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This article aims to recommend sleepers, and find some spot starts to help you week to week.  I’m only looking at 2 start pitchers, so I’m looking for cheap wins, and good stats to boost your staff.

The purpose of this article is to secure quality two start pitchers for the upcoming week.  The 50% limit is based on ESPN leagues.  This article is assuming Mon – Sun week.

What I’ll try to do is identify a top 5 starters and a top 5 *possible* sleepers (< 50% owned based on ESPN)

Just a quick update on some sleepers today....

Sleepers

1.  Chris Capuano (FLA, @FLA) – Capuano has been heating up posting a 3.00 ERA in July and a 3.25 ERA previously in June.  Florida has been doing better, but he should be able to get one win out of this week, if not two (ERA: 4.12, WHIP: 1.35)

2.  Bartolo Colon (@TB, OAK) – Injury concerns or not, he’s facing two good matchups this week, and he has been very good most of the season.  Don’t jump off the bandwagon yet.  (ERA: 3.47, WHIP: 1.22)

3.  Tyler Chatwood (TEX, @BAL) –  Tyler’s been hit or miss for the Angels this year.  Call it a gut feeling that he handles Texas at home, and then proceeds to own the O’s on the road. (ERA:  3.62, WHIP: 1.55)

4.  Josh Collmenter (MIL, COL) –He was on top of the fantasy world for a few weeks when he was first called up, and fell back to earth.  Pick him up.  He doesn’t wow you, but he’s on a contending playoff team, yes the Dbacks. (ERA:  2.92, WHIP: 1.00)

5.  Jeff Niemann (NYY, @KC) – Now that he’s back, he’s been solid over the past 4 starts with an anomaly in Houston.  Grab him. (ERA: 4.33, WHIP: 1.42)

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