Graduated from Stash List #2: Bazzana Republic or Charlie in Charge: Travis Bazzana (#1), Bryce Eldridge (#3), Robby Snelling (#5), Ryan Waldschmidt (#7), Trey Yesavage (#9)
1. Mariners LHP Kade Anderson (21, AA)
I think he’ll be in Triple-A by now if they plan to send him there at all. Double-A seems too easy for him though: a 0.60 ERA and 0.67 WHIP in 30 innings with 47 strikeouts against five walks is ridiculous. I realize that there is no room for him to move around, but life finds a way.
2. Luis Lara Producers (21, AAA)
Brandon Lockridge crashed into a wall and tore his leg.
PS: Here’s a link to the short story “Leg” by Steven Polansky if you’re open to baseball-related fiction today.
The first sentence reads: “When Dave tagged and tried for the third time, everyone had to laugh.
Still, Lara has excelled in Triple-A this season, slashing .315/.414/.523 with more walks (13.2%) than strikeouts (12.5%) and seven home runs and 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts.
3. Mariners SS Colt Emerson (20, AAA)
He is 6 for 15 with two home runs in his last three games. It might not take much more than that for Seattle to claim him on the roster, but there really isn’t a spot open for him right now.
4. Henry Bolte’s Athletics (22, AAA)
With ten home runs, 16 stolen bases and a slash line of .329/.401/.604, Bolte is probably the #1 player in Triple-A fantasy leagues. He also dropped his strikeout rate by 10 percent from the 32.6 percent he posted in 34 Triple-A games last year. He’s not on the 40-man roster, and the team has a lot of at-bats. They’re in first place, by the way, which I think gives him an opportunity to arrive earlier than he would have if they were already underwater.
5. Rockies 1B/OF Charlie Condon (23, AAA)
Condon’s results have gone south since we last checked in, dropping his wRC+ to 96 over the period, but the trend is still there in terms of limiting strikeouts (20.8%) and drawing (16%). He may need another hot streak before taking that next step.
6. Max Clark’s Tigers (21, AAA)
Clark’s 92 wRC+ won’t get him promoted anytime soon. He is also hitting .143 in his last 16 games.
7. Reds SS Edwin Arroyo (22, AAA)
I don’t care how good of a fielder you are at third base, you can’t post an 11 wRC+ and stay in the everyday lineup. Cincinnati is paying Hayes through 2029, but you can only let the cheap cap fool you for so long before you look at your options. Arroyo is a shortstop by trade, but he’s not going to be Cincinnati’s shortstop, so they might find out if he can hang at the hot corner considering how he stacks up in the minors, slashing .331/.404/.568 with seven home runs, five stolen bases and solid plate skills (16.6% KK).
8. Dodgers BY James Tibbs III (23, AAA)
The third James Tibbs in his family has come back to earth since the start of his career, but he’s still slashing .302/.393/.624 with 11 home runs on the season and looks like the next man up in Los Angeles.
9. White Sox BY Braden Montgomery (22, AAA)
He’s only four games into his Triple-A career after posting a 154+ wRC+ in 31 Double-A games, but there’s a job waiting for him in Chicago whenever he’s ready, and I thought he had a chance to break camp with the big league club, so I think he’s pretty close to whatever we mean by “ready” in this context.
10. Twins SS Kaelen Culpepper (23, AAA)
In his last nine games, he has struck out just six times (13%) while hitting five home runs and drawing five walks. Brooks Lee seems to be cracking the bat (114 wRC+), but he’s still in the 4th percentile of the range according to statcast. Small samples and all, but he could easily keep his bat in the lineup elsewhere.
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