Fantasy Baseball Week 7 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers include Chase Dollander, Noah Schultz
Look for one Rockies pitcher to continue to defy the odds
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Scott White
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Streaming pitchers isn't for the faint of heart, but if you find yourself without enough reliable options in a given scoring period, it may be what you need to stay afloat. Scott White has 10 recommendations for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. Generally, only the top two or three are full-throated endorsements, while the rest are more about making the best of a bad situation.
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Sleeper pitchers for Week 7 (May 4-10)
Chase Dollander's past three turns (a combined 25 strikeouts with just one run allowed) have little precedent in Rockies history, but the strength of his arsenal is a fastball that hopefully won't be as impacted by the thin air of Coors Field. In any case, he's on the road this week, facing a Phillies lineup that's been miserable so far.
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Cade Cavalli has recorded double-digit strikeouts in back-to-back starts, mostly on the strength of his curveball. Whether he's genuinely unlocked something remains to be seen, but a two-start week is too inviting to pass up, particularly with the matchups being more favorable than not.
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Davis Martin has found success on the strength of a new cutter, which has mostly served to bolster his other offerings. His 1.95 ERA is obviously too good to be true, perhaps by two full runs, but he's deserving of your attention in a two-start week regardless.
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A mid-April call-up, Noah Schultz has performed pretty well so far, and if not for all the walks, I might even say excellently. The Angels lineup can be dangerous, but it's also the most strikeout-prone, which works to the advantage of a bat-misser like Schultz.
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Ryne Nelson's past two starts have been nothing short of miserable, but a fly-ball pitcher like him really didn't stand a chance in the thin-air environment of Mexico City, where his last start took place. His history still suggests that he's likely to be a WHIP standout, and I'm betting it begins against a Mets lineup that enters the weekend ranking second-to-last in runs scored.
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JR Ritchie's first two starts have positioned him as a high-floor pitcher capable of gobbling up innings. That makes him almost automatic in points leagues when he's in line for two starts, even if one is against the Dodgers.
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The Rays have tweaked Nick Martinez's arsenal to feature more changeups and sinkers, and it's had a big effect so far, leading to a 1.70 ERA and back-to-back starts of seven-plus innings. There will be some clunkers at some point, but it's hard to pass up two starts against lineups that rank in the bottom 10 in runs scored.
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Joey Cantillo isn't an efficient pitcher, but he misses bats at a better-than-average rate thanks to a wipeout changeup and should be able to limit damage well enough against an underwhelming Royals lineup.
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The under-the-hood numbers look pretty good for Reid Detmers, with his new changeup rounding out his arsenal nicely, but they've to this point yielded just two starts that might be considered good. He was at least decent the last time he faced the Blue Jays, though, who continue to disappoint offensively.
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I wouldn't say Merrill Kelly is a safe play with the way his first few turns back from the IL have gone, but because his stuff is still intact, I would bet on him coming around. Starting him this week would take some serious guts, but the Mets lineup has been so bad that you might be able to justify it.
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