Fantasy Baseball Planner: Streamers, Two-Start Pitchers, Hitter Rankings (Week 22)

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Fantasy Baseball Planner: Week 22

Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings: Week 22

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 26th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
91	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	35%	126.2	101	3.77	1.2	@PIT	0.2941	TBD
118	Matt Waldron	SD	R	26%	142.2	130	4.79	1.24	@STL	0.3028	K. Gibson
149	Edward Cabrera	MIA	R	10%	65.1	73	5.65	1.47	@COL	0.3049	T. Gordon
170	Kenta Maeda	DET	R	12%	90.1	71	6.18	1.39	@CWS	0.2724	D. Martin
172	Kyle Gibson	STL	R	23%	136.1	126	4.22	1.36	SD	0.3222	M. Waldron
176	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	R	7%	59.1	63	4.4	1.33	@BOS	0.3303	K. Crawford
315	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	13%	122.2	104	4.26	1.25	NYY	0.3335	N. Cortes Jr.
354	Joey Cantillo	CLE	L	0%	17	14	8.47	1.76	KC	0.3147	C. Ragans
406	Davis Martin	CWS	R	1%	22.1	22	3.22	1.39	DET	0.2943	K. Maeda
725	Tanner Gordon	COL	R	0%	31	25	7.55	1.58	MIA	0.2868	E. Cabrera
Tuesday, August 27th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
29	Jeffrey Springs	TB	L	35%	18.2	21	3.86	1.45	@SEA	0.294	L. Gilbert
49	Robbie Ray	SF	L	47%	27.2	39	4.88	1.12	@MIL	0.3211	T. Myers
65	Gavin Williams	CLE	R	30%	43	47	5.02	1.42	KC	0.3147	M. Lorenzen
68	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	L	42%	16	11	3.94	1.25	NYM	0.3212	S. Manaea
101	Miles Mikolas	STL	R	11%	138	96	5.41	1.29	SD	0.3222	D. Cease
106	Nick Martinez	CIN	R	26%	101.1	82	3.64	1.1	OAK	0.3028	M. Spence
112	Walker Buehler	LAD	R	50%	44.1	35	5.68	1.67	BAL	0.3296	TBD
113	Tobias Myers	MIL	R	41%	103.1	90	2.87	1.14	SF	0.3077	R. Ray
179	Mitch Spence	OAK	R	3%	115.2	97	4.67	1.33	@CIN	0.3043	N. Martinez
197	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	R	13%	112.1	99	3.69	1.17	ATL	0.3121	S. Schwellenbach
222	Brant Hurter	DET	L	0%	17.2	17	3.57	0.79	LAA	0.299	J. Cueto
393	Michael Lorenzen	KC	R	17%	124.1	91	3.47	1.25	@CLE	0.305	G. Williams
397	Cooper Criswell	BOS	R	1%	79.2	61	3.95	1.31	TOR	0.3055	C. Bassitt
550	Patrick Corbin	WSH	L	2%	135.1	99	5.92	1.57	NYY	0.3335	G. Cole
716	Johnny Cueto	LAA	R	1%	6.1	1	4.26	1.58	@DET	0.2943	B. Hurter
729	Cal Quantrill	COL	R	7%	127.1	97	4.59	1.41	MIA	0.2868	R. Munoz
730	Roddery Munoz	MIA	R	1%	81.1	70	5.98	1.51	@COL	0.3049	C. Quantrill
Wednesday, August 28th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
82	MacKenzie Gore	WSH	L	22%	125.2	136	4.87	1.59	NYY	0.3335	C. Rodon
85	Michael Wacha	KC	R	49%	127	108	3.33	1.2	@CLE	0.305	T. Bibee
98	Andrew Heaney	TEX	L	14%	129.1	131	4.04	1.24	@CWS	0.2724	C. Flexen
116	David Festa	MIN	R	8%	32.2	39	4.96	1.32	ATL	0.3121	C. Sale
