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Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups

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, July 28th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
67 Zach Eflin BAL 35% 67 47 5.78 1.37 TOR 0.3219 C. Bassitt
72 Eduardo Rodriguez ARI 8% 86.2 93 5.5 1.65 @DET 0.3218 C. Mize
109 Edward Cabrera MIA 29% 88 92 3.48 1.24 @STL 0.3128 A. Pallante
111 Landen Roupp SF 24% 101.1 95 3.2 1.44 PIT 0.2841 M. Keller
134 Slade Cecconi CLE 16% 69.1 60 3.76 1.23 COL 0.2958 B. Blalock
157 Chase Burns CIN 44% 21.2 35 6.65 1.62 LAD 0.3478 Y. Yamamoto
161 Frankie Montas NYM 11% 25.1 23 4.62 1.3 @SD 0.3022 D. Cease
167 Andre Pallante STL 6% 110 72 4.91 1.36 MIA 0.3086 E. Cabrera
197 JP Sears ATH 12% 106.2 91 4.98 1.25 SEA 0.321 L. Castillo
252 Cam Schlittler NYY 14% 10.1 10 4.35 1.55 TB 0.3162 D. Rasmussen
284 Brad Lord WSH 0% 69 57 3.39 1.26 @HOU 0.319 F. Valdez
291 Davis Daniel ATL 1% 10 9 5.4 1.6 @KC 0.2955 R. Hill
311 Simeon Woods Richardson MIN 9% 76 64 4.14 1.36 BOS 0.3252 R. Fitts
341 Davis Martin CWS 2% 85.2 56 3.89 1.24 PHI 0.3202 C. Sanchez
376 Richard Fitts BOS 2% 37 32 4.86 1.27 @MIN 0.3127 S. Woods Richardson
674 Carson Fulmer LAA 0% 8.1 6 5.4 1.32 TEX 0.2948 J. deGrom
810 Rich Hill KC 0% 5 1 1.8 1.6 ATL 0.3094 D. Daniel
843 Bradley Blalock COL 0% 27 9 8.67 1.78 @CLE 0.293 S. Cecconi
Tuesday, July 29th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
61 Sean Manaea NYM 48% 12.1 18 2.19 0.97 @SD 0.3022 Yu Darvish
62 Sandy Alcantara MIA 45% 104 77 6.66 1.43 @STL 0.3128 S. Gray
64 Reese Olson DET 46% 63 61 2.71 1.19 ARI 0.3343 B. Pfaadt
80 Yu Darvish SD 31% 13.1 8 6.08 1.5 NYM 0.3178 S. Manaea
85 Quinn Priester MIL 49% 101.2 86 3.28 1.2 CHC 0.3323 C. Rea
99 Brandon Walter HOU 20% 53.2 52 3.35 0.93 WSH 0.3078 M. Soroka
115 Michael Soroka WSH 8% 78 83 4.85 1.13 @HOU 0.319 B. Walter
120 Justin Verlander SF 10% 84.1 70 4.8 1.51 PIT 0.2841 B. Falter
133 Eric Lauer TOR 25% 61 65 2.8 0.97 @BAL 0.3051 C. Morton
166 Chris Paddack MIN 4% 111 83 4.95 1.28 BOS 0.3252 L. Giolito
186 Charlie Morton BAL 14% 88.2 92 5.58 1.56 TOR 0.3219 E. Lauer
191 Colin Rea CHC 24% 102 73 4.06 1.26 @MIL 0.3101 Q. Priester
193 Luis Severino ATH 15% 118.1 84 5.1 1.39 SEA 0.321 L. Evans
240 Logan Allen CLE 13% 95.1 74 4.06 1.38 COL 0.2958 T. Gordon
314 Bailey Falter PIT 7% 108.1 69 3.82 1.18 @SF 0.3005 J. Verlander
324 Patrick Corbin TEX 14% 104.2 87 3.78 1.27 @LAA 0.311 Y. Kikuchi
393 Robinson Pina TOR 0% 2.1 1 7.71 2.57 @BAL 0.3051 TBD
414 Jonathan Cannon CWS 2% 88.1 72 4.48 1.4 PHI 0.3202 J. Luzardo
