Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers include Jose Soriano, Reynaldo Lopez
One of the biggest early waiver finds happens to line up for two starts this week
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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 3 (April 6-12)
Though he's already one of the league's premier ground ball pitchers, Jose Soriano's increased use of a four-seamer has improved his bat-missing in the early going. His matchups this week could be better, but after back-to-back starts with six shutout innings, you don't pass on a two-start week.
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The Athletics lineup came out of its first series with a commanding lead in strikeouts, but it didn't take long for the Angels lineup to claim its rightful place at the top of that list. Grant Holmes is one of the league's more underrated bat-missers and could do real damage with this matchup, provided he keeps his walks under control.
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The Rockies lineup is such that I don't think Coors Field needs to be a source of great anxiety for opposing pitchers anymore. Michael Burrows' second turn went much better than his first, and I trust him to take advantage of this matchup.
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Michael Wacha was scratched Friday with an illness but is expected to remain on his regular turn, which would line him up to face a Guardians lineup that's pitiful beyond its 1-4 batters.
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With Cody Ponce joining Trey Yesavage and Shane Bieber on the IL, Eric Lauer's rotation spot is secure for the foreseeable future. He struck out nine in his first start and figures to add to that total against the White Sox over the weekend, setting him up for another plush matchup against the Twins.
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Reynaldo Lopez's fastball velocity is down a couple miles per hour from his excellent 2024, which already seemed too good to be true, but he's managed to limit damage so far this year as well. It likely won't last, but he's worth a roll of the dice against the league's most strikeout-prone lineup.
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Taj Bradley struck out nine in his first start and then threw six shutout innings in his second. His arsenal wasn't as effective in the second, which is why I'm skeptical of a breakthrough, and even though he's in line for two starts, the matchups are shaky enough that I can only rank him this high.
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Max Scherzer delivered on his streamer appeal against the Rockies in his first outing, but it's no sure thing at his age and has the misfortune of opening this two-start week against the Dodgers. It's the second matchup against the Twins that saves him.
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Jameson Taillon offers more downside than upside, but he's often streamable in points leagues because he tends to work deep into his starts. The matchups here are inviting enough for you to roll the dice on him in that format.
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After an impressive spring showing, Will Warren was held to only 4 1/3 innings in his season debut, but if he comes through against the Marlins over the weekend, then he'll be worth using against an Athletics lineup that's struggled with strikeouts in the early going.
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