Fantasy Baseball Planner: Streamers, Two-Start Pitchers, Hitter Rankings (Week 21)

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Fantasy Baseball Planner: Week 21

Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings: Week 21

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, August 19th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
102	Shane Baz	TB	R	27%	36.1	32	4.21	1.43	@OAK	0.304	R. Stripling
118	Kyle Harrison	SF	L	37%	111	103	4.14	1.31	CWS	0.2735	J. Cannon
122	David Peterson	NYM	L	20%	71	56	3.04	1.39	BAL	0.3298	D. Kremer
163	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	16%	90.1	84	4.48	1.28	@NYM	0.3195	D. Peterson
177	Gavin Stone	LAD	R	43%	121.1	95	3.34	1.26	SEA	0.2962	B. Woo
256	Zebby Matthews	MIN	R	10%	5	5	3.6	1	@SD	0.321	M. King
302	Ross Stripling	OAK	R	1%	74	41	5.72	1.49	TB	0.2997	S. Baz
384	Luis L. Ortiz	PIT	R	11%	95	71	3.41	1.16	@TEX	0.2998	J. Urena
674	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	R	4%	80.2	55	4.02	1.3	@SF	0.3074	K. Harrison
699	Jose Urena	TEX	R	1%	89	58	4.15	1.35	PIT	0.2948	L. L. Ortiz
732	Carson Fulmer	LAA	R	2%	70.1	67	4.22	1.25	@KC	0.3113	S. Lugo
Tuesday, August 20th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
62	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	L	44%	10.2	6	5.06	1.22	@MIA	0.2868	E. Cabrera
