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, August 4th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
101 Justin Verlander SF 13% 89.1 77 4.63 1.5 @PIT 0.2842 B. Falter
110 Zack Littell CIN 42% 133.1 89 3.58 1.12 @LAA 0.3096 Y. Kikuchi
142 Dustin May LAD 25% 104 97 4.85 1.35 STL 0.3115 S. Gray
145 Eric Lauer TOR 44% 74 75 2.68 0.95 @COL 0.2968 T. Gordon
156 Slade Cecconi CLE 22% 76.1 63 3.77 1.22 @NYM 0.3177 S. Manaea
178 Colin Rea CHC 16% 106 75 4.25 1.3 CIN 0.312 N. Lodolo
270 Charlie Morton BAL 13% 101.1 101 5.42 1.56 @PHI 0.3228 J. Luzardo
283 Erick Fedde ATL 7% 106.1 66 5.33 1.5 MIL 0.3124 Q. Priester
401 Bailey Falter PIT 9% 113.1 70 3.73 1.18 SF 0.3014 J. Verlander
540 Ryan Bergert SD 1% 35.2 34 2.78 1.18 @ARI 0.3287 B. Pfaadt
551 Jason Alexander HOU 1% 25.2 20 7.36 1.83 @MIA 0.309 S. Alcantara
811 Tanner Gordon COL 0% 26 15 4.85 1.54 TOR 0.326 E. Lauer
Tuesday, August 5th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
50 Zebby Matthews MIN 16% 33.1 42 5.67 1.41 @DET 0.3207 C. Paddack
85 Yu Darvish SD 23% 23.2 18 6.46 1.35 @ARI 0.3287 R. Nelson
89 Will Warren NYY 29% 110.2 128 4.64 1.43 @TEX 0.2965 K. Rocker
94 Jose Soriano LAA 32% 133 115 3.65 1.38 TB 0.3157 R. Pepiot
99 Michael Soroka CHC 7% 81.1 87 4.87 1.13 ATH 0.3208 L. Severino
109 Ryne Nelson ARI 40% 95.2 81 3.2 1.02 SD 0.3053 Yu Darvish
116 Nick Martinez CIN 27% 127 93 4.61 1.21 @CHC 0.3313 S. Imanaga
117 Dean Kremer BAL 25% 126.1 104 4.27 1.27 @PHI 0.3228 T. Walker
121 Brayan Bello BOS 39% 110 83 3.19 1.28 KC 0.2989 A. Zerpa
126 Kumar Rocker TEX 13% 59.2 53 5.73 1.44 NYY 0.3361 W. Warren
139 Miles Mikolas STL 6% 108 75 4.83 1.28 @LAD 0.3475 T. Glasnow
154 Luis Severino ATH 18% 130.1 98 4.83 1.35 @WSH 0.3059 M. Soroka
158 Chris Paddack DET 14% 117 88 4.77 1.24 MIN 0.3119 Z. Matthews
197 Lance McCullers Jr. HOU 5% 44.1 50 6.9 1.74 @MIA 0.309 C. Quantrill
214 Logan Allen CLE 14% 108.2 81 4.06 1.36 @NYM 0.3177 C. Holmes
217 Mike Burrows PIT 5% 58 60 3.88 1.24 SF 0.3014 L. Webb
279 Angel Zerpa KC 0% 44.1 42 4.06 1.35 @BOS 0.3251 B. Bello
298 Joey Wentz ATL 1% 52 49 5.02 1.44 MIL 0.3124 F. Peralta
324 Davis Martin CWS 2% 91.1 63 3.84 1.26 @SEA 0.3181 B. Woo
520 Taijuan Walker PHI 7% 73 56 3.82 1.36 BAL 0.3139 D. Kremer
529 Cal Quantrill MIA 3% 97.2 77 4.79 1.31 HOU 0.3158 L. McCullers Jr.
572 Kyle Freeland COL 2% 104.1 74 5.26 1.5 TOR 0.326 J. Berrios
Wednesday, August 6th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
62 Michael Wacha KC 31% 117.1 90 3.53 1.22 @BOS 0.3251 G. Crochet
