Really? Only one week left in the season? Seems like we just started! Oh, that’s right. We did just start two months ago.
So you need a cure for your fantasy baseball team’s pitching woes? (see what i did there?) Can I interest you in some pitchers to stream the last week of this strange 2020 “regular” season? I’m here to help.
Let’s start with a short list of MLB teams struggling offensively versus LHP/RHP.
| Team | Split | K% | ISO | wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariners | vs LHP | 27.0% (28th) | 0.144 (25th) | 0.273 (30th) |
| Pirates | vs RHP | 25.0% (23rd) | 0.122 (30th) | 0.259 (30th) |
| Marlins | vs RHP | 25.7% (27th) | 0.126 (29th) | 0.302 (25th) |
| Rangers | vs RHP | 25.0% (24th) | 0.139 (27th) | 0.277 (29th) |
| Rangers | vs LHP | 25.7% (25th) | 0.133 (26th) | 0.279 (28th) |
| Cubs | vs LHP | 26.0% (26th) | 0.123 (28th) | 0.292 (25th) |
Well, well, well. What happened to Texas? Struggling against both lefties and righties. Not good. Not good at all… unless you are looking for some pitchers to stream next week.
Streaming Pitchers September 21
Now, I look at the pitchers Texas and the others teams above are facing next week and give you my quick take on whether or not you should start him.
NOTE: The scheduled start date is as of Friday morning. We’re one COVID positive test, rainout, poor air quality, protest or biblical sandstorm away from these dates shifting. That is why I’m also including starting pitchers not currently scheduled to face these struggling lineups.
| Lineup | Opposing Pitcher | Scheduled Start | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | ISO Against | wOBA Against | Start him? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariners | LHP Framber Valdez, HOU | 9/22 | 63.2 | 3.82 | 1.17 | 26.1% | 0.110 | 0.287 | Yes, confidently |
| Mariners | LHP Jesus Luzardo, OAK | 9/26 | 50.0 | 4.32 | 1.28 | 24.8% | 0.193 | 0.331 | Yes, fingers crossed |
| Mariners | LHP Sean Manaea, OAK | 9/27 | 48.0 | 4.50 | 1.21 | 20.8% | 0.144 | 0.306 | No, too risky |
| Mariners | LHP Mike Minor, OAK | – | 46.2 | 5.40 | 1.28 | 23.7% | 0.184 | 0.311 | No, too risky |
| Pirates | RHP Adbert Alzolay, CHC | 9/22 | 12.1 | 3.65 | 1.40 | 25.9% | 0.071 | 0.280 | Yes, fingers crossed |
| Pirates | RHP Kyle Hendricks, CHC | 9/23 | 65.2 | 3.29 | 1.06 | 19.7% | 0.132 | 0.278 | Yes, confidently |
| Pirates | RHP Alec Mills, CHC | 9/24 | 52.2 | 3.93 | 1.07 | 17.5% | 0.173 | 0.283 | Yes, confidently |
| Pirates | RHP Yu Darvish, CHC | – | 63.0 | 1.86 | 0.94 | 32.4% | 0.101 | 0.243 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Pirates | RHP Carlos Carrasco, CLE | 9/25 | 55.0 | 3.27 | 1.31 | 27.2% | 0.155 | 0.315 | Yes, confidently |
| Pirates | RHP Aaron Civale, CLE | 9/26 | 64.0 | 3.80 | 1.20 | 22.5% | 0.168 | 0.314 | Yes, confidently |
| Pirates | RHP Shane Bieber, CLE | 9/27 | 72.1 | 1.74 | 0.86 | 40.6% | 0.101 | 0.223 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Pirates | RHP Triston McKenzie, CLE | – | 25.1 | 3.91 | 0.80 | 35.1% | 0.241 | 0.265 | Yes, confidently |
| Pirates | RHP Zach Plesac, CLE | – | 41.0 | 2.20 | 0.78 | 25.5% | 0.161 | 0.243 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Pirates | RHP Adam Plutko, CLE | – | 23.2 | 5.32 | 1.38 | 12.0% | 0.207 | 0.351 | No, too risky |
| Marlins | RHP Josh Tomlin, ATL | 9/21 | 35.1 | 4.84 | 1.23 | 21.2% | 0.147 | 0.302 | Yes, fingers crossed |
