Fantasy Baseball Planner: 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, August 18th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
75	Michael Wacha	KC	42%	137	101	3.35	1.15	TEX	0.2956	J. Leiter
76	Nestor Cortes Jr.	SD	18%	17.1	17	5.71	1.56	SF	0.3006	R. Ray
126	Matthew Liberatore	STL	21%	117	88	3.92	1.28	@MIA	0.3119	E. Perez
150	Brady Singer	CIN	38%	125.1	119	4.24	1.3	@LAA	0.3107	V. Mederos
153	Cade Horton	CHC	37%	85	67	3.28	1.19	MIL	0.3235	F. Peralta
159	Dustin May	BOS	21%	113.2	109	4.67	1.35	BAL	0.3091	T. Rogers
194	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	18%	18.1	16	6.38	1.47	@DET	0.3217	J. Flaherty
225	Jack Leiter	TEX	25%	105	96	3.94	1.34	@KC	0.3024	M. Wacha
407	Tyler Alexander	CWS	0%	78	67	4.27	1.24	@ATL	0.3125	S. Strider
801	Victor Mederos	LAA	0%	8	7	5.63	1.5	CIN	0.3117	B. Singer
803	Austin Gomber	COL	1%	54.2	32	6.75	1.61	LAD	0.3508	Y. Yamamoto
Tuesday, August 19th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
46	Max Scherzer	TOR	45%	54	52	3.83	1.07	@PIT	0.2883	M. Keller
84	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	12%	110	111	5.4	1.64	CLE	0.2966	T. Bibee
85	Mitch Keller	PIT	49%	141.2	112	4.13	1.27	TOR	0.3333	M. Scherzer
88	Shane Baz	TB	43%	135	140	4.93	1.33	NYY	0.334	C. Rodon
92	Michael McGreevy	STL	10%	51	28	4.41	1.22	@MIA	0.3119	E. Cabrera
108	Jacob Lopez	ATH	37%	84.2	103	3.3	1.19	@MIN	0.3104	J. Ryan
174	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	15%	35	37	3.86	1.23	@COL	0.3005	B. Blalock
204	Shane Smith	CWS	7%	101	98	4.01	1.28	@ATL	0.3125	B. Elder
272	Bryce Elder	ATL	3%	107	87	5.89	1.52	CWS	0.2945	S. Smith
283	Jake Irvin	WSH	11%	140	94	5.14	1.38	NYM	0.319	D. Peterson
332	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	18%	126.1	82	4.13	1.28	@BOS	0.328	W. Buehler
347	Logan Evans	SEA	6%	78.1	58	4.94	1.42	@PHI	0.3224	C. Sanchez
458	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	3%	120	82	4.88	1.28	CIN	0.3117	H. Greene
468	Walker Buehler	BOS	18%	106	78	5.43	1.55	BAL	0.3091	T. Sugano
488	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	1%	10	8	9.9	1.9	@SD	0.3101	N. Pivetta
807	Bradley Blalock	COL	1%	47	22	8.62	1.79	LAD	0.3508	E. Sheehan
Wednesday, August 20th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
87	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	46%	121	90	6.55	1.45	STL	0.3092	A. Pallante
104	Joey Cantillo	CLE	8%	61.1	75	4.11	1.4	@ARI	0.3322	B. Pfaadt
105	Landen Roupp	SF	20%	101.1	95	3.2	1.44	@SD	0.3101	M. King
172	J.T. Ginn	ATH	4%	55.1	61	5.04	1.3	@MIN	0.3104	B. Ober
175	Cam Schlittler	NYY	10%	29.2	30	3.94	1.52	@TB	0.3132	D. Rasmussen
180	Charlie Morton	DET	19%	111.2	117	5.48	1.53	HOU	0.319	F. Valdez
