BATTERS: 2020 Sleepers

This column will help you target batters who may be undervalued heading into draft day and have the potential to take a significant step forward in 2020. In many leagues, they can be considered breakout targets.

Let's try to find the most appealing breakout targets by looking at highly-skilled bats who earned modest value in 2019.

This same exercise last year pointed owners to guys like Rafael Devers (3B, BOS), Austin Meadows (RF/DH, TAM), Jorge Polanco (SS, MIN), Jorge Soler (DH/RF, KC), Max Kepler (RF, MIN), Josh Bell (1B, PIT), Adam Frazier (2B, PIT), Ketel Marte (CF/SS, ARI), and Joc Pederson (LF/1B, LA), all of whom increased their value significantly in 2019.

Here is a list of the most skilled bats who generated between $5 and $15...

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