To let everyone know how these are calculated, I assigned an "expected value" to each player depending on where they were drafted. Early draft picks are expected to bring more value than late round picks and the formula I used reflects that. I based the formula off of the average Player Rater score for that pick in our league history and distributed it evenly from top to bottom. An example, is that the first overall pick has historically earned a 14.00 on the player rater so that's the expected value for the first overall pick. The last pick is expected to earn 0.60 on the player rater. This table highlights the best value which means you won't see many top picks on here. Miguel Cabrera can be drafted in the first round, earn the most Player Rater points, and still not make this list just because so much was expected in the first place. You get the picture, I hope. Now for a short breakdown...
I generally hate it when people speculate PED use with zero evidence but you might be able to convince me that Jacoby Ellsbury was juicing in 2011 based on his stats alone. That pretty boy has never hit double digit homers in any season except for 2011 when he smashed 32 out of nowhere. The Brady Anderson strength program could be the reason for the spike. Kris Medlen is a definite surprise pick and not only because he had such a great 2012 but also that somebody actually drafted him that year. Laser knew something we didn't about Kris with a K who racked up the K's in 2012. Lance also found a gem in Iwakuma during the back end of our draft in 2013, which means Laser either has some golden sleepers on his cheat sheet or is getting a little lucky lately. This list is loaded with guys you would expect and by that I'm saying you can look at the table above and see exactly when the all stars of today had their breakout seasons. Don't sleep on these sleepers.
I generally hate it when people speculate PED use with zero evidence but you might be able to convince me that Jacoby Ellsbury was juicing in 2011 based on his stats alone. That pretty boy has never hit double digit homers in any season except for 2011 when he smashed 32 out of nowhere. The Brady Anderson strength program could be the reason for the spike. Kris Medlen is a definite surprise pick and not only because he had such a great 2012 but also that somebody actually drafted him that year. Laser knew something we didn't about Kris with a K who racked up the K's in 2012. Lance also found a gem in Iwakuma during the back end of our draft in 2013, which means Laser either has some golden sleepers on his cheat sheet or is getting a little lucky lately. This list is loaded with guys you would expect and by that I'm saying you can look at the table above and see exactly when the all stars of today had their breakout seasons. Don't sleep on these sleepers.