Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 18)

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.

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.

Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings: Week 18

MONDAY, JULY 29TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
79	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	L	48%	70.2	47	5.48	1.57	WSH	0.2971	M. Parker
96	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	R	12%	39	42	3.69	1.26	@BAL	0.3264	TBD
114	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	46%	100.1	78	2.96	1.15	@CIN	0.305	TBD
165	Colin Rea	MIL	R	29%	110	84	3.6	1.21	ATL	0.3063	TBD
173	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	R	13%	88	76	3.27	1.11	@NYM	0.3233	J. Quintana
198	Jose Quintana	NYM	L	19%	107.1	85	4.02	1.28	MIN	0.3248	S. Woods Richardson
225	Bowden Francis	TOR	R	0%	38.2	34	5.82	1.47	@BAL	0.3264	C. McDermott
259	Cooper Criswell	BOS	R	1%	65	54	3.46	1.2	SEA	0.2913	L. Gilbert
280	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	18%	95.1	81	4.34	1.21	@ARI	0.3185	J. Montgomery
305	Alec Marsh	KC	R	10%	96.2	90	4.75	1.24	@CWS	0.2725	C. Flexen
326	Andre Pallante	STL	R	6%	57.1	44	3.92	1.33	TEX	0.302	N. Eovaldi
406	Chayce McDermott	BAL	R	6%	4	3	6.75	1.75	TOR	0.301	B. Francis
565	Jake Bloss	HOU	R	1%	11.2	11	6.94	1.63	PIT	0.2932	P. Skenes
675	Chris Flexen	CWS	R	1%	106.1	78	5.25	1.42	KC	0.3081	A. Marsh
TUESDAY, JULY 30TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
73	Sean Manaea	NYM	L	36%	106	101	3.74	1.25	MIN	0.3248	D. Festa
77	Robbie Ray	SF	L	34%	5	8	1.8	0.4	OAK	0.3034	JP Sears
80	Gavin Williams	CLE	R	35%	24	23	4.5	1.5	@DET	0.298	K. Maeda
87	Lance Lynn	STL	R	30%	101.1	94	4.17	1.39	TEX	0.302	M. Scherzer
95	Michael Wacha	KC	R	41%	101	86	3.65	1.22	@CWS	0.2725	J. Cannon
121	Matt Waldron	SD	R	41%	118.2	103	3.64	1.15	LAD	0.3491	TBD
135	JP Sears	OAK	L	10%	112.1	83	4.81	1.28	@SF	0.3059	R. Ray
144	Edward Cabrera	MIA	R	8%	38.1	49	7.04	1.62	@TB	0.2997	Z. Eflin
151	Kenta Maeda	DET	R	13%	71.1	56	7.07	1.51	CLE	0.3083	G. Williams
169	Frankie Montas	CIN	R	12%	93.1	78	5.01	1.44	CHC	0.3001	J. Steele
227	Griffin Canning	LAA	R	7%	110.2	79	5.12	1.42	COL	0.308	Ty Blach
261	Bryse Wilson	MIL	R	3%	88	70	3.99	1.22	ATL	0.3063	C. Sale
265	Ryne Nelson	ARI	R	12%	98.1	70	4.85	1.41	WSH	0.2971	P. Corbin
299	David Festa	MIN	R	1%	14.1	15	8.16	1.6	@NYM	0.3233	S. Manaea
397	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	R	3%	63	44	4.43	1.35	KC	0.3081	M. Wacha
461	Martin Perez	PIT	L	4%	83	63	5.1	1.64	@HOU	0.3191	H. Brown
761	Patrick Corbin	WSH	L	2%	118	86	5.26	1.46	@ARI	0.3185	R. Nelson
768	Ty Blach	COL	L	0%	61.2	33	6.13	1.65	@LAA	0.2974	G. Canning
