Each day of the 2022 baseball season, I will look at today’s and tomorrow’s list of scheduled pitchers and rank their matchups for your fantasy baseball streams.
There’s a lot that goes into it and you can hang out with me on Twitch.tv/pitcherlist to talk about the specific pitches I do every weekday morning from 9am to 11am ET. If you have any questions about these ranks, please ask them during the morning Twitch AMA. These are my office hours as I generally do not respond to comments on the site.
There are four tiers to this ranking for 12 teamers:
Auto start – Just do it. Don’t think about it, start with the man.
Probably beginning – I’ll probably start with these weapons, although I recognize the risk is greater than we would like. It’s either a tough matchup for a good pitcher or a weak lineup for a fugitive arm.
Questionable start – There are situations where I would take the risk, either with a strong enough advantage on the skill side or a bad offense for a pitcher to exploit.
Don’t start – The reward is not worth the risk. Do not do it.
Obviously, there will be circumstances where pitchers should rotate between teams specific to your situation, and these new tiers should provide a little more help than last year’s straight table.
Please keep in mind that streaming is far from a perfect game. In fact, if they exercise more than half the time, I would call it a success. These matchup rankings and streamer picks will vary wildly from actual results throughout the year, so please excuse the scathing comments and tweets. I’m just trying to help!
Be sure to read the notes if you’re wondering why I choose certain pitchers over others – I won’t go into all of them and hopefully answer any questions you may have.
There is a second table for tomorrow is Also, start pitcher matchups and help everyone use their nightly pickups. Please note, however, these matchups are subject to change will let’s be where I’ve got the wrong pitcher running. Thank you for your future understanding.
Finally, there are my streaming picks of the day, and please keep that in mind I am forced to choose a streamer every day. Those highlighted in it Green are in the second row and I would roll with them anywhere. The most common are those in Yellow in the third tier and should be decent if you’re looking some on a specific day. After all, these are Red is that me Yes, really don’t want to start (after all, they’re marked “Do Not Start”) but have no choice. Don’t stream these guys until you’re really desperate. A streaming pick is defined as “listed in 20% or fewer leagues,” meaning Yes, really stresses that I would be happy if over 50% of these worked. I could do the whole sub 30/40% lineup, but it’s no fun. You can instead use the rankings to see who those picks would be.
(NC contact) – Outlines that a pitcher will be opened for the day and the listed pitcher follows the opener.
As I do my rankings, I thought it would be helpful to present a table showing how we rank offenses. Dave Swan makes one unbelievable Task to feature future SP matches every 2-3 weeks in this article and I decided to use his Offensive ranks to share them with all of you here:
Nick’s Loose Team Offense Rankings (Updated 06/16)
I’m sure it will change throughout the year + there are differences between teams and LHP or RHP but it’s a great general chart to keep in mind for all of you.
Alright, let’s get to that.
Streamer record 2022: 41-26
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
- It’s nice to have a top class where I enjoy my confidence starting every member – I really don’t understand how you do Not Start one of these pitchers.
- I find that strange Shhei Ohtani is definitely the bottom rank in class when going up against the Mariners, but I’ve reviewed that list and double-checked. Yep, he’s #5 and that’s how it is.
- The second stage is a bit more controversial. Martin Perez hitting its first bump in the road since last time in April, not consistently hitting the edges with its cutters and sinkers. Normally it would be difficult to decide if he is Vargas rule wall was hit or not, but these are the tigers. His changeup was well recognized and you’re better off chasing a rebound than benching conservatively.
- Further in the second division, George Kirby is likely to be launched anywhere when facing the angels. Do I feel great about it? Not necessarily, but his four-seamer gives him ample opportunity to get six strong, especially if his secondaries are hitting consistently.
- I’m glad the road to recovery continues Tylord Megil as he faces the Brewers. Normally I’d have him under Kirby, but there’s still a hint of rust Megill can shrug off since he’s likely pitching less.
- in the third stage, rich hill is our streaming pick of the day as he competes against athletics. He is only 7% in standard leagues and has shown the ability to play at least five for a successful ball club. I think it’s cool to roll him out for that.
