When targeting players for runs later in your drafts you want players who can get on base and players who hit toward or at the top of the order. If you find players that check both boxes then that is even better. Here is a list of players that do in fact check these boxes. Some of these players either go late or undrafted in shallow leagues. Others definitely go undrafted in shallow formats and are, at best, fallback options for runs in deeper formats. Below is a closer look at Michael Brantley.
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Sleepers to Target for Runs in 2023
The following player is a sleeper to consider in the late stages of 2023 fantasy-baseball drafts.
Michael Brantley (OF – HOU)
The big issue is always health with Brantley. He is even entering 2023 not at 100%. He is on schedule from his recovery but behind in terms of being ready for Spring Training games. Brantley has a career .356 OBP and has not had an OBP under .364 since 2018. He continues to have elite plate discipline and projects to bat at the top of one of the best lineups in baseball. They have other options in Houston but Dusty Baker always opts for Michael Brantley. In 2022, Brantley only played 64 games. Yet he managed to bat 2nd in every single start. His on-base skills continue to carry him to the top of the order so if we see the same treatment for Brantley when he enters gameplay he should score plenty of runs while he is in the lineup.
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