120	Brayan Bello	BOS	R	38%	123.2	120	4.8	1.41	TOR	0.3055	B. Francis
124	Bowden Francis	TOR	R	25%	63.2	58	4.38	1.15	@BOS	0.3303	B. Bello
127	Luis Severino	NYM	R	39%	142.2	117	4.1	1.23	@ARI	0.3291	J. Montgomery
154	Jordan Montgomery	ARI	L	48%	95	67	5.97	1.64	NYM	0.3212	L. Severino
165	Max Meyer	MIA	R	10%	40.1	33	5.58	1.36	@COL	0.3049	K. Freeland
166	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	R	31%	110.2	134	5.2	1.45	@PHI	0.323	T. Walker
223	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	R	3%	96.1	67	6.35	1.42	@PIT	0.2941	B. Falter
255	Griffin Canning	LAA	R	7%	133	96	5.48	1.42	@DET	0.2943	K. Montero
265	Bailey Falter	PIT	L	4%	107.1	75	4.02	1.25	CHC	0.302	K. Hendricks
279	Tyler Alexander	TB	L	1%	76.2	68	5.17	1.28	@SEA	0.294	L. Castillo
367	Andre Pallante	STL	R	3%	79.2	60	4.07	1.32	SD	0.3222	J. Musgrove
392	Taijuan Walker	PHI	R	5%	61.2	51	5.69	1.51	HOU	0.3199	S. Arrighetti
405	Keider Montero	DET	R	3%	59.2	49	5.28	1.31	LAA	0.299	G. Canning
411	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	R	19%	45	45	3.4	1.16	@CIN	0.3043	N. Lodolo
680	Kyle Freeland	COL	L	3%	72.1	59	5.97	1.53	MIA	0.2868	M. Meyer
726	Chris Flexen	CWS	R	1%	122	85	5.46	1.52	TEX	0.2991	A. Heaney
Thursday, August 29th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
102	Aaron Civale	MIL	R	23%	124.1	117	4.92	1.38	SF	0.3077	H. Birdsong
103	JP Sears	OAK	L	41%	141	110	4.15	1.17	@CIN	0.3043	TBD
104	Bobby Miller	LAD	R	41%	33.2	28	8.02	1.84	BAL	0.3296	C. Povich
137	Paul Blackburn	NYM	R	20%	73	58	4.19	1.19	@ARI	0.3291	Z. Gallen
280	Hayden Birdsong	SF	R	10%	41.1	49	5.01	1.38	@MIL	0.3211	A. Civale
347	Cade Povich	BAL	L	2%	43.2	31	5.77	1.58	@LAD	0.345	B. Miller
695	Ky Bush	CWS	L	1%	14.2	10	3.68	1.84	TEX	0.2991	N. Eovaldi
703	Valente Bellozo	MIA	R	4%	33	27	2.45	1.06	@COL	0.3049	B. Blalock
714	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	R	1%	20.2	7	6.53	1.65	@DET	0.2943	T. Skubal
727	Bradley Blalock	COL	R	1%	12.1	6	2.92	1.3	MIA	0.2868	V. Bellozo
Friday, August 30th
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
129	David Peterson	NYM	L	21%	78	64	3	1.36	@CWS	0.2724	J. Cannon
144	Colin Rea	MIL	R	46%	135.1	108	3.52	1.15	@CIN	0.3043	J. Aguiar
148	Martin Perez	SD	L	19%	106	86	4.58	1.49	@TB	0.2977	T. Bradley
164	Jon Gray	TEX	R	19%	96	80	3.66	1.26	OAK	0.3028	J. Boyle
184	Casey Mize	DET	R	3%	78.2	58	4.23	1.45	BOS	0.3303	T. Houck
193	Albert Suarez	BAL	R	18%	96.1	78	3.18	1.29	@COL	0.3049	A. Gomber
226	Jake Irvin	WSH	R	39%	151	127	3.81	1.15	CHC	0.302	S. Imanaga
268	Ben Lively	CLE	R	34%	120	98	3.68	1.21	PIT	0.2941	TBD
424	Joe Boyle	OAK	R	1%	37.2	41	6.21	1.67	@TEX	0.2991	J. Gray
469	Julian Aguiar	CIN	R	0%	4	2	4.5	1.25	MIL	0.3211	C. Rea
581	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	R	4%	86.2	59	4.26	1.32	NYM	0.3212	D. Peterson
