My streaming options have remained hot the past few weeks. With the Week 13 pitching planner I want to continue that hot streak.
After chasing (and attaining) perfection in Week 10, my Week 11 picks were one blown up Alex Cobb-salad from going perfect in back-to-back weeks. Week 12 is continuing the trend, as my streaming picks are 9-1 with six starts remaining.
I am trying to take pride and hold myself accountable with these picks. Anyone can just show you who has 2-starts or is a must-start with a good/bad matchup. I want to give you a reason to come back.
For the Week 13 pitching planner, I am using ownership percentages from ESPN. The information in this Week 13 pitching planner is up to date as of June 23rd.
Week 12 Pitching Planner
2-Start Pitchers
Take note for those that have lineup decisions in weekly leagues.
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Shelby Miller and Zack Godley, ARI: at MIA, vs. SF
This will be Miller’s first starts of the season, so we will see if they let him make two. I am streaming him for sure against the Marlins though.
Mike Foltynewicz, ATL: vs. CIN, at STL
Andrew Cashner and Kevin Gausman, BAL: vs. SEA, vs. LAA
David Price, BOS: vs. LAA, at NYY
Mike Montgomery and Jon Lester, CHC: at LAD, vs. MIN
Reynaldo Lopez, CWS: vs. MIN, at TEX
Tyler Mahle and Matt Harvey, CIN: at ATL, vs. MIL
Corey Kluber, CLE: at STL, at OAK
Chad Bettis, COL: at SF, at LAD
Jordan Zimmerman and Michael Fulmer, DET: vs. OAK, at TOR
Justin Verlander and Charlie Morton, HOU: vs. TOR, at TB
Jake Junis, KC: vs. LAA, at SEA
John Lamb, LAA: at BOS, at BAL
The Angels’ rotation is finally more solid now that Ohtani is on the DL.
Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling, LAD: vs. CHC, vs. COL
Dan Straily and Julio Urena, MIA vs. ARI, vs. NYM
Freddy Peralta, MIL: vs. KC, at CIN
Lance Lynn, MIN: at CWS, at CHC
Seth Lugo, NYM: vs. PIT, at MIA
Jonathan Loaisiga, NYY: at PHI, vs. BOS
Frankie Montas, OAK: at DET, vs. CLE
Vincent Velasquez and Jake Arrieta, PHI: vs. NYY, vs. WAS
Jameson Taillon, PIT: at NYM, at SD
Joey Lucchesi, SD: at TEX, vs. PIT
Derek Holland, SF: vs. COL, at ARI
Felix Hernandez and James Paxton, SEA: at BAL, vs. KC
Nathan Eovaldi, TB: vs. WAS, vs. HOU
Cole Hamels, TEX: vs. SD, vs. CWS
J.A. Happ, TOR: at HOU, vs. DET
Gio Gonzalez, WAS: at TB, at PHI
Good Matchups
These are mostly must-start pitchers anyway, but take note for daily players.
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Patrick Corbin and Zack Greinke, ARI at MIA
Lance McCullers, HOU at TB
Jacob deGrom, NYM at MIA
Mike Leake, SEA at BAL
Max Scherzer, WAS at TB
Bad Matchups
In year-long leagues, you probably aren’t sitting these guys, but stay away in daily formats.
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Alex Wood, LAD vs. CHC
Sonny Gray, NYY vs. BOS
Carlos Martinez and Jack Flaherty, STL vs. CLE
Blake Snell, TB vs. HOU
Streaming Options
These are the guys to pick up and insert in your lineup for a good matchup this week.
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Clay Buchholz, ARI vs. SF (34.6% ownership)
Still only owned in about a third of leagues, he needs to be owned in 100% of leagues.
Felix Pena, LAA at BAL (0.1% ownership)
For deeper leagues, you can do worse than the young Pena against the team with the lowest batting average in the league.
Brent Suter, MIL vs. KC (24.7% ownership)
Suter has not given up more than 3 runs or gone less than five innings since early May. Now he gets a struggling Royals’ lineup.
Kyle Gibson, MIN at CWS (31.3% ownership)
He has five quality starts in his last six outings, and was one out from six in a row.
Jason Vargas, NYM at MIA (1.0% ownership)
He got rocked by the Rockies, but Coors Field will do that. I like him much better at Miami.
All Texas Rangers pitchers outside of Cole Hamels: vs. SD, vs. CWS
They are all widely available and now you get two terrible offenses and the Rangers are streaking.
That’s it for the Week 13 pitching planner!
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