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Defining sleepers

Friday, March 24, 2006

People always are asking about our sleepers, but before you decide who those players are, you have to define what a sleeper is. You've heard of Chad Tracy, I assume. The guy smacked 27 home runs last season, and hit .308. Is that a sleeper? Or is it someone you don't know who suddenly emerges? I'd guess it's an old saying pertaining to "someone you shouldn't sleep on," so to speak, because their performance will make you wake up and do cartwheels. Who knows? Whenever I mention "sleepers" on ESP ...

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