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Fantasy Baseball 2016: Rookie Sleepers At Each Position

By Scott Dillon

Mar 21, 2016; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker (91) is congratulated after hitting a two run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the game at Roger Dean Stadium. The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2016; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker (91) is congratulated after hitting a two run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the game at Roger Dean Stadium. The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 21, 2016; Port Charlotte, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Rays catcher Curt Casali (19) talks to Rays pitcher Blake Snell (50) at Charlotte Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 21, 2016; Port Charlotte, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Rays catcher Curt Casali (19) talks to Rays pitcher Blake Snell (50) at Charlotte Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports /

This year’s group of rookies probably isn’t going to be as good as last year’s but anything could happen.

Most of these players don’t warrant being drafted, but you should set an alert to get updates on these players. They all have upside and could play at least a backup role for your team at some point this season.

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One player who should make this list and maybe even get drafted is Rays’ pitcher

Blake Snell

. This kid is going to be good.

It’s only a matter of time before Snell makes his debut and he has at least a shot of cracking the rotation. He was really impressive in 2015 jumping from A-ball all the way up to Triple-A and posting good numbers throughout.

In 134 innings of work, Snell posted an ERA of just 1.41 with 163 strikeouts to go along with it. He also only pitched to a WHIP of 1.022 so he’s got good command to go along with strikeout stuff.

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He’s currently not being drafted in most leagues and he’s owned in just six percent of ESPN leagues right now. Keep a close eye on what could be another great young Rays pitcher.

There are any number of rookies who could make an impact for both their real and fantasy teams this season but there are far too many too count. Here is at least one place to start.

The tricky part with picking these guys up on waivers is timing. Almost all of them will come off of waivers at the same time and the key is trying to figure out when to snag them just late enough so that nobody else gets them.

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It’s not always going to work out in your favor and you want to avoid carrying them on your bench if they aren’t ready to contribute. Some players, like Carlos Correa for example, are worth picking up two or three weeks early. The juice is worth the proverbial squeeze in those instances.

So what do you think Fantasy Baseball fans? What rookies do you have your eyes on as Fantasy Baseball approaches? Who on this list do you like? Who do you hate? Let me know your thoughts in the comments’ section below.

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