Tuesday Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: It's a Strong Day on the Waiver Wire
Four starting pitchers with good matchups on Tuesday who are widely available in fantasy leagues.
Let's jump right in today and look at four starting pitchers in action on Tuesday who have good matchups and are widely available in fantasy leagues.
Most stats are from MLB.com, as are the probable starters. The full streamer rankings are listed at the bottom.
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Drew Anderson, Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians
Anderson has worked mostly as a reliever this season, making just three starts versus 38 appearances out of the bullpen. He started last Wednesday after the Tigers traded away a few starters at the deadline, and he is slated to start again here; we might see Anderson in the rotation for the rest of the season. Anderson had just 44 1/3 big-league innings to his name before the season, spending multiple years playing in Japan and Korea before returning stateside in 2026. His numbers are mostly average outside of a big strikeout rate, but every pitcher strikes out fewer batters when starting, so that number might come down the rest of the way.
Cleveland's past month has them looking more like a middling offensive team rather than the bottom-five unit they have been most of the season. It makes it a little tougher to know what to expect when a team has a stretch out of line with their season-long numbers, but I generally rely on the longer timeframe to guess what will come next; that would point toward the Guardians regressing again. One of my favorite watches currently exists in Cleveland: Since returning from the IL on July 22, Jose Ramirez has zero extra-base hits in 14 games (while batting .231). His emergence would change the equation.
Anderson is a low-to-mid-level streamer. We are probably looking at a shorter start, as Anderson hasn't reached five innings in any outing this year, and I expect his strikeout rate to suffer with the move to the rotation.
Cody Bradford, Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels
The Angels have been one of the worst offensive teams of the past month, scoring by far the fewest runs in that time and ranking in the bottom five in essentially every box stat. Their season-long numbers are now firmly in the bottom 10 across the board after a little better performance early in the season, and LA's propensity for striking out (among the top three) sets a high ceiling for opposing pitchers. There's not a team I'd rather attack right now than the Angels.
Bradford missed all of 2025 and just made his season debut last Wednesday after recovering from elbow surgery. He was decent in his first game, giving up five hits but no runs with two walks and five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings against the Giants. In his short career (136 2/3 innings), Bradford has been good with strikeouts and very good with walks while doing mostly average work limiting hits, runs, and home runs. It's hard to know what to expect after so much time off, but there's a little intrigue with Bradford here.
Bradford is a low-to-mid-level streamer. I could be tempted to bump him up another half-notch simply based on numbers (like his K rate), but we will show a little restraint. The fantastic matchup creates a sneaky high ceiling here.
Patrick Sandoval, Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays
Sandoval is another guy who missed all of 2025 and much of this season recovering from elbow surgery; it's the modern burden of all pitchers, it seems. He has been close to average with both walks and strikeouts since returning (24 innings), mostly matching his career work. Though he has only given up 10 runs, Sandoval has allowed 30 hits, maybe just a small-sample quirk based on his career numbers. Like with Bradford, there's intrigue here but also plenty of uncertainty given the year-plus of missed time.
Toronto is one of a few teams that could give the Angels a run for their money as the worst offense over the past 30 days, but the Blue Jays have found their hit tool a bit, raising them up above LA. Toronto has had a lack of power all season, though, and mixed with low walk numbers, the Jays have found it tough to string together enough hits to put runs on the board. They don't strike out much, but Toronto hasn't done much else well either, leaving a nice fantasy floor.
Sandoval is a mid-level streamer. He has a longer track record than Bradford, so I feel a little better about bumping him up to that middle level, though the matchup here isn't as good as Bradford's.
Ryan Weathers, New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners
Seattle ranks last in runs scored, a major disappointment for a team that was one game from making the World Series last season. They also rank in the bottom five in most other offensive categories, leaving the Mariners as one of our best targets right now. They are also just outside the top 10 in most batter strikeouts, setting a nice ceiling for opposing pitchers. I talk often about the Mariners playing in maybe the most pitcher-friendly park in baseball, but they are still clearly a bottom-10 offense in away games also; it doesn't matter where they play.
Weathers is owned in a little over 50% of fantasy leagues, making him a fringe streamer, but there's enough availability to make it worth checking to see if you can pick him up today with such a great matchup. He has been far better than average with both walks and strikeouts this season, and Weathers is on a bit of a hot streak, allowing 13 hits and just one run in 18 2/3 innings over his past three starts after a rougher stretch that dated back to the end of May.
Weathers is a high-level streamer today. I am willing to give him our highest honor as a guy who should be in a lineup in every league. He has been good, and the matchup couldn't be much better against a team on the decline. Another strong outing might move Weathers fully out of streamer range again.
Tuesday's Streamer Rankings
- Ryan Weathers, NYY
- Patrick Sandoval, BOS
- Cody Bradford, TEX
- Drew Anderson, DET
