Fantasy Baseball Planner: Streamers, Two-Start Pitchers, Hitter Rankings (Week 9)

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Fantasy Baseball Planner: Week 9

Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings: Week 9

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.

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.

MONDAY, MAY 20TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
62	Taj Bradley	TB	R	29%	11	13	2.45	1	BOS	0.3085	T. Houck
115	Reese Olson	DET	R	26%	47.1	41	2.09	0.99	@KC	0.3	M. Wacha
122	Michael Wacha	KC	R	19%	49.2	44	4.71	1.37	DET	0.2895	R. Olson
153	Joe Ross	MIL	R	1%	41	35	4.61	1.37	@MIA	0.2739	R. Weathers
194	Erick Fedde	CWS	R	37%	52	50	2.6	1.06	@TOR	0.2961	J. Berrios
226	Gavin Stone	LAD	R	33%	44	29	2.45	1.23	ARI	0.3129	S. Cecconi
294	Slade Cecconi	ARI	R	4%	27.1	20	5.27	0.99	@LAD	0.3629	G. Stone
297	Ben Lively	CLE	R	11%	32.1	31	3.06	1.27	NYM	0.2957	J. Butto
410	Ryan Weathers	MIA	L	4%	49.2	38	3.81	1.17	MIL	0.3291	J. Ross
412	Jose Butto	NYM	R	12%	38	38	3.08	1.13	@CLE	0.3031	B. Lively
571	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	17%	32	25	3.09	1.13	MIN	0.3123	P. Lopez
TUESDAY, MAY 21ST
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
63	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	R	42%	54	51	4.17	1.11	@LAD	0.3629	T. Glasnow
72	Zack Littell	TB	R	27%	44.2	45	3.02	1.28	BOS	0.3085	C. Criswell
73	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	R	37%	42.2	47	2.95	1.27	SEA	0.2961	B. Woo
75	Bryan Woo	SEA	R	47%	9.2	8	0.93	0.62	@NYY	0.3281	C. Schmidt
91	Lance Lynn	STL	R	32%	45.1	43	4.17	1.48	BAL	0.3169	K. Bradish
137	Griffin Canning	LAA	R	9%	46.2	34	5.21	1.35	@HOU	0.3218	C. Javier
144	Andrew Abbott	CIN	L	30%	50	41	3.06	1.14	SD	0.3143	M. King
164	Robert Gasser	MIL	L	16%	11	6	0.82	0.82	@MIA	0.2739	T. Rogers
182	Casey Mize	DET	R	17%	43.2	32	3.5	1.19	@KC	0.3	A. Marsh
193	Michael Lorenzen	TEX	R	2%	36	27	3.75	1.22	@PHI	0.3265	R. Suarez
195	Keaton Winn	SF	R	5%	42.1	33	6.17	1.3	@PIT	0.2879	M. Perez
197	Trevor Rogers	MIA	L	2%	42	37	5.79	1.76	MIL	0.3291	R. Gasser
206	Jose Quintana	NYM	L	5%	41.1	28	5.44	1.55	@CLE	0.3031	C. Carrasco
288	Martin Perez	PIT	L	13%	50	40	4.86	1.5	SF	0.2941	K. Winn
420	Cooper Criswell	BOS	R	9%	25.2	25	2.1	1.01	@TB	0.301	Z. Littell
496	Alec Marsh	KC	R	15%	37	31	2.43	1.05	DET	0.2895	C. Mize
663	Aaron Brooks	OAK	R	0%	7	5	3.86	1.14	COL	0.2968	C. Quantrill
688	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	R	2%	45.1	34	5.16	1.46	NYM	0.2957	J. Quintana
811	Patrick Corbin	WSH	L	2%	48.1	29	5.59	1.74	MIN	0.3123	J. Ryan