77	Zack Littell	TB	R	16%	129.2	116	3.82	1.31	@OAK	0.304	J. Estes
93	Matthew Boyd	CLE	L	9%	5.1	6	1.69	0.56	@NYY	0.3355	L. Gil
119	Frankie Montas	MIL	R	10%	107.1	96	4.86	1.46	@STL	0.3028	E. Fedde
143	Edward Cabrera	MIA	R	14%	59.1	70	5.76	1.5	ARI	0.3303	E. Rodriguez
167	Cody Bradford	TEX	L	23%	30	31	3.6	0.93	PIT	0.2948	M. Keller
182	Martin Perez	SD	L	16%	101.1	84	4.53	1.48	MIN	0.3269	B. Ober
197	Jose Quintana	NYM	L	25%	125	102	4.1	1.25	BAL	0.3298	Z. Eflin
270	Javier Assad	CHC	R	23%	107.1	92	3.19	1.37	DET	0.2967	B. Brieske
278	Beau Brieske	DET	R	0%	42.2	47	4.43	1.36	@CHC	0.3037	J. Assad
317	Joey Estes	OAK	R	6%	87.2	66	4.72	1.21	TB	0.2997	Z. Littell
341	DJ Herz	WSH	L	4%	55	68	4.25	1.31	COL	0.3053	A. Gomber
443	Carson Spiers	CIN	R	5%	65.1	61	4.55	1.29	@TOR	0.3035	J. Berrios
461	Davis Martin	CWS	R	1%	18	17	3	1.39	@SF	0.3074	R. Ray
556	Tyler Phillips	PHI	R	17%	36	27	5.5	1.22	@ATL	0.3103	R. Lopez
722	Austin Gomber	COL	L	2%	125	89	4.82	1.31	@WSH	0.3019	DJ Herz
Wednesday, August 21st
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
69	Alex Cobb	CLE	R	7%	10.1	4	4.35	1.45	@NYY	0.3355	N. Cortes Jr.
111	Andrew Heaney	TEX	L	14%	120	115	4.05	1.23	PIT	0.2948	P. Skenes
123	Tobias Myers	MIL	R	39%	93.2	84	2.79	1.08	@STL	0.3028	K. Gibson
125	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	R	8%	50	52	3.6	1.3	CIN	0.3043	N. Martinez
129	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	38%	121.2	96	3.62	1.18	DET	0.2967	K. Maeda
131	Kyle Gibson	STL	R	28%	131	121	4.26	1.34	MIL	0.322	T. Myers
133	Nick Martinez	CIN	R	19%	91	75	3.16	1.03	@TOR	0.3035	Y. Rodriguez
138	Matt Waldron	SD	R	34%	132.2	121	4	1.16	MIN	0.3269	S. Woods Richardson
139	Kenta Maeda	DET	R	12%	84.2	66	6.59	1.46	@CHC	0.3037	J. Taillon
142	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	L	46%	89.1	63	5.74	1.62	@MIA	0.2868	R. Munoz
158	Jose Soriano	LAA	R	21%	109.2	92	3.36	1.19	@KC	0.3113	M. Lorenzen
166	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	R	25%	105	129	5.14	1.45	BOS	0.3303	TBD
180	Mitch Spence	OAK	R	4%	106	86	4.33	1.31	TB	0.2997	R. Pepiot
206	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	R	13%	102.1	91	3.78	1.18	@SD	0.321	M. Waldron
236	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	14%	112.2	92	3.83	1.2	COL	0.3053	T. Gordon
444	Michael Lorenzen	KC	R	12%	111.2	83	3.79	1.29	LAA	0.2994	J. Soriano
731	Tanner Gordon	COL	R	0%	27	23	7	1.48	@WSH	0.3019	M. Parker
735	Roddery Munoz	MIA	R	1%	74.2	62	5.67	1.43	ARI	0.3303	J. Montgomery
Thursday, August 22nd
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
32	Jeffrey Springs	TB	L	24%	13.2	14	4.61	1.61	@OAK	0.304	O. Bido
67	Gavin Williams	CLE	R	35%	39	42	4.38	1.36	@NYY	0.3355	G. Cole
