Streaming pitchers is an incredibly important strategy 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 start/sit lineup decisions and place waiver wire bids. Below we take a look at the top fantasy baseball streaming pitchers of the week.
- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Advice
- Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice
- Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Lineup Advice
- MLB Prop Bet Cheat Sheet
Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings: Week 5
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.
| MONDAY, APRIL 22ND | |||||||||||
| VBR | PITCHER | TEAM | THROWS | % ROST | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | OPP. | WOBA | OPP. SP |
| 59 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | L | 47% | 21.2 | 29 | 2.08 | 1.15 | @KC | 0.3055 | B. Singer |
| 74 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | R | 45% | 23.2 | 23 | 5.32 | 1.23 | @STL | 0.3248 | L. Lynn |
| 79 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | R | 37% | 18 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.94 | MIA | 0.315 | T. Rogers |
| 81 | Lance Lynn | STL | R | 42% | 20.2 | 19 | 2.18 | 1.21 | ARI | 0.3198 | B. Pfaadt |
| 87 | Zack Littell | TB | R | 33% | 21 | 22 | 2.14 | 1.33 | DET | 0.3026 | T. Skubal |
| 104 | Chris Paddack | MIN | R | 4% | 14 | 9 | 8.36 | 2.07 | CWS | 0.2951 | N. Nastrini |
| 124 | JP Sears | OAK | L | 6% | 20.2 | 9 | 4.35 | 1.16 | @NYY | 0.307 | C. Rodon |
| 131 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | L | 4% | 20.2 | 20 | 3.92 | 1.55 | @ATL | 0.3628 | R. Lopez |
| 174 | Jose Quintana | NYM | L | 11% | 20.2 | 16 | 3.05 | 1.5 | @SF | 0.3069 | K. Winn |
| 216 | Joe Ross | MIL | R | 3% | 14.2 | 14 | 4.91 | 1.64 | @PIT | 0.3113 | J. Jones |
| 229 | Keaton Winn | SF | R | 3% | 22 | 17 | 4.09 | 1.09 | NYM | 0.3179 | J. Quintana |
| 484 | Nick Nastrini | CWS | R | 1% | 5 | 5 | 3.6 | 1 | @MIN | 0.3289 | C. Paddack |
| 826 | Austin Gomber | COL | L | 1% | 20 | 18 | 4.95 | 1.5 | SD | 0.3261 | D. Cease |
| TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD | |||||||||||
| VBR | PITCHER | TEAM | THROWS | % ROST | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | OPP. | WOBA | OPP. SP |
| 88 | Steven Matz | STL | L | 12% | 20 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.5 | ARI | 0.3198 | TBD |
| 95 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | L | 40% | 21.1 | 25 | 2.53 | 1.31 | @CIN | 0.3278 | A. Abbott |
| 109 | Michael Wacha | KC | R | 43% | 24 | 21 | 3.75 | 1.04 | TOR | 0.3266 | K. Gausman |
| 120 | Kenta Maeda | DET | R | 28% | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1.27 | @TB | 0.3384 | R. Pepiot |
| 122 | Luis Severino | NYM | R | 31% | 21 | 21 | 3.43 | 1.43 | @SF | 0.3069 | L. Webb |
| 128 | Griffin Canning | LAA | R | 10% | 13.2 | 12 | 9.88 | 1.83 | BAL | 0.3232 | TBD |
| 139 | A.J. Puk | MIA | L | 20% | 10.2 | 8 | 5.91 | 2.44 | @ATL | 0.3628 | M. Fried |
| 141 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | L | 36% | 23.1 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.07 | PHI | 0.3325 | C. Sanchez |
| 156 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | L | 5% | 17 | 24 | 5.29 | 1.76 | HOU | 0.3348 | H. Brown |
| 195 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | R | 49% | 25 | 18 | 1.08 | 1 | @NYY | 0.307 | M. Stroman |
| 199 | Dane Dunning | TEX | R | 23% | 23 | 22 | 3.91 | 1.22 | SEA | 0.322 | L. Gilbert |
