Geez, did everything that wasn’t a ground ball leave the yard?

The definition of “sleeper” will vary among leagues, but most of the following players have average draft positions of 200-plus, are undervalued and worth targeting. Lance McCullers will likely be limited this season, Gerrit Cole is gone, and Brad Peacock is nursing a neck injury.

Those numbers will regress. James was a sleeper going into 2019 after an electric debut late this past year.

So here we stand, with Porcello finally getting a chance to pitch in the NL, a historically better league for pitchers. And that was with just one pitch. Let’s start with some sleepers you can get at a discount in your draft, specifically among pitchers (we already gave you some names of sleeper hitters).

He’s been busy optimizing his mechanics this offseason. Rodriguez is ranked below some pitchers who haven’t completed an entire MLB season to date, the likes of Jesus Luzardo, Zac Gallen and Brandon Woodruff, and I think he is a steal at his current ADP. In this edition of Post-Hype Pandemonium, we discuss pitchers who are bound to have bounce back or breakout performances in 2020.

A 3.02 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in his minor league career, along with a 11.4 K/9, is no joke.

As a post-200 pick in drafts, there’s no reason not to take a chance on this post-hype sleeper.

Musgrove was one of ten pitchers with at least 150 innings to post an O-Swing% over 35%, an O-Contact% under 60%, and a swinging strike rate of at least 12%. But all this means Odor (who shares the exact same name as his brother) holds a very cheap draft cost at 2020 tables, and few middle infielders offer the same HR/SB upside. Chicago Cubs: Steven Souza Jr.He’s injury-prone but produces when in the lineup and now gets an opportunity with the DH available for the Cubs. In 14 starts last season, Lamet hit double-digits strikeouts four times, including an impressive outing against the Mariners in early August where he went 7 innings with 0 earned runs and 12 punch-outs.

2020 NFBC ADP: 267, Michael Kopech (CWS) – A lot of 2020 drafters will skim the statistics from Kopech’s brief MLB debut in August 2018, which resulted in a 5.02 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. And that's why a change of scenery with his move to the Angels this offseason is genuine cause for enthusiasm.

Josh James has strained his right quad and will be limited to flat-ground throwing for the time being. Armed with a pair of wicked breaking balls and throwing most of his innings to elite framer Austin Hedges, I think 2020 is finally the Lamet breakout campaign we’ve expected, with elite strikeouts and more than serviceable ratios along the way. He is basically being discarded in redrafts (2% owned), and for that reason, I suggest either taking him with your last pick and monitoring his performance during Spring Training or monitoring him on your watch list with the anticipation to pounce early in the regular season.

The pitching philosophy in Pittsburgh has been very fastball heavy.

(Bonus Deep Sleeper: Chris Bassitt).

@mel_reich, Featured image courtesy of photographer Jon Shapley and the Houston Chronicle. Pitching is even harder to get right than hitting, it’s why hitters dominate the top of drafts, they’re safer.

So who can be the next batch of previously hyped pitchers people might be sleeping on? It wouldn’t take much to suddenly find Céspedes hitting cleanup in between Pete Alonso and Michael Conforto, and his average draft position remains outside 300 despite reportedly “looking like a monster.”.

Fantasy drafters were bullish on Bader entering 2019, so this is the year to target him. Donate to the continued success of Prospects 365!

The MLB numbers have been hard to look at, but the ratios and strikeouts in the minor leagues were better than some of the other pitchers on this list (namely Kopech and Cease), and that is what excites me moving forward.

Montgomery is quite interesting now fully recovered from Tommy John surgery and not needed for a full workload. Kansas City Royals: Hunter DozierHe remains under the radar and affordable despite posting a 124 wRC+ during a breakout last season.

Josh James.
You can read Adam’s Post Hype Pandemonium: 2020 Offensive Sleepers and Breakout Candidates by clicking here. This is a White Sox team that has improves dramatically over the offseason; perhaps most important for the right-hander is the addition of catcher Yasmani Grandal, who is one of the best framers in baseball. The 23-year-old is going to be good. Bundy’s essentially moving to the opposite situation in a division now filled with pitcher’s parks and for an Angels team possessing one of the AL's best defenses. There’s an opportunity now in Houston for James to seize hold of the fifth spot in the rotation.

For every Walker Buehler rookie season, there seems to be a dozen Brendan McKay and Mitch Keller rookie seasons.

Now is the time to hop back aboard. Swanson’s draft cost won’t be nearly this cheap again for a long time. Mike Clevinger, Shane Bieber, and now, Aaron Civale. Díaz was in the top 8% in exit velocity last season, and the bet here is he approaches hitting .300 or starts blasting a bunch of homers soon, and the added 1B/3B eligibility is a plus. Moreover, the Rangers are now playing indoors, which brings a huge question mark into how much his home park will help, as Texas has previously been by far the most favorable place to hit outside of Coors Field.
The Orioles don't have a great track record of developing pitchers, after all, and it's clear Bundy had stalled out with them, his home runs becoming a more defining characteristic than his strikeouts in that small ballpark.