89	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	L	24%	120	130	4.73	1.58	COL	0.3053	C. Quantrill
94	Miles Mikolas	STL	R	12%	132.1	89	5.3	1.29	MIL	0.322	A. Civale
109	Aaron Civale	MIL	R	21%	118.1	113	5.17	1.4	@STL	0.3028	M. Mikolas
171	Luis Severino	NYM	R	34%	133.2	109	4.38	1.27	@SD	0.321	D. Cease
262	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	R	3%	91.1	65	6.6	1.45	DET	0.2967	B. Hurter
340	Brant Hurter	DET	L	0%	8	8	3.38	0.88	@CHC	0.3037	K. Hendricks
374	Albert Suarez	BAL	R	12%	90.1	72	3.39	1.3	HOU	0.3203	TBD
430	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	R	2%	39	39	3.92	1.26	TB	0.2997	J. Springs
729	Cal Quantrill	COL	R	6%	122.1	92	4.56	1.41	@WSH	0.3019	M. Gore
Friday, August 23rd
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
88	Brayan Bello	BOS	R	36%	117.2	114	4.97	1.44	ARI	0.3303	R. Nelson
89	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	L	24%	120	130	4.73	1.58	@ATL	0.3103	C. Sale
114	Michael Wacha	KC	R	43%	121	99	3.5	1.22	PHI	0.3213	C. Sanchez
135	JP Sears	OAK	L	32%	133.1	101	4.32	1.19	MIL	0.322	F. Peralta
136	David Festa	MIN	R	9%	27.2	33	5.2	1.34	STL	0.3028	A. Pallante
140	Max Meyer	MIA	R	13%	36.1	30	5.2	1.27	CHC	0.3037	J. Steele
153	Bowden Francis	TOR	R	5%	56.2	51	4.92	1.24	LAA	0.2994	J. Kochanowicz
165	Paul Blackburn	NYM	R	23%	67	54	4.43	1.22	@SD	0.321	J. Musgrove
185	Trevor Rogers	BAL	L	5%	119.2	92	4.89	1.57	HOU	0.3203	H. Brown
186	Andrew Abbott	CIN	L	38%	133	110	3.59	1.29	@PIT	0.2948	B. Falter
239	Bailey Falter	PIT	L	4%	101.2	67	4.07	1.24	CIN	0.3043	A. Abbott
261	Hayden Birdsong	SF	R	13%	36.2	44	5.4	1.39	@SEA	0.2962	L. Castillo
280	Ryne Nelson	ARI	R	18%	117.2	95	4.51	1.32	@BOS	0.3303	B. Bello
364	Keider Montero	DET	R	2%	54.2	44	5.76	1.35	@CWS	0.2735	C. Flexen
412	Andre Pallante	STL	R	3%	72.2	55	4.21	1.36	@MIN	0.3269	D. Festa
719	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	R	0%	14.2	7	7.98	1.64	@TOR	0.3035	B. Francis
723	Chris Flexen	CWS	R	1%	118	84	5.34	1.5	DET	0.2967	K. Montero
724	Bradley Blalock	COL	R	0%	6.2	4	4.05	1.05	@NYY	0.3355	C. Rodon
Saturday, August 24th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
82	Tyler Mahle	TEX	R	13%	9.2	9	2.79	1.24	@CLE	0.3066	B. Lively
102	Shane Baz	TB	R	27%	36.1	32	4.21	1.43	@LAD	0.3468	C. Kershaw
121	Marcus Stroman	NYY	R	49%	121.1	87	4.08	1.41	COL	0.3053	K. Freeland
122	David Peterson	NYM	L	20%	71	56	3.04	1.39	@SD	0.321	M. King
163	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	16%	90.1	84	4.48	1.28	HOU	0.3203	F. Valdez
179	Jake Irvin	WSH	R	42%	145	122	3.72	1.13	@ATL	0.3103	C. Morton
183	Colin Rea	MIL	R	42%	128.1	103	3.72	1.2	@OAK	0.304	J. Boyle
314	Ben Lively	CLE	R	38%	114	93	3.71	1.21	TEX	0.2998	T. Mahle
358	Joe Boyle	OAK	R	1%	31.2	35	7.39	1.83	MIL	0.322	C. Rea