480 Logan Evans SEA 3% 54.1 40 4.64 1.44 @ATH 0.3183 L. Severino
725 Tanner Gordon COL 0% 23 13 3.13 1.3 @CLE 0.293 L. Allen
Wednesday, July 30th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
1 Shohei Ohtani LAD 50% 12 13 1.5 1 @CIN 0.3125 N. Martinez
78 Jose Soriano LAA 28% 120 103 3.83 1.43 TEX 0.2948 N. Eovaldi
79 Michael Wacha KC 29% 112 85 3.62 1.24 ATL 0.3094 J. Wentz
93 Zebby Matthews MIN 10% 23 31 6.26 1.61 BOS 0.3252 B. Bello
94 Gavin Williams CLE 35% 104.1 106 3.54 1.38 COL 0.2958 K. Freeland
98 Dean Kremer BAL 24% 115.1 94 4.06 1.25 TOR 0.3219 J. Berrios
100 Will Warren NYY 26% 99 117 4.91 1.44 TB 0.3162 Z. Littell
117 Brayan Bello BOS 36% 97.2 74 3.23 1.27 @MIN 0.3127 Z. Matthews
129 Ryne Nelson ARI 31% 84.1 69 3.52 1.06 @DET 0.3218 K. Montero
130 Zack Littell TB 46% 122.1 83 3.53 1.09 @NYY 0.3385 W. Warren
144 Nick Martinez CIN 26% 116 81 4.73 1.22 LAD 0.3478 S. Ohtani
149 Jeffrey Springs ATH 25% 114 90 4.34 1.23 SEA 0.321 B. Woo
152 Miles Mikolas STL 4% 97 69 5.2 1.3 MIA 0.3086 C. Quantrill
220 Mike Burrows PIT 2% 46 48 4.7 1.39 @SF 0.3005 L. Webb
290 Joey Wentz ATL 0% 41 36 5.71 1.61 @KC 0.2955 M. Wacha
323 Keider Montero DET 1% 69.1 50 4.28 1.38 ARI 0.3343 R. Nelson
430 Taijuan Walker PHI 3% 62.1 53 3.75 1.38 @CWS 0.2876 A. Houser
541 Kyle Freeland COL 2% 95.1 70 5.19 1.52 @CLE 0.293 G. Williams
579 Cal Quantrill MIA 1% 87.2 70 5.24 1.37 @STL 0.3128 M. Mikolas
608 Adrian Houser CWS 28% 62 44 1.89 1.23 PHI 0.3202 T. Walker
Thursday, July 31st
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
75 Grant Holmes ATL 49% 111 121 3.81 1.31 @CIN 0.3125 A. Abbott
137 Kumar Rocker TEX 9% 55.2 48 5.66 1.4 @SEA 0.321 G. Kirby
298 Marcus Stroman NYY 4% 30.1 19 5.64 1.48 TB 0.3162 R. Pepiot
Friday, August 1st
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
131 Jon Gray TEX 1% 2 0 0 0.5 @SEA 0.321 L. Gilbert
147 Jacob Lopez ATH 13% 60.2 75 4.6 1.34 ARI 0.3343 M. Kelly
162 Colton Gordon HOU 3% 57.2 48 4.53 1.44 @BOS 0.3252 G. Crochet
175 Brady Singer CIN 36% 102.1 93 4.75 1.38 ATL 0.3094 B. Elder
209 Trevor Rogers BAL 45% 41.1 35 1.74 0.87 @CHC 0.3323 C. Horton
212 Cade Horton CHC 10% 62.1 47 4.33 1.38 BAL 0.3051 T. Rogers
236 Bryce Elder ATL 4% 84.2 70 5.63 1.55 @CIN 0.3125 B. Singer
248 Janson Junk MIA 15% 55.1 39 3.09 1.03 NYY 0.3385 C. Rodon
267 Andrew Heaney PIT 13% 102 74 5.03 1.31 @COL 0.2958 A. Senzatela
268 Mitchell Parker WSH 6% 108 70 5.08 1.4 MIL 0.3101 TBD
312 Michael Lorenzen KC 6% 99.2 85 4.61 1.3 @TOR 0.3219 K. Gausman
370 Tyler Anderson LAA 8% 107.2 86 4.43 1.41 CWS 0.2876 A. Civale
