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 11th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
50	Zebby Matthews	MIN	11%	38.1	48	5.17	1.38	@NYY	0.3348	W. Warren
64	Yu Darvish	SD	26%	27.2	23	6.51	1.34	@SF	0.3035	L. Webb
82	Jose Soriano	LAA	29%	137	119	4.01	1.4	LAD	0.3473	T. Glasnow
93	Ryne Nelson	ARI	39%	101.1	89	3.2	1.05	@TEX	0.2971	N. Eovaldi
107	Will Warren	NYY	27%	115.2	133	4.44	1.42	MIN	0.313	Z. Matthews
114	Chris Paddack	DET	15%	121	88	4.91	1.25	@CWS	0.2952	J. Cannon
124	Miles Mikolas	STL	4%	111	76	5.11	1.32	COL	0.3005	A. Molina
151	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	39%	132	107	4.02	1.13	TB	0.3131	R. Pepiot
165	Cade Cavalli	WSH	4%	4.1	6	0	0.92	@KC	0.3	B. Falter
359	Andrew Heaney	PIT	11%	115	80	4.77	1.27	@MIL	0.3191	F. Peralta
365	Bailey Falter	KC	8%	117.1	72	4.14	1.23	WSH	0.3052	C. Cavalli
437	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	1%	96	76	5.34	1.46	DET	0.3221	C. Paddack
482	Jason Alexander	HOU	1%	31.2	26	5.97	1.61	BOS	0.3272	G. Crochet
588	Taijuan Walker	PHI	4%	79	60	3.53	1.3	@CIN	0.3113	A. Abbott
794	Anthony Molina	COL	0%	13.2	8	9.22	1.68	@STL	0.3102	M. Mikolas
Tuesday, August 12th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
72	Nestor Cortes Jr.	SD	20%	12.2	11	7.11	1.58	@SF	0.3035	R. Ray
74	Michael Wacha	KC	35%	131.1	98	3.36	1.15	WSH	0.3052	M. Parker
77	Shane Baz	TB	46%	128	133	4.92	1.34	@ATH	0.3253	J. Lopez
100	Dean Kremer	BAL	17%	132.1	110	4.35	1.28	SEA	0.3195	G. Kirby
118	Brady Singer	CIN	49%	119.1	113	4.45	1.34	PHI	0.3242	R. Suarez
130	Matthew Liberatore	STL	22%	113	85	3.82	1.28	COL	0.3005	K. Freeland
141	Dustin May	BOS	23%	107.2	101	4.93	1.37	@HOU	0.3183	S. Arrighetti
172	Jacob Lopez	ATH	20%	77.2	94	3.59	1.25	TB	0.3131	S. Baz
182	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	15%	30	31	3	1.2	@LAA	0.3084	T. Anderson
188	Logan Allen	CLE	10%	113.2	87	4.04	1.37	MIA	0.3121	J. Junk
192	Janson Junk	MIA	9%	70.1	50	3.97	1.12	@CLE	0.2958	L. Allen
200	Jose Quintana	MIL	20%	93.1	66	3.57	1.34	PIT	0.2881	P. Skenes
210	Anthony DeSclafani	ARI	1%	30	28	4.2	1.2	@TEX	0.2971	J. Leiter
214	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	22%	13.1	13	7.43	1.58	BOS	0.3272	D. May
227	Shane Smith	CWS	8%	96	93	4.22	1.29	DET	0.3221	J. Flaherty
241	Jack Leiter	TEX	27%	100	93	4.05	1.35	ARI	0.3294	A. DeSclafani
309	Mitchell Parker	WSH	7%	122.2	81	5.5	1.48	@KC	0.3	M. Wacha
