Francisco Cervelli (CA, PIT) - 2016 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target~ 210

CURRENT ADP: 232

ANALYSIS: Francisco Cervelli has long been appealing to AL-only owners, as his high batting average and part-time role made him a consistently undervalued asset. Receiving a starting catcher gig for the first time in his MLB career last season, Cervelli rewarded the Pirates, and fantasy owners, with the same kind of production, hitting .295 over 451 at-bats. His .296 batting average over the last two years is second among all catchers.

Cervelli set a new career high in many of the counting stat categories last year, mostly due to the volume of at-bats. As he remains a member of the Pirates' potent offense, he could even see another uptick in those stats. Cervelli should continue to fly under the radar, except now he is worth consideration late in mixed leagues.