181	Andre Pallante	STL	5%	123.2	80	4.95	1.36	@MIA	0.3119	S. Alcantara
202	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	1%	36.2	33	3.19	1.36	TOR	0.3333	C. Bassitt
212	Colin Rea	CHC	20%	116.2	85	4.09	1.28	MIL	0.3235	J. Misiorowski
256	Brad Lord	WSH	1%	91	73	3.26	1.22	NYM	0.319	K. Senga
268	Nick Martinez	CIN	28%	136.1	97	4.49	1.19	@LAA	0.3107	Y. Kikuchi
286	Aaron Civale	CWS	8%	73.1	62	4.91	1.34	@ATL	0.3125	H. Waldrep
476	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	17%	11.2	10	1.54	0.86	CWS	0.2945	A. Civale
783	Tanner Gordon	COL	0%	33.1	22	8.37	1.89	LAD	0.3508	S. Ohtani
Thursday, August 21st
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
49	Sean Manaea	NYM	44%	27	30	4.33	1.11	@WSH	0.3062	M. Gore
64	Luis Gil	NYY	43%	8.2	10	7.27	1.85	BOS	0.328	L. Giolito
115	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	40%	71.2	46	3.14	1.26	@COL	0.3005	C. Dollander
117	Justin Verlander	SF	15%	99.1	87	4.62	1.51	@SD	0.3101	D. Cease
193	Lucas Giolito	BOS	46%	100.1	82	3.77	1.25	@NYY	0.334	L. Gil
210	Joe Boyle	TB	9%	30.2	31	3.82	1.08	STL	0.3092	S. Gray
224	Michael Lorenzen	KC	5%	99.2	85	4.61	1.3	TEX	0.2956	P. Corbin
309	Brandon Young	BAL	1%	44.1	40	6.7	1.74	HOU	0.319	J. Alexander
330	Patrick Corbin	TEX	13%	117	97	4	1.32	@KC	0.3024	M. Lorenzen
467	Jason Alexander	HOU	5%	37.2	29	5.02	1.46	@BAL	0.3091	B. Young
785	Jose Urena	MIN	0%	25.1	14	4.97	1.62	ATH	0.3245	J. Perkins
806	Chase Dollander	COL	1%	73.2	57	6.35	1.56	LAD	0.3508	C. Kershaw
–	Jack Perkins	ATH	0%	28.2	28	4.08	1.05	@MIN	0.3104	J. Urena
Friday, August 22nd
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
54	Zebby Matthews	MIN	13%	44	57	5.11	1.36	@CWS	0.2945	S. Burke
59	Yu Darvish	SD	28%	33.2	29	5.61	1.22	LAD	0.3508	B. Snell
61	Shane Bieber	TOR	39%	0	0	0	0	@MIA	0.3119	C. Quantrill
106	Brayan Bello	BOS	44%	121.2	95	3.25	1.29	@NYY	0.334	M. Fried
111	Ryne Nelson	ARI	38%	106.2	95	3.46	1.06	CIN	0.3117	TBD
141	Mike Burrows	PIT	4%	67.2	69	4.66	1.24	COL	0.3005	K. Freeland
151	Slade Cecconi	CLE	16%	85.1	73	4.11	1.25	@TEX	0.2956	N. Eovaldi
152	Cade Cavalli	WSH	6%	9.1	9	3.86	1.5	@PHI	0.3224	Z. Wheeler
156	Cade Povich	BAL	4%	76.1	80	5.31	1.44	HOU	0.319	C. Javier
166	Jose Quintana	MIL	28%	99.1	69	3.44	1.3	SF	0.3006	L. Webb
167	Miles Mikolas	STL	5%	117.2	79	4.97	1.28	@TB	0.3132	A. Houser
176	Cristian Javier	HOU	18%	5	5	3.6	1	@BAL	0.3091	C. Povich
351	Nolan McLean	NYM	10%	0	0	0	0	@ATL	0.3125	TBD
357	Sean Burke	CWS	7%	114	107	4.26	1.44	MIN	0.3104	Z. Matthews
359	Javier Assad	CHC	1%	4	2	9	2.25	@LAA	0.3107	T. Anderson
398	Tyler Anderson	LAA	7%	122.1	97	4.63	1.4	CHC	0.3282	J. Assad
409	Adrian Houser	TB	21%	79.1	54	2.84	1.32	STL	0.3092	M. Mikolas
