These 5 SP Streamers Are Fantasy Baseball Gold on Monday
Five starting pitchers in action on Monday who have good matchups and are widely available in fantasy leagues.
Mondays and Thursdays are generally the days when MLB teams have off, and we run into a little bit of that today with just two-thirds of the league in action. That's better than we'll find some days, like when we had just six games last Thursday, but it still can cause a little consternation among fantasy owners.
Let's look at five starting pitchers in action on Monday who have good matchups and are widely available in fantasy leagues. Most stats are from MLB.com, as are the probable pitchers. The full streamer rankings are listed at the bottom.
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Mike Burrows, Houston Astros @ Seattle Mariners
Burrows has an average walk rate and above-average strikeout rate in 115 1/3 career innings while also allowing just under one hit per inning and one home run every 6.8 innings (close to average). Those middling numbers have mostly allowed him to find success, though the start to 2026 hasn't been great: 16 innings, 22 hits, 10 runs, three home runs, six walks, and 15 strikeouts.
After a somewhat surprising run to Game 7 of the ALCS last year, Seattle is laboring hard on offense, especially watching their stars falter often. Cal Raleigh is hitting .133 with two doubles, two homers, and 24 strikeouts; Julio Rodriguez is at .194 with one, one, and 19, respectively. Josh Naylor is feeling it the worst, batting .102 with no extra-base hits. We have no choice but to take note of the Mariners' brutal offensive start.
Burrows is a low-to-mid-level streamer. His K work gives him a little upside, but the way he has been hit so far is reason for pause, especially with a short track record. Facing Seattle puts things more in his favor.
Cade Cavalli, Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates have started this year much better than they played at any time in the recent past, riding fantastic starting pitching but also playing at least average offensively in most categories. They are still a tentative target, particularly when the schedule is a little short, but we might not be going after Pittsburgh too much longer (they're in first place!).
Cavalli threw 48 2/3 innings last year, his first year with at least five innings, putting up a better-than-average walk rate but below-average strikeout rate. He was hit a little bit but not at an untenable rate. So far in 2026, Cavalli has still been low with strikeouts but also walked too many guys in an extremely small sample of 14 1/3 innings. He hasn't been hit as much (12 hits, no home runs), allowing Cavalli to still find at least moderate success.
Cavalli is a low-level streamer. There's not enough of a track record to have a real feel, and with his K numbers well below average, you can find a better way to use your innings this early in the season.
Matthew Liberatore, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Guardians
Liberatore has been a little better than average with walks in his career but mostly below average with strikeouts. He was up to an average level in 2024 when working mostly out of the bullpen, but he has been well below that mark otherwise. It has been a bit of a mixed bag in 2026, as Liberatore has given up 19 hits and four home runs in 16 innings but only six runs; that latter number is sure to rise if the others stay at their current rates.
After a below-average 2026 from an offensive standpoint, the Guardians are again struggling to put together good performances with the bats. We talked about the ineptitude of Seattle's stars, and Jose Ramirez is suffering the same way for Cleveland, sitting with a .180 batting average, three doubles, and two home runs. He doesn't strike out a lot, and he is likely to improve greatly, but Ramirez has struggled so far (along with the rest of the offense).
Liberatore is a low-level streamer. As mentioned above, it's an anomaly to allow just six runs with four home runs, particularly when giving up other hits, so it feels like his run-prevention numbers are likely to look worse unless something changes.
Ryne Nelson, Arizona Diamondbacks @ Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is very middling in a lot of areas but also above average in other stats, including doubles and all four slash categories. They are in the top 10 in most batter strikeouts and the bottom 10 in runs, though the Orioles are just five runs back of the middle of the league, a common quirk this early in the year. Most troubling for the team, they are getting hammered by injuries, with Adley Rutschman, Ryan Mountcastle, and Tyler O'Neill recently added to the IL.
Nelson had his best season last year, but that came with 10 relief appearances and 23 starts rather than working exclusively in the rotation, as he did previously. His number have been OK in 2026, though five of his 12 runs allowed were unearned. That could mean he was a victim of bad luck, but it could also mean that his run prevention hasn't been nearly as good as it seems by ERA (a middling 4.20).
Nelson is a low-to-mid-level streamer. He is generally good with walks but below average with strikeouts while doing well limiting hitters. Baltimore is entering a trying stretch with so many hitters on the IL, so there's a little intrigue here, though Nelson has a lower ceiling than some other guys.
Will Warren, New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels
The Angels are scuffling in a few areas, but they are in the top 10 in runs scored and home runs. They have drawn the most walks of any team but have also struck out the third most, leaving a lot of risk and reward in their offensive performance. LA was a bottom-10 offensive team last season, and though they have shown promise early, I'm still OK with targeting them on the right days, particularly with their K numbers.
Warren is an above-average strikeout pitcher who walks just a few too many guys. He has given up a lot of runs (his career ERA is 5.00), but a lot of that came in 22 2/3 innings in 2024, and he was much closer to average last season. Warren has been good in three starts this year, combining for 14 2/3 innings with 14 hits, five runs, five walks, and 14 strikeouts. There's definite intrigue.
Warren is a low-to-mid-level streamer with some upside. I like his K numbers, and though his career marks can scare off some owners, things have gotten better the more he has thrown in the big leagues, and there's a nice ceiling given LA's strikeout woes.
Monday's Streamer Rankings
- Will Warren, NYY
- Mike Burrows, HOU
- Ryne Nelson, ARI
- Matthew Liberatore, STL
- Cade Cavalli, WSH
