TKO's All Sleeper Team, 2015

TKOSpikes · Feb 5, 2015

Last year I got some hits like Mesoraco, Abreu (easy), Melky, Pollock (half a season anyway). Let's have some fun again!

C - Yasmani Grandal... made it through an injury riddled season quite nicely. The Dodgers like A.J. Ellis, but offense will trump here and Grandal should gain the majority of PT.
1B - Lucas Duda... the blunt of many jokes last year, Duda kind of shut everyone up by swatting 30 bombs. Steady PT will only let him grow.
2B - Jonathan Schoop... the O's let him suffer through hard times last year, and he showed improvement as the season progressed. Call me crazy, but I think he keeps on keepin' on.
3B - Nick Castellanos... a powerful lineup surrounds the kid with the proper swing.
SS - Didi Gregorius... I think Yankee Stadium helps him greatly, and the PT should be there all year. Never count out the Yankees.
OF - Michael Saunders... might see a lot of the top of the order behind Reyes, in front of Joey Bats and Edwin. Quiet power and speed.
OF - A.J. Pollock... ok, so maybe I have an obsessive problem. Still nobody seems to believe his potential. I see 15-30, with lots of runs this year if he can stay healthy.
OF - Steven Souza... the Nats somehow failed to give this guy a chance. The Rays won't make that mistake. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get off to a hot start and stay steady.

SP - John Lackey... no love, ever. Great consistency on a great team. And great value.
RP - Ken Giles... I don't see Papelbom staying in Philly. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe he doesn't have to leave for Giles to take over.

The time is approaching...

da55bums · Feb 6, 2015

love Saunders, nice sleeper

broncosmitty · Feb 6, 2015

Hopefully Nicky C can avoid the post homer slumps that plagued him last year.

I do love his ability to go the other way. Just too bad he's not much in the field.

You DEFINITELY love you some Pollock TKO.

Chef99 · Feb 7, 2015

TKOSpikes said:
Last year I got some hits like Mesoraco, Abreu (easy), Melky, Pollock (half a season anyway). Let's have some fun again!

C - Yasmani Grandal... made it through an injury riddled season quite nicely. The Dodgers like A.J. Ellis, but offense will trump here and Grandal should gain the majority of PT.
1B - Lucas Duda... the blunt of many jokes last year, Duda kind of shut everyone up by swatting 30 bombs. Steady PT will only let him grow.
2B - Jonathan Schoop... the O's let him suffer through hard times last year, and he showed improvement as the season progressed. Call me crazy, but I think he keeps on keepin' on.
3B - Nick Castellanos... a powerful lineup surrounds the kid with the proper swing.
SS - Didi Gregorius... I think Yankee Stadium helps him greatly, and the PT should be there all year. Never count out the Yankees.
OF - Michael Saunders... might see a lot of the top of the order behind Reyes, in front of Joey Bats and Edwin. Quiet power and speed.
OF - A.J. Pollock... ok, so maybe I have an obsessive problem. Still nobody seems to believe his potential. I see 15-30, with lots of runs this year if he can stay healthy.
OF - Steven Souza... the Nats somehow failed to give this guy a chance. The Rays won't make that mistake. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get off to a hot start and stay steady.

SP - John Lackey... no love, ever. Great consistency on a great team. And great value.
RP - Ken Giles... I don't see Papelbom staying in Philly. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe he doesn't have to leave for Giles to take over.

The time is approaching...

Man, I think you really nailed it this year. Awesome sleeper team. You've got me on the Pollock bandwagon. I may end up regretting trading Souza in our league, even if he was a Nat when I did. Grandal's the only one on this list I might disagree with, but his extra eligibility doesn't hurt.

Giles is gonna be the next stud closer.

I still hate closers.

Beengay fudgepackers · Mar 2, 2015

I'll give this a shot. These probably aren't quite sleepers compared to GKs list, but I think they are all undervalued by espn standards.

C- Evan gattis, I think he could be the best catcher this year. He has great power in a ballpark that he should hit lots of hrs in.
1b- Joey Votto, he was hurt last year. I think he can have a great year if he stays healthy.
2b-Kolten Wong
3b- yasmany tomas, I think he can be a good source of power. Probably not a great average though.
Ss- Javier Baez- I just got a good feeling about him. I think he can fix his swing and still keep the power.
Of- jayson Heyward., I think he could be a top 5 outfielder on the cards.
Of- Gregory Polanco- His first year was a little rough, but in think he can provide a lot of power and speed.
Of- Adam Eatin, the white sox offense is going to be much improved. He should be a consistent source of average, runs, and a few steals.

SP- Yordano Ventura
RP- Huston Street

TKOSpikes · Mar 2, 2015

Yeah. Tough to call them sleepers. Gattis will be drafted as the 3rd to 5th catcher. Votto is slipping sure, but still likely a top four round pick. Wong is on a lot of lists. Tomas is the big new Cuban. Heyward would be my choice for most overrated. Polanco and Eaton were 2014 sleepers.

Good list though.

TKOSpikes · Jul 6, 2015

Half way point ....meh, I've done better.

Pollock sure hasn't let me down. Grandal and Souza have been good. Lackey is solid. Schoop might be good, just got back.

Didi has been bad, Castellanos has been terrible, as has Duda.

Watch out for sprinklers!

TKOSpikes · Jul 31, 2015

Well, it took a while, but it's Giles time!

TKO's All Sleeper Team, 2015

TKOSpikes

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da55bums

Royals -when they do win its a WS RING.

broncosmitty

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Chef99

It's raw, you donkey!

Beengay fudgepackers

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