Week 3 Sleepers & Two-Start Pitchers! (4/4 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)

Fantasy Baseball Today12mApril 4, 2026

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In this week's Fantasy Baseball Today Express, hosts Frank Sample and Scott White dive into week three sleeper picks and two-star pitcher streamers for fantasy baseball managers. They evaluate pitchers like Bubba Chandler, Tanner Bybee, and Zach Allen, cautioning against overexposure due to control issues or tough matchups, while highlighting promising options like Jose Soriano, Taj Bradley, Max Scherzer, and Jamison Tyone—especially in points leagues. For one-start streamers, they recommend Grant Holmes, Michael Burrows, Michael Wacca, Reynaldo Lopez, Eric Lauer, and Will Warren, citing favorable matchups against strikeout-prone teams. On the hitter side, they spotlight left-handed sleepers TJ Rumfield, Jake McCarthy, Daylon Lyle, Adolis Garcia, Justin Crawford, Carter Jensen, TJ Friedel, Otto Lopez, Colt Keith, and Kyle Isbell, emphasizing the lack of left-handed pitching in key matchups and the value of deep-league pickups. The episode concludes with a plug for the full-length Fantasy Baseball Today podcast for deeper analysis.

Key Takeaways
1

Prioritize two-star pitchers with strong upside and favorable matchups, especially in points leagues.

2

Use streamers like Grant Holmes, Michael Burrows, and Eric Lauer against strikeout-prone teams like the Angels and Rockies.

3

Target left-handed hitters like TJ Rumfield and Kyle Isbell in deep leagues where matchups lack left-handed pitching.

4

Max Scherzer and Jamison Tyone are strong volume picks despite tough early matchups.

5

Monitor pitchers like Tanner Bybee and Zach Allen for control issues and limit their use to points formats.

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Chapters
0:00
2 min

Week 3 Pitcher Overview & Two-Star Streamers

The hosts kick off the episode with a look at the week three schedule, highlighting teams with seven games, and begin evaluating two-star pitchers like Bubba Chandler, Tanner Bybee, and Zach Allen, weighing risk versus upside.

2:00
3 min

Top Two-Star Pitcher Picks: Soriano, Bradley, Scherzer, Tyone

I am encouraged enough to run them out there for two starts.

Highlight
5:00
4 min

One-Start Streamers & Matchup Analysis

I think with this matchup, the upside is high enough. I like Grant Holmes for that.

Highlight
9:00
8 min

Sleeper Hitter Picks & Matchup Breakdown

The Rockies are going to spend half the week at home. But really it's more about how good the pitching matchups are and the fact that there's not a single left-hander on the schedule...

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High-Impact Quotes
The Rockies are going to spend half the week at home. But really it's more about how good the pitching matchups are and the fact that there's not a single left-hander on the schedule...
Scott White7:00
Viral: 85.0
I think certainly in points leagues where volume is so important, you could use Max Scherzer and just hold your breath for that first start against the Dodgers.
Scott White3:46
Viral: 78.0
I am encouraged enough to run them out there for two starts.
Scott White3:00
Viral: 75.0
Speakers

Hosts

Frank SampleScott White
Topics Discussed
Sleeper hitter picks95%Left-handed hitter advantages90%Matchup analysis90%Two-star pitcher streamers90%One-start pitcher recommendations85%Deep league pickups85%Points league strategy80%Pitcher control and consistency75%
People & Brands

Scott White

person

25xPositive

Bubba Chandler

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3xMixed

TJ Rumfield

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3xPositive

Tanner Bybee

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3xNeutral

Jose Soriano

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3xPositive

Frank Sample

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2xNeutral

Grant Holmes

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2xPositive

Taj Bradley

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2xPositive

Zach Allen

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2xNeutral

Max Scherzer

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2xPositive

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