- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 1,152,219
- Reaction score
- 59
You must be registered for see images attach
MLB fantasy baseball sleeper: Chase DeLauter's ADP for Guardians OF is immense draft value originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Chase DeLauter is the type of player who can win you a fantasy baseball league during the 2026 MLB season.
And no, he hasn't ever gotten a regular season at bat before. But the Cleveland Guardians' outfielder is the ultimate sleeper, with quite the low ADP and a ton of talent to do a lot better than expectation.
According to FantasyPros, DeLauter is being drafted 71st among outfield-eligible players.
If he reaches his potential, he can be a top-30 outfielder.
The No. 16 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft out of James Madison has played just 138 minor league games across three seasons since his selection in the first round in 2022. Injuries have hampered him time and again.
On the field, though, DeLauter has been phenomenal. He has an .888 OPS in his minor league career. That includes 40 doubles and 20 homers in those 138 games.
Cleveland felt so strongly about DeLauater that he was given his debut in the majors in last year's postseason after not having played a regular season game at the MLB level.
That means that when DeLauter plays this week, it'll technically be his MLB debut, even though he's already been out there in the playoffs for the Guardians.
If you've still got a draft, DeLauter is worth considering sometime in the first 15 rounds, and sometime off the board around the same time that Bryan Reynolds, Ian Happ and Jac Caglianone are getting picked.
If teams are already selected, it could be worth a trade offer to see if you can snag DeLauter before he starts raking this season.
He's got the potential for a major season, and he's worth pursuing to help you win your league.
FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS: First base | Second base | Shortstop | Third base | Catcher
Continue reading...
