BATTERS: 2017 sleepers
Mar 6 2017
This column will help you target batters who may be undervalued heading into draft day and have the potential to take a significant step forward in 2017. In essence, they are sleeper breakout targets that might be flying under the radar in your league.
We'll identify them by looking at a list of highly-skilled bats who earned modest value in 2016.
Here is a list of the most skilled bats who generated between $5 and $15 in 2016:
50+ BPV, 5x5 $5-15, 2016* Name League Position bb% ct% Eye PX HctX xPX Spd 5x5 BPV ================ ====== =========== === === ==== === ==== === === === === Sanchez, Gary AL C 11% 72% 0.42 218 122 159 68 $9 105 Schimpf, Ryan NL ...
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