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Starting Pitcher Streamers 4/22-4/28
Michael Simione breaks down all the pitching streamers that you need to know for this weeks slate of games.
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Christopher Sanchez had quite the start against the Rockies. I know it is the Rockies on the road but my goodness. He pitched six scoreless innings while racking up 10 strikeouts. His changeup worked really well here as it was showing an increase in horizontal movement. He had a total of 17 whiffs in this start. He now has a K% over 27% for the season, not something I was expecting.
For those who don’t know, K% and SwStr% correlate well together. So here are some pitchers whose K% should rise based on their SwStr%:
Nathan Eovaldi
Pablo Lopez
Ryan Feltner
Jesus Luzardo
Tyler Anderson
Joe Musgrove
Here are our results from last week:
4/15 Seth Lugo: 7.0 IP - 4 H - 0 ER - 1 BB - 4 K
4/16 Jon Gray: 6.0 IP - 3 H - 1 ER - 3 BB - 7 K
4/17 Steven Matz: 5.0 IP - 7 H - 5 ER - 3 BB - 4K
4/18 Carlos Carrasco: 5.2 IP - 4 H - 2 ER - 3 BB - 5K
4/19 Clarke Schmidt: 5.1 IP - 7 H - 1 ER - 0 BB - 7k
4/20 Logan Allen: 5.1 IP -5 H - 3 ER - 3 BB - 4K
4/21 Louie Varland: TBD
Season Total: 134.1 IP - 105 H - 26 ER - 43 BB - 134 K - 1.74 ERA - 1.10 WHIP - 8.98 K/9
The Chart
The amazing, fantastic, beautiful streamer chart is back! Unfortunately, Substack won’t let you just post a table here. Dumb. So again the format is now going to shift slightly. It is very difficult to post it as a picture in here and it look appealing. So for now we are going to drop a link in here so you can look through the days.
Monday 4/22
Streamer of the Day
It is very hard to not stream against the White Sox whenever it is possible. Chris Paddack draws the matchup against them and it is a no-brainer. They have a 66 wRC+ against RHP and a 41 wRC+ in the last seven days.
Strikeout Upside
Chris Paddack and Joe Ross.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Chris Paddack and Jose Quintana.
Win/QS Potential
Chris Paddack and Jose Quintana.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Chris Paddack
Jose Quintana
Joe Ross
Keaton Winn
JP Sears
Tuesday 4/23
Streamer of the Day
If James Paxton is out there I would be taking him but he is a little too rostered on Yahoo! for me to roll with him. With that said there are not a lot of good options. I’m going to lean with Jon Gray. His breaking ball seems to be working for him and his 27.9 K-BB% in the last two weeks is impressive.
Strikeout Upside
Jon Gray, Trevor Rogers, Bailey Falter, and Griffin Canning.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Jon Gray, Wade Miley, Steven Matz, and Trevor Rogers.
Win/QS Potential
Jon Gray.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Jon Gray
Trevor Rogers
Grififn Canning
Steven Matz
Wade Miley
Wednesday 4/24
Streamer of the Day
I will continue to roll with Clarke Schmidt as long as I can. His Stuff+ numbers have always been off the charts and his 13.4 SwStr% in the last two weeks is tasteful. Plus he gets Oakland who has one of the lowest LD%.
Strikeout Upside
Clarke Schmidt, Jameson Taillon, and Dane Dunning.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Clarke Schmidt and Dean Kremer.
Win/QS Potential
Clarke Schmidt, Dean Kremer, and Sean Manaea.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Clarke Schmidt
Dean Kremer
Sean Manaea
Jameson Taillon
Dane Dunning
Thursday 4/25
Streamer of the Day
Thursdays are always the toughest for streaming. So few options! My choice would be DL Hall against the Pirates. The Pirates have been ice cold lately offensively with the worst zone contact rate in the last seven days out of any MLB team. Although Hall is a bit scary I do think this is still a solid option.
Strikeout Upside
DL Hall and Graham Ashcraft.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
DL Hall.
Win/QS Potential
DL Hall.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
DL Hall
Graham Ashcraft
Alex Wood
Jack Leiter
Dakota Hudson
Friday 4/26
Streamer of the Day
I know he got roughed up in his last outing but I am going to be going with Luis Gil still. He takes on the Brewers who are a very capable offense but I still think Gil’s stuff is off the charts. His Stuff+ of 124 is elite. I will gamble on the skill set.
Strikeout Upside
Luis Gil, Jose Butto, and Reese Olson.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Luis Gil, Martin Perez, and Reese Olson.
Win/QS Potential
Luis Gil, Martine Perez, Jose Butto, and Trevor Williams.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Luis Gil
Martin Perez
Reese Olson
Jose Butto
Louie Varland
Saturday 4/27
Streamer of the Day
Casey Mize also has an insane Stuff+ rating as well as a serviceable 3.30 SIERA in the last two weeks. His increased fastball velocity has helped him and while the Royals have been a tough offense they are falling into a little bit of a slump lately.
Strikeout Upside
Casey Mize, JP Sears, and Chris Paddack.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Casey Mize, Chris Paddack, and Cole Irvin.
Win/QS Potential
Casey Mize, Chris Paddack, and Cole Irvin.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Casey Mize
Chris Paddack
JP Sears
Cole Irvin
Michael Lorenzen
Sunday 4/28
Streamer of the Day
Usually, I stay away from the Reds but they aren’t nearly as dangerous on the road and Jon Gray’s slider would be able to fair well against them in Texas. His 27.9 K-BB% in the last two weeks is elite and the Reds do have a measly 64 wRC+ L14.
Strikeout Upside
Jon Gray, Jose Quintana, Jordan Wicks, and Ryan Weathers.
Ratio Play (High Floor)
Jon Gray, Jose Quintana, and Ryan Weathers.
Win/QS Potential
Jon Gray, Jose Quintana, and Ryan Weathers.
If I Had to Rank The Top Five
Jon Gray
Jose Quintana
Ryan Weathers
Jordan Wicks
Patrick Corbin
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