Sleepers: The Hurlers

There can be a lot of benefits to waiting awhile to grab starting pitching, and while I like to draft at least one true ace, knowing your sleepers can lead to strong middle rounds. The following pitchers are going undrafted and I feel have the chance to produce 5th or 6th starter numbers by fantasy standards.

5th Starter potential: Randy Johnson (217), Zach Greinke (233), Jon Lester (241), Hiroki Kuroda (262), John Garland (304), Shawn Hill (316)

6th Starter potential: Matt Garza (229), Gil Meche (234), Tom Glavine (247), Greg Maddux (282), Micah Owings (335), Ervin Santana (344), Mike Mussina (375)

• There's not that much difference between 5th and 6th Starter potential, and I would say both are only a fraction above marginal level. To use terminology brandished on the site, these are all on the same tier, as neither is significantly different by quantum baseball mechanics.

Relief Pitchers: Jonathan Broxton (218), George Sherrill (222), Hideki Okajima (240), Rafael Betancourt (267), Pat Neshek (277), Kerry Wood (283)

• These guys should all be owned heading into next season. Broxton and Okajima normally grab a handful of saves even if their team's closer stays healthy, though I consider both closers injury risks. Sherrill is his teams closer, and should be drafted. Betancourt and Wood will probably win a closing job at some point, while Neshek will be great after (spoiler alert) the Twins trade Nathan at the deadline.