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
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: 27-16
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
- Sunday is always a major streaming day, and while there aren’t many locked games, they should all help you out. As Luis Severino Before Friday’s rainout, he was still a top-tier game against a White Sox team struggling with right-handed pitching.
- Merrill Kelly also gets love in the top division despite his recent struggles against top teams. He’s on the roster across leagues and now faces the Cubs. you start him
- Although 5 HR are allowed in an inning, Nathan Eovaldi is still a good game against the Mariners. He had a start where things didn’t go his way, don’t overthink it.
- like Severino, Jameson Taillon throws beads with his right arm. Launch it against the ChiSox.
- The second half of the expected starting row is filled Tobis confronted with bad lineups. Yusei Kikuchi is now on a fantastic three-start run and getting the low Reds in Toronto. You have to let him roll.
- Stephen Matz had its fair share of bumps in the road, but the Pirates make way for a smooth Sunday afternoon.
- It’s wild to see such a row of Tier 2 streamers and Wade Miley is the latest as he faces the Diamondbacks. He dominated against the Pirates with cutters inside to right-handers, away substitutions and good fastballs. The Sneks aren’t much different and do what I expect very popular pickup for tomorrow.
- with yesterday’s rain Alex Faedo goes against the Guardians today, marking another solid streaming option if you need a last minute for Sunday.
- I know it’s been a tough road for Alex Wood so far, although I believe very much in the abilities with a heavier Fastball from last year and a slider that rivals his dominant self from last year. Unfortunately, he gets the Padres who can make southpaws fight on the bump. I think he can still do it, but it could be difficult.
- The Padres decided to grant an extra day of rest Mike Clevinger and Blake Snell, free start for MacKenzie Gore against the giants. I’m a little wary of that for a number of reasons. 1) The Giants are good against lefties. 2) Gore is not on a starting rhythm and may not be fully extended. 3) Gore was not routine with his repertoire when he started. This is not a slam dunk.
- The Red Sox are heating up thanks trevor story, and it forced me to move Logan Gilbert to the top of the third division like I did with his rookie teammate George Kirby. He can still make it work, but it’s close to a coin toss.
- It wasn’t a fun season plan Jose Urquidy, and even against Rangers I’m not sure his repertoire is where it needs to be to benefit.
- I’m excited to see Bailey Ober Returnee from the IL who fanned seven without a walk on his 5.0 IP rehab start. I generally follow the rules of Still sick for a guy like Ober, but I recognize he could be ready against a weak offense from the Royals.
- Tony Gonsolin doesn’t impress me enough with his sldier to justify a second division berth against the Phillies, although he could go five and score a win on the back of his splitter.
- It was a tumultuous outing last time Michael Kopech against the Yankees – he threw 41 pitches in the second frame before heading for six full frames – and with his questionable breakers, I’m skeptical he can make this outing a place on the fantasy manager list.
- in the bottom row, Chad Cool got a better slider lately, but it’s the Mets and Coors. No thank you.
- Zach Eflin is a Tobi against the Dodgers. This is when you Not Start Eflin.
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Connor Obertonand Johnny Cueto have each performed well lately, but their matchups are Rough. Do not do that. - Finally there is Cole Irvin Returning from the IL in an incredibly obvious way Still sick against the angels. It’s a tough duel and Rust to brush off and he is a Tobi at best. Absolutely not worth the risk.
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
Tomorrow’s pitcher rankings
- Only a lucky few made it to the top flight for Monday’s games Gerrit Kohl and Zack Wheeler pioneering. Do you hesitate to start them? Why?
- The big breakwater Jose Berrios retaliated for trusting managers last week and may be on the way to redress against the Cardinals. Trust the story of Berríos and start him.
- The second tier is filled with some great solid weapon matchups. Luis Garcia hasn’t gotten into the rhythm we’re trying to get it into, but the Guardians don’t pose much of a threat.
- Mike Clevinger was moved to Monday, Gore left Sunday, giving him an easier matchup against the Brewers. He should be safe.
- It’s wonderful to see Marco Gonzales on one of his patented Vargas rule Distances and an appointment against athletics should not interrupt his trajectory.
- I know some are frustrated Alex Cobb, but the skills are very well intact while his last outing was at Coors. Now he hosts the Mets, which is not the case the easiest of dates, but should help rosters.
- There are two solid tier two streaming options with very similar capabilities as they clash in Pittsburgh. I prefer Chad Cool and his slider over JT Brubakers but who has the better line here is questionable. Both should muster the strikeouts without much damage to the circumstances.
- Tyler Anderson is a Tobi against a mediocre offense. Let him compete against the Nationals, but don’t expect too much from him. He’s just a Toby, y’all.
- The same applies to Zack Greinke as he faces his former Diamondbacks team. The strikeouts won’t be much, but he should help with ERA and WHIP.
- I had some placement issues Triston McKenzie and Miles Nicholas given their tough matchups. McKenzie feels a little safer to provide some Wert given his upward strike while Mikolas could find a way to survive despite the mighty Jays bats. It’s up to you whether you want to risk them or not.
- In the bottom row, I can’t persuade myself to trust Adrian Hauser despite a Padres team battling right-handers. Houser eventually failed to defeat the Reds on consecutive starts.
- There was a touch of intrigue Zach Logue lately, but he only went 4.1 frames in his last game against the Twins and you should be wary of the Mariners’ offense.
Tomorrow’s pitcher rankings
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