673	Austin Gomber	COL	L	2%	132	94	4.64	1.28	BAL	0.3296	A. Suarez
720	Adam Oller	MIA	R	0%	4.2	2	9.64	1.5	@SF	0.3077	B. Snell
728	Carson Fulmer	LAA	R	1%	74.1	71	4.24	1.29	SEA	0.294	G. Kirby
Saturday, August 31st
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
76	Shane Baz	TB	R	30%	44	36	3.48	1.32	SD	0.3222	M. Waldron
87	Frankie Montas	MIL	R	12%	114.1	99	4.57	1.39	@CIN	0.3043	C. Spiers
95	Matthew Boyd	CLE	L	10%	10.2	8	3.38	1.03	PIT	0.2941	J. Woodford
108	Kyle Harrison	SF	L	43%	117	108	4	1.3	MIA	0.2868	E. Cabrera
118	Matt Waldron	SD	R	26%	142.2	130	4.79	1.24	@TB	0.2977	S. Baz
149	Edward Cabrera	MIA	R	10%	65.1	73	5.65	1.47	@SF	0.3077	K. Harrison
161	Cody Bradford	TEX	L	28%	43	41	3.56	0.95	OAK	0.3028	J. Estes
170	Kenta Maeda	DET	R	12%	90.1	71	6.18	1.39	BOS	0.3303	N. Pivetta
172	Kyle Gibson	STL	R	23%	136.1	126	4.22	1.36	@NYY	0.3335	W. Warren
196	Trevor Rogers	BAL	L	3%	124.1	97	4.92	1.58	@COL	0.3049	T. Gordon
221	Tyler Anderson	LAA	L	49%	153.1	119	3.46	1.22	SEA	0.294	B. Woo
236	Jose Quintana	NYM	L	13%	134	106	4.57	1.32	@CWS	0.2724	TBD
240	Javier Assad	CHC	R	25%	113	99	3.11	1.36	@WSH	0.3006	DJ Herz
283	Zebby Matthews	MIN	R	12%	10	6	3.6	1.1	TOR	0.3055	J. Berrios
306	DJ Herz	WSH	L	7%	60.2	75	4.15	1.32	CHC	0.302	J. Assad
415	Joey Estes	OAK	R	5%	95.1	71	4.44	1.15	@TEX	0.2991	C. Bradford
447	Will Warren	NYY	R	1%	14.2	17	8.59	1.64	STL	0.3028	K. Gibson
499	Carson Spiers	CIN	R	3%	69.2	64	5.43	1.42	MIL	0.3211	F. Montas
537	Jake Woodford	PIT	R	1%	27	18	6.67	1.44	@CLE	0.305	M. Boyd
725	Tanner Gordon	COL	R	0%	31	25	7.55	1.58	BAL	0.3296	T. Rogers
Sunday, September 1st
VBR	Pitcher	Team	Throws	% Rost	IP	K	ERA	WHIP	Opp.	wOBA	Opp. SP
91	Jameson Taillon	CHC	R	35%	126.2	101	3.77	1.2	@WSH	0.3006	M. Parker
101	Miles Mikolas	STL	R	11%	138	96	5.41	1.29	@NYY	0.3335	N. Cortes Jr.
106	Nick Martinez	CIN	R	26%	101.1	82	3.64	1.1	MIL	0.3211	TBD
141	Dean Kremer	BAL	R	16%	96.1	91	4.3	1.26	@COL	0.3049	TBD
176	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	R	7%	59.1	63	4.4	1.33	@MIN	0.3245	B. Ober
179	Mitch Spence	OAK	R	3%	115.2	97	4.67	1.33	@TEX	0.2991	D. Dunning
215	Dane Dunning	TEX	R	6%	86.1	85	5	1.4	OAK	0.3028	M. Spence