92 Gavin Williams CLE 40% 110.1 109 3.51 1.37 @NYM 0.3177 D. Peterson
97 Matthew Liberatore STL 25% 104.2 83 3.87 1.26 @LAD 0.3475 S. Ohtani
125 Jeffrey Springs ATH 28% 126 102 4.14 1.17 @WSH 0.3059 M. Gore
207 Janson Junk MIA 12% 60.1 44 3.28 1.08 HOU 0.3158 H. Brown
211 Cade Horton CHC 16% 68.2 50 3.93 1.33 CIN 0.312 A. Abbott
216 Jose Quintana MIL 18% 82.1 55 3.5 1.34 @ATL 0.3116 H. Waldrep
258 Jack Leiter TEX 29% 92.1 83 4.09 1.32 NYY 0.3361 M. Stroman
287 Marcus Stroman NYY 5% 34 23 6.09 1.59 @TEX 0.2965 J. Leiter
300 Tyler Anderson LAA 8% 112.1 87 4.41 1.41 TB 0.3157 S. Baz
345 Andrew Heaney PIT 12% 107 78 4.79 1.27 SF 0.3014 R. Ray
501 Jonathan Cannon CWS 1% 94.1 75 4.77 1.41 @SEA 0.3181 G. Kirby
543 Hurston Waldrep ATL 1% 0 0 0 0 MIL 0.3124 J. Quintana
836 Antonio Senzatela COL 1% 102.1 55 6.68 1.84 TOR 0.326 K. Gausman
Thursday, August 7th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
149 Brady Singer CIN 36% 109.2 101 4.51 1.32 @PIT 0.2842 P. Skenes
185 Jacob Lopez ATH 9% 65 79 4.29 1.34 @WSH 0.3059 M. Parker
227 Mitchell Parker WSH 6% 113.2 74 4.99 1.41 ATH 0.3208 J. Lopez
238 Bryce Elder ATL 3% 87.1 73 6.29 1.61 MIA 0.309 E. Perez
244 Shane Smith CWS 7% 86.2 81 4.26 1.3 @SEA 0.3181 L. Gilbert
Friday, August 8th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
43 Max Scherzer TOR 35% 35 39 4.89 1.09 @LAD 0.3475 C. Kershaw
76 Michael McGreevy STL 6% 33 19 4.91 1.21 CHC 0.3313 B. Brown
77 Shane Bieber CLE 30% 0 0 0 0 @CWS 0.2902 S. Smith
104 Ben Brown CHC 8% 88.1 99 6.22 1.48 @STL 0.3115 M. McGreevy
107 Clayton Kershaw LAD 37% 59.2 39 3.62 1.29 TOR 0.326 M. Scherzer
108 Nestor Cortes Jr. MIL 14% 8 8 9 1.75 NYM 0.3177 K. Senga
115 Edward Cabrera MIA 40% 94 96 3.35 1.23 @ATL 0.3116 S. Strider
133 Chase Burns CIN 42% 27.1 45 6.26 1.54 @PIT 0.2842 M. Keller
174 J.T. Ginn ATH 3% 44 47 3.89 1.16 @BAL 0.3139 T. Sugano
191 Jake Irvin WSH 14% 126.2 86 4.69 1.29 @SF 0.3014 S. Bivens
244 Shane Smith CWS 7% 86.2 81 4.26 1.3 CLE 0.2954 S. Bieber
273 Tomoyuki Sugano BAL 14% 109 71 4.38 1.33 ATH 0.3208 J.T. Ginn
309 Walker Buehler BOS 19% 89.2 71 5.72 1.54 @SD 0.3053 R. Vasquez
395 Spencer Bivens SF 0% 53.1 43 4.56 1.31 WSH 0.3059 J. Irvin
589 Kyle Hendricks LAA 3% 106.2 70 4.73 1.25 @DET 0.3207 T. Skubal
767 Randy Vasquez SD 3% 103.2 52 3.65 1.37 BOS 0.3251 W. Buehler
833 Austin Gomber COL 1% 38.2 22 6.28 1.66 @ARI 0.3287 Z. Gallen
Saturday, August 9th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
75 Zach Eflin BAL 34% 71.1 50 5.93 1.42 ATH 0.3208 JP Sears
