SP Streamers for today's, tomorrow's and the day after tomorrow's games for fantasy baseball.
Every day of the 2025 baseball season, I'll be looking at today's and tomorrow's slate of scheduled starting pitchers and ranking their matchups for your fantasy baseball streams.
There's a lot that goes into this and you can hang out with me on Playback.tv/pitcherlist to talk about the specific ranks as I make them every weekday morning from 10am - 12pm ET. If you have questions about these ranks, please ask during the morning Playback AMA. Those are my office hours as I generally don't answer comments on the site.
There are four tiers to these rankings with 12-teamers in mind:
Auto-Start - Just do it. Don't overthink this, start the man. This includes "if I have them rostered, I'm starting them" pitchers.
Probably Start - I'm likely starting these arms, though I recognize there is more risk than we'd like there to be. Either it's a tough matchup for a good-not-elite pitcher or a weak lineup for a volatile arm. These pitchers have a 50% or greater chance of performing well in my view and I'm starting them in the majority of situations.
Questionable Start - Think of this tier as "I don't want to start these pitchers in a vacuum, but you could do worse." Streamers found in this tier are not pitchers I'm targeting and are only if you are in dire need of one. To play it safe with streaming, just start the Probably Start streamers.
Do Not Start - The reward is not worth the risk. Don't do it. Seriously, these pitchers have a very slim chance of success or sometimes none at all.
Obviously, there will be circumstances where pitchers should move between teams for your situation specifically and these new tiers should act as a little more help than the straight table from last year.
Please keep in mind that streaming is far from a perfect play. In fact, if they work out over half the time, I'd consider it a success. These matchup rankings & streamer picks are going to be wildly different than the actual results throughout the year, so please, have sympathy before the scathing comments and tweets. I'm only trying to help!
Make sure to read the notes if you're wondering why I'm favoring certain pitchers over others - I won't get to everyone and hopefully I answer what questions you will have.
There is a second table for tomorrow's starting pitcher matchups as well, helping everyone get a jump on their nightly pickups. Please note that these matchups are subject to change, though, and there will be times when I have the incorrect pitcher going. I thank you for your future understanding.
Finally, there are my streaming picks of the day, and please keep in mind that I am forced to pick a streamer every day. Those highlighted in Green are that day's streaming pick in the second tier and I'd roll with them everywhere. Those in Yellow are in the third tier and should be okay if you're searching for something on a given day, but I don't recommend streaming unless you're in need. Finally, those are Red are those I really don't want to start (they are labeled as "Do Not Start", after all) but have no other choice. Don't stream these guys until you are truly desperate. A streaming pick is defined as "rostered in 20% or fewer leagues according to Fantasy Pros. This really emphasizes the point that I'd be happy if over 50% of these worked. I could do the whole sub 30/40% rostered, but there's no fun in that. You can use the rankings to realize who those picks would be instead.
(Opener) - Outlines that a pitcher is being opened for that day & the pitcher listed will follow the opener.
As I do my rankings, I thought it would be helpful to showcase a table of how we're ranking offenses, granted by our PLV powered Projections (in alphabetical order by tier):
I'm sure it'll change through the year + there are differences to be made about teams vs. LHP or RHP, but it works as a general table that y'all should keep in mind.
To spice up these streaming recommendations, I've included our new daily fantasy baseball projections powered by PLV, and I'll be competing against PL Bot to pick the best streaming option each day.
These projections are different from your typical projections as they incorporate our pitch quantifier, assessing pitcher and hitter skills at a much more granular level than your standard box score.
To get access to PL Bot's picks each day, sign up for PL Pro here.
The streaming record is determined by "Was this a productive game for 12-teamers if I started them?" Roughly a "PQS" with a Win and a strikeout per inning with a sub 1.20 WHIP, with a minimum of 5 IP. Close calls are decided by Playback chat.
Nick's 2025 Streamer Record: 11-3
My Pick yesterday: Max Meyer @ NYM
My Pick today: Zack Littell vs. LAA
PL Bot's 2025 Streamer Record: 11-3
PL Bot's Pick yesterday: Logan Allen vs. CHW
PL Bot's Pick today: Get our Daily & Weekly PLV Projections with PL Bot via PL Pro here.
Note: Names below in Italics are my streaming picks of the day.
Thursday 4/10 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Spencer Schwellenbach vs. PHI - Alright Mr. Crescendo. If you can take down the Phillies with ease, the AGA tag is yours.
Bailey Ober @ KCR - We've given you two free passes to start the year. Don't let us down.
