MLB fantasy baseball sleeper: Sal Stewart ADP for Reds 1B suggests draft value

Want to win your power categories in fantasy baseball? Cincinnati Reds youngster Sal Stewart might be the sleeper key to hitting more home runs than your opponents.

And as things stand, his ADP still makes him an immense value heading into the new season. Add in the fact that some leagues will end up having Stewart with multi-position eligibility (1B/3B), and he's exactly the kind of guy you should want to pick for your squad.

FantasyPros has Stewart averaging being the 196th selection in drafts right now, which is much too low. He's a top-150 pick, easy.

It seems like Stewart might even hit cleanup this season based on recent Spring Training lineups put together by Reds manager Terry Francona.

Francona has made it clear how much of a fan he is of Stewart.

"Terry Francona played in the big leagues for 10 years and is entering his 25th season as a manager," ESPN's Alden Gonzalez wrote this offseason. "Dating to spring training last year, he has continually called Stewart one of the most advanced young hitters he has ever seen. Stewart proved that during the stretch run of the Reds' 2025 season, when he was called up in September, popped five home runs and earned his way onto their postseason roster."

The news out of Cincinnati has been great for Stewart, too.

Local Cincinnati TV reporter Charlie Goldsmith shared these positive thoughts on X:

"Sal Stewart has had the exact spring you were looking for. He has made the transition to first base (he can also be the backup at second). He has hit, like he always does. He's using the entire field. He has had some ticker tape homers. And his base running has been very impressive."

Now all that's left for Stewart to do is live up to the hype. We're believers.

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