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). UPDATE: We’ve added distinctions for Home/Away park factors and projected strength vL and vR handed pitchers:
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: 105-73
My Pick yesterday: Win – Connor Prielipp @ SFG (ND): 5.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 Hits, 2 BB, 3 K
My Pick today: Randy Dobnak vs. CHW
My Pick tomorrow: Robert Gasser vs. STL
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: 91-87
PL Bot’s Pick yesterday: Win – Connor Prielipp @ SFG (ND): 5.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 Hits, 2 BB, 3 K
Thursday 9/24 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Cam Schlittler vs. TBR – Aces gonna ace.
Tyler Glasnow vs. SDP – Aces gonna ace.
Bryan Woo vs. LAA – He’s looking like his best self again.
Tyler Mahle vs. CIN – Let’s be real, you are not benching Mahle anywhere.
Probably Starts
Ranger Suarez vs. CLE – I’m trusting Suarez to be his normal solid self here.
Ian Seymour @ NYY – Yes, the last one wasn’t great. It’s still Seymour.
Paul Skenes vs. STL – What do we do with you? Are you actually injured? He’s still earning a ton of whiffs, which makes me inclined to start him despite the ratios.
Andrew Painter vs. MIL – The four-seamer’s vert is BACK BAYBEEEE.
Zac Thornton @ TEX – Thornton has been shockingly good at locating his four-seamer up and cutter inside to RHB, while improving his attack to LHB. The stuff makes me wary, but he’s down it for a while now.
Joey Cantillo (Opener) @ BOS – You’re going to see Daniel Espino for the first frame or two and Cantillo with his fantastic curveball shortly after. He’s looking much better as of late and I’d roll with him.
Questionable Starts
Matthew Boyd vs. MIA – I’m not as worried about Boyd against the Marlins, but he’s still not carrying upside worthy of the second tier.
Peter Lambert @ ATH – I dig Lambert. I don’t dig pitching in Sacré Verde.
Eduardo Rodriguez @ COL – Erod has hit a major wall and now it’s Coors. Yikes.
Nick Pivetta @ LAD – Pivetta is facing the Dodgers after giving us another low-pitch count outing with few whiffs. He’s not back yet.
Randy Dobnak vs. CHW – Randy had that DOB and not that DOG in him last start. He could sling those sinkers, sweepers, and changeups effectively this time against a poor offense.
David Sandlin @ KCR – Sandlin will be opposite Dobnak and is also hoping to rebound from a rough one. He has better stuff without the track record of inducing weak contact and throwing strikes.
Cooper Hjerpe (Opener) @ PIT – We’re expecting Kyle Leahy to open once again, who should allow far fewer runs than he has in limited frames across his last three games. Hjerpe’s side-arm four-seamer has potential for whiffs upstairs and the Pirates aren’t scary.
Do Not Starts
Grayson Rodriguez @ SEA – The four-seamer and changeup command is good, while the breakers were a bit better last time out. Throw in @TEA and this has sneaky written all over it. So that means it won’t work, right? You betcha.
Kumar Rocker vs. NYM – If you need strikeouts, Rocker has been able to get arms fishing under the plate for sliders. However, it’s rare to see him go more than five frames, if that.
Brady Singer @ ATL – It has been difficult to watch Singer lately.
Tyler Phillips @ CHC – Phillips is not the arm you’re looking for. He’s on a short leash and the quality is mid.
Tanner Gordon vs. ARI – Obviously not.
Bryse Wilson @ PHI – Oh hey! The Phillies are setting up their playoff rotation and I completely forgot Bryse was here. I wonder if we’ll see Alan Rangel come in later…? I wouldn’t bank on it.
Mason Barnett vs. HOU – This hasn’t worked at all.
Friday 9/25 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
Auto-Starts
Tarik Skubal @ SFG – Aces gonna ace. He may be limited, of course.
Reid Detmers @ SEA – Detmers has been too dang good with his slider.
Noah Cameron vs. CLE – Cameron is calling his pitches and has been absurdly consistent.
Joe Ryan vs. TEX – It didn’t go well last time. The skills were there and I’d start without fear.
Cristopher Sánchez vs. TBR – Sánchez has been struggling to find strikes with his changeup and that’s
Probably Starts
Trevor Rogers @ NYY – He just cooked in Coors + against the Brewers and the Yankees are without Judge.
Will Warren vs. BAL – Warren had a rough frame in Arizona, but I still like his increased focus on secondaries.
Jackson Jobe vs. PIT – Jobe is finally leaning into his slider and it’s getting him strikeouts. It’s rad.
Sean Burke vs. COL – Burke had reduced velocity and not the best command of his breaker against the Tigers, but he survived. He’ll only need the curveball against Rockie Road, at the very least.
Freddy Peralta @ PHI – One more tune up before the postseason and I imagine the Rays are cognizant of keeping Peralta in a good rhythm.
Andrew Alvarez vs. NYM – I originally had Alvarez in the third tier, but that curveball was legit and he’s throwing it more and more.
Questionable Starts
José Soriano vs. CIN – He is who he is.
Michael McGreevy @ MIL – McGreevy can churn outs in a heartbeat. He can also struggle to miss enough bats to escape jams.
Jake Bennett vs. CHC – Bennett look much better last game and it’s possible he pulls this one off, too.
Brandon Pfaadt @ SDP – I’m into Pfaadt’s improved pitch separation in the second half, yet he looked far worse over the weekend.
Clay Holmes @ BOS – I’ve soured on The Adobe, whose WHIP has continued to hurt managers without enough dubs in his belt.
Nick Lodolo @ TOR – Lodolo’s curveball has been off ever since his blister.
Hayden Wesneski @ ATH – He’s a command guy going into Sacré Verde and it’s super meeeeh.
Robert Gasser vs. STL – I liked seeing Gasser feature a better changeup last outing + the cutter is still good. And even with that, I’m still not super jazzed about this.
Eury Pérez vs. ATL – He’s really struggled for the last month and it’s seems more likely it’ll be more of the same in his final out of the year.
David Peterson @ BOS – I could be undervaluing this one after a good start from Peterson, but it’s also incredibly risky.
Do Not Starts
Tanner Bibee @ KCR – He has the leash, it’s the quality that is so dangerous.
Bubba Chandler @ DET – Chandler. Buddy. Please. End the season on the highest of notes. BE GOLDEN.
Grant Holmes @ MIA – Holmes has some strikeout upside but it rarely comes out and the WHIP stings.
Casey Mize vs. ARI – His velocity was down again and I really can’t endorse this. He’s so clearly hurt.
Bryce Miller vs. LAA – I wonder if Bryce will see this as the day he proves himself and pitches through whatever is barking at him and then deals with it the day after. That’s ridiculous. Yeah, I know.
Jacob Lopez vs. HOU – That was a disaster, and it was also the third straight game of a far worse rhythm than the hot stretch prior. I hope you got out.
Jordan Montgomery @ MIN – Oh hey! It’s The Bear! They may let him start proper once before the end of the year, but that doesn’t mean you should start him, too.
Yunior Marte vs. LAD – Marte is kinda intriguing, but this is absurdly dangerous.
Jonathan Pintaro @ WSH – The Mets have placed Christian Scott on the IL, and we’re not completely sure how the Mets are going to handle this. Likely a bullpen game.
Patrick Sandoval vs. CHC – This never works.
Ryan Feltner @ CHW – Absolutely not.
Saturday 9/26 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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