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
Saturday, May 9th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 85 | Shane Baz | BAL | R | 35% | 39.2 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4.76 | 1.51 | ATH | 0.3152 | A. Civale |
| 89 | Jack Leiter | TEX | R | 24% | 38.0 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5.45 | 1.37 | CHC | 0.3394 | E. Cabrera |
| 93 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | L | 43% | 29.2 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2.12 | 1.08 | NYY | 0.3407 | C. Schlittler |
| 102 | Nick Martinez | TB | R | 48% | 42.0 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1.71 | 1.02 | @BOS | 0.3014 | TBD |
| 118 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | R | 30% | 19.0 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 9.95 | 2.32 | NYM | 0.2781 | C. Holmes |
| 131 | Dustin May | STL | R | 9% | 36.2 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5.15 | 1.53 | @SD | 0.3020 | R. Vasquez |
| 162 | Janson Junk | MIA | R | 14% | 38.1 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.82 | 1.04 | WSH | 0.3051 | Z. Littell |
| 190 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | R | 40% | 23.0 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1.96 | 1.26 | @CIN | 0.3009 | C. Burns |
| 230 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | R | 22% | 28.2 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5.97 | 1.67 | ATL | 0.3448 | S. Strider |
| 246 | Aaron Civale | ATH | R | 11% | 36.2 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2.95 | 1.34 | @BAL | 0.3106 | S. Baz |
| 289 | Zack Littell | WSH | R | 2% | 32.1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7.24 | 1.61 | @MIA | 0.3130 | J. Junk |
| 326 | Randy Vasquez | SD | R | 49% | 39.1 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3.20 | 1.17 | STL | 0.3176 | D. May |
| 442 | Anthony Kay | CWS | L | 1% | 30.0 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5.70 | 1.67 | SEA | 0.3063 | L. Castillo |
| 493 | Sawyer Gipson-Long | DET | R | 0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | @KC | 0.3093 | M. Wacha |
| 503 | Kyle Freeland | COL | L | 2% | 25.0 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5.04 | 1.36 | @PHI | 0.2984 | A. Nola |
| 798 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | R | 17% | 41.1 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3.05 | 1.21 | @TOR | 0.3049 | T. Yesavage |
More Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers
Sunday, May 10th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 83 | Logan Henderson | MIL | R | 17% | 8.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 0.88 | NYY | 0.3407 | E. Rodriguez |
| 116 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | R | 21% | 40.1 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4.24 | 1.14 | @TEX | 0.3020 | J. deGrom |
| 120 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | L | 47% | 40.1 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5.13 | 1.64 | HOU | 0.3356 | C. Bolton |
| 122 | Tyler Mahle | SF | R | 5% | 36.0 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5.00 | 1.53 | PIT | 0.3185 | B. Chandler |
| 130 | David Peterson | NYM | L | 7% | 34.1 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6.29 | 1.60 | @ARI | 0.3144 | E. Rodriguez |
| 142 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | R | 14% | 34.2 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.70 | @MIA | 0.3130 | S. Alcantara |
| 156 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | R | 10% | 32.0 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5.91 | 1.91 | ATH | 0.3152 | L. Severino |
| 157 | Noah Cameron | KC | L | 15% | 31.2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.61 | DET | 0.3181 | T. Skubal |
| 183 | Luis Severino | ATH | R | 17% | 43.1 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 4.15 | 1.48 | @BAL | 0.3106 | C. Bassitt |
| 187 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | L | 18% | 39.2 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 | 1.29 | NYM | 0.2781 | D. Peterson |
| 210 | Brayan Bello | BOS | R | 6% | 32.2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7.44 | 1.93 | TB | 0.3101 | D. Rasmussen |
| 215 | Kyle Leahy | STL | R | 3% | 34.2 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4.93 | 1.64 | @SD | 0.3020 | W. Buehler |
| 348 | Eric Lauer | TOR | L | 4% | 31.1 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6.03 | 1.50 | LAA | 0.3116 | J. Soriano |
