Every weekend, I will be posting about the minor leaguers you should be stashing on your team. This list will be arranged by impact for this year only. Players that will be called up sooner will be ahead of players with more talent who might only be called up late in the year. Prospects are a great way to stay ahead of everyone else rather you are in a dynasty league or a 10-team league. With the minor league season going, we can start seeing some movement with this list. With more and more games to evaluate, new players will jump onto the list, while others could fall off entirely.
1) Lucas Giolito, Chicago White Sox AAA, ETA: July
He has nine straight starts with allowing three earned runs of less. In that span he has 51.1 IP with 51 strikeouts and 20 walks to go with his 3.51 ERA. He has brought his ERA down from 7.31 on May 8th to 4.86. In June, he has upped him strikeouts and has 36 strikeouts in 29.1 innings, which is good for 11.0 k/9. He is really hitting his groove and the White Sox should be considering a promotion this month.
Hey Nic-long time reader. Love your stuff!
Note on Jimmie Sherfy–frankly not sure how his slider “only” got a 55 grade. It’s an angry pitch with a ton of 2-plane movement. Surprised the kid hasn’t gotten the call yet tbh.