Round 14
Best Value pick: Carlos Santana. Disappointing player for me the last two years in OBP formats (drafted him as a catcher in 2014 and a 3b in 2015), but this is a guy who could hit 25+ homers with a 350+ obp. This late, even as a 1b he's a steal. With my luck he probably has a big year when I don't have any stock in him.
Sleeper: Julio Teheran. Young, high upside, noticing a trend? Im not a huge fan of Teheran, but last year Teheran was a trendy SP1 pick for many fans. I believe he can get back to 2014 form and surpass that as many expected him to do in 2015. This is a high risk pick, much like walker, but at least with teheran he has shown he can put it all together for a season. Also, he was picked after walker.. lolwut?
Round 15
Best value pick: James Shields. This late, and the only legit concern with him really is that people hit homers off him last year? It's been proven that homers year to year are one of, if not THE most variable pitcher statistics. Sheilds has never been overly homer prone in his career and there should be some positive regression here. Shields was easily the safest pick in this round with possibly the highest upside. I liked a lot of picks in this round.
Sleeper: Kenta Maeda. Almost everyone in this round made a good pick IMO, but I decided to give it to Maeda because he's fun and I probably was harsh on some of gryphs picks earlier. I scouted Maeda on youtube and he seems like a better version of tanaka with no ++ trick pitches (DAT SPLITTER DOH). I think he profiles as a very solid #3 starter.
Round 16
Best Value pick: Lucas Duda. In competition with Brantley for the biggest steal of the draft. I don't know how we let him fall so far. I probably should have drafted him myself, but I stuck too closely to my draft strategy and blundered on the will smith pick lol.
Sleeper: Joe Panik. This guy may not be super flashy, but last year when he was healthy he was one of the best 2b in this league. His upside is very limited by his power, but the OBP skill and nack for avoiding ks makes him a safe bet to be a top 10 2b in the league. I wouldn't be surprised if he finishes top 5.
Round 17
Best Value pick: Alex Colome. With Boxberger out for an extended period of time, SP/RP colome will likely be the closer for this team. Colome was a top prospect SP a few years ago, but he never really put it together, but I think he could hold down the closer job. When boxberger comes back from injury, I believe colome will have solidified himself as a closer. We all know how valuable these SP/RP closers are in this league.
Sleeper: Pedro Alvarez. 40 homers @ camden yards. Nuf said.
Round 18
Best Value pick: Jeremy Jeffress. Marez hits again with a late closer. Knebel and Smith who I both like more then Jeffress are down with injury and this gives jeffress time to run away with the closer job. He's a better pitcher then a few of the "closers" drafted ahead of him and this late he represents a pretty big steal. Id say marez lucked out with this pick, but it probably wasn't luck
Sleeper: Logan Forsythe. Much like Panik, this could be a top 5 2b in the league this year. Seems to me 2b has no true super stars in this format and is very deep. Id be perfectly happy with forsythe as my starting 2b.
Round 19
Best Value pick: Surprisingly named the opening day closer over storen. I would say this pick is the steal of the draft, but since philly also drafted storen, it isn't as sexy. Looking at this pick in a vacuum, Philly spent 2 picks on aquiring the jays closer, but since Osuna is probably a top 5-10 closer in this format this still represents a steal in rnd 19.
Best Value pick: Vmart. So he had a down year last year, but he's an elite bat in this format when healthy. If u believe he can stay healthy, this pick is a monster of a steal, if u don't it's a complete bust.
Round 20
Best Value: Danny Valencia. Even if he takes a step back from the gains he made last year, I think valencia could be a starting 3b in this league. This isn't a flashy pick by any means, but Valencia is a guy who could hit 15-20 homers potentially without many ks. If he regresses considerably, u can always just platoon him against lefties because he's a career 300+ hitter against them.
Sleeper: Carlos Rodon. Lots of hype, lots of issues. Could break out, but I'm not buying it this year.
Round 21
Best Value: Nathan Eovaldi. He's always been a big velocity guy, but his fastball is straight as an arrow and he has no good secondary pitches. At the end of last year he developed a splitter that's pretty exciting and could potentially turn him into a big k guy.
Sleeper: Nick Catellanos. Oh u were thinking I was gonna say buxton? BORING. Buxton may have sleeper written all over him, but Castellanos was a pretty hyped up prospect too a few years ago. He finally showed glimpses of his potential at times last year with 11 homers between July 1st and August 31st. Could be a starting 3b in this league if everything goes right.
Round 22
Best Value pick: Jason Hammel. Dominant at times in 2014 and 2015. He's a fantastic streaming option and flyer this late. If by some luck Hammel can put it together for a full year, he's a top 30 SP with a pretty high floor.
Sleeper: Dexter Fowler. Probably not really a sleeper, but he has some power and takes a lot of walks. And he's leading off for the cubs? Say hi to 90+ runs if u get consistent playing time. Fowler is a lefty masher so make sure u sit him against scary righties and play him against all lefties.
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