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Rotoworld's weekly waiver-wire guide highlights Colt Keith as a versatile, bat-speed-improved option and Bryan Baker as a promising Rays closer-in-waiting for under-40% rostered leagues, then surveys a broad slate of other under-roster picks on both hitting and pitching with upside, emphasizing playing time, role changes, and matchup context to help managers optimize early-season rosters.
Pitcher List’s Nick Pollack recaps every Monday starting pitcher outing, led by Lance McCullers Jr.’s 7-inning gem vs. Boston that underscored his high-end upside but ongoing volatility. He surveys a broad slate—Roupp, Elder, Castillo, Cabrera, Messick, Soroka, Leiter, Harrison and more—commenting on velocity, CSW, and pitch mix while flagging a mix of promising signs and red flags. He highlights potential breakouts (Cabrera, Messick, Soroka, Harrison) and warns on others (Bassitt, Verlander, Paddack), and notes streaming picks have moved to the SP Matchups & Streamer Rankings article, with a Twitch office-hours invite for questions.
This article offers a Week 2 update to The List, a ranked Top 100 starting pitchers for 2026 fantasy baseball tailored to 12-team, 5×5, head-to-head leagues. It includes an injuries table, a mini stash list for minor-league SPs, and a detailed tiered ranking with notes that explain movement, risk, and when players are IL or off rotation; plus honorable mentions and a “You forgot THIS PITCHER” section.
Eric Samulski's weekly fantasy baseball column combines a streaming-start week plan with analysis of pitch-mix changes for Cavalli and Cease (plus notes on Alcantara, Gore, and Vasquez). It colors options by day and confidence level, offers matchup context and roster percentages, and highlights a two-start week, giving managers a concise view of who to stream and how these arms might evolve this season.
RotoBaller highlights under-rostered hitter streamers for Week 2, naming top adds like Justin Crawford, Jake Burger, Ryan O’Hearn, Nolan Schanuel, Andrés Giménez, Colt Keith, Brett Baty, Chase Meidroth, Cole Young, and Luke Raley (all under about 25% rostered on Yahoo) along with deeper sleepers under 5%. The piece notes seven-game weeks for ARI, ATL, NYM, and SFG and stresses adding these players early to maximize favorable matchups and keeps readers updated on matchup-driven streaming value for the week.
Nick Pollack’s SP Roundup for 3/29 breaks down every Sunday starter, led by Emerson Hancock’s six-inning no‑hit gem with nine strikeouts (a standout but not yet repeatable) and Seth Lugo’s 6.1 scoreless frames. The day delivered a mix of promise and volatility across arms like Connelly Early, MacKenzie Gore, and Eric Lauer, with others such as Lowder, Kay, Irvin, Meyer, and Baz flashing upside but carrying caveats. Pollack stresses streaming prudence and directs readers to the daily SP Matchups & Streamer Rankings for picks, while noting Twitch office hours for free Q&As.
For Week 1 (3/30–4/5), target Phillies, Braves, and Blue Jays hitters given favorable early matchups (e.g., Phillies at Coors Field; strong opposing rotations), while steering clear of Guardians, Angels, and Nationals mid‑tier bats due to tougher rotations. Consider J.T. Realmuto as a potential catcher streamer, and in deeper leagues, Mike Yastrzemski in a platoon and Nathan Lukes for Jays may offer late value.
Dominic Smith hit a bases-loaded walk-off grand slam off Royals closer Carlos Estevez in the bottom of the ninth, giving Atlanta a 6-2 win and the series over Kansas City; it was his first hit with the Braves, and he finished 1-for-4 with four RBI and a run, with the recap noting other early-season power performances from hitters such as Shea Langeliers, Jorge Soler, and Jake Burger to illustrate a lively fantasy landscape.
Nick Pollack’s SP Roundup for Saturday reviews every starting pitcher’s performance, led by Randy Vásquez’s 6.0-inning, 0-earned-run outing and a clear velocity uptick, while also praising several other arms (Keller, Wacha, Cease, López, Mahle, and more) for movement, control, and improved secondaries. The piece provides fantasy implications, speculative adds, and caution about matchups, and notes that streaming picks have been moved to a separate SP Matchups article.
A concise fantasy baseball guide ranking daily starting pitchers (SP streamers) for 3/29, 3/30, and 3/31, organized into four tiers (Auto Start to Do Not Start) with daily and next-day tables, plus color-coded streaming picks and PLV/pl Bot projections. It also notes offense projections and points readers to PL Pro for full access to extended tools.
Pitcher List launches the inaugural 2026 two-start pitcher rankings, sorting projected two-start starters into four tiers—Set-and-Forget, Most Likely Start, Questionable, and Avoid—with brief notes on each pitcher’s matchup risk and upside, plus a teaser for a weekly “Two-Start Streamer of the Week.”
Provides three days of starting pitcher streamer rankings for fantasy baseball (3/28–3/30) organized in four tiers (Auto Start, Probably Start, Questionable Start, Do Not Start) with daily tables and notes on PL Pro/PL Bot projections, PLV-based offense rankings, and how streaming success is scored (PQS); includes examples of top picks and directs readers to the PL Pro hub for full access.
Daily fantasy baseball starting-pitcher streamer rankings for 3/27–3/29 are presented in four tiers (Auto-Starts, Probably Starts, Questionable Starts, Do Not Start) with rostership percentages, matchup notes, and daily picks, plus access to PL Pro/PL Bot projections and a 14-day SP grid, and an offense ranking section based on PLV projections along with a Twitch AMA invitation.
Pitcher List's SP Roundup reviews every Thursday starting pitcher performance, flagging Cade Cavalli's opening-day struggles and highlighting standout lines from Rogers, Skubal, Sánchez, Abbott, Crochet, Ryan, Brown, Misiorowski, Yamamoto, Liberatore, Rasmussen, Yamamoto, Bibee (injury note), Gallen, Pivetta, and others, while weighing concerns (Bibee's shoulder inflammation, Eovaldi’s longball bite, Pivetta’s rough outing) and offering streaming ideas and early-season takeaways for fantasy managers.
Pitcher List’s SP Roundup for 3/25 recaps Wednesday’s starting pitchers for fantasy baseball, noting Logan Webb’s 5.0 innings and 6 earned runs against the Yankees but arguing the underlying stuff wasn’t as bad as the line suggests, while Max Fried dominated with 6.1 innings of 0 ER; the piece also references Joe Ryan and Trevor Rogers on Opening Day and mentions that streaming picks have moved to the SP Matchups & Streamer Rankings article, plus an invitation to join a Twitch Q&A.