Fantasy baseball 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 Pitchers: Rankings
Monday, April 20th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 74 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | R | 33% | 20.2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 | 1.11 | @WSH | 0.3037 | J. Irvin |
| 128 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | R | 4% | 19.2 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5.03 | 1.37 | HOU | 0.3124 | C. Gordon |
| 135 | Michael McGreevy | STL | R | 13% | 21.2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.49 | 0.83 | @MIA | 0.3099 | M. Meyer |
| 137 | Max Meyer | MIA | R | 10% | 19.2 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.12 | 1.32 | STL | 0.3049 | M. McGreevy |
| 157 | Seth Lugo | KC | R | 45% | 24.1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.48 | 0.99 | BAL | 0.3065 | K. Bradish |
| 165 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 3% | 17.1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 | 0.98 | PHI | 0.3297 | A. Nola |
| 206 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | R | 1% | 16.1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 0.98 | @SEA | 0.3224 | E. Hancock |
| 245 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | L | 7% | 17.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.12 | 0.76 | @COL | 0.2969 | J. Quintana |
| 298 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | R | 13% | 23.0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.52 | 1.13 | @TB | 0.3128 | J. Scholtens |
| 306 | Jake Irvin | WSH | R | 1% | 19.0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6.16 | 1.47 | ATL | 0.3159 | R. Lopez |
| 331 | Colton Gordon | HOU | L | 1% | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 2.18 | @CLE | 0.2929 | S. Cecconi |
| 418 | Jesse Scholtens | TB | R | 2% | 9.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.83 | CIN | 0.3097 | R. Lowder |
| 826 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | R | 3% | 23.1 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3.47 | 1.24 | TOR | 0.3304 | D. Cease |
| 832 | Jose Quintana | COL | L | 1% | 8.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 1.88 | LAD | 0.3485 | J. Wrobleski |
Tuesday, April 21st |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 80 | Shane Baz | BAL | R | 49% | 22.0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.50 | @KC | 0.3085 | K. Bubic |
| 93 | Steven Matz | TB | L | 24% | 21.1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.80 | 1.03 | CIN | 0.3097 | C. Burns |
| 103 | Tyler Mahle | SF | R | 5% | 18.2 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7.23 | 1.93 | LAD | 0.3485 | Y. Yamamoto |
| 120 | Dustin May | STL | R | 3% | 19.1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.98 | 1.60 | @MIA | 0.3099 | C. Paddack |
| 127 | Foster Griffin | WSH | L | 8% | 20.2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.05 | 1.26 | ATL | 0.3159 | B. Elder |
| 129 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | R | 3% | 14.2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.30 | 1.50 | PIT | 0.2908 | C. Mlodzinski |
| 143 | Chad Patrick | MIL | R | 15% | 19.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.95 | 1.16 | @DET | 0.3180 | K. Montero |
| 155 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | R | 5% | 20.1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.77 | 1.33 | @TEX | 0.2996 | K. Rocker |
| 173 | Connelly Early | BOS | L | 35% | 19.2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.29 | 1.27 | NYY | 0.3391 | L. Gil |
| 183 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | L | 3% | 18.1 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6.38 | 1.91 | @SEA | 0.3224 | L. Castillo |
| 208 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | R | 18% | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 1.00 | @CLE | 0.2929 | P. Messick |
| 227 | Chris Paddack | MIA | R | 1% | 19.1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5.59 | 1.45 | STL | 0.3049 | D. May |
| 253 | Sean Burke | CWS | R | 6% | 20.1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4.43 | 1.28 | @ARI | 0.3284 | M. Kelly |
| 267 | Mick Abel | MIN | R | 13% | 20.1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3.98 | 1.57 | @NYM | 0.3274 | N. McLean |
| 283 | Luis Gil | NYY | R | 10% | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 1.44 | @BOS | 0.3244 | C. Early |