222	Brant Hurter	DET	L	0%	17.2	17	3.57	0.79	BOS	0.3303	C. Criswell
315	Mitchell Parker	WSH	L	13%	122.2	104	4.26	1.25	CHC	0.302	J. Taillon
354	Joey Cantillo	CLE	L	0%	17	14	8.47	1.76	PIT	0.2941	L. L. Ortiz
393	Michael Lorenzen	KC	R	17%	124.1	91	3.47	1.25	@HOU	0.3199	R. Blanco
397	Cooper Criswell	BOS	R	1%	79.2	61	3.95	1.31	@DET	0.2943	B. Hurter
464	Luis L. Ortiz	PIT	R	11%	101	78	3.56	1.15	@CLE	0.305	J. Cantillo
716	Johnny Cueto	LAA	R	1%	6.1	1	4.26	1.58	SEA	0.294	B. Miller

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings: Week 22

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
Dylan Cease (SD) (12-9) 3.46 ERA	Tue 8/27	M. Mikolas (8-10) 5.41 ERA	@STL	0.304	Sun 9/1	R. Pepiot (7-5) 3.65 ERA	@TB	0.2977
Aaron Nola (PHI) (11-6) 3.50 ERA	Mon 8/26	R. Blanco (9-6) 3.14 ERA	HOU	0.3199	Sat 8/31	M. Fried (7-7) 3.57 ERA	ATL	0.3121
Kevin Gausman (TOR) (11-9) 4.24 ERA	Thu 8/29	TBD	@BOS	0.33	Fri 8/30	P. Lopez (11-8) 4.47 ERA	@MIN	0.3245
Max Fried (ATL) (7-7) 3.57 ERA	Mon 8/26	B. Ober (12-5) 3.54 ERA	@MIN	0.3245	Sat 8/31	A. Nola (11-6) 3.50 ERA	@PHI	0.3221
Nestor Cortes Jr. (NYY) (7-10) 4.00 ERA	Mon 8/26	M. Parker (7-7) 4.26 ERA	@WSH	0.3013	Sun 9/1	M. Mikolas (8-10) 5.41 ERA	STL	0.304
Bailey Ober (MIN) (12-5) 3.54 ERA	Mon 8/26	M. Fried (7-7) 3.57 ERA	ATL	0.3121	Sun 9/1	Y. Rodriguez (1-5) 4.40 ERA	TOR	0.3055
Bryce Miller (SEA) (9-7) 3.32 ERA	Mon 8/26	R. Pepiot (7-5) 3.65 ERA	TB	0.2977	Sun 9/1	J. Cueto (0-1) 4.26 ERA	@LAA	0.2982
Ryan Pepiot (TB) (7-5) 3.65 ERA	Mon 8/26	B. Miller (9-7) 3.32 ERA	@SEA	0.2939	Sun 9/1	D. Cease (12-9) 3.46 ERA	SD	0.3219
Nick Pivetta (BOS) (5-8) 4.70 ERA	Mon 8/26	J. Berrios (12-9) 3.79 ERA	TOR	0.3055	Sat 8/31	K. Maeda (2-5) 6.18 ERA	@DET	0.2943
Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL) (4-6) 4.04 ERA	Tue 8/27	S. Richardson (5-3) 3.69 ERA	@MIN	0.3245	Sun 9/1	C. Sanchez (9-8) 3.40 ERA	@PHI	0.3221
Jose Berrios (TOR) (12-9) 3.79 ERA	Mon 8/26	N. Pivetta (5-8) 4.70 ERA	@BOS	0.33	Sat 8/31	Z. Matthews (1-1) 3.60 ERA	@MIN	0.3245
Jameson Taillon (CHC) (8-8) 3.77 ERA	Mon 8/26	TBD	@PIT	0.2938	Sun 9/1	M. Parker (7-7) 4.26 ERA	@WSH	0.3013
