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, July 7th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
118	Landen Roupp	SF	24%	85.1	78	3.59	1.49	PHI	0.3197	C. Sanchez
164	Noah Cameron	KC	34%	56.1	43	2.56	1.01	PIT	0.2897	P. Skenes
165	Brady Singer	CIN	37%	88.2	80	4.26	1.33	MIA	0.3092	J. Junk
309	Janson Junk	MIA	3%	37.1	33	3.62	1.13	@CIN	0.3152	B. Singer
389	Richard Fitts	BOS	2%	28	22	4.5	1.25	COL	0.2919	A. Gomber
501	Sean Burke	CWS	4%	87	73	4.03	1.4	TOR	0.3168	J. Berrios
833	Austin Gomber	COL	1%	19.2	6	5.49	1.53	@BOS	0.3229	R. Fitts
Tuesday, July 8th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
76	Jose Soriano	LAA	28%	97	84	3.99	1.47	TEX	0.2899	N. Eovaldi
81	Mitch Keller	PIT	44%	106.1	84	3.64	1.19	@KC	0.2906	S. Lugo
84	Will Warren	NYY	45%	84.1	107	5.02	1.42	SEA	0.3182	L. Gilbert
93	Eury Perez	MIA	21%	16	14	6.19	1.5	@CIN	0.3152	N. Martinez
114	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	14%	88.2	96	4.36	1.38	@HOU	0.3136	B. Walter
123	Brayan Bello	BOS	19%	76.1	55	3.42	1.38	COL	0.2919	K. Freeland
136	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	22%	97.1	79	4.25	1.24	ATL	0.3059	G. Holmes
147	Brandon Walter	HOU	20%	29.2	30	3.34	1.04	CLE	0.2897	L. L. Ortiz
157	Nick Martinez	CIN	28%	100.2	71	4.2	1.17	MIA	0.3092	E. Perez
169	Andre Pallante	STL	8%	94.1	63	4.1	1.27	WSH	0.3073	T. Williams
276	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	8%	63.1	55	4.41	1.33	CHC	0.3332	S. Imanaga
288	Trevor Williams	WSH	1%	82.2	65	6.21	1.54	@STL	0.3136	A. Pallante
332	Dietrich Enns	DET	4%	5	4	0	0.6	TB	0.3203	R. Pepiot
351	Aaron Civale	CWS	2%	38	29	4.74	1.5	TOR	0.3168	C. Bassitt
434	Brandon Young	BAL	0%	16.2	15	7.02	1.98	NYM	0.3214	C. Holmes
576	Kyle Freeland	COL	2%	77.2	59	5.56	1.58	@BOS	0.3229	B. Bello
612	Mick Abel	PHI	17%	25	21	5.04	1.36	@SF	0.2996	R. Ray
Wednesday, July 9th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
70	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	24%	72	80	5.13	1.56	@SD	0.3031	R. Vasquez
121	Justin Verlander	SF	18%	67.2	55	4.39	1.4	PHI	0.3197	J. Luzardo
126	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	11%	32.2	40	6.61	1.62	CLE	0.2897	S. Cecconi