454	Tyler Anderson	LAA	8%	122.1	97	4.63	1.4	LAD	0.3473	E. Sheehan
483	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	3%	80.2	69	4.24	1.39	@NYY	0.3348	C. Rodon
712	Kyle Freeland	COL	2%	109	78	5.53	1.51	@STL	0.3102	M. Liberatore
Wednesday, August 13th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
1	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	50%	19	25	2.37	1.11	@LAA	0.3084	K. Hendricks
99	Gavin Williams	CLE	49%	125	123	3.17	1.3	MIA	0.3121	E. Perez
104	Michael McGreevy	STL	4%	39	23	5.08	1.23	COL	0.3005	A. Gomber
127	Chase Burns	CIN	44%	28.1	47	6.04	1.48	PHI	0.3242	C. Sanchez
197	Cam Schlittler	NYY	11%	19.2	21	4.58	1.68	MIN	0.313	J. Ryan
199	Cade Horton	CHC	27%	79.1	59	3.4	1.24	@TOR	0.3344	K. Gausman
205	J.T. Ginn	ATH	4%	48.1	49	4.28	1.24	TB	0.3131	D. Rasmussen
263	Jake Irvin	WSH	13%	130.2	88	4.89	1.33	@KC	0.3	S. Lugo
343	Aaron Civale	CWS	15%	70	56	3.99	1.26	DET	0.3221	T. Skubal
463	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	1%	3.1	4	13.5	2.1	SD	0.308	N. Pivetta
476	Walker Buehler	BOS	18%	94	71	5.74	1.6	@HOU	0.3183	H. Brown
526	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	4%	111.2	72	4.59	1.24	LAD	0.3473	S. Ohtani
735	Carlos Carrasco	ATL	4%	43.2	32	6.18	1.58	@NYM	0.3149	D. Peterson
810	Austin Gomber	COL	1%	43.2	27	6.18	1.6	@STL	0.3102	M. McGreevy
Thursday, August 14th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
53	Max Scherzer	TOR	41%	41	44	4.39	1.05	CHC	0.3302	M. Boyd
80	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	10%	97.2	103	5.53	1.66	@COL	0.3005	B. Blalock
106	Edward Cabrera	MIA	49%	100	103	3.24	1.19	@CLE	0.2958	T. Bibee
196	Charlie Morton	DET	18%	107.1	107	5.2	1.52	@MIN	0.313	B. Ober
198	Bryce Elder	ATL	4%	94	78	6.03	1.56	@NYM	0.3149	K. Senga
278	Brad Lord	WSH	0%	79	65	3.42	1.23	PHI	0.3242	J. Luzardo
282	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	13%	114	76	4.42	1.32	SEA	0.3195	L. Castillo
813	Bradley Blalock	COL	1%	38.2	18	7.68	1.66	ARI	0.3294	E. Rodriguez
Friday, August 15th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
79	Luis Gil	NYY	42%	3.1	3	13.5	2.7	@STL	0.3102	A. Pallante
89	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	38%	65.2	42	3.29	1.25	SD	0.308	M. King
108	Joey Cantillo	CLE	7%	55.2	72	4.37	1.44	ATL	0.3103	E. Fedde
122	Lucas Giolito	BOS	48%	95.2	81	3.57	1.19	MIA	0.3121	S. Alcantara