448	Bailey Falter	KC	7%	121.1	77	4.15	1.24	@DET	0.3217	C. Mize
460	Cal Quantrill	MIA	2%	106	80	5.09	1.35	TOR	0.3333	S. Bieber
663	Luis Morales	ATH	1%	4.2	4	1.93	1.93	@SEA	0.3179	B. Woo
773	Kyle Freeland	COL	2%	116.1	80	5.18	1.48	@PIT	0.2883	M. Burrows
Saturday, August 23rd
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
68	Jose Soriano	LAA	28%	143	125	3.84	1.37	CHC	0.3282	J. Taillon
75	Michael Wacha	KC	42%	137	101	3.35	1.15	@DET	0.3217	C. Paddack
76	Nestor Cortes Jr.	SD	18%	17.1	17	5.71	1.56	LAD	0.3508	T. Glasnow
83	Dean Kremer	BAL	16%	140.1	116	4.17	1.25	HOU	0.319	S. Arrighetti
101	Will Warren	NYY	35%	122.1	140	4.34	1.37	BOS	0.328	G. Crochet
118	Chris Paddack	DET	15%	126.2	92	4.76	1.22	KC	0.3024	M. Wacha
135	Jameson Taillon	CHC	24%	95.1	74	4.44	1.09	@LAA	0.3107	J. Soriano
139	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	38%	135.1	109	4.19	1.16	@SEA	0.3179	G. Kirby
194	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	18%	18.1	16	6.38	1.47	@BAL	0.3091	D. Kremer
195	Janson Junk	MIA	8%	75.1	52	4.06	1.13	TOR	0.3333	E. Lauer
199	Eric Lauer	TOR	42%	83	83	2.82	1.06	@MIA	0.3119	J. Junk
218	Zack Littell	CIN	43%	145	100	3.6	1.12	@ARI	0.3322	C. Kelly
225	Jack Leiter	TEX	25%	105	96	3.94	1.34	CLE	0.2966	L. Allen
238	Logan Allen	CLE	12%	118.2	92	4.02	1.38	@TEX	0.2956	J. Leiter
312	Mitchell Parker	WSH	5%	128	84	5.63	1.46	@PHI	0.3224	A. Nola
372	Andrew Heaney	PIT	10%	119	83	4.99	1.32	COL	0.3005	A. Gomber
465	Davis Martin	CWS	2%	101.1	70	4.17	1.3	MIN	0.3104	TBD
803	Austin Gomber	COL	1%	54.2	32	6.75	1.61	@PIT	0.2883	A. Heaney
805	Casey Kelly	ARI	0%	1.2	0	0	1.2	CIN	0.3117	Z. Littell
Sunday, August 24th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
108	Jacob Lopez	ATH	37%	84.2	103	3.3	1.19	@SEA	0.3179	L. Gilbert
126	Matthew Liberatore	STL	21%	117	88	3.92	1.28	@TB	0.3132	R. Pepiot
153	Cade Horton	CHC	37%	85	67	3.28	1.19	@LAA	0.3107	V. Mederos
159	Dustin May	BOS	21%	113.2	109	4.67	1.35	@NYY	0.334	C. Rodon
283	Jake Irvin	WSH	11%	140	94	5.14	1.38	@PHI	0.3224	A. Nola
488	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	1%	10	8	9.9	1.9	@MIL	0.3235	B. Woodruff
550	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	0%	22.2	20	5.56	1.54	MIN	0.3104	J. Ryan
801	Victor Mederos	LAA	0%	8	7	5.63	1.5	CHC	0.3282	C. Horton
807	Bradley Blalock	COL	1%	47	22	8.62	1.79	@PIT	0.2883	P. Skenes

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	Throws	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
4	Paul Skenes (PIT) (7-9) 2.13 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	K. Gausman (8-9) 3.79 ERA	TOR	0.3333	Sun 8/24	B. Blalock (1-4) 8.62 ERA	COL	0.3005
