Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 3)

Another week has come and gone, and it is time to look ahead to the upcoming fantasy baseball matchup. I will be here every week this season to give you suggestions on what pitchers you should stream to win your matchups.

I will be using the FantasyPros streaming pitchers rankings to help determine my picks. Feel free to sync your league and take a look at your own to find high-potential starters available on your waivers.

Also, please keep in mind that starters can get off schedule, and some projected starters can be pushed back due to circumstances such as injury and weather.

First, let’s take a look at last week’s picks:

Casey Mize (@MIN): 4.1 Innings, 4 Strikeouts, 5 Earned Runs, 7 Hits, 3 Walks (Loss)
Noah Cameron (@CLE): 5.2 Innings, 5 Strikeouts, 1 Earned Run, 6 Hits, 1 Walk (Loss)
Reid Detmers (vs. ATL): 4.1 Innings, 4 Strikeouts, 5 Earned Runs, 5 Hits, 2 Walks (Loss)
Rhett Lowder (@MIA): 5.1 Innings, 2 Strikeouts, 4 Earned Runs, 8 Hits, 2 Walks (Loss)
Bryce Elder (vs. CLE): 4.2 Innings, 3 Strikeouts, 2 Earned Runs, 4 Hits, 3 Walks (No Decision)
(Injured) Kyle Harrison (vs. WSH): 4.1 Innings, 1 Strikeout, 2 Earned Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Walk (Loss)
Taj Bradley (@TOR): 5.0 Innings, 7 Strikeouts, 1 Earned Run, 5 Hits, 4 Walks (Win)

Total: 33.2 Innings, 26 Strikeouts, 20 Earned Runs, 39 Hits, 16 Walks (1-6)

These streamers were not a great debut for this season’s column. The beginning of the season is hard to predict, but we can do better. Noah Cameron and Taj Bradley stand out as the highlights of the week. Casey Mize and Reid Detmers were streamers who I was very excited about, who did not live up to the hype. Let’s aim for a higher floor in Week 3.

Week 3 Streaming Targets

Monday, April 13

Grant Holmes (SP — ATL) vs. MIA | 20% Rostered

Grant Holmes is a very intriguing streamer. The Kenny Powers lookalike did not get a chance in the majors until his age-28 season, when he threw 68.1 innings with a 3.56 ERA as a reliever. He converted to a starter for the Braves last season, where he threw 115 decent innings with a 3.99 ERA before partially tearing his UCL and missing the rest of the year.

Holmes is healthy, and it appears he is better than ever. The veteran has allowed only five runs across 17.2 innings, striking out 14. A primary reason behind the 30-year-old’s success is that he has not been getting hit hard. He has improved his average exit velocity from 90.1 miles per hour last season to 86.7 miles per hour so far this season. Holmes’ dominant pitch, his four-seamer, reflects this lowered exit velocity. Batters are only hitting .107 against this pitch so far. However, his four-seamer has an xBA of .181, so some corrections may be coming.

Trust Holmes against the Marlins, who are batting about .206 against four-seamers.

Alternative: Cade Cavalli (SP — WSH) @PIT | 5% Rostered

Tuesday, April 14

Noah Schultz (SP — CWS) vs. TB | 12% Rostered

Noah Schultz is a fascinating, but risky, prospect. The imposing 6’10” lefty debuts on Tuesday and has everything on paper. He tops off at 99 miles per hour and flashes elite strikeout potential. But he has only pitched in the minor leagues, and Major League hitters are a different caliber.

Schultz has struggled on and off with control. It is normal for large pitchers to struggle with walks because they have longer limbs, and it is easier for them to lose their center of gravity. The White Sox’s top pitching prospect struggled with walks in 2025, where he had a 5.5 BB/9 ratio across the minor leagues. These control issues coincided with right knee tendinitis that likely hurt his mechanics. The 22-year-old had a BB/9 ratio of 3.3, 2.0, and 2.4 before his knee injury in 2022 to 2024, and has walked only two batters across 14 2026 minor league innings.