128	Kumar Rocker	TEX	10%	39.2	37	6.13	1.54	@LAA	0.305	K. Hendricks
130	Zack Littell	TB	41%	104.2	71	3.61	1.07	@DET	0.3257	TBD
132	David Festa	MIN	5%	36.2	38	5.4	1.42	CHC	0.3332	C. Horton
148	Dustin May	LAD	33%	82.2	75	4.68	1.37	@MIL	0.3089	J. Quintana
150	Slade Cecconi	CLE	8%	42	42	3.64	1.31	@HOU	0.3136	L. McCullers Jr.
177	Lucas Giolito	BOS	30%	58.2	51	3.99	1.33	COL	0.2919	A. Senzatela
187	Eric Lauer	TOR	15%	45	45	2.6	1.07	@CWS	0.2818	A. Houser
203	Bryce Elder	ATL	5%	68	57	5.82	1.47	@ATH	0.3149	M. Spence
209	Jose Quintana	MIL	19%	60	41	3.3	1.42	LAD	0.3569	D. May
233	Mitch Spence	ATH	3%	68.2	60	4.06	1.31	ATL	0.3059	B. Elder
277	Cade Horton	CHC	11%	45	33	5.2	1.47	@MIN	0.3079	D. Festa
282	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	14%	93.1	57	4.44	1.31	NYM	0.3214	D. Peterson
322	Bailey Falter	PIT	10%	87	52	3.62	1.22	@KC	0.2906	K. Bubic
552	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	4%	87	60	4.66	1.3	TEX	0.2899	K. Rocker
599	Randy Vasquez	SD	4%	84.1	48	3.84	1.39	ARI	0.3359	E. Rodriguez
614	Adrian Houser	CWS	14%	42.2	31	1.9	1.17	TOR	0.3168	E. Lauer
849	Antonio Senzatela	COL	0%	80.2	42	6.69	1.93	@BOS	0.3229	L. Giolito
Thursday, July 10th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
63	Taj Bradley	TB	44%	92	79	4.79	1.3	@BOS	0.3229	H. Dobbins
110	Ryne Nelson	ARI	25%	67.1	59	3.61	1.02	@SD	0.3031	Yu Darvish
127	Yu Darvish	SD	24%	0	0	0	0	ARI	0.3359	R. Nelson
129	Michael Soroka	WSH	15%	59.1	64	4.7	1.03	@STL	0.3136	M. Mikolas
142	Miles Mikolas	STL	6%	81.1	56	4.76	1.32	WSH	0.3073	M. Soroka
215	JP Sears	ATH	9%	86.2	67	5.09	1.3	ATL	0.3059	S. Schwellenbach
218	Charlie Morton	BAL	14%	72	77	5.63	1.57	NYM	0.3214	P. Blackburn
235	Logan Allen	CLE	5%	78	60	4.27	1.49	@CWS	0.2818	J. Cannon
236	Paul Blackburn	NYM	1%	18.2	15	7.71	1.98	@BAL	0.3087	C. Morton
246	Colin Rea	CHC	8%	78.1	56	4.37	1.37	@MIN	0.3079	B. Ober
273	Jack Leiter	TEX	18%	71.1	58	4.29	1.3	@LAA	0.305	J. Kochanowicz
294	Marcus Stroman	NYY	4%	14.1	8	8.16	1.67	SEA	0.3182	L. Castillo
382	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	1%	66.2	55	4.59	1.43	CLE	0.2897	L. Allen
574	Cal Quantrill	MIA	1%	73	56	5.42	1.41	@CIN	0.3152	N. Lodolo
580	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	3%	59.1	43	4.1	1.26	TB	0.3203	T. Bradley
652	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	1%	86	61	5.34	1.53	TEX	0.2899	J. Leiter
Friday, July 11th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
40	Max Scherzer	TOR	32%	13	12	4.85	1.15	@ATH	0.3149	L. Severino
