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.
Last year we saw a number of great pitchers come up, Joe Musgrove, Michael Fulmer, Blake Snell, Jameson Taillon. We have seen a couple good young starters make the MLB Roster this year as well, Tyler Glasnow, Amir Garrett, Robert Gsellman, David Paulino, German Marquez, Matt Strahm, and a lot more. Despite that, there are still a number of intriguing pitching prospects to look forward too. Anyways, let us get down to business. Note: Joe Ross and Julio Urias were not considered since they are generally owned everywhere already.
1) Jeff Hoffman, AAA, ETA: May
I was very surprised he did not make the opening day roster but he did not pitch much in Spring Training, only 5.2 IP. Hoffman did have some trouble last year but did look like a top 10 MLB Draft pick in an occasional start. I really like Hoffman even with the Coors Bias. His four-pitch repertoire are all above average and his fastball consistently hit 96-97mph. Stash him.
Would you stash Urias over an Andrew Miller(no holds) in a 10 Teamer?
No i would keep Miller. Take the near 100 strikeout and a sub 2.00 ERA.
Look out world, Brandon Woodruff is coming.
He isnt quite on my list yet but is close.
What about jose berrios
He is no longer rookie eligible and therefore not on my list.
Why don’t you have Urias in this rankings?
He isnt a minor league player.
He is over the IP limit to be considered a prospect.