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.
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| 2019 Prospect Report | TEAM | POS | LEVEL | COMMENT | |
| 1 | Jesus Luzardo | OAK | SP | AAA | Four outings: 20 Ks, 2 BB, 5 ER for a 2.93 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 15.1 innings. |
| 2 | Kyle Tucker | HOU | OF | AAA | One steal from 20/20. Already. Has a .957 OPS on the year with 62 RBI/Runs in 77 games. |
| 3 | Bo Bichette | TOR | SS | AAA | Smoking hot the last 10 hitting .410 with seven steals to push OPS for year up to .886. |
| 4 | Luis Urias | SD | 2B/SS | AAA | Slumping hitting .200 the last 10. Still at .321/.406/.611 with 16 HRs and 7 SBs. |
| 5 | Mitch Keller | PIT | SP | AAA | Not having any minor lg. issues: 21 Ks, 5 BBs, 2 ERs last three starts. |
| 6 | Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 3B | AAA | Three HRs in six games pushing SLG to .506. 0.14 BB/K is concerning. |
| 7 | Monte Harrison | FLA | OF | AAA | Now it’s a wrist injury as health is getting in the way. Has a .911 OPS at home, .690 on the road. |
| 8 | Luis Robert | CWS | OF | AA | 14 Ks the last 10, but hitting .349 with six steals and 12 runs scored. |
| 9 | Yusniel Diaz | BAL | OF | AA | Just can’t take advantage of shot. The last 10 has 11 Ks and a .216 AVG but also four homers. |
| 10 | Nick Madrigal | CWS | 2B | AA | Four steals in nine. Nine runs in 10. Hitting .325 in 10 and .301 on the season. |
| 11 | Jake Fraley | SEA | OF | AAA | 9 games at AAA: .317/.364/.610 with 12 RBI and 11 runs. |
| 12 | Carter Kieboom | WAS | SS | AAA | Has a .815 OPS at home but 1.260 on road. Has 21 RBI and 22 runs in 25 June games. |
| 13 | Anthony Alford | TOR | OF | AAA | Hitting .351 with six steals in 10. Has a .837 OPS at home and .652 on road. Just .653 in day games too. |
| 14 | Yonathan Daza | COL | OF | AAA | Hitting .444 the last 10 with 20 hits. That’s .381 on the year with a 1.008 OPS in 65 AAA games. |
| 15 | Justus Sheffield | SEA | SP | AA | Since demotion to AA: 1.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 24 Ks, 4 BBs in just 20 IP. |
| 16 | Devin Smeltzer | MIN | SP | AAA | His last three he’s walked two, struck out 23 and allowed five runs. Owns a 0.95 WHIP in13 starts. |
| 17 | Jorge Mateo | OAK | 2B | AAA | In a slump. Hitting .159 the last 10 after hitting .268 in June with a mere .297 OBP. |
| 18 | Anthony Kay | NYM | SP | AAA | June was rough: 9.64 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, .356 BAA. |
| 19 | Enyel De Los Santos | PHI | SP | AAA | Lefties crushing him (.319 BAA) but righties look terrible (.139 BAA). |
| 20 | Kevin Cron | ARI | 1B/3B | AAA | Just biding his time. Has six homers, 14 RBI and 13 runs scored in eight games. |
| 21 | Nate Lowe | TB | 1B | AAA | After a mere .311 SLG in May, he really cranked things up in June with a .573 mark. |
| 22 | Jose Suarez | LAA | SP | AAA | Recalled with the passing of Tyler Skaggs. Extremely ineffective to date: 5.57 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 2.11 K/BB in 4 starts. |
| 23 | A.J. Puk | OAK | SP | AA | Four outings, but just 7.1 innings. Has allowed a run each time out with 5 BBs and 13 Ks. |
| 24 | Jo Adell | LAA | OF | AA | Has 15 hits in nine games and has five HRs, 4 SBs and a 1.014 OPS in 27 games. A future star. |
| 25 | Nick Gordon | MIN | SS | AAA | 17 Ks in 9 games is scary bad. That’s 45 Ks in 43 games despite just two homers. |
| 26 | Sixto Sanchez | FLA | SP | AA | 3 ERs last three with three walks and 23 Ks. Elite level stuff and an impressive 5.45 K/BB ratio in 11 starts. |
| 27 | Ian Anderson | ATL | SP | AA | 8-straight of at least five innings. Last time out, 14 Ks to give him 113 in 85.2 innings. |
| 28 | Forrest Whitley | HOU | SP | AAA | Sounds like Whitley could return from shoulder issue in about three weeks. We will see. He’s been awful. |
| 29 | Will Smith | LAD | C | AAA | The bat has zero questions: .291-14-39-38 with a 1.006 OPS over 49 games. |
| 30 | Austin Hays | BAL | OF | AAA | On the IL yet against in what is shaping up to be another lost season. |
| 31 | Andrew Knizner | STL | C | AAA | Hitting .286/.362/.443 on the year with a solid 0.58 BB/K ratio, |
| 32 | Nate Pearson | TOR | SP | AA | Groin issue has him throwing off flat ground. 8.25 K/BB and 0.78 WHIP in 14 starts. |
| 33 | Matt Manning | DET | SP | AA | 16 ERs his last 10 to lower his ERA to 2.60. WHIP is down to 1.03 as well in 15 AA starts. |
| 34 | Jared Walsh | LAA | 1B | AAA | Upped OPS to 1.006 and the average to .310 with a .361 mark the last 10. |
| 35 | Joe Palumbo | TEX | SP | AAA | 10 Ks over 5 SO innings last time. That’s 14 Ks, 1.18 WHIP over 9.1 innings at AAA. |
| 36 | Shed Long | SEA | 2B | AAA | 6-game hitting streak with 7 RBI. Has a .839 OPS in 49 AAA games. |
| 37 | Sean Murphy | OAK | C | AAA | The clock is still ticking on his knee recovery plan. |
| 38 | Alex Kiriloff | MIN | OF | AA | Hits in 8-of-10 (.297). Has a .354 OBP at AA but a mere .749 OPS. |
| 39 | Justin Dunn | SEA | SP | AA | Has 18 Ks and three ERs the last two outings. That’s 90 Ks with a 4.29 K/BB ratio this season. |
| 40 | Casey Mize | DET | SP | AA | The shoulder issue likely scuttles any chance the future ace has of appearing this season. |
