The All-Star break necessitates a change in routine and, more specifically, a break from our usual Monday-through-Sunday schedule.
Play resumes Friday, which would normally be the middle of a scoring period, so do you treat that first weekend as its own three-day scoring period or combine it with the following week for a massive 10-day scoring period? The default setting is the former.
But because reasonable minds can disagree, I’m offering recommendations for both scenarios, as always, limiting my selection to those rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues.
Sleeper hitters for short Week 17 (July 18-20)
Best hitter matchups for short Week 17
1. Twins @COL3
2. Pirates CHW3
3. Rockies MIN3
4. Rays BAL3
5. Guardians ATH3
Worst hitter matchups for short Week 17
1. Blue Jays SF3
2. Angels @PHI3
3. Cubs BOS3
4. Nationals SD3
5. Astros @SEA3
Sleeper hitters for long Week 17 (July 18-27)
Best hitter matchups for long Week 17
1. Rockies MIN3, STL3, @BAL3
2. Guardians ATH3, BAL4, @KC3
3. Cardinals @ARI3, @COL3, SD4
4. Padres @WAS3, @MIA3, @STL4
5. Rays BAL3, CHW3, @CIN3
Worst hitter matchups for long Week 17
1. Red Sox @CHC3, @PHI3, LAD3
2. Angels @PHI3, @NYM3, SEA4
3. Yankees @ATL3, @TOR3, PHI3
3. Braves NYY3, SF3, @TEX3
4. Athletics @CLE3, @TEX3, @HOU4