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Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 4/5

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Top daily fantasy baseball streamers and waiver wire adds for 4/5/21. Frank Ammirante identifies MLB hitters and starting pitchers to stream based on matchups.

Welcome to the first edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season is finally here and we here at RotoBaller are there for all of your streaming needs.

Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in both shallow and deep fantasy baseball daily leagues. Streaming hitters and pitchers to exploit matchups are important to help you win your league. You can also use these recommendations to help build your DFS lineups. This article will use rostered percentages and position eligibility from Yahoo! leagues.

Today we have a 13-game slate, giving us multiple options to target as streamers. The best picks for today come from the Yankees, Royals, and Giants.

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Hitter Streamers for 4/5 - Shallow Leagues

J.D. Davis (3B/OF, RHB, NYM) - 53% Rostered

Matchup: @ PHI LHP Matt Moore

Davis makes his season debut against a lefty in Moore who has made two big-league starts since 2018. Last season, Davis had a better walk rate (up 3.4%) and strikeout rate (down 6.2%) against southpaws. While Davis had a down year in 2020, slashing .247/.371/.389, he put up a .220 ISO in the previous season, so there's power upside here, especially in the bandbox that is Citizens Bank Park in Philly.

Aaron Hicks (OF, SHB, NYY) 45% Rostered

Matchup: vs. BAL RHP Jorge Lopez

Hicks has been a fixture in the three-hole in this stacked Yankees lineup. He goes up against Lopez, who put up a measly 16.1% strikeout rate and troubling 1.62 HR/9 last season. Lopez's struggles with the longball coupled with the hitter's park that is Yankee Stadium bodes well for Hicks in this game. While Hicks has gotten off to a slow start at the plate, today is a good opportunity for a breakout against a mediocre starting pitcher.

Michael A. Taylor (OF, RHB, KC) 27% Rostered

Matchup: at CLE LHP Logan Allen

Taylor has been mashing so far this season, going 6-for-13 (.462) with two home runs and six RBI in 13 plate appearances. Last season, Taylor put up a .276 ISO against lefties, which bodes well against Allen, who doesn't strike out many hitters (14.3 K%) and has issues with control (14.3 BB%). Taylor began the season in the eight-hole but has been bumped up to the sixth spot in this lineup. Fire him up in this excellent matchup.

Luis Arraez (2B/3B/OF, LHB, MIN) - 23% Rostered

Matchup: vs. DET RHP Jose Ureña

Arraez has gotten off to a torrid start so far, going 6-for-12 (.500) with one run, one double, two RBI, three walks, and three strikeouts in the first three games of the season. Arraez been hitting in the leadoff spot in every game, putting him in a great position for counting stats. This is a good matchup against Ureña, who posted a 12.5% walk rate and 14,4% strikeout rate in 23.1 innings last season. Ureña is one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball.

 

Hitter Streamers for 4/5 - Deep Leagues

Wilmer Flores (1B/2B, RHB, SF) 7% Rostered

Matchup: at SD LHP Adrian Morejon

Flores is one of my favorite players to stream against lefties. Last season, he slashed .274/.313/.661 with a 149 wRC+ against southpaws. The risk here is that Morejon has good stuff, posting an impressive 26.6 K-BB% in a small sample of 19.1 innings last year. There's also a good chance that Morejon does not last long in this game as the Padres try to manage his workload and ease him into the season. Still, Flores is always in play against lefties.

Austin Slater (1B/OF, RHB, SF) 7% Rostered

Matchup: at SD LHP Adrian Morejon

Slater continues the deep stream theme of lefty-mashers, posting a .316/.469/.658 slash with a 200 wRC+ against southpaws last season. While he's had trouble making contact so far (53.8 K%), this is a hitter who showed strong plate discipline (15.4 BB%) with an improved strikeout rate (21.2 K%, decrease of 8.5%) last season. Morejon is a good young pitcher, but Slater has a nice upside today.

Hanser Alberto (2B/3B, RHB, KC) - 3% Rostered

Matchup: at CLE LHP Logan Allen

Alberto slashed .375/.396/.521 with a 148 wRC+ against southpaws last season. It was a similar story in 2019 where he put up a .399/.415/.537 slash with five homers. While he's hitting in the bottom-third of the Royals lineup (slotted in the eight-hole), this is another bet on platoon splits. Alberto has a chance at solid production in this matchup against a mediocre lefty in Allen.

Jordan Luplow (OF, RHB, CLE) 0% Rostered

Matchup: vs. KC LHP Danny Duffy

Luplow is yet another deep streaming option that absolutely punishes left-handed pitching. Luplow only had 92 plate appearances in 2020, but if we look back to 2019, he slashed .320/.439/.742 with a .422 ISO and 200 wRC+ against southpaws. Luplow has hit leadoff in his two starts this season, so this is a great spot for him against Duffy, who put up a 1.60 HR/9 in 56.1 innings last year.

 

Pitcher Streamers for 4/5 - Shallow Leagues

Jordan Montgomery (LHP, NYY) - 42% Rostered

Matchup: vs. BAL

Montgomery disappointed fantasy baseball players with his surface stats last year, putting up a 5.11 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 44 innings, but if we look under the hood we see an intriguing pitcher. Montgomery showed strong control (4.7 BB%) with the ability to miss bats (12.9 SwStr%). He was also unlucky, as evidenced by his .320 BABIP and 65.0 LOB%. Monty goes up against an Orioles lineup that put up a 98 wRC+ (17th) against southpaws last season.

 

Pitcher Streamers for 4/5 - Deep Leagues

Matt Shoemaker (RHP, MIN) - 6% Rostered

Matchup: at DET

Shoemaker is one of the more injury-prone pitchers in baseball, but he's been a solid streamer when healthy. Last season, he put up a 4.71 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 14.8 K-BB% in 28.2 innings. When his splitter is working (.252 wOBA allowed in 2020), he can provide strong production. He has a great matchup against a Tigers offense that put up a 76 wRC+ (28th) and 28.2 K% (30th) against righties last season.

 



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