Florial is 21 and Loasiga is 23, but you have to fo to #8 before you get to a 20+ year old. May be a reflection of the weight of international development signings.
If Tulo can’t hack it in the field, do they call up Holder and deal with his anemic bat so they can get superb defense?
Nah not on the 40 man, plus he lost a ton of development time last year. Torres would probably play SS and Wade would be utility man.
Assuming he is healthy, Estrada might be a solid option for one of the middle INF slots rather than shuffling players around. Wade may or may not ever hit- but Estrada was a better overall batter than Wade- he just does not have Wade's SB ability.
Interesting that Mike has Siegler rated #3. Pretty amazing to think that Siegler and Trevor Lawrence both graduated 2018 from Cartersville (GA) High School. Clark Schmidt graduated from Allatoona HS less than 10 miles away from those two.
Siegler has been getting uniformly good marks as a better than the sum of his parts type, ala Posey or Yadi (not to say he's that good, but time will tell). Also RAB is a bit of a downer on Schmidt but others don't seem to agree. They say he's all the way back stuff-wise and the training wheels should be off this year.
I was impressed with Tarpley’s contribution late in the year and hoping his role will expand this summer. It’s the first I’ve seen Myatt’s name mentioned anywhere.
If Tulo can’t hack it in the field, do they call up Holder and deal with his anemic bat so they can get superb defense?
Nah not on the 40 man, plus he lost a ton of development time last year. Torres would probably play SS and Wade would be utility man.
Assuming he is healthy, Estrada might be a solid option for one of the middle INF slots rather than shuffling players around. Wade may or may not ever hit- but Estrada was a better overall batter than Wade- he just does not have Wade's SB ability.
Wade had an .842 OPS in 85 AAA games in 2017. Estrada has never produced those numbers at an level and has 8 total AAA games from last year and did nothing as he came back from the injury. Wade is a better hitter, fielder, and base runner than Estrada. He just hasn't broken through at the big league level yet.
Well written read. I have to say though a not overly impressive group. I’ve not been keeping up with the farm but seems we can use a couple of can’t miss types.
Well written read. I have to say though a not overly impressive group. I’ve not been keeping up with the farm but seems we can use a couple of can’t miss types.
So can every team...
We have talent at the lower levels. Some of those guys will move up the prospect ranks when they get to Trenton/SWB and we'll remain players in the international market.
It's tough to maintain a strong farm system while having 100-win talent at the MLB level - naturally your system weakens as you graduate your prospects. I think the Yanks are actually doing a really nice job of keeping the farm strong while the MLB roster is also as good as it is right now.
We also used several prospects in recent trades. So, a lot of them went that way too.
It's actually impressive to still have a mid-tier system given what we dealt and graduated over the last 2-3 years or so.
They have graduated or traded as much talent as any team in baseball and they're still a middling system. The Cubs had a run of trades and graduations and at the end the cupboard was bare. Only the Astros can really compare. Give it a year and let's see five or six of these high ceiling guys show it in full season (fully appreciating that at least that many will struggle in that transition) and we can reevaluate.
but the consensus top prospect in this year's 7/2 class, Jasson Dominguez, is expected to sign with NYY for roughly $5 mil. It would be the largest bonus they've ever handed out to a 7/2 kid. He's a tooled out OF, and the top signs have a good track record of becoming elite prospects. Eloy and Gleyber, Vlad Jr., Wander Franco, for instance. Kevin Maitan is the obvious exception, though he could still improve; Dermis Garcia to an extent but he wasn't the head and shoulders top guy in 2014.
Kiley McDaniel noted that among his top Yankee prospects (guys with a 35+ future value) they had an average age of 20.2 years, fully two years younger than most teams. It's a system designed to hopefully produce elite replacements for current players, or high-end trade chips to fill holes. That's a recipe for continued success, one that meets their needs better than having an upper minors choked with fringe big leaguers. Link - ( New Window )
by comparison, they have one 50+ FV in the system right now, Florial. Kiley mentioned Puig, Moncada and Bo Jackson as size/speed comps for him. That's crazy. Link - ( New Window )
NYY prioritized middle IF for a long time in IFA. Now they seem to be prioritizing OFs (particularly CFs). Alcantara this year, Cabello and Pereira last year, Dominguez next year. I'm not sure if this is data driven - value analysis - or player-driven.
Nah not on the 40 man, plus he lost a ton of development time last year. Torres would probably play SS and Wade would be utility man.
Nah not on the 40 man, plus he lost a ton of development time last year. Torres would probably play SS and Wade would be utility man.
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If Tulo can’t hack it in the field, do they call up Holder and deal with his anemic bat so they can get superb defense?
Nah not on the 40 man, plus he lost a ton of development time last year. Torres would probably play SS and Wade would be utility man.
Assuming he is healthy, Estrada might be a solid option for one of the middle INF slots rather than shuffling players around. Wade may or may not ever hit- but Estrada was a better overall batter than Wade- he just does not have Wade's SB ability.
Yes, a lot of great info. He's not always right in his rankings (as he cheerfully admits) but he gives you a good sense of each of the players.
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If Tulo can’t hack it in the field, do they call up Holder and deal with his anemic bat so they can get superb defense?
Nah not on the 40 man, plus he lost a ton of development time last year. Torres would probably play SS and Wade would be utility man.
Assuming he is healthy, Estrada might be a solid option for one of the middle INF slots rather than shuffling players around. Wade may or may not ever hit- but Estrada was a better overall batter than Wade- he just does not have Wade's SB ability.
Wade had an .842 OPS in 85 AAA games in 2017. Estrada has never produced those numbers at an level and has 8 total AAA games from last year and did nothing as he came back from the injury. Wade is a better hitter, fielder, and base runner than Estrada. He just hasn't broken through at the big league level yet.
So can every team...
We have talent at the lower levels. Some of those guys will move up the prospect ranks when they get to Trenton/SWB and we'll remain players in the international market.
It's tough to maintain a strong farm system while having 100-win talent at the MLB level - naturally your system weakens as you graduate your prospects. I think the Yanks are actually doing a really nice job of keeping the farm strong while the MLB roster is also as good as it is right now.
We also used several prospects in recent trades. So, a lot of them went that way too.
It's actually impressive to still have a mid-tier system given what we dealt and graduated over the last 2-3 years or so.
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