410	Taijuan Walker	PHI	R	5%	57	48	5.68	1.51	@KC	0.3113	B. Singer
642	Jake Woodford	PIT	R	0%	23	14	5.87	1.26	CIN	0.3043	H. Greene
695	Ky Bush	CWS	L	0%	8.2	5	5.19	2.31	DET	0.2967	T. Skubal
712	Valente Bellozo	MIA	R	1%	27.2	23	2.28	0.94	CHC	0.3037	S. Imanaga
717	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	5%	67.1	56	5.75	1.49	@NYY	0.3355	M. Stroman
Sunday, August 25th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
93	Matthew Boyd	CLE	L	9%	5.1	6	1.69	0.56	TEX	0.2998	J. Urena
118	Kyle Harrison	SF	L	37%	111	103	4.14	1.31	@SEA	0.2962	B. Woo
119	Frankie Montas	MIL	R	10%	107.1	96	4.86	1.46	@OAK	0.304	TBD
143	Edward Cabrera	MIA	R	14%	59.1	70	5.76	1.5	CHC	0.3037	TBD
177	Gavin Stone	LAD	R	43%	121.1	95	3.34	1.26	TB	0.2997	TBD
197	Jose Quintana	NYM	L	25%	125	102	4.1	1.25	@SD	0.321	TBD
256	Zebby Matthews	MIN	R	10%	5	5	3.6	1	STL	0.3028	E. Fedde
278	Beau Brieske	DET	R	0%	42.2	47	4.43	1.36	@CWS	0.2735	J. Cannon
341	DJ Herz	WSH	L	4%	55	68	4.25	1.31	@ATL	0.3103	R. Lopez
384	Luis L. Ortiz	PIT	R	11%	95	71	3.41	1.16	CIN	0.3043	C. Spiers
443	Carson Spiers	CIN	R	5%	65.1	61	4.55	1.29	@PIT	0.2948	L. L. Ortiz
556	Tyler Phillips	PHI	R	17%	36	27	5.5	1.22	@KC	0.3113	S. Lugo
674	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	R	4%	80.2	55	4.02	1.3	DET	0.2967	B. Brieske
699	Jose Urena	TEX	R	1%	89	58	4.15	1.35	@CLE	0.3066	M. Boyd
722	Austin Gomber	COL	L	2%	125	89	4.82	1.31	@NYY	0.3355	L. Gil

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings: Week 21

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
Michael King (SD) (10-6) 3.19 ERA	Mon 8/19	Z. Matthews (1-0) 3.60 ERA	MIN	0.3269	Sat 8/24	D. Peterson (7-1) 3.04 ERA	NYM	0.3203
Kevin Gausman (TOR) (11-8) 4.20 ERA	Mon 8/19	H. Greene (9-4) 2.83 ERA	CIN	0.3043	Sat 8/24	TBD	LAA	0.2989
Yusei Kikuchi (HOU) (6-9) 4.49 ERA	Mon 8/19	T. Houck (8-8) 3.01 ERA	BOS	0.33	Sun 8/25	Z. Eflin (8-7) 3.83 ERA	@BAL	0.3298
Zach Eflin (BAL) (8-7) 3.83 ERA	Tue 8/20	J. Quintana (6-8) 4.10 ERA	@NYM	0.3203	Sun 8/25	Y. Kikuchi (6-9) 4.49 ERA	HOU	0.3203
Hunter Greene (CIN) (9-4) 2.83 ERA	Mon 8/19	K. Gausman (11-8) 4.20 ERA	@TOR	0.3035	Sat 8/24	J. Woodford (0-4) 5.87 ERA	@PIT	0.2948
Chris Bassitt (TOR) (9-11) 4.30 ERA	Thu 8/22	TBD	LAA	0.2989	Sun 8/25	TBD	LAA	0.2989
Tanner Houck (BOS) (8-8) 3.01 ERA	Mon 8/19	Y. Kikuchi (6-9) 4.49 ERA	@HOU	0.3203	Sun 8/25	M. Kelly (3-0) 2.43 ERA	ARI	0.3303
Seth Lugo (KC) (13-7) 3.10 ERA	Mon 8/19	C. Fulmer (0-3) 4.22 ERA	LAA	0.2989	Sun 8/25	T. Phillips (4-1) 5.50 ERA	PHI	0.3223
Bryan Woo (SEA) (5-1) 2.06 ERA	Mon 8/19	G. Stone (10-5) 3.34 ERA	@LAD	0.3468	Sun 8/25	K. Harrison (6-5) 4.14 ERA	SF	0.3074
Luis Gil (NYY) (12-6) 3.25 ERA	Tue 8/20	M. Boyd (0-0) 1.69 ERA	CLE	0.3066	Sun 8/25	A. Gomber (3-8) 4.82 ERA	COL	0.3051
