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With baseball season about to start, many will be taking part in fantasy baseball. Most people already have a strategy for their draft, but before you decided to draft anyone, let’s take a look at some fantasy baseball sleepers in this year’s fantasy baseball draft.
Our first sleeper is veteran Kolten Wong, who signed a two-year $18 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers this offseason. In his 8 years in the Major Leagues, Wong has displayed some impressive stats.
Kelton Wong Stats:
- AVG: .261
- OBP: .333
- SLG: .384
- OPS: .717
- HR: 53
- RBI: 281
Even though Wong only hit one home run last season, he has shown great power throughout his career, hitting at least 9 home runs in 4 of his last 6 seasons. In the infield, Wong is a brick wall with a fielding percentage of .974%.
Fantasy baseball owners are waiting to draft him in the 16th round after second basemen Luis Guillorme and Jake Cronentworth, which to me does not make any sense.
Trey Mancini
Another player people should be looking out for is the Orioles right fielder Trey Mancini. Mancini did not play in the 2020 season due to colon cancer. In 2019 he had an average of .291 with 35 home runs and 97 RBI’s.
He is right not going to being drafted 186th on average. When you think about this, you could acquire Mancini at no risk and have a chance of him putting up the same type of numbers he did when he was healthy, which were about the same as J.D. Martinez.
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Strasburg
Washington National’s Pitcher Stephen Strasburg, last year around this time, was ranked a top-six starter. Now he is ranked at 27th and is returning from carpal tunnel surgery. If Strasburg can perform like he has all throughout his career, he will be a steal in the draft.
Cincinnati Reds center fielder Nick Senzel has been plagued by injuries and sickness the last two seasons. He batted .245 in his first 127 major league games with 14 home runs and 16 steals. If he can stay on the field and play at least 150 games, he is a player you want with his draft stock dropping.
Catchers
Washington Nationals catcher Yan Gomes is about to start his 10th year in the league. In 2020 he had an 84.6% contact percentage, which is also his career contact%.
He also has a career batting average of .246, and you may think that is low, but when it came to catchers in 2020, their batting averages were .229. Last year Gomes batted a solid .284 because he brought his strikeout rate down.
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The Nationals GM stated he would be playing at least 110 because they want to take some of Gomes’ burden off. You will Likely see Gomes perform in 2021 with around 12-14 home runs.
Ryan Jeffers
Another catcher that is a sleeper this year is Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers. He only had 62 plate appearances in 26 games played, but he hit the ball hard while he was up at the plate. He also showed patience by drawing a walk 8% of the time.
Jeffers had a max exit velocity of 112.9 mph, which was 4th among catchers. People are worried because he is up against his fellow teammate Mitch Garver. Expect to see Jeffers getting most of the playing time.
I say this because Jeffers is in the 90th percentile for framing among catchers; his defense is very solid and consistent and, he hit the ball hard.
There are many sleepers to choose from in this year’s MLB fantasy draft, especially after having a shortened 60 game season, but I think you will get the most bang for your buck with these picks.
The draft is the most exciting date on the fantasy baseball calendar, as the decisions you make during the draft set the table for your season.
Are you prepared to find the hidden gems that will set your team apart? Have you scouted the next superstar waiting to rise to the top of the Player Rater? Can you navigate the player pool and avoid the busts that will leave you with regrets all season long?
Below, our experts predict the players they consider to be sleepers, breakouts and busts for the 2018 season. Here's a quick guide to what we mean by these categories ...
Sleeper: A player set to exceed the value implied by his average draft position. Each analyst has provided an early-round sleeper, a midround sleeper and a sleeper you can find at the end of your drafts.
Breakout: A player poised to enter the upper echelon of the fantasy game via a big step forward, reaching a new level of play for the first time in his career. Our analysts have picked an early breakout player who could deliver first-round value, a midround sleeper who could return value of a top-50 player and a rookie who could jump straight to fantasy stardom.
Bust: A player who will disappoint relative to his average draft position. Our experts have picked players set to disappoint as expected first-round selections, disappointments in the early to middle rounds and rookies who won't live up to expectations.