88 Eduardo Rodriguez ARI 9% 92.2 98 5.63 1.65 COL 0.2968 B. Blalock
130 Andre Pallante STL 6% 117 76 4.62 1.3 CHC 0.3313 M. Boyd
155 Frankie Montas NYM 10% 29.2 26 5.46 1.45 @MIL 0.3124 TBD
159 JP Sears ATH 14% 111 97 4.95 1.27 @BAL 0.3139 Z. Eflin
162 Colton Gordon HOU 4% 62.2 54 4.74 1.42 @NYY 0.3361 C. Schlittler
201 Joe Boyle TB 16% 22.1 24 2.82 0.85 @SEA 0.3181 L. Evans
225 Carson Whisenhunt SF 4% 5 3 7.2 1.4 WSH 0.3059 B. Lord
248 Patrick Corbin TEX 22% 109.2 93 3.78 1.27 PHI 0.3228 C. Sanchez
253 Cam Schlittler NYY 12% 14.2 15 4.91 1.84 HOU 0.3158 C. Gordon
274 Simeon Woods Richardson MIN 6% 80.2 69 4.24 1.39 KC 0.2989 T. Hatch
283 Erick Fedde ATL 7% 106.1 66 5.33 1.5 MIA 0.309 E. Perez
306 Troy Melton DET 4% 12 12 4.5 1.17 LAA 0.3096 J. Kochanowicz
389 Aaron Civale CWS 4% 63.2 48 4.38 1.34 CLE 0.2954 TBD
401 Bailey Falter PIT 9% 113.1 70 3.73 1.18 CIN 0.312 N. Lodolo
423 Brad Lord WSH 0% 74.1 59 3.27 1.2 @SF 0.3014 C. Whisenhunt
462 Cooper Criswell BOS 0% 10.2 5 4.22 1.69 @SD 0.3053 D. Cease
466 Logan Evans SEA 3% 64 50 4.92 1.45 TB 0.3157 J. Boyle
608 Thomas Hatch KC 0% 0 0 0 0 @MIN 0.3119 S. Woods Richardson
801 Jack Kochanowicz LAA 1% 98.2 68 5.66 1.6 @DET 0.3207 T. Melton
832 Bradley Blalock COL 0% 33 16 7.09 1.64 @ARI 0.3287 E. Rodriguez
Sunday, August 10th
VBR Pitcher Team % Rost IP K ERA WHIP Opp. wOBA Opp. SP
99 Michael Soroka CHC 7% 81.1 87 4.87 1.13 @SF 0.3014 J. Verlander
101 Justin Verlander SF 13% 89.1 77 4.63 1.5 WSH 0.3059 M. Soroka
110 Zack Littell CIN 42% 133.1 89 3.58 1.12 @SEA 0.3181 B. Woo
115 Edward Cabrera MIA 40% 94 96 3.35 1.23 @ATL 0.3116 J. Wentz
116 Nick Martinez CIN 27% 127 93 4.61 1.21 @PIT 0.2842 M. Burrows
127 Luis Gil NYY 44% 0 0 0 0 HOU 0.3158 F. Valdez
145 Eric Lauer TOR 44% 74 75 2.68 0.95 @LAD 0.3475 Y. Yamamoto
146 Lucas Giolito BOS 41% 87.2 77 3.8 1.25 @SD 0.3053 R. Bergert
154 Luis Severino ATH 18% 130.1 98 4.83 1.35 @BAL 0.3139 TBD
178 Colin Rea CHC 16% 106 75 4.25 1.3 @STL 0.3115 S. Gray
217 Mike Burrows PIT 5% 58 60 3.88 1.24 CIN 0.312 N. Martinez
230 Joey Cantillo CLE 7% 50 63 4.14 1.44 @CWS 0.2902 S. Burke
298 Joey Wentz ATL 1% 52 49 5.02 1.44 MIA 0.309 E. Cabrera
397 Pierson Ohl MIN 0% 3 4 12 2 KC 0.2989 S. Lugo
540 Ryan Bergert SD 1% 35.2 34 2.78 1.18 BOS 0.3251 L. Giolito
558 Sean Burke CWS 5% 105.2 93 4.17 1.41 CLE 0.2954 J. Cantillo
811 Tanner Gordon COL 0% 26 15 4.85 1.54 @ARI 0.3287 B. Pfaadt

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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