Jonathon Niese - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 9 of 12

The Mets Jonathon Niese (pictured Binghamton Mets minor league baseball card) cruised through 2 levels in the minors last year and at times looked good in the bigs. He's likely to start out in AAA but has a shot to earn the 5th rotation spot headed into spring. Where Niese lands will dictate whether he's a draft day target or a sleeper to watch during the fantasy baseball season.

The bulk of Niese's work came at AA where he posted an ERA of just over 3.00 and a whip of 1.30. He did K 112 batters in 124 innings which looks like it could translate to a solid K rate in the majors. Niese walked 44 batters which isn't great but not terrible either. His command ratio in AA would net out a around 2.5.

If you factor in some growth, believe the Mets will be a contender and like the much improved bullpen then Jonathon Niese is someone to watch this spring as a potential quality spot starter in fantasy baseball leagues.

You can find autographed Jonathon Niese baseball cards on eBay!

More fantasy baseball sleepers,
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Anibal Sanchez - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 2 of 12
Delmon Young - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 3 of 12
Ian Kennedy - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 4 of 12
Clint Barmes - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 5 of 12
Carlos Guillen - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 6 of 12
Alexi Casilla - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 7 of 12
Jeff Francis - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 8 of 12
Juan Rivera - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 10 of 12
Jeff Clement - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 11 of 12
Joey Devine - 2009 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers , Part 12 of 12