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: 69-32
My Pick yesterday: Win - Emmet Sheehan vs. HOU
My Pick today: Richard Fitts vs. COL
My Pick tomorrow: Brayan Bello vs. COL
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: 67-34
PL Bot's Pick yesterday: Win - Emmet Sheehan vs. HOU
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.
Monday 7/7 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Jacob deGrom @ LAA - Aces gonna ace. That slider is going to cook the Angels.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto @ MIL - Aces gonna ace.
Cristopher Sánchez @ SFG - It's the Giants y'all.
Shane Baz @ DET - Are you not entertained by Baz's new cutter?
Noah Cameron vs. PIT - It's the Pirates and Cameron's crafty southpaw approach has been great against all but the top offenses.
Probably Starts
Yusei Kikuchi vs. TEX - Kikuchi's strikeout ability is firing on all cylinders and it's the Rangers.
Richard Fitts vs. COL - Fitts was at 97+ mph after getting cut short by the rain in his return to the Boston rotation. Now he gets the gift of "Rockie Road" and I'm here for it.
Freddy Peralta vs. LAD - It's the Dodgers, but does Peralta really care? It's all about "Professor Chaos" and his haunting schedule.
Landen Roupp vs. PHI - Roupp is becoming better at using his three main pitches in tandem and I trust him more than earlier in the year. He got squeezed last time out with a higher zone rate than strike rate on his sinker. You read that right.
Colton Gordon vs. CLE - It's a good matchup with a solid Win chance.
José Berríos @ CHW - It's the White Sox. "The Great Undulator" has to benefit, right?
Questionable Starts
Zac Gallen @ SDP - Gallen just had his best outing of the year with his fastball and curve. It could very well be a "Dennis".
Brady Singer vs. MIA - Singer's slider has bothered me a bit this year, without a start of double-digit strikeouts in months. Still, it's the Marlins, even in GABP, and he's performed better than expected lately.
Tanner Bibee @ HOU - After a few promising outings, Bibee regressed against the Cubs. It's hard to bank on this one working out well.
Andrew Heaney @ KCR - Heaney has his moments (like last time out) and it's the Royals. I'd hate to gamble on this in a H2H weekly and risk starting off the week poorly.
Do Not Starts
Janson Junk @ CIN - The high very fastball got a lot of help from his secondaries out of nowhere last time out. I wish I could believe in it regularly. Going into GABP doesn't help, either.
Yu Darvish vs. ARI - He's back! And it's a very clear "Still ILL" - I highly recommend adding him and placing on him on the IL for this start.
Keider Montero vs. TBR - He's in SGL's spot (or Enns, take your pick) and there isn't much of a ceiling to chase, save for a Win.
Sean Burke vs. TOR - Burke's curveball with an improved fastball was fun to see, though I'm not ready to trust this against the Jays.
Austin Gomber @ BOS - It's Gomber and getting a start away from Coors, Fenway isn't much better.
Tuesday 7/8 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Hunter Brown vs. CLE - Aces gonna ace.
Robbie Ray vs. PHI - Aces gonna ace.
Seth Lugo vs. PIT - This is a lovely matchup and Lugo has returned at least seven strikeouts in four straight.
Shota Imanaga @ MIN - Hopefully Imanaga takes another step toward his destiny of "AGA".
Logan Gilbert @ NYY - It's the Yankees and Gilbert hasn't been absurd.
Nathan Eovaldi @ LAA - Eovaldi is stretched out above 70 pitches and he's still a fantastic arm.
Nick Pivetta vs. ARI - Pivetta gets a tough matchup but has been too valuable to bench.
Probably Starts
Will Warren vs. SEA - Warren lost his fastball command last start and he should have it back moving forward. Expect rookies to have a few of those bumps and bruises during their development - it doesn't mean he's destined for failure.
Jacob Misiorowski vs. LAD - It's the Dodgers but if Jay Mis is throwing strikes, it doesn't matter. Fun fact: He almost escaped with 0 ER in his last one.
Ryan Pepiot @ DET - Pepiot has had some odd outings but the cutter focus is a great adjustment. The four-seamer command has been off and atypical.
Jack Flaherty vs. TBR - Flaherty is getting whiffs and strikeouts. The ratios should be there.
Eury Pérez @ CIN - Pérez's four-seamer is waking up while he's displayed command of both the curve and slider along the way.
Clay Holmes @ BAL - We've seen more walks as of late from "The Adobe". However, the win chance is still there and his sinker focus allows him to clean up runners on base more than others.
Merrill Kelly @ SDP - Kelly is still in a great situation and the Padres are not an offense to fear.
José Soriano vs. TEX - The sinker returned and it's the Rangers.
Brayan Bello vs. COL - "Rockie Road" may have a little less value in Fenway, but it's still a great matchup for Bello.
Questionable Starts
Chris Bassitt @ CHW - It's the White Sox, though Bassitt has been a WHIP killer and is hard to trust.
Clayton Kershaw @ MIL - Kershaw got his 3,000th strikeout (in a poor outing against the White Sox) and I wonder if he'll still have the fire to be on his game. Of course he will. Yeah, just a small dip would make this go south.
Mitch Keller @ KCR - I recognize that Keller has been on a good run. It's not sustainable in my book, but sure, "Vargas Rule" this against the Royals.
Nick Martinez vs. MIA - Martinez has been better lately, though I don't love his overall arsenal. The changeup isn't reliable enough to pick up the slack every outing.
Do Not Starts
Joey Cantillo @ HOU - Cantillo is stepping in for Ortiz in the rotation and he's not stretched out yet. He could go five innings against a RHB lineup that his changeup can feast upon, though. I dig Cantillo for his next outing against the White Sox.
Jeffrey Springs vs. ATL - There's a chance for sunshine and rainbows if the changeup does its thing and the fastball + slider don't mess it up.
Andre Pallante vs. WSN - The cut-fastball is 95/96 and maybe it'll work on their LHB. Probably not.
Jake Irvin @ STL - Irvin could have similar fastball command with his best curve and come through.
Didier Fuentes @ ATH - We haven't seen the ceiling of Fuentes yet. It's a low chance this is the one.
Aaron Civale vs. TOR - Civale hasn't unlocked his best self and the ceiling isn't worth the jump.
Simeon Woods Richardson vs. CHC - I'm not a major fan of SWR and the Twins could continue keeping him on a short leash, especially against the Cubs.
Brandon Young vs. NYM - Young is still on curfew.
Kyle Freeland @ BOS - It's Freeland, but outside of Coors! THERE'S A CHANCE.
Taijuan Walker @ SFG - THERE ISN'T A CHANCE. Okay maybe a small one for a win, but please don't chase this. Please.
Wednesday 7/9 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.
