Here are today and tomorrow’s daily SP Streamer rankings for fantasy baseball.
Every day of the 2024 baseball season, I’ll be looking at today 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 (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.
Alright, let’s get to it.
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.
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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 2024 Streamer Record: 63-49
My pick yesterday: Christian Scott @ MIA – L
PL Bot’s 2024 Streamer Record: 64-48
PL Bot’s Pick yesterday: Andrew Heaney vs. BAL – W
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My streaming pick of the day is Underlined and Italicized.
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
Auto Starts
Tarik Skubal @ CLE – Aces gonna ace.
Max Fried vs. CIN – Aces gonna ace.
Cole Ragans vs. ARI – Aces gonna ace.
Logan Gilbert vs. LAA – Aces gonna ace.
Tanner Houck @ COL – Aces gonna ace, even in Coors.
UPDATE: Reynaldo López vs. CIN – It’s a good matchup and López has been one of them major surprises of the year.
Bailey Ober vs. PHI – Ober gets the toughest matchup against the Phillies, and he’s performed too well to bench. I feel your anxiety.
Carlos Rodón vs. TBR – The Rays aren’t scary and Rodón has been pitching better than the results have shown.
Tyler Anderson @ SEA – His changeup has been phenomenal and it’s the Mariners.
Hunter Greene @ ATL – It’s not a fun time against Atlanta, but the ceiling is worth it.
Bryce Miller vs. LAA – It’s the Angels, even if Miller doesn’t quite have his secondaries cooking yet. Or maybe he will…
Probably Starts
Ranger Suárez @ MIN – He’s been in a decline across the last few weeks, though it’s the Twins and his skills are not fully depleted. The ASB could have been a reset button.
Mitch Keller vs. STL – It’s the Cardinals. Keller is fine.
Michael Lorenzen vs. CHW – A solid matchup for Lorenzen equates to a streaming pick of the day.
Tobias Myers @ CHC – He’s been on a roll and there may be something to his high iVB four-seamer matching with a deep arsenal.
David Peterson @ MIA – The Marlins force Peterson into the second tier despite his middling arsenal.
Blake Snell @ LAD – Snell was unreal in his second start back from the IL, but this is the Dodgers. Up to you to decide if you believe his patented second-half run has already begun.
Questionable Starts
Spencer Arrighetti @ OAK – Just throw strikes. Please. Arrighetti can be a solid arm, especially against the Athletics, if his fastball lives in the zone.
Erick Fedde @ TEX – Fedde has been a Toby all year and the Rangers are heating up.
Andre Pallante @ PIT – The Pirates could open the door for a decent outing.
Zack Littell @ NYY – He’ll likely go Dancing With The Disco, which I don’t love against the Yankees.
River Ryan vs. SFG – I’m excited to watch Ryan, but I have a rule not to start pitchers in their MLB debuts – especially those without a history of going long in games.
Do Not Starts
Carlos Carrasco vs. DET – It’s the Tigers, but Carrasco is just a desperate QS play. Nothing more.
Yilber Diaz @ KCR – Maybe there’s something real here, I’m not believing in Yilber quite yet. With the Shag Rug present, I want to see one more.
Javier Assad vs. MIL – Assad did little to impress in his return from the IL and now gets a difficult lineup.
Hogan Harris vs. HOU – We’ve seen Hogan find a way through 5/6 frames against a tough offense. That said, the risk is absolutely not worth the reward.
Yonny Chirinos vs. NYM – Yonny could hurl sliders over the plate and get through five, but even that’s a stretch.
Austin Gomber vs. BOS – It’s Coors. There has to be something else to consider.
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Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
Auto Starts
Zack Wheeler @ MIN – Aces gonna ace.
Chris Sale vs. CIN – Aces gonna ace.
Paul Skenes vs. STL – Aces gonna ace.
Garrett Crochet @ TEX – Aces gonna ace.
Logan Gilbert vs. LAA – Aces gonna ace.
Luis Gil vs. NYM – Gil’s vert is back and the Mets aren’t scary.
Probably Starts
Albert Suárez @ MIA – These second tier arms are lacking on Tuesday and are at the back-end of most days. Suárez leads the way with a solid Win chance with strikeouts against the Marlins.
José Soriano @ SEA – Soriano just needs to throw strikes for this to work.
Landon Knack vs. SFG – He’s stretched out to 80-85 pitches now with a great shot at stealing another Win.
José Berríos vs. TBR – I’m awfully hesitant to trust Berríos at the moment and debated putting him in the third tier. That said, the long break + his general fluctuations make this a decent gamble, especially for those in Quality Start leagues or are in dire need of a Win.
Questionable Starts
Randy Vásquez @ WSN – He’s been making it work and it’s the Nationals. I’m still skeptical of his success and don’t want to chase this in my 12-teamers, though I recognize it may be a Vargas Rule for you.
Jon Gray vs. CHW – He hasn’t been sharp lately…but it’s the CrySox. Your call.
Jameson Taillon vs. MIL – Taillon has come through, even if the last outing wasn’t pristine. The Brewers are a tough crew making this a difficult choice.
DJ Herz vs. SDP – He’s back in the Nationals rotation and has two double-digit strikeout games under his belt. The rest isn’t fun, of course, and it’s a dart throw play against the Padres.
Jake Bloss @ OAK – At least it’s Oakland and the Astros could grant Bloss a cheap Win.
Jose Quintana @ NYY – His fastball locations weren’t there last time out, but he still fanned eight with his curve and changeup working well. The Yankees are a volatile offense, making this a possible rebound for Quintana as we could hold after for the Twins.
Do Not Starts
Simeon Woods Richardson vs. PHI – It’s the Phillies and SWR isn’t a dominant arm.
Alec Marsh vs. ARI – Marsh has a chance, but it’s so dang boring.
Lance Lynn @ PIT – Lynn has allowed just 3 ER in 18.2 IP across three of his last four starts…though that fourth start was 2.2 IP of 10 ER. Good luck.
Colin Rea @ CHC – He’s been able to make it through six before.
Jordan Montgomery @ KCR – It’s a Still ILL for a guy we haven’t had faith in all year.
Jordan Hicks @ LAD – Hicks has gotten progressively worse and it’s the Dodgers.
Germán Márquez vs. BOS – COL story, bro. It actually is a cool story given it’s just his third start back from TJS, but…yeah. Coors n stuff.
Cooper Criswell @ COL – Criswell doesn’t go long and it’s Coors.
Xzavion Curry vs. DET – He’s getting another shot in the rotation and at least it’s the Tigers.
Tyler Alexander @ TOR – How long do they let T-Lex go in this one?
Nick Martinez @ ATL – He’s starting again! And could go just three innings!
Kenta Maeda @ CLE – Maeda just pitched a bit in relief over the weekend, don’t expect a long one here.
Kyle Tyler vs. BAL – Uhhhh, nah.
Osvaldo Bido vs. HOU – Oh wow. It’s you.
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