Fantasy Baseball Week 17 Preview: Top 10 sleeper hitters highlight Robbie Grossman, David Fletcher

The Twins are scheduled for eight games, but it’s the Cubs and Rays with the best matchups.

Jul 16, 2021 at

9:00 pm ET1 min read

The first full week back from the All-Star break features a fairly conventional schedule, with just one team (the Twins) scheduled for eight games and only three (the Rockies, Royals and Brewers) scheduled for five.

Unfortunately, recent prospect call-ups Jarred Kelenic and Jarren Duran both face less-than-optimal matchups, making them poor fits for this week’s list. It doesn’t mean they’re automatic sits or that you should most certainly bench them for all 10 of the players on this list. But absent a big weekend showing, I wouldn’t feel particularly motivated to start either in Week 17 (July 19-25), at least not in three-outfielder leagues.

Here are my 10 sleeper hitters for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues.

Sleeper hitters for Week 17 (July 19-25)

Best hitter matchups for Week 17

1. Cubs @STL4, ARI3 2. Rays BAL3, @CLE4 3. Tigers TEX4, @KC3 4. Diamondbacks PIT3, @CHC3 5. Astros CLE3, TEX3

Worst hitter matchups for Week 17

1. Brewers KC2, CHW3 2. Royals @MIL2, DET3 3. Rockies SEA2, @LAD3 4. White Sox MIN4, @MIL3 5. Red Sox @TOR3, NYY4

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