Matt Carpenter (1B, STL) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~100 CURRENT ADP: 175 ANALYSIS: St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter will head into the 2018 season hoping to play injury-free. He had a decent 2017 season, slashing .241/.384/.451 with 23 home runs and 69 RBI. Carpenter has always been a better asset in OBP leagues, but had not been a liability in batting average […]

Ryan Zimmermann (1B, WAS) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~90 CURRENT ADP: 128 ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman came back from the dead to deliver one of his best seasons in 2017. He went from a -1.3 WAR in 2016 to a 3.3 WAR in 2017. He delivered career highs in HR (36) and RBI (108), while scoring 90 runs. His ISO […]

Jake Lamb (3B, ARI) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~75 CURRENT ADP: 117 ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb has two major splits: lefty/righty and first half/second half split. He does well against right-handed pitchers, with a slash line of .282 average, .386 on-base percentage, and .552 slugging. However, he does poorly against left-handed pitchers, slashing .144/.269/.288. Additionally, Lamb’s career performance in […]

DJ LeMahieu (2B, COL) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~75 CURRENT ADP: 130 ANALYSIS: Colorado Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu had a very similar season in 2017 to the one he had in 2016. The only real difference is that he did not get to take home a shiny batting title trophy this time around. LeMahieu hit .310 with eight home runs, six […]

Gregory Polanco (OF, PIT) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~95 CURRENT ADP: 158 ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco was supposed to see his breakout year in 2017, but he wound up being one of the bigger busts of the fantasy season. The Pirates right fielder battled a left hamstring strain all year, making three trips to the disabled list and appearing in only […]

Ryan Braun (OF, MIL) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~70 CURRENT ADP: 107 ANALYSIS: Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was limited to 380 at-bats in 2017. During that time, he had 17 home runs and 12 stolen bases. At 34 years old, it is expected there will be some amount of decline in performance and potential playing time. Aside from batting average (.268), […]

Xander Bogaerts (SS, BOS) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~65 CURRENT ADP: 82 ANALYSIS: Boston Red Sox infielder Xander Bogaerts has been a troubling fantasy shortstop to own. Annually, there is a concern whether he will provide power or stolen bases. In 2014, he provided power, but little speed and even lower batting average. In 2015, Bogaerts provided more speed and much higher […]

Justin Turner (3B, LAD) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~55 CURRENT ADP: 79 ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Justin Turner does not have the power that the top 3B options in fantasy do. What he offers is sharp plate discipline and hits for days. Turner is the poster boy for the fly-ball revolution. A late-blooming hitter who didn’t find his stride until […]

Khris Davis (OF, OAK) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~55 CURRENT ADP: 69 ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics outfielder Khris Davis continued his success that made him one of the majors’ premier sluggers during his first season in Oakland in 2016. 2017 was almost a carbon copy of what 2016 with the exception of the fact Davis almost doubled his walk total which saw a […]

AJ Pollock (OF, ARI) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~50 CURRENT ADP: 62 ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder A.J. Pollock's career has been riddled with injuries thus far and 2017 was no different. Prior to a groin strain on May 15, Pollock was productive, totaling 26 runs, two home runs, and 11 stolen bases in 37 games. He also had a .299 average. […]

Zack Cozart (SS/3B, LAA) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~135 CURRENT ADP: 188 ANALYSIS: Zack Cozart made himself a rich man thanks to a 2017 campaign in which he posted 24 HR, 80 runs, a .297 average, and .385 OBP while striking out on just 15.4% of his at-bats. After producing the 17th-best wRC+ in all of baseball, the infielder signed a three-year, $38 […]

Nomar Mazara (OF, TEX) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~136 CURRENT ADP: 159 ANALYSIS: Nomar Mazara was drafted in 2017 with sky-high expectations after a surprisingly effective 2016 season. Unfortunately, the 22-year old largely disappointed, producing a .253/.323.422 triple slash and 20 HR with just 64 runs scored. Mazara’s sophomore season was marred by an inconsistent approach at the plate, sometimes pressing and trying […]

Lance McCullers Jr. (SP, HOU) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 CURRENT ADP:  152 ANALYSIS: Lance McCullers is more valuable in rotisserie leagues than H2H leagues because he has never thrown more than 125.2 innings in a single season at the major league level. That fact alone may have you wondering why I pegged him as a sleeper. The reason is that when healthy, […]

Justin Smoak (1B, TOR) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~84 CURRENT ADP: 145 ANALYSIS: Justin Smoak broke out in a big way in 2017 with 38 HR, 90 RBI, a 20.1% K% on a triple slash of .270/.355/.529. The former top prospect made major changes to his approach, appearing more confident and comfortable. He made more overall contact than he had in years at […]

Nelson Cruz (OF, SEA) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~35 CURRENT ADP: 54 ANALYSIS: Seattle Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz produced another elite season in 2017, slashing .288/.375/.549 with 28 doubles, 39 home runs, 91 runs scored and 119 runs batted in. Seattle's offense sputtered most of the season, but that did not effect the veteran run producer. Cruz now has five seasons […]