820	Cal Quantrill	COL	R	6%	51.2	36	3.66	1.32	@OAK	0.298	A. Brooks
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
92	Hunter Brown	HOU	R	36%	32.1	36	7.79	2.01	LAA	0.3022	T. Anderson
99	Triston McKenzie	CLE	R	44%	40.2	35	3.54	1.38	NYM	0.2957	C. Scott
113	Christian Scott	NYM	R	8%	12.2	14	2.84	1.11	@CLE	0.3031	T. McKenzie
152	Cole Irvin	BAL	L	32%	40.1	28	2.9	1.07	@STL	0.2864	K. Gibson
176	Kyle Gibson	STL	R	23%	49	40	3.67	1.2	BAL	0.3169	C. Irvin
229	James Paxton	LAD	L	25%	38.1	22	2.58	1.41	ARI	0.3129	R. Nelson
231	Nick Martinez	CIN	R	2%	33.1	25	4.86	1.35	SD	0.3143	M. Waldron
246	Ryne Nelson	ARI	R	1%	25.1	19	5.33	1.7	@LAD	0.3629	J. Paxton
252	Matt Waldron	SD	R	1%	39.1	35	5.49	1.45	@CIN	0.2916	N. Martinez
268	Tyler Anderson	LAA	L	25%	49.1	36	2.92	1.14	@HOU	0.3218	H. Brown
286	Mike Clevinger	CWS	R	2%	6.2	5	5.4	2.1	@TOR	0.2961	C. Bassitt
313	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	R	7%	25	23	3.24	1.24	@WSH	0.2934	J. Irvin
321	Taijuan Walker	PHI	R	15%	18.2	15	4.82	1.34	TEX	0.3112	J. Gray
334	Jake Irvin	WSH	R	5%	45.2	36	3.55	1.09	MIN	0.3123	S. Woods Richardson
365	Joey Estes	OAK	R	2%	5	5	1.8	0.4	COL	0.2968	A. Gomber
818	Austin Gomber	COL	L	2%	50.2	35	3.02	1.18	@OAK	0.298	J. Estes
THURSDAY, MAY 23RD
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
89	John Means	BAL	L	42%	11.2	11	3.09	0.77	@CWS	0.2683	B. Keller
126	Frankie Montas	CIN	R	16%	30	24	4.2	1.37	SD	0.3143	Yu Darvish
135	Andrew Heaney	TEX	L	11%	41	39	4.39	1.17	@PHI	0.3265	Z. Wheeler
210	Bryce Elder	ATL	R	11%	20.2	16	4.79	1.65	@CHC	0.3051	K. Hendricks
307	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	R	2%	26	21	10.04	1.92	ATL	0.324	B. Elder
497	Kyle Muller	OAK	L	1%	27.2	23	3.9	1.16	COL	0.2968	R. Feltner
580	Ryan Feltner	COL	R	1%	45	40	5.2	1.42	@OAK	0.298	K. Muller
817	Brad Keller	CWS	R	0%	12.2	9	2.84	1.18	BAL	0.3169	J. Means
FRIDAY, MAY 24TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
57	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	L	31%	40	51	3.38	1.45	SEA	0.2961	G. Kirby
80	Patrick Sandoval	LAA	L	6%	45	48	5.2	1.56	CLE	0.3031	L. Allen
86	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	L	36%	42	39	3.21	1.48	@COL	0.2968	Ty Blach
88	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	38%	46	47	3.72	1.02	@CWS	0.2683	C. Flexen
100	Braxton Garrett	MIA	L	46%	5.1	8	8.44	1.31	@ARI	0.3129	Z. Gallen
111	Miles Mikolas	STL	R	6%	48	35	6.19	1.48	CHC	0.3051	S. Imanaga
124	Logan Allen	CLE	L	12%	45.1	36	5.56	1.5	@LAA	0.3022	P. Sandoval
163	Ross Stripling	OAK	R	2%	47	30	4.98	1.53	HOU	0.3218	J. Verlander
225	Alek Manoah	TOR	R	12%	11	12	4.91	1.36	@DET	0.2895	M. Manning
