Sleeper Round Up

This is just a quick list of some guys to keep an eye on over the next season. These guys are going at various points in the draft, but a sleeper is defined as a player that can give you significantly better value than where he is drafted. In the case of a snake round, 2-3 rounds or in an auction league about 7 or 8 dollars.

Here are some of my favorite Sleepers:

R. Baldelli – Now that he’s healthy he is a 20/20 candidate
A. Rios – Will provide speed from OF
P. Fielder – 40 HR candidate
N. Johnson – Will be out 2-3 months but upon return could still hit 15 HR
A. Gonzalez – Should bat .300 and could hit 35 HR
F. Lopez – 2B eligible and 40+ SB from 2B is gold
D. Young - Along with Baldelli, a 20/20 candidate
A. Gordon – Should make team out of camp, if he does he will be early ROY candidate
C. Billingsley – Great SP to round out your rotation.
A. Wainwright – Closed out the WS, he has the experience and the mentality
R. Hill – Had amazing September, with full season he is 200 strike out candidate
S. Olsen – The Best of the Marlins SP crop…only one I expect to maintain stats
A. Reyes – WS experience, should create power combo with Wainwright for years to come
R. Johnson – Don’t let the ERA of 5 fool you, he was much better.
M. Prior – If he is finally healthy, he will be gold late in the draft
K. Wood – Could be Cubs closer by mid june
N. Markakis – 15 HR last year, expect over 20 this year.
C. James - Was dynamite for ATL last year, can he repeat?
J. Sowers - Was solid in MLB debut season.
M. Garza - ROY canidate if he plays full season
F. Hernandez - Getting drafted high, could be top 5 round pick next year.
J. Broxton - could close for LAD by end of year
A. Otsuka - was good for TEX last year, Gagne is still big ?

Please note, this is in no way a full list but it should give you a good idea of some guys to highlight on your list. As always, open to comments: stew0610@ameritech.net