As fantasy baseball owners vie for league supremacy each season, one of the best ways to find that extra competitive edge is by determining players to target in the late rounds of a draft or on the waiver wire.
It often depends on need. You can't have too much of a good thing, but if you're deep at third base and thin at shortstop it might not behoove you to score big on a surprise slugger at the hot corner.
Here are some options for deep sleepers at each position. Ideally, these players should be available near the end of your draft or even off the wire in the early weeks of the regular season; that disqualifies players like Jurickson Profar and Rafael Devers, both of whom appeared in our post-hype sleepers piece.
Note: To avoid repetition within our lists, we've elected to use each player's primary position only. We're also including 10 pitchers since regular-season usage depends on a number of factors and roles can often be fluid.
Catcher
Player | Team | ADP | Other Pos. |
---|---|---|---|
Francisco Mejia | SD | 270 | |
Willians Astudillo | MIN | 270 | 3B |
Brian McCann | ATL | 363 | |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | 383 | 2B/3B |
Chance Sisco | BAL | 499 |
First Base
Player | Team | ADP | Other Pos. |
---|---|---|---|
Jake Bauers | CLE | 238 | OF |
Brandon Belt | SF | 325 | |
Ryan McMahon | COL | 384 | 2B/3B |
Ronald Guzman | TEX | 419 | |
Greg Bird | NYY | 473 |
Second Base
Player | Team | ADP | Pos. |
---|---|---|---|
Joey Wendle | TB | 249 | OF |
Niko Goodrum | DET | 295 | 1B/3B/SS/OF |
Starlin Castro | MIA | 297 | |
Jeff McNeil | NYM | 337 | |
Luis Urias | SD | 378 |
Third Base
Player | Team | ADP | Pos. |
---|---|---|---|
Jake Lamb | ARI | 271 | |
Maikel Franco | PHI | 279 | |
Brian Anderson | MIA | 283 | OF |
Johan Camargo | ATL | 319 | SS |
Jeimer Candelario | DET | 328 |
Shortstop
Player | Team | ADP | Other Pos. |
---|---|---|---|
Jorge Polanco | MIN | 236 | |
Ketel Marte | ARI | 258 | 2B |
Didi Gregorius | NYY | 286 | |
Dansby Swanson | ATL | 338 | |
Orlando Arcia | MIL | 575 |
Outfield
Player | Team | ADP | Other Pos. |
---|---|---|---|
Ramon Laureano | OAK | 244 | |
Franmil Reyes | SD | 274 | |
Kyle Tucker | HOU | 299 | |
Cedric Mullins | BAL | 335 | |
Alex Verdugo | LAD | 389 |
Pitcher
Player | Team | ADP |
---|---|---|
Julio Urias | LAD | 355 |
Brandon Woodruff | MIL | 409 |
Ryan Borucki | TOR | 445 |
Matt Strahm | SD | 452 |
Framber Valdez | HOU | 453 |
Matt Barnes | BOS | 309 |
Ryan Yarbrough | TB | 344 |
Brad Peacock | HOU | 347 |
Ryan Pressly | HOU | 429 |
Joe Jimenez | DET | 448 |