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 day.
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.
- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Advice
- Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice
- Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Lineup Advice
- MLB Prop Bet Cheat Sheet
Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Rankings
Wednesday, April 22nd |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 78 | Casey Mize | DET | R | 30% | 22.2 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.78 | 1.19 | MIL | 0.3230 | B. Sproat |
| 93 | Jack Leiter | TEX | R | 40% | 20.1 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4.87 | 1.48 | PIT | 0.2908 | B. Ashcraft |
| 96 | Clay Holmes | NYM | R | 39% | 23.0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.96 | 1.09 | MIN | 0.3102 | S. Woods Richardson |
| 113 | Nick Martinez | TB | R | 11% | 22.0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 1.23 | CIN | 0.3097 | B. Williamson |
| 114 | Landen Roupp | SF | R | 25% | 22.2 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.38 | 0.97 | LAD | 0.3485 | S. Ohtani |
| 152 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | R | 10% | 16.0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6.19 | 2.13 | @KC | 0.3085 | M. Wacha |
| 168 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | L | 23% | 23.0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 | 1.22 | CWS | 0.2980 | A. Kay |
| 169 | Zack Littell | WSH | R | 4% | 19.0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7.11 | 1.74 | ATL | 0.3159 | M. Perez |
| 221 | Aaron Civale | ATH | R | 18% | 20.1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3.54 | 1.33 | @SEA | 0.3224 | L. Gilbert |
| 223 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | R | 20% | 20.1 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.20 | 1.33 | @CLE | 0.2929 | T. Bibee |
| 235 | Kyle Leahy | STL | R | 2% | 19.0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5.21 | 1.53 | @MIA | 0.3099 | J. Junk |
| 238 | Janson Junk | MIA | R | 2% | 22.0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.32 | STL | 0.3049 | K. Leahy |
| 249 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | R | 1% | 20.2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6.10 | 1.60 | @NYM | 0.3274 | C. Holmes |
| 274 | Anthony Kay | CWS | L | 1% | 17.1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 1.27 | @ARI | 0.3284 | E. Rodriguez |
| 290 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | R | 4% | 17.0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.88 | 1.71 | @DET | 0.3180 | C. Mize |
| 298 | Eric Lauer | TOR | L | 7% | 17.2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7.13 | 1.47 | @LAA | 0.3028 | J. Soriano |
| 417 | Walker Buehler | SD | R | 4% | 17.2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4.58 | 1.25 | @COL | 0.2969 | T. Sugano |
| 626 | Brandon Williamson | CIN | L | 2% | 20.2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4.35 | 1.35 | @TB | 0.3128 | N. Martinez |
| 700 | Martin Perez | ATL | L | 2% | 20.1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.21 | 0.93 | @WSH | 0.3037 | Z. Littell |
| 734 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | R | 1% | 18.2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9.16 | 2.04 | @CHC | 0.3259 | E. Cabrera |
| 824 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | R | 5% | 20.2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.92 | 1.16 | SD | 0.3116 | W. Buehler |
Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Week 4
Thursday, April 23rd |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 101 | Kodai Senga | NYM | R | 31% | 17.1 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8.83 | 1.90 | MIN | 0.3102 | J. Ryan |
| 115 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | R | 15% | 22.2 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.97 | 1.28 | PHI | 0.3297 | C. Sanchez |
| 157 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | L | 17% | 14.2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.07 | 1.02 | @DET | 0.3180 | T. Skubal |
| 172 | Brayan Bello | BOS | R | 15% | 18.2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.93 | NYY | 0.3391 | C. Schlittler |
| 196 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | R | 7% | 19.2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4.12 | 1.73 | ATL | 0.3159 | C. Sale |
| 252 | Davis Martin | CWS | R | 15% | 25.0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2.16 | 1.00 | @ARI | 0.3284 | M. Soroka |
| 527 | Matt Waldron | SD | R | 1% | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.73 | 2.45 | @COL | 0.2969 | R. Feltner |
| 821 | Ryan Feltner | COL | R | 0% | 18.0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.50 | SD | 0.3116 | M. Waldron |
Friday, April 24th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 98 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | L | 19% | 24.0 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 | 1.63 | @KC | 0.3085 | N. Cameron |
| 111 | Will Warren | NYY | R | 47% | 25.1 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.49 | 1.11 | @HOU | 0.3124 | TBD |
| 133 | Grant Holmes | ATL | R | 26% | 21.2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 1.11 | PHI | 0.3297 | A. Painter |
| 140 | Max Scherzer | TOR | R | 11% | 16.1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7.16 | 1.29 | CLE | 0.2929 | G. Williams |
| 142 | Dean Kremer | BAL | R | 14% | 11.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.09 | 0.91 | BOS | 0.3244 | G. Crochet |
| 148 | Noah Cameron | KC | L | 30% | 20.0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.45 | LAA | 0.3028 | Y. Kikuchi |
| 162 | Luis Severino | ATH | R | 16% | 24.2 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 6.20 | 1.70 | @TEX | 0.2996 | N. Eovaldi |
| 203 | Andrew Painter | PHI | R | 40% | 14.1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.77 | 1.33 | @ATL | 0.3159 | G. Holmes |
| 206 | Adrian Houser | SF | R | 2% | 21.2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.62 | MIA | 0.3099 | S. Alcantara |
