One of the primary goals for every fantasy baseball manager ahead of their drafts should be to find players who return a hefty return on their draft day investment. For most fantasy drafts, that investment is their average draft position (ADP). You can dominate your draft by identifying which guys have the highest chance of providing the most value every time you’re up to pick. This becomes more important the deeper you go into the draft, as late-round players will either be duds who you’ll drop within a few weeks, decent contributors who outperform expectations and stick around on your roster for most of the season, or studs who can boost your title chances.
We asked our experts to provide their favorite early fantasy baseball sleepers. Here are all of their picks. Below we take a closer look at Jon Gray.
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Jon Gray
Jon Gray (SP – TEX)
“Jon Gray (196) had a series of unfortunate injuries in 2022 that prevented him from ever getting into a consistent groove. When he was healthy, he flashed some of the potential that fantasy managers hoped for after he escaped Coors Field. Gray’s Statcast page is red in every category except fastball spin rate, and he has averaged slightly above a strikeout per inning his entire career. He also cut his walk rate down from 3.50 BB/9 to 2.76. Assuming he avoids the flukey injuries in 2023, he’s a solid sleeper option for your fantasy pitching staff.”
– Kelly Kirby (FantasyPros)
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