This deep fantasy baseball sleepers column sets the cutoff at players rostered on 20% or less of leagues. This week’s feature has some players who have been largely ignored in drafts but deserve plenty of consideration. Let’s get ready to dive into the deep end!
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Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers & Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 2
Victor Scott (OF – STL): 20%
Ok, so Victor Scott is right on the cutline. His 80-grade speed is special. What’s going to keep him on the field is his 70-grade glove in center field. He batted ninth in his debut and stole his first MLB base with relative ease. He’ll do that plenty more, as he heisted 94 bases across two levels of the minor leagues last year in his first full year in professional baseball. If he can get even within 25 points of the .369 OBP he had last year it could mean great things for fantasy managers. Legendary Cardinals base stealer Vince Coleman has already anointed Scott as the next Cardinal to steal 100 bases. Maybe it won’t be this year, but no matter how many bases he steals, Scott needs to be rostered by on-the-ball fantasy managers looking for speed.
Henry Davis (OF – PIT): 15%
Henry Davis went just 1-for-6 in the Pirates’ opener but the most important note in that box score was the “C” right next to his name. Davis played just two games at catcher last season but starting behind the plate in the first game could garner him dual eligibility. Davis hit .306 with a .454 OBP in the minors last year, walking 45 times against 48 strikeouts (an outstanding rate). In two-catcher leagues, Davis needs to be picked up and may gain eligibility at catcher before the season is a week old.
Zach Neto (SS – LAA): 14%
Zach Neto is the type of player the Angels need to find out about, as he was the 13th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. He hit ninth in the opener and could have free rein to run on an Angels team that stole 44 bases in spring training (second in the league). Neto stole four of his five attempts. If any of the .321 average and .961 OPS from the minor leagues translates to the big leagues, he’ll be an early-season steal for fantasy managers.
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