Who will be the top 25 National League fantasy baseball sleepers that you can acquire on draft day in 2011?
Every year, there are a few players who fly under the radar on fantasy draft day. If you’re lucky enough to get one of these players on the cheap, they are the type that can propel you toward the top of your fantasy baseball league.
Players like Andres Torres, John Axford, Jaime Garcia and Rod Barajas all could have been grabbed at very favorable prices prior to the start of last year and they all produced big results for their teams and their fantasy owners.
First, let me set some parameters for who qualifies as a National League fantasy sleeper. Most fantasy leagues begin with a $265 operating budget. In order for me to consider a player as a sleeper, he must be less than 5 percent of your team’s budget. In our $265 league, therefore, the maximum is $12.
I am also working on the assumption of a 12 team league with 23 total players on each team. There are 14 position players on offense and nine pitchers.
In addition, this article is focused on fantasy leagues that are National League only. However, I will mention whether a player is worth buying in mixed leagues.