Fantasy Baseball SP Rankings: Streamers & Two-Start Pitchers

Welcome to the FantasyPros Week 8 starting pitcher fantasy baseball rankings. Every week, we’ll take a closer look at the upcoming week and rank every starting pitcher based on their overall skills, recent production, head-to-head matchup and park factor. These rankings are for the period from Monday, May 18th, to Sunday, May 24th.

Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers Guide: Week 8

Be sure to take a look at expert consensus rankings (ECR) as a helpful tool when setting your lineups. You can also take advantage of our Pitcher Planner’s resource for probable pitchers as well as our streaming pitcher rankings.

Top 50 Starting Pitchers (May 18th to May 24th)

Rank	Pitcher	Matchup(s)
1	Bryan Woo	vs. CWS, @ KCR
2	Nolan McLean	@ WSH, @ MIA
3	Dylan Cease	@ NYY, vs. PIT
4	Shota Imanaga	vs. MIL, vs. HOU
5	Parker Messick	@ DET, @ PHI
6	Framber Valdez	vs. CLE, @ BAL
7	Ryne Nelson	vs. SFG, vs. COL
8	Shane McClanahan	vs. BAL, @ NYY
9	Michael King	vs. LAD, vs. ATH
10	Will Warren	vs. TOR, vs. TBR
11	Max Meyer	vs. ATL, vs. NYM
12	Sonny Gray	@ KCR, vs. MIN
13	MacKenzie Gore	@ COL, @ LAA
14	Nick Lodolo	@ PHI, vs. STL
15	Robbie Ray	@ ARI, vs. CWS
16	Zac Gallen	vs. SFG, vs. COL
17	Seth Lugo	vs. BOS, vs. SEA
18	Reid Detmers	vs. ATH, vs. TEX
19	Christian Scott	@ WSH, @ MIA
20	Mitch Keller	@ STL, @ TOR
21	J.T. Ginn	@ LAA, @ SDP
22	Chris Sale	@ MIA
23	Shohei Ohtani	@ SDP
24	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	@ SDP
25	Cristopher Sanchez	vs. CLE
26	Paul Skenes	@ TOR
27	Jacob deGrom	@ LAA
28	Chase Burns	@ PHI
29	Cam Schlittler	vs. TOR
30	Jose Soriano	vs. ATH
31	Jesus Luzardo	vs. CIN
32	Spencer Strider	@ MIA
33	Emmet Sheehan	@ SDP
34	Davis Martin	@ SFG
35	Zack Wheeler	vs. CLE
36	Emerson Hancock	vs. CWS
37	George Kirby	@ KCR
38	Logan Gilbert	@ KCR
39	Eduardo Rodriguez	vs. COL
40	Kyle Bradish	@ TBR
41	Ranger Suarez	@ KCR
42	Joe Ryan	vs. HOU
43	Trey Yesavage	@ NYY
44	Ryan Weathers	vs. TBR
45	Payton Tolle	@ KCR
46	Bailey Ober	@ BOS
47	Connelly Early	@ KCR
48	Kyle Harrison	@ CHC
49	Edward Cabrera	vs. MIL
50	Gavin Williams	@ DET

Smash Spots

Jose Soriano (SP – LAA) vs. ATH

Jose Soriano has hit a bit of a wall after a spectacular start to the season, but he should be able to get back on track in a home start against the Athletics.

Emmet Sheehan (SP – LAD) @ SDP

After a slow start to the season, Emmet Sheehan has found his groove. He is ready for another strong outing on the road against the Padres.

Davis Martin (SP – CWS) @ SFG

We have to keep riding the wave with Davis Martin, as he continues to outperform his underlying metrics. He’s been one of the most surprising stories of the 2026 season.

Risky Starts

Trey Yesavage (SP – TOR) @ NYY

Trey Yesavage has been sharp since returning to action, but he’s in a tough spot at Yankee Stadium against one of the best offenses in the Majors.

Kyle Harrison (SP – MIL) @ CHC

Kyle Harrison is having a breakout season, but it’s always risky playing a pitcher against a patient Cubs lineup at Wrigley. What if the wind is blowing out that day?

Edward Cabrera (SP – CHC) vs. MIL

Edward Cabrera has been inconsistent this season. In a home start against a Brewers offense that is starting to heat up, this feels a bit risky.

Two-Start Pitchers

Ryne Nelson (SP – ARI) vs. SFG, vs. COL

Ryne Nelson has gotten into a rhythm, so we need to fire him up with confidence in two terrific home matchups against the Giants and the Rockies.

MacKenzie Gore (SP – TEX) @ COL, @ LAA

MacKenzie Gore got back on track with an eight-inning outing against the Diamondbacks in his last start. While a start at Coors Field is risky, we can’t pass up the two-step that also includes the strikeout-prone Angels.

Christian Scott (SP – NYM) @ WSH, @ MIA

Christian Scott has shown some strikeout upside in his return to action, so we can bet on 10+ strikeouts in these two starts against the Nationals and the Marlins.