| 370 | Keider Montero | DET | R | 7% | 16.1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.31 | 0.86 | MIL | 0.3230 | C. Patrick |
| 406 | Brent Suter | LAA | L | 0% | 15.0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.40 | 1.27 | TOR | 0.3304 | P. Corbin |
| 538 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | L | 1% | 9.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 1.24 | @LAA | 0.3028 | B. Suter |
| 732 | Chase Dollander | COL | R | 1% | 19.0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.32 | 1.11 | SD | 0.3116 | R. Vasquez |
Wednesday, April 22nd |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 67 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | R | 50% | 22.2 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.38 | 1.06 | @TEX | 0.2996 | J. Leiter |
| 85 | Casey Mize | DET | R | 27% | 16.0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.94 | 1.44 | MIL | 0.3230 | B. Sproat |
| 89 | Jack Leiter | TEX | R | 47% | 20.1 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4.87 | 1.48 | PIT | 0.2908 | B. Ashcraft |
| 102 | Clay Holmes | NYM | R | 41% | 23.0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.96 | 1.09 | MIN | 0.3102 | S. Woods Richardson |
| 111 | Nick Martinez | TB | R | 9% | 16.2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 0.96 | CIN | 0.3097 | B. Williamson |
| 113 | Landen Roupp | SF | R | 16% | 22.2 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.38 | 0.97 | LAD | 0.3485 | S. Ohtani |
| 139 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | R | 10% | 11.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.36 | @KC | 0.3085 | M. Wacha |
| 153 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | L | 31% | 23.0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 | 1.22 | CWS | 0.2980 | A. Kay |
| 160 | Zack Littell | WSH | R | 5% | 15.0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.20 | 1.40 | ATL | 0.3159 | M. Perez |
| 228 | Aaron Civale | ATH | R | 12% | 15.2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.72 | 0.96 | @SEA | 0.3224 | L. Gilbert |
| 236 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | R | 2% | 20.2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6.10 | 1.60 | @NYM | 0.3274 | C. Holmes |
| 244 | Janson Junk | MIA | R | 3% | 16.2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.32 | 1.26 | STL | 0.3049 | K. Leahy |
| 264 | Eric Lauer | TOR | L | 8% | 12.2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7.82 | 1.58 | @LAA | 0.3028 | J. Soriano |
| 272 | Anthony Kay | CWS | L | 2% | 17.1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 1.27 | @ARI | 0.3284 | E. Rodriguez |
| 304 | Kyle Leahy | STL | R | 2% | 14.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.71 | @MIA | 0.3099 | J. Junk |
| 316 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | R | 3% | 17.0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.88 | 1.71 | @DET | 0.3180 | C. Mize |
| 456 | Walker Buehler | SD | R | 3% | 17.2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4.58 | 1.25 | @COL | 0.2969 | T. Sugano |
| 487 | J.P. France | HOU | R | 0% | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.93 | @CLE | 0.2929 | T. Bibee |
| 502 | Brandon Williamson | CIN | L | 2% | 15.1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | 1.37 | @TB | 0.3128 | N. Martinez |
| 560 | Martin Perez | ATL | L | 1% | 14.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.14 | 0.91 | @WSH | 0.3037 | Z. Littell |
| 668 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | R | 1% | 14.2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7.36 | 1.91 | @CHC | 0.3259 | E. Cabrera |
| 829 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | R | 7% | 16.2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.16 | 0.78 | SD | 0.3116 | W. Buehler |
Thursday, April 23rd |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 86 | Kodai Senga | NYM | R | 39% | 14.0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7.07 | 1.71 | MIN | 0.3102 | J. Ryan |
| 101 | Michael Soroka | ARI | R | 44% | 15.2 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.87 | 1.21 | CWS | 0.2980 | D. Martin |
| 116 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | R | 13% | 16.2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.86 | 1.26 | PHI | 0.3297 | C. Sanchez |
