Part of the fun of piecing together your 2023 Fantasy baseball draft prep is identifying the young talent that can help you win your league. Anybody can pick an Aaron Judge or a Mike Trout, but this year's championship rosters must hit on some 2023 Fantasy baseball breakouts and sleepers to push them to the top. One such player this season could be Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung.
Jung got his first taste of MLB action in 26 games last season for the Rangers, but he has looked much steadier at the plate this spring, heading into what will be his first season as a full-time starter. Through 18 spring training games this year, Jung has hit .319 with a 1.006 OPS, three home runs and six RBI, but are you willing to take a chance on him this season? Before finalizing your 2023 Fantasy baseball draft prep, be sure to see the 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings and cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last season, SportsLine's Projection Model identified several top Fantasy baseball sleepers, breakouts and busts, including Cardinals second baseman Tommy Edman.
Edman had a 2022 Fantasy baseball ADP well outside the top 100 but the model predicted that he'd outperform that draft position. The result: Edman posted new career-highs in home runs (13), RBI (57) and stolen bases (32) while slashing a respectable .265/.324/.400 to finish as the third-best second baseman in Fantasy baseball. Anybody who followed its advice and picked up Edman late in their Fantasy baseball drafts received a huge power boost in their Fantasy baseball lineups.
The SportsLine model is engineered by the same people who powered projections for all three major Fantasy sites. And that same group is sharing its 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings and cheat sheets over at SportsLine, helping you find Fantasy baseball sleepers, breakouts and busts long before your competition. Their cheat sheets, available for leagues on many major sites, are updated multiple times every day.
Any time more MLB news comes out about the updated 2023 MLB schedule, free agency signings or Fantasy baseball injuries, the team at SportsLine updates its projections. Go to SportsLine now to see these proven Fantasy baseball cheat sheets.
Top 2023 Fantasy baseball sleepers
One of the Fantasy baseball sleepers 2023 the model is high on: Twins first baseman Jose Miranda. A top-100 prospect entering last season, Miranda only spent a month in St. Paul playing triple-A ball before he earned a call-up to the majors and he never looked back, putting together an impressive rookie season. Miranda slashed .268/.325/.426 with 15 home runs and 66 RBI in 125 games.
Now he has a 2023 Fantasy baseball ADP of 191.31 in standard CBS Sports Fantasy baseball leagues but both his Fantasy backers and the Twins are hopeful that he's just scraping the surface of his potential. Miranda belted 30 home runs during his final full season in the minor leagues and also provides multi-position utility after playing 72 games at first and 30 at third last season. Those are big reasons why the model likes him over Vinnie Pasquantino and Ryan Mountcastle, who are both being drafted ahead of Miranda.
Another of the Fantasy baseball sleepers 2023 the model is all over: Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas. Rojas isn't slotted as an everyday positional starter heading into the season, but he has been a steady bat as a designated hitter over the last two years. In 264 games between 2021 and 2022, he has hit .267 with a .746 OPS and has 20 home runs with 100 RBI.
Rojas has also been an effective baserunner, and he stole a career-high 23 bases last season while only getting caught three times. He finished with a career-low strikeout rate in 2022 (19.2%), with his highest walk rate (10.8%) and hard-hit ball rate (36.2%) since his rookie season. Because of all the offensive tools in Rojas' game, the model predicts he will hold as much or better Fantasy value than others with higher average draft positions like Luis Urias, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Gunnar Henderson.
How to find proven 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings
SportsLine's model is also high on a surprising starting pitcher who lands in the top 10 of its positional rankings. This player is barely going off the board in the top 125 picks, but is projected to outperform starters Aaron Nola, Shane McClanahan and Brandon Woodruff. This pick could be the difference in winning your league or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.
So which 2023 Fantasy sleepers should you target in your upcoming drafts? Visit SportsLine now to get 2023 Fantasy baseball rankings for every single position, all from the model that called Tommy Edman's big season, and find out.
