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)
Monday, April 15
Ross Stripling (OAK) vs. STL | 3%
Ross Stripling used to be a somewhat reliable pitcher when he was with the Dodgers. Those days are probably over, but he can still put up decent numbers sometimes. If you’re chasing just wins and not a combination of wins and strikeouts, then I believe Stripling could help you on this day. I originally thought Martin Perez (he makes an appearance later in this article) for this day, but the Mets are actually hitting lefties right now. The Cardinals, however, have the fifth worse OPS currently against righties. In the last five games, Oakland has gone 4-1 and given up an average of just two runs. Go with Stripling and the Athletics here before the luck runs out.
Other Option: Patrick Sandoval (LAA) @ TB | 10%
Tuesday, April 16
JP Sears (OAK) vs. STL | 10%
Welcome to the Oakland Athletics pitching show! Hopefully, one of their starts that I picked will work out this week. The Cardinals have the fifth-worst OPS against righties and the fourth-worst OPS against lefties. Picking two Oakland Athletics pitchers back-to-back is risky, but JP Sears is coming off his best start this season against the Texas Rangers. He allowed just one hit in 6.1 innings and struck out 5. Hopefully, he can carry on the success with his next start.
Other Option: Kyle Hendricks (CHC) @ ARI | 17%
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