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!
There is a second table (and now third for PL Pro members) 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.
And of course, there are my streaming picks of the day. Please keep in mind that for my streaming record, I am forced to pick a streamer every day even if they are in the bottom tier. 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 Do Not Start pitchers unless 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 and it applies to a smaller audience.
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):
Remember, these offensive rankings are based on each offense's Process+ so far this year and how we project their lineups moving forward. It means you're going to see a little different offensive rankings than you may see elsewhere and there will always be some surprises. This is based on skills, not purely results!
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 PLV, 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.
Note: If no pitcher under 20% rostered would have qualified for a "Streaming Win," no loss is granted.
(Opener) - Outlines that a pitcher is being opened for that day & the pitcher listed will follow the opener.
Nick's 2025 Streamer Record: 65-25
My Pick yesterday: Win - Edward Cabrera @ SFG
My Pick today: Dietrich Enns vs. ATH
My Pick tomorrow: Landen Roupp @ CHW
My Pick day after tomorrow: Unlock with PL Pro
My picks for the day after tomorrow are located at the bottom of this article for PL Pro members.
PL Bot's 2025 Streamer Record: 61-29
PL Bot's Pick yesterday: Win - Jacob Lopez @ DET
PL Bot's Pick today: Unlock with PL Pro
PL Bot's Pick tomorrow: Unlock with PL Pro
PL Bot's Pick day after tomorrow: Unlock with PL Pro
PL Bot's Picks are located at the bottom of this article for PL Pro members.
Thursday 6/26 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Hunter Brown vs. PHI - Alright Brown, are you going take the next step to "AGA" land or not?
Cristopher Sánchez @ HOU - Sánchez is back to 96 mph. No worries here.
Probably Starts
Shane Baz @ KCR - The cutter is firmly in the arsenal now and the time has come for his ascension. IT'S TIME.
Hayden Birdsong vs. MIA - Birdsong's heater fell to sub 95 mph levels in his last outing and yet, I'm taking the chance against the Marlins.
Grant Holmes @ NYM - The slider is absurd and I just hope he's spotting his four-seamer well enough. Asking for the cutter and/or curve to be legit is getting greedy.
Questionable Starts
Shota Imanaga @ STL - It's a "STILL ILL", though he is more stretched out than typical arms returning from the IL. Usually best to not take the chance.
Kevin Gausman @ CLE - Gausman's command has been off though the splitter movement is back to normal. That could work against the LHB-heavy lineup in Cleveland.
Tanner Bibee vs. TOR - Bibee's sweeper is finding whiffs against RHB, though he still needs to find a proper weapon for LHB.
Jeffrey Springs @ DET - The changeup has been sunshine and rainbows, but can it mask the underwhelming slider and mediocre heater?
Griffin Canning vs. ATL - If Canning is able to avoid the heart of the plate and earn enough strikes, he'll come through. He's too much of a WHIP killer.
Clayton Kershaw @ COL - Kershaw's slider is cooking and this looks like a good Win chance, even if it's Coors and the fastball is so susceptible to destruction.
Do Not Starts
Dietrich Enns vs. ATH - No, I don't recommend streaming Ens. I wonder how long the Tigers will let him go for, but at least he has an interesting fastball and secondaries to support it with seemingly good command...?
Janson Junk @ SFG - He doesn't quite have the Junk his name suggests and the Giants are better with Devers on their squad.
Simeon Woods Richardson vs. SEA - SWR doesn't have the ceiling to risk the floor.
Emerson Hancock @ MIN - It's possible Hancock locates everything well and has his slider finally working.
Michael Lorenzen vs. TBR - Maybe there's a QS in there?
Andre Pallante vs. CHC - The heater is 95 mph and if he can find whiffs with the slider with some favor from "Koufax", Pallante can make this work.
Austin Gomber vs. LAD - It's Coors. It's the Dodgers. This has such a slim chance of working out.
Friday 6/27 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Logan Gilbert @ TEX - One more start to get his "AGA" tag back.
Dylan Cease @ CIN - It's Cease. You know the drill.
Sonny Gray @ CLE - It's a good matchup and he's been more Sonny than Gray.
Ryan Pepiot @ BAL - Pepiot is cooking right now.
Probably Starts
Will Warren vs. ATH - It's the Athletics away from "Sacré Verde" and Warren's win chance + whiffability makes this a fun one.
Merrill Kelly vs. MIA - Kelly is cruising and the Marlins aren't scary.
David Peterson @ PIT - Peterson's command undulates between games, though even on his off days, he can take down the Pirates.
Landen Roupp @ CHW - It's the White Sox and Roupp could rack up double digit strikeouts.
Jose Quintana vs. COL - Quintana's command is solid and it's "Rockie Road".
José Soriano vs. WSN - Soriano is on such a tear. I'm a little worried we're see his former questionable command with his sinker, but you can't say no.
Cade Horton @ HOU - The toughest on here and I'm a believer in Horton's breakers and cut-fastball.
Questionable Starts
Tomoyuki Sugano vs. TBR - Sugano's splitter and four-seamer command have been great to LHB, but I question his attack to RHB.
Dustin May @ KCR - It's the sweeper and not a whole else at this point. The sinker isn't hitting the edges as it sits under 95 mph. Where's the development?!
Sawyer Gipson-Long vs. MIN - SGL will likely get opened for and I hope we see more of the legit talent inside across more than 65 pitches. I'm wondering if he'll blossom in the second half (give him proper starts!) or if he'll be a 2026 target.
Eury Pérez @ ARI - It's the Sneks, even if I love Pérez's four-seamer, with the slider taking a step forward to RHB last time out.
Brayan Bello vs. TOR - Bello has been better lately with his changeup and sinker. The new cutter is helping, too, though the track record is short.
Mick Abel @ ATL - I believe in Abel over time and his breakers should be better than they were last time out.
José Berríos @ BOS - He's "The Great Undulator".
Luis L. Ortiz vs. STL - Ortiz had success last time and who knows what this "PEAS" will do here.
Do Not Starts
Noah Cameron vs. LAD - It's the Dodgers. I just can't.
David Festa @ DET - Festa bombed last time out and his overall command hasn't locked in yet.
Aaron Civale vs. SFG - I'm still waiting for the breakers and cutter to work well together.
Brandon Walter vs. CHC - We've seen some success from Walter, but this is the Cubs.
Kyle Freeland @ MIL - Freeland has had some success in his road starts and Milwaukee does have an impact of strikeouts by 10%.
Nathan Eovaldi vs. SEA - It's a clear "Still ILL" for a pitcher who hasn't had a rehab start.
Nick Martinez vs. SDP - Martinez was discussed as a bullpen option moving forward. I wouldn't expect him to soar here.
Jake Irvin @ LAA - Irvin isn't in his groove. I hope he is here, though.
Mike Burrows vs. NYM - Burrows tossed in relief on Wednesday and I wouldn't him to go long here, let alone with production.
Bryce Elder vs. PHI - Elder couldn't handle "Rockie Road" or the Marlins.
Mitch Spence @ NYY - It's the Yankees and how long will he go?
Saturday 6/28 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 from everyone else, and I thought this was a good compromise.
