Comments on: Hidden Draft Day Bargains

By: Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for Every Position

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for Every Position — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:59:04 +0000

[...] Miguel Tejada – Okay, not exactly a sleeper in the conventional sense, but he’s not done. He ripped up DR’s winter ball in the offseason and he’s playing with something to prove (that he’s urinating clean). [...]

By: Baseball Lab

Baseball Lab — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:20:00 +0000

Living Legend

I think we have a case of misunderstanding here. The players you mentioned were in the section titled:

Overvalued – These players are likely to be drafted earlier than they should be. They still may be good players, even great, but don’t plan your draft strategy on obtaining their services.

So I agree with you - Rowand, Ordonez, etc are most definitely not sleepers, and in fact, are anti -sleepers.

Sounds like perhaps the title was a bit confusing, or you skipped down to the player names without reading the text. Apologies if it is the former.

Also - this is most definitely not a "sleeper" article. Sleeper implies a player that nobody expects to have value, but you project them to have plenty of value. Rather, this article is mean to point out inconsistencies of mainstream owners and some players you can take advantage of because of it.

By: livinglegend3486

livinglegend3486 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:49:00 +0000

Seriously? How can Rowand be a sleeper when he already had the best year of his career one season ago. Last year he was a huge sleeper. This year his stats can go nowhere but down playing for the worst offense in the entire league with no protection around him. His homeruns will stay the same at best, but his runs scored and RBIs will take a dramatic dive. Magglio can also not be named a sleeper because of his success last season. Theres nothing to sleep on here. He is going in the 3rd round of most mock drafts. This is the same round where you can get younger more secure outfielders like Curtis Granderson or Nick Markakis who are not injury prone and will surpase old man Magglio. Sleepers are players that you can get late and with great value. For real sleepers try Kevin Kouzmanoff who will bat 3rd for the Padres in front of Adrian Gonzalez. Or try Michael Bourn, Nate McLouth, or Yunel Escobar who will all be leadoff hitters for their clubs and should have a nice balance of power and speed. For pitchers, look no further than Yovanni Gallardo or Ubaldo Jimenez who are both in their sophmore season and will have plenty of run support, a high strike out rate, and below average ERA’s. That is the definition of a sleeper.

By: Who We Are

Who We Are — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:38:00 +0000

I only put links of sites I look at, but I’ll keep checking out your site for updates and might list yours in the future.

By: $ Mad Money Renato $

$ Mad Money Renato $ — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:30:00 +0000

i like the web site great info !

maybe we can both swap links to our fantasy sites???

http://rotofantasysports.blogspot.com/

Let me know what u think ??

By: Baseball Lab

Baseball Lab — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:13:00 +0000

I guess I could have explained that part better – or, at all rather. I created my own player rating system which was used for the final 2007 rankings. The 2008 projections are based off a weighted average of ZIPS, Chone, Bill James, and PECOTA published projections this pre-season. These projections were then plugged into the player rater.

By: rudygamble

rudygamble — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:09:00 +0000

nice article, lou.

what fantasy rankings are you referring to in the article?