73	Michael Wacha	KC	38%	97	75	3.62	1.26	NYM	0.3214	F. Montas
78	Jameson Taillon	CHC	40%	95.1	74	4.44	1.09	@NYY	0.3363	C. Rodon
86	Matthew Liberatore	STL	39%	92.1	76	3.51	1.15	ATL	0.3059	S. Strider
88	Quinn Priester	MIL	38%	78	61	3.35	1.23	WSH	0.3073	C. Cavalli
98	Gavin Williams	CLE	30%	86.1	82	3.86	1.46	@CWS	0.2818	S. Smith
103	Dean Kremer	BAL	14%	97	78	4.27	1.29	MIA	0.3092	E. Cabrera
109	Edward Cabrera	MIA	25%	71.1	75	3.41	1.28	@BAL	0.3087	D. Kremer
155	Chase Burns	CIN	43%	5.1	8	13.5	2.44	COL	0.2919	TBD
163	Chris Paddack	MIN	7%	90	63	4.7	1.23	PIT	0.2897	M. Burrows
168	Frankie Montas	NYM	8%	9	10	6	1.56	@KC	0.2906	M. Wacha
191	Luis Severino	ATH	16%	104.1	71	5.09	1.38	TOR	0.3168	M. Scherzer
195	Cade Cavalli	WSH	1%	0	0	0	0	@MIL	0.3089	Q. Priester
217	Shane Smith	CWS	14%	79.1	74	3.86	1.31	CLE	0.2897	G. Williams
230	Stephen Kolek	SD	9%	62.2	47	3.73	1.24	PHI	0.3197	R. Suarez
243	Mike Burrows	PIT	2%	34.2	35	4.15	1.27	@MIN	0.3079	C. Paddack
267	Tyler Anderson	LAA	8%	91.2	77	4.12	1.34	ARI	0.3359	Z. Gallen
310	Walker Buehler	BOS	20%	67	59	6.45	1.58	TB	0.3203	D. Rasmussen
376	Patrick Corbin	TEX	8%	82.1	65	4.26	1.3	@HOU	0.3136	F. Valdez
Saturday, July 12th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
33	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	44%	0	0	0	0	WSH	0.3073	TBD
79	Sean Manaea	NYM	34%	0	0	0	0	@KC	0.2906	M. Lorenzen
152	Colton Gordon	HOU	11%	45.1	41	4.37	1.41	TEX	0.2899	J. deGrom
162	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	1%	23	18	4.7	1.09	SEA	0.3182	E. Hancock
165	Brady Singer	CIN	37%	88.2	80	4.26	1.33	COL	0.2919	C. Dollander
175	Jacob Lopez	ATH	24%	46.1	56	3.88	1.34	TOR	0.3168	K. Gausman
183	Hayden Birdsong	SF	12%	60.2	62	4.3	1.4	LAD	0.3569	TBD
205	Erick Fedde	STL	12%	92.2	57	4.56	1.42	ATL	0.3059	TBD
244	Andrew Heaney	PIT	15%	93	71	4.16	1.2	@MIN	0.3079	J. Ryan
249	Trevor Rogers	BAL	17%	22	18	2.05	0.86	MIA	0.3092	J. Junk
270	Michael Lorenzen	KC	7%	92.2	78	4.95	1.37	NYM	0.3214	S. Manaea
309	Janson Junk	MIA	3%	37.1	33	3.62	1.13	@BAL	0.3087	T. Rogers
457	Emerson Hancock	SEA	3%	77.1	53	5.47	1.44	@DET	0.3257	S. Gipson-Long
501	Sean Burke	CWS	4%	87	73	4.03	1.4	CLE	0.2897	T. Bibee
846	Chase Dollander	COL	2%	65	50	6.65	1.51	@CIN	0.3152	B. Singer
Sunday, July 13th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
76	Jose Soriano	LAA	28%	97	84	3.99	1.47	ARI	0.3359	B. Pfaadt
84	Will Warren	NYY	45%	84.1	107	5.02	1.42	CHC	0.3332	S. Imanaga
93	Eury Perez	MIA	21%	16	14	6.19	1.5	@BAL	0.3087	B. Young
114	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	14%	88.2	96	4.36	1.38	@CWS	0.2818	A. Civale
