There are only so many times I can recommend the likes of Houston Astros outfielder Carlos Gomez and San Francisco Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija before readers and listeners start to believe I’m either related to these fellows or own their rookie cards. Neither is the case. I think each will excel to a greater degree than the general consensus believes, but does that technically make them sleepers? Well, I don’t know. I find the definition of sleeper to be different for many.
I prefer to use the word value, as in, who is a nice value for their expected average live draft position, and who is not?