Franklin Barreto made his MLB Debut this weekend for the Athletics and rewarded them by depositing a baseball into the left center bleachers. He finished the day going 2 for 5 with a HR and 2 RBIs. He is in today's line up and the Athletics have already moved him from the 7th spot to the 2nd. I figured they would plug him into the middle or early part of the line up card but I wasn't expecting on day two. While Barreto owners are happy, Torres owners are sad. His hyper extended elbow ended up being worse than was initially thought. His season is over now that he needs Tommy John.
Let us begin. 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.
1) Yoan Moncada, Chicago White Sox AAA, ETA: July
After starting June off 6 for 45 with 19 strikeouts, Yoan Moncada has turned it around the past nine games as he’s had 14 hits in 37 at bats (.378 AVG) with 2 homeruns, 10 walks and 7 strikeouts. The timeline is still post all-star break but do not expect him up immediately after. July 20th is around the time I think he will be up. Add him now, or miss him completely.