Fantasy Baseball: 5 weekend warriors to stream at SP

If you’re lagging behind some in your fantasy baseball league with regards to the pitching statistics this week or you’re looking for some relatively cheap options at starting pitcher over the weekend for DFS, here are five names to consider.

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Jon Gray was a popular option yesterday for a lot of of managers, but the Cardinals were having none of it. Coming off three solid outings in a row and flashing his strikeout appeal, the Colorado Rockies’ starter was shelled for eight hits and nine earned runs. He was yanked after recording only one out in the fourth inning.

Gray was trending up and that’s why it can difficult sometimes to play the streamer game right. Gray’s ownership went up from 10 percent to 15 percent in Yahoo leagues the day before his start. Since the rough outing, he’s been dropped by nearly 9,000 managers in the last 24 hours.

It’s a cruel and unforgiving game and there is little loyalty when it comes to streaming, even for a pitcher like Toronto’s J.A. Happ, who was cruising along this season until his last start versus the Rays. His ownership is down two percent in the last day and he is currently un-owned in three of the four leagues I participate in.

Fear not, here are five starters scheduled for Saturday and Sunday starts you can confide in.

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