Rankings of the SP Streamers for today’s, tomorrow’s and the day after tomorrow’s games for fantasy baseball.

Every day of the 2025 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 Playback.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 Playback 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):

PLV Projections Team Offense Ranking (3/25 Update)

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 Playback 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: 0-0

My Pick yesterday: NONE

My Pick today:Matthew Liberatore vs. TBR

My Pick tomorrow: Kyle Freeland@ MIA

My Pick day after tomorrow: Joey Cantillo @ SEA

In addition, PL Pro Members have access to my 14-Day Sit/Start SP Grid, ranking all expected starters into the four tiers across the next fourteen days. You can find it on the PL Pro Hub Page.

 

PL Bot’s 2026 Streamer Record: 0-0

(Free today for non PL-Pro Members!)

PL Bot’s Pick yesterday: NONE

PL Bot’s Pick today: Matthew Liberatore vs. TBR

PL Bot’s Pick tomorrow: Luis Severino @ TOR

PL Bot’s Pick day after tomorrow: Reid Detmers @ HOU

 

Thursday 3/26 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings

 

Auto-Starts

 

Garrett Crochet @ CIN – Aces gonna ace.

Paul Skenes @ NYM – Aces gonna ace.

Tarik Skubal @ SDP – Aces gonna ace.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. ARI – Aces gonna ace.

Cristopher Sánchez vs. TEX – Aces gonna ace.

Hunter Brown vs. LAA – Aces gonna ace.

Logan Gilbert vs. CLE – Aces gonna ace.

Freddy Peralta vs. PIT – Aces gonna ace.

Trevor Rogers vs. MIN – I have Rogers ahead of Ryan simply because Rogers had a normal spring and Ryan did not.

Joe Ryan @ BAL – I wonder if Ryan will be limited a bit here after his back injury scare. In addition, he may be at a lower velocity for a start or two.

Nick Pivetta vs. DET – His arm fatigue issue is behind him. Phew.

Jacob Misiorowski vs. CHW – I wonder how long they’ll let him go.

Nathan Eovaldi @ PHI – The only real tough matchup here and I don’t care. It’s Eovaldi.

Matthew Boyd vs. WSN – Boyd against a terrible offense? Sign me up.

Drew Rasmussen @ STL – We’re going to be streaming a lot of pitchers against St. Louis and committing a “Cardinal Sin” this year. I get the sense the Rays will limit him to just five frames, though.

 

Probably Starts

 

Andrew Abbott vs. BOS – I’m not as concerned about Abbott as others are, though I see all the reasons to be cautious after a tough spring. He may need a start or two before getting into the rhythm we’ve seen so often. At least it’s not Fenway. But it’s Cincy. Still better.

Matthew Liberatore vs. TBR – I dig Liberatore as a “Toby” and potential “Holly” this season, and despite the Cardinals’ defense getting a downgrade, it’s a great park with a long leash against a questionable offense.

 

Questionable Starts

 

Tanner Bibee @ SEA – I’m not in on Bibee this year – the cutter and command is highly suspect – but it’s a lovely matchup in Seattle.

Shane Smith @ MIL – Without Chourio in the lineup, this becomes a little more interesting. I’m not convinced Smith has a full arsenal to get through six consistently, but this could work.

Zac Gallen @ LAD – I like Gallen for this year and it’s a great situation in Arizona, but it’s the Dodgers and we’d all love to see Gallen perform before confidently slotting him into our lineups.

 

Do Not Starts

 

José Soriano @ HOU – Soriano is a WHIP killer.

Cade Cavalli @ CHC – Cavalli has a great curveball and “Empty Velocity” + it’s a great Cubs offense. The one thing that may help him? The wind is apparently blowing in heavily today.

 

Thursday 3/26 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings

 

Friday 3/27 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings

 

Auto-Starts

 

Chris Sale vs. KCR – Aces gonna ace.

Cole Ragans @ ATL – Aces gonna ace.

Sandy Alcantara vs. COL – It’s “Rockie Road” for a guy already over 80 pitches in the spring. Sweet.

Cam Schlittler @ SFG – I’m a huge Cam believer and this is a lovely matchup. 94/95 mph cutters are unreal.

George Kirby vs. CLE – Why do I feel weird giving him the AGA tag already? It’s a great matchup, but I question if he has the overwhelming dominance of Sandy and Cam in their respective matchups.

Framber Valdez @ SDP – If Valdez has his curveball, this will be grand.

Kevin Gausman vs. ATH – Not the best matchup, but Gausman is Gausman and you roll him out there.

 

Probably Starts

 

Gavin Williams @ SEA – Great matchup, questionable command. I simply don’t know what we’ll see.

Mike Burrows vs. LAA – Burrows’ new slider is a lovely improvement from last year, and the Angels are a paltry lineup.

Emmet Sheehan vs. ARI – I don’t mind facing the Sneks, but I do mind “Dodgeritis” and Sheehan’s huge dips in velocity in the latter innings of his most recent spring outings. This could be a short outing.

Michael King vs. DET – King has been without his crown this spring and despite fantasy managers having little choice but to start him, I wish we could have seen him dominate first.

Robbie Ray vs. NYY – Ray is a “Cherry Bomb”, which means that even against a Yankee offense with significant firepower, he could very well produce across six frames if he’s on point.

 

Questionable Starts

 

Ryne Nelson @ LAD – Terrible matchup, but Nelson’s four-seamer has routinely performed regardless of the lineup. I just wish he had reliable secondaries.

Kyle Freeland @ MIA – I know, this feels like a reach, but Freeland has routinely performed in the first week of the season when pitching outside Coors, and the Marlins’ offense instills little fear.

 

Do Not Starts

 

Luis Severino @ TOR – Maybe I’m underrating this one, but I fear the Jays’ lineup + Severino’s WBC velocity is surely not going to appear. He won’t be nearly as amped to pitch for the lowly Athletics.

Yusei Kikuchi @ HOU – Kikuchi has a shot to be decent despite my ranking. He also has a high chance of poor ratios, a weaker fastball, and a history of volatility.

 

Friday 3/27 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings

 

Saturday 3/28 Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings

 

New for PL Pro members – I am making the streaming table for an extra day out (no write-ups as these pitchers change often). I wanted to add a bonus for those who support us without taking anything away from everyone else, and I thought this was a good compromise.

In addition, PL Pro Members have access to my Sit/Start SP Grid, ranking all expected starters into the four tiers across the next fourteen days. You can find it on the PL Pro Hub Page.


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