton	BAL	21%	72	77	5.63	1.57	@TEX	0.2885	J. deGrom
237	Shane Smith	CWS	20%	74.2	68	3.38	1.27	@LAD	0.3584	Y. Yamamoto
274	Tyler Anderson	LAA	9%	85.2	70	4.41	1.37	@ATL	0.3087	D. Fuentes
280	Michael Lorenzen	KC	7%	82.1	69	4.81	1.37	@SEA	0.3194	E. Hancock
298	Trevor Williams	WSH	1%	79.2	61	5.65	1.47	DET	0.3225	J. Flaherty
387	Didier Fuentes	ATL	3%	8.1	4	10.8	1.8	LAA	0.3015	T. Anderson
418	Emerson Hancock	SEA	4%	66.1	50	5.43	1.43	KC	0.2903	M. Lorenzen
428	Richard Fitts	BOS	2%	25	21	4.68	1.28	CIN	0.3149	B. Singer
847	Chase Dollander	COL	2%	62.1	49	6.06	1.43	HOU	0.3147	C. Gordon
Wednesday, July 2nd
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
86	Will Warren	NYY	40%	75.1	96	4.66	1.33	@TOR	0.3162	J. Berrios
93	Mitch Keller	PIT	41%	94	73	4.02	1.22	STL	0.3151	S. Gray
118	Landen Roupp	SF	19%	76	70	3.79	1.43	@ARI	0.3361	M. Kelly
130	Brayan Bello	BOS	20%	65.1	51	3.31	1.41	CIN	0.3149	N. Martinez
177	Noah Cameron	KC	42%	47.2	34	2.08	0.97	@SEA	0.3194	L. Gilbert
178	Nick Martinez	CIN	21%	86	63	4.4	1.23	@BOS	0.3181	B. Bello
181	Griffin Canning	NYM	29%	73.2	67	3.91	1.41	MIL	0.3073	J. Misiorowski
225	Mitch Spence	ATH	3%	58.2	50	3.84	1.3	@TB	0.3186	R. Pepiot
275	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	18%	83.2	50	3.55	1.21	@TEX	0.2885	N. Eovaldi
306	Janson Junk	MIA	6%	27.2	25	2.6	1.01	MIN	0.3102	S. Woods Richardson
312	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	1%	53.1	46	5.06	1.44	@MIA	0.3064	J. Junk
567	Sean Burke	CWS	5%	81	68	4.22	1.42	@LAD	0.3584	C. Kershaw
628	Mick Abel	PHI	22%	23.1	18	3.47	1.16	SD	0.3041	D. Cease
849	Austin Gomber	COL	1%	9.2	4	8.38	1.66	HOU	0.3147	H. Brown
Thursday, July 3rd
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
72	Eury Perez	MIA	25%	11.2	11	6.17	1.63	MIN	0.3102	D. Festa
81	Jose Soriano	LAA	35%	93	80	3.39	1.42	@ATL	0.3087	B. Elder
102	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	13%	81.2	91	4.3	1.41	@CHC	0.3324	C. Horton
133	Dustin May	LAD	32%	78.2	72	4.46	1.32	CWS	0.283	A. Civale
144	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	2%	17.2	13	4.58	1.08	@WSH	0.3044	J. Irvin
150	David Festa	MIN	3%	31	32	6.39	1.61	@MIA	0.3064	E. Perez
183	Brandon Walter	HOU	12%	23.2	25	3.8	1.1	@COL	0.2935	K. Freeland
201	Bryce Elder	ATL	9%	66	55	4.77	1.33	LAA	0.3015	J. Soriano
207	Jake Irvin	WSH	19%	94.2	66	4.18	1.23	DET	0.3225	S. Gipson-Long
215	Cade Horton	CHC	15%	41	31	4.17	1.32	CLE	0.2952	L. L. Ortiz
245	Jose Quintana	MIL	16%	54.1	36	2.98	1.4	@NYM	0.3234	TBD
358	Aaron Civale	CWS	2%	34	25	5.03	1.47	@LAD	0.3584	D. May
433	Kyle Freeland	COL	2%	73.2	57	5.13	1.52	HOU	0.3147	B. Walter
Friday, July 4th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