236	Matt Manning	DET	R	5%	22.2	22	4.37	1.32	TOR	0.2961	A. Manoah
271	Bryse Wilson	MIL	R	9%	34	28	2.65	1.12	@BOS	0.3085	K. Crawford
282	Bailey Falter	PIT	L	5%	43.1	27	4.15	1.04	ATL	0.324	R. Lopez
330	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	R	10%	43.2	35	4.12	1.44	LAD	0.3629	TBD
632	Chris Flexen	CWS	R	4%	40.1	30	4.46	1.26	BAL	0.3169	D. Kremer
691	Jose Urena	TEX	R	1%	32.1	21	3.62	1.24	@MIN	0.3123	B. Ober
815	Ty Blach	COL	L	0%	18	7	3	1.22	PHI	0.3265	C. Sanchez
SATURDAY, MAY 25TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
53	Aaron Civale	TB	R	32%	46.1	49	5.83	1.32	KC	0.3	B. Singer
101	Chris Paddack	MIN	R	13%	42.1	41	4.89	1.65	TEX	0.3112	TBD
115	Reese Olson	DET	R	26%	47.1	41	2.09	0.99	TOR	0.2961	J. Berrios
123	Luis Severino	NYM	R	40%	45	41	3.6	1.22	SF	0.2941	TBD
132	JP Sears	OAK	L	9%	50	35	3.96	1.12	HOU	0.3218	J. Urquidy
140	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	36%	28	18	1.61	1.11	@STL	0.2864	M. Liberatore
151	Jose Soriano	LAA	R	4%	38.2	38	3.72	1.29	CLE	0.3031	T. Bibee
194	Erick Fedde	CWS	R	37%	52	50	2.6	1.06	BAL	0.3169	C. Burnes
212	Colin Rea	MIL	R	11%	44.1	30	3.45	1.26	@BOS	0.3085	N. Pivetta
233	Matthew Liberatore	STL	L	1%	23.2	17	4.56	1.31	CHC	0.3051	J. Taillon
264	Jose Urquidy	HOU	R	1%	0	0	0	0	@OAK	0.298	JP Sears
360	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	R	1%	22.2	13	5.96	1.63	@ARI	0.3129	J. Montgomery
560	Trevor Williams	WSH	R	38%	41.2	32	1.94	1.06	SEA	0.2961	L. Gilbert
822	Dakota Hudson	COL	R	0%	39.2	23	6.13	1.69	PHI	0.3265	A. Nola
SUNDAY, MAY 26TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
62	Taj Bradley	TB	R	29%	11	13	2.45	1	KC	0.3	M. Wacha
73	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	R	37%	42.2	47	2.95	1.27	@SD	0.3143	M. King
75	Bryan Woo	SEA	R	47%	9.2	8	0.93	0.62	@WSH	0.2934	M. Parker
93	Sean Manaea	NYM	L	21%	41.1	37	3.05	1.31	SF	0.2941	TBD
122	Michael Wacha	KC	R	19%	49.2	44	4.71	1.37	@TB	0.301	T. Bradley
144	Andrew Abbott	CIN	L	30%	50	41	3.06	1.14	LAD	0.3629	Y. Yamamoto
153	Joe Ross	MIL	R	1%	41	35	4.61	1.37	@BOS	0.3085	T. Houck
182	Casey Mize	DET	R	17%	43.2	32	3.5	1.19	TOR	0.2961	Y. Kikuchi
203	Dane Dunning	TEX	R	16%	37.1	43	4.1	1.15	@MIN	0.3123	P. Lopez
288	Martin Perez	PIT	L	13%	50	40	4.86	1.5	ATL	0.324	C. Morton
294	Slade Cecconi	ARI	R	4%	27.1	20	5.27	0.99	MIA	0.2739	R. Weathers
297	Ben Lively	CLE	R	11%	32.1	31	3.06	1.27	@LAA	0.3022	R. Detmers
410	Ryan Weathers	MIA	L	4%	49.2	38	3.81	1.17	@ARI	0.3129	S. Cecconi
571	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	17%	32	25	3.09	1.13	SEA	0.2961	B. Woo
663	Aaron Brooks	OAK	R	0%	7	5	3.86	1.14	HOU	0.3218	F. Valdez

