The Rockies, Brewers and Mets are among the few teams with seven games this week
By Scott White
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Whether you're in need of an injury fill-in or just a hot-hand play, Scott White has you covered with 10 sleeper hitters for the upcoming scoring period, allrostered in less than 80 percentof CBS Sports leagues. They're not must-starts by any estimation, but they're the best you'll find off the waiver wire.
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Sleeper hitters for Week 15 (July 1-7)
J.D. Martinez DH NYM N.Y. Mets • #28 • Age: 36 Matchups@WAS4, @PIT3Rostered77%J.D. Martinez has been hot in his past 12 games, batting .364 (16 for 44) with four home runs, and hot all along against lefties, batting .340 (18 for 53) with four home runs. The Mets are one of just six teams with seven games this week, and four are against left-handers. |
Rhys Hoskins 1B MIL Milwaukee • #12 • Age: 31 Matchups@COL4, @LAD3Rostered79%Rhys Hoskins has had a crummy June that's occasionally cost him playing time and reduced his roster rate to a level that makes him mentionable here. Four games at Coors Field, which is how the Brewers will begin their seven-game week, may be enough to get him on track. |
Jesse Winker LF WAS Washington • #6 • Age: 30 MatchupsNYM4, STL3Rostered71%They're not traveling to Coors Field, but the Nationals nonetheless have the second-best hitter matchups this week, with the toughest pitcher on their seven-game schedule being Kyle Gibson. Jesse Winker has become a reasonable play regardless of matchups but is a required one when the matchups are this good. |
Noelvi Marte 3B CIN Cincinnati • #16 • Age: 22 Matchups@NYY3, DET3Rostered63%Noelvi Marte's return from a PED suspension Thursday went about as well as it could have, and if he remains productive over the weekend, he might quickly become a fixture in Fantasy lineups with his across-the-board contributions. Now might be my one and only chance to declare him a sleeper hitter, so I'm going to take advantage. |
Matchups@NYY3, DET3Rostered61%The Reds' matchups this week are middling at best, but Jonathan India has been so hot lately -- batting .515 (17 for 33) with a homer, eight doubles and two steals in his past nine games -- that I don't think it matters. You simply have to play him. |
Mark Vientos 3B NYM N.Y. Mets • #27 • Age: 24 Matchups@WAS4, @PIT3Rostered52%I've already noted the Mets' seven-game schedule that features four left-handers. Well, it's also beneficial for Mark Vientos, who's batting .340 (17 for 50) with three homers against lefties in what's shaping up to be a breakout season for the 24-year-old. |
Brenton Doyle CF COL Colorado • #9 • Age: 26 MatchupsMIL4, KC3Rostered76%The Rockies' full week of home games of course benefits several of their hitters, but the most interesting of them is Brenton Doyle, who's batting .318 with an .851 OPS at home. He's had a quiet June but still has a greatly reduced strikeout rate from a year ago and ranks among the league leaders in stolen bases. |
Jackson Chourio RF MIL Milwaukee • #11 • Age: 20 Matchups@COL4, @LAD3Rostered78%I get the sense that Jackson Chourio's .302 (19 for 63) batting average in June is a bit of a fakeout since few of the hits are of the extra-base variety, but the strikeout rate is inching down while the average exit velocity inches up. The rookie could make a big statement to begin July with four games at Coors Field. |
Charlie Blackmon DH COL Colorado • #19 • Age: 37 MatchupsMIL4, KC3Rostered25%No Rockies hitter benefits more from seven games at Coors Field than Charlie Blackmon, who's batting .309 with a.936 OPS there compared to .232 with a .600 OPS everywhere else. He's set to return from a hamstring injury, so provided he shows no lingering effects over the weekend, he'll be worth using in Week 15 (July 1-7). |
Brendan Rodgers 2B COL Colorado • #7 • Age: 27 MatchupsMIL4, KC3Rostered18%Brendan Rodgers is yet another Rockies hitter who should benefit from a full week of home games, seeing as he's batting .319 with an .839 OPS at Coors Field. He was hot before going on the IL with a hamstring injury and seems to have picked up where he left off in his four games back, going 5 for 15 (.333) with a home run. |
Best hitter matchups for Week 15
1. Rockies MIL4, KC3
2. Nationals NYM4, STL3
3. Brewers @COL4, @LAD3
4. White Sox @CLE3, @MIA3
5. Angels @OAK3, @CHC3
Worst hitter matchups for Week 15
1. Mariners BAL3, TOR3
2. Phillies @CHC3, @ATL3
3. Braves SF3, PHI3
4. Orioles @SEA3, @OAK3
5. Giants @ATL3, @CLE3
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