AL Keeper League - minors picks

[overkill94]

10-team 5x5 (OBP) keeper league, 12 hitters (1 C, 4 OF, 1 Util plus the usual), 9 pitchers, 2 bench

Minor leaguers are $5 and can be kept for free until they get called up, then they can be kept for 3 years, with a 4th year option at $10

I've got the 8th and 13th picks tomorrow and here are the best available:

AJ Reed
Joey Gallo
Lewis Brinson
Blake Snell
Rafael Devers
Andrew Benintendi
Alex Bregman
Bradley Zimmer
Jorge Mateo
Clint Frazier
Franklin Barreto
Jurickson Profar
Anderson Espinoza

Plus a bunch of other pitchers but they don't seem to be as popular, probably because it usually takes them a little longer to hit their peak so our limited contracts aren't as helpful. Since we only start 4 outfielders it always seems like there are more than enough quality ones to go around so ideally I'd like to get a position player. I'm pretty sure Reed and Gallo will be long gone as well as some of the other top ones on my list so I'm targeting Barreto or Mateo - anyone have a preference? I wouldn't mind getting Snell but besides him Espinoza is the only pitcher who intrigues me since he could be one of those super studs down the line (gonna have to wait a while though). Profar is interesting since he's still very young and is getting some work at SS in AAA right now - would he still be in consideration for my 2nd pick?

Anyway, how would you guys rank this list given the context of my league? Thanks!

[mjl]

How much do you care about whether a player is up this year?

[price]

If you're looking for a possible top tier pitcher, then you might want to consider the Yankees James Kaprielian. He's out of UCLA and the talk is that he could be a quick riser. I also really like Mateo for top shelf speed and he's off to a great start at Tampa and should move to AA pretty quick, but his glove needs work if he's to stick at SS.

With the 8th pick, I doubt Reed, Gallo, Brinson, Snell, Benintendi, Bregman and Devers will still be around

[overkill94]

Eh, depends how the draft goes today but I've got a solid keeper list so I won't necessarily need any of these guys to contribute this year

[Hornsby]

I'd go Reed and Bregman 1 and 2...then the 3 Red Sox, then Brinson, Snell, and Gallo...I really like Benintendi...

[overkill94]

Got Barreto and Profar - crossing my fingers!

[Hornsby]

Got Barreto and Profar - crossing my fingers!

Both are solid picks...I suspect that Profar will need an injury or a trade to become something of value. Inexplicably, DeShields continues to play very well, which was the ticket I thought that profar needed.

[overkill94]

I'm thinking Andrus is on pretty thin ice himself although he's off to a decent start so far. Either way, he seems like he'll either force his way onto the roster or be involved in a trade - one way or another he'll get some PT this year (I hope).

[Hornsby]

I'm thinking Andrus is on pretty thin ice himself although he's off to a decent start so far. Either way, he seems like he'll either force his way onto the roster or be involved in a trade - one way or another he'll get some PT this year (I hope).

His contract is too big to eat, and probably too big to trade...it's a really shitty contract for the Rangers. It's basicly 14.5 million through 2022, so it's a sunk cost at this point. Profar is going to have to get PT some other way IMO...