| 258 | Wade Miley | MIL | L | 4% | 7 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.29 | @PIT | 0.3113 | B. Falter |
| 322 | Bailey Falter | PIT | L | 2% | 20 | 10 | 4.05 | 0.95 | MIL | 0.3115 | W. Miley |
| 325 | Erick Fedde | CWS | R | 4% | 20.1 | 19 | 3.1 | 1.33 | @MIN | 0.3289 | P. Lopez |
| 394 | Ben Lively | CLE | R | 1% | 5 | 7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | BOS | 0.3265 | T. Houck |
| 668 | Ryan Feltner | COL | R | 3% | 21.1 | 26 | 5.06 | 1.5 | SD | 0.3261 | M. King |
| 820 | Patrick Corbin | WSH | L | 1% | 22.1 | 15 | 8.06 | 1.97 | LAD | 0.3444 | T. Glasnow |
| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH | |||||||||||
| VBR | PITCHER | TEAM | THROWS | % ROST | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | OPP. | WOBA | OPP. SP |
| 75 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | L | 49% | 5.2 | 10 | 0 | 0.35 | PHI | 0.3325 | S. Turnbull |
| 77 | Sean Manaea | NYM | L | 28% | 14.2 | 18 | 4.3 | 1.36 | @SF | 0.3069 | B. Snell |
| 90 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | R | 15% | 14.2 | 16 | 3.68 | 1.64 | OAK | 0.2954 | J. Boyle |
| 107 | Dean Kremer | BAL | R | 22% | 16.1 | 14 | 4.96 | 1.22 | @LAA | 0.3227 | T. Anderson |
| 146 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | R | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HOU | 0.3348 | J.P. France |
| 151 | Jack Flaherty | DET | R | 30% | 18.1 | 20 | 4.91 | 1.2 | @TB | 0.3384 | T. Alexander |
| 154 | Yariel Rodriguez | TOR | R | 2% | 3.2 | 6 | 2.45 | 1.64 | @KC | 0.3055 | A. Marsh |
| 188 | Kyle Gibson | STL | R | 13% | 19 | 11 | 6.16 | 1.21 | ARI | 0.3198 | J. Montgomery |
| 251 | J.P. France | HOU | R | 3% | 20.1 | 16 | 7.08 | 1.67 | @CHC | 0.3284 | J. Taillon |
| 257 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | L | 30% | 18.1 | 12 | 1.47 | 0.98 | BAL | 0.3232 | D. Kremer |
| 293 | Matt Waldron | SD | R | 2% | 14.1 | 16 | 3.14 | 1.47 | @COL | 0.3126 | D. Hudson |
| 301 | Ryan Yarbrough | LAD | L | 6% | 19.2 | 9 | 3.2 | 0.86 | @WSH | 0.3117 | J. Irvin |
| 334 | Tyler Alexander | TB | L | 0% | 15.1 | 12 | 6.46 | 1.63 | DET | 0.3026 | J. Flaherty |
| 376 | Quinn Priester | PIT | R | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MIL | 0.3115 | F. Peralta |
| 408 | Spencer Turnbull | PHI | R | 37% | 15 | 16 | 1.8 | 0.93 | @CIN | 0.3278 | N. Lodolo |
| 515 | Joe Boyle | OAK | R | 4% | 12.2 | 15 | 5.68 | 1.82 | @NYY | 0.307 | C. Schmidt |
| 524 | Jake Irvin | WSH | R | 1% | 23 | 20 | 3.13 | 1 | LAD | 0.3444 | R. Yarbrough |
| 650 | Cooper Criswell | BOS | R | 0% | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | @CLE | 0.3034 | C. Carrasco |
| 679 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | R | 1% | 12.2 | 11 | 3.55 | 1.66 | BOS | 0.3265 | C. Criswell |
| 701 | Alec Marsh | KC | R | 6% | 16.2 | 10 | 4.32 | 1.08 | TOR | 0.3266 | Y. Rodriguez |
| 830 | Dakota Hudson | COL | R | 1% | 17.1 | 11 | 4.15 | 1.27 | SD | 0.3261 | M. Waldron |
| THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH | |||||||||||
| VBR | PITCHER | TEAM | THROWS | % ROST | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | OPP. | WOBA | OPP. SP |
| 61 | MacKenzie Gore | WSH | L | 38% | 16 | 23 | 2.81 | 1.19 | LAD | 0.3444 | L. Knack |
| 100 | Brayan Bello | BOS | R | 50% | 20.2 | 19 | 3.92 | 1.21 | @CLE | 0.3034 | T. McKenzie |
| 106 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | R | 43% | 13 | 5 | 6.23 | 1.77 | BOS | 0.3265 | B. Bello |