Miles Mikolas (STL) (8-10) 5.41 ERA	Tue 8/27	D. Cease (12-9) 3.46 ERA	SD	0.3219	Sun 9/1	N. Jr. (7-10) 4.00 ERA	@NYY	0.334
Nick Martinez (CIN) (6-6) 3.64 ERA	Tue 8/27	M. Spence (7-9) 4.67 ERA	OAK	0.3028	Sun 9/1	TBD	MIL	0.3215
Ronel Blanco (HOU) (9-6) 3.14 ERA	Mon 8/26	A. Nola (11-6) 3.50 ERA	@PHI	0.3221	Sun 9/1	M. Lorenzen (7-6) 3.47 ERA	KC	0.3148
Matt Waldron (SD) (7-11) 4.79 ERA	Mon 8/26	K. Gibson (7-5) 4.22 ERA	@STL	0.304	Sat 8/31	S. Baz (1-2) 3.48 ERA	@TB	0.2977
Edward Cabrera (MIA) (2-5) 5.65 ERA	Mon 8/26	T. Gordon (0-5) 7.55 ERA	@COL	0.3042	Sat 8/31	K. Harrison (7-5) 4.00 ERA	@SF	0.3077
Kenta Maeda (DET) (2-5) 6.18 ERA	Mon 8/26	D. Martin (0-2) 3.22 ERA	@CWS	0.2724	Sat 8/31	N. Pivetta (5-8) 4.70 ERA	BOS	0.33
Kyle Gibson (STL) (7-5) 4.22 ERA	Mon 8/26	M. Waldron (7-11) 4.79 ERA	SD	0.3219	Sat 8/31	W. Warren (0-1) 8.59 ERA	@NYY	0.334
Yariel Rodriguez (TOR) (1-5) 4.40 ERA	Mon 8/26	K. Crawford (8-10) 4.25 ERA	@BOS	0.33	Sun 9/1	B. Ober (12-5) 3.54 ERA	@MIN	0.3245
Mitch Spence (OAK) (7-9) 4.67 ERA	Tue 8/27	N. Martinez (6-6) 3.64 ERA	@CIN	0.3043	Sun 9/1	D. Dunning (4-7) 5.00 ERA	@TEX	0.2987
Brant Hurter (DET) (1-1) 3.57 ERA	Tue 8/27	J. Cueto (0-1) 4.26 ERA	LAA	0.2982	Sun 9/1	C. Criswell (5-4) 3.95 ERA	BOS	0.33
Mitchell Parker (WSH) (7-7) 4.26 ERA	Mon 8/26	N. Jr. (7-10) 4.00 ERA	NYY	0.334	Sun 9/1	J. Taillon (8-8) 3.77 ERA	CHC	0.3011
Joey Cantillo (CLE) (0-3) 8.47 ERA	Mon 8/26	C. Ragans (10-8) 3.37 ERA	KC	0.3148	Sun 9/1	L. Ortiz (5-4) 3.56 ERA	PIT	0.2938
Michael Lorenzen (KC) (7-6) 3.47 ERA	Tue 8/27	G. Williams (2-5) 5.02 ERA	@CLE	0.305	Sun 9/1	R. Blanco (9-6) 3.14 ERA	@HOU	0.3199
Cooper Criswell (BOS) (5-4) 3.95 ERA	Tue 8/27	C. Bassitt (9-12) 4.34 ERA	TOR	0.3055	Sun 9/1	B. Hurter (1-1) 3.57 ERA	@DET	0.2943
Johnny Cueto (LAA) (0-1) 4.26 ERA	Tue 8/27	B. Hurter (1-1) 3.57 ERA	@DET	0.2943	Sun 9/1	B. Miller (9-7) 3.32 ERA	SEA	0.2939
Tanner Gordon (COL) (0-5) 7.55 ERA	Mon 8/26	E. Cabrera (2-5) 5.65 ERA	MIA	0.2882	Sat 8/31	T. Rogers (2-11) 4.92 ERA	BAL	0.3296

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Rankings: Week 22222

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.