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)
Friday, April 19
Spencer Turnbull (PHI) vs. CHW | 34%
Spencer Turnbull had a solid start against the Cardinals. He went six innings with six strikeouts. Unfortunately, he didn’t win, but you might be lucky for a win and some strikeouts in this matchup. This might not come as a surprise, but the White Sox are dead last against righties in OPS. The White Sox are without Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert Jr., so I would attack this lineup and go with Turnbull here. We won’t know the results of his last start against Pittsburgh before publication, but assuming that goes well, his roster percentage will rise dramatically.
Other Option: Javier Assad (CHC) vs. MIA | 28%
Saturday, April 20
Graham Ashcraft (CIN) vs. LAA | 17%
Similar to why I picked Abbott earlier, I really like Cincinnati’s offense. They could give Graham Ashcraft enough run support for a quality start and a win. Ashcraft has pitched 11.2 innings with 11 strikeouts, so, surprise, surprise; I didn’t pick a high-strikeout pitcher yet again. Ashcraft has potential, though, especially against the Angels’ lineup. The Angels rank in the bottom 10 when it comes to OPS and have below a .400 slugging percentage. I don’t see Ashcraft getting lit up here.
Other Option: Colin Rea (MIL) @ STL | 6%
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