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 Josh Jung.
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Josh Jung
Josh Jung (3B – TEX)
“Whether it’s prospect fatigue or shiny-new-toy syndrome, Josh Jung is grossly underrated this year. Last February, he had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and didn’t make his season debut until July 28, 2022. The eighth pick in the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft reached the majors in September to get a taste of The Show. Unfortunately, Jung had an uncharacteristically high strikeout rate at Triple-A (28.3 K%) and for the Rangers (38.2 K%). However, per FanGraphs, Jung had a more palatable 22.2 K% in 342 plate appearances in the upper minors in 2021. Gamers should cut Jung some slack for last year’s strikeout rate and take the plunge with a top-200 pick on a player who clubbed 19 homers with a .326 batting average, .398 OBP and 152 wRC+ in 2021 and has impressive scouting grades at multiple reputable outlets.”
– Josh Shepardson (FantasyPros)
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