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. I have the same 10 guys but with more and more games to evaluate, new players will jump onto the list, while others could fall off entirely. Anyway, let us get down to business.
Note: Players like Julio Urias and Joe Ross are not on this list as they most likely not available in your league.
1) Jeff Hoffman, AAA, ETA: May
Jeff Hoffman remains #1 another week despite his 4.91 ERA. He has 11 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts vs 3 walks. He looked much better in his second start of the year with 6 IP, 5 strikeouts, 1 BB and only 2 ER. I think he is the most major league starting pitcher on this list and could cause the Rockies to make a move especially since their starting rotation consists of three players with an ERA north of 5.90.
Honeywell?
No Honeywell. He has only 12 career starts in AA and has yet to reach AAA. De Leon, Taylor Guerrieri, Chase Whitley, and Jacob Faria are all in AAA and are all on the 40 man roster. If the Rays need a guy, its probably not Honeywell. He likely will be up in August or September if he even gets the call.
What about Berrios? Or is he not considered a prospect anymore?
I was wondering the same thing. And on that note, should I be dropping berrios for weaver?
Berrios is no longer a prospect therefore he can not be on this prospect list.
Also curious about thoughts on Berrios! Through two starts he’s pitching as well as he ever has in the minors (14 IP, 7 hits 0 ER 0 BB 13 k’s), and neither Gibson nor Adalberto have looked particularly good thus far (especially Gibson). How long of a leash you think those two have before Berrios is called up?
Berrios is no longer a prospect therefore he can not be on this prospect list.