With this late submission, we look at some streaming options this week.

Jonathan Loaisiga (NYY) 15% Away vs BAL, Monday, July 9th

Johnny Lasagna! Sure it’s a road start but it’s not like Yankee Stadium is a great place to pitch. JL has had limited innings in the Majors, but I like what I’ve seen so far, his K rate is great and his ground ball rate is 60%. He averages nearly 96 mph on his fastball and gets swings outside the zone over 36% of the time. Then there’s Baltimore. They are tanking and other than Machado, who are you worried about? They strike out a bunch and are near the bottom of the league in offensive production. Johnny’s got a great shot at a win and 6 to 8 strikeouts in this one. STREAM

Zack Wheeler (NYM) 19% owned, Home vs PHI, Monday July 9th

With Loaisiga scratched, I’m rolling with my backup options Zack Wheeler. He has the first game of the doubleheader against the Phils today. Wheeler has a 97 mph fastball that generates a ton of weak contact, on the season, he’s given up 25.5% soft contact. He’s also getting a lot more swings and misses on the pitch because of the increased velocity. He’s been solid over his last four games going at least 6 IP in all four and a 2.73 ERA. The Phillies are decent offensively but can be neutralized on the road as they are middle of the pack when away from Citizens Bank. They also swing a miss a bunch, so Wheeler should be a good bet to pile up 6 or 7 Ks. STREAM.

Matt Andriese Ryan Yarbrough (TB) 1%, Home vs DET, Tuesday, July 10th

The things you need to know about Andriese are that he doesn’t get a ton of Ks, won’t kill you with walks, is getting ground balls at a 51% clip, and hasn’t gone more than 3.2 IP in any start this season. This is a bullpen game, but Detroit has been bad this past month with a .285 wOBA and strikeout and walk rates that are worse than league average. This could be either be Yarbrough or Stanek’s game to win in the middle innings if that’s how the decision goes. This is only a very deep league option, especially if you have limited starts for pitchers. Try one or both, but most likely Yarbrough unless they deploy him on Monday. Again, AL-Only or 16+ mixed with games started limits should look at this option. DEEP STREAM

Mike Montgomery (CHC) 22%, Away vs SF, Wednesday, July 11th

Montgomery has been good since joining the rotation in late May. However, his last three starts have not been very good giving up 12 runs (10 earned) and allowing 26 base runners in only 16 IP. The Giants are a very disciplined team striking out only 20% of the time and waking nearly 8.5% in the last 30 days. AT&T Park is a great pitcher‘s park but I can’t see much strikeout upside from Montgomery in this one. I also don’t see him going much more than 5 innings limiting his upside. I see a few earned runs and a bad WHIP in this start from MM. STAY AWAY







Reynaldo Lopez (CHW) 21%, Home vs KC, Friday, July 13th

I actually don’t trust Rey-Lo at this point in the season. I think he’s got very good skills and stuff but needs to be more consistent. He throws 96 mph and has an above average slider, but doesn’t get the swings and misses. However, he’s a guy that could throw seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts. The Royals have literally been the worst team in the league by a long-shot in the past month. As a team, they have hit .200/.255/.308 with a .248 wOBA in the last 30 days! Their K%-BB% is 17.5%, good for 5th worst in the league and are averaging 0.5 homers per game in that stretch. I think this is a moderate STREAM due to the struggles of KC but I can’t give full confidence.

Nick Kingham (9%), Home vs MIL, Friday July 13th

Kingham has been jerked around a bit but will make his third straight start in the Majors for the first time this year. He’s coming off a very good start against the Phillies and has a to face a potent Brewers lineup at home. Here’s the thing, the Brewers haven‘t been great offensively this past month, but they were missing some key players (Yelich, Cain, Braun, Thames), for portions of June and July. All but Braun is back, but the Brewers strike out over 26% of the time. I think Kingham is legit and will throw a solid game against the Brewers now that the Pirates are showing more confidence in him. STREAM

Mike Minor (13%), Away vs BAL, Sunday July 15th

Minor’ has been solid of late and the Orioles are one of the worst offensive teams in the league. Minor’s velocity however, is decreasing and that’s worrisome. He doesn’t get hurt with the walks, so it’s really just the home run ball that kills Minor. Personally, I think the innings jump is going to put a toll on Minor sometime soon, like a couple weeks after the All-Star break. I’m not 100% confident, but I’d say roll with Minor for another couple weeks if the match-ups are good, then cut bait. STREAM