Fantasy Baseball Week 7 Preview: Top 10 Sleeper Pitchers, Including Dollander and Schultz

Fantasy Baseball Week 7 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers include Chase Dollander, Noah Schultz

Look for one Rockies pitcher to continue to defy the odds

By Scott White

May 1, 2026 at 10:52 am ET • 1 min read

Streaming pitchers isn't for the faint of heart, but if you find yourself without enough reliable options in a given scoring period, it may be what you need to stay afloat. Scott White has 10 recommendations for the upcoming scoring period, all  rostered in less than 80 percent  of CBS Sports leagues. Generally, only the top two or three are full-throated endorsements, while the rest are more about making the best of a bad situation.

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Sleeper pitchers for Week 7 (May 4-10)

Chase Dollander

SP

COL Colorado

• #32 • Age: 24

Matchup

at PHI

Rostered

61%

Chase Dollander's past three turns (a combined 25 strikeouts with just one run allowed) have little precedent in Rockies history, but the strength of his arsenal is a fastball that hopefully won't be as impacted by the thin air of Coors Field. In any case, he's on the road this week, facing a Phillies lineup that's been miserable so far.

Cade Cavalli

SP

WAS Washington

• #24 • Age: 27

Matchups

vs. MIN, at MIA

Rostered

34%

Cade Cavalli has recorded double-digit strikeouts in back-to-back starts, mostly on the strength of his curveball. Whether he's genuinely unlocked something remains to be seen, but a two-start week is too inviting to pass up, particularly with the matchups being more favorable than not.

Davis Martin

SP

CHW Chi. White Sox

• #65 • Age: 29

Matchups

at LAA, vs. SEA

Rostered

70%

Davis Martin has found success on the strength of a new cutter, which has mostly served to bolster his other offerings. His 1.95 ERA is obviously too good to be true, perhaps by two full runs, but he's deserving of your attention in a two-start week regardless.

Noah Schultz

SP

CHW Chi. White Sox

• #22 • Age: 22

Matchup

at LAA

Rostered

77%

A mid-April call-up, Noah Schultz has performed pretty well so far, and if not for all the walks, I might even say excellently. The Angels lineup can be dangerous, but it's also the most strikeout-prone, which works to the advantage of a bat-misser like Schultz.

Ryne Nelson

SP

ARI Arizona

• #19 • Age: 28

Matchup

vs. NYM

Rostered

52%

Ryne Nelson's past two starts have been nothing short of miserable, but a fly-ball pitcher like him really didn't stand a chance in the thin-air environment of Mexico City, where his last start took place. His history still suggests that he's likely to be a WHIP standout, and I'm betting it begins against a Mets lineup that enters the weekend ranking second-to-last in runs scored.

JR Ritchie

SP

ATL Atlanta

• #60 • Age: 22

Matchups

at SEA, at LAD

Rostered

55%

JR Ritchie's first two starts have positioned him as a high-floor pitcher capable of gobbling up innings. That makes him almost automatic in points leagues when he's in line for two starts, even if one is against the Dodgers.

Nick Martinez

RP

TB Tampa Bay

• #28 • Age: 35

Matchups

vs. TOR, at BOS

Rostered

64%

The Rays have tweaked Nick Martinez's arsenal to feature more changeups and sinkers, and it's had a big effect so far, leading to a 1.70 ERA and back-to-back starts of seven-plus innings. There will be some clunkers at some point, but it's hard to pass up two starts against lineups that rank in the bottom 10 in runs scored.

Joey Cantillo

SP

CLE Cleveland

• #54 • Age: 26

Matchup

at KC

Rostered

69%

Joey Cantillo isn't an efficient pitcher, but he misses bats at a better-than-average rate thanks to a wipeout changeup and should be able to limit damage well enough against an underwhelming Royals lineup.

Reid Detmers

SP

LAA L.A. Angels

• #48 • Age: 26

Matchup

at TOR

Rostered

66%

The under-the-hood numbers look pretty good for Reid Detmers, with his new changeup rounding out his arsenal nicely, but they've to this point yielded just two starts that might be considered good. He was at least decent the last time he faced the Blue Jays, though, who continue to disappoint offensively.

Merrill Kelly

SP

ARI Arizona

• #29 • Age: 37

Matchup

vs. NYM

Rostered

74%

I wouldn't say Merrill Kelly is a safe play with the way his first few turns back from the IL have gone, but because his stuff is still intact, I would bet on him coming around. Starting him this week would take some serious guts, but the Mets lineup has been so bad that you might be able to justify it.

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