Starting Pitcher Streamers 7/1-7/7

Michael Simione breaks down all the pitching streamers that you need to know for this weeks slate of games.

June 29, 2024

Another tough week of streaming last week. I am not sure if I need to tweak my process or if the hot weather is just killing these borderline starters. We will keep at it and reevaluate come the all-star break.

Notable K-BB%’s last three weeks:

Kutter Crawford - 25.0%

Taj Bradley - 21.3%

Marcus Stroman - 1.1%

Brandon Pfaadt - 1.3%

Notable SwStr% last three weeks:

Bailey Ober - 15.6%

Kutter Crawford - 14.4%

Ronel Blanco - 14.8%

Nick Pivetta - 6.2%

Luis Severino - 7.4%

Results from last week:

6/24: Carson Spiers vs PIT - 6.0 IP - 7 H - 3 ER - 1 BB - 5 K

6/25: Mitch Spence at LAA - 5.1 IP - 8 H - 6 ER - 1 BB - 6K

6/26: Taijuan Walker at DET - DNP

6/27: Michael Wacha vs CLE - 5.1 IP - 7 H - 1 ER - 2 BB - 6 K

6/28: Slade Cecconi vs OAK - 4.0 IP - 5 H - 3 ER - 2 BB - 7 K

6/29: Carson Spiers at STL

6/30: Kyle Hendricks at MIL

Season Total: 416.1 IP - 375 H - 149 ER - 117 BB - 391 K - 3.22 ERA - 1.18 WHIP - 8.45 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

7/1: David Peterson at WSH

7/2: Mitch Spence vs LAA

7/3: Sean Manaea at WSH

7/4: Jose Quintana at WSH

7/5: Jonathan Cannon at MIA

7/6: Yonny Chirinos vs CHW

7/7: Zack Littell at TEX

Analysis and Backup Options

Monday 7/1

Streamer of the Day

Oddly there are like zero games on Monday…baseball scheduling is weird. I do like this start for Peterson though. He has been solid but I mainly like it because the Nationals have struggled against LHP this season with an 81 wRC+ against them.

Strikeout Upside

David Peterson.

Ratio Play (High Floor)

David Peterson.

Win/QS Potential

David Peterson.

If I Had to Rank The Top Five

  1. David Peterson at WSH

  2. Austin Gomber vs MIL

  3. Yariel Rodriguez vs HOU

Tuesday 7/2

Streamer of the Day

Mitch Spence has some baller underlying metrics. Not only does he have a 102 Pitching+ on the season but he also has a 21.6 K-BB% and 3.23 SIERA in the last two weeks. He faces the Angels here.

Strikeout Upside

Mitch Spence and Roansy Contreras.

Ratio Play (High Floor)

Mitch Spence, Zack Littell, and Roansy Contreras.

Win/QS Potential

Mitch Spence and Zack Littell.

If I Had to Rank The Top Five

  1. Mitch Spence vs LAA

  2. Zack Littell at KCR

  3. Roansy Contreras at OAK

  4. Zack Littell at KCR

  5. Simeone Woods Richardson vs DET

Wednesday 7/3

Streamer of the Day

I am going heavily against my chart for this one. But the same goes for Sean Manaea as it did for Peterson. The Nationals struggle against LHP making this a solid streaming matchup.

Strikeout Upside

Colin Rea.

Ratio Play (High Floor)

Sean Manaea and Joey Estes.

Win/QS Potential

Sean Manaea and David Festa.

If I Had to Rank The Top Five

  1. Sean Manaea at WSH

  2. Joey Estes vs LAA

  3. Trevor Rogers vs BOS

  4. Colin Rea at COL

  5. David Festa vs DET

Thursday 7/4

Streamer of the Day

And once again we have a LHP in Jose Quintana against the Nationals. This will either make or break my week all of these Mets matchups, as a wise man once said….yolo.

Strikeout Upside

Slade Cecconi and Jose Quintana.

Ratio Play (High Floor)

Jose Quintana and Alec Marsh.

Win/QS Potential

Jose Quintana and Jose Soriano.

If I Had to Rank The Top Five

  1. Jose Quintana at WSH

  2. Landon Knack vs ARI

  3. Slade Cecconi at LAD

  4. Alec Marsh vs TBR

  5. Frankie Montas at NYY

Friday 7/5

Streamer of the Day

This stream will depend on what Jonathan Cannon does today (Saturday). If he pitches well he should stick in the rotation and get to face Miami. If not then we will roll with our backup Tylor Megill in Pittsburgh.

Strikeout Upside

Jonathan Cannon, Carson Spiers, Albert Suarez, and Tylor Megill.

Ratio Play (High Floor)

Jonathan Cannon and Tylor Megill.

Win/QS Potential

Jonathan Cannon and Tylor Megill.

If I Had to Rank The Top Five

  1. Jonathan Cannon at MIA

  2. Tylor Megill at PIT

  3. Carson Spiers vs DET

  4. Griffin Canning at CHC

  5. Albert Suarez at OAK

Saturday 7/6

Streamer of the Day

Yonny Chirinos gets the easiest matchup of the day against the White Sox. They have a torrid 64 wRC+ and 13.1 SwStr% in the last seven days. This is a no-brainer.

Strikeout Upside

Yonny Chirinos, Andrew Heaney, and Spencer Schwellenbach.

Ratio Play (High Floor)

Yonny Chirinos.

Win/QS Potential

Yonny Chirinos and Andrew Heaney.

If I Had to Rank The Top Five

  1. Yonny Chirinos vs CHW

  2. Andrew Heaney vs TBR

  3. Lance Lynn at WSH

  4. Spencer Schwellenbach vs PHI

  5. Case Mize at CIN

Sunday 7/7

Streamer of the Day

Last but not least we will be rolling with Zack Littell. He takes on the Rangers who have been a bit cold as of late. Littell has insane command and that limits his blowups so this is just a safe option.

Strikeout Upside

Mitch Spence.

Ratio Play (High Floor)

Zack Littell and David Peterson.

Win/QS Potential

Zack Littell, David Peterson, and Spencer Arrighetti.

If I Had to Rank The Top Five

  1. Zack Littell at TEX

  2. Mitch Spence vs BAL

  3. David Peterson at PIT

  4. Spencer Arrighetti at MIN

  5. Hayden Wesneski vs LAA

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