Gamers can find homers throughout fantasy baseball drafts, including later. The following three players have an average draft pick (ADP) after 204, meaning they’re typically picked after the 17th round in 12-team mixed leagues. The three featured players aren’t flawless. However, given their ADPs, they’re appealing sleepers for home run-needy gamers.
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Home Runs
Jac Caglianone (1B, OF – KC) | 215.8 ADP
Jac Caglianone didn’t waste time conquering the minors. The Royals selected him with the sixth pick in the 2024 MLB Amateur Draft, and he played 29 games and logged 126 plate appearances in High-A that year. In 2025, Caglianone opened the year at Double-A for 38 games and 175 plate appearances, spent 28 games and 129 plate appearances in Triple-A and played 62 games and had 232 plate appearances for the Royals.
According to FanGraphs, Caglianone had the following stats in the upper minors.
- 304 plate appearances
- 58 runs
- 20 home runs
- 72 RBI
- 3 stolen bases
- 10.2 BB%
- 18.8 K%
- .337 batting average
- .408 on-base percentage (OBP)
- 170 wRC+
Caglianone put a charge into the ball and lifted it in Triple-A, with a 93.9 miles per hour (mph) average exit velocity, 14.1-degree launch angle, and 53.2 HardHit%.
Sadly, Caglianone struggled in his first chance in the Majors. He had the following numbers in 232 plate appearances for the Royals.
- 19 runs
- 7 home runs
- 18 RBI
- 1 stolen base
- 7.8 BB%
- 22.4 K%
- .157 batting average
- .237 expected batting average (xBA)
- .237 OBP
- .295 slugging (SLG)
- .431 expected slugging (xSLG)
- 89.4 mph average exit velocity
- 4.1-degree launch angle
- 46 wRC+
Caglianone was unlucky, but even his expected stats weren’t particularly impressive.
He also wasn’t able to lift the ball the same way he did in the minors. Nevertheless, Caglianone showcased legit power in his age-22 campaign. According to Baseball Savant, among 389 players with at least 100 batted-ball events in 2025, Caglianone was tied for 54th in maximum exit velocity (114.1 mph), 10th in fly ball and line drive average exit velocity (98.2 mph), and tied for 65th in barrels per plate appearance rate (8.2 Brls/PA%).
Caglianone is both a positive regression candidate and a young player who could make strides in his development. Moreover, Caglianone’s homer outlook can benefit from the renovations made at Kauffman Stadium to boost homers.
Jake Burger (1B – TEX) | 285.2 ADP
Jake Burger played poorly enough at the beginning of last year that he was demoted to Triple-A to work on his swing. He also dealt with a variety of injuries, leading to an overall disappointing showing for the slugger.
Burger turns 30 on April 10, so he’s not an age that would suggest last season was a cliff year. Burger ripped 34 round-trippers in 540 plate appearances in 2023 and 29 in 579 plate appearances in 2024. In 1,119 plate appearances during those two years, he averaged a home run per 17.8 plate appearances with a 91.6 mph average exit velocity, 118.2 mph maximum exit velocity, 12.6-degree launch angle, 48.1 HardHit%, .258 xBA, and .499 xSLG.
Last year, Burger hit just one home run per 23.5 plate appearances, launching 16 long balls in 376 plate appearances. However, he had a 90.4 mph average exit velocity, 114.7 mph maximum exit velocity, 16.1-degree launch angle, 48.5 HardHit%, .246 xBA, and .478 xSLG. Burger can bounce back with better health in 2026.
Bryce Eldridge (1B – SF) | 343.4 ADP
Bryce Eldridge’s high strikeout rate could undermine his ability to get to his power in games. Eldridge had a 27.9 K% in 140 plate appearances in Double-A, a 30.8 K% in 286 plate appearances in Triple-A, and a 35.1 K% in 37 plate appearances for the Giants last season.
Having said that, Eldridge hit seven homers in Double-A and 18 in Triple-A last season. He recorded a 147 wRC+ at the Double-A level and a 105 wRC+ in Triple-A. Eldridge might benefit from more seasoning in Triple-A.
Nonetheless, he’s penciled in as a starter for the Giants, and he’s a well-regarded prospect. Eldridge was the 16th pick in the 2023 MLB Amateur Draft. He hasn’t exhausted his prospect status, either.
Eldridge is ranked as the 16th-best prospect in baseball by FanGraphs, 25th by MLB.com, and 33rd by Baseball Prospectus. He has immense power. FanGraphs grades his raw power 70 currently, with 80 future and 50 game power, with a future 70 on the 20-to-80 scouting scale. MLB.com grades his power as 70.
Eldridge had only 16 batted-ball events for the Giants. He put a charge into the ball in that small sample, though. Eldridge had the sixth-highest average exit velocity (95.6 mph) among all players who put a ball in play last year. Furthermore, his 99.4 mph average exit velocity on fly balls and line drives was tied for the 15th-highest mark. Eldridge’s elite power checked out with his batted balls.
Gamers shouldn’t draft Eldridge expecting a sure thing or a lock to help their teams. Still, his quick ascension to the Majors and elite power is worth rolling the dice on late in drafts, namely for gamers who could use a bit more power.
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