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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for the 2017 MLB Season: Infield Edition

Robert Villa
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Follow Elite Sports NY on this list of some of the top sleeper options for the infields of your 2017 fantasy baseball teams.

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nyone that has ever drafted a fantasy team has found themselves, at least once, frantically searching for sleepers near the end of their draft or auction. This list will give you a few options at every infield position when the pressure is on.[sc name=”MLB Center Right” ]

If a dozen people were asked what makes a player a sleeper, you’ll probably get a dozen different answers.

Does a sleeper have to be a rookie? Do they have to be a player not being drafted as a starter? Do they have to be a player you’ve never heard of before?

For the purposes of this list, a sleeper is a player the fantasy community as a whole is not expecting much from this year. You won’t find them in the main sections of your fantasy magazines or in any of the top ten position lists on the internet.

A sleeper is not expected by anyone to be a starter for your team in 2016, but if things go right, they can potentially finish the year putting up starter-like numbers.

So if it’s getting late in the draft, and you want to roll the dice, here are some names you may want to consider adding to your squad.

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Robert Villa
Robert Villa

I've wanted to write about sports since the first time I read Mike Lupica of the NY Daily News rip George Steinbrenner about the Boss' treatment of Dave Winfield. The Pen truly is mightier than the sword. I still look forward to reading the sports section in the paper every morning. Writing about sports, even in a part time capacity is a dream come true.