Best Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

There are a lot of things that you need to do to make your draft successful. At the
top of the list is your ability to sniff out the sleepers from the snoozers. As any
owner will tell you, picking the right sleeper can make the difference between an
average draft and a great one. Here are the best fantasy baseball sleepers for 2010.

Michael Bourn, Houston Astros, Outfield – Bourn is one of the better steal only
players available. He has no power (3 homers) but he improved his average to .285,
scored 97 runs and stole 61 bases in 73 attempts.

Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals, First Base — Butler is just 24 and with only one full
season under his belt he should improve in the numbers he posted in 2009: .
301/21/93 with 78 runs scored.

Jorge Cantu, Florida Marlins, First Base – Cantu is the best fantasy baseball sleeper.
He’s averaged .283/23/98 for the past two seasons and his eligible at both infield
corner positions. That performance was no accident because in 2005, while a 23
year-old with the Rays, he went .285/28/117.

Rajai Davis, Oakland Athletics, Outfield – Davis was successful on 41 of 53 his steal
attempts while batting .305 in part time duty. Given that he’ll be with the Athletics
from the get go those numbers should improve dramatically.

J.J. Hardy, Minnesota Twins, Shortstop – Before struggling with nagging injuries last
year, Hardy had put together back to back years where he averaged .280/25/77
with a .471 slugging percentage and 84 runs scored. If he repeats those numbers
he’d rate in the top five at the position.

Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies, First Base – Wouldn’t it be comforting to know that if
your top first baseman goes down you’ll have a guy who went .325/15/86 waiting
there to pick up the slack?

Casey McGehee, Milwaukee Brewers, Second Base – Although he has yet to play a
full season McGehee has a lot going for him. He was productive in part time duty
(.301/16/66), is also eligible at third base and will bat behind Prince Fielder and
Ryan Braun, meaning he’ll see a lot of good pitches.

Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, Outfield – Quentin slugged .571 in 2008 en
route to posting 36 humans and 100 RBI while scoring 96 runs in only 130 games.
Then he was beset by injuries in 2009. He turns 28 in August so a return to his 2008
form is still possible.

Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs, Catcher – Last year’s biggest disappointment is this
year’s sleeper. If he’s healthy the 27 year-old will be a lot closer to this 2008 self
(.285/23/86.) than his 2009 self (.218/11/47).
Drew Stubbs, Cincinnati Reds, Outfield – Say you’re sitting there not sure what to do
with your last pick. Take a chance on Stubbs, the Reds’ first pick from 2006 who
they’ve installed as their leadoff man and centerfielder.