Gavin Williams vs. CHW - Sooooo, got any of those cutters?
Probably Starts
Jesús Luzardo @ ATL - He destroyed the Dodgers and Nationals. Surely he won't disappoint against Atlanta... right?
José Soriano @ TBR - The sinker and curve are working + the slider appeared against RHB. Now it's the Rays? Sign me up.
Michael Wacha vs. MIN - The Twins are an easy offense to stream against and Wacha should exploit.
Questionable Starts
Chris Bassitt @ BOS - Bassitt is looking far better this year but it's Fenway.
Zack Littell vs. LAA - He could go "Dancing With The Disco" and escape with a Win.
Walker Buehler vs. TOR - I'm out on Buehler and yet I can grasp a "PQS" here if he takes a step forward. I doubt it though.
Do Not Starts
Ryan Feltner vs. MIL - It's Coors.
Jonathan Cannon @ CLE - Cannon hasn't put it together for a full start in a while.
Quinn Priester @ COL - He's making his first start for the Brewers and it just happens to be in Coors. I know. WHAT ARE THE ODDS.
Friday 4/11 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Jacob deGrom @ SEA - Aces gonna ace. IN SEATTLE.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. CHC - Aces gonna aces. It's the toughest matchup, but AGA n all.
Tanner Bibee vs. KCR - It hasn't been the greatest start to the season, but it's been a strange pair of outings. All is fine.
Aaron Nola @ STL - Nola's velocity has been down. It's also the Cardinals.
Bryce Miller vs. TEX - He's in Seattle. Nope, don't care about the first two games.
Probably Starts
Nick Pivetta vs. COL - It's "Rockie Road". Gotta love it.
Reese Olson @ MIN - This is a lovely matchup and we dig Olson.
Robbie Ray @ NYY - The Yankees are not a fun matchup, though I trust Ray.
Kris Bubic @ CLE - Bubic is looking fantastic and southpaws are better at nullifying the amplified LHB homerun rates.
Brady Singer vs. PIT - Singer is a "Toby" hoping to be a "Holly" against a poor lineup.
Bowden Francis @ BAL - He keeps doing it so we keep doing it.
Taj Bradley vs. ATL - It's up to you. I'm leaning go for it, but the cutter command was not nearly as good last time out.
Questionable Starts
Mitchell Parker @ MIA - He's a "Toby" against a poor squad.
Ronel Blanco vs. LAA - The Angels are rough, but Blanco has been anything but smooth out of the gate.
AJ Smith-Shawver @ TBR - AJSS hasn't nailed down the feel for his arsenal quite yet. The Rays may help him get there, I just wish I saw a start where AJSS was able to wield his arsenal in full before this.
Eduardo Rodriguez vs. MIL - He's fresh off a massive strikeout performance that I don't think was super real.
Jack Kochanowicz @ HOU - The Jack of One Trade has added a slider and four-seamer and could give you another QS. However, the Astros aren't the greatest matchup.
Matthew Boyd @ LAD - It's the Dodgers. Sigh.
Tomoyuki Sugano vs. TOR - Sugano could be a QS arm with his kitchen-sink approach. It's too reliant on command for me to jump in regularly, sadly.
Do Not Starts
Sean Newcomb @ CHW - Yes, the White Sox n all, but this battle of the pink laundry has Newcomb on the bump and I don't see success coming his way.
Davis Martin vs. BOS - Martin has yet to show off a full arsenal worthy of your attention.
JP Sears vs. NYM - There's always a chance Sears finds strikeouts. It's too volatile without enough reward.
Chris Paddack vs. DET - Oh Paddack. That first start was just so rough and we're not seeing anything new. There's a shot, though.
Cal Quantrill vs. WSN - Quantrill has had some success lately...? Nah.
Marcus Stroman vs. SFG - Will he go five frames for a chance at a Win? Probably not, right?
Bailey Falter @ CIN - One day we can truly get behind Falter. ONE DAY.
Griffin Canning @ ATH - He's the same pitcher we saw last year and it's in Sacremento.
Andre Pallante vs. PHI - This could be a quiet five frames but is that really worth your time and anxiety?
Germán Márquez @ SDP - COL story, Bro. He's not in Coors. YOU GET THE POINT.
Jose Quintana @ ARI - He's back! And likely limited and not at his peak.
Saturday 4/12 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
New for PL Pro members - I am making the streaming table for an extra day out (no write-ups as these pitchers change often). I wanted to add a bonus for those who support us without taking anything away to everyone else and I thought this was a good compromise.
Is there a current Promo Code for PL Pro?