| 302 | Alex Wood | OAK | L | 2% | 16.2 | 16 | 8.1 | 2.1 | @NYY | 0.307 | N. Cortes Jr. |
| 306 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | R | 12% | 17.1 | 19 | 4.15 | 1.27 | PHI | 0.3325 | Z. Wheeler |
| 361 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | R | 1% | 14.2 | 11 | 7.98 | 1.43 | @TEX | 0.3422 | J. Leiter |
| 504 | Landon Knack | LAD | R | 5% | 5 | 4 | 3.6 | 1 | @WSH | 0.3117 | M. Gore |
| 703 | Jack Leiter | TEX | R | 28% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SEA | 0.322 | E. Hancock |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH | |||||||||||
| VBR | PITCHER | TEAM | THROWS | % ROST | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | OPP. | WOBA | OPP. SP |
| 83 | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | L | 4% | 17.1 | 18 | 5.19 | 1.67 | MIN | 0.3289 | L. Varland |
| 86 | Louie Varland | MIN | R | 16% | 14 | 16 | 8.36 | 2.07 | @LAA | 0.3227 | P. Sandoval |
| 108 | Logan Allen | CLE | L | 24% | 21.1 | 17 | 5.06 | 1.36 | @ATL | 0.3628 | C. Morton |
| 110 | Miles Mikolas | STL | R | 10% | 21.2 | 15 | 5.82 | 1.43 | @NYM | 0.3179 | J. Butto |
| 123 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | R | 35% | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | WSH | 0.3117 | T. Williams |
| 132 | DL Hall | MIL | L | 10% | 12.2 | 10 | 7.11 | 2.13 | NYY | 0.307 | L. Gil |
| 135 | Reese Olson | DET | R | 10% | 16.1 | 14 | 3.86 | 1.47 | KC | 0.3055 | S. Lugo |
| 140 | Ross Stripling | OAK | R | 2% | 23.2 | 18 | 5.32 | 1.65 | @BAL | 0.3232 | C. Burnes |
| 149 | Luis Gil | NYY | R | 18% | 14 | 20 | 3.86 | 1.43 | @MIL | 0.3115 | DL Hall |
| 160 | Seth Lugo | KC | R | 44% | 25.2 | 13 | 1.05 | 1.05 | @DET | 0.3026 | R. Olson |
| 163 | Frankie Montas | CIN | R | 36% | 18.2 | 14 | 4.34 | 1.45 | @TEX | 0.3422 | A. Heaney |
| 208 | Andrew Heaney | TEX | L | 8% | 12 | 10 | 6.75 | 1.58 | CIN | 0.3278 | F. Montas |
| 281 | Javier Assad | CHC | R | 30% | 16.2 | 18 | 2.16 | 0.96 | @BOS | 0.3265 | K. Crawford |
| 313 | Martin Perez | PIT | L | 26% | 24.2 | 16 | 2.55 | 1.26 | @SF | 0.3069 | K. Harrison |
| 381 | Michael Soroka | CWS | R | 3% | 19.1 | 10 | 6.98 | 1.76 | TB | 0.3384 | Z. Eflin |
| 425 | Jose Butto | NYM | R | 18% | 12 | 15 | 0.75 | 0.75 | STL | 0.3248 | M. Mikolas |
| 771 | Trevor Williams | WSH | R | 5% | 15.2 | 14 | 3.45 | 1.15 | @MIA | 0.315 | E. Cabrera |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH | |||||||||||
| VBR | PITCHER | TEAM | THROWS | % ROST | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | OPP. | WOBA | OPP. SP |
| 59 | Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | L | 47% | 21.2 | 29 | 2.08 | 1.15 | LAD | 0.3444 | G. Stone |
| 104 | Chris Paddack | MIN | R | 4% | 14 | 9 | 8.36 | 2.07 | @LAA | 0.3227 | J. Soriano |
| 124 | JP Sears | OAK | L | 6% | 20.2 | 9 | 4.35 | 1.16 | @BAL | 0.3232 | C. Irvin |
| 166 | Jose Soriano | LAA | R | 1% | 15 | 15 | 4.8 | 1.27 | MIN | 0.3289 | C. Paddack |
| 185 | Casey Mize | DET | R | 11% | 15.1 | 12 | 4.11 | 1.17 | KC | 0.3055 | B. Singer |
| 205 | Colin Rea | MIL | R | 6% | 16.2 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.2 | NYY | 0.307 | C. Rodon |
| 206 | Gavin Stone | LAD | R | 26% | 14.2 | 15 | 3.68 | 1.43 | @TOR | 0.3266 | Y. Kikuchi |
| 263 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | R | 2% | 17 | 11 | 12.71 | 2.24 | @BOS | 0.3265 | TBD |