Start the electric towering southpaw against the Rays, if you trust his control.

Alternative: Ryan Weathers (SP — NYY) vs. LAA | 13% Rostered

Wednesday, April 15

Eduardo Rodriguez (SP — ARI) @BAL | 20% Rostered

The veteran Eduardo Rodriguez has allowed only one run across three starts this year. What is the cause of this hot start? To be fair, the southpaw’s xERA is 3.36. The advanced metrics do not necessarily support Rodriguez allowing only one run this year. Rodriguez has mostly found success through launch angle.

Batters have an average launch angle of six degrees against Rodriguez, resulting in an influx of ground balls. Batters have simply not been putting the barrel to Rodriguez’s pitches this year, earning a barrel rate of only 3.6 percent. Rodriguez has completely silenced the Mets, Braves, and Dodgers. The biggest change Rodriguez has implemented this year is using his changeup as often as his four-seamer, seemingly resulting in more ground balls.

Although Rodriguez cannot keep up this legendary run, he is still a solid low-strikeout choice against the Orioles.

Alternative: Tyler Mahle (SP — SF) @CIN | 2% Rostered

Thursday, April 16

Steven Matz (SP — TB) @CWS | 5% Rostered

Steven Matz is another pitcher off to a great start. The 34-year-old lefty is 3-0 to start the year, conquering the Cardinals, Twins, and Yankees. He has struck out 17 across 16 innings.

Matz is in a similar situation to Rodriguez, where he will be good enough to stream, but not this good. Matz has been using his changeup much more this season, dominating batters with a 41.7 percent whiff rate. This deadly changeup has contributed to many strikeouts, and its new usage greatly improves Matz’s arsenal.

Trust Matz against the White Sox, who currently rank dead-last in team batting average.

Alternative: Tomoyuki Sugano (SP — COL) @HOU | 4% Rostered

Friday, April 17

Michael Soroka (SP — ARI) vs. TOR | 25% Rostered

Michael Soroka is getting strikeouts like never before. The 28-year-old has 23 strikeouts in 15.2 innings. He has impressively achieved this after facing three tough teams: the Tigers, the Braves, and the Phillies.

Advanced metrics show that Soroka has been lucky to start the year. His xERA of 5.70 is shocking compared to his actual ERA of 2.87. While Soroka is due for some runs, his strikeout potential remains. Soroka has introduced a cutter to his arsenal and is throwing all of his pitches a little harder this year.

Soroka has been getting results. The advanced metrics do not like these results. Soroka has a good chance to prove the metrics wrong against the injury-plagued Blue Jays.

Alternative: Casey Mize (SP — DET) @BOS | 19% Rostered

Saturday, April 18

Luis Severino (SP — ATH) vs. CWS | 6% Rostered

Luis Severino is the classic streamer. Not good enough to keep, but too good to keep off your radar. Severino has shown increased strikeout potential in 2026 compared to 2025, where he had a weak 6.9 K/9 ratio. The righty decreased usage of his four-seamer and increased his cutter usage, which has contributed to a higher whiff percentage on his four-seamer (so far).

Trust the 32-year-old against the White Sox, who have a team OPS of only .584.

Alternative: Brayan Bello (SP — BOS) vs. DET| 12% Rostered

Sunday, April 19

Ryan Weathers (SP — NYY) vs. KC | 13% Rostered

Ryan Weathers may be the kind of pitcher you want to keep. Weathers held the Athletics to one run across eight innings in his last start, striking out seven. The 26-year-old lefty has impressive velocity on his upper-90s fastball and has a dangerous 44.4 percent whiff rate on his sweeper.

The Royals are a formidable team. They are better than their 7-9 record suggests. However, they have an OPS of only .608 against lefties. Additionally, Bobby Witt is the only Royal with a hit against a sweeper in this small sample size of a season.

Stream Weathers against the Royals.

Alternative: Jeffrey Springs (SP — ATH) vs. CWS | 31% Rostered

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