5	Logan Gilbert (SEA) (3-4) 3.41 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	R. Suarez (8-6) 3.12 ERA	@PHI	0.3224	Sun 8/24	J. Lopez (6-6) 3.30 ERA	ATH	0.3245
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) (10-8) 2.70 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	A. Gomber (0-6) 6.75 ERA	@COL	0.3005	Sun 8/24	N. Pivetta (12-4) 2.87 ERA	@SD	0.3101
11	Joe Ryan (MIN) (12-5) 2.72 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	J. Lopez (6-6) 3.30 ERA	ATH	0.3245	Sun 8/24	Y. Gomez (2-1) 5.56 ERA	@CWS	0.2945
19	Spencer Strider (ATL) (5-10) 4.69 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	T. Alexander (4-10) 4.27 ERA	CWS	0.2945	Sun 8/24	D. Peterson (7-5) 3.43 ERA	NYM	0.319
20	Hunter Brown (HOU) (10-5) 2.45 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	T. Skubal (11-3) 2.42 ERA	@DET	0.3217	Sun 8/24	T. Rogers (5-2) 1.43 ERA	@BAL	0.3091
21	Nick Pivetta (SD) (12-4) 2.87 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	K. Teng (1-2) 9.90 ERA	SF	0.3006	Sun 8/24	Y. Yamamoto (10-8) 2.70 ERA	LAD	0.3508
23	Brandon Woodruff (MIL) (4-0) 2.06 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	M. Boyd (11-6) 2.46 ERA	@CHC	0.3282	Sun 8/24	K. Teng (1-2) 9.90 ERA	SF	0.3006
27	Freddy Peralta (MIL) (14-5) 2.90 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	C. Horton (7-3) 3.28 ERA	@CHC	0.3282	Sat 8/23	R. Ray (9-6) 2.98 ERA	SF	0.3006
31	Carlos Rodon (NYY) (12-7) 3.25 ERA	L	Tue 8/19	S. Baz (8-9) 4.93 ERA	@TB	0.3132	Sun 8/24	D. May (7-8) 4.67 ERA	BOS	0.328
36	Merrill Kelly (TEX) (9-7) 3.36 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	S. Lugo (8-6) 3.77 ERA	@KC	0.3024	Sun 8/24	G. Williams (7-4) 3.38 ERA	CLE	0.2966
38	Jack Flaherty (DET) (6-12) 4.76 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	S. Arrighetti (1-3) 6.38 ERA	HOU	0.319	Sun 8/24	S. Lugo (8-6) 3.77 ERA	KC	0.3024
39	Robbie Ray (SF) (9-6) 2.98 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	N. Jr. (1-1) 5.71 ERA	@SD	0.3101	Sat 8/23	F. Peralta (14-5) 2.90 ERA	@MIL	0.3235
40	Aaron Nola (PHI) (1-7) 6.16 ERA	R	Sat 8/23	M. Parker (7-13) 5.63 ERA	WSH	0.3062	Sun 8/24	J. Irvin (8-7) 5.14 ERA	WSH	0.3062
49	Zac Gallen (ARI) (9-12) 5.31 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	G. Williams (7-4) 3.38 ERA	CLE	0.2966	Sun 8/24	A. Abbott (8-3) 2.41 ERA	CIN	0.3117
56	David Peterson (NYM) (7-5) 3.43 ERA	L	Tue 8/19	J. Irvin (8-7) 5.14 ERA	@WSH	0.3062	Sun 8/24	S. Strider (5-10) 4.69 ERA	@ATL	0.3125
58	Eury Perez (MIA) (5-3) 3.58 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	M. Liberatore (6-10) 3.92 ERA	STL	0.3092	Sun 8/24	J. Berrios (9-4) 3.74 ERA	TOR	0.3333
59	Michael Wacha (KC) (7-9) 3.35 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	J. Leiter (7-6) 3.94 ERA	TEX	0.2956	Sat 8/23	C. Paddack (4-10) 4.76 ERA	@DET	0.3217
