There will be players in every fantasy draft who go far later than they should. I’m not referring to surprise breakouts (say, Max Muncy in 2018) or players who, with the benefit of hindsight, seemed more obvious at the end of the season than they did at the beginning, like 2018 Jose Ramirez. The players I’m discussing are overlooked for an entirely different reason. In short, they’re boring.
Every fantasy owner in every draft wants to make the picks that impress their leaguemates. They want to be the one who hits on the next big star. The equal and opposite reaction to that desire is a suppressing of the draft-day prices of non-superstar veterans who may not win a fantasy league single-handedly, but will almost certainly deliver an easy payoff.