| 457 | Elmer Rodriguez | NYY | R | 4% | 8.2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 | 2.08 | @MIL | 0.3077 | L. Henderson |
| 464 | Walker Buehler | SD | R | 4% | 30.1 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5.64 | 1.52 | STL | 0.3176 | K. Leahy |
| 498 | Cody Bolton | HOU | R | 0% | 11.2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.63 | 1.80 | @CIN | 0.3009 | A. Abbott |
| 804 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | R | 8% | 37.0 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3.41 | 1.14 | @PHI | 0.2984 | C. Sanchez |
Monday, May 11th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 86 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | L | 29% | 39.1 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3.66 | 1.37 | LAA | 0.3116 | Y. Kikuchi |
| 88 | Michael Soroka | ARI | R | 44% | 37.0 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4.14 | 1.43 | @TEX | 0.3020 | N. Eovaldi |
| 196 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | L | 13% | 31.0 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5.81 | 1.58 | @CLE | 0.3050 | J. Cantillo |
| 338 | Peter Lambert | HOU | R | 7% | 22.1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.42 | 1.16 | SEA | 0.3063 | G. Kirby |
| 366 | Brandon Young | BAL | R | 2% | 20.2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5.66 | 1.50 | NYY | 0.3407 | W. Warren |
Tuesday, May 12th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 36 | Griffin Jax | TB | R | 28% | 14.0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.50 | @TOR | 0.3049 | P. Corbin |
| 76 | Jack Flaherty | DET | R | 49% | 34.0 | 42 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5.56 | 1.65 | @NYM | 0.2781 | F. Peralta |
| 79 | Bailey Ober | MIN | R | 34% | 43.0 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4.19 | 1.19 | MIA | 0.3130 | E. Perez |
| 84 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | L | 49% | 38.2 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3.03 | 1.19 | @BAL | 0.3106 | C. Povich |
| 127 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | L | 34% | 44.0 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3.89 | 1.14 | STL | 0.3176 | A. Pallante |
| 143 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 19% | 38.0 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4.03 | 1.37 | @ATL | 0.3448 | TBD |
| 151 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | R | 2% | 35.2 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6.56 | 1.57 | LAA | 0.3116 | W. Urena |
| 160 | Chad Patrick | MIL | R | 12% | 31.1 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3.45 | 1.44 | SD | 0.3020 | M. Waldron |
| 172 | Brady Singer | CIN | R | 12% | 38.1 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5.63 | 1.64 | WSH | 0.3051 | M. Mikolas |
| 219 | Cade Povich | BAL | L | 2% | 16.1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4.41 | 1.29 | NYY | 0.3407 | R. Weathers |
| 263 | Andre Pallante | STL | R | 8% | 37.1 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4.58 | 1.39 | @ATH | 0.3152 | J. Springs |
| 278 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | R | 7% | 34.0 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7.41 | 1.47 | SEA | 0.3063 | B. Woo |
| 287 | Adrian Houser | SF | R | 1% | 36.1 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6.19 | 1.57 | @LAD | 0.3425 | S. Ohtani |
| 405 | Miles Mikolas | WSH | R | 1% | 32.2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7.44 | 1.53 | @CIN | 0.3009 | B. Singer |
| 434 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | L | 5% | 30.0 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 1.27 | TB | 0.3101 | G. Jax |
| 551 | Matt Waldron | SD | R | 1% | 18.2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7.71 | 1.55 | @MIL | 0.3077 | C. Patrick |
| 694 | Erick Fedde | CWS | R | 4% | 38.0 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3.79 | 1.13 | KC | 0.3093 | C. Ragans |
| 801 | Walbert Urena | LAA | R | 2% | 22.1 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3.22 | 1.57 | @CLE | 0.3050 | S. Cecconi |
| 802 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | R | 1% | 39.0 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6.92 | 1.87 | @PIT | 0.3185 | P. Skenes |
What are fantasy baseball streaming pitchers?
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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