Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings: 7/18, 7/19, and 7/20
Nick's rankings and picks for fantasy baseball streamers, with commentary and analysis.
Auto-Starts
- Tarik Skubal vs. LAA - Aces gonna ace.
- Bryan Woo vs. SFG - Home advantage and better than splits suggest.
- Jesús Luzardo vs. NYM - Luzardo is cooking, hopefully the air isn't.
- Braxton Ashcraft @ CLE - Potential dope outing despite air quality concerns.
- Max Meyer @ MIL - Aces gonna ace, get those breakers back to 60% strikes.
- Logan Webb @ SEA - Reliable across the second half.
- Gavin Williams vs. PIT - Williams has found his approach, but wishes it weren't the Pirates.
Probably Starts
- Trevor Rogers @ HOU - High 94/95 mph four-seamers, go for it.
- Jared Jones @ CLE - Start we've been waiting for, now gets the Guardians.
- Ian Seymour @ BOS - 12 punchouts, but struggled last time.
- Matthew Boyd vs. MIN - Hoping for major upside.
- Dustin May @ ARI - Love this start against a meh lineup.
Questionable Starts
- Taj Bradley @ CHC - On a hot streak, but summer Wrigley is a concern.
- Shane Drohan vs. MIA - Not a dominant six-frame pitcher.
- MacKenzie Gore @ ATL - PEAS against a tough offense.
- Davis Martin @ TOR - Needs to settle in, but loves the cutter.
- Emmet Sheehan @ NYY - Tough challenge out of the gate.
- Ryan Weathers vs. LAD - Dodgers are a concern.
- Brandon Pfaadt vs. STL - Digging Pfaadt's feel and movement.
- Sean Manaea @ PHI - Phillies aren't a major threat.
Do Not Starts
- Patrick Sandoval vs. TBR - Decent in his Still ILL, but needs another.
- Spencer Arrighetti @ BAL - Hasn't found his groove.
- Owen Murphy vs. TEX - Curious about this start, but skepticism remains.
- Shane Bieber vs. CHW - Needs more.
- Griffin Canning @ KCR - Limited and not showing fun of last year.
- J.T. Ginn vs. WSH - Velocity down, Nationals are strong.
- Grayson Rodriguez vs. DET - Trying to find a way to make his arsenal work.
- Zack Littell @ ATH - Terrible matchup for a pitcher who rarely goes deep.
- Logan Allen vs. PIT - Remember when he almost earned a rotation spot?
- Randy Dobnak vs. SDP - Not for fantasy teams.
- Rhett Lowder @ COL - Coors is a concern.
- Tomoyuki Sugano vs. CIN - Maybe a sneaky win in Coors?
Sunday 7/19 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings
- Cam Schlittler vs. LAD - Aces gonna ace, even against the Dodgers.
- Paul Skenes @ CLE - Aces gonna ace, no velocity worries.
- Logan Gilbert vs. SFG - Aces gonna ace.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto @ NYY - Aces gonna ace.
- Sonny Gray vs. TBR - On a heater.
- Nolan McLean @ PHI - Doing well, but polish left to add.
- Hunter Greene @ COL - Looks like an ace again, despite Coors.
- Nathan Eovaldi @ ATL - deGrom pushed back, Hotlanta has turned into Notlanta.
- Shota Imanaga vs. MIN - Not allowing as many HRs as expected.
- Foster Griffin @ ATH - Terrible matchup, but a start worth considering.
Probably Starts (Continued)
- Sean Burke @ TOR - Strikeouts going through the roof.
- Shane McClanahan @ BOS - Flirted with 97 mph last time out.
- Kyle Bradish @ HOU - Breaking balls consistently in the second half.
- Joey Cantillo vs. PIT - Could be postponed due to air quality, but affinity for curveballs is dope.
- Eury Pérez @ MIL - Better with four-seamer across last few.
- Casey Mize @ LAA - Pitching like a strong Toby against a weak offense.
- Eduardo Rodriguez vs. STL - Vargas Rule hasn't let up.
- Hunter Brown vs. BAL - Four-seamer needs improvement.
Questionable Starts (Continued)
- Robbie Ray @ SEA - No idea what to expect, hope it's not more sinkers.
- Michael Wacha vs. SDP - Toby, Padres aren't a team to fear.
- Robert Gasser vs. MIA - Not sure if he has enough in the tank.
- Trey Yesavage vs. CHW - No idea where the ball is going.
- Andre Pallante @ ARI - Four-seamer command off last time.
Do Not Starts (Continued)
- Zebby Matthews @ CHC - Not trusted to hold off the longball.
- Ryan Johnson vs. DET - Real RJ last time out.
- Alan Rangel vs. NYM - Vulture Win chance, but not recommended.
- Grant Holmes vs. TEX - REB rarely gives strong outings.
- Jacob Lopez vs. WSH - How long is he going? Will he dominate again?
- Germán Márquez @ KCR - Absolutely not.
- Ryan Feltner vs. CIN - It's Coors.
