Fantasy Baseball Streaming Starters: Week 11

10-Team League

Eduardo Rodríguez , SP BOS - ERod got back on track in his last start, holding the Astros to just one run on four hits over six innings while striking out five. It ended a two-game skid in which he allowed 11 runs over 11 innings to the Rockies and Blue Jays. His start this week comes against a Royals team in Kansas City which will be a positive ballpark shift for ERod to work with. The Royals themselves have struggled against southpaws this season, ranking 28^th in wOBA with a near 25-percent strikeout rate against left-handed pitching.

Rich Hill , SP LAD – It has never been a question of talent with Hill just his health and right now he is healthy and rolling having tossed three straight quality starts while allowing just three runs and striking out 23 over 18 innings during that span. His start this upcoming week will be against the woeful San Francisco Giants offense in the league’s best pitchers park in Oracle Park. The Giants rank 29^th in wOBA & 29^th in ISO while striking out nearly 25-percent of the time against left-handed pitching this season.

12-Team League

Lance Lynn , SP TEX – Holy strikeouts, Lynn has notched 28 K’s over his last 19.1 innings. After a rough go to start the season he has settled down nicely, posting a 2.97 ERA while striking out 41 over 33.1 innings which spans over his last five starts. In his start this week he will face off against the A’s who rank 20^th in wOBA against right-handed pitching this season while striking out in a tick over 20-percent of their at bats.

Andrew Heaney , SP LAA - Heaney has made two solid starts for the Angels since coming off the IL but what has been the most impressive thing about his two starts are the strikeouts. Over 11 innings Heaney has 18 strikeouts in his two starts which came against the Rangers and Mariners. His start this week will be a bit of a tough one as he faces an A’s team that has solid numbers against left-handed pitching this season but if you need strikeouts, I think he is worth the stream and potential longer term add to your fantasy rotation.

Julio Teheran , SP ATL – Any time we can find a pitcher to use against the Miami Marlins we should be all in. What is even better when we can find a pitcher like Teheran who is sitting around 50-percent ownership after allowing three total runs over five starts during the month of May. The Marlins rank 28^th in wOBA and 30^th in ISO against right-handed pitching this season while striking out in 22.7-percent of their at bats.

15-Team League

Griffin Canning , SP LAA – Angles rookie has it going right now, allowing just two earned runs over his last three combined starts spanning 18 innings. His most recent start was against the A’s whom he will face again this week but this time in his home ballpark. As I mentioned during the Lance Lynn analysis, the A’s have struggled against RHP this season, ranking 20^th in wOBA. Canning should be a part of most if not all rotations in leagues this deep.

Dakota Hudson , SP STL – Hudson is coming off the best stretch of his young career which saw him post a 2.80 ERA over six May starts. During those six starts only once did he allow more than two earned runs and only once did he pitch fewer than six innings. He will face a Reds lineup during his start this week which certainly has some holes in it and ranks towards the middle of the pack against right-handed pitching. The one downside with Hudson has been the lack of strikeouts this season but when you are in deeper leagues any pitcher still on the wire will have their flaws.