Friday Fantasy Baseball SP Streamers: Vasquez and McGreevy Lead the Way

Almost every series during the baseball season follows a pattern based on the day of the week, either going Monday-Wednesday/Thursday or Thursday/Friday-Sunday. There are the rare two-game series, and weather causes games to be pushed back, but you can usually count on your team playing every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

I began noticing split series this season and thought it was just an early-season quirk, but there are more examples continuing into the schedule, such as the current Mets/Phillies three-game set that is taking place on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

There are certain rules, like restrictions on consecutive days played, that factor into this, but the reason I took notice today is because of the teams involved: Philadelphia and New York are two of our favorite streaming targets, so having them both off on a day when every team usually plays made a difference in our streaming hunt. It's something to keep in mind when setting your fantasy lineups and planning when you'll watch games on TV.

Moving to fantasy baseball, let's look at four starting pitchers in action on Friday who are widely available in fantasy leagues and have good matchups. Most stats are from MLB.com, as are the probable starters. The full streamer rankings are listed at the bottom.

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Erick Fedde, Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

Fedde looked very good in 2024 after spending one year pitching in Japan, throwing 177 1/3 innings with a 3.30 ERA with average-or-better walk and strikeout rates. Things took a turn for the worse in 2025, as his walks and (especially) strikeouts went to the wrong side of the middle, and he gave up hits, runs, and home runs at a much higher rate. This year, Fedde is somewhere in the middle overall, but he's giving up a lot of homers (one every 4.7 innings) and not striking batters out, giving him a low floor and ceiling in fantasy.

Detroit is in (or very close to) the bottom 10 in essentially every offensive box stat. They do well drawing walks, but they also strike out at a top-10 rate, helping offset the positive and provide a nice ceiling for opposing pitchers. They have the upside to climb up to at least an average level, but the Tigers have faltered in many areas this season, and the offense is a major factor in those struggles.

Fedde is a low-level streamer. The matchup is good, but Fedde just hasn't been good enough over the past two years, and his perilously low strikeout rate leaves him without many ways to have a successful fantasy outing.

Tatsuya Imai, Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland is down in the bottom five (or very close to it) in runs, hits, home runs, batting average, slugging percentage, and OPS. They rank high in walks and low in strikeouts, so they don't set a big ceiling, but they do provide a nice floor many days, showing a lack of offensive prowess that hinders their ability to truly slot in as a contender (particularly with Jose Ramirez on the IL for a month or two).

Imai was listed here before his previous start against the Royals last Friday, and I really don't want to tell you how it went: he lasted just 2/3 of an inning and gave up four hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout. That makes five starts in nine tries in which he threw less than five innings and gave up at least three runs. While his strikeout work has been good, Imai has walked way too many batters, helping lead to his overall issues.

Imai is a low-to-mid-level streamer. He should probably be another notch lower, but since he is better with strikeouts and Cleveland is lowlier, there's a slight hope for a little success. I'm skipping Imai outside of the deepest leagues.

Michael McGreevy, St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

McGreevy has done everything well this season aside from striking batters out. He is at least average with hits, runs, and home runs allowed, and he has a great walk rate, but McGreevy is striking out just 16.5% of the batters he has faced (versus league average around 22%). His career rate is just under 16%, so we can't expect much of an uptick, leaving McGreevy as a fine streaming option who doesn't have a high ceiling.

The Royals are another team peppering the bottom 10 in many box stats, though they aren't as low as our other target teams today in some areas. Their hit tool has shown up, and they draw walks and don't strike out much; KC also doesn't hit for much power, ranking in the bottom eight in home runs, slugging percentage, and OPS. A team can find success without big power, but the Royals are also close to the bottom five in runs scored, feeling the effects of the lack of big hits.

McGreevy is a low-to-mid-level streamer. I'd be very excited about him if he found better strikeout work, but that doesn't seem like it's going to happen, especially as he had a low rate in the minor leagues also. He's fine to consider here as a guy who can give a chunk of solid innings.

Randy Vasquez, San Diego Padres @ Texas Rangers

I've detailed how the Rangers are much worse offensively at home in large part due to Globe Life Field being one of the best pitcher's parks in baseball. When looking only at games that a team has played in their home stadium, Texas ranks in the bottom five in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, walks, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS. I mean, what's left? We can look to target any team playing in Texas, particularly the Rangers.

Vasquez is another guy who has been good in most areas but does below-average strikeout work, keeping his fantasy ceiling down. His current K rate (18.5%) would be his career best in any season in which he threw at least 40 innings, but Vasquez holds a career rate of just 15.6%, so we should probably expect his 2026 number to drop rather than rise. He has still found success, but there's not quite the ceiling we would like for a guy on our fantasy roster in most leagues.

Vasquez is a low-to-mid-level streamer. He's our best option today, and it's worth seeing if you could use the innings, but the K numbers won't be there, leaving him just a hair below the middle.

Friday's Streamer Rankings

1. Randy Vasquez, SD
2. Michael McGreevy, STL
3. Tatsuya Imai, HOU
4. Erick Fedde, CWS