Great job!!!!! You couldn’t be more right about Towles. I am going to keep an eye on some these guys in my upcoming auction.

Stephen Drew has to be considered as a sleeper at SS. He did not live up to expectations last year, but watch him take his game to the next level this season.

Jayson Nix at 2B looks like a lock to win the job in Colorado. He has the potential to be a .290/15/80/80/20

Wow… I am kind of in shock you think Towles is a sleeper considering most of the leagues I am in he’s like the 3rd catcher picked mind you they are all NL only leagues. Catcher is a rather weak position and you normally get a huge drop off from the Elite I guess Ben Molina would be top dog to the bottom of the Barrel NL starting catcher from a rotisserie standpoint in Jason Kendell. Towles should get good stats at Minute Maid and he does have some speed. The Cubs Geovany Soto is my personal sleeper at C or Jesus Flores in Washington should neither LoDuca or Estrada start the year.

1b- Connor Jackson is a known commodity, the guy hits for a decent average but not a lot of pop. I like to think of him as a mark grace.

2b- well now that brandon phillips is a known individual the sleeper for second base is Ronnie Belliard. I think he is still one of the most underrated secondbasemen in the league then again you get a huge drop off from Utley, phillips, kent, castillo, Jayson Nix is a good sleeper pick as well at second.

3rd base- I think Kouzmanoff is primed for good second year. His stats after the allstar break are very good and he has been doing well of late.

SS- Yunel Escobar is the sleeper because he is still basically an unknown… it will be his first year as Edgar Rentarias replacement. How will he fair being the everyday SS?

OF-I think Geoff Jenkins is going to have a big year in Phillie. Look for a good year from him

I would have to disagree about Mclouth… I think he will be the #4 or 5 outfielder for pittsburgh. And you can’t really call him a sleeper if the guy never plays.

Volquez I’ve seen pitch he has decent stuff, but I doubt heavily he will make that much of an impact. The pitcher who has been intriguing to me is Miller from the FL Marlins. He’s got a good young arm if he ever gets that control thing down he could be a #2 starter.

Lindstrom will be the closer of the Marlins by May 31. But the guy I think is Marmol. Marmol will be the Cubs closer by the end of April. Another closer to watch out for is Turnbow look for him to take over from Gagne.

First of all, McLouth is listed as the starter on all of the major sports site(CBS Sportsline, ESPN, The Sporting News).

Second, Towles went in the 13th round in one of my NL-only leagues, and undrafted in one of mixed leagues.

Third, Belliard has seen his numbers fall since his career year in 2005. Belliard should be considered as a reserve second basemen at best, and should be ignored on draft day. Felipe Lopez will be the starting 2B.

I’m really high on Matt Lindstrom. I don’t think that he’ll be the closer this season, unless Gregg gets hurt. I think Gregg is a highly underrated closer and competitior. He’s got pretty good stuff. And I’m fan of the glasses. =)

I’m avoiding Edison Volquez purely because of the Dusty Baker factor. Actually, you can have him this season, and then he’ll be trash ala Prior.

Is Percival closing for the Rays this season, or is Al Reyes going to do it with his high ERA? I don’t know I haven’t checked it out.

I like Fred Lewis alot too. He should be able to get much more playing time this season, if not starting outright with the departure of Barry.

I’m not completely sold on McLouth, yet. I personally see him a solid 4th OF.

My personal sleepers:

Angel Pagan - OF - Mets
He’s a 5 tool player, but like Beltran or Hamilton 4/5 tool. He’s above average everywhere, but not superstar like above average. With all the hurt dudes in the Mets system, he could find more playing time. There’s also rumors floating around that he’ll be traded.

John Patterson - SP - Nationals
As by our slight bidding war on this guy, I think you agree that he’ll bounce back big time this season. He had a really good 2005 season posting a 3.13 ERA, but then ran into injuries in 06 and 07.

In regards to Ronnie Belliard. He’s an above average player, he just won’t put up huge fantasy stats. I picked him on my team purely for a high average (assuming Guzman gets the nod at SS and Lopez at second). I think Lopez will be playing SS and Belliard 2nd. Guzman has run his career into a backup role.

I think it really depends on the league for guys like Towles, Marmol, Escobar, Kouzmanoff, and Jackson to be considered sleepers. In more competitive leagues where guys know more outside their favorite team, know about how this guys are doing. In the leagues I’m in all of those guys are getting drafted decently high, but not overly high, unless there’s a fan boi really needing a player.

Charlie- I too like Patterson as long as he is healthy. He has always been a good pitcher when healthy. Pagan though… He’s a 4/5 outfielder to me at most. He has some speed but not enough pop.

I’d like Owings, if I could also get his hittings stats on my team too =) I heard a musings this offseason that the DBacks were toss around the idea of a spot start for Ownings at 1st Base to get some more at-bats. Owings is an athlete!

Ever hear the expression April Sept hitter?

Thanks Jaanus! Sorry if some of it was hard to understand but you seem to be pretty good with words using the likes of “addled” and “lucid”. Seriously though, thanks for the feedback, we appreciate it!