7 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Hitters (2026)

The final rounds of a fantasy baseball draft can be boring and confusing. Who are these players, you may ask? Or, that is what you would ask if you had no sleepers in mind. Sleeper picks can make the end of fantasy baseball drafts more fun than the beginning. Even better, good sleeper picks help your team gain value in spots of the draft where value is hard to find. Sleepers can make or break your team’s contention.

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Sleepers are players who have the chance to drastically outperform their average draft position (ADP). Sleepers will only count after pick 150 for this article, but they generally do not always have to be at such late ADPs.

Below are some late-round sleeper hitters. Maybe you targeted pitching early, and you are panicking to find the last great hitters on the board. Perhaps you want a top batting lineup and can not seem to get enough hitters. No matter how you end up here, these sleeper hitters are for you.

Kazuma Okamoto (1B, 3B – TOR) | ADP: 175

Kazuma Okamoto signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays this summer. He is joining MLB after a decade of slashing an average of .277/.361/.521 in Japan. The 29-year-old boasts a combination of contact and power with limited strikeouts.

Okamoto has generated a lot of hype as a sleeper. Despite his trendiness, the third baseman should still supply elite draft value. Just beware of the potential risk of drafting a player who is adjusting to the Majors.

Ivan Herrera (C – STL) | ADP: 178

Ivan Herrera is a top catcher at a bottom value. He played 107 games in 2025, slashing .284/.373/.464 with 19 home runs. You do not often see this offensive production from catchers this late in the draft.

The 25-year-old catcher is expected to see additional time at designated hitter when he is not catching. Herrera should accumulate impressive stats this season.

Daylen Lile (OF – WSH) | ADP: 209

Daylen Lile turned heads in late 2025. The rookie had a slow start after his late May debut, but excelled after the All-Star break. He recorded 70 hits and a .333 batting average in 58 games after mid-July, while also launching seven home runs. This was a huge improvement over his .234 batting average and two home runs before mid-July.

The 23-year-old seems to have adjusted to top-tier pitching. His 2025 performance earned him fifth place in National League Rookie of the Year voting. This later draft region seems like a perfect fit for Lile.

Carlos Correa (3B, SS – HOU) | ADP: 243

Carlos Correa’s better days might be behind him, but he showed excellent promise after returning to the Houston Astros. Before being traded away from the Minnesota Twins, Correa had a .267 batting average with seven homers. After being traded to the Astros, Correa turned back the clock and batted .290 with six homers.

Correa is only 31. His days of intense power are behind him, but his contact skills are still up to standard. Consider taking a shot on the veteran shortstop at the end of your drafts.

Nolan Arenado (3B – ARI) | ADP: 328

It feels weird to see Nolan Arenado this far down the draft board. However, we must never let past greatness cloud our judgment. Statistically, Arenado fell off a cliff in 2025. His OPS was a rough .666, and he did worse in more or less every single statistical category.

Arenado turns 35 this season. His best days are behind him. However, Arenado has a proven track record, and there is a chance he could turn back the clock with his new team. Consider drafting him at this low cost, but I would not blame you for avoiding him.

Cedric Mullins (OF – TB) | ADP: 339

Cedric Mullins is another player who was great. The outfielder has been on a downward trajectory after his exciting 2021 and 2022 seasons. However, Mullins cascaded downwards last season, no sliding involved. Mullins played 133 games, missing time due to a hamstring injury. His OPS sank to .690, and he had a four-year low for most counting stats.

The reason the 31-year-old outfielder is a sleeper is that he will be the everyday outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays. When healthy, Mullins is a loose 20-20 threat. The value of an everyday player with high upside far exceeds these depths of the draft.

Tyler O’Neill (OF – BAL) | ADP: 364

Tyler O’Neill is great when healthy. He is in a similar situation to Cedric Mullins, but with higher upside. The 30-year-old was abysmal in 2025. He played only 54 games, slashing .199/.292/.392 with nine homers. Keep in mind, though, the Baltimore Orioles were abysmal in 2025.

O’Neill could easily be a bounce-back candidate. He has bounced back before. After a disappointing 2020 COVID-19 season, O’Neill earned MVP votes the following season. O’Neill has value as one of the only 30+ home run candidates available this late.