488 Aaron Civale CWS 3% 58.2 42 4.76 1.4 @LAA 0.311 T. Anderson
688 Randy Vasquez SD 4% 99 50 3.73 1.41 STL 0.3128 TBD
846 Antonio Senzatela COL 0% 98.1 52 6.41 1.83 PIT 0.2841 A. Heaney
Saturday, August 2nd
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
52 Max Scherzer TOR 30% 28 28 5.14 1.25 KC 0.2955 K. Bubic
60 Eury Perez MIA 50% 39 40 3.23 0.97 NYY 0.3385 L. Gil
88 Michael McGreevy STL 6% 28.1 17 3.49 1.02 @SD 0.3022 S. Kolek
108 Luis Gil NYY 38% 0 0 0 0 @MIA 0.3086 E. Perez
119 Clayton Kershaw LAD 45% 55 37 3.27 1.25 @TB 0.3162 D. Rasmussen
126 Ben Brown CHC 5% 83.1 95 6.48 1.54 BAL 0.3051 T. Sugano
157 Chase Burns CIN 44% 21.2 35 6.65 1.62 ATL 0.3094 TBD
178 J.T. Ginn ATH 1% 38 43 4.5 1.26 ARI 0.3343 Z. Gallen
205 Jose Quintana MIL 16% 77.1 53 3.49 1.31 @WSH 0.3078 J. Irvin
235 Jake Irvin WSH 14% 119.2 84 4.81 1.33 MIL 0.3101 J. Quintana
260 Joey Cantillo CLE 6% 46 59 3.91 1.41 MIN 0.3127 J. Ryan
302 Walker Buehler BOS 19% 85 67 5.72 1.52 HOU 0.319 F. Valdez
319 Stephen Kolek SD 4% 73.2 54 4.28 1.32 STL 0.3128 M. McGreevy
381 Tomoyuki Sugano BAL 10% 103 63 4.54 1.35 @CHC 0.3323 B. Brown
478 Kyle Hendricks LAA 2% 100.2 67 4.92 1.29 CWS 0.2876 S. Burke
645 Sean Burke CWS 5% 101 85 4.19 1.42 @LAA 0.311 K. Hendricks
779 German Marquez COL 1% 98.1 73 5.67 1.64 PIT 0.2841 P. Skenes
Sunday, August 3rd
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
72 Eduardo Rodriguez ARI 8% 86.2 93 5.5 1.65 @ATH 0.3183 JP Sears
97 Noah Cameron KC 44% 76 65 2.61 1.01 @TOR 0.3219 C. Bassitt
99 Brandon Walter HOU 20% 53.2 52 3.35 0.93 @BOS 0.3252 R. Fitts
109 Edward Cabrera MIA 29% 88 92 3.48 1.24 NYY 0.3385 M. Fried
111 Landen Roupp SF 24% 101.1 95 3.2 1.44 @NYM 0.3178 F. Montas
134 Slade Cecconi CLE 16% 69.1 60 3.76 1.23 MIN 0.3127 D. Festa
141 David Festa MIN 3% 53.1 53 5.4 1.28 @CLE 0.293 S. Cecconi
161 Frankie Montas NYM 11% 25.1 23 4.62 1.3 SF 0.3005 L. Roupp
197 JP Sears ATH 12% 106.2 91 4.98 1.25 ARI 0.3343 E. Rodriguez
239 Erick Fedde STL 8% 101.2 63 5.22 1.5 @SD 0.3022 D. Cease
284 Brad Lord WSH 0% 69 57 3.39 1.26 MIL 0.3101 B. Woodruff
321 Brandon Young BAL 1% 30.2 28 7.34 1.76 @CHC 0.3323 M. Boyd
341 Davis Martin CWS 2% 85.2 56 3.89 1.24 @LAA 0.311 C. Fulmer
355 Troy Melton DET 5% 5 7 10.8 1.8 @PHI 0.3202 C. Sanchez
376 Richard Fitts BOS 2% 37 32 4.86 1.27 HOU 0.319 B. Walter
480 Logan Evans SEA 3% 54.1 40 4.64 1.44 TEX 0.2948 TBD
674 Carson Fulmer LAA 0% 8.1 6 5.4 1.32 CWS 0.2876 D. Martin
841 Austin Gomber COL 1% 34.1 20 6.03 1.66 PIT 0.2841 M. Keller

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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