64	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	20%	66.2	74	5.4	1.58	KC	0.2903	K. Bubic
113	Quinn Priester	MIL	27%	71	50	3.68	1.31	@MIA	0.3064	S. Alcantara
114	Justin Verlander	SF	18%	61.2	52	4.67	1.43	@ATH	0.3183	JP Sears
136	Miles Mikolas	STL	7%	77.1	51	4.31	1.28	@CHC	0.3324	C. Rea
142	Zack Littell	TB	37%	97.2	66	3.78	1.1	@MIN	0.3102	B. Ober
157	Michael Soroka	WSH	9%	53.1	59	5.06	1.09	BOS	0.3181	L. Giolito
158	Slade Cecconi	CLE	9%	37.1	37	3.38	1.29	DET	0.3225	C. Mize
168	JP Sears	ATH	9%	81	63	5.44	1.33	SF	0.3015	J. Verlander
206	Lucas Giolito	BOS	23%	51.2	46	4.53	1.37	@WSH	0.3044	M. Soroka
239	Ryan Gusto	HOU	10%	60.1	67	4.62	1.48	@LAD	0.3584	B. Casparius
246	Colin Rea	CHC	10%	73.1	54	4.42	1.39	STL	0.3151	M. Mikolas
291	Eric Lauer	TOR	12%	40.2	41	2.21	1.01	LAA	0.3015	K. Hendricks
318	Ben Casparius	LAD	11%	52.2	50	3.25	1.04	HOU	0.3147	R. Gusto
331	Jack Leiter	TEX	20%	65.1	51	4.55	1.32	@SD	0.3041	R. Vasquez
350	Paul Blackburn	NYM	1%	17.2	13	6.62	1.75	NYY	0.3382	TBD
641	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	4%	82	55	4.83	1.32	@TOR	0.3162	E. Lauer
657	Randy Vasquez	SD	4%	80	45	3.6	1.33	TEX	0.2885	J. Leiter
677	Adrian Houser	CWS	11%	35.2	26	2.27	1.26	@COL	0.2935	A. Senzatela
851	Antonio Senzatela	COL	1%	76.1	40	6.48	1.9	CWS	0.283	A. Houser
Saturday, July 5th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
1	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	50%	2	2	4.5	1	HOU	0.3147	F. Valdez
47	Zach Eflin	BAL	46%	61	42	5.46	1.38	@ATL	0.3087	S. Strider
49	Max Scherzer	TOR	34%	8	5	5.63	1.5	LAA	0.3015	J. Kochanowicz
66	Taj Bradley	TB	44%	86.2	77	4.57	1.28	@MIN	0.3102	C. Paddack
75	Michael Wacha	KC	41%	92	74	3.33	1.22	@ARI	0.3361	R. Nelson
91	Matthew Liberatore	STL	33%	86.1	71	3.75	1.14	@CHC	0.3324	J. Taillon
123	Chad Patrick	MIL	24%	84.2	85	3.72	1.32	@MIA	0.3064	C. Quantrill
124	Ryne Nelson	ARI	22%	60.2	52	3.71	1.05	KC	0.2903	M. Wacha
145	Luis Severino	ATH	19%	100.2	68	4.83	1.35	SF	0.3015	L. Webb
174	Frankie Montas	NYM	4%	5	5	0	1.2	NYY	0.3382	M. Stroman
176	Chris Paddack	MIN	10%	85.1	60	4.64	1.23	TB	0.3186	T. Bradley
231	Mitchell Parker	WSH	8%	86.1	59	4.69	1.32	BOS	0.3181	W. Buehler
236	Stephen Kolek	SD	10%	57	42	3.95	1.3	TEX	0.2885	TBD
277	Logan Allen	CLE	5%	72	54	4.25	1.5	DET	0.3225	T. Skubal
281	Bailey Falter	PIT	13%	85.1	51	3.59	1.18	@SEA	0.3194	G. Kirby
296	Marcus Stroman	NYY	2%	9.1	7	11.57	2.04	@NYM	0.3234	F. Montas
304	Walker Buehler	BOS	23%	63	56	6.29	1.57	@WSH	0.3044	M. Parker
619	German Marquez	COL	1%	77.2	56	5.79	1.64	CWS	0.283	TBD
690	Cal Quantrill	MIA	1%	68	51	5.56	1.46	MIL	0.3073	C. Patrick
699	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	1%	82	59	5.38	1.52	@TOR	0.3162	M. Scherzer
