BATTERS: 2018 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 2018. In many leagues, they can be considered breakout targets.

Let's find them by looking at highly-skilled bats who earned modest value in 2017.

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

50+ BPV, 5x5 $5-15, 2017*

Name                League  Pos    bb%  ct%  Eye   PX   HctX  xPX  Spd  5x5 R$  BPV
==================  ======  =====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ======  ===
Hoskins, Rhys           NL  LF/1B  17%  73%  0.80  196   136  178   71      $7  107
Olson, Matt             AL     1B  10%  68%  0.37  215   111  178   84      $7  ...

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