Not that you'd sit just any pitcher, of course, but if you're looking to stream with a spot or two, you've come to the right place. Scott White has 10 recommendations for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. Most likely, they're the best you'll find off the waiver wire.
- Week 6: Two-start pitchers | Sleeper hitters
All information is up to date as of Sunday afternoon.
Sleeper pitchers for Week 6 (April 29-May 5)
Jon Gray has had a long career as a mediocre Fantasy option, but his slider has really played up in his past four appearances (three starts), leading to a 1.56 ERA and a big increase in whiffs. The timing couldn't be better for a two-start week against the Nationals and Royals.
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If you fixate on the ERA, you'll miss that Jack Flaherty has 11.1 K/9 and 1.2 BB/9 so far, which certainly bodes well for his future outcomes. He'll be facing a Cardinals lineup that ranks in the bottom five for runs scored.
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Reese Olson has had just one misstep so far this season and I think still offers plenty of upside given the whiff rates on his slider and changeup. You may have heard the Cardinals have had trouble scoring runs this year.
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After a blah spring and a similarly underwhelming first four starts, Erick Fedde has looked much more like the pitcher named MVP of the Korean league last year, registering a combined 20 strikeouts while allowing just three earned runs. He's another strong bet to take advantage of the Cardinals' bottom-feeder offense.
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How many strikeouts? How many walks? That's what every Edward Cabrera start comes down to, and matchups seemingly have little to do with it. But he couldn't ask for a better matchup than the Rockies on the road this week, which compels me to sell out for the upside.
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Lance Lynn has been pretty reliable so far after a year when he was anything but, and while it's reasonable to wonder if the other shoe is about to drop, you can be confident it's not going to happen against the White Sox, who have been the lowest-scoring team in baseball by a long shot.
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Sean Manaea's last couple starts have been shaky, though mostly because of walks, which are out of character. His revamped arsenal still offers enough reason for optimism to give him the benefit of the doubt in a two-start week.
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Trevor Rogers has yet to go six innings, and his five starts have been merely OK. He's held his own against the Braves twice, though, and has much easier matchups this week against the Nationals and Athletics.
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Yariel Rodriguez has yet to go the minimum five innings required for a win, but the strikeouts have been there. Could he get 12-15 in his two starts against the Royals and Nationals this week, even if those starts on the shorter side? I would say he could.
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Bailey Falter has been decent so far, but I don't actually buy it and wouldn't normally recommend a pitcher like him for a two-start week. Certain offenses have been so bad this year, though, that it seems like no pitcher can go wrong against them, and he's facing two such offenses this week at Oakland and vs. Colorado.
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