Well the Mets finally called up their top prospects in Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith. I look forward to watching them over the next month and a half to see how they perform in the majors. Joining them in the majors were Ryder Jones, Ozzie Albies and Rhys Hoskins. I didn't expect Hoskins promotion this early but I am happy to see him working out in LF. I think the Phillies attempted to deal Tommy Joseph and didn't receive much interest. That means Hoskins is likely the LF starter in 2018 should be continue to perform at the big league level.
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) Alex Verdugo, Los Angeles Dodgers AAA, ETA: August
I thought for sure Alex Verdugo would be dealt to the Rangers in the Yu Darvish deal but that did not materialize as Willie Calhoun, A.J. Alexy and Brendon Davis headed to Texas. The Dodger must think highly of Verdugo, I sure do. He has the best plate discipline of any 21-year-old player in the minors. I am not sure what to expect from him, he has some pop and speed but he is heavily reliant on his average and OBP. That is fine by me.
Curious why you did not want Calhoun going to Texas? He wasn’t going to play secondbase…anywhere, most likely. At least in Texas he should get a shot in the outfield.