Starting Pitcher Streamers 6/3-6/9
Michael Simione breaks down all the pitching streamers that you need to know for this weeks slate of games.
May K-BB% Leaders:
Sale 34.7%
Crochet 30.6%
Flaherty 29.7%
Skubal 28.8%
Cease 28.0%
May Stuff+ Leaders:
J. Jones 126
Rodon 123
Verlander 122
Gilbert 121
Cease 120
May SwStr% Leaders:
Imanaga 16.7%
Cease 16.3%
Sale 16.1%
Skubal 14.9%
Burnes 14.6%
Results from last week:
5/27 Alec Marsh at MIN: 7.0 IP - 5 H - 5 ER - 2 BB - 7 K
5/28 Matt Waldron vs MIA: 7.0 IP - 6 H - 0 ER - 0 BB - 8 K
5/29 Frankie Montas vs STL: 6.0 IP - 6 H - 3 ER - 2 BB - 5 K
5/30 Colin Rea vs CHC: 5.1 IP - 5 H - 1 ER - 1 BB - 5 K
5/31 Tobias Myers vs CHW: 4.1 IP - 7 H - 5 ER - 1 BB - 4 K
6/1 Cooper Criswell vs DET: 5.0 IP - 4 H - 1 ER - 1 BB - 5 K
6/2 Tylor Megill vs ARI: TBD
Season Total: 346.1 IP - 301 H - 100 ER - 96 BB - 326 K - 2.60 ERA - 1.15 WHIP - 8.47 K/9
The Chart
A quick update. It seems no one pays attention to ESPN leagues or most of them are very small leagues. My picks will now only be under 30% rostered in Yahoo!
Picks For The Week In One Spot
6/3: Matt Waldron at LAA
6/4: Joey Estes vs SEA
6/5: Spencer Schwellenbach at BOS
6/6: JP Sears vs SEA
6/7: Cooper Criswell at CHW
6/8: Matt Waldron vs ARI
6/9: Bryse Wilson at DET
Analysis and Backup Options
Monday 6/3
Streamer of the Day
The knuckleballer Matt Waldron has been on quite the run recently as he holds an elite K-BB% in his last five starts. He gets the Angels in this start who have the worst wRC+ in the last seven days. This is a no-brainer.
Strikeout Upside
Matt Waldron.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Matt Waldron and Jose Quintana.
Win/QS Potential
Matt Waldron, Jose Quintana, and Andrew Abbott.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Matt Waldron at LAA
Jose Quintana at WSH
Tyler Anderson vs SDP
Andrew Abbott at COL
Spencer Howard at ARI
Tuesday 6/4
Streamer of the Day
Bit of a tough day when it comes to picking streamers. I decided to go with Joey Estes against the Mariners. He still possesses a Stuff+ and Command+ rating this season. Plus the Mariners continue to have one of the highest SwStr% rates as an offense.
Strikeout Upside
Joey Estes, David Peterson, and Spencer Arrighetti.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Joey Estes and Dane Dunning.
Win/QS Potential
Spencer Arrighetti.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Joey Estes vs SEA
David Peterson at WSH
Spencer Arrighetti vs STL
Dane Dunning vs DET
Frankie Montas at COL
Wednesday 6/5
Streamer of the Day
Spencer Schwellenbach pitched decently in his debut. He has a breaking ball that is absurd and I truly think he has a future in this league. He takes on the Red Sox which will certainly be a test to his abilities but I think his stuff is good enough where he can get by.
Strikeout Upside
Spencer Schwellenbach and Graham Ashcraft.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Spencer Schwellenbach.
Win/QS Potential
Spencer Schwellenbach.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Spencer Schwellenbach at BOS
Jose Soriano vs SDP
Graham Ashcraft at COL
Joe Ross at PHI
Chris Flexen at CHC
Thursday 6/6
Streamer of the Day
Not a lot of options for Thursday so we are going to roll with JP Sears who takes on the Mariners at home. Sears has an above-average Stuff+ ranking but has been erratic this season making him a very difficult player to roster. Let’s hope he shows up in this one.
Strikeout Upside
JP Sears.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
None.
Win/QS Potential
None.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
JP Sears vs SEA
Cal Quantrill at STL
Mitchell Parker vs ATL
Bailey Falter vs LAD
Slade Cecconi at SDP
Friday 6/7
Streamer of the Day
Cooper Criswell continues to pitch well even though his underlying metrics are calling for regression. His Stuff+ ranking of 107 is impressive though and he does take on the White Sox here. An offense that has a 75 wRC+ against RHP for the entire season.
Strikeout Upside
Cooper Criswell, Alec Marsh, and Jake Irvin.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Cooper Criswell and Jake Irvin.
Win/QS Potential
Cooper Criswell and Ben Lively.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Cooper Criswell at CHW
Jake Irvin vs ATL
Alec Marsh vs SEA
Ben Lively at MIA
Cody Poteet vs LAD
Saturday 6/8
Streamer of the Day
Matt Waldron is our pick once again as he takes on Arizona in this one. He is by far and away the best streaming option for two starts this week.
Strikeout Upside
Matt Waldron and Kyle Gibson.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Matt Waldron, Simeon Woods Richardson, and Kyle Gibson.
Win/QS Potential
Matt Waldron and Kyle Gibson.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Matt Waldron vs ARI
Kyle Gibson vs COL
Michael Lorenzen vs SFG
Simeon Woods Richardson at PIT
Ryan Feltner at STL
Sunday 6/9
Streamer of the Day
Last but not least we will be taking Bryse Wilson in Detroit. Wilson is more of a command pitcher so I wouldn’t expect a lot of strikeouts in this one. I do like the ballpark and the Tigers disappear offensively a lot.
Strikeout Upside
Frankie Montas.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Bryse Wilson.
Win/QS Potential
Bryse Wilson.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Bryse Wilson at DET
Frankie Montas vs CHC
Joey Estes vs TOR
Andre Pallante vs COL
Trevor Rogers vs CLE