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings: Week 9

Two start starting pitchers can help win fantasy baseball championships. It’s an incredibly important strategy for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in weekly leagues as you make your start/sit lineup decisions and place waiver wire bids. Even in daily leagues it’s important to be able to grab the most useful arms that can start for you twice in a week, especially if you are dealing with transaction limits. Here’s a look at our two start starting pitcher rankings for the week.

What are two start pitchers?
Two Start Pitchers are starters scheduled to pitch twice during a given week. Top options can provide an edge by boosting counting stats (K, W, etc). Streaming pitchers is a popular fantasy strategy that often consists of targeting inexpensive two start pitchers that have favorable matchups for the upcoming week.

	GAME 1 OPPONENT				GAME 2 OPPONENT
TWO START PITCHER	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA
Pablo Lopez (MIN) (4-3) 3.93 ERA	Mon 5/20	M. Parker (2-2) 3.09 ERA	@WSH	0.2934	Sun 5/26	D. Dunning (3-2) 4.10 ERA	TEX	0.3112
Corbin Burnes (BAL) (3-2) 2.68 ERA	Mon 5/20	S. Gray (5-2) 3.05 ERA	@STL	0.2864	Sat 5/25	E. Fedde (4-0) 2.60 ERA	@CWS	0.2683
Logan Gilbert (SEA) (3-2) 3.07 ERA	Mon 5/20	M. Stroman (3-2) 3.33 ERA	@NYY	0.3281	Sat 5/25	T. Williams (4-0) 1.94 ERA	@WSH	0.2934
Chris Sale (ATL) (6-1) 2.54 ERA	Mon 5/20	D. Cease (5-3) 2.45 ERA	SD	0.3143	Sat 5/25	M. Keller (4-3) 3.93 ERA	@PIT	0.2879
Dylan Cease (SD) (5-3) 2.45 ERA	Mon 5/20	C. Sale (6-1) 2.54 ERA	@ATL	0.324	Sat 5/25	M. Stroman (3-2) 3.33 ERA	NYY	0.3281
Framber Valdez (HOU) (3-1) 2.95 ERA	Mon 5/20	R. Detmers (3-4) 5.19 ERA	LAA	0.3022	Sun 5/26	A. Brooks (0-1) 3.86 ERA	@OAK	0.298
Sonny Gray (STL) (5-2) 3.05 ERA	Mon 5/20	C. Burnes (3-2) 2.68 ERA	BAL	0.3169	Sun 5/26	J. Assad (4-0) 1.49 ERA	CHC	0.3051
Michael King (SD) (3-4) 4.31 ERA	Tue 5/21	A. Abbott (2-4) 3.06 ERA	@CIN	0.2916	Sun 5/26	C. Schmidt (4-1) 2.95 ERA	NYY	0.3281
Garrett Crochet (CWS) (4-4) 4.18 ERA	Tue 5/21	Y. Kikuchi (2-3) 2.60 ERA	@TOR	0.2961	Sun 5/26	K. Bradish (0-0) 2.63 ERA	BAL	0.3169
Kyle Bradish (BAL) (0-0) 2.63 ERA	Tue 5/21	L. Lynn (1-2) 4.17 ERA	@STL	0.2864	Sun 5/26	G. Crochet (4-4) 4.18 ERA	@CWS	0.2683
Yusei Kikuchi (TOR) (2-3) 2.60 ERA	Tue 5/21	G. Crochet (4-4) 4.18 ERA	CWS	0.2683	Sun 5/26	C. Mize (1-2) 3.50 ERA	@DET	0.2895
Ranger Suarez (PHI) (8-0) 1.37 ERA	Tue 5/21	M. Lorenzen (2-2) 3.75 ERA	TEX	0.3112	Sun 5/26	TBD	@COL	0.2968
Jose Berrios (TOR) (4-3) 2.82 ERA	Mon 5/20	E. Fedde (4-0) 2.60 ERA	CWS	0.2683	Sat 5/25	R. Olson (0-4) 2.09 ERA	@DET	0.2895
Reid Detmers (LAA) (3-4) 5.19 ERA	Mon 5/20	F. Valdez (3-1) 2.95 ERA	@HOU	0.3218	Sun 5/26	B. Lively (2-2) 3.06 ERA	CLE	0.3031
