Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings & Waiver Wire Targets: Week 18

Streaming pitchers. It’s an incredibly important tactic 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 weekly lineup decisions and waiver wire bids. Below we take a look at the top streaming pitcher options 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 Streaming Pitcher Rankings: Week 18

MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
53	Braxton Garrett	MIA	L	39%	111.0	122	19	5	3	4.14	1.20	@CIN	0.3284	B. Williamson
58	Seth Lugo	SD	R	36%	89.0	88	19	4	5	3.54	1.19	LAD	0.3437	T. Gonsolin
64	Ranger Suarez	PHI	L	27%	85.1	76	30	2	5	4.01	1.43	WSH	0.3144	J. Gray
74	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	L	37%	103.0	84	43	6	8	4.19	1.42	SF	0.3136	A. Wood
81	Brayan Bello	BOS	R	46%	102.0	89	28	8	6	3.79	1.24	KC	0.2982	C. Ragans
85	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	L	13%	5.0	3	1	0	1	7.20	2.00	@CLE	0.3041	G. Williams
106	Alex Wood	SF	L	3%	63.1	53	32	5	4	4.83	1.47	@LAA	0.3366	P. Sandoval
112	Gavin Williams	CLE	R	16%	42.2	37	21	1	3	3.38	1.34	TOR	0.3254	H. Jin Ryu
128	Dane Dunning	TEX	R	48%	114.2	79	31	9	4	3.14	1.14	@OAK	0.2938	K. Waldichuk
143	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	L	1%	88.1	89	53	2	7	6.52	1.74	TEX	0.3476	D. Dunning
144	Josiah Gray	WSH	R	27%	122.0	105	56	7	9	3.54	1.43	@PHI	0.3195	R. Suarez
145	Drew Smyly	CHC	L	19%	112.2	104	37	8	7	4.95	1.35	@NYM	0.3162	K. Senga
171	Cole Ragans	KC	L	1%	35.1	35	16	3	3	4.33	1.36	@BOS	0.3327	B. Bello
184	Joey Wentz	DET	L	0%	76.1	72	32	2	9	6.37	1.60	MIN	0.3167	P. Lopez
255	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	R	1%	33.0	31	14	2	2	5.18	1.52	ATL	0.3595	S. Strider
374	Peter Lambert	COL	R	1%	49.2	43	19	2	2	5.07	1.41	@MIL	0.3061	F. Peralta
380	Brandon Williamson	CIN	L	5%	68.2	55	29	3	2	4.85	1.34	MIA	0.3153	B. Garrett

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Monday, August 7th
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
48	Miles Mikolas	STL	R	34%	134.1	94	26	6	7	4.29	1.29	@TB	0.3358	Z. Eflin
71	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	R	35%	68.0	76	29	2	3	6.09	1.49	HOU	0.3215	J.P. France
80	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	L	47%	115.1	119	34	9	3	3.67	1.27	@CLE	0.3041	T. Bibee
91	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	R	18%	109.2	103	30	7	6	4.35	1.30	@CWS	0.2963	T. Toussaint
93	Brady Singer	KC	R	50%	121.2	104	38	7	8	5.10	1.39	@BOS	0.3327	K. Crawford
101	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	26%	94.0	82	30	6	6	5.36	1.39	@NYM	0.3162	C. Carrasco
105	Kutter Crawford	BOS	R	16%	82.0	81	19	5	5	3.62	1.07	KC	0.2982	B. Singer
107	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	L	25%	112.0	129	49	6	8	4.34	1.42	@PHI	0.3195	Z. Wheeler
110	Wade Miley	MIL	L	25%	71.2	51	21	6	2	3.01	1.16	COL	0.3135	K. Freeland
123	J.P. France	HOU	R	46%	91.2	64	26	7	3	2.85	1.22	@BAL	0.3223	G. Rodriguez
126	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	R	9%	76.1	52	33	3	6	6.60	1.64	CHC	0.3315	J. Taillon
168	Johnny Cueto	MIA	R	7%	22.0	18	6	0	3	5.32	0.95	@CIN	0.3284	L. Weaver
207	Yonny Chirinos	ATL	R	2%	71.1	39	22	5	4	4.42	1.29	@PIT	0.3067	M. Keller
285	Touki Toussaint	CWS	R	1%	41.1	38	27	1	4	3.92	1.31	NYY	0.3077	C. Schmidt
377	Luke Weaver	CIN	R	1%	89.0	72	32	2	4	6.98	1.64	MIA	0.3153	J. Cueto
381	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	8%	113.0	72	35	4	12	4.86	1.47	@MIL	0.3061	W. Miley

