Fantasy Baseball: 5 Pitchers to Stream in Week 10
Anthony DeSclafani, Cincinnati Reds
Starts: June 5th vs. Colorado Rockies, June 10th vs. St. Louis Cardinals
ESPN percentage owned: 2.5%
Anthony DeSclafani, who rejoins the Cincinnati Reds rotation this week after more than a year on the shelf with a shoulder ailment, deserves an earmark for deep-league streamers thanks to a pair of light home matchups for Week 10.
Granted, Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati isn't exactly pitcher friendly, but the Rockies bats have been lost at sea away from Coors this year, carrying a .149 team isolated slugging on just 31.1% group hard-contact rate on the road. The Cardinals, meanwhile, have proven very beatable against righties, striking out at a 25.3% clip while producing an above-average 20.8% soft-hit rate when they do put bat to ball.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether or not DeSclafani is anywhere near the same pitcher who worked a 3.78 FIP over 341 career innings before succumbing to injury. Worries over rust and workload abound, but streamers with nothing to lose should find their man out there on waivers in almost all leagues.