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I’ve got a list of three [tag]late round fantasy baseball sleepers[/tag] today. I’ve even mixed it up a bit and found a mixed league sleeper, an NL only sleeper and an AL only sleeper. How’s that for variety?

[tag]Andy Marte[/tag]
Marte is finally slated to be the starting, full time 3B in Cleveland. It seems like Marte has been around forever, but this 23 year still has many good years ahead of him. Last year, in 164 AB’s, Marte hit .226/.287/.421. Projections have him in the .250/.330/.445 range with 18HR’s hitting near the bottom of the lineup. Consider Marte a late round mixed league sleeper, and nab him in the last round or so and hope for a breakout year.

[tag]Adam Lind[/tag]
Lind is fighting for an OF or DH spot in Toronto this spring. A sprained finger hasn’t helped those chances, so he may start the season in AAA Syracuse. But you can be pretty sure, he’ll be an early season call up if he doesn’t make the team out of camp. Lind impressed in his September call up in 2006 and completely tore it up in AA/AAA last year hitting .330/.394/.556 with 24 HR’s. Projections have Lind approaching .300/.351/.525 with 17 HR’s if he can get 450+ major league AB’s. He’s an AL only late round sleeper or immediate waiver wire signing the minute he’s called up.

[tag]Brad Eldred[/tag]
Normally a first baseman, Eldred is getting playing time in the OF as he’s playing his way onto the opening day roster in Pittsburgh. In 10 games this spring he’s hitting .440/.533/1.000 with 4 HR’s and is 2nd only to Hunter Pence in TB’s, with 25. The fact that the Pirates are looking at him in the OF seems promising as he’s never played there before. Eldred is an NL only late round sleeper.

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