118	Landen Roupp	SF	24%	85.1	78	3.59	1.49	LAD	0.3569	TBD
136	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	22%	97.1	79	4.25	1.24	TOR	0.3168	J. Berrios
157	Nick Martinez	CIN	28%	100.2	71	4.2	1.17	COL	0.2919	A. Gomber
164	Noah Cameron	KC	34%	56.1	43	2.56	1.01	NYM	0.3214	C. Holmes
169	Andre Pallante	STL	8%	94.1	63	4.1	1.27	ATL	0.3059	D. Fuentes
276	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	8%	63.1	55	4.41	1.33	PIT	0.2897	P. Skenes
351	Aaron Civale	CWS	2%	38	29	4.74	1.5	CLE	0.2897	L. L. Ortiz
414	Didier Fuentes	ATL	2%	12	10	9	1.83	@STL	0.3136	A. Pallante
434	Brandon Young	BAL	0%	16.2	15	7.02	1.98	MIA	0.3092	E. Perez
833	Austin Gomber	COL	1%	19.2	6	5.49	1.53	@CIN	0.3152	N. Martinez

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
4	Paul Skenes (PIT) (4-7) 2.03 ERA	Mon 7/7	N. Cameron (2-4) 2.56 ERA	@KC	0.2906	Sun 7/13	S. Richardson (4-4) 4.41 ERA	@MIN	0.3079
5	Logan Gilbert (SEA) (2-2) 3.40 ERA	Tue 7/8	W. Warren (5-4) 5.02 ERA	@NYY	0.3363	Sun 7/13	J. Flaherty (5-9) 4.84 ERA	@DET	0.3257
13	Jacob deGrom (TEX) (9-2) 2.13 ERA	Mon 7/7	Y. Kikuchi (3-6) 2.81 ERA	@LAA	0.305	Sat 7/12	C. Gordon (3-1) 4.37 ERA	@HOU	0.3136
15	Hunter Brown (HOU) (9-3) 1.82 ERA	Mon 7/7	T. Bibee (4-9) 4.10 ERA	CLE	0.2897	Sun 7/13	N. Eovaldi (5-3) 1.75 ERA	TEX	0.2899
20	Cristopher Sanchez (PHI) (7-2) 2.59 ERA	Mon 7/7	L. Roupp (6-5) 3.59 ERA	@SF	0.2996	Sun 7/13	TBD	@SD	0.3031
23	Freddy Peralta (MIL) (9-4) 2.91 ERA	Mon 7/7	Y. Yamamoto (8-6) 2.51 ERA	LAD	0.3569	Sun 7/13	TBD	WSH	0.3073
24	Nathan Eovaldi (TEX) (5-3) 1.75 ERA	Tue 7/8	J. Soriano (5-5) 3.99 ERA	@LAA	0.305	Sun 7/13	H. Brown (9-3) 1.82 ERA	@HOU	0.3136
26	Shota Imanaga (CHC) (5-2) 2.29 ERA	Tue 7/8	S. Richardson (4-4) 4.41 ERA	@MIN	0.3079	Sun 7/13	W. Warren (5-4) 5.02 ERA	@NYY	0.3363
30	Tanner Bibee (CLE) (4-9) 4.10 ERA	Mon 7/7	H. Brown (9-3) 1.82 ERA	@HOU	0.3136	Sat 7/12	S. Burke (4-7) 4.03 ERA	@CWS	0.2818
36	Merrill Kelly (ARI) (7-4) 3.55 ERA	Mon 7/7	N. Pivetta (9-2) 3.25 ERA	@SD	0.3031	Sat 7/12	Y. Kikuchi (3-6) 2.81 ERA	@LAA	0.305
38	Jack Flaherty (DET) (5-9) 4.84 ERA	Mon 7/7	S. Baz (8-3) 4.33 ERA	TB	0.3203	Sun 7/13	L. Gilbert (2-2) 3.40 ERA	SEA	0.3182
41	Yusei Kikuchi (LAA) (3-6) 2.81 ERA	Mon 7/7	J. deGrom (9-2) 2.13 ERA	TEX	0.2899	Sat 7/12	M. Kelly (7-4) 3.55 ERA	ARI	0.3359
44	Ryan Pepiot (TB) (6-6) 3.34 ERA	Tue 7/8	D. Enns (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@DET	0.3257	Sun 7/13	TBD	@BOS	0.3229
54	Brandon Pfaadt (ARI) (8-5) 5.27 ERA	Tue 7/8	D. Cease (3-8) 4.62 ERA	@SD	0.3031	Sun 7/13	J. Soriano (5-5) 3.99 ERA	@LAA	0.305
