Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Friday: Stream Drohan at home vs. Rockies

ESPN FantasyJul 23, 2026, 04:17 PM ET
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STARTING PITCHERS FOR FRIDAY

Pitchers are ranked in order of their Forecaster/Daily Notes projected fantasy points (FPTS), using ESPN's standard scoring system (2 points per win, minus-2 per loss, 3 per inning, 1 per K, minus-1 apiece per hit or walk allowed, minus-2 per earned run allowed).

T: The pitcher's handedness. OPP: Opposing team. RST%: The pitcher's roster percentage in ESPN leagues. W%: The individual starting pitcher's win probability using ESPN projections. IP: Projected innings pitched. H+BB: Projected hits plus walks allowed. ER: Projected earned runs allowed. K: Projected strikeouts.

If a team is planning on using an "opener" to start their game, but will rely on a "bulk pitcher" to follow him on the mound after 1-2 innings, the bulk pitcher is listed and indicated with an asterisk.

FPTS	Pitcher	T	Opp	Rst%	W%	IP	H+BB	ER	K
15.5	Jesus Luzardo	L	NYY	97.0%	38%	5.9	6.2	1.8	7.4
14.9	Tarik Skubal	L	KC	99.4%	50%	6.2	6.6	2.2	6.8
14.5	Logan Webb	R	LAA	94.7%	57%	6.7	7.8	2.4	6.5
14.4	Sean Manaea	L	LAD	2.7%	42%	6.1	6.7	2.1	6.8
12.5	Shane McClanahan	L	CLE	57.0%	30%	5.5	6.1	1.7	5.6
12.5	Cam Schlittler	R	@PHI	99.1%	32%	6.2	7.5	2.6	6.9
11.2	Matthew Boyd	L	@PIT	53.1%	32%	5.8	7.0	2.3	5.5
10.9	Shane Drohan	L	COL	22.0%	36%	5.3	6.5	2.1	5.6
10.8	Trevor Rogers	L	ATL	48.8%	39%	5.8	7.1	2.5	5.2
10.2	Bryce Miller	R	@TEX	76.5%	36%	5.4	6.6	2.6	5.4
9.9	Spencer Arrighetti	R	@CWS	24.4%	30%	5.6	7.4	2.6	5.9
9.5	Roki Sasaki	R	@NYM	25.3%	23%	5.2	6.7	2.1	4.9
9.4	Joey Cantillo	L	@TB	31.1%	25%	5.1	6.8	2.0	5.0
9.3	Ryan Gusto	R	SD	0.1%	31%	5.0	6.3	2.1	4.5
9.2	Dustin May	R	CIN	12.9%	34%	5.4	7.1	2.5	5.0
9.0	Davis Martin	R	HOU	68.7%	31%	5.3	6.8	2.4	4.6
8.7	Trey Yesavage	R	@BOS	62.5%	28%	4.9	6.4	2.4	5.2
8.7	Noah Cameron*	L	@DET	11.5%	25%	5.9	7.8	3.1	5.4
8.4	Zebby Matthews	R	ATH	6.0%	37%	5.8	8.1	3.4	5.6
8.3	Jared Jones	R	CHC	26.8%	21%	4.6	5.8	2.1	4.7
7.6	Grant Holmes	R	@BAL	12.8%	21%	5.0	6.8	2.6	5.0
7.1	Zack Littell*	R	ARI	2.9%	28%	5.4	7.1	3.1	4.1
7.1	Rhett Lowder	R	@STL	2.3%	17%	4.8	6.5	2.3	4.1
6.8	Eduardo Rodriguez	L	@WSH	63.8%	28%	5.1	7.2	3.0	4.5
6.8	MacKenzie Gore	L	SEA	57.7%	16%	4.6	6.4	2.5	4.9
6.1	Grayson Rodriguez	R	@SF	2.3%	18%	5.2	7.5	2.9	4.3
5.4	Tomoyuki Sugano	R	@MIL	2.4%	20%	5.1	7.1	3.2	3.9
5.2	Patrick Sandoval	L	TOR	1.9%	14%	4.2	6.0	2.5	3.9
5.2	German Marquez	R	@MIA	0.9%	17%	4.7	6.9	2.7	3.7
4.8	Jacob Lopez	L	@MIN	0.6%	3%	2.8	3.7	1.2	2.9

Pitchers to stream on Friday

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to limit Jared Jones' pitch count, as he's averaging just over 76 pitches per outing over his last four appearances. However, better efficiency allowed the right-hander to compile five and six frames over his last two starts, respectively. It's unclear if or when the club will allow him to pitch deeper into games, but the Pirates entered Thursday's action just half a game out of the third NL wild-card spot, so they may need to start pushing Jones a little harder. Next up is a home date with the Chicago Cubs that is largely favorable. The Cubs are more effective at home, and they have struggled with strikeouts against right-handers over the past month.
Shane Drohan was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers as part of the trade featuring Kyle Harrison and Caleb Durbin in February. He'll be relied on to help continue to fill the void created by Brandon Woodruff's recurring shoulder issues. Drohan has three straight quality starts, falling just one out short of a fourth. On the docket is a favorable home matchup with the Colorado Rockies. Away from Coors Field, the visitors sport the seventh-highest road wOBA versus left-handers, but they fan at an elevated clip facing southpaws, and they usually struggle the first game of a road trip since pitches act differently at home, and it usually takes at least a game for the Rockies to adjust.
In his last outing, Joey Cantillo yielded more than three runs for the first time in seven efforts. However, even including that hiccup, he has posted a 2.31 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 49 punchouts covering 39 frames. He'll be challenged to maintain his strikeout rate on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays, but their overall production is tempered by a low home run rate versus southpaws.

Pitchers to avoid on Friday

Eduardo Rodriguez has been a common visitor to this space, and until his last outing, the advice backfired, as he continued to outpitch his peripherals. However, he's coming off an outing where he yielded five earned runs in 2 2/3 innings to the St. Louis Cardinals. For the season, his peripherals remain modest, and his ERA estimators are well over his actual mark. The lefty's rostership is declining, but at 68%, he still warrants a warning, especially with the Arizona Diamondbacks on the road against the Washington Nationals, the second-most productive offense facing left-handers.

Hitters to stream on Friday

For the first time in a while, neither Coors Field nor Sutter Health Park is in play on a full slate. Instead, Target Field is in the spotlight, with the Minnesota Twins hosting lefty Jacob Lopez and the Athletics. The Twins are averaging the second-most runs per game in the American League, landing them eighth overall in MLB. Only Byron Buxton is rostered in over 94% of ESPN leagues; everyone else is available in over half. Austin Martin, Ryan Jeffers, Josh Bell, Royce Lewis, Luke Keaschall and Brooks Lee are the primary targets.