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
40	Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	L	41%	111	125	4.54	1.31	@BAL	0.3264	G. Rodriguez
68	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	L	33%	100.2	118	4.47	1.47	@ARI	0.3185	Z. Gallen
92	Brayan Bello	BOS	R	36%	95.2	92	5.27	1.44	SEA	0.2913	G. Kirby
110	Andrew Heaney	TEX	L	20%	100	101	3.6	1.24	@STL	0.3026	S. Gray
141	Luis Severino	NYM	R	40%	120.2	94	3.8	1.21	MIN	0.3248	P. Lopez
195	Ross Stripling	OAK	R	1%	61.1	38	6.02	1.58	@SF	0.3059	L. Webb
210	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	R	3%	75.1	52	6.69	1.49	@CIN	0.305	N. Lodolo
220	Drew Thorpe	CWS	R	24%	38.2	24	3.03	1.01	KC	0.3081	B. Singer
336	Luis L. Ortiz	PIT	R	21%	73.2	59	2.57	1.13	@HOU	0.3191	F. Valdez
412	Kenny Rosenberg	LAA	L	0%	13.1	8	8.78	1.73	COL	0.308	C. Quantrill
766	Cal Quantrill	COL	R	9%	114.1	86	4.09	1.34	@LAA	0.2974	K. Rosenberg
772	Roddery Munoz	MIA	R	1%	61	50	5.61	1.41	@TB	0.2997	T. Bradley
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
101	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	20%	69	66	4.43	1.22	@CLE	0.3083	B. Lively
126	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	R	20%	50.2	49	4.62	1.16	MIA	0.2808	M. Meyer
131	Kyle Gibson	STL	R	28%	108.1	102	3.99	1.32	@CHC	0.3001	S. Imanaga
192	Ben Lively	CLE	R	35%	93.1	80	3.57	1.19	BAL	0.3264	D. Kremer
196	Max Meyer	MIA	R	19%	17	14	2.12	0.82	@ATL	0.3063	S. Schwellenbach
284	Keider Montero	DET	R	1%	31.2	26	5.97	1.39	KC	0.3081	S. Lugo
748	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	8%	48	34	5.63	1.54	@LAA	0.2974	C. Fulmer
767	Carson Fulmer	LAA	R	2%	51.2	52	3.66	1.24	COL	0.308	K. Freeland
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
91	Shane Baz	TB	R	32%	13.2	12	3.95	1.76	@HOU	0.3191	TBD
97	Aaron Civale	MIL	R	24%	102.2	102	5.17	1.4	@WSH	0.2971	J. Irvin
99	Miles Mikolas	STL	R	17%	118.1	80	5.02	1.23	@CHC	0.3001	J. Assad
127	David Peterson	NYM	L	14%	48.2	36	3.14	1.48	@LAA	0.2974	T. Anderson
145	Andrew Abbott	CIN	L	49%	113	87	3.19	1.22	SF	0.3059	TBD
183	Albert Suarez	BAL	R	17%	72.1	58	3.48	1.33	@CLE	0.3083	C. Carrasco
205	Trevor Rogers	MIA	L	3%	100	84	4.59	1.55	@ATL	0.3063	R. Lopez
224	Marco Gonzales	PIT	L	2%	26.2	19	2.7	1.28	ARI	0.3185	B. Pfaadt
230	Mitch Spence	OAK	R	3%	88.2	75	4.67	1.33	LAD	0.3491	G. Stone
235	Javier Assad	CHC	R	27%	88.2	81	3.15	1.38	STL	0.3026	M. Mikolas
237	Michael Lorenzen	TEX	R	19%	97	73	3.53	1.23	BOS	0.3247	K. Crawford
269	Tyler Anderson	LAA	L	48%	123.2	89	2.91	1.15	NYM	0.3233	D. Peterson
433	Carlos Carrasco	CLE	R	3%	91.1	74	5.32	1.38	BAL	0.3264	A. Suarez
520	Taijuan Walker	PHI	R	4%	53	43	5.6	1.49	@SEA	0.2913	B. Woo