Sunday, July 6th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
65	Reese Olson	DET	44%	48.2	51	2.96	1.17	@CLE	0.2952	G. Williams
70	Gavin Williams	CLE	36%	80.2	80	3.68	1.43	DET	0.3225	R. Olson
122	Dean Kremer	BAL	7%	90	72	4.6	1.34	@ATL	0.3087	D. Fuentes
125	Hayden Birdsong	SF	23%	52.2	55	3.25	1.33	@ATH	0.3183	J. Lopez
129	Edward Cabrera	MIA	18%	64.1	69	3.78	1.37	MIL	0.3073	F. Peralta
148	Erick Fedde	STL	16%	87.2	57	4.11	1.36	@CHC	0.3324	M. Boyd
175	Colton Gordon	HOU	3%	40.2	38	3.98	1.3	@LAD	0.3584	J. Wrobleski
199	Jacob Lopez	ATH	13%	43	55	3.56	1.3	SF	0.3015	H. Birdsong
230	Andrew Heaney	PIT	17%	86.1	64	4.48	1.25	@SEA	0.3194	E. Hancock
274	Tyler Anderson	LAA	9%	85.2	70	4.41	1.37	@TOR	0.3162	K. Gausman
280	Michael Lorenzen	KC	7%	82.1	69	4.81	1.37	@ARI	0.3361	Z. Gallen
298	Trevor Williams	WSH	1%	79.2	61	5.65	1.47	BOS	0.3181	G. Crochet
387	Didier Fuentes	ATL	3%	8.1	4	10.8	1.8	BAL	0.3028	D. Kremer
418	Emerson Hancock	SEA	4%	66.1	50	5.43	1.43	PIT	0.2838	A. Heaney
421	Ryan Bergert	SD	4%	27	23	2.67	1.15	TEX	0.2885	TBD
543	Mike Vasil	CWS	1%	54.1	39	2.82	1.27	@COL	0.2935	C. Dollander
551	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	1%	29.1	28	4.91	1.23	HOU	0.3147	C. Gordon
847	Chase Dollander	COL	2%	62.1	49	6.06	1.43	CWS	0.283	M. Vasil

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings

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
VBR	Two Start Pitcher	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
3	Zack Wheeler (PHI) (7-3) 2.55 ERA	Tue 7/1	N. Pivetta (8-2) 3.36 ERA	SD	0.3047	Sun 7/6	C. Burns (0-0) 5.40 ERA	CIN	0.3166
6	Logan Webb (SF) (7-5) 2.52 ERA	Mon 6/30	R. Nelson (4-2) 3.71 ERA	@ARI	0.3367	Sat 7/5	L. Severino (2-8) 4.83 ERA	@ATH	0.3185
8	Garrett Crochet (BOS) (7-4) 2.06 ERA	Mon 6/30	C. Burns (0-0) 5.40 ERA	CIN	0.3166	Sun 7/6	T. Williams (3-9) 5.65 ERA	@WSH	0.3065
9	Max Fried (NYY) (10-2) 2.00 ERA	Tue 7/1	K. Gausman (5-6) 4.60 ERA	@TOR	0.317	Sun 7/6	C. Holmes (8-4) 2.97 ERA	@NYM	0.322
12	George Kirby (SEA) (1-4) 5.40 ERA	Mon 6/30	M. Wacha (4-7) 3.33 ERA	KC	0.2918	Sat 7/5	B. Falter (6-3) 3.59 ERA	PIT	0.285
17	Joe Ryan (MIN) (8-3) 2.86 ERA	Tue 7/1	E. Cabrera (2-2) 3.78 ERA	@MIA	0.3052	Sun 7/6	D. Rasmussen (7-5) 2.45 ERA	TB	0.3189
22	Freddy Peralta (MIL) (8-4) 2.90 ERA	Tue 7/1	C. Holmes (8-4) 2.97 ERA	@NYM	0.322	Sun 7/6	E. Cabrera (2-2) 3.78 ERA	@MIA	0.3052
30	Kevin Gausman (TOR) (5-6) 4.60 ERA	Tue 7/1	M. Fried (10-2) 2.00 ERA	NYY	0.3372	Sun 7/6	T. Anderson (2-5) 4.41 ERA	LAA	0.3002
37	Drew Rasmussen (TB) (7-5) 2.45 ERA	Mon 6/30	J. Lopez (2-4) 3.56 ERA	ATH	0.3185	Sun 7/6	J. Ryan (8-3) 2.86 ERA	@MIN	0.3114