Taj Bradley (TB) (1-1) 2.45 ERA	Mon 5/20	T. Houck (3-5) 2.17 ERA	BOS	0.3085	Sun 5/26	M. Wacha (3-4) 4.71 ERA	KC	0.3
Charlie Morton (ATL) (3-1) 3.52 ERA	Tue 5/21	J. Assad (4-0) 1.49 ERA	@CHC	0.3051	Sun 5/26	M. Perez (1-3) 4.86 ERA	@PIT	0.2879
Clarke Schmidt (NYY) (4-1) 2.95 ERA	Tue 5/21	B. Woo (1-0) 0.93 ERA	SEA	0.2961	Sun 5/26	M. King (3-4) 4.31 ERA	@SD	0.3143
Bryan Woo (SEA) (1-0) 0.93 ERA	Tue 5/21	C. Schmidt (4-1) 2.95 ERA	@NYY	0.3281	Sun 5/26	M. Parker (2-2) 3.09 ERA	@WSH	0.2934
Marcus Stroman (NYY) (3-2) 3.33 ERA	Mon 5/20	L. Gilbert (3-2) 3.07 ERA	SEA	0.2961	Sat 5/25	D. Cease (5-3) 2.45 ERA	@SD	0.3143
Tanner Houck (BOS) (3-5) 2.17 ERA	Mon 5/20	T. Bradley (1-1) 2.45 ERA	@TB	0.301	Sun 5/26	J. Ross (2-4) 4.61 ERA	MIL	0.3291
Reese Olson (DET) (0-4) 2.09 ERA	Mon 5/20	M. Wacha (3-4) 4.71 ERA	@KC	0.3	Sat 5/25	J. Berrios (4-3) 2.82 ERA	TOR	0.2961
Michael Wacha (KC) (3-4) 4.71 ERA	Mon 5/20	R. Olson (0-4) 2.09 ERA	DET	0.2895	Sun 5/26	T. Bradley (1-1) 2.45 ERA	@TB	0.301
Andrew Abbott (CIN) (2-4) 3.06 ERA	Tue 5/21	M. King (3-4) 4.31 ERA	SD	0.3143	Sun 5/26	Y. Yamamoto (4-1) 3.21 ERA	LAD	0.3629
Joe Ross (MIL) (2-4) 4.61 ERA	Mon 5/20	R. Weathers (2-4) 3.81 ERA	@MIA	0.2739	Sun 5/26	T. Houck (3-5) 2.17 ERA	@BOS	0.3085
Casey Mize (DET) (1-2) 3.50 ERA	Tue 5/21	A. Marsh (3-1) 2.43 ERA	@KC	0.3	Sun 5/26	Y. Kikuchi (2-3) 2.60 ERA	TOR	0.2961
Erick Fedde (CWS) (4-0) 2.60 ERA	Mon 5/20	J. Berrios (4-3) 2.82 ERA	@TOR	0.2961	Sat 5/25	C. Burnes (3-2) 2.68 ERA	BAL	0.3169
Javier Assad (CHC) (4-0) 1.49 ERA	Tue 5/21	C. Morton (3-1) 3.52 ERA	ATL	0.324	Sun 5/26	S. Gray (5-2) 3.05 ERA	@STL	0.2864
Martin Perez (PIT) (1-3) 4.86 ERA	Tue 5/21	K. Winn (3-6) 6.17 ERA	SF	0.2941	Sun 5/26	C. Morton (3-1) 3.52 ERA	ATL	0.324
Slade Cecconi (ARI) (1-3) 5.27 ERA	Mon 5/20	G. Stone (4-1) 2.45 ERA	@LAD	0.3629	Sun 5/26	R. Weathers (2-4) 3.81 ERA	MIA	0.2739
Ben Lively (CLE) (2-2) 3.06 ERA	Mon 5/20	J. Butto (1-3) 3.08 ERA	NYM	0.2957	Sun 5/26	R. Detmers (3-4) 5.19 ERA	@LAA	0.3022
Ryan Weathers (MIA) (2-4) 3.81 ERA	Mon 5/20	J. Ross (2-4) 4.61 ERA	MIL	0.3291	Sun 5/26	S. Cecconi (1-3) 5.27 ERA	@ARI	0.3129
Mitchell Parker (WSH) (2-2) 3.09 ERA	Mon 5/20	P. Lopez (4-3) 3.93 ERA	MIN	0.3123	Sun 5/26	B. Woo (1-0) 0.93 ERA	SEA	0.2961
Aaron Brooks (OAK) (0-1) 3.86 ERA	Tue 5/21	C. Quantrill (3-3) 3.66 ERA	COL	0.2968	Sun 5/26	F. Valdez (3-1) 2.95 ERA	HOU	0.3218

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Rankings: Week 9

A Hitter Planner identifies favorable and unfavorable matchups for a given week. Matchup rankings are calculated based on the difficulty of opposing starting pitchers and other schedule considerations such as ballpark factors. Additional pitcher matchup info is displayed to help with lineup decisions.