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Fantasy baseball streaming pitchers: May 1, 2016

By Zachary Thompson

Apr 21, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Hill (18) delivers a pitch against the New York Yankees in the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Hill (18) delivers a pitch against the New York Yankees in the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /
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Give your starting rotation some fresh talent to start May by checking out my top 5 fantasy baseball streaming pitchers.

Apr 30, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Derek Holland (45) delivers to the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Derek Holland (45) delivers to the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports /

Major League Baseball finishes out their weekend series today with 14 games throughout the afternoon and the Sunday Night Baseball showcase tonight.  The marquee matchup tonight in the third game of the Red Sox-Yankees series which will feature David Price vs Nathan Eovaldi. If you need some starting pitching help to finish the week strong in fantasy baseball, check out my fantasy baseball streaming pitchers on the following slides.

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Each day in this daily post you can find my top 5 scheduled starters that are available in over 50% of ESPN leagues.  I’ve included their ownership level in ESPN leagues in parentheses after their name at the top of each slide. These pitchers aren’t usually big names that are impossible to pick up in season-long leagues or that cost an huge percentage of your DFS salary cap. However, I think they can step up and produce solid outings given their current form, opponent, and potential to put together solid numbers. Each morning, you can find these “best available” starting pitchers on our FanSided fantasy baseball hub.

Yesterday, my top 5 fantasy baseball streaming pitchers picked up three no-decisions while going 1-1 with a 3.98 ERA. Derek Holland (pictured above) got me the only win of the day by throwing six shutout innings against the Angels. My other starters were mostly just OK but didn’t get the run  support or bullpen help they needed to get a W. We’re two weeks in to this post for the season and my total numbers for my 65 picks are 26-22 with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.335 WHIP.  My fantasy baseball streaming pitchers have also picked up a pretty solid 7.62 K/9, and hopefully today’s picks can keep those moving in the right direction.

If you want to discuss your fantasy baseball streaming pitchers, other waiver wire pickups, offer alternative options, or let me know how our fantasy baseball coverage can be more of a help to you, find me throughout the day @FansidedFantasy on Twitter. In the coming weeks as the NBA playoffs start to slow down, we’ll be able to expand our daily league fantasy baseball coverage, so stay tuned.

It’s time to get underway with these top 5 fantasy baseball streaming pitchers for Sunday, the first day of May.

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