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Tuesday, August 8th
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
56	Bobby Miller	LAD	R	46%	59.2	59	16	6	2	4.37	1.19	@ARI	0.3253	B. Pfaadt
72	JP Sears	OAK	L	15%	121.2	111	28	2	8	3.99	1.07	TEX	0.3476	J. Montgomery
73	David Peterson	NYM	L	4%	62.1	68	25	3	7	5.92	1.62	CHC	0.3315	K. Hendricks
75	Jack Flaherty	BAL	R	40%	115.2	114	56	8	6	4.28	1.52	HOU	0.3215	F. Valdez
76	Luis Severino	NYY	R	47%	57.2	50	23	2	5	7.49	1.84	@CWS	0.2963	M. Clevinger
79	Michael Lorenzen	PHI	R	47%	113.2	88	28	6	7	3.48	1.09	WSH	0.3144	P. Corbin
95	Reese Olson	DET	R	2%	49.2	47	10	1	4	4.71	1.13	MIN	0.3167	B. Ober
102	Mike Clevinger	CWS	R	20%	67.2	56	26	4	4	3.59	1.29	NYY	0.3077	L. Severino
103	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	R	27%	77.1	48	12	4	5	3.61	1.07	@NYM	0.3162	D. Peterson
109	Logan Allen	CLE	L	24%	80.1	80	28	4	4	3.70	1.37	TOR	0.3254	K. Gausman
119	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	R	4%	44.1	37	12	0	5	7.11	1.44	LAD	0.3437	B. Miller
127	Bryan Woo	SEA	R	18%	55.0	60	16	1	3	4.75	1.24	SD	0.3256	Yu Darvish
141	Dakota Hudson	STL	R	1%	26.1	20	10	2	0	4.10	1.37	@TB	0.3358	Z. Littell
142	Zack Littell	TB	R	4%	29.2	30	4	1	2	4.85	1.48	STL	0.3316	D. Hudson
185	Adrian Houser	MIL	R	5%	73.0	57	25	4	3	4.19	1.52	COL	0.3135	C. Flexen
221	Jordan Lyles	KC	R	2%	112.2	80	34	2	12	5.99	1.28	@BOS	0.3327	J. Paxton
224	Quinn Priester	PIT	R	3%	15.2	13	11	2	1	9.19	1.72	ATL	0.3595	M. Fried
225	Patrick Corbin	WSH	L	5%	126.0	87	36	7	11	5.14	1.53	@PHI	0.3195	M. Lorenzen
227	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	R	30%	105.0	76	43	6	7	5.31	1.50	MIA	0.3153	J. Luzardo
384	Chris Flexen	COL	R	1%	45.2	33	25	0	5	8.08	1.93	@MIL	0.3061	A. Houser

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Wednesday, August 9th
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
46	Tarik Skubal	DET	L	32%	21.2	27	3	1	1	4.57	0.97	MIN	0.3167	K. Maeda
55	Kenta Maeda	MIN	R	41%	53.2	65	16	2	6	4.53	1.25	@DET	0.2946	T. Skubal
90	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	38%	119.2	111	35	10	4	4.66	1.34	HOU	0.3215	H. Brown
104	Nick Pivetta	BOS	R	41%	88.1	110	33	7	6	4.08	1.12	KC	0.2982	A. Marsh
130	Matthew Liberatore	STL	L	2%	37.2	23	18	1	4	6.93	1.78	@TB	0.3358	TBD
228	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	R	8%	38.1	30	18	3	1	5.63	1.28	COL	0.3135	Ty Blach
249	Alec Marsh	KC	R	1%	24.0	28	15	0	5	6.75	1.63	@BOS	0.3327	N. Pivetta
261	Trevor Williams	WSH	R	2%	108.2	79	37	5	6	4.72	1.49	@PHI	0.3195	A. Nola
–	Ty Blach	COL	L	1%	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	@LAD	0.3437	E. Sheehan

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Thursday, August 10th
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
59	Ross Stripling	SF	R	12%	62.0	48	11	0	4	5.52	1.34	TEX	0.3476	J. Gray
65	Reid Detmers	LAA	L	48%	101.1	127	37	2	8	4.35	1.29	@HOU	0.3215	J. Verlander
88	Paul Blackburn	OAK	R	3%	54.0	56	18	2	2	4.83	1.57	@WSH	0.3144	J. Irvin
89	Kyle Gibson	BAL	R	36%	133.0	108	42	10	6	4.53	1.31	@SEA	0.3126	L. Castillo
94	Noah Syndergaard	CLE	R	10%	60.2	38	11	1	4	6.68	1.38	@TB	0.3358	A. Civale
121	Johan Oviedo	PIT	R	15%	124.1	111	50	5	11	4.42	1.34	CIN	0.3284	A. Abbott
124	Michael Kopech	CWS	R	23%	102.1	109	63	4	10	4.49	1.44	MIL	0.3061	C. Burnes
131	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	L	30%	47.1	41	8	0	3	2.66	0.91	MIN	0.3167	P. Lopez
136	Zack Greinke	KC	R	4%	106.2	69	15	1	11	5.32	1.25	STL	0.3316	A. Wainwright
139	Tylor Megill	NYM	R	4%	71.1	58	39	6	4	5.17	1.67	ATL	0.3595	C. Morton
154	Adam Wainwright	STL	R	8%	62.2	34	24	3	5	7.18	1.90	@KC	0.2982	Z. Greinke
300	Jake Irvin	WSH	R	2%	79.2	62	34	3	5	4.86	1.43	OAK	0.2938	P. Blackburn
375	Austin Gomber	COL	L	7%	114.0	77	32	8	8	5.68	1.44	@LAD	0.3437	L. Lynn