MacKenzie Gore (WSH) (7-10) 4.73 ERA	Thu 8/22	C. Quantrill (7-8) 4.56 ERA	COL	0.3051	Fri 8/23	C. Sale (13-3) 2.61 ERA	@ATL	0.3103
Matthew Boyd (CLE) (0-0) 1.69 ERA	Tue 8/20	L. Gil (12-6) 3.25 ERA	@NYY	0.3363	Sun 8/25	J. Urena (3-8) 4.15 ERA	TEX	0.2998
Shane Baz (TB) (0-2) 4.21 ERA	Mon 8/19	R. Stripling (2-11) 5.72 ERA	@OAK	0.304	Sat 8/24	C. Kershaw (1-2) 3.50 ERA	@LAD	0.3468
Reynaldo Lopez (ATL) (7-4) 2.06 ERA	Tue 8/20	T. Phillips (4-1) 5.50 ERA	PHI	0.3223	Sun 8/25	D. Herz (2-5) 4.25 ERA	WSH	0.3019
Erick Fedde (STL) (8-6) 3.40 ERA	Tue 8/20	F. Montas (5-8) 4.86 ERA	MIL	0.322	Sun 8/25	Z. Matthews (1-0) 3.60 ERA	@MIN	0.3269
Kyle Harrison (SF) (6-5) 4.14 ERA	Mon 8/19	J. Cannon (2-6) 4.02 ERA	CWS	0.2735	Sun 8/25	B. Woo (5-1) 2.06 ERA	@SEA	0.2952
Frankie Montas (MIL) (5-8) 4.86 ERA	Tue 8/20	E. Fedde (8-6) 3.40 ERA	@STL	0.3028	Sun 8/25	TBD	@OAK	0.304
David Peterson (NYM) (7-1) 3.04 ERA	Mon 8/19	D. Kremer (5-9) 4.48 ERA	BAL	0.3298	Sat 8/24	M. King (10-6) 3.19 ERA	@SD	0.321
Edward Cabrera (MIA) (2-4) 5.76 ERA	Tue 8/20	E. Rodriguez (1-0) 5.06 ERA	ARI	0.3303	Sun 8/25	TBD	CHC	0.3031
Dean Kremer (BAL) (5-9) 4.48 ERA	Mon 8/19	D. Peterson (7-1) 3.04 ERA	@NYM	0.3203	Sat 8/24	F. Valdez (12-5) 3.58 ERA	HOU	0.3203
Gavin Stone (LAD) (10-5) 3.34 ERA	Mon 8/19	B. Woo (5-1) 2.06 ERA	SEA	0.2952	Sun 8/25	TBD	TB	0.2997
Jose Quintana (NYM) (6-8) 4.10 ERA	Tue 8/20	Z. Eflin (8-7) 3.83 ERA	BAL	0.3298	Sun 8/25	TBD	@SD	0.321
Zebby Matthews (MIN) (1-0) 3.60 ERA	Mon 8/19	M. King (10-6) 3.19 ERA	@SD	0.321	Sun 8/25	E. Fedde (8-6) 3.40 ERA	STL	0.3028
Beau Brieske (DET) (1-2) 4.43 ERA	Tue 8/20	J. Assad (5-3) 3.19 ERA	@CHC	0.3031	Sun 8/25	J. Cannon (2-6) 4.02 ERA	@CWS	0.2735
DJ Herz (WSH) (2-5) 4.25 ERA	Tue 8/20	A. Gomber (3-8) 4.82 ERA	COL	0.3051	Sun 8/25	R. Lopez (7-4) 2.06 ERA	@ATL	0.3103
Luis L. Ortiz (PIT) (5-3) 3.41 ERA	Mon 8/19	J. Urena (3-8) 4.15 ERA	@TEX	0.2998	Sun 8/25	C. Spiers (4-4) 4.55 ERA	CIN	0.3043
Carson Spiers (CIN) (4-4) 4.55 ERA	Tue 8/20	J. Berrios (11-9) 3.85 ERA	@TOR	0.3035	Sun 8/25	L. Ortiz (5-3) 3.41 ERA	@PIT	0.2948
Tyler Phillips (PHI) (4-1) 5.50 ERA	Tue 8/20	R. Lopez (7-4) 2.06 ERA	@ATL	0.3103	Sun 8/25	S. Lugo (13-7) 3.10 ERA	@KC	0.312
Jonathan Cannon (CWS) (2-6) 4.02 ERA	Mon 8/19	K. Harrison (6-5) 4.14 ERA	@SF	0.3074	Sun 8/25	B. Brieske (1-2) 4.43 ERA	DET	0.2967
Jose Urena (TEX) (3-8) 4.15 ERA	Mon 8/19	L. Ortiz (5-3) 3.41 ERA	PIT	0.2948	Sun 8/25	M. Boyd (0-0) 1.69 ERA	@CLE	0.3066
Austin Gomber (COL) (3-8) 4.82 ERA	Tue 8/20	D. Herz (2-5) 4.25 ERA	@WSH	0.3019	Sun 8/25	L. Gil (12-6) 3.25 ERA	@NYY	0.3363

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Rankings: Week 21

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.