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Welcome back, Rotoballers. We've got a full slate this Wednesday with games starting at 3:10 ET. There's plenty of big names (Clayton Kershaw, Stephen Strasburg, Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, Noah Syndergaard) along with some juicy streamers that I will list below.
In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 6/15/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced / low-ownership options, and will be sleepers and value picks for your cash games and GPPs on DraftKings and FanDuel, and also for seasonal leagues with daily lineups. There'll be three main sections of this article: our Pitcher Matchups Tool’s top plays, my value plays, and pitchers to fade. I highly recommend you check out the Daily Pitcher Matchups Ratings tool - it's an extremely useful tool for daily fantasy or seasonal streaming for finding the diamonds in the rough. Anyways, let's get rowdy.
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Daily Pitcher Matchup Ratings Tool Top Plays
Tyler Duffey (SP, MIN) at Angels
Risky Stream
Let's start with the bad. He has a 8.35 ERA over his last five starts and has seen his ERA skyrocket to 5.33. Here's the good. The Angels have a .715 OPS versus RHP, 21st in baseball, and they were shut out by Duffey in their only matchup. His opponent Hector Santiago has been equally awful, so a win is in play here, but his poor stretch has me looking elsewhere.
Patrick Corbin (SP, ARI) vs Dodgers
Solid Stream
Let me start by saying this a pure peripherals play. Facing Clayton Kershaw, Corbin is unlikely to pull out the win. But he pitched well versus the Dodgers in April (6 IP, ER) and the Dodgers have a .655 OPS versus LHP, 28th in baseball (that's bad). Keep Corbin in mind when making your selection.
Max’s Value Plays of the Day
Anthony DeSclafani (SP, CIN) at Braves
Must Stream
I mentioned DeSclafani in this segment for his 2016 debut and he didn't let us down (6 IP, ER). Now he gets a Braves lineup with a .641 OPS versus RHP, last in baseball. This is a no-brainer.
Nathan Karns (SP, SEA) at Rays
Solid Stream
Karns had a fantastic May (3.31 ERA) but his encore in June has been horrid (8.64 ERA in two starts).This will be Karns' first start versus his former team, a lineup that is hitting .231 versus RHP (29th in baseball). I like Karns to bounce back here.
Starting Pitchers to Fade in Daily Fantasy Baseball
Jeremy Hellickson (SP, PHI) vs Blue Jays
Before Hellickson's last debacle versus Washington (6 IP, 7 ER, 3 HR) he had strung together six straight starts with three runs or less. Don't expect that to return versus a top 10 offense in the sandbox that is Citizens Bank.
Drew Smyly (SP, TB) vs Mariners
Smyly had his turn in the rotation thanks to his poor performance and has a tough assignment here. The Mariners love hitting LHP, as their 53 HR are the most in baseball. I like the over for you gamblers out there.
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