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Fantasy Baseball Week 14 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers feature Eduardo Rodriguez, Sean Burke

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Fantasy Baseball Week 14 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers feature Eduardo Rodriguez, Sean Burke

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 no more 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 14 (June 22-28) team logo team logo player headshot Roki Sasaki SP LAD L.A. Dodgers • #11 • Age: 24 Matchup at SD Rostered 80% Roki Sasaki's offspeed stuff wasn't working in his last start at the White Sox, and if it continues against the Orioles over the weekend, maybe we'll back off. But he was dominating with a 1.48 ERA, 0.74 WHIP and 10.7 K/9 in his previous four starts and is scheduled to face a miserable Padres lineup in Week 14. team logo team logo player headshot Gage Jump SP ATH Athletics • #61 • Age: 23 Matchup at SF Rostered 61% Gage Jump has been a strike-throwing machine since being called up and just threw seven one-hit innings in his latest start. The Giants lineup has been gaining steam but still ranks in the bottom third in runs scored. team logo team logo player headshot Eduardo Rodriguez SP ARI Arizona • #57 • Age: 33 Matchups at STL, at TB Rostered 79% Eduardo Rodriguez somehow has a 2.45 ERA on the year, which isn't backed up by the data or even just his strikeout and walk numbers, but those of us who doubt continue to miss out on gems. A week with two middling matchups seems like the perfect time to throw caution to the wind and pray that Rodriguez's good fortune continues for just a little bit longer. team logo team logo player headshot Peter Lambert SP HOU Houston • #38 • Age: 29 Matchups at TOR, at DET Rostered 54% Peter Lambert has delivered back-to-back strong outings to lower his ERA to 3.23. The latest was a seven-inning, two-hit effort against the Tigers, who he's facing again this week while having a second matchup against a Blue Jays lineup that ranks 23rd in runs scored. team logo team logo player headshot Sean Burke SP CHW Chi. White Sox • #59 • Age: 26 Matchup vs. CLE Rostered 33% After walking five in consecutive appearances, Sean Burke resolved to attack the zone more in his latest outing Thursday, which also led to him gaining a couple miles per hour on his fastball while collecting eight strikeouts on 20 whiffs. His next opponent, the Guardians, rank fourth from the bottom in runs scored, and now they're without Jose Ramirez. team logo team logo player headshot Shane Baz SP BAL Baltimore • #34 • Age: 27 Matchup at LAA Rostered 73% Shane Baz has found success recently by de-emphasizing his sinker and boasts a 2.39 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 8.1 K/9 in his past six starts. He faces not only the majors' most strikeout-prone lineup in Week 14 but also one that's now without its best hitter in Mike Trout. team logo team logo player headshot Andre Pallante SP STL St. Louis • #53 • Age: 27 Matchups vs. ARI, vs. MIA Rostered 45% Andre Pallante just came through with a quality start against the Padres and has four in his last six starts. He generally limits damage well with the league's third-best ground ball rate, so while his upside is modest, he's a pitcher who points league participants should gravitate toward when he's in line for two starts. team logo team logo player headshot Anthony Kay SP CHW Chi. White Sox • #18 • Age: 31 Matchups vs. CLE, vs. KC Rostered 29% Anthony Kay's ERA has begun to climb finally and still has a ways to go, judging by his 5.61 xERA, but the temptation of two excellent matchups this week is hard to resist, at least in points leagues where the threshold for success is lower. The Guardians might be the most favorable matchup of all with Jose Ramirez on the IL, and the Royals lineup has struggled all year. team logo team logo player headshot Cade Cavalli SP WAS Washington • #24 • Age: 27 Matchup vs. PHI Rostered 66% Cade Cavalli has been pretty blah of late as his WHIP has climbed near 1.40, but the last time he faced the Phillies on April 1, he allowed one earned run in six innings. He can surprise with the strikeouts at times, too, having delivered three starts with nine or more already. team logo team logo player headshot Griffin Jax RP TB Tampa Bay • #22 • Age: 31 Matchup vs. KC Rostered 33% Griffin Jax still has yet to go more than five innings in a start, which severely limits his utility for Fantasy, but he has a 2.77 ERA in his past five turns. Another strong outing against the Nationals this weekend would make him an advisable play against the Royals, who rank 24th in runs scored. Add CBS Sports on Google Join the Conversation comments

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