AL reserve rounds rank 'em

[SlideRule]

Just starting the reserve rounds for my AL only. We get 8 picks, starting at $8 and going down to $1 in a snake draft. Can keep at this salary for up to 3 years (decide each year, no long term contracts). How would you rank the following mix of prospects and leftover MLB types for fantasy value, considering this year and keeper/trade value? Who stands out for targeting with my first few picks? (grouping is just for my own clarity)

Tier 1 prospects:
Eloy Jiminez
Kyle Tucker
Francisco Mejia
Bo Bichette
Anthonly Alford
Franklin Barreto
Willy Adames
AJ Puk

Tier 2 prospects:
Stephen Gonsalvez
Forrest Whitley
Jorge Mateo
Yohander Mendez

MLB leftover hitters:
Pujols
Ed. Escobar
Matt Duffy
Brad Miller
Adam Lind
Matt Davidson
VMart
Dan Vogelbach
Colby Rasmus
Jon Jay
Napoli
Valencia
Zach Granite
Clint Frazier

MLB leftover pitchers:
Mike Leake
Tyler Skaggs
Carlos Rodon
Kyle Gibson
Kendall Graveman
Erasmo Ramirez
Matt Andriese
Juan Nicasio
Matt Bush
Yus. Petit
Tommy Kahnle
Matt Moore
Parker Bridwell
Keynan Middleton

[Art Vandelay]

Just starting the reserve rounds for my AL only. We get 8 picks, starting at $8 and going down to $1 in a snake draft. Can keep at this salary for up to 3 years (decide each year, no long term contracts). How would you rank the following mix of prospects and leftover MLB types for fantasy value, considering this year and keeper/trade value? Who stands out for targeting with my first few picks? (grouping is just for my own clarity)

Tier 1 prospects:
Eloy Jiminez
Kyle Tucker
Francisco Mejia
Bo Bichette
Anthonly Alford
Franklin Barreto
Willy Adames
AJ Puk

Tier 2 prospects:
Stephen Gonsalvez
Forrest Whitley
Jorge Mateo
Yohander Mendez
[B]

10 team league?

[SlideRule]

yes, 10-teams. And players had to be on (or projected to be on) the 25-man roster to be eligible at auction.

[mjl]

Whitley is tier 1. Both Sickels and Fangraphs have him as the best non-Ohtani pitching prospect. So unless you're really heavily valuing potential to be in the majors this year, he should be up there.

Mejia might not be tier 1 just because of their screwing around with what position he'll play.

I'd have Jimenez, Tucker, Bichette, Barreto, Whitley, Puk as tier 1. I like Brad Miller and I've seen some FG chats where they talk positively about Kyle Gibson.

[SlideRule]

Thanks - I was valuing MLB potential for this year, and also Whitley is suspended 50 games, right? So that, along with HOU likely contending with a great rotation will set him back a bit such that I doubt we'll see him in 2018 at all. Re: Bichette, I have to wonder if he's really unlikely to play this year, would I consider making him a $8 keeper going into 2019? I'll probably have better options than that, but who knows.

[Hornsby]

Just starting the reserve rounds for my AL only. We get 8 picks, starting at $8 and going down to $1 in a snake draft. Can keep at this salary for up to 3 years (decide each year, no long term contracts). How would you rank the following mix of prospects and leftover MLB types for fantasy value, considering this year and keeper/trade value? Who stands out for targeting with my first few picks? (grouping is just for my own clarity)

Tier 1 prospects:
Eloy Jiminez
Kyle Tucker
Francisco Mejia
Bo Bichette
Anthonly Alford
Franklin Barreto
Willy Adames
AJ Puk

Tier 2 prospects:
Stephen Gonsalvez
Forrest Whitley
Jorge Mateo
Yohander Mendez

MLB leftover hitters:
Pujols
Ed. Escobar
Matt Duffy
Brad Miller
Adam Lind
Matt Davidson
VMart
Dan Vogelbach
Colby Rasmus
Jon Jay
Napoli
Valencia
Zach Granite
Clint Frazier

MLB leftover pitchers:
Mike Leake
Tyler Skaggs
Carlos Rodon
Kyle Gibson
Kendall Graveman
Erasmo Ramirez
Matt Andriese
Juan Nicasio
Matt Bush
Yus. Petit
Tommy Kahnle
Matt Moore
Parker Bridwell
Keynan Middleton

Well, for this year, you can drop most of the top prospects. Mejia, Baretto, Adames, and Puk all have a chance to come up, with Puk having the most upside of that group.

