Sleeper hitters for Week 2 (April 11-17)
Fringe sluggers like him typically thrive at Coors Field, and it should prove especially true with the Cubs pitching staff coming to town.
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Not only are the matchups good, but he's also facing four left-handers in seven games after batting .293 with a 1.027 OPS against lefties last season.
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Now that we've seen he'll be close to an everyday player for the Rockies, you'll want to start him whenever they're at home. The two matchups on the road are also favorable in this case.
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The Tigers have the third-best matchups this week, with Nathan Eovaldi representing the one tough pitcher on the slate. Robbie Grossman, for as available as he is now, was close to must-start last year.
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Speaking of close to must-start last year, Adam Duvall led the NL in RBI while hitting nearly 40 home runs. Whenever the matchups are decent, he's equipped to do damage.
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A seven-game slate improves the chances of him getting the five starts he needs, if mostly at DH, to make a substantive impact at the catcher position.
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He's off to a nice start in 2022 after a strong finish to 2021 and gets to enjoy four games at Coors Field at the end of the week. His bruised knee shouldn't be an issue by then.
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I mentioned the Tigers' favorable matchups this week, yes? Seems like a good time to lean on a player who hit 22 homers with a combined 169 runs and RBI last year.
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Why not the reigning MLB doubles leader, too? The entire Tigers lineup is improved this year, which should help Jeimer Candelario's respectable bat skills play up.
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He's pretty good at filling up a box score when he's on, and the three lefties on tap for the Nationals should help seeing as he hit .381 against left-handers last season.
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