Tuesday's Fantasy Baseball Pitching Streamers: Edward Cabrera, Landen Roupp and More
Six starting pitchers in action on Tuesday who are widely available in fantasy leagues and have good matchups.
Every team has now played around 100 games, give or take a few. It really puts into perspective how long the season is when we have racked up so many contests and still have long enough to go that we don't know what the playoff picture will look like outside of a few dominant teams (and even they could experience slip-ups). You'd be forgiven for zoning out in the middle of the season; only die-hards can really stay on top of things for six-plus months.
Luckily, we are die-hards here, and with that in mind, let's look at six starting pitchers in action on Tuesday who are widely available in fantasy leagues and have good matchups. Most stats are from MLB.com, as are the probable pitchers. The full streamer rankings are listed at the bottom.
Check out daily fantasy baseball projections at FantasySP all MLB season!
Chase Burns, Cincinnati Reds @ Washington Nationals
Washington isn't one of our current target teams. They have dabbled on the edge of the bottom 10 several times, but they are shaping up more as a middling offensive team. That's not a glowing recommendation, but it's better than most of the teams I talk about here each day.
This is instead about the pitcher in question. Burns has ace-level potential and was recently a high draft pick, making it less than shocking that he hurried to the big leagues. His previous start, on the Friday before the All-Star break against the Rockies, was his best so far: six innings, four hits, two runs, three walks, and 10 strikeouts. That's the type of line that could become the norm once Burns gets his feet wet and starts hitting his prime.
Burns is a mid-level streamer with clear upside. We can't expect 10 Ks every time out, and Washington ranks in the bottom five in most batter strikeouts, but there's always a chance for big game. It's still important to temper expectations a little bit, though.
Edward Cabrera, Miami Marlins vs. San Diego Padres
I was way up on yesterday's starter for Miami, Eury Perez, and he was OK, striking out five in five innings while allowing two runs. He picked up the loss, as the Marlins lost 2-1, but that's a fantasy day that owners can live with, especially striking out a hitter per inning. Cabrera is another good strikeout pitcher, and though he has walked too many guys in the past, that number is down at average this season, setting him up well. It has worked out to an ERA nearly a full run lower in 2025 than over the past two years combined.
San Diego wasn't a streaming target for most of the season, but they have found their way toward the bottom 10, currently ranking in that lowly group in runs, doubles, home runs, slugging percentage, and OPS. They pretty much top out as average in any offensive category, not showing many ways that they can excel.
Cabrera is a mid-level streamer. His K work makes him intriguing, and the matchup is right for a decent day against a team that doesn't score a lot of runs.
Joey Cantillo, Cleveland Guardians vs. Baltimore Orioles
Brandon Young, Baltimore Orioles @ Cleveland Guardians
Our final four pitchers on today's list will come from two matchups of bottom-10 offensive teams, my favorite concept for this exercise. The Orioles and Guardians were both playoff teams last year and were expected to compete for their divisions, but instead they are in the middle/bottom of the wild card race and holding on for dear life with 13 of 15 AL teams in realistic shouting distance of the postseason. Middling-to-poor pitching has hampered them, but the lineups aren't holding up their end of the bargain either.
Cantillo has worked mostly out of the bullpen this season, making three starts against 21 relief appearances. His three starts were his three most recent appearances, all coming in early July (and coincidentally, all three games went into extra innings). In those outings, he combined for 12 2/3 innings, 14 hits, seven runs, six walks, and 18 strikeouts. Cantillo has been very, very good with strikeouts in his short big-league time (98 in 79 2/3 innings) while also walking too many guys (35). There's plenty of upside here as he keeps improving.
Young is in his rookie season and has gotten a rude welcome to the majors: 26 1/3 innings, 36 hits, 22 runs (7.52 ERA), seven home runs, 11 walks, and 25 strikeouts. He fits in with Baltimore's bottom-five pitching staff. Young has plenty of time to prove his worth, as he's just 26 years old, but we need to see him do something before we can trust him in fantasy lineups.
Cantillo is a mid-level streamer and Young a low-level streamer. Cantillo's strikeouts are intriguing, though he'll have to show he can keep it up when starting and not just out of the bullpen. Young is on our “no-fly” list until further notice.
Davis Daniel, Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants
Landen Roupp, San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves
Our other double-dipping features the Giants and Braves, two teams who could have talked themselves into contender status before the season but who are being brought down by weak offensive performances. San Fran has a top-10 pitching staff, so the offense is the anchor dragging them below the playoffs right now. Atlanta has more of a middling group of pitchers, set back by injuries as much as anything else. They have pitched well enough to be winners if the offense was up to their usual standard.
Daniel has gained limited big-league experience since 2023, making appearances every season but racking up just 47 2/3 innings total. He has been close to average with walks and strikeouts in that time but has also gotten hit a little hard, allowing 48 base hits and 26 runs (25 earned, 4.72 ERA). He was pretty average in the minor leagues, so there's not a ton of reason for optimism for big things, but Daniel could settle in as a regular below-average starter, the type of pitcher that often populates our streaming list.
Roupp has a little more seasoning, approaching 150 innings, and he has been a better pitcher. He is around average with strikeouts while walking just a few too many guys, but he has been able to limit runs and home runs, giving up just one homer every 14.6 innings (a phenomenal rate). We don't fully know what Roupp is yet as a pitcher, but he has shown plenty of promise, holding an ERA below 3.50 in his short career.
Daniel is a low-to-mid-level streamer and Roupp a mid-level streamer. The former is still figuring things out and might never reach a level of consistent success, while the latter has looked good as a 26-year-old and is starting from a higher platform in his journey toward fantasy relevancy in most starts.
Tuesday's Streamer Rankings
- Chase Burns, CIN
- Landen Roupp, SF
- Edward Cabrera, MIA
- Joey Cantillo, CLE
- Davis Daniel, ATL
- Brandon Young, BAL
