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
Sunday, May 17th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 73 | Jack Flaherty | DET | R | 48% | 37.2 | 44 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 5.73 | 1.73 | TOR | 0.2991 | K. Gausman |
| 78 | Bailey Ober | MIN | R | 30% | 52.0 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3.46 | 1.02 | MIL | 0.3065 | B. Sproat |
| 83 | Michael Soroka | ARI | R | 47% | 43.1 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3.53 | 1.32 | @COL | 0.3113 | M. Lorenzen |
| 106 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | L | 32% | 45.1 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3.18 | 1.32 | CIN | 0.3005 | B. Singer |
| 139 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | L | 31% | 49.0 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4.22 | 1.22 | SF | 0.2858 | A. Houser |
| 170 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 14% | 42.1 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4.68 | 1.42 | @CWS | 0.3129 | E. Fedde |
| 180 | Brady Singer | CIN | R | 12% | 42.0 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5.79 | 1.67 | @CLE | 0.3044 | J. Cantillo |
| 197 | Grant Holmes | ATL | R | 12% | 41.1 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4.35 | 1.31 | BOS | 0.2950 | TBD |
| 208 | Tatsuya Imai | HOU | R | 31% | 12.2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9.24 | 2.05 | TEX | 0.3012 | N. Eovaldi |
| 222 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | R | 4% | 36.0 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5.75 | 1.53 | @MIN | 0.3114 | B. Ober |
| 231 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | R | 23% | 33.2 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5.88 | 1.63 | @LAA | 0.3114 | C. Dana |
| 245 | Lucas Giolito | SD | R | 4% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | @SEA | 0.3087 | G. Kirby |
| 250 | Andre Pallante | STL | R | 4% | 42.1 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4.68 | 1.39 | KC | 0.3102 | S. Kolek |
| 340 | Adrian Houser | SF | R | 1% | 42.0 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5.79 | 1.50 | @ATH | 0.3154 | J. Springs |
| 357 | Brandon Young | BAL | R | 2% | 26.0 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5.19 | 1.42 | @WSH | 0.3197 | M. Mikolas |
| 388 | Stephen Kolek | KC | R | 6% | 10.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.13 | @STL | 0.3087 | A. Pallante |
| 443 | Miles Mikolas | WSH | R | 1% | 36.0 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7.00 | 1.53 | BAL | 0.3052 | B. Young |
| 665 | Caden Dana | LAA | R | 0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | LAD | 0.3365 | R. Sasaki |
| 792 | Erick Fedde | CWS | R | 2% | 43.0 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3.77 | 1.16 | CHC | 0.3296 | C. Rea |
| 805 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | R | 1% | 44.0 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6.55 | 1.82 | ARI | 0.2985 | M. Soroka |
More Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers
Monday, May 18th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 89 | Max Meyer | MIA | R | 49% | 47.2 | 54 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3.21 | 1.15 | ATL | 0.3394 | JR Ritchie |
| 137 | Seth Lugo | KC | R | 48% | 52.2 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3.76 | 1.41 | BOS | 0.2950 | B. Bello |
| 167 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | R | 2% | 45.0 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5.60 | 1.58 | @DET | 0.3145 | F. Valdez |
| 171 | Christian Scott | NYM | R | 11% | 15.2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 1.40 | @WSH | 0.3197 | J. Irvin |
| 191 | Brayan Bello | BOS | R | 6% | 39.0 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6.46 | 1.74 | @KC | 0.3102 | S. Lugo |
| 196 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | R | 8% | 43.1 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3.12 | 1.20 | @LAA | 0.3114 | W. Urena |
| 242 | Andrew Painter | PHI | R | 13% | 37.2 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6.21 | 1.59 | CIN | 0.3005 | N. Lodolo |
| 263 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | R | 6% | 39.1 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6.86 | 1.50 | @MIN | 0.3114 | S. Woods Richardson |
| 278 | Jake Irvin | WSH | R | 3% | 42.2 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5.91 | 1.45 | NYM | 0.2800 | C. Scott |
| 318 | Noah Schultz | CWS | L | 24% | 29.1 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4.91 | 1.36 | @SEA | 0.3087 | B. Woo |
| 425 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | R | 1% | 42.0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 7.71 | 1.86 | HOU | 0.3259 | L. McCullers Jr. |
| 453 | JR Ritchie | ATL | R | 13% | 21.2 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 | 1.43 | @MIA | 0.3064 | M. Meyer |
| 459 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | L | 3% | 34.1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3.93 | 1.40 | @NYY | 0.3324 | W. Warren |
| 806 | Walbert Urena | LAA | R | 4% | 27.1 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3.29 | 1.43 | ATH | 0.3154 | J.T. Ginn |
| 808 | Jose Quintana | COL | L | 2% | 34.0 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3.97 | 1.41 | TEX | 0.3012 | M. Gore |
