Rankings of the SP Streamers for today’s, tomorrow’s, and the day after tomorrow’s games for fantasy baseball.
Every day of the 2026 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 twitch.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 Twitch 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! If you have questions about these offense rankings, reach out to Kyle Bland (@blandalytics).
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 Twitch 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 2026 Streamer Record: 62-53
My Pick yesterday: Loss – Christian Scott @ MIL (L): 3.2 IP, 3 ER, 4 Hits, 3 BB, 6 K
My Pick today: Brandon Pfaadt @ STL
My Pick tomorrow: Dustin May vs. CIN
PL Pro Members have access to my 14-Day Sit/Start SP Grid, which ranks all expected starters into four tiers over the next 14 days. Here is an example from last season.
PL Bot’s 2026 Streamer Record: 58-57
PL Bot’s Pick yesterday: Loss – Christian Scott @ MIL (L): 3.2 IP, 3 ER, 4 Hits, 3 BB, 6 K
Thursday 7/23 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Chris Sale vs. SDP – Aces gonna ace.
Gavin Williams vs. MIN – The results are annoying, the ability is awesome.
Troy Melton vs. KCR – He’s in such a good groove.
Probably Starts
Ian Seymour (Opener) @ TOR – I’m willing to give this one more go before we abandon ship. Update: He’s going to have an opener, which may be for the best and help us get a dub. Sorry QS league managers.
Questionable Starts
Taj Bradley @ CLE – He’s wild as anything, but it’s Cleveland. Gives it a better chance.
Michael McGreevy vs. ARI – He’s on a good run, even if the strikeouts aren’t quite there.
Brandon Pfaadt @ STL – His command is looking better and it’s a nice park to pitch in.
Shane Bieber vs. TBR – His movement was looking better last start and I hope it sticks around, with breaking balls doing more than changeups.
Do Not Starts
Griffin Canning @ ATL – He hasn’t found his groove yet.
Randy Dobnak @ DET – This is cool and a massive risk.
Friday 7/24 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Tarik Skubal vs. KCR – Aces gonna ace.
Logan Webb vs. LAA – It’s a great matchup for him to get back on the horse.
Jesús Luzardo vs. NYY – It’s the Yankees, but this could be Luzardo’s Coronation Day.
Bryce Miller @ TEX – Miller is showcasing lower velocity but still is quality. The fear is injury and that this gets worse. Fortuantely, it’s a good matchup in Texas.
Probably Starts
Joey Cantillo @ TBR – Despite his struggles last game, I’m confident in his curveball affinity and extra velocity.
Trevor Rogers vs. ATL – He’s pumping 94+ at the top of the zone and I dig it. Even against Atlanta.
Shane McClanahan vs. CLE – His fastball command was terrible last game, but it’s Cleveland. JoRam is back, though. Still.
Shane Drohan vs. COL – It’s Rockie Road. Gotta love that.
Jared Jones vs. CHC – Jones has two starts under his belt, performing like the man we expected him to be, with 60% four-seamers leading the way. Please do it again.
Matthew Boyd @ PIT – It’s in PNC Park and Boyd should be a solid Toby if not a Holly moving forward.
Questionable Starts
Dustin May vs. CIN – I like May’s stuff, he simply hasn’t come through in the last few outings. I’m tempted to push him into the second tier given the home park, but I understand caution.
Will Warren @ PHI – Warren isn’t at his best, but still has a good Win chance.
MacKenzie Gore vs. SEA – It’s not @TEA and Gore isn’t executing his arsenal beautifully.
Trey Yesavage @ BOS – Who knows if he’ll find enough strikes.
Roki Sasaki @ NYM – Sasaki was throwing CHED at 100+ mph against the Yankees. Can he do it again?
Davis Martin vs. HOU – Martin is a 15-team Toby against a mid offense.
Eduardo Rodriguez @ WSH – He looked terrible last time out + the Nationals love LHP.
Do Not Starts
Zebby Matthews vs. ATH – He throws too many hittable strikes.
Spencer Arrighetti @ CHW – The inconsistency and overreliance on his curveball is too much for me.
Noah Cameron @ DET – Oh how I wish I could bank on his command being there.
Patrick Sandoval vs. TOR – Maybe he can make it work like his peak days with changeup/slider.
Braxton Garrett vs. SDP – He’s back! And I have very little faith in this.
Grayson Rodriguez @ SFG – This hasn’t gone well so far, but maybe he can locate his fastball/change enough in a good park?
Rhett Lowder @ STL – I think there is some potential here, but let’s not chase it now
Sean Manaea vs. LAD – It’s the Dodgers and Manaea is not looking great.
Grant Holmes @ BAL – He could go a strikeout per inning, but the ratios are unlikely to help.
Zack Littell vs. ARI – How long will he go? Will it matter?
Germán Márquez @ MIA – Nooope.
Tomoyuki Sugano @ MIL – At least he’s on the road? Maybe a stupid sneaky Win…? Yeah, I know.
Athletics Bullpen @ MIN – Ginn hit the IL = Bullpen day in all likelihood.
Saturday 7/25 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
PL Pro members get an extra day of full SP Streaming rankings for the day after tomorrow.
PL Pro Members have access to my 14-Day Sit/Start SP Grid, which ranks all expected starters into four tiers over the next 14 days. Here is an example from last season.
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