Top 10 Potential Injury-Risk Sleepers
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#1 Jacoby Ellsbury
OF, Boston Red Sox
We have seen injury-riddled vets during better days. The potential has been realized before, but an injury-prone perception still weighs down their value and makes them potential bargains. Here are the top-injury risk sleepers to target on draft day.
Career highs by category:
.301 AVG, 9 HR, 60 RBI, 98 R, 70 SB
Projections:
.291 AVG, 12 HR, 75 RBI, 105 R, 50 SB
Before his injury-ruined 2010, Ellsbury was the second-best fantasy outfielder in standard scoring leagues. No fooling. The good news is his injury was a freak accident -- not related to his valuable legs (it was his ribs) -- and it just didn't get enough time to heal. It has now. He might not get picked among the top 10 outfielders this spring. He should, though. He has the potential to be better than anyone at his position, because of the steals ... and, oh, the fact he is in his prime at age 27 helps, too.
We have seen injury-riddled vets during better days. The potential has been realized before, but an injury-prone perception still weighs down their value and makes them potential bargains. Here are the top-injury risk sleepers to target on draft day.
Career highs by category:
.301 AVG, 9 HR, 60 RBI, 98 R, 70 SB
Projections:
.291 AVG, 12 HR, 75 RBI, 105 R, 50 SB
Before his injury-ruined 2010, Ellsbury was the second-best fantasy outfielder in standard scoring leagues. No fooling. The good news is his injury was a freak accident -- not related to his valuable legs (it was his ribs) -- and it just didn't get enough time to heal. It has now. He might not get picked among the top 10 outfielders this spring. He should, though. He has the potential to be better than anyone at his position, because of the steals ... and, oh, the fact he is in his prime at age 27 helps, too.
