He's with SD He was drafted during the Major League portion of the draft meaning either SD keeps him the whole year or offers him back.I think the OP was pointing out his stats in ST aren't great so SD might offer him back. As a Yankee fan, that would be great. Last year he was coming off missing an entire year the season before due to surgery. He was one of the top prospects before that. It was because of the surgery he wan't on the 40 man. Let's hope SD doesn't keep him!
He is definitely an interesting prospect, but he hasn't played a single game above Low A ball. It shows that the Padres think he can be special and they gambled that he would take a big leap this spring. Bottom line is that Torrens is 20 years old and lost a whole year with an injury. I can't see him being ready for a role at the MLB level. It's true that this is the Padres we are talking about and they could carry a developmental player all season if they really wanted to. It could work out great if Torrens returns to the Yanks. He would benefit from the experience and be ready to start the season at High A Tampa. The Yanks would then have the option of adding him to the 40 man roster next season and he will be back on the prospect track.
even if he comes back to the Yankees this year because he was selected in the first place the Yankees will have to either put him on the 40 man roster or he can elect free agency. If the Yankee's depth at catching, and our overwhelming depth, it may be hard to keep him.
even if he comes back to the Yankees this year because he was selected in the first place the Yankees will have to either put him on the 40 man roster or he can elect free agency. If the Yankee's depth at catching, and our overwhelming depth, it may be hard to keep him.
Catching is one area where the Yankees do not have the kind of depth, particularly in younger C's,that tey have at other positions.
even if he comes back to the Yankees this year because he was selected in the first place the Yankees will have to either put him on the 40 man roster or he can elect free agency. If the Yankee's depth at catching, and our overwhelming depth, it may be hard to keep him.
Catching is one area where the Yankees do not have the kind of depth, particularly in younger C's,that tey have at other positions.
To be fair, that's because they've 'graduated' two C's recently in Sanchez and Romine. Higashioka was/is a decent prospect as well.
They hit it hard the last couple years, with Saul Torres and Jason Lopez. But yeah, they need to get some more into the pipeline, it's really the only position without MLB caliber prospects in the lower minors.
who was the kid in the low minors they were converting to catcher?
He is bilingual (Mom is Mexican), great makeup, solid contact tool. But he's not a budding star. There's a difference between the sort of kid who, if all breaks right, will see the bigs and the guy who, if all breaks right, will be a perennial All Star. The likelihood that all breaks right for Dermis Garcia and his 80 power is much smaller than that of Sands becoming a major leaguers, but as deep as things are right now it's nice to have plenty in both categories.
He's with SD He was drafted during the Major League portion of the draft meaning either SD keeps him the whole year or offers him back.I think the OP was pointing out his stats in ST aren't great so SD might offer him back. As a Yankee fan, that would be great. Last year he was coming off missing an entire year the season before due to surgery. He was one of the top prospects before that. It was because of the surgery he wan't on the 40 man. Let's hope SD doesn't keep him!
Catching is one area where the Yankees do not have the kind of depth, particularly in younger C's,that tey have at other positions.
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even if he comes back to the Yankees this year because he was selected in the first place the Yankees will have to either put him on the 40 man roster or he can elect free agency. If the Yankee's depth at catching, and our overwhelming depth, it may be hard to keep him.
Catching is one area where the Yankees do not have the kind of depth, particularly in younger C's,that tey have at other positions.
To be fair, that's because they've 'graduated' two C's recently in Sanchez and Romine. Higashioka was/is a decent prospect as well.
It's a high value position, ala shortstop. Always good to have depth there, even with a young star at the position.
I believe his is playing 1B, maybe some OF. Not catching anymore.
McKinney and Frazier down too. Nice camps for both of them, really turned some heads.