I like Duffy, Miller Escobar, and Davidson for different reasons, all can have a positive, and negative, effect on your season long roster. Leake, Gibson, Bush, Kahnle, Bridewell, and Middleton can also do the same.

[virgonomic]

Whitley is tier 1. Both Sickels and Fangraphs have him as the best non-Ohtani pitching prospect. So unless you're really heavily valuing potential to be in the majors this year, he should be up there.

Mejia might not be tier 1 just because of their screwing around with what position he'll play.

I'd have Jimenez, Tucker, Bichette, Barreto, Whitley, Puk as tier 1. I like Brad Miller and I've seen some FG chats where they talk positively about Kyle Gibson.

Another vote for Kyle Gibson as a serviceable fantasy starter in 2018.

I don't want Pujols as my CI unless he's $1, but as a bench bat he will add some counting stats and won't hurt your AVG too much when you need a fill-in. He may even get some pointers from Ohtani. Or do I have that backwards...

[SlideRule]

To clarify - I wasn't only valuing 2018 contribution potential, but just weighting that. And the $8 salary for my first pick doesn't really cost me anything, it's just that player's salary going forward, so if I keep him next year it will cost me $8 of budget. So if I don't think Bo Bichette (eg) is going to either a) contribute at all this year, or b) be worth keeping for $8 in 2019, he's probably not worth taking (yet).

[joncarlos]

To clarify - I wasn't only valuing 2018 contribution potential, but just weighting that. And the $8 salary for my first pick doesn't really cost me anything, it's just that player's salary going forward, so if I keep him next year it will cost me $8 of budget. So if I don't think Bo Bichette (eg) is going to either a) contribute at all this year, or b) be worth keeping for $8 in 2019, he's probably not worth taking (yet).

I think Tucker and Barretto are the most likely to be worth keeping at 8, maybe Eloy too. And I'd say Mateo, Puk, Mejia and Bichette would also be worth keeping at a lower price next year (I think in that order). Clint Frazier could be in that mix somewhere too - what do the Yankees do in '19?

Guys for this year, I like Eduardo Escobar, Pujols, Rasmus, Gibson, Petit, Kahnle, and Nicasio. Maybe Vmart too.

[BigJonEmpire]

Tier 1 prospects:
Eloy Jiminez
Bo Bichette
AJ Puk

Tier 2 prospects:
Forrest Whitley
Jorge Mateo

MLB leftover hitters:
Pujols
Matt Duffy
Dan Vogelbach

MLB leftover pitchers:

Kyle Gibson
Juan Nicasio
Tommy Kahnle
Matt Moore
Keynan Middleton

[SlideRule]

So far I've picked:
Kyle Tucker $8
Franklin Barreto $7
Albert Pujols $6

Got another pick coming up. Go with Forrest Whitley or a more useful Petit/Nicasio/Kahnle type?

[mjl]

I mean, if you don't need a good MR right now, I can't imagine that you can't trade Whitley for a middle reliever later if you wanted to for some reason, but you know your league dynamics better than I do.

[SlideRule]

You make a good point. Alas, Whitley was taken right before me.

[SlideRule]

Did get Mateo later on though:
Kyle Tucker $8
Franklin Barreto $7
Albert Pujols $6
Juan Nicasio $5
Jon Jay $4
Jorge Mateo $3
... $2
... $1

Looking to pick from the below for the last two. Who'd you take?
Andriese
Tomlin
Matt Bush
Petit
Mitch Garver
Tommy Kahnle
Keynan Middleton
Zach Granite
Charlie Tilson