| Marlins | RHP Ian Anderson, ATL | 9/24 | 22.0 | 1.64 | 0.91 | 30.3% | 0.065 | 0.214 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Marlins | RHP Kyle Wright, ATL | – | 25.0 | 7.20 | 2.08 | 16.4% | 0.226 | 0.412 | No, too risky |
| Marlins | RHP Huascar Ynoa, ATL | – | 18.2 | 5.30 | 1.65 | 18.6% | 0.172 | 0.345 | No, too risky |
| Marlins | RHP Deivi Garcia, NYY | 9/25 | 24.2 | 3.28 | 0.99 | 24.2% | 0.149 | 0.265 | Yes, confidently |
| Marlins | RHP Gerrit Cole, NYY | 9/26 | 66.0 | 3.00 | 0.98 | 33.0% | 0.216 | 0.283 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Marlins | RHP Masahiro Tanaka, NYY | 9/27 | 44.0 | 3.27 | 1.02 | 22.4% | 0.192 | 0.297 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Marlins | RHP Jonathan Loaisiga, NYY | – | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1.06 | 27.4% | 0.185 | 0.319 | Yes, confidently |
| Rangers | RHP Dylan Bundy, LAA | 9/21 | 60.2 | 3.12 | 1.01 | 28.2% | 0.129 | 0.262 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Rangers | RHP Jaime Barria, LAA | – | 24.0 | 3.38 | 1.13 | 19.4% | 0.172 | 0.284 | Yes, confidently |
| Rangers | RHP Griffin Canning, LAA | – | 50.1 | 4.29 | 1.40 | 21.4% | 0.202 | 0.340 | No, too risky |
| Rangers | RHP Julio Teheran, LAA | – | 29.1 | 8.90 | 1.62 | 12.8% | 0.316 | 0.401 | No, nope. Never. |
| Rangers | LHP Andrew Heaney, LAA | – | 56.0 | 4.02 | 1.16 | 25.8% | 0.129 | 0.281 | Yes, fingers crossed |
| Rangers | LHP Patrick Sandoval, LAA | – | 26.2 | 6.75 | 1.49 | 15.1% | 0.279 | 0.371 | No, too risky |
| Rangers | RHP Taylor Clarke, ARI | 9/22 | 38.1 | 3.99 | 1.23 | 21.9% | 0.206 | 0.299 | No, too risky |
| Rangers | LHP Caleb Smith, ARI | 9/23 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1.75 | 26.3% | 0.310 | 0.368 | Yes, fingers crossed |
| Rangers | LHP Madison Bumgarner, ARI | – | 31.2 | 8.53 | 1.76 | 12.4% | 0.370 | 0.441 | No, nope. Never. |
| Rangers | LHP Alex Young, ARI | – | 41.1 | 5.44 | 1.41 | 18.7% | 0.282 | 0.363 | No, too risky |
| Rangers | RHP Zac Gallen, ARI | – | 60.0 | 3.15 | 1.10 | 27.4% | 0.134 | 0.276 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Rangers | RHP Luke Weaver, ARI | – | 41.2 | 6.70 | 1.65 | 23.0% | 0.249 | 0.382 | No, too risky |
| Rangers | RHP Cristian Javier, HOU | 9/24 | 44.2 | 3.22 | 0.97 | 24.3% | 0.192 | 0.269 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Rangers | RHP Jose Urquidy, HOU | 9/25 | 16.2 | 2.70 | 0.93 | 15.6% | 0.069 | 0.212 | Yes, without a doubt |
| Rangers | RHP Justin Verlander, HOU | 9/26 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 0.67 | 33.3% | 0.300 | 0.263 | No, too risky |
| Rangers | RHP Lance McCullers, HOU | 9/27 | 44.1 | 4.87 | 1.25 | 21.5% | 0.196 | 0.328 | Yes, fingers crossed |
| Rangers | LHP Framber Valdez, HOU | – | 63.2 | 3.82 | 1.17 | 26.1% | 0.110 | 0.287 | Yes, confidently |
| Rangers | RHP Brandon Bielak, HOU | – | 28.0 | 5.79 | 1.61 | 17.6% | 0.287 | 0.394 | No, nope. Never. |
| Rangers | RHP Zack Greinke, HOU | – | 57.1 | 3.77 | 1.07 | 23.0% | 0.155 | 0.283 | Yes, confidently |
| Cubs | LHP Steven Brault, PIT | 9/22 | 35.2 | 4.04 | 1.34 | 21.1% | 0.063 | 0.283 | Yes, fingers crossed |
| Cubs | LHP Derek Holland, PIT | – | 39.2 | 6.58 | 1.38 | 26.0% | 0.271 | 0.360 | No, nope. Never. |
| Cubs | LHP Gio Gonzalez, CHW | – | 27.1 | 4.61 | 1.92 | 21.1% | 0.143 | 0.377 | No, too risky |
Thank you for stopping by my little corner of the internet and good luck streaming pitchers next week! You can find me sometimes on the Twitter @Roto_Chris.
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