This is the first time in recent memory that power is so sought after. It used to be the easiest to come by, but last year turned that on its head. Now we are looking for power bats to fill the lineups. Here are eight names going late in drafts you can target to fill the home-run void if you are light on power. Here are other sleepers to target for stolen bases & runs.
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Sleeper Targets for Home Runs: Jorge Soler
Jorge Soler (OF – MIA)
After seeing a few spring lineups, Soler could be in line for batting second on this team. If that holds, we are taking top-tier power potential and adding more plate appearances than we might have anticipated. We did see the strikeouts spike last year (29.4%), but he never really had the chance to correct that. Soler still had a max exit velocity of 117.6. This put him in the 99th percentile in the MLB. Elite power potential there. He consistently barrels the ball well. 12.9% is his career barrel rate, and the last time it was under 12% was in 2018. He is healthy entering the season, has that elite power upside, and a clear path to playing time. He is checking all the boxes.
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