| 309 | Andre Pallante | STL | R | 2% | 20.0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.50 | SEA | 0.3224 | G. Kirby |
| 372 | Javier Assad | CHC | R | 5% | 10.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.10 | 1.60 | @LAD | 0.3485 | E. Sheehan |
| 447 | Miles Mikolas | WSH | R | 1% | 15.2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11.49 | 2.17 | @CWS | 0.2980 | E. Fedde |
| 498 | Erick Fedde | CWS | R | 3% | 20.2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3.92 | 1.11 | WSH | 0.3037 | M. Mikolas |
| 819 | 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 |
| 71 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | R | 31% | 20.2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 | 1.11 | PHI | 0.3297 | A. Nola |
| 73 | Reid Detmers | LAA | L | 32% | 22.2 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.57 | 1.06 | @KC | 0.3085 | C. Ragans |
| 77 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | L | 44% | 20.2 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 1.21 | @TOR | 0.3304 | K. Gausman |
| 84 | David Peterson | NYM | L | 13% | 19.2 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6.41 | 1.83 | COL | 0.2969 | J. Quintana |
| 91 | Bailey Ober | MIN | R | 17% | 19.2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 | 1.27 | @TB | 0.3128 | S. McClanahan |
| 104 | Mitch Keller | PIT | R | 41% | 22.0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2.86 | 1.23 | @MIL | 0.3230 | J. Misiorowski |
| 106 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | L | 29% | 21.0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4.29 | 1.38 | @HOU | 0.3124 | M. Burrows |
| 116 | Brady Singer | CIN | R | 17% | 17.2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.60 | 1.70 | DET | 0.3180 | J. Flaherty |
| 127 | Mike Burrows | HOU | R | 15% | 22.0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6.55 | 1.82 | NYY | 0.3391 | R. Weathers |
| 170 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | L | 10% | 21.0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 1.57 | SEA | 0.3224 | B. Woo |
| 173 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | R | 30% | 13.0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6.23 | 1.85 | CHC | 0.3259 | C. Rea |
| 179 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 3% | 17.1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 | 0.98 | @LAD | 0.3485 | R. Sasaki |
| 332 | Jake Irvin | WSH | R | 1% | 19.0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6.16 | 1.47 | @CWS | 0.2980 | N. Schultz |
| 375 | Noah Schultz | CWS | L | 27% | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 1.62 | WSH | 0.3037 | J. Irvin |
| 511 | German Marquez | SD | R | 3% | 18.2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.39 | @ARI | 0.3284 | Z. Gallen |
| 827 | 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 |
| 82 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | R | 42% | 20.1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.54 | 1.03 | SD | 0.3116 | M. King |
| 102 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | R | 6% | 20.1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.77 | 1.33 | @MIL | 0.3230 | C. Patrick |
| 117 | Tyler Mahle | SF | R | 3% | 18.2 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7.23 | 1.93 | MIA | 0.3099 | M. Meyer |
| 121 | Foster Griffin | WSH | L | 8% | 20.2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.05 | 1.26 | @CWS | 0.2980 | S. Burke |
| 130 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | R | 2% | 14.2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.30 | 1.50 | ATH | 0.3244 | J.T. Ginn |
| 131 | Connelly Early | BOS | L | 35% | 19.2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.29 | 1.27 | @BAL | 0.3065 | K. Bradish |
| 134 | Michael McGreevy | STL | R | 12% | 21.2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.49 | 0.83 | SEA | 0.3224 | E. Hancock |
| 137 | Seth Lugo | KC | R | 47% | 24.1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.48 | 0.99 | LAA | 0.3028 | J. Kochanowicz |
| 138 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | R | 3% | 19.2 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5.03 | 1.37 | @TOR | 0.3304 | D. Cease |
| 139 | Max Meyer | MIA | R | 9% | 19.2 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.12 | 1.32 | @SF | 0.3062 | T. Mahle |
| 149 | Chad Patrick | MIL | R | 13% | 19.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.95 | 1.16 | PIT | 0.2908 | C. Mlodzinski |
| 194 | Justin Verlander | DET | R | 5% | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 2.18 | @CIN | 0.3097 | R. Lowder |
| 215 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | R | 1% | 16.1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 0.98 | @TEX | 0.2996 | K. Rocker |
| 230 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | L | 9% | 17.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.12 | 0.76 | CHC | 0.3259 | M. Boyd |
| 242 | Mick Abel | MIN | R | 16% | 20.1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3.98 | 1.57 | @TB | 0.3128 | J. Scholtens |
| 287 | Sean Burke | CWS | R | 4% | 20.1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4.43 | 1.28 | WSH | 0.3037 | F. Griffin |
| 305 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | R | 12% | 23.0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.52 | 1.13 | DET | 0.3180 | J. Verlander |
| 330 | Luis Gil | NYY | R | 7% | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 1.44 | @HOU | 0.3124 | C. Gordon |
| 412 | Jesse Scholtens | TB | R | 1% | 9.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.83 | MIN | 0.3102 | M. Abel |
| 420 | Colton Gordon | HOU | L | 1% | 6.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 2.05 | NYY | 0.3391 | L. Gil |
| 563 | Chase Dollander | COL | R | 2% | 19.0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.32 | 1.11 | @NYM | 0.3274 | N. McLean |
| 818 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | R | 4% | 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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