134	Andre Pallante	STL	6%	122	80	4.57	1.31	NYY	0.3348	L. Gil
191	Joe Boyle	TB	14%	27.1	26	2.3	0.88	@SF	0.3035	L. Roupp
212	Landen Roupp	SF	18%	101.1	95	3.2	1.44	TB	0.3131	J. Boyle
223	Frankie Montas	NYM	6%	33.2	29	6.68	1.54	SEA	0.3195	TBD
285	Brandon Young	BAL	1%	41.1	38	5.88	1.67	@HOU	0.3183	F. Valdez
337	Erick Fedde	ATL	6%	111.2	66	5.32	1.48	@CLE	0.2958	J. Cantillo
391	Sean Burke	CWS	8%	110.2	100	4.23	1.41	@KC	0.3	N. Cameron
765	Jose Urena	MIN	0%	22.1	13	5.24	1.52	DET	0.3221	C. Mize
787	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	1%	104.2	70	5.76	1.61	@ATH	0.3253	TBD
789	Tanner Gordon	COL	0%	28.2	16	6.59	1.78	ARI	0.3294	B. Pfaadt
Saturday, August 16th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
50	Zebby Matthews	MIN	11%	38.1	48	5.17	1.38	DET	0.3221	C. Paddack
87	Justin Verlander	SF	17%	94.1	81	4.39	1.46	TB	0.3131	A. Houser
93	Ryne Nelson	ARI	39%	101.1	89	3.2	1.05	@COL	0.3005	A. Molina
109	Brayan Bello	BOS	45%	116	88	3.03	1.28	MIA	0.3121	C. Quantrill
114	Chris Paddack	DET	15%	121	88	4.91	1.25	@MIN	0.313	Z. Matthews
143	Eric Lauer	TOR	47%	80	79	2.59	0.98	TEX	0.2971	P. Corbin
146	Luis Severino	ATH	24%	136.1	103	4.82	1.34	LAA	0.3084	Y. Kikuchi
148	Jameson Taillon	CHC	23%	95.1	74	4.44	1.09	PIT	0.2881	M. Burrows
159	Mike Burrows	PIT	6%	62.2	63	4.45	1.28	@CHC	0.3302	J. Taillon
161	Cade Povich	BAL	2%	70.1	75	5.63	1.46	@HOU	0.3183	C. Gordon
163	Slade Cecconi	CLE	20%	82.1	69	3.72	1.19	ATL	0.3103	J. Wentz
165	Cade Cavalli	WSH	4%	4.1	6	0	0.92	PHI	0.3242	TBD
174	Colton Gordon	HOU	3%	66.2	60	5.27	1.46	BAL	0.3114	C. Povich
181	Joey Wentz	ATL	3%	57.1	52	5.34	1.45	@CLE	0.2958	S. Cecconi
244	Zack Littell	CIN	42%	140.1	97	3.46	1.1	MIL	0.3191	Q. Priester
296	Davis Martin	CWS	2%	96.1	68	4.11	1.29	@KC	0.3	TBD
366	Patrick Corbin	TEX	16%	112.2	96	3.91	1.31	@TOR	0.3344	E. Lauer
446	Adrian Houser	TB	27%	74.1	50	2.54	1.29	@SF	0.3035	J. Verlander
459	Cal Quantrill	MIA	3%	102	79	5.21	1.37	@BOS	0.3272	B. Bello
794	Anthony Molina	COL	0%	13.2	8	9.22	1.68	ARI	0.3294	R. Nelson
Sunday, August 17th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
64	Yu Darvish	SD	26%	27.2	23	6.51	1.34	@LAD	0.3473	Y. Yamamoto
82	Jose Soriano	LAA	29%	137	119	4.01	1.4	@ATH	0.3253	J. Springs
100	Dean Kremer	BAL	17%	132.1	110	4.35	1.28	@HOU	0.3183	C. Javier
107	Will Warren	NYY	27%	115.2	133	4.44	1.42	@STL	0.3102	M. Mikolas
124	Miles Mikolas	STL	4%	111	76	5.11	1.32	NYY	0.3348	W. Warren
