If his ADP continues to sit outside the top 100 overall, he is one of the best 1B sleepers in drafts. Here is a clip of a Walker homer to left center field against the Phillies last season:
This shows a player with an improving eye at the plate combined with a player who can mash the ball. From 2021-2022, he improved his BB%, K%, Barrel%, HardHit%, GB%, chase rate, contact% and SwStr%. At the very least, they should be drafted much closer together than their 71-point gap in ADP.Īdditionally, Walker has shown positive trends that make him a great sleeper target. It also projects that they tie in steals and that Walker has the better AVG. Steamer projects Olson to have six more homers, nine more runs, and eight more RBI than Walker. The Arizona first baseman finished ahead of Olson in HR, SB, and AVG, and had just two fewer runs and nine fewer RBI. Only Goldschmidt met the same thresholds last season.Īnother case for Walker as an excellent first base sleeper is that he compares well to Matt Olson, who is a near consensus top 50 overall player. Walker also finished top-10 in BB%, wOBA, xWOBA, and wRC+. Aside from Cron, the other four 1B have a FantraxHQ ADP between 12-25. Only five other first basemen finished top-10 in at least four of five Roto categories in 2022 – Freeman, Goldshmidt, Guerrero, Cron, and Pete Alonso. 242 AVG was t-13th, although if he finished with his. He posted 36 home runs, 84 runs, 94 RBI, and two steals, good for second, ninth, 7th, and t-8th respectively among qualified 1B.
There’s no better time than now to get your baseball on! First Base Sleepers for 2023 Fantasy Baseball Christian Walker, Arizona DiamondbacksĬhristian Walker posted the third-highest fWAR (4.1) among qualified 1B last season behind Freddie Freeman and Paul Goldschmidt (both at 7.1). Or put some green on the line with a new season-long league to try and conquer. The season is not here yet, but why not get a head start and jump in a Fantrax Classic Draft contest? Get a jump on the season with a Best Ball league or maybe a Draft and Hold. Below, you will find players I have identified as the top first base sleepers based on differences in my own rankings and FantraxHQ ADP. This means there is an excellent opportunity to find sleepers at the position. With positions like third base and middle infield somewhat shallow, first base is a great position to wait on in drafts. As draft season continues to pick up, everyone is looking for an edge. Fantasy managers looking to draft quality first basemen outside of obvious names like Freddie Freeman and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., look no further.
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