If You Had To Drop 6 Minor League Keepers...
Similiar to another recent fanpost, I need to trim the following list of minor leaguers down to 20 by dropping 6 in my keeper league. It's in a fantasy point league that skews a little towards the sabermetric. My big league roster is stronger on the offensive side (MCab, Bruce, Kinsler, Hamilton, Morneau, etc.) than on the pitching side.
Which 6 would you drop if you had to? I'd also welcome any input on the whole lot of them or even a ranking from 1-26.
In alpha order:
Lars Anderson
Antonio Bastardo
Blake Beavan
Gordon Beckham
Tim Beckham
Dellin Betances
Michael Bowden
Brett Cecil
Jhoulys Chacin
Sean Doolittle
Juan Duran
Wilmer Flores
Freddie Freeman
Brad Holt
Shooter Hunt
Michel Inoa
Austin Jackson
Casey Kelly
Mat Latos
David Price
Travis Snider
Taylor Teagarden
Julio Teheran
Daryl Thompson
Carlos Triunfel
Jordan Walden
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Tough...
…but I’d drop Bastardo, Doolittle, Thompson without hesitation.
Then, probably Kelly, Duran, and Hunt. These three are good prospects, but the others are just better.
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by koolkerns101 on
Jan 15, 2026 8:08 PM EST
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Is this a 4-team league or something?
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on
Jan 15, 2026 8:30 PM EST
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10 Teams
It’s a 10 team league with 30 minor league spots each (20 keepers this season)
by LQ on
Jan 15, 2026 8:33 PM EST
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Ok
did you finish last place for a few years in a row?
Your system is pretty stacked.
by alskor on
Jan 15, 2026 8:38 PM EST
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Also
Can’t you move Price to the ML roster?
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on
Jan 15, 2026 8:31 PM EST
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Price
He’ll be moved to my ML roster after an expansion draft.
by LQ on
Jan 15, 2026 8:34 PM EST
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Drops
Bastardo
Duran
Thompson
Holt
Kelly
Doolittle
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by Dewey Finn on
Jan 15, 2026 8:46 PM EST
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Keep Holt
Something tells me he is a better bet than any of your 4 “B” pitchers. Maybe I just favor pure unadulterated gas.
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by strums on
Jan 15, 2026 9:19 PM EST
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hello
I also wonder if your drafting by yourself thats quite alot of minor league talent.
cuts
bastardo, doolittle, and thompson for sure.
Duran only because he is so far away.
beaven- because he’s a ranger pitcher.
latos- just dont really believe in him pitchers are a dime a dozen.
by mark kl on
Jan 15, 2026 11:28 PM EST
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Deep System
We’re just entering the 2nd year of the league. I think I drafted a little bit more prospect oriented than most others. I was able to deal veterans for Price and Lars Anderson which really helped and I was aggressive in picking up high upside guys mid season…Chacin, Inoa, Freeman and Flores. I was a middling team this year, but I expect to only get better as some of these guys develop.
by LQ on
Jan 16, 2026 1:12 AM EST
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Bastardo
Beaven
Thompson
Duran
Those 4 should definitely be cut.
by aCone419 on
Jan 16, 2026 9:05 AM EST
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My 6 are
Beavan
Duran
Thompson
Kelly
Bastardo or Holt - keep whichever you like best
Teheran - watch him for now, but it’s to early as a keeper.
How did you end up with so many 2008 1st round amatuer draft picks? Does your league do an amatuer draft?
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by Kenner's Corner on
Jan 16, 2026 10:23 AM EST
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