| 170 | Brayan Bello | BOS | R | 14% | 14.2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.14 | 1.91 | NYY | 0.3391 | C. Schlittler |
| 177 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | L | 19% | 14.2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.07 | 1.02 | @DET | 0.3180 | T. Skubal |
| 210 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | R | 8% | 15.2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4.60 | 1.72 | ATL | 0.3159 | C. Sale |
| 257 | Davis Martin | CWS | R | 10% | 18.0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.50 | 1.11 | @ARI | 0.3284 | M. Soroka |
| 496 | German Marquez | SD | R | 1% | 13.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5.54 | 1.69 | @COL | 0.2969 | R. Feltner |
| 827 | Ryan Feltner | COL | R | 0% | 12.1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7.30 | 1.70 | SD | 0.3116 | G. Marquez |
Friday, April 24th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 100 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | L | 20% | 18.0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7.50 | 1.89 | @KC | 0.3085 | N. Cameron |
| 109 | Will Warren | NYY | R | 37% | 18.1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 1.25 | @HOU | 0.3124 | J. Alexander |
| 131 | Grant Holmes | ATL | R | 27% | 21.2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 1.11 | PHI | 0.3297 | Z. Wheeler |
| 134 | Dean Kremer | BAL | R | 3% | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.20 | BOS | 0.3244 | G. Crochet |
| 145 | Max Scherzer | TOR | R | 12% | 10.1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9.58 | 1.45 | CLE | 0.2929 | G. Williams |
| 149 | Noah Cameron | KC | L | 32% | 16.0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.25 | LAA | 0.3028 | Y. Kikuchi |
| 165 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 3% | 17.1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 | 0.98 | @LAD | 0.3485 | E. Sheehan |
| 167 | Luis Severino | ATH | R | 10% | 19.1 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5.59 | 1.71 | @TEX | 0.2996 | N. Eovaldi |
| 211 | Adrian Houser | SF | R | 2% | 16.0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.06 | 1.63 | MIA | 0.3099 | S. Alcantara |
| 288 | Andre Pallante | STL | R | 3% | 15.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.60 | SEA | 0.3224 | G. Kirby |
| 448 | Miles Mikolas | WSH | R | 1% | 15.2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11.49 | 2.17 | @CWS | 0.2980 | E. Fedde |
| 529 | Erick Fedde | CWS | R | 1% | 16.0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.38 | 1.06 | WSH | 0.3037 | M. Mikolas |
| 571 | Jason Alexander | HOU | R | 0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NYY | 0.3391 | W. Warren |
| 821 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | R | 1% | 16.2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8.10 | 2.22 | @NYM | 0.3274 | F. Peralta |
Saturday, April 25th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 74 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | R | 33% | 20.2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 | 1.11 | PHI | 0.3297 | A. Painter |
| 79 | Reid Detmers | LAA | L | 21% | 22.2 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.57 | 1.06 | @KC | 0.3085 | C. Ragans |
| 81 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | L | 40% | 20.2 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 1.21 | @TOR | 0.3304 | K. Gausman |
| 92 | David Peterson | NYM | L | 14% | 19.2 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6.41 | 1.83 | COL | 0.2969 | J. Quintana |
| 95 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | L | 26% | 21.0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4.29 | 1.38 | @HOU | 0.3124 | M. Burrows |
| 96 | Bailey Ober | MIN | R | 15% | 19.2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 | 1.27 | @TB | 0.3128 | S. McClanahan |
| 107 | Mitch Keller | PIT | R | 42% | 22.0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2.86 | 1.23 | @MIL | 0.3230 | J. Misiorowski |
| 112 | Brady Singer | CIN | R | 16% | 17.2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.60 | 1.70 | DET | 0.3180 | J. Flaherty |
| 119 | Mike Burrows | HOU | R | 15% | 22.0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6.55 | 1.82 | NYY | 0.3391 | R. Weathers |
| 165 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 3% | 17.1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 | 0.98 | @LAD | 0.3485 | R. Sasaki |
