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, 2B, Chicago White Sox AAA, ETA: July
.281, 51 Runs, 10 HRs, 30 RBIs, and 16 SB.
The knock on him? He has a .216 AVG vs Lefties in AAA. The Upside? His ISO Power is .243 vs Lefties. When he does get a hold of the ball, it flies. He has been slowing down since the start of June with an OPS of .762 vs .885 and .883 OPS in April and May. He might just be bored, or maybe pitchers are starting to figure him out a bit. I am buying him though and I already own him in the Pitcher List League.
“I see his point. Amed is a 21-year-old player, and with Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera, there is not necessarily a rush. Except for the fact that Cabrera does not want to play second base and was rumored to have asked for a trade and Jose Reyes is hitting .207. Call him up Sandy. Call your Savior up.”
Great stuff.
Despite Amed’s obvious talents to play at major league level (glove better than Reyes n challenges Cabrera), u failed to mention the more important factor. It wasn’t a considerable step back for his offensive production but it certainly doesn’t match the previous two months. Yes, PCL is full of hitters delights but if a top talent should struggle for a period of 3-4 weeks, why wouldn’t u delve into getting to the bottom of his supposed struggles. Did he play thru a minor injury? Was he seeing a different type of pitches? Was it bad luck? Is there cause for concern? The mets are dumbfounding like the Knicks. Don’t try to figure them out n instead stick to what we know. The players