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Fantasy Baseball: 4 Pitchers to Stream in Week 5

Tom Whalen  —  @tomcwhalen Apr 30th, 2018
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Sean Newcomb, Atlanta Braves

Starts: May 2nd at New York Mets
ESPN percentage owned: 18.7%

It feels a little like Groundhog Day: we recommended Sean Newcomb's start against the New York Mets in Week 3, noting that despite their surprising early-season surge, the Mets struggled to produce against lefties.

Newcomb obliged with a quality start, and New York's futility against left-handers has persisted, with the team posting a league-worst .086 team isolated slugging against southpaws over the first month of the season. Newcomb's 11.6% walk rate makes him a dicey bet to work too deep into games and thus to contribute in wins and quality starts, but his upside for ERA and strikeouts remains very attractive.

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