As we continue to focus on players that can be drafted in the later rounds in preparation for upcoming drafts, we will turn out attention back to the mound to a pitcher that has just hit his prime. Keep in mind, sometimes you really don't know what to expect in regards to round 20 and beyond and today's player is certainly in that category. 

Just like in the kitchen, preparation is key to successfully mastering your fantasy draft, with one of the main ingredients being finding value in the later rounds. In most cases we call these players "sleepers," but not all of these players are fresh faces that we have never seen before. In fact, the majority of the players we find in the later rounds we fine aging veterans on the decline, players returning from injury or players who have been up and down between the minor and majors still trying to find a permanent home. Whatever the case may be, these are the players that could be the difference in bringing home the trophy come September. 

Since the term "deep sleeper" can mean a lot of different things, all players discussed in this series will hold an average draft position (ADP) of 250 or higher based off the most recent mock draft results of Fantasy Alarm's own Howard Bender and the Mock Draft Army. If you haven't checked out the Mock Draft Arm series,, be sure to give it a look as Howard continues to assemble some really good ADP information based on a series of mock drafts featuring experts from throughout the industry and fans alike. Now that we laid out the ground rules let's get cookin'...

Wade Miley, SP (BOS)

Mock Draft Army ADP: 324.6

The Red Sox made plenty of moves this offseason with the majority of the transactions overshadowing the acquisition of Wade Miley. Although Miley failed to reach double-digit wins for the first time in three seasons, the Red Sox southpaw is someone worth playing attention to as the spring training schedule gets under way. 

The Diamondbacks were in shambles a season ago which certainly didn't help Miley's case in 2014, as he finished with a record on 8-12 with a 4.34 ERA, 1.40 WHIP with a 183:75 K:BB rate through 33 starts (201.1 IP). Those finishing numbers certainly aren't anything special, but now making the move to the American League East there is hope that maybe he can start trending in the right direction while in his prime. 

Heading into 2015, the the biggest area that Miley will need to improve upon is his walks and hits allowed, considering he is coming off of a season in which he logged a career-worst 9.3 H/9  and 3.4 BB/9. Changing over to the American League should result in a drop in both of those statistics as he will get to face hitters that are not used to matching up against him, so even without any adjustments improvement is likely and right off the bat. 

On the plus side, Miley owners did see a significant jump is strikeouts in 2014 as he relied more on a newly discovered slider with resulted in a jump from 6.5 K/9 in 2013 to a 8.2 K/9 in just one season. If he can maintain that type of command with his new ball club than similar results should be expected as he figures to be slotted as the Red Sox No. 3 pitcher in the starting rotation come Opening Day. 

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As far as draft day is concerned adding Miley to a fantasy starting rotation really relies upon the league size. If we are talking about a 12-team mixed league, there is certainly potential for upside in the later rounds, but any league smaller than that it would be wise to add him only in desperate situations. However, if he is able to find a way to work on his command and keep control of his slider this spring there is no reason targeting him to round out any starting rotation, especially those looking for some strikeout upside at the end of drafts.