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Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 8/20

Welcome to another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season continues to roll along and we here at Rotoballer are there for all of your streaming needs.

RotoBaller has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider in your fantasy baseball daily league lineups. Streaming pitchers and position players to exploit a matchup are extremely important in fantasy baseball, especially in a truncated season like this one.

We have a large slate of 13 games to choose from today (14 if you count the Phillies and Jays doubleheader), so we should be able to find some solid streamer candidates. The best options on today's slate come from the Rays, Blue Jays, Reds, Marlins, and Pirates.

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Jesse Winker (OF, CIN) - 55% Rostered

This will likely be the last time Jesse Winker appears in one of these articles as his ownership has continued to climb, but we will send him out with one last recommendation against Adam Wainwright. While Wainwright has started the season in the old form, he has struggled vs. left-handed hitters recently. In 2019, he gave up nine of his 17 HR allowed to lefties and worked his way to a 5.71 FIP. Winker has been feasting on right-handed pitching in 2020 by posting a .521 wOBA with four HR.

 

Deeper League Streamers (25% Rostered)

Yandy Diaz (1B/3B, TB) - 19% Rostered

Yandy Diaz has started somewhat slowly to begin 2020, but he is known for obliterating left-handed pitching, This is evidenced by his .410 wOBA, seven of 14 HR, and .393 OBP vs. southpaws in 2019. He goes up against James Paxton who has struggled vs. everyone to begin the season and has allowed an 8.73 ERA, 1.678 WHIP, and a FIP of 4.72 to right-handed hitters thus far.

Jesus Aguilar (1B, MIA) - 28% Rostered

Aguilar has started the season fairly hot as he is currently slashing .277/.306/.508 with four HR and 16 RBI. He goes up against left-hander Steven Matz, who has been abysmal to start the season. Thus far, Matz has allowed a 6.81 FIP to right-handed hitters and has paired that with an 8.151 ERA. He has also allowed seven HR to righties, which is insane.

Brian Anderson (3B/OF, MIA) - 32% Rostered

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Steven Matz's struggles are mentioned above, so we do not need to point out why he is a solid pitcher to attack for a right-handed hitter. Anderson has been very good vs. left-handers to start the season as he is currently posting a .294 AVG with a .839 OPS and one HR. He has also posted four total HR on the season, and given Matz's propensity for allowing bombs, he is certainly a candidate to take him deep.

 

Deepest League Streamers (10% Rostered)

Trevor Williams (SP, PIT) - 4% Rostered

This is always the scariest part of the article; trying to find a worthy pitching candidate to stream. Williams may fit the bill against the Indians. The Indians offense has been struggling mightily to start the season and they have not been particularly good vs. right-handed pitching. They currently boast a 22.1% K rate vs. right-handed pitching an are posting a 92 wRC+, neither of which is very inspiring.

Rowdy Tellez (1B, TOR) - 1% Rostered

As of this writing, Tellez is being monitored for a concussion, so his status will need to be checked before first pitch. If he plays, he could have a nice day against Phillies' right-hander Spencer Howard. Howard has been atrocious vs. left-handed hitters to begin the season as he has given up three HR in just three IP vs. lefties. He has also struggled to the tune of an 18 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, and 17.47 FIP. Any Jays lefty could have a field day off of Howard Thursday.

Jose Martinez (OF/TB) - 4% Rostered

Jose Martinez is another Ray that could have a solid day vs. James Paxton. Martinez has made a career out of crushing left-handed pitching and has started 2020 in the same fashion. He is currently posting a .357 wOBA with one HR in his first 25 AB. In 2019, he posted a .436 wOBA with five HR across 70 AB. He will also be hitting in the middle of the order, which makes his production possibilities increase.



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