151	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	39%	132	107	4.02	1.13	LAA	0.3084	J. Soriano
188	Logan Allen	CLE	10%	113.2	87	4.04	1.37	ATL	0.3103	S. Strider
192	Janson Junk	MIA	9%	70.1	50	3.97	1.12	@BOS	0.3272	G. Crochet
210	Anthony DeSclafani	ARI	1%	30	28	4.2	1.2	@COL	0.3005	K. Freeland
215	Cristian Javier	HOU	6%	0	0	0	0	BAL	0.3114	D. Kremer
309	Mitchell Parker	WSH	7%	122.2	81	5.5	1.48	PHI	0.3242	R. Suarez
359	Andrew Heaney	PIT	11%	115	80	4.77	1.27	@CHC	0.3302	TBD
365	Bailey Falter	KC	8%	117.1	72	4.14	1.23	CWS	0.2952	J. Cannon
437	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	1%	96	76	5.34	1.46	@KC	0.3	B. Falter
712	Kyle Freeland	COL	2%	109	78	5.53	1.51	ARI	0.3294	A. DeSclafani

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
Two Start Pitcher	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
Garrett Crochet (BOS) (13-4) 2.18 ERA	Mon 8/11	J. Alexander (2-1) 5.97 ERA	@HOU	0.3183	Sun 8/17	J. Junk (6-2) 3.97 ERA	MIA	0.3121
Logan Webb (SF) (10-8) 3.24 ERA	Mon 8/11	Y. Darvish (1-3) 6.51 ERA	SD	0.308	Sun 8/17	R. Pepiot (7-9) 3.84 ERA	TB	0.3131
Spencer Strider (ATL) (5-9) 4.04 ERA	Tue 8/12	C. Holmes (9-6) 3.46 ERA	@NYM	0.3149	Sun 8/17	L. Allen (7-9) 4.04 ERA	@CLE	0.2958
George Kirby (SEA) (7-5) 4.04 ERA	Tue 8/12	D. Kremer (8-8) 4.35 ERA	@BAL	0.3114	Sun 8/17	C. Holmes (9-6) 3.46 ERA	@NYM	0.3149
Nathan Eovaldi (TEX) (10-3) 1.38 ERA	Mon 8/11	R. Nelson (6-3) 3.20 ERA	ARI	0.3294	Sun 8/17	J. Berrios (8-4) 3.89 ERA	@TOR	0.3344
Freddy Peralta (MIL) (13-5) 3.03 ERA	Mon 8/11	A. Heaney (5-9) 4.77 ERA	PIT	0.2881	Sun 8/17	A. Abbott (8-2) 2.34 ERA	@CIN	0.3113
Ranger Suarez (PHI) (8-5) 2.78 ERA	Tue 8/12	B. Singer (9-9) 4.45 ERA	@CIN	0.3113	Sun 8/17	M. Parker (7-12) 5.50 ERA	@WSH	0.3052
Jack Flaherty (DET) (6-11) 4.56 ERA	Tue 8/12	S. Smith (3-7) 4.22 ERA	@CWS	0.2952	Sun 8/17	TBD	@MIN	0.313
Zebby Matthews (MIN) (3-3) 5.17 ERA	Mon 8/11	W. Warren (6-5) 4.44 ERA	@NYY	0.3348	Sat 8/16	C. Paddack (4-10) 4.91 ERA	DET	0.3221
Ryan Pepiot (TB) (7-9) 3.84 ERA	Mon 8/11	J. Springs (10-7) 4.02 ERA	@ATH	0.3253	Sun 8/17	L. Webb (10-8) 3.24 ERA	@SF	0.3035
Yu Darvish (SD) (1-3) 6.51 ERA	Mon 8/11	L. Webb (10-8) 3.24 ERA	@SF	0.3035	Sun 8/17	Y. Yamamoto (10-7) 2.36 ERA	@LAD	0.3473
Jose Soriano (LAA) (7-9) 4.01 ERA	Mon 8/11	T. Glasnow (1-1) 3.06 ERA	LAD	0.3473	Sun 8/17	J. Springs (10-7) 4.02 ERA	@ATH	0.3253
