Most fantasy baseball owners “expect” to find 1B, whether in the draft or on the waiver wire throughout the season. Most first baseman provide homers and RBIs; The elite give you averages and runs. Once the best of the best are off the board, you are basically just looking for people who get playing time everyday and / or are really upside down to improve. Thus, the term “sleeper” may apply less than first base because it occurs elsewhere, as true “breakouts” often refer to third-tier players jumping into the first tier, but this means Not that there aren’t some potentially worthwhile late-round options.
With the exception of Trey Mancini (and perhaps Andrew Vaughan), the players listed below will only be considered in deep leagues. Said that those who make shallow jumps should pay attention to these people as soon as the season starts, as it will not be a shock if you are useful in your UTIL spot. If you place CI in your league then all these players are in the game.
First base is not the position that you need to reach in the draft. There are enough established sluggers that you will meet someone who produces, no matter when you draft your starter. But there are always power breakouts, and the bottom players may just be the ones this year. If you are in a daily transaction / roster-change league then at the very least, they are potential matchup plays. Get to know the splits and exploit the strength of a player when he is batting.
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Fantasy Baseball 1B Sleepers: Breakout First baseman, late goal steal
Jared Walsh, Angels. Playing time could be an issue, as the 27-year-old leftie could easily fall into a platoon with Albert Pujols, but Walsh had a mini-breakout last year, including nine homers in 32 games. Perhaps even more notable, he has drastically reduced his strikeout percentage (13.9) and performed well against the Lefties (.324 / / 306 / .474) in 36 plate appearances, though both are unstable. Regardless, Walsh, who hit 36 HRs in Triple-A in 2019, has big-time power and an RBI upside.
Nate Lowe, Rangers. Lowe is likely to play a platoon again this season, but it’s unfair to say that the 25-year-old sluggers can’t kill leftists – they don’t have much of an opportunity (23. 23 / / .333 /). Has been given. 45 carrier plate appearances vs. LHP in .436). Maybe that will change in Texas, but either way, Lowe, who posted a .300 / .400 / .486 line in 405 career minor league games, will hit homers, take walks, and when he is in the major leagues If I bat, I will strike. . Average will not be great, but he will produce when he is in the lineup. If she is in an everyday role, it could mean big power and RBI numbers.
Bobby Dalbeck, Red Sox. Dalbeck hit eight homers in just 23 major league games last year after hitting at least 27 in the minors in both 2018 and ’19. The 25-year-old slugger is a classic high-strike, high-walk, big-power hitter. That type of player may look like a dime-a-dozen in shallow leagues, but just how many homeballer Dalbeck hits will likely be a worthwhile contributor to deep formats, especially those with CI spots.
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Andrew Vaughan, White Sox. Vaughn has a good chance of breaking camp as Chicago’s everyday DH, and the 22-year-old slugger has the potential to produce at least decent numbers in that role. An elite college hitter who played just 55 professional games (spent more time in the expanded player pool last year), Vaughn can also make first base and possibly third base. Either way, his bat will make an impact, and given his above-average contact skills and role in Chicago’s stacked lineup, fantasy numbers are sure to follow.
CJ Crone, Rockies. Krone is ticketed for batts everyday at Coors Field to begin the season. We should all say this. At age 31, he is not really ancient, and while it is a bit worrying that he has been in three different teams over the past three seasons and came to the Rockies camp on a small league contract, the fact that he did in 2018 I had combined 55 homers and ’19 previously. Won four of 13 games with the Tigers last season. There is power in the Krone (especially against the Left), which again, is all that matters. It is possible that the strike will pile up and he may not get on enough base, but if he can stay in the lineup. He would be a late-middle-round pick.
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Trey Mancini, Oroles (also OF characters). remember him? Mancini missed last year while undergoing treatment for colon cancer, but he is back after a breakout 2019 campaign that hit him .291 / / .364 / .535 with Rs. 3529, Rs. 106 and 97 RBIs. It would be ambitious to expect Mankini to repeat those numbers, but he has the potential to be a high-level 1B (or second tier). He is getting a little underappreciated in the draft, so be ready to grab him if he starts slipping too far.
Wrote about other 1B-qualified sleepers: Ryan Mountcastle (OF), Jake Cronworth (2B, SS), Alec Bohm (3B), Ryan McMahon (2B, 3B), Mike Bros. (2B, 3B)
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