Each week we will try to give a quick update on each of the top-40 minor leaguers that could help out in the fantasy game in 2019. Of course, there is an element of uncertainty with all of this as we never quite know when a team will decide to call up a youngster or if that role will be of the full-time variety. We will do our best each week to give you a quick reference guide as to where the elite youngsters are, and if they are performing well enough to bring their game to the Major League level. And yes, there are injuries in the minor leagues as well (if you thought injuries were merely limited to the big-league level). Teams are just gonna call up young players if they deserve to get a shot in the big leagues anymore, with seemingly no interest in the future and contract concerns. Teams are playing to win right now, and we applaud it.
| 2019 Prospect Report | TEAM | POS | LEVEL | COMMENT | |
| 1 | Kyle Tucker | HOU | OF | AAA | Bypassed by Y.Alvarez. Still producing though with a .295-5-11-13-4 line the last nine. |
| 2 | Luis Urias | SD | 2B/SS | AAA | Hearing a callup is immanent. Has a 1.117 OPS on the years with a .346 AVG. |
| 3 | Mitch Keller | PIT | SP | AAA | Sterling effort last time out: 13 Ks, 0 ER in 5 IP. Lowered ERA to 3.10 in 11 starts. |
| 4 | Dylan Cease | CWS | SP | AAA | Getting close. The 1.44 WHIP is still a bit concerning but only 4 HRs in 52.2 IP. |
| 5 | Brendan McKay | TB | SP | AAA | AAA ain’t no thang. In three starts: 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 0.73 WHIP with a 7.00 K/BB. |
| 6 | Zack Gallen | MIA | SP | AAA | 3 ER in four games and his last three has he 24 Ks in 18.2 IP. |
| 7 | Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 3B | AAA | 17 Ks his last 10 and average has fallen to .308 with a .865 OPS. |
| 8 | Jesus Luzardo | OAK | SP | RK | Will make his debut Tuesday. Hopes to be in the bigs before the All-Star Game. |
| 9 | Monte Harrison | FLA | OF | AAA | Still on the sidelines with 19 steals and a .386 OBP. We should see him in the second half. |
| 10 | Luis Robert | CWS | OF | AA | Hitting .349 with 4 SBs the last 10. That’s 12/18 over 54 games with a 1.086 OPS. |
| 11 | Jorge Mateo | OAK | 2B | AAA | 15 Ks the last 10. Still hitting .362 with nine runs and three homers in that time. |
| 12 | Casey Mize | DET | SP | AA | 1 ER in four outings leading to a 0.95 ERA on the year with a 0.69 WHIP. |
| 13 | Matt Manning | DET | SP | AA | 4 ER in four starts to drop his ERA to 2.14. Also has a 0.93 WHIP and .180 BAA. |
| 14 | Austin Hays | BAL | OF | AA | Through 25 games it’s been disappointing: .235/.282/.471. |
| 15 | Carter Kieboom | WAS | SS | AAA | Slumping. Hitting .152 the last 10 with 12 Ks. At least he has nine walks. |
| 16 | Bo Bichette | TOR | SS | AAA | Getting close to a return to AAA with six hits in three games at Single-A. |
| 17 | Nick Madrigal | CWS | 2B | AA | Out of control of late with a .405 AVG and six steals over 10 games as he has 15 hits and three walks. |
| 18 | Devin Smeltzer | MIN | SP | AAA | 5 ER his five minor league starts. Owns a 1.15 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 4.80 K/BB. |
| 19 | Sixto Sanchez | FLA | SP | AA | Has a 4.43 K/BB though he has a 1.37 WHIP in seven starts. |
| 20 | Yonathan Daza | COL | OF | AAA | Just don’t stop hitting. He’s at .400 the last 10 and .373 on the season with a .978 OPS. |
| 21 | Logan Allen | SD | SP | AAA | ERA has swollen to 5.15 and the WHIP to 1.44 after 3 rough starts (14 ERs in 15 IP). |
| 22 | A.J. Puk | OAK | SP | E.S. | Will make his debut Tuesday. Hopes to add something to the A’s in the second half. |
| 23 | Nick Gordon | MIN | SS | AAA | Three steals in three games and nine runs in nine games. The OPS is only .766. |
| 24 | Anthony Alford | TOR | OF | AAA | Four steals in seven games. Only 11 on the year with a .237/.316/.384 line. |
| 25 | Justus Sheffield | SEA | SP | AAA | A total, unmitigated mess. The last two he’s walked 10 and allowed 12 ER in 5.1 innings. |
| 26 | Nate Pearson | TOR | SP | AA | Eight walks in 13 starts with a 1.97 ERA and 0.81 WHIP. |
| 27 | Dennis Santana | LAD | SP | AAA | 8 ERs last time out pushed the ratios high: 6.30 ERA, 1.63 WHIP. |
| 28 | Nate Lowe | TB | 1B | AAA | .333-1-7-7 the last 10. That .435 SLG leaves a lot to be desired. |
| 29 | Forrest Whitley | HOU | SP | AAA | Righties have hit .392 against him leading to a 2.39 WHIP. |
| 30 | Zack Collins | CWS | C | AAA | 58 punchouts in 44 games with a .259 AVG but .877 OPS. |
| 31 | Anthony Kay | NYM | SP | AA | In six road starts he’s allowed one earned run. |
| 32 | Ian Anderson | ATL | SP | AA | The signing of Keuchel hurts the outlook. He’s allowed 6 ER in five starts. Has 86 Ks in 65.2 innings. |
| 33 | Enyel De Los Santos | PHI | SP | AAA | Jared Eickhoff continues to blow. EDLS has a 1.26 WHIP and 11.6 K/9 in the minors. |
| 34 | Jared Walsh | LAA | 1B | AAA | Has a .989 OPS with 10 homers and 26 RBI in 38 AAA outings. |
| 35 | Jake Fraley | SEA | OF | AA | 17 RBI the last 10 games with four 3-RBI games. That’s a .333/.402/.576 slash line. |
| 36 | Sean Murphy | OAK | C | AAA | Had a .856 OPS at AA last season and it’s .862 this year at AAA. |
| 37 | Joe Palumbo | TEX | SP | AAA | Allowed four ER in four outings. He hasn’t thrown five innings in three starts and has no wins in 10 outings. |
| 38 | Alex Kiriloff | MIN | OF | AA | .351 the last 10. hitting .194 thus far against lefties. |
| 39 | Yusniel Diaz | BAL | OF | AA | 12 Ks and a .200 mark the last 10. Starting to look like a lost season. |
| 40 | Seth Beer | HOU | OF | AA | OPS is at .948 and he has 53 RBI in 58 games. Just .206 the last 10. |