55	Clay Holmes (NYM) (8-4) 2.99 ERA	Tue 7/8	B. Young (0-3) 7.02 ERA	@BAL	0.3087	Sun 7/13	N. Cameron (2-4) 2.56 ERA	@KC	0.2906
60	Jose Berrios (TOR) (4-3) 3.64 ERA	Mon 7/7	S. Burke (4-7) 4.03 ERA	@CWS	0.2818	Sun 7/13	J. Springs (6-6) 4.25 ERA	@ATH	0.3149
61	Jose Soriano (LAA) (5-5) 3.99 ERA	Tue 7/8	N. Eovaldi (5-3) 1.75 ERA	TEX	0.2899	Sun 7/13	B. Pfaadt (8-5) 5.27 ERA	ARI	0.3359
67	Will Warren (NYY) (5-4) 5.02 ERA	Tue 7/8	L. Gilbert (2-2) 3.40 ERA	SEA	0.3182	Sun 7/13	S. Imanaga (5-2) 2.29 ERA	CHC	0.3332
72	Eury Perez (MIA) (0-2) 6.19 ERA	Tue 7/8	N. Martinez (6-8) 4.20 ERA	@CIN	0.3152	Sun 7/13	B. Young (0-3) 7.02 ERA	@BAL	0.3087
80	Shane Baz (TB) (8-3) 4.33 ERA	Mon 7/7	J. Flaherty (5-9) 4.84 ERA	@DET	0.3257	Sat 7/12	TBD	@BOS	0.3229
85	Luis L. Ortiz (CLE) (4-9) 4.36 ERA	Tue 7/8	B. Walter (1-1) 3.34 ERA	@HOU	0.3136	Sun 7/13	A. Civale (1-4) 4.74 ERA	@CWS	0.2818
89	Landen Roupp (SF) (6-5) 3.59 ERA	Mon 7/7	C. Sanchez (7-2) 2.59 ERA	PHI	0.3197	Sun 7/13	TBD	LAD	0.3569
99	Jeffrey Springs (ATH) (6-6) 4.25 ERA	Tue 7/8	G. Holmes (4-7) 3.47 ERA	ATL	0.3059	Sun 7/13	J. Berrios (4-3) 3.64 ERA	TOR	0.3168
112	Nick Martinez (CIN) (6-8) 4.20 ERA	Tue 7/8	E. Perez (0-2) 6.19 ERA	MIA	0.3092	Sun 7/13	A. Gomber (0-1) 5.49 ERA	COL	0.2919
116	Noah Cameron (KC) (2-4) 2.56 ERA	Mon 7/7	P. Skenes (4-7) 2.03 ERA	PIT	0.2897	Sun 7/13	C. Holmes (8-4) 2.99 ERA	NYM	0.3214
117	Brady Singer (CIN) (7-6) 4.26 ERA	Mon 7/7	J. Junk (2-1) 3.62 ERA	MIA	0.3092	Sat 7/12	C. Dollander (2-9) 6.65 ERA	COL	0.2919
119	Andre Pallante (STL) (5-4) 4.10 ERA	Tue 7/8	T. Williams (3-10) 6.21 ERA	WSH	0.3073	Sun 7/13	D. Fuentes (0-2) 9.00 ERA	ATL	0.3059
171	Simeon Woods Richardson (MIN) (4-4) 4.41 ERA	Tue 7/8	S. Imanaga (5-2) 2.29 ERA	CHC	0.3332	Sun 7/13	P. Skenes (4-7) 2.03 ERA	PIT	0.2897
190	Janson Junk (MIA) (2-1) 3.62 ERA	Mon 7/7	B. Singer (7-6) 4.26 ERA	@CIN	0.3152	Sat 7/12	T. Rogers (1-0) 2.05 ERA	@BAL	0.3087
209	Aaron Civale (CWS) (1-4) 4.74 ERA	Tue 7/8	C. Bassitt (7-4) 4.29 ERA	TOR	0.3168	Sun 7/13	L. Ortiz (4-9) 4.36 ERA	CLE	0.2897
249	Brandon Young (BAL) (0-3) 7.02 ERA	Tue 7/8	C. Holmes (8-4) 2.99 ERA	NYM	0.3214	Sun 7/13	E. Perez (0-2) 6.19 ERA	MIA	0.3092
282	Sean Burke (CWS) (4-7) 4.03 ERA	Mon 7/7	J. Berrios (4-3) 3.64 ERA	TOR	0.3168	Sat 7/12	T. Bibee (4-9) 4.10 ERA	CLE	0.2897
437	Austin Gomber (COL) (0-1) 5.49 ERA	Mon 7/7	R. Fitts (0-3) 4.50 ERA	@BOS	0.3229	Sun 7/13	N. Martinez (6-8) 4.20 ERA	@CIN	0.3152

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.