It is fantasy baseball season! Here, we’re highlighting five fantasy baseball sleepers you’ll want to target on draft day.
There’s no greater joy in fantasy baseball than hitting on the next big thing. Grabbing the right late-round sleeper pick can help you win your league no matter where you chose from in the first round and what went wrong in the middle rounds. It’s also a great way to find a new favorite player and can provide a reason to cheer for a new MLB team, or at least pay attention.
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5 fantasy baseball sleepers to target
San Diego Padres 1B/OF Wil Myers
The 30-year-old posted a career-best .318 ISO and 91.0 exit velocity in 2020. His 15 home runs in 55 games nearly matched his 18 in 155 games in 2019.
He’s slated to bat sixth for San Diego and will have plenty of RBI opportunities. He’s a good bet to outperform his 10th-round average draft position (ADP).
Milwaukee Brewers OF Lorenzo Cain
Got in just 21 plate appearances over five games in 2020 before opting out of the rest of the season due to COVID-19 concerns. He’ll return to the top of the Brewers’ batting order this season and is slated to hit second behind new 2B Kolten Wong.
Cain may no longer be a top source of stolen bases, but he excels in plate discipline and the heart of the order has been beefed up behind him. He’ll challenge for the league lead in runs.
San Francisco Giants 2B/3B/SS Donovan Solano
Solano is a late-round steal flush with positional eligibility. He’s poised to be the No. 3 hitter for an improving Giants club after breaking out last year with a .326/.365/.463 line over 54 games.
He hit just three homers in 2020 but already has three this spring with a .326 batting average, .376 OBP and 1.306 OPS through 31 at-bats.
Los Angeles Angels SP Alex Cobb
The Angels will hope to work similar magic with Cobb this season as they did with SP Dylan Bundy last year after bringing both over from the Baltimore Orioles. Cobb reunites with manager Joe Maddon.
Cobb has a 3.88 career ERA and 3.81 xFIP, but he’s coming off a 10-start 2020 campaign with a 4.30 ERA and 4.21 xFIP. He has eight strikeouts and no walks this spring.
New York Mets RP Trevor May
May enters the season as the setup man for Mets closer Edwin Diaz and should be stashed on draft day as a potential saves source.
Diaz rebounded from a woeful 2019 campaign to post a 17.53 K/9 and 1.75 ERA last year, but the Mets will have him on a much shorter leash amid higher expectations. Should he show signs of early regression, May and his stellar 14.66 K/9 and 2.74 xFIP from last season will get a look in the ninth.
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