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
Thursday, May 14th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 102 | Michael McGreevy | STL | R | 28% | 45.1 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2.18 | 0.86 | @ATH | 0.3183 | J. Lopez |
| 119 | Foster Griffin | WSH | L | 49% | 46.2 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2.12 | 1.03 | @CIN | 0.2990 | N. Lodolo |
| 125 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | R | 8% | 40.0 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.45 | COL | 0.3174 | C. Dollander |
| 126 | Robby Snelling | MIA | L | 20% | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.80 | @MIN | 0.3107 | C. Prielipp |
| 171 | Griffin Canning | SD | R | 8% | 9.1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.61 | @MIL | 0.3056 | J. Misiorowski |
| 189 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | R | 43% | 28.2 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1.88 | 1.29 | SEA | 0.3083 | L. Castillo |
| 197 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | L | 8% | 19.0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 1.00 | MIA | 0.3121 | R. Snelling |
| 230 | Sean Burke | CWS | R | 21% | 44.0 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 | 1.09 | KC | 0.3099 | K. Bubic |
| 247 | Keider Montero | DET | R | 9% | 39.2 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3.18 | 0.96 | @NYM | 0.2791 | N. McLean |
| 264 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | L | 2% | 35.1 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6.11 | 1.73 | STL | 0.3127 | M. McGreevy |
| 360 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | L | 0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | @ATL | 0.3385 | C. Sale |
| 582 | Chase Dollander | COL | R | 32% | 43.0 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3.35 | 1.19 | @PIT | 0.3210 | C. Mlodzinski |
More Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers
Friday, May 15th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 83 | Jack Leiter | TEX | R | 24% | 42.2 | 49 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4.85 | 1.41 | @HOU | 0.3344 | TBD |
| 87 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | L | 45% | 33.2 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2.41 | 1.19 | @MIN | 0.3107 | J. Ryan |
| 97 | Shane Baz | BAL | R | 33% | 44.1 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5.28 | 1.53 | @WSH | 0.3153 | Z. Littell |
| 108 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | R | 30% | 26.0 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7.62 | 1.92 | @COL | 0.3174 | K. Freeland |
| 118 | Tyler Mahle | SF | R | 11% | 41.2 | 42 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5.18 | 1.49 | @ATH | 0.3183 | A. Civale |
| 121 | Connelly Early | BOS | L | 32% | 42.2 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3.16 | 1.22 | @ATL | 0.3385 | S. Strider |
| 131 | Dustin May | STL | R | 11% | 42.2 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4.85 | 1.43 | KC | 0.3099 | M. Wacha |
| 162 | Janson Junk | MIA | R | 18% | 44.1 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3.25 | 1.11 | @TB | 0.3085 | TBD |
| 235 | Aaron Civale | ATH | R | 15% | 41.2 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2.59 | 1.39 | SF | 0.2785 | T. Mahle |
| 237 | Zack Littell | WSH | R | 2% | 36.1 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6.94 | 1.60 | BAL | 0.3103 | S. Baz |
| 301 | Randy Vasquez | SD | R | 48% | 44.1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3.05 | 1.17 | @SEA | 0.3083 | L. Gilbert |
| 436 | Anthony Kay | CWS | L | 1% | 35.0 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4.89 | 1.57 | CHC | 0.3374 | E. Cabrera |
| 464 | Ty Madden | DET | R | 3% | 11.0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0.73 | TOR | 0.3060 | T. Yesavage |
| 610 | Kyle Freeland | COL | L | 2% | 30.0 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6.00 | 1.47 | ARI | 0.3039 | M. Kelly |
| 802 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | R | 13% | 45.1 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3.97 | 1.35 | LAD | 0.3420 | B. Snell |
Saturday, May 16th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 79 | Casey Mize | DET | R | 32% | 31.0 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.90 | 1.19 | TOR | 0.3060 | E. Lauer |
| 93 | Logan Henderson | MIL | R | 24% | 13.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 0.92 | @MIN | 0.3107 | T. Bradley |
| 113 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | R | 27% | 45.2 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3.94 | 1.14 | @CWS | 0.3132 | D. Martin |
| 115 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | L | 50% | 46.1 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4.47 | 1.51 | @CLE | 0.3037 | G. Williams |