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Friday, August 11th
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
53	Braxton Garrett	MIA	L	39%	111.0	122	19	5	3	4.14	1.20	NYY	0.3077	C. Rodon
57	Andrew Heaney	TEX	L	43%	107.1	114	43	8	6	4.36	1.30	@SF	0.3136	A. Wood
66	Jose Quintana	NYM	L	12%	17.2	10	5	0	2	3.57	1.30	ATL	0.3595	TBD
68	Steven Matz	STL	L	24%	93.0	87	30	2	7	4.06	1.39	@KC	0.2982	C. Ragans
92	Jose Urquidy	HOU	R	23%	27.2	23	10	2	2	5.20	1.55	LAA	0.3366	T. Anderson
98	Tyler Anderson	LAA	L	25%	99.1	80	41	5	2	4.98	1.53	@HOU	0.3215	J. Urquidy
99	Taj Bradley	TB	R	15%	74.2	99	26	5	7	5.54	1.39	CLE	0.3041	G. Williams
106	Alex Wood	SF	L	3%	63.1	53	32	5	4	4.83	1.47	TEX	0.3476	A. Heaney
112	Gavin Williams	CLE	R	16%	42.2	37	21	1	3	3.38	1.34	@TB	0.3358	T. Bradley
113	Rich Hill	SD	L	8%	119.0	104	47	7	10	4.84	1.48	@ARI	0.3253	R. Nelson
115	Matt Manning	DET	R	8%	47.2	36	13	3	3	4.53	1.11	@BOS	0.3327	C. Sale
125	Ryne Nelson	ARI	R	8%	119.0	75	36	6	5	4.84	1.40	SD	0.3256	R. Hill
144	Josiah Gray	WSH	R	27%	122.0	105	56	7	9	3.54	1.43	OAK	0.2938	L. Medina
145	Drew Smyly	CHC	L	19%	112.2	104	37	8	7	4.95	1.35	@TOR	0.3254	C. Bassitt
159	Luis Medina	OAK	R	6%	75.2	76	35	3	8	5.35	1.47	@WSH	0.3144	J. Gray
171	Cole Ragans	KC	L	1%	35.1	35	16	3	3	4.33	1.36	STL	0.3316	S. Matz
180	Jesse Scholtens	CWS	R	1%	44.0	29	12	1	4	3.07	1.23	MIL	0.3061	B. Woodruff
255	Osvaldo Bido	PIT	R	1%	33.0	31	14	2	2	5.18	1.52	CIN	0.3284	L. Richardson
321	Dallas Keuchel	MIN	L	1%	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	@PHI	0.3195	T. Walker
374	Peter Lambert	COL	R	1%	49.2	43	19	2	2	5.07	1.41	@LAD	0.3437	T. Gonsolin
–	Lyon Richardson	CIN	R	3%	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	@PIT	0.3067	O. Bido

Streaming Pitcher Rankings for Saturday, August 12th
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	BB	W	L	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
58	Seth Lugo	SD	R	36%	89.0	88	19	4	5	3.54	1.19	@ARI	0.3253	Z. Gallen
64	Ranger Suarez	PHI	L	27%	85.1	76	30	2	5	4.01	1.43	MIN	0.3167	S. Gray
71	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	R	35%	68.0	76	29	2	3	6.09	1.49	@SEA	0.3126	B. Miller
85	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	L	13%	5.0	3	1	0	1	7.20	2.00	CHC	0.3315	J. Taillon
101	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	26%	94.0	82	30	6	6	5.36	1.39	@TOR	0.3254	H. Jin Ryu
105	Kutter Crawford	BOS	R	16%	82.0	81	19	5	5	3.62	1.07	DET	0.2946	E. Rodriguez
107	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	L	25%	112.0	129	49	6	8	4.34	1.42	OAK	0.2938	K. Waldichuk
122	Chase Silseth	LAA	R	3%	29.1	29	15	3	1	3.99	1.33	@HOU	0.3215	J.P. France
123	J.P. France	HOU	R	46%	91.2	64	26	7	3	2.85	1.22	LAA	0.3366	C. Silseth
128	Dane Dunning	TEX	R	48%	114.2	79	31	9	4	3.14	1.14	@SF	0.3136	A. Cobb
143	Ken Waldichuk	OAK	L	1%	88.1	89	53	2	7	6.52	1.74	@WSH	0.3144	M. Gore
168	Johnny Cueto	MIA	R	7%	22.0	18	6	0	3	5.32	0.95	NYY	0.3077	G. Cole
207	Yonny Chirinos	ATL	R	2%	71.1	39	22	5	4	4.42	1.29	@NYM	0.3162	K. Senga
380	Brandon Williamson	CIN	L	5%	68.2	55	29	3	2	4.85	1.34	@PIT	0.3067	M. Keller