Daniel Murphy (2B, WSH) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~40 CURRENT ADP: 67 ANALYSIS: Despite a litany of aches and injuries, Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy played in two more games this past season than in 2016 and came to the plate 11 more times. He posted slightly lower numbers in every category but runs (94 in 2017 vs. 83 in 2016), […]

Edwin Encarnacion (1B, CLE) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~35 CURRENT ADP: 55 ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion may no longer be the ~4 fWAR player he was in the past and as recently as 2016, but he should still be a solid source of home runs and RBI in 2018. Encarnacion finished the 2017 season with a .258/.377/.504 line, including 38 […]

Sonny Gray (SP, NYY) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~115 CURRENT ADP: 139 ANALYSIS: After being traded from the Oakland Athletics last season, former Cy Young finalist Sonny Gray arrived with the New York Yankees and returned to the postseason. After a solid August with the Yankees, Gray struggled in September and in the postseason. One very important factor to consider, however, was […]

Raimel Tapia (OF, COL) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~330 CURRENT ADP:  396 ANALYSIS: Raimel Tapia hasn't gotten the Coors Field bump in terms of ADP, as he is basically free on draft day at his current price. Tapia consistently hit well over .300 in each minor league stop and finished with a .288 average in 160 at-bats for the Rockies last […]

Marcell Ozuna (OF, STL) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~35 CURRENT ADP: 46 ANALYSIS: St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna will look to follow up his excellent 2017 with an even better 2018, this time on a new team. Ozuna was acquired from the Miami Marlins this offseason and is coming off a .312/.376/.548 campaign with 37 home runs and 124 RBI. He will […]

Robert Stephenson (SP, CIN) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~425 CURRENT ADP: 456 ANALYSIS:It was just two years ago that Cincinnati Reds right-hander Robert Stephenson was regarded as one of the team's top pitching prospects. Unfortunately for him, he did not come as advertised in the 2016 season, struggling with his control and accuracy in his eight big league starts. The right-hander got a […]

Nick Senzel (3B, CIN) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~340 CURRENT ADP: 384 ANALYSIS: Cincinnati Reds third baseman Nick Senzel will attend his first big league Spring Training when his team opens camp in February. Senzel is the Reds' No. 1 ranked prospect and is the No. 2 third base prospect in all of baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. While Senzel is a third […]

Robinson Cano (2B, SEA) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~50 CURRENT ADP: 79 ANALYSIS: Seattle Mariners second basemen Robinson Cano suffered a power outage in the second half of the 2017 season, but still managed to hit .280 with 23 home runs and 97 runs batted in. Most infielders would sign up for those numbers any day of the week, but 2017 could be considered […]

Yoenis Cespedes (OF, NYM) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~65 CURRENT ADP: 90 ANALYSIS: New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes did not have the 2017 many people expected. However, this was mainly due to nagging injuries, rather than flat-out underperformance. Before a hamstring injury derailed his season, Cespedes was crushing it with a 1.020 OPS, with stats that would have prorated to a […]

David Dahl (OF, COL) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~210 CURRENT ADP: 241 ANALYSIS:David Dahl had the very definition of a lost season in 2017, as a rib cage injury that should have been a two week injury sapped his entire 2017 season. After looking like a future All-Star in 2016, where he hit .315 with seven home runs and five stolen bases […]

Jesse Winker (OF, CIN) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~275 or end of your draft CURRENT ADP:  324 ANALYSIS: It’s hard to find a better sleeper candidate than Winker heading into the 2018 season. The Reds outfielder has fallen on the MLB Pipeline top 100 prospects list over each of the past three seasons. He opens the 2018 season as the #82 overall […]

Yoan Moncada (2B, CHW) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~105 CURRENT ADP:  134 ANALYSIS: The White Sox are not supposed to contend in 2018, which, in a lot of ways, is a good thing for Moncada. For one, it means that he will have a longer leash at 2B. Not that it matters, anyway, because Moncada was killing it at the end of […]

Adam Eaton (OF, WSH) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~115 CURRENT ADP:  155 ANALYSIS: Eaton was on pace for career-highs in a handful of categories in 2018 prior to sustaining a season-ending knee injury that resulted in a torn ACL and meniscus. The left-fielder was triple-slashing .297/.393/.462 (career-highs in OBP and SLG), with a 13.1% walk rate and 16.8% strikeout rate, and had […]

Curtis Granderson (OF, TOR) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~455 CURRENT ADP: 547 ANALYSIS: Curtis Granderson had a .212 batting average last season, which was low enough to sink your average category last year, but his .323 OBP and 26 long balls still provided some value. It would be hard to expect another BABIP as low as Granderson's .228  last year, but nothing […]

Brad Hand (RP, SD) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~105 CURRENT ADP: 119 ANALYSIS: Brad Hand followed up a strong 2016 with a fantastic 2017 campaign in which he posted a 2.16 ERA (2.90 xFIP) with 21 saves and a 33.4% K% over 79 1/3 IP. His innings total is likely to go down with a full season in the closer's role, but the […]