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2008 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit
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2008 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Report
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Infield
Sleepers |
Player |
Pos |
Age |
Rate |
Rank |
| Erick Aybar - Los
Angeles Angels - He makes a nice late-pick for
a back-up because he qualifies as a second basemen and
a shortstop. In 2006 AAA Salt Lake, Aybar batted .283
with 6 home runs, 3 triples, 20 doubles and 32 stolen
bases and has stolen as many as 51 bases in the minors.
He only batted .237 with 4 stolen bases with 193 at bats
as a rookie in '07, but he is penciled in as the starting
shortstop. |
SS/2B |
23 |
6.9 |
154 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Texas
Rangers - The switch-hitting catcher will Riley
split time between catching, first base and DH, but will
likely end up with over 500 at bats. In 2007 Saltalamacchia
hit 11 home runs while batting .266 with 308 at bats.
He has good power, but don't expect him to hit over .280. |
C/1B |
23 |
6.8 |
169 |
| Kelly Johnson - Atlanta
Braves - On the surface he is average, but his
potential combined with his nice roto numbers which include
91 runs, 16 home runs, 10 triples, 25 doubles and 9 stolen
bases. If he can improve on his .276 batting average all
those numbers will increase. |
2B |
25 |
6.6 |
182 |
| Jason Bartlett - Tampa
Bay Rays - If you are looking for a bargain shortstop,
Bartlett may provide you with that in 2008. In '07 with
the Twins he batted .265 with 7 triples and 23 stolen
bases. With the young, running Rays he fits right in and
could give you very nice stats. He did bat .309 in 2006
and if he can bat close to that in '08 he could finish
with 30 doubles, 10 triples and 30 stolen bases. |
SS |
27 |
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Outfield
Sleepers |
Player |
Pos |
Age |
Rate |
Rank |
| Kosuke Fukudome - Chicago
Cubs - He batted .351 with 31 home runs in Chunichi,
Japan. He is penciled in as the Cubs' starting right fielder. |
OF |
31 |
7.0 |
144 |
| Matt Diaz - Atlanta
Braves - He is not exactly young at 30, but with
774 lifetime at bats he has batted .320. In 2007 he batted.338
with 12 home runs with 358 at bats. He should be the full-time
starter in '08 and that could translate into a very nice
fantasy season. |
OF |
30 |
6.6 |
183 |
| Travis Buck - Oakland
Athletics - The lefty spent most of the year with
the A's and has only has 505 career at bats in the minors.
In that time he batted .315 with 10 home runs and 15 stolen
bases. He finished with 288 at bats in 2007 and batted
.288 with 7 home runs, 22 doubles, 5 triples and 4 stolen
bases. If you at least double those numbers he has a pretty
good fantasy year. |
CF/LF |
24 |
6.8 |
184 |
| Michael Bourn - Houston
Astros - He was acquired in the Brad Lidge trade
and will have a chance at leading off and playing centerfield
for the Houston Astros. He batted .277 with 3 triples
and 18 stolen bases with 119 at bats. |
OF |
25 |
6.7 |
197 |
| Félix Pié -
Chicago Cubs - He didn't do much
as a rookie batting just .215 with 2 home runs and 8 stolen
bases with 177 at bats. He batted .361 with 9 home runs
and 9 stolen bases with 229 at bats in 2006 AAA Iowa,
so the potential is there. |
OF |
23 |
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Pitching
Sleepers |
Player |
Pos |
Age |
Rate |
Rank |
| Hiroki Kuroda - Los
Angeles Dodgers - Was 13-6 with a 1.85 ERA and
144 strikeouts in 189.1 innings for Hiroshima, Japan. |
SP |
33 |
147 |
7.0 |
| Franklin Morales - Colorado
Rockies - A big-time K-pitcher struck out 462 batters
in 428 minor league innings. He looked good in '07 going
3-2 with a 3.48 ERA, but just 26 strikeouts in 39.1 innings.
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SP |
20 |
* |
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| Ubaldo Jiménez - Colorado
Rockies - The big minor league prospect was brought
up late and went a solid 4-4 with a 4.28 ERA and 68 strikeouts
in 82 innings. |
SP |
24 |
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