Gausman, meanwhile, is a former top-five pick who quietly recorded a career-high 14.8 SwStr%, and after playing the vast majority of his career in the AL East and an extreme hitter’s park, he gets essentially the opposite of that joining the NL West and pitching in San Francisco’s climate.

Now, its time to go to the pitching side.

Colorado Rockies: Brendan RodgersThe former top prospect has been slowed by injuries but continued to beat up Minor League pitching last year (batting .350 with a 147 wRC+ in Triple-A) and has a better chance of playing in Colorado in 2020 with the DH available.

No one else got as unlucky as Musgrove did when it came to stranding runners. Getting to face the Royals, Tigers and Pirates a whole bunch should help, too. Atlanta Braves: Dansby SwansonThe former No.

Woodruff and Houser are coming of career-high innings at 121.2 and 111.1, respectively. 1 fantasy sleeper from every team to target, Still time to join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the short season. And he’s only 23 years old.

Even if he doesn’t crack the rotation, Hector Rondon and Will Harris have both left in free agency. Injuries set him back early in his career, but even in more recent years, he has flashed the potential that once made him the fourth overall pick in the draft, most notably with a swinging-strike rate that ranks among some of the game's elites. If you've gotten burned by Dylan Bundy before, you're in good company. Whether you’re a fantasy football owner who uses the “Zero RB” strategy or likes to double up on running backs in the first two rounds, it’s always a treat to land a sleeper or two at the position. Check back next week for busts, and here’s to baseball being back. Texas Rangers: Rougned OdorHe’s hit .205 or worse in two of the past three seasons and somehow disappointed fantasy managers last year while swatting 30 homers and stealing 10+ bases. Dinelson Lamet (SD) – In a rehab season off Tommy John surgery, we’re often lucky to see even flashes of brilliance at the big league level, but Lamet had a few performances in 2019 that put him squarely on the breakout radar for 2020.

Some starts went well, but more went very poorly.

Remember the hype Luke Weaver got coming off the 2017 season where he flashed some brilliance? These indicate he pitched better than his 5.29 ERA.

Tampa Bay Rays: Yandy DíazHe’s a good hitter who’s a small tweak (continuing to increase his launch angle) away from possibly being a great one, and he’s slated to bat third in Tampa Bay’s lineup.

I’m trying my damn best to come out of every draft right now with Josh James on my squad. He upped his overall swinging-strike rate to 10.4% and was breaking out to a 2.94 ERA, 9.65 K/9, and 1.07 WHIP. Miami Marlins: Pablo LópezHe recorded a 3.39 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP at home last season even while struggling through injuries, and when he looked healthy, he was throwing harder than ever. Yes, that is exactly what’s happening.

Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-3, 234lb (190cm, 106kg) . Cleveland Indians: Domingo SantanaHis expected isolated power was in the 80th percentile last year, and he’s now locked into a regular role in Cleveland. Philadelphia Phillies: Spencer HowardHe posted a 2.03 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP across the Minors last season with a 5.88 K/BB ratio, and one of the top pitching prospects in baseball should act as the Phillies’ No. And, good luck getting a hit off of him as his .171 xBA and .286 xSLG were both in the 99th percentile.

I think 2020 is the year that James takes off.

We’ll be adding more content from now right up until Opening Day! And good luck keeping Brett Anderson healthy. 2020 NFBC ADP: 287, Dylan Cease (CWS) – In 15 teamers, Cease is being drafted in the 20th round this preseason. Required fields are marked *. Always a big help in WHIP (at minimum), Hill should benefit pitching for the Twins and in the AL Central.

… Franmil Reyes is overqualified to be termed a sleeper, but he’s a sleeper fantasy MVP candidate. 2020 NFBC ADP: 160, Griffin Canning (LAA) – Canning can be found on many breakout lists, and the “post-hype” hype is warranted. Coming into the 2019 season one of the most wide-awake sleepers was Josh James. The Rays are loaded with sleepers including Hunter Renfroe, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Yonny Chirinos and Brendan McKay.

Richards is an injury risk and still needs to improve his control, but few starters in baseball can match his K% and GB% profile, so given he also now pitches for the Padres and in the NL West, he’s a big-time sleeper.

I suspect he’ll eventually secure the final spot in the Astros’ Opening Day starting rotation. Corbin Burnes opened the season by recording his first nine outs via the strikeout against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 31.

Early returns this spring are promising. 2020 NFBC ADP: 126, Eduardo Rodriguez (BOS) – Here we have a pitcher coming off a 19-win season with a 3.81 ERA and 9.4 K/9, and we’re talking post-hype? Detroit Tigers: C.J. A 4.70 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 61.1 innings, accompanied with a 14.7 K/9, gave us mixed results. Top Sleeper SPs To Target.

At 31 years old, Porcello is an outlier on this list, but I think this could be a big season for the veteran right-hander. Josh James (HOU) – There were talks that James could be the “next-Hader” last season. Like Burnes, Peralta will be kept stretched out.

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