| 276 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | R | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | @SD | 0.3261 | D. Cease |
| 290 | Cole Irvin | BAL | L | 1% | 14.2 | 11 | 6.75 | 1.7 | OAK | 0.2954 | JP Sears |
| 329 | Darius Vines | ATL | R | 1% | 4.2 | 4 | 1.93 | 1.5 | CLE | 0.3034 | T. Bibee |
| 335 | Adrian Houser | NYM | R | 2% | 15.1 | 9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | STL | 0.3248 | S. Gray |
| 403 | Ryan Weathers | MIA | L | 7% | 20 | 22 | 2.7 | 1.35 | WSH | 0.3117 | M. Parker |
| 484 | Nick Nastrini | CWS | R | 1% | 5 | 5 | 3.6 | 1 | TB | 0.3384 | A. Civale |
| 714 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | L | 1% | 5 | 4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | @MIA | 0.315 | R. Weathers |
| 829 | Cal Quantrill | COL | R | 1% | 21 | 11 | 5.57 | 1.52 | HOU | 0.3348 | R. Blanco |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH | |||||||||||
| VBR | PITCHER | TEAM | THROWS | % ROST | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | OPP. | WOBA | OPP. SP |
| 74 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | R | 45% | 23.2 | 23 | 5.32 | 1.23 | @SEA | 0.322 | L. Gilbert |
| 79 | Reynaldo Lopez | ATL | R | 37% | 18 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.94 | CLE | 0.3034 | B. Lively |
| 81 | Lance Lynn | STL | R | 42% | 20.2 | 19 | 2.18 | 1.21 | @NYM | 0.3179 | J. Quintana |
| 87 | Zack Littell | TB | R | 33% | 21 | 22 | 2.14 | 1.33 | @CWS | 0.2951 | C. Flexen |
| 109 | Michael Wacha | KC | R | 43% | 24 | 21 | 3.75 | 1.04 | @DET | 0.3026 | T. Skubal |
| 131 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | L | 4% | 20.2 | 20 | 3.92 | 1.55 | WSH | 0.3117 | P. Corbin |
| 141 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | L | 36% | 23.1 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.07 | @TEX | 0.3422 | M. Lorenzen |
| 156 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | L | 5% | 17 | 24 | 5.29 | 1.76 | @BOS | 0.3265 | T. Houck |
| 168 | James Paxton | LAD | L | 28% | 16 | 10 | 2.81 | 1.5 | @TOR | 0.3266 | K. Gausman |
| 174 | Jose Quintana | NYM | L | 11% | 20.2 | 16 | 3.05 | 1.5 | STL | 0.3248 | L. Lynn |
| 195 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | R | 49% | 25 | 18 | 1.08 | 1 | @BAL | 0.3232 | G. Rodriguez |
| 216 | Joe Ross | MIL | R | 3% | 14.2 | 14 | 4.91 | 1.64 | NYY | 0.307 | M. Stroman |
| 229 | Keaton Winn | SF | R | 3% | 22 | 17 | 4.09 | 1.09 | PIT | 0.3113 | B. Falter |
| 238 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX | R | 2% | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.6 | CIN | 0.3278 | A. Abbott |
| 322 | Bailey Falter | PIT | L | 2% | 20 | 10 | 4.05 | 0.95 | @SF | 0.3069 | K. Winn |
| 394 | Ben Lively | CLE | R | 1% | 5 | 7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | @ATL | 0.3628 | R. Lopez |
| 815 | Chris Flexen | CWS | R | 0% | 13.1 | 7 | 8.78 | 1.88 | TB | 0.3384 | Z. Littell |
| 820 | Patrick Corbin | WSH | L | 1% | 22.1 | 15 | 8.06 | 1.97 | @MIA | 0.315 | T. Rogers |
| 826 | Austin Gomber | COL | L | 1% | 20 | 18 | 4.95 | 1.5 | HOU | 0.3348 | C. Javier |
What are pitching streamers?
Streaming pitchers is a strategy where fantasy owners target short-term rentals on the waiver wire that will provide the a boost in production for a given week. By targeting matchups and pitchers who have more than one start in a week, fantasy owners can improve their weekly or daily output from the starting pitcher position.
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