Tuesday, May 19th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | R | 50% | 44.0 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.82 | 0.82 | @SD | 0.2924 | G. Canning |
| 53 | Griffin Jax | TB | R | 28% | 23.0 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3.91 | 1.48 | BAL | 0.3052 | K. Bradish |
| 71 | Reid Detmers | LAA | L | 29% | 49.1 | 53 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4.38 | 1.26 | ATH | 0.3154 | J. Lopez |
| 85 | Ben Brown | CHC | R | 9% | 29.2 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.82 | 0.91 | MIL | 0.3065 | K. Harrison |
| 95 | Bryce Miller | SEA | R | 28% | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.69 | CWS | 0.3129 | A. Kay |
| 102 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | L | 46% | 33.2 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2.41 | 1.19 | @CHC | 0.3296 | B. Brown |
| 108 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | R | 30% | 45.0 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.16 | SF | 0.2858 | L. Roupp |
| 129 | Mike Burrows | HOU | R | 13% | 44.2 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5.04 | 1.48 | @MIN | 0.3114 | C. Prielipp |
| 132 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | R | 3% | 37.1 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4.34 | 1.47 | @COL | 0.3113 | C. Dollander |
| 144 | Robby Snelling | MIA | L | 13% | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.80 | ATL | 0.3394 | C. Sale |
| 159 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | L | 9% | 19.0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 1.00 | HOU | 0.3259 | M. Burrows |
| 178 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | L | 10% | 47.0 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4.40 | 1.51 | PIT | 0.3206 | M. Keller |
| 186 | Griffin Canning | SD | R | 6% | 9.1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.61 | LAD | 0.3365 | S. Ohtani |
| 276 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | L | 2% | 35.1 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6.11 | 1.73 | @LAA | 0.3114 | R. Detmers |
| 281 | Keider Montero | DET | R | 13% | 39.2 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3.18 | 0.96 | CLE | 0.3044 | P. Messick |
| 398 | Anthony Kay | CWS | L | 1% | 35.0 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4.89 | 1.57 | @SEA | 0.3087 | B. Miller |
| 542 | Chase Dollander | COL | R | 33% | 43.0 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3.35 | 1.19 | TEX | 0.3012 | K. Rocker |
Wednesday, May 20th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 87 | Jack Leiter | TEX | R | 23% | 42.2 | 49 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4.85 | 1.41 | @COL | 0.3113 | K. Freeland |
| 92 | Logan Henderson | MIL | R | 23% | 13.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 0.92 | @CHC | 0.3296 | E. Cabrera |
| 101 | Shane Baz | BAL | R | 31% | 44.1 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5.28 | 1.53 | @TB | 0.3120 | J. Scholtens |
| 111 | Michael McGreevy | STL | R | 39% | 45.1 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2.18 | 0.86 | PIT | 0.3206 | C. Mlodzinski |
| 112 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | L | 50% | 46.1 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4.47 | 1.51 | @PHI | 0.3029 | A. Nola |
| 114 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | R | 30% | 26.0 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7.62 | 1.92 | SF | 0.2858 | T. Mahle |
| 115 | Tyler Mahle | SF | R | 7% | 41.2 | 42 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5.18 | 1.49 | @ARI | 0.2985 | M. Kelly |
| 122 | Connelly Early | BOS | L | 33% | 42.2 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3.16 | 1.22 | @KC | 0.3102 | M. Wacha |
| 138 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | R | 9% | 40.0 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.45 | @STL | 0.3087 | M. McGreevy |
| 158 | Janson Junk | MIA | R | 13% | 44.1 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3.25 | 1.11 | ATL | 0.3394 | S. Strider |
| 218 | Sean Burke | CWS | R | 18% | 44.0 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 | 1.09 | @SEA | 0.3087 | L. Castillo |
| 235 | Aaron Civale | ATH | R | 15% | 41.2 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2.59 | 1.39 | @LAA | 0.3114 | J. Kochanowicz |
| 256 | Randy Vasquez | SD | R | 47% | 44.1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3.05 | 1.17 | LAD | 0.3365 | E. Sheehan |
| 280 | Zack Littell | WSH | R | 2% | 36.1 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6.94 | 1.60 | NYM | 0.2800 | C. Holmes |
| 448 | Jesse Scholtens | TB | R | 2% | 27.1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3.29 | 1.13 | BAL | 0.3052 | S. Baz |
| 469 | Ty Madden | DET | R | 2% | 11.0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0.73 | CLE | 0.3044 | T. Bibee |
| 608 | Kyle Freeland | COL | L | 2% | 30.0 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6.00 | 1.47 | TEX | 0.3012 | J. Leiter |
| 802 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | R | 10% | 45.1 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3.97 | 1.35 | ATH | 0.3154 | A. Civale |
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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