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 TJ Friedl.
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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.
TJ Friedl (OF – CIN)
TJ Friedl is a deeper league option. The upside is limited but it is there. He led off in his final 25 starts of the season. During that span he hit just .209 but was terribly unlucky with a .197 BABIP. He still managed a .315 OBP with a 12% walk rate and 15.7% strikeout rate. Both are very strong outputs, not to mention he still had a 104 wRC+. The limiting factor here is the likely platoon he enters 2023 with and what will likely be a short leash at the top of the order. The good news is he gets the strong side of the platoon as the left-handed hitter and the home park will allow for the power and other numbers to play up.
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