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Yoan Moncada: Moncada boasts power, speed, plate discipline, a middle-infield starting spot and a place near the top of a potentially interesting lineup, all at age 22. OK, he could have been better last year, but he was still a rookie. This is a 20-homer, 30-steal profile, at least, and even if he hits only .260 or so thanks to the strikeouts, that makes him a top-100 player with the potential for considerably more, considering he can contribute in every offensive category. The breakout is still coming! -- Eric Karabell
Manuel Margot: Margot always profiled as a leadoff option with stolen base potential, and then in his rookie season, he swatted 13 home runs in 126 games as well. The Padres should score many more runs than they did in 2017, and Margot at the top is key as a potential five-category option. Margot was not supposed to hit for much power, but the underlying figures show that his rookie power was legit. Margot is certainly capable of more than 30 stolen bases, with expected gains in batting average and runs pending as well. -- Eric Karabell
Bryce Harper: Harper has achieved historic numbers, with 150 home runs before turning 25, but he is a risk in Round 1. Durability is a problem, but the numbers are inconsistent as well. Sure, Harper could hit 50 home runs ... but he has topped 30 once in six seasons. He could win a batting title ... but he has hit .275 twice. Finally, Harper attempted all of six stolen bases last season. It would not be surprising if Harper matches his 2015 MVP campaign and tops Mike Trout in value ... but it is fair to point out that Harper has reached expectations in only one of his six seasons for fantasy. -- Eric Karabell
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Byron Buxton: Some might claim he already 'broke out,' as Buxton's .300/.347/.546 slash rates, 11 home runs and 13 stolen bases in 57 games played after the All-Star break made him a top-40 performer in terms of fantasy baseball earnings, but to this point of his career, including that stretch, he has been a wildly unpredictable performer. One of the reasons I believe in Buxton's strong finish -- and note, I expect him to regress to closer to a .260 batting average but with similar power/speed -- is that a significant tweak to his batting stance fueled much of it. -- Tristan H. Cockcroft
Willie Calhoun: There's always a rookie who comes from nowhere to put forth near-Rookie of the Year numbers, and the ones I typically draft possess high floors, likely to translate smoothly to the big leagues, and are rarely noticed. Calhoun fits the bill: He's a virtual lock to start -- or at least be on the strong side of a platoon -- in left field for the Texas Rangers, and he was one of three players in pro ball last season with at least 30 home runs and an 85 percent contact rate (along with Francisco Lindor and Joey Votto). -- Tristan H. Cockcroft
Alex Reyes: While I like Reyes' skill set a lot -- he'll be someone I acquire in dynasty formats -- his 2018 role is uncertain, as it's his first year following Tommy John surgery, and he has never exceeded 111 1/3 innings in a single pro year. Coming off a year in which the multi-inning reliever was back in vogue, especially during the postseason, Reyes makes a heckuva lot of sense to the St. Louis Cardinals in a Chris Devenski-esque role as he works his way back. That, unfortunately, is a role of limited fantasy appeal. -- Tristan H. Cockcroft
Matt Duffy: Here's a guy who finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2015 behind Kris Bryant. In 2016, he was traded to the Rays for the stretch drive but almost immediately got hurt and then had to sit out all of last season due to surgery. All signs point to Duffy being 100 percent healthy headed into 2018, and Tampa Bay has doubled-down on the third baseman, having traded Evan Longoria to the Giants. If everything clicks, we could have 20-20 production from a guy who might not even show up on some fantasy draft lists due to the goose egg in stats he had in 2017. That's not too shabby. -- AJ Mass
Luis Castillo: In his final five starts of the 2017 season, Castillo had a 1.86 ERA, a .158 BAA and a 12.1 K/9. He has a fastball that averages 97.5 mph and clearly was able to adjust to the majors after his leap from Double-A in June after a rocky start (4.05 ERA, .243 BAA in his first seven starts of the season). Sure, he could flame out like far too many young arms before him. However, it's also not unrealistic that he'll finish the season in the top five in strikeouts, with an ERA around 3.00 and at least a dozen wins under his belt. I'd call that a breakout. -- AJ Mass
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Tyler Chatwood: We always upgrade hitters in a big way when they go to Colorado, so why do we not treat pitchers leaving the thin air with similar levels of excitement? Over the past two seasons, Chatwood's road ERA is lower than that of Max Scherzer and Chris Sale. Heard of those guys? I'm not saying he is on that level, but for those of you who draft an ace to lead your staff and then wait on pitching ... Chatwood should be on your radar. -- Kyle Soppe
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Elvis Andrus: None of his production from last season is going to help you this year, so be careful about how high you draft him. Andrus' stock skyrocketed last season thanks in large part to 20 homers ... or, you know, three more than he hit in the previous three seasons combined. He has been successful on less than 71 percent of his stolen base attempts the past four seasons, so I worry that both his ceiling and his floor aren't as high as most seem to be assuming. -- Kyle Soppe
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Alex Bregman: It's easy to find power in today's fantasy baseball landscape. Everything else seems to come at a premium. As such, a player who can do 'everything else' while essentially keeping up with the power guys is incredibly valuable. Enter Bregman, who was fantastic during the second half of last season, finishing with a post-All-Star break wRC+ on par with names such as Arenado, Judge and Lindor. He's delivering on his prospect promise and should take another step forward in 2018. -- Leo Howell