60	Nestor Cortes Jr. (SD) (1-1) 5.71 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	R. Ray (9-6) 2.98 ERA	SF	0.3006	Sat 8/23	T. Glasnow (1-1) 3.08 ERA	LAD	0.3508
61	Seth Lugo (KC) (8-6) 3.77 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	M. Kelly (9-7) 3.36 ERA	TEX	0.2956	Sun 8/24	J. Flaherty (6-12) 4.76 ERA	@DET	0.3217
74	Gavin Williams (CLE) (7-4) 3.38 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	Z. Gallen (9-12) 5.31 ERA	@ARI	0.3322	Sun 8/24	M. Kelly (9-7) 3.36 ERA	@TEX	0.2956
80	Jacob Lopez (ATH) (6-6) 3.30 ERA	L	Tue 8/19	J. Ryan (12-5) 2.72 ERA	@MIN	0.3104	Sun 8/24	L. Gilbert (3-4) 3.41 ERA	@SEA	0.3179
91	Matthew Liberatore (STL) (6-10) 3.92 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	E. Perez (5-3) 3.58 ERA	@MIA	0.3119	Sun 8/24	R. Pepiot (8-9) 3.92 ERA	@TB	0.3132
93	Trevor Rogers (BAL) (5-2) 1.43 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	D. May (7-8) 4.67 ERA	@BOS	0.328	Sun 8/24	H. Brown (10-5) 2.45 ERA	HOU	0.319
104	Cade Horton (CHC) (7-3) 3.28 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	F. Peralta (14-5) 2.90 ERA	MIL	0.3235	Sun 8/24	V. Mederos (0-0) 5.63 ERA	@LAA	0.3107
107	Dustin May (BOS) (7-8) 4.67 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	T. Rogers (5-2) 1.43 ERA	BAL	0.3091	Sun 8/24	C. Rodon (12-7) 3.25 ERA	@NYY	0.334
124	Spencer Arrighetti (HOU) (1-3) 6.38 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	J. Flaherty (6-12) 4.76 ERA	@DET	0.3217	Sat 8/23	D. Kremer (8-9) 4.17 ERA	@BAL	0.3091
143	Jack Leiter (TEX) (7-6) 3.94 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	M. Wacha (7-9) 3.35 ERA	@KC	0.3024	Sat 8/23	L. Allen (7-9) 4.02 ERA	CLE	0.2966
171	Jake Irvin (WSH) (8-7) 5.14 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	D. Peterson (7-5) 3.43 ERA	NYM	0.319	Sun 8/24	A. Nola (1-7) 6.16 ERA	@PHI	0.3224
272	Kai-Wei Teng (SF) (1-2) 9.90 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	N. Pivetta (12-4) 2.87 ERA	@SD	0.3101	Sun 8/24	B. Woodruff (4-0) 2.06 ERA	@MIL	0.3235
423	Victor Mederos (LAA) (0-0) 5.63 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	B. Singer (10-9) 4.24 ERA	CIN	0.3117	Sun 8/24	C. Horton (7-3) 3.28 ERA	CHC	0.3282
424	Austin Gomber (COL) (0-6) 6.75 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	Y. Yamamoto (10-8) 2.70 ERA	LAD	0.3508	Sat 8/23	A. Heaney (5-10) 4.99 ERA	@PIT	0.2883
428	Bradley Blalock (COL) (1-4) 8.62 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	E. Sheehan (3-2) 3.86 ERA	LAD	0.3508	Sun 8/24	P. Skenes (7-9) 2.13 ERA	@PIT	0.2883

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.