As the Hot Stove season comes down from a rapid boil to a
simmer the fantasy baseball season begins to heat up as spring training draws
closer. We have discussed many times this winter already ways to improve your late
pick draft strategy in hopes of winning those later rounds and in turn your
leagues and this morning I want to talk about a few sleepers that I have in
mind for my own personal draft. Some are big names and others are at least
recognizable names but many of them had down or irregular seasons in 2015,
something I cannot see these players making a habit of in 2016. If you’re
worried about your draft then give this a read and maybe even a bookmark to
keep handy for your draft day, maybe it will help you!
Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto fit the same mold here
because both are coming from either hitting friendly ballparks or somewhat
neutral ballparks in terms of hitting vs. pitching. They won’t have that
problem in San Francisco as AT&T Park is one of the biggest and best
pitching ballparks in all of Major League Baseball. What is an upper deck shot
inside Yankee Stadium doesn’t seem like it would reach the warning track in San
Francisco making what Barry Bonds did there all the more special. If either are
there later in the draft then snatch them up. Both of them.
The same can be said for starter, turned relief pitcher
turned starter again Rich Hill. Hill came back into the league last season with
the Boston Red Sox and pitched well enough to get a team like the Oakland
Athletics to give him a shot as a starting pitcher. Hill should enjoy pitching
inside the Oakland Coliseum more than he enjoyed the wacky dimensions inside
Fenway Park. His defense behind him in Oakland, other than at shortstop with
Marcus Semien, should be solid as well. He’s a good late round pick if you need
wins.
Brett Lawrie is entering his prime years finally at age 26
and will be shifting to one of the more hitting friendly parks in U.S. Cellular
Field. Lawrie will be eligible at first and third base for the White Sox this
season and should see enough playing time at both positions to justify a real
late pick.
Speaking of favorable park switches you have to think that
Mark Trumbo and his power will enjoy hitting at Camden Yards and Oriole Park,
ask Chris Davis and Nelson Cruz.
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