551	Ryan Feltner	COL	R	1%	109.1	97	5.35	1.43	@SD	0.3175	M. King
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
85	Zack Littell	TB	R	15%	107	100	4.21	1.39	@HOU	0.3191	R. Blanco
90	Jon Gray	TEX	R	29%	94	78	3.64	1.26	BOS	0.3247	T. Houck
114	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	46%	100.1	78	2.96	1.15	STL	0.3026	A. Pallante
150	Kyle Harrison	SF	L	33%	91	79	3.86	1.34	@CIN	0.305	H. Greene
153	Jose Soriano	LAA	R	15%	95	77	3.51	1.17	NYM	0.3233	J. Quintana
154	Tobias Myers	MIL	R	35%	77.1	68	3.14	1.15	@WSH	0.2971	DJ Herz
198	Jose Quintana	NYM	L	19%	107.1	85	4.02	1.28	@LAA	0.2974	J. Soriano
201	Randy Vasquez	SD	R	3%	69	44	4.17	1.48	COL	0.308	A. Gomber
296	Joey Estes	OAK	R	5%	68.2	53	5.11	1.24	LAD	0.3491	J. Wrobleski
326	Andre Pallante	STL	R	6%	57.1	44	3.92	1.33	@CHC	0.3001	J. Taillon
363	DJ Herz	WSH	L	2%	36.1	45	4.95	1.4	MIL	0.3198	T. Myers
364	Joey Wentz	DET	L	0%	41.2	47	5.62	1.73	KC	0.3081	TBD
406	Chayce McDermott	BAL	R	6%	4	3	6.75	1.75	@CLE	0.3083	X. Curry
441	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	L	2%	14.1	13	4.4	1.33	@OAK	0.3034	J. Estes
477	Xzavion Curry	CLE	R	0%	21.2	13	4.98	1.25	BAL	0.3264	C. McDermott
581	Yilber Diaz	ARI	R	7%	15	7	5.4	1.4	@PIT	0.2932	M. Keller
737	Kyle Tyler	MIA	R	0%	20.2	15	3.92	1.45	@ATL	0.3063	TBD
764	Austin Gomber	COL	L	2%	105.1	72	4.7	1.3	@SD	0.3175	R. Vasquez
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH
VBR	PITCHER	TEAM	THROWS	% ROST	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
73	Sean Manaea	NYM	L	36%	106	101	3.74	1.25	@LAA	0.2974	TBD
79	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	L	48%	70.2	47	5.48	1.57	@PIT	0.2932	P. Skenes
87	Lance Lynn	STL	R	30%	101.1	94	4.17	1.39	@CHC	0.3001	J. Steele
96	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	R	12%	39	42	3.69	1.26	@NYY	0.3285	L. Gil
144	Edward Cabrera	MIA	R	8%	38.1	49	7.04	1.62	@ATL	0.3063	TBD
165	Colin Rea	MIL	R	29%	110	84	3.6	1.21	@WSH	0.2971	M. Parker
169	Frankie Montas	CIN	R	12%	93.1	78	5.01	1.44	SF	0.3059	B. Snell
173	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	R	13%	88	76	3.27	1.11	CWS	0.2725	C. Flexen
203	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	R	5%	86	96	5.65	1.58	TB	0.2997	T. Alexander
259	Cooper Criswell	BOS	R	1%	65	54	3.46	1.2	@TEX	0.302	N. Eovaldi
280	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	18%	95.1	81	4.34	1.21	MIL	0.3198	C. Rea
358	Tyler Alexander	TB	L	0%	59.2	52	5.88	1.32	@HOU	0.3191	S. Arrighetti
508	River Ryan	LAD	R	6%	5.1	2	0	1.31	@OAK	0.3034	H. Harris
548	Hogan Harris	OAK	L	2%	54.1	42	2.98	1.44	LAD	0.3491	R. Ryan
675	Chris Flexen	CWS	R	1%	106.1	78	5.25	1.42	@MIN	0.3248	S. Woods Richardson

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.