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Fantasy Baseball: 5 Pitchers to Stream in Week 17

Tom Whalen  —  @tomcwhalen Jul 23rd, 2018
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​Zack Wheeler, New York Mets

Starts: July 23rd vs. San Diego Padres, July 28th at Pittsburgh Pirates
ESPN ownership: 25.1%

Zack Wheeler's start to 2018 was so bad (5.40 ERA across 50 innings) that the fatigue surrounding this former top prospect must have reached a boiling point. How else could you explain how his impressive turnaround (3.61 ERA since the start of June) has hardly moved the needle of standard-league ownership?

You have to imagine that the cold shoulder from fantasy owners won't last for long. The New York Mets' righty should be one of the most-added starters in Week 17 as he lines up for a two-step that features not only the aforementioned middling Pirates but the utterly punchless Padres, by most metrics the least-productive offense in the MLB. Point blank, no widely available pitcher offers more upside this week.

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