Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (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.

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 21

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

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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