| 175 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | L | 11% | 21.0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 1.57 | SEA | 0.3224 | B. Woo |
| 180 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | R | 29% | 13.0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6.23 | 1.85 | CHC | 0.3259 | C. Rea |
| 213 | Andrew Painter | PHI | R | 39% | 14.1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.77 | 1.33 | @ATL | 0.3159 | R. Lopez |
| 306 | Jake Irvin | WSH | R | 1% | 19.0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6.16 | 1.47 | @CWS | 0.2980 | N. Schultz |
| 426 | Noah Schultz | CWS | L | 29% | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 1.62 | WSH | 0.3037 | J. Irvin |
| 496 | German Marquez | SD | R | 1% | 13.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5.54 | 1.69 | @ARI | 0.3284 | Z. Gallen |
| 832 | Jose Quintana | COL | L | 1% | 8.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 1.88 | @NYM | 0.3274 | D. Peterson |
Sunday, April 26th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 87 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | R | 40% | 20.1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.54 | 1.03 | SD | 0.3116 | M. King |
| 103 | Tyler Mahle | SF | R | 5% | 18.2 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7.23 | 1.93 | MIA | 0.3099 | M. Meyer |
| 127 | Foster Griffin | WSH | L | 8% | 20.2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.05 | 1.26 | @CWS | 0.2980 | S. Burke |
| 128 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | R | 4% | 19.2 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5.03 | 1.37 | @TOR | 0.3304 | D. Cease |
| 129 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | R | 3% | 14.2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.30 | 1.50 | ATH | 0.3244 | J.T. Ginn |
| 135 | Michael McGreevy | STL | R | 13% | 21.2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.49 | 0.83 | SEA | 0.3224 | E. Hancock |
| 137 | Max Meyer | MIA | R | 10% | 19.2 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.12 | 1.32 | @SF | 0.3062 | T. Mahle |
| 143 | Chad Patrick | MIL | R | 15% | 19.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.95 | 1.16 | PIT | 0.2908 | C. Mlodzinski |
| 155 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | R | 5% | 20.1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.77 | 1.33 | @MIL | 0.3230 | C. Patrick |
| 157 | Seth Lugo | KC | R | 45% | 24.1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.48 | 0.99 | LAA | 0.3028 | J. Kochanowicz |
| 173 | Connelly Early | BOS | L | 35% | 19.2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.29 | 1.27 | @BAL | 0.3065 | K. Bradish |
| 184 | Justin Verlander | DET | R | 5% | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 2.18 | @CIN | 0.3097 | R. Lowder |
| 206 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | R | 1% | 16.1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 0.98 | @TEX | 0.2996 | K. Rocker |
| 245 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | L | 7% | 17.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.12 | 0.76 | CHC | 0.3259 | M. Boyd |
| 253 | Sean Burke | CWS | R | 6% | 20.1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4.43 | 1.28 | WSH | 0.3037 | F. Griffin |
| 267 | Mick Abel | MIN | R | 13% | 20.1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3.98 | 1.57 | @TB | 0.3128 | J. Scholtens |
| 283 | Luis Gil | NYY | R | 10% | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 1.44 | @HOU | 0.3124 | C. Gordon |
| 298 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | R | 13% | 23.0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.52 | 1.13 | DET | 0.3180 | J. Verlander |
| 331 | Colton Gordon | HOU | L | 1% | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 2.18 | NYY | 0.3391 | L. Gil |
| 418 | Jesse Scholtens | TB | R | 2% | 9.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.83 | MIN | 0.3102 | M. Abel |
| 732 | Chase Dollander | COL | R | 1% | 19.0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.32 | 1.11 | @NYM | 0.3274 | N. McLean |
| 826 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | R | 3% | 23.1 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3.47 | 1.24 | @KC | 0.3085 | S. Lugo |
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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