We are now entering the stage of picking easy streamers. The stats we have are reliable and concrete. No more throwing darts at a random pitcher and hoping to have luck on your side that day. I hope I didn’t lay the sarcasm out too thick.
We are getting more data on the weekly group of forgotten pitchers, and some of these pitchers are becoming more reliable. Of course, until they are not.
Before we look at this week’s pitcher streamers. Here are the results from my picks April 1 – April 7:
- MacKenzie Gore: 5.1IP, 3ER, 2BB, 6Ks, 5.06ERA
- Alec Marsh: 7IP, 1 ER ,1 BB, 5Ks, 1.29ERA
- Martin Perez: 6.2 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6Ks, 2.45ERA
- Austin Gomber: 4 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7Ks, 6.23ERA
- Tyler Wells: 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3Ks, 4.76ERA
- Total: 28.1 IP, 11 ER, 10BB, 27Ks, 3.96ERA
It’s not all bad, but I definitely need to work on the strikeouts and walks. Let’s take a look at our top fantasy baseball streaming pitchers to target on waiver wires for the coming week.
*Casey Mize‘s and Jose Quintana‘s starts were pushed back. I didn’t count their stats towards my total since they were against other teams/in another week.
- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Assistant
- Fantasy Baseball Trade Tools
- Weekly Fantasy Baseball Content
- MLB Prop Bet Cheat Sheet
Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers
(We used the average of ESPN, YAHOO and CBS for roster percentage)
Wednesday, April 17
Andrew Abbott (CIN) @ SEA | 36%
So, he’s not an Oakland pitcher, but Andrew Abbott fits the same game plan that I started here. He has a good win opportunity but will likely have strikeouts. Cincinnati has a powerful offense and can put up enough runs to support its pitching. The Seattle Mariners lineup doesn’t strike fear right now, and against lefties, they are in the bottom 10 in OPS. Abbott has gone five innings or more in all three starts this year. I would take a flyer on Abbott here.
Other Option: Tyler Wells (BAL) vs. MIN | 32%
Thursday, April 18
Ryne Nelson (ARI) @ SF | 14%
With only five games on the slate, pickings are slim on this day. Ryne Nelson got knocked around in his first start but rebounded against the Atlanta Braves, going five innings with three ER and seven strikeouts. He lost this game but kept his team in it. The Giants are hitting .237 on the year with 10 home runs and nearly 100 strikeouts. If Nelson kept the Braves in check, I believe he can do the same against the Giants.
Other Option: Andrew Heaney (TEX) @ DET | 21%
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