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 Tony Gonsolin.
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Tony Gonsolin
Tony Gonsolin (SP – LAD)
“Unfortunately, Tony Gonsolin missed time late in the 2022 regular season with a forearm issue. However, he returned in time for the postseason and was brilliant before the injury. Gonsolin had a 2.14 ERA, 3.69 xFIP, 0.87 WHIP, 7.0 BB%, 23.9 K% and 28.7 CSW% in 24 starts that lasted 130.1 innings. The gap between his ERA and xFIP might provide pause for gamers. However, Gonsolin had a 2.34 ERA and 4.02 xFIP in 51 starts in his career, totaling 250.1 innings. So, he appears to be an outlier. As a result, Gonsolin is a screaming value and belongs inside the top 150 players. ”
– Josh Shepardson (FantasyPros)
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