With Fantasy baseball draft season in full swing, we bring you another batch of starting pitchers that could surprise owners by outperforming their Draft Day values. The pitchers have all seen their value increase in recent days.
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ADP, or average draft positions, are based on CBSSports.com head-to-head leagues.
Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays (ADP 157) – Archer is having a terrific spring and should easily outperform his ADP.
Tanner Scheppers, Texas Rangers (ADP 228) – Rangers manager Ron Washington announced that Scheppers made the rotation. Scheppers was a very strong reliever and will be a nice option as a SP eligible at RP for fantasy purposes.
Scott Kazmir, Oakland Athletics (ADP 200) – Kazmir moves up in the rotation with Jarrod Parker out. Who knows, he could be the next Cliff Lee.
Jake Odorizzi, Tampa Bay Rays (ADP 257) – Odorizzi was named the No. 5 starter in Tampa Bay and he has the stuff to make a significant impact in fantasy leagues.
Alex Wood, Atlanta Braves (ADP 149) – A plethora of injuries to the Braves’ pitching staff has turned Wood into one of the trendiest “sleepers” in baseball. He should be owned in all leagues, but remember he’ll have a strict innings limit.
Tony Cingrani, Cincinnati Reds (ADP 131) – Cingrani is struggling in Spring Training, and therefore scaring away potential fantasy owners. That’s perfect for me. The talented lefty is slipping too far considering his enormous upside.
Robbie Erlin, San Diego Padres (ADP 354) – Erlin appears to be the favorite to replace the injured Josh Johnson in the Padres’ rotation. The lefty has good stuff, pitches in a great ballpark and is worth a flyer in deeper leagues.
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