- If you need a different streaming, consider it Matt Schwarmer against the Fathers. I know he just allowed the Yankees a lot of longballs, but the Padres are far worse against righties and Swarmer’s plus Slider could catalyze a strong outing.
- It’s hard to decide what to do with it Aaron Ashby against the Mets. I’m a long-term believer in the southpaw, but his recent start pissed us off as he threw way too many hittable pitches, even if defense let him down a bit. It’s a high risk, high reward game and it’s up to you to decide.
- I dug up what we see Triston McKenzie this season, although a date in Coors is rarely a fun experience. I’m generally conservative in Colorado.
- Who knows, Paul Blackburn was so stable Tobi this year that he could pull it off against the Red Sox. I will not blame you for taking the shot, especially in QS leagues.
- And don’t ignore Beau Brieske if you are looking for beginnings. He’s comfortably reached 5+ several times and is now getting a mediocre offense at Rangers. Sure, the bottom is low and I don’t recommend it for standard matters, but it’s an option.
I don’t want anything to do in the bottom row Drew Rasmussen against the Yankees. Having endured a rough patch, failing to earn consistent puffs with his cutter and slider, he now faces the daunting task of taking on the mighty Yankee offense. Nope, not interested.To update: Rasmussen has a hamstring injury, which means Josh Fleming gets the call instead. No thank you.- There is easy still intrigue with Chad Cool if he lets his slider and curve work, but Coors and the Guardians are a fleeting offense that poses more potential danger than I’d like.
Today’s starting pitcher streamers
Tomorrow’s pitcher rankings
- With his dominant start against the Dodgers Carlos Rodon is once again number 1 when facing off against the pirates. There isn’t much fighting here from the rest of the crew.
- This is not a product of the bottom three arms quite with the full confidence we want. Luke Giolito has earned a touch lately but hasn’t carried strong odds and faces a tough Astros crew, Pablo Lopez may be affected by his wrist injury, and Framber Valdez has a lower floor than we would like as a southpaw against the ChiSox.
- The second stage Charlie Morton and Jon Gray have delicious matchups and should be started where you can. Morton’s curveball has come alive lately while Gray both had his slider and 96+ mph speed on his last outing. Those are good things.
- Despite its volatility Robbie Rays Adapting to a sink-heavy approach can limit strikeouts, but yielded seven shutout frames. Now against the Angels he’s worth the start.
- We’ve seen two straight outings from Eric Lauer Sitting under 93 mph and losing control of his breakers, he has a mediocre Reds lineup as he could break out of his funk. I think it’s worth the risk.
- Speaking of gambling, Hunter Greene and Shane Baz are here too. Successful as a slider-first starter, Greene saved his fourseamer to carve lineups. In the meantime, Baz has a chance to play five frames here against the lowly Orioles, and while he might only be allowed four frames, I think he’s worth the spot in your lineup if you include him in the list.
- In Tier 3 we have a mix of solid starters in bad pairings… and Devin Schmelzer as a wannabe Tobi versus the Sneks, making him our streaming pick of the day. He’s been able to go six strong before and might do so here.
- The rest of the stage is a difficult decision, MacKenzie Gore gets coors, Adam Wainwright the saw, Jordan Montgomery the Jays and Michael Lorenz has perhaps the easiest task to face the Mariners. These all feel like coin tosses and go with your gut. Good luck, we’re all counting on you.
- I’m not confident about the bottom row yet Michael Wacha the cardinals survive. Join if you will, I’m not buying his CGSHO against the angels thinking this has too low a bottom without a high enough reward.
- Zack Greinke returning from the IL and normally he would be in the third row but I’m not sure how rusty he’ll be in that Still sick. Play it safe as it doesn’t break down often.
- As for the rest of the crew, I would avoid it Ross Stripling against the Yankees despite his wonderful two-step last week. The Yankees are hot right now and you don’t want to put yourself in danger.
- Maybe Madison Bumgarner can perhaps force a solid outing against the Twins Zach Plesac got his change along with the improved slider against the Dodgers, maybe we at last see Ranger Suarez have a full repertoire against the Dodgers, and who knows who real Zach Thompson could put his cutter and curve to work against the Giants.
Tomorrow’s pitcher rankings
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