| 128 | David Peterson | NYM | L | 8% | 39.1 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5.49 | 1.50 | NYY | 0.3343 | C. Rodon |
| 141 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | R | 14% | 40.1 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4.02 | 1.59 | BAL | 0.3103 | C. Bassitt |
| 151 | Noah Cameron | KC | L | 18% | 35.2 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5.55 | 1.65 | @STL | 0.3127 | K. Leahy |
| 164 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | L | 37% | 48.0 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.21 | @COL | 0.3174 | T. Sugano |
| 178 | Luis Severino | ATH | R | 23% | 48.2 | 47 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4.07 | 1.52 | SF | 0.2785 | T. McDonald |
| 187 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | R | 10% | 38.0 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5.21 | 1.74 | @WSH | 0.3153 | C. Cavalli |
| 219 | Kyle Leahy | STL | R | 5% | 39.2 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4.31 | 1.59 | KC | 0.3099 | N. Cameron |
| 330 | Eric Lauer | TOR | L | 4% | 36.1 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6.69 | 1.49 | @DET | 0.3124 | C. Mize |
| 344 | Trevor McDonald | SF | R | 7% | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.29 | @ATH | 0.3183 | L. Severino |
| 369 | Peter Lambert | HOU | R | 15% | 22.1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.42 | 1.16 | TEX | 0.3018 | J. deGrom |
| 444 | Walker Buehler | SD | R | 6% | 36.1 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5.20 | 1.35 | @SEA | 0.3083 | TBD |
| 808 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | R | 8% | 42.0 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4.07 | 1.19 | ARI | 0.3039 | E. Rodriguez |
Sunday, May 17th |
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | BB | W | L | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 70 | Jack Flaherty | DET | R | 48% | 34.0 | 42 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5.56 | 1.65 | TOR | 0.3060 | K. Gausman |
| 81 | Bailey Ober | MIN | R | 24% | 43.0 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4.19 | 1.19 | MIL | 0.3056 | C. Patrick |
| 85 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | L | 48% | 38.2 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3.03 | 1.19 | @NYM | 0.2791 | F. Peralta |
| 94 | Michael Soroka | ARI | R | 43% | 37.0 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4.14 | 1.43 | @COL | 0.3174 | M. Lorenzen |
| 98 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | L | 29% | 39.1 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3.66 | 1.37 | CIN | 0.2990 | B. Singer |
| 138 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | L | 30% | 44.0 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3.89 | 1.14 | SF | 0.2785 | A. Houser |
| 157 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 15% | 38.0 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4.03 | 1.37 | @CWS | 0.3132 | E. Fedde |
| 160 | Chad Patrick | MIL | R | 10% | 34.1 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3.15 | 1.40 | @MIN | 0.3107 | B. Ober |
| 163 | Brady Singer | CIN | R | 12% | 38.1 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5.63 | 1.64 | @CLE | 0.3037 | J. Cantillo |
| 269 | Andre Pallante | STL | R | 4% | 37.1 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4.58 | 1.39 | KC | 0.3099 | C. Ragans |
| 284 | Adrian Houser | SF | R | 1% | 36.1 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6.19 | 1.57 | @ATH | 0.3183 | J. Springs |
| 297 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | R | 5% | 34.0 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7.41 | 1.47 | TEX | 0.3018 | N. Eovaldi |
| 351 | Brandon Young | BAL | R | 2% | 20.2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5.66 | 1.50 | @WSH | 0.3153 | M. Mikolas |
| 377 | Miles Mikolas | WSH | R | 1% | 32.2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7.44 | 1.53 | BAL | 0.3103 | B. Young |
| 454 | JR Ritchie | ATL | R | 13% | 17.1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 1.50 | BOS | 0.2968 | TBD |
| 492 | Matt Waldron | SD | R | 1% | 18.2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7.71 | 1.55 | @SEA | 0.3083 | G. Kirby |
| 722 | Caden Dana | LAA | R | 0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | LAD | 0.3420 | Y. Yamamoto |
| 729 | Erick Fedde | CWS | R | 2% | 38.0 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3.79 | 1.13 | CHC | 0.3374 | C. Rea |
| 807 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | R | 1% | 39.0 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6.92 | 1.87 | ARI | 0.3039 | M. Soroka |
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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