Spring training is upon us, so do you know what that means? It’s almost fantasy baseball season!
If you want to win your league (which, I mean, why wouldn’t you?), a little bit of prep work can go a long way in helping you accomplish that goal. Unfortunately, that can be incredibly time-consuming. Luckily, that’s what I’m here for.
In this piece, I’m going to help you figure out what players to target late in your drafts.
Last year, guys like Charlie Blackmon, Josh Harrison, Dee Gordon and Alfredo Simon went either late or un-drafted in most of your fantasy leagues, and the teams that snatched them up were able to reap huge benefits, including possible league championships.
Wouldn’t it have been nice if you took a late-round flyer on someone like Blackmon or Harrison?
Well, this year you can, and here we’re going to look at one player at each position going in the latter portions of your drafts who could help you win a league title.
Now, before we begin, I’ll explain to you what qualifies as a “late” round selection. Anybody who is featured in this piece has an average draft position (ADP) above 150.
Why 150? Well, an ADP north of 150 suggests the player, on average, gets drafted in the 15th round or later. By then, most of your positions are filled out, but by identifying these late-round targets, you can afford to grab more coveted players in the earlier rounds.
To qualify players, we’ll use NESN’s publication of the NFBC Average Draft Positions for the 2015 season, found here. In each slide, I’ll give you their ADP, as well as their projected spot in their respective lines, courtesy of Roster Resource (formerly MLBdepthcharts.com).
With all that out of the way, it’s time to start getting you prepared!
All stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com unless otherwise noted.