38	Zac Gallen (ARI) (5-9) 5.75 ERA	Tue 7/1	H. Birdsong (3-1) 3.25 ERA	SF	0.3019	Sun 7/6	M. Lorenzen (4-7) 4.81 ERA	KC	0.2918
43	Max Scherzer (TOR) (0-0) 5.63 ERA	Mon 6/30	C. Rodon (9-5) 2.92 ERA	NYY	0.3372	Sat 7/5	J. Kochanowicz (3-8) 5.38 ERA	LAA	0.3002
51	Matthew Boyd (CHC) (7-3) 2.65 ERA	Tue 7/1	G. Williams (5-3) 3.68 ERA	CLE	0.2944	Sun 7/6	E. Fedde (3-7) 4.11 ERA	STL	0.3172
56	Clay Holmes (NYM) (8-4) 2.97 ERA	Tue 7/1	F. Peralta (8-4) 2.90 ERA	MIL	0.3082	Sun 7/6	M. Fried (10-2) 2.00 ERA	NYY	0.3372
59	Gavin Williams (CLE) (5-3) 3.68 ERA	Tue 7/1	M. Boyd (7-3) 2.65 ERA	@CHC	0.3317	Sun 7/6	R. Olson (4-3) 2.96 ERA	DET	0.3238
63	Michael Wacha (KC) (4-7) 3.33 ERA	Mon 6/30	G. Kirby (1-4) 5.40 ERA	@SEA	0.3215	Sat 7/5	R. Nelson (4-2) 3.71 ERA	@ARI	0.3367
92	Ryne Nelson (ARI) (4-2) 3.71 ERA	Mon 6/30	L. Webb (7-5) 2.52 ERA	SF	0.3019	Sat 7/5	M. Wacha (4-7) 3.33 ERA	KC	0.2918
93	Hayden Birdsong (SF) (3-1) 3.25 ERA	Tue 7/1	Z. Gallen (5-9) 5.75 ERA	@ARI	0.3367	Sun 7/6	J. Lopez (2-4) 3.56 ERA	@ATH	0.3185
97	Edward Cabrera (MIA) (2-2) 3.78 ERA	Tue 7/1	J. Ryan (8-3) 2.86 ERA	MIN	0.3114	Sun 7/6	F. Peralta (8-4) 2.90 ERA	MIL	0.3082
107	Erick Fedde (STL) (3-7) 4.11 ERA	Mon 6/30	A. Heaney (3-7) 4.48 ERA	@PIT	0.285	Sun 7/6	M. Boyd (7-3) 2.65 ERA	@CHC	0.3317
118	Chase Burns (CIN) (0-0) 5.40 ERA	Mon 6/30	G. Crochet (7-4) 2.06 ERA	@BOS	0.3202	Sun 7/6	Z. Wheeler (7-3) 2.55 ERA	@PHI	0.3218
120	Colton Gordon (HOU) (3-1) 3.98 ERA	Tue 7/1	C. Dollander (2-8) 6.06 ERA	@COL	0.295	Sun 7/6	J. Wrobleski (3-2) 4.91 ERA	@LAD	0.3583
135	Jacob Lopez (ATH) (2-4) 3.56 ERA	Mon 6/30	D. Rasmussen (7-5) 2.45 ERA	@TB	0.3189	Sun 7/6	H. Birdsong (3-1) 3.25 ERA	SF	0.3019
150	Andrew Heaney (PIT) (3-7) 4.48 ERA	Mon 6/30	E. Fedde (3-7) 4.11 ERA	STL	0.3172	Sun 7/6	E. Hancock (3-3) 5.43 ERA	@SEA	0.3215
172	Tyler Anderson (LAA) (2-5) 4.41 ERA	Tue 7/1	D. Fuentes (0-2) 10.80 ERA	@ATL	0.3089	Sun 7/6	K. Gausman (5-6) 4.60 ERA	@TOR	0.317
175	Michael Lorenzen (KC) (4-7) 4.81 ERA	Tue 7/1	E. Hancock (3-3) 5.43 ERA	@SEA	0.3215	Sun 7/6	Z. Gallen (5-9) 5.75 ERA	@ARI	0.3367
182	Trevor Williams (WSH) (3-9) 5.65 ERA	Tue 7/1	J. Flaherty (5-9) 4.80 ERA	DET	0.3238	Sun 7/6	G. Crochet (7-4) 2.06 ERA	BOS	0.3202
225	Didier Fuentes (ATL) (0-2) 10.80 ERA	Tue 7/1	T. Anderson (2-5) 4.41 ERA	LAA	0.3002	Sun 7/6	D. Kremer (6-7) 4.60 ERA	BAL	0.3052
237	Emerson Hancock (SEA) (3-3) 5.43 ERA	Tue 7/1	M. Lorenzen (4-7) 4.81 ERA	KC	0.2918	Sun 7/6	A. Heaney (3-7) 4.48 ERA	PIT	0.285
440	Chase Dollander (COL) (2-8) 6.06 ERA	Tue 7/1	C. Gordon (3-1) 3.98 ERA	HOU	0.3151	Sun 7/6	M. Vasil (3-3) 2.82 ERA	CWS	0.281

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Rankings

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.