Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Paul Blackburn, Luis Gil, Emerson Hancock, Keaton Winn

Whether it’s Week 2 or Week 3 for your league, we have starting pitchers to stream. I don’t have the final numbers from my first week of picks. I will post them next week. Let’s get right to the streaming!

Streaming Pitchers: Week 3

(We used the average of ESPN, Yahoo and CBS for roster percentage)

Friday, April 12th

Paul Blackburn (SP – OAK) vs. WSH | 9%

Paul Blackburn is one of those pitchers that will string together a few good starts and you will start to believe that maybe there is some value there. Don’t be fooled, but I like him for this start. Washington has been hitting righties. Looking at total bases, though, they are towards the bottom against righties in the league. This game is in Oakland, which isn’t the most hitter-friendly park. Blackburn won’t give you strikeouts (just three in seven innings in his last start) but he does provide innings. He is projected to face Jake Irvin for Washington. I give the edge to Blackburn for this matchup.

Other Option: Keaton Winn (SP – SF) at TB | 12%

Saturday, April 13th

Luis Gil (SP – NYY) at CLE | 32%

Luis Gil’s roster percentage will probably increase slightly over the next month. If he is available in your league, he’s not only worth owning for this matchup but also deserves a long-term spot on your roster. Gil has the makeup of being a pitcher that could get you eight strikeouts in five innings. If he keeps his control in check and garners more starts, he could become a reliable fourth/fifth starter for your fantasy team. Well, as reliable as a fourth/fifth starter can be in a fantasy league. Cleveland hasn’t walked much against righties this season, so I’ll take Gil here.

Other Option: Emerson Hancock (SP – SEA) vs. CHC | 8%

Sunday, April 14th

Tyler Anderson (SP – LAA) at BOS | 12%

I’m not sure if we will get many, if any, starts from the 2022 version of Anderson. He struggled last season but maybe we can trust him this year based on his first start of the year. He went seven innings, striking out five. Yes, it was against Miami, but Boston has a below-.360 slugging percentage and they have not hit any home runs off lefties so far this season (at least at the time of writing this article). I wouldn’t lock on Anderson for the season just yet, but I’ll trust him here.

Other Option: Alex Wood (SP – OAK) vs. WSH | 4%