Fantasy Baseball: Top 10 sleeper hitters for Week 5 highlighted by Joey Gallo, Jason Heyward and Mark Reynolds

Joey Gallo, Jason Heyward and Mark Reynolds have seen their stock rise in the early going. Scott White tells you why you should start them and seven others in Fantasy Week 5 (May 1-7).

By Scott White

Apr 28, 2017 at 5:47 pm ET • 1 min read

You know what I'm tired of doing? I'm tired of calling Mike Moustakas and Ryon Healy sleepers week after week just because they don't quite meet the designated threshold of 80 percent ownership.

Guess what? They have good matchups again this week, so you should probably look to them first if you have an opening in your lineup. But seeing as they're just a big game away from exceeding our flimsy criteria for a sleeper, I'm helping just a small percentage of our audience by saying that. I imagine the rest are getting tired of hearing about those two.

I know I'm getting tired of writing about them.

So for at least this week, I'm dropping that threshold to 75 percent ownership in CBS Sports leagues, which also elements Chris Owings from sleeper consideration. But as hot as he is, you probably don't need me to talk you into starting him.

I reserve the right to switch back to 80 when rosters aren't as fluid later in the year.

Joey Gallo

last eight games

BA.333

HR5

AB24

BB5

Lately, the all has beaten the nothing in Joey Gallo's game, and the left-handed slugger faces six right-handers in his seven games this week. They're mashable types like Mike Fiers, Joe Musgrove and Yovani Gallardo, too.

Jason Heyward

SD • RF • #22

2017 season

BA0.284

HR3

OPS.778

AB74

K11

Jason Heyward's retooled swing is finally beginning to pay dividends, with all three of his home runs coming in his past six games, and like Gallo, he's facing just one lefty in seven games this week. He's batting 50 points higher with an OPS 160 higher against righties for his career.

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Mark Reynolds

COL • 1B • #12

2017 season

BA0.317

HR7

OPS1.008

AB82

K19

Mark Reynolds' fly-ball rate, not to mention his track record, suggests he can't sustain quite this pace, but against the Padres' patchwork rotation for three and then back home to Colorado, I'll bet on at least one more week.

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Michael Conforto

LAD • CF • #23

2017 as starter

BA0.306

HR4

AB36

BB6

Yoenis Cespedes' hamstring injury ensures Michael Conforto will stay in the lineup even with Lucas Duda set to return from the DL over the weekend, so he'll have a chance to beat up on the Braves and Marlins pitching staffs for seven days.

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David Peralta

SD • RF • #24

last nine games

BA0.541

HR1

3B1

2B5

AB37

He'd rank higher if the Diamondbacks were facing no lefties instead of two, but David Peralta should start against at least one of them and finish this week on a high note with three games at Coors Field.

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Josh Bell

WAS • 1B • #19

last nine games

BA0.333

HR3

AB27

BB4

The Pirates have the best matchups of any team this week, visiting the Reds' tiny ballpark and vulnerable rotation for four games before taking on the Brewers for three, and Josh Bell is beginning to show signs of life, reaching base in nine straight games.

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Jedd Gyorko

MIL • 3B • #5

last six games

BA0.429

HR1

3B1

2B3

AB21

Jedd Gyorko has been getting to play every day with Jhonny Peralta on the DL and has mostly taken advantage of it. Seven games against the Brewers and Braves rotations should help with that. You can play him at three different positions.

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Josh Reddick

ARI • LF • #22

2016 vs. RHP

BA0.322

HR10

OPS.871

AB301

K37

Another week of mostly righties for Josh Reddick (six of seven), and they're once again shaky ones like Andrew Cashner, Jesse Chavez and JC Ramirez. He has long been a righty masher, so you can trust him with matchups like these.

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Jose Reyes

NYM • 3B • #7

2017 season

BA0.137

HR1

SB2

AB73

K16

Jose Reyes is showing the faintest signs of life with four hits, a homer and a steal in his past three games, and he's doing it just in time for maybe the Mets' most favorable matchups so far. At 31 percent ownership, even you deeper-league owners might have a shot.

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Scott Schebler

COL • RF • #44

last four games

BA0.400

HR4

2B1

AB15

And here's another one for deeper-league owners -- or anyone who could use a power boost. Scott Schebler is swinging a hot bat, gets seven games at the Reds' hitter-friendly home and is facing six righties, which are the only pitchers you can expect him to hit at all.

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