It sucks to say this, but we’re in the final week of the season. Providing you guys with streamers is one of my favorite things to do, and I hope all of you were successful in your leagues. This is the most important week of the season if you’re still reading this because it’s when fantasy championships are decided. That’s frustrating since many of these guys might not make their starts at the end of the week, but we’ll try to avoid anyone who has any serious question marks.
I want to thank all of you for reading throughout the season and we’ll be back with more streamers next season!
Favorable Team Matchups
7 Games
No team has seven games this week!
6 Games
Chicago Cubs (at PHI, vs. CIN)
Chicago White Sox (vs. LAA, at DET)
Colorado Rockies (vs. STL, vs. LAD)
Detroit Tigers (vs. TB, vs. CWS)
Los Angeles Dodgers (vs. SD, at COL)
Milwaukee Brewers (at PIT, vs. NYM)
Minnesota Twins (vs. MIA, vs. BAL)
Philadelphia Phillies (vs. CHC, at WAS)
St. Louis Cardinals (at COL, at SF)
Texas Rangers (at OAK, at LAA)
Toronto Blue Jays (vs. BOS, vs. MIA)
Two teams play five games: Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians.
Pitching Streamers
Cody Bradford, TEX (at OAK)
Bradford is only rostered in 40 percent of leagues on Yahoo, and it’s hard to understand why he’s available as one of our streamers. This guy has only had one bad start all season, allowing three runs or fewer in his other 11 starts. He also has a 2.15 ERA and 0.79 WHIP in that span, with the only stinker happening against the highest-scoring team in baseball! Oakland is nowhere near that, with the A’s ranked 23rd in OBP, 26th in run scored, and 27th in K rate. In his two matchups with the A’s, Bradford has compiled a 1.32 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, and 9.9 K/9 rate!
Streamonator Valuation: $17.9
Reese Olson, DET (vs. CWS)
Much like Bradford, people are overlooking Olson because of a poor stretch. The righty allowed 17 runs in a three-start stretch back in June, but he’s allowed three runs or fewer in 15 of his other 17 starts. In fact, Olson has a 2.51 ERA and 1.05 WHIP if you take out that poor two-week span. That looks even better since he gets to toe the rubber in a pitcher’s park like Comerica against one of the worst teams in MLB history. The White Sox have 106 fewer runs than the team in 29th, with Chicago sitting last in OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. In four starts against the Sox since the start of last season, Olson has a 2.16 ERA and 0.56 WHIP!
Streamonator Valuation: $14.6
JP Sears, OAK (at SEA)
We hate to cherry-pick, but Sears is another guy undone by some poor outings. His are easy to understand why, with the lefty having six stinkers against the Astros, Orioles, Brewers, Guardians, Twins, and Mariners. All of those are elite offenses outside of Seattle, with Sears allowing four runs or fewer in his other 24 starts. He also has a 2.71 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in those outings and should benefit from throwing in Safeco Field. Not only does Sears have better road splits, but Safeco Field has been the lowest-scoring park in baseball! The Mariners have done nothing to help that, ranked 22nd in wOBA, 24th in OBP, 25th in runs scored and dead-last in K rate. Despite allowing five runs in their last matchup, Sears has a 2.62 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, and 8.7 K/9 rate in seven career starts against them!
Streamonator Valuation: $4.0
Zack Littell, TB (at DET)
Littell has been one of our streamers numerous times this season, but this is the best he’s ever looked. This guy has been one of the best pitchers in baseball over the last two months, allowing one run or fewer in seven of his last eight starts. He also has a 1.41 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in that span, entering this matchup with three straight scoreless starts. That’s 28 scoreless innings, and it came against teams like Boston, Cleveland, and Toronto. That’s a disastrous sign for Detroit because the Tigers have been terrible most of the season. The Motor City Kitties rank 18th in runs scored, 22nd in K rate, 24th in wOBA, and 28th in OBP! We also don’t mind that Littell has a 2.81 ERA and 1.06 WHIP against Detroit throughout his career!
Streamonator Valuation: $0.0
Hitting Streamers
Parker Meadows, DET (vs. TB, vs. CWS)
Meadows was one of the top prospects in the Pirates organization, but some mental health issues derailed his career. The good news is that he’s feeling good in Detroit now and showing why he was highly touted. The outfielder has been hitting leadoff for the Tigers, tallying a .305 AVG, .533 SLG and .833 OPS across his last 42 games. That’s nearly two months of raking, and it looks even better since he’s at a 25-25 pace in that span. He’s also the leadoff hitter for one of the hottest teams in the league and gets to face five righties in this six-game week. Some of those guys include Chris Flexen, Sean Burke, Jonathan Cannon, Tyler Alexander, Ryan Pepiot, and Zack Littell! Littell and Pepiot have been solid streamers, but none of those guys should scare you away from using Meadows!
Brendan Rodgers, COL (vs. STL, vs. LAD)
The Rockies are fortunate to end the season with six games at home! That will make them the highest-projected offense of the week, forecasted to score about five runs in every game they play at Coors Field. That’s massive for a guy like Rodgers because he has a .328 AVG, .384 OBP, .500 SLG, and .884 OPS at home this season. Most of that damage has happened recently, providing a .277 AVG and .781 OPS across his last 42 outings. These are not rotations we’re worried about either because St. Louis sits 21st in xwOBA while the shorthanded LA rotation will be sending out minor leaguers in the final series of the season!
SAGNOF (Saves/Steals Ain’t Got No Face)
Steals Specialists
Victor Robles (SEA)
Robles has made some dumb decisions on the base paths but he’s being aggressive. The speedster has a .339 AVG and .406 OBP across his last 56 games, swiping 25 bases in that span!
Dylan Crews (WAS)
Crews is one of Washington’s top prospects, and he’s been at the top of their order since his call-up. That’s led to him recording nine steals over his last 22 games!
Saves Specialists
Luke Weaver (NYY)
Weaver has quietly been one of the best relievers in baseball this season, compiling a 1.13 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and 14.1 K/9 rate over the last 45 days. That’s earned him the ninth inning since Clay Holmes was demoted, with Weaver recording two wins and two saves over his last five fixtures as the ninth-inning arm!
Aroldis Chapman (PIT)
With David Bednar having a pitiful season in Pittsburgh, Chapman has taken over as the closer. He has six saves in his last eight appearances and has one of the best K rates in baseball (14.3 K/9).
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