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 than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. Most likely, they’re the best you’ll find off the waiver wire.
All information is up to date as of Sunday afternoon.
Sleeper pitchers for Week 16 (July 8-14)
• #32 • Age: 24 Gavin Williams’ long-awaited 2024 debut was an unequivocal dud — and against the lowly White Sox, no less — but this week, he gets two good matchups (Tigers and Rays) instead of just one. It’s temptation enough for you to roll with a pitcher whose pedigree still sparkles, hoping that the one start was enough to shake off the cobwebs. |
• #47 • Age: 31
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• #96 • Age: 25 Like Gavin Williams, Christian Scott’s return to the big leagues Wednesday went less than optimally, but he has the excuse of being pushed to 99 pitches after throwing no more than 81 during his time in the minors. In any case, he should be good and stretched out for his primo matchups against the Pirates and Rockies (again, away from Coors Field). |
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• #41 • Age: 25
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• #70 • Age: 24 Mitchell Parker has been a little shakier of late but is still a good enough strike-thrower to take advantage of a favorable two-start slate. The Brewers matchup may seem like a problem at first glance, but they’re in the bottom third in OPS against lefties. |
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• #39 • Age: 32 Ben Lively will soon fall victim to the escalating home run rates across the league and turn back into a pumpkin for Fantasy, but for now, his numbers are good enough to make him an attractive play with the Rays and Tigers lineups on the schedule. |
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• #62 • Age: 35
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• #48 • Age: 34
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• #39 • Age: 35 The Nationals and Cubs are both in the lower half in runs scored, making them middling lineups at best, and Miles Mikolas has been a quality start machine since about mid-May. |
• #66 • Age: 25 Brayan Bello has more misses than hits this year, but two of his past three starts have been excellent. Both were with favorable matchups, but he’ll open with another such matchup against the Athletics this week and then gets a bonus start against the Royals that hopefully won’t mess up things too badly. |
