Sleepers are nearly as difficult to define, as they are to pick out. Generally, a sleeper is considered to be a player who will fall under the radar, and perform at a level most people weren't expecting. I feel there are a few classes of players that fall under that definition. There are players who will sneak up and grab way more AB's (or IP) than anyone was anticipating; players who performed very well in 2007, to the point that most fantasy owners don't feel a repeat is possible; and finally, players who performed so poorly in 2007, that fantasy owners are expecting a poor repeat performance. SO FAR, looking at my projections, I would say the following players are sleepers for 2008:
CATCHERS
J.R. Towles
Ronny Paulino
Ryan Doumit
Kenji Johjima
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
DH'S
Travis Hafner
Billy Butler
FIRST BASEMEN
Joey Votto
James Loney
Wilson Betemit
Carlos Pena
Ryan Garko
Richie Sexson
SECOND BASEMEN
Kelly Johnson
Felipe Lopez
Mark DeRosa
Brandon Phillips
Ian Stewart
Jeff Kent
Brendan Harris
Howie Kendrick
SHORTSTOPS
Ryan Theriot
Miguel Tejada
Jason Bartlett
THIRD BASEMEN
Dallas McPherson
Edwin Encarnacion
Ty Wigginton
Jose Bautista
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Mike Lowell
Josh Fields
Hank Blalock
I will update this list as I post projections. Obviously there are varying degrees of sleepers here, not to mention various reasons for why some of these guys are categorized as a sleeper, but hopefully this list will be a helpful tool for fantasy owners on draft day.
Monday, February 18, 2008
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