BATTERS: Sleepers 2016

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 this season.

As we did in this week's SP Buyers Guide, let's focus on established mid-value performers and try to find those who could be considered a breakout target for one reason or another.

As such, here is a list of the most skilled bats who earned between $5 and $15 in 2015:

75+ BPV, R$ $5-15, 2015*

Name                League  Position   bb%  ct%  Eye   PX   HctX  xPX  Spd  R$   BPV
==================  ======  =========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===
Mahtook, Mikie          AL         LF   5%  70%  0.19  212   124  193  130   $5  103
Gutierrez, Franklin     AL         LF...

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