Jose Berrios (TOR) (8-4) 3.89 ERA	Tue 8/12	TBD	CHC	0.3302	Sun 8/17	N. Eovaldi (10-3) 1.38 ERA	TEX	0.2971
Clay Holmes (NYM) (9-6) 3.46 ERA	Tue 8/12	S. Strider (5-9) 4.04 ERA	ATL	0.3103	Sun 8/17	G. Kirby (7-5) 4.04 ERA	SEA	0.3195
Ryne Nelson (ARI) (6-3) 3.20 ERA	Mon 8/11	N. Eovaldi (10-3) 1.38 ERA	@TEX	0.2971	Sat 8/16	A. Molina (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@COL	0.3005
Andrew Abbott (CIN) (8-2) 2.34 ERA	Mon 8/11	T. Walker (4-5) 3.53 ERA	PHI	0.3242	Sun 8/17	F. Peralta (13-5) 3.03 ERA	MIL	0.3191
Dean Kremer (BAL) (8-8) 4.35 ERA	Tue 8/12	G. Kirby (7-5) 4.04 ERA	SEA	0.3195	Sun 8/17	C. Javier (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@HOU	0.3183
Will Warren (NYY) (6-5) 4.44 ERA	Mon 8/11	Z. Matthews (3-3) 5.17 ERA	MIN	0.313	Sun 8/17	M. Mikolas (6-9) 5.11 ERA	@STL	0.3102
Chris Paddack (DET) (4-10) 4.91 ERA	Mon 8/11	J. Cannon (4-9) 5.34 ERA	@CWS	0.2952	Sat 8/16	Z. Matthews (3-3) 5.17 ERA	@MIN	0.313
Miles Mikolas (STL) (6-9) 5.11 ERA	Mon 8/11	A. Molina (0-0) 0.00 ERA	COL	0.3005	Sun 8/17	W. Warren (6-5) 4.44 ERA	NYY	0.3348
Jeffrey Springs (ATH) (10-7) 4.02 ERA	Mon 8/11	R. Pepiot (7-9) 3.84 ERA	TB	0.3131	Sun 8/17	J. Soriano (7-9) 4.01 ERA	LAA	0.3084
Cade Cavalli (WSH) (0-0) 0.00 ERA	Mon 8/11	B. Falter (7-6) 4.14 ERA	@KC	0.3	Sat 8/16	TBD	PHI	0.3242
Logan Allen (CLE) (7-9) 4.04 ERA	Tue 8/12	J. Junk (6-2) 3.97 ERA	MIA	0.3121	Sun 8/17	S. Strider (5-9) 4.04 ERA	ATL	0.3103
Janson Junk (MIA) (6-2) 3.97 ERA	Tue 8/12	L. Allen (7-9) 4.04 ERA	@CLE	0.2958	Sun 8/17	G. Crochet (13-4) 2.18 ERA	@BOS	0.3272
Anthony DeSclafani (ARI) (1-2) 4.20 ERA	Tue 8/12	J. Leiter (7-6) 4.05 ERA	@TEX	0.2971	Sun 8/17	K. Freeland (2-12) 5.53 ERA	@COL	0.3005
Mitchell Parker (WSH) (7-12) 5.50 ERA	Tue 8/12	M. Wacha (6-9) 3.36 ERA	@KC	0.3	Sun 8/17	R. Suarez (8-5) 2.78 ERA	PHI	0.3242
Andrew Heaney (PIT) (5-9) 4.77 ERA	Mon 8/11	F. Peralta (13-5) 3.03 ERA	@MIL	0.3191	Sun 8/17	TBD	@CHC	0.3302
Bailey Falter (KC) (7-6) 4.14 ERA	Mon 8/11	C. Cavalli (0-0) 0.00 ERA	WSH	0.3052	Sun 8/17	J. Cannon (4-9) 5.34 ERA	CWS	0.2952
Jonathan Cannon (CWS) (4-9) 5.34 ERA	Mon 8/11	C. Paddack (4-10) 4.91 ERA	DET	0.3221	Sun 8/17	B. Falter (7-6) 4.14 ERA	@KC	0.3
Kyle Freeland (COL) (2-12) 5.53 ERA	Tue 8/12	M. Liberatore (6-9) 3.82 ERA	@STL	0.3102	Sun 8/17	A. DeSclafani (1-2) 4.20 ERA	ARI	0.3294

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.