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.
This week we saw Joe Jimenez get called back up. I believe he is here to stay. Id watch him over the next two weeks. If he pitches well, you might want to add him. He could be the Tigers closer before the end of June.
Anyway, let us get down to business.
Note: Players like Julio Urias are not on this list as they most likely not available in your league. Also Jose Berrios isn't on the list either as he is no longer a prospect and therefore cant be listed.
1) Josh Hader (Milwaukee Brewers, AAA) ETA: May
Since the last weeks rankings Josh Hader had two starts, pitching twelve innings, striking out nine, walking seven and allowing four Earned. He has been good not great. He is effectively wild and while he walks many batters, he does not get derailed. Even last year when he was walking nearly four batters per nine, he was not shelled often. Only in four of his twenty-five starts, he allowed four or more Earned Runs. If he can reign in the command, he could be a top 20 SP in his prime.
