We haven't talked about this specifically in awhile so I figured I'd get a discussion going.
Luis Medina pitched 7 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out 10. He has finally started to show the results that the stuff says he should be producing.
Josh Stowers is tearing the cover off the ball in August, hitting .391.
Josh Breaux was erroneously reported to be out for the season but he's back and had a big homerun the other day.
Ezequiel Duran hit his 11th HR for SI last night, not bad for a quick twitch middle IF.
3rd rounder Jake Sanford hit his 4th HR last night to walk SI off in extras.
Abreu came back last night and had a forgettable appearance, but he's off the IL so that's positive.
Luis Gil went on the IL with what was described as a minor injury.
Where do you see them going with Kyle Holder? He's having his best year at the plate, albeit as a guy a bit overaged for Trenton. Trade chip?
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Holy crap didnt even realize hes 25 already. But, hey fits the mold of our guys figuring it out in their mid to late twenties
The Medina line is very encouraging. Hopefully this is the start of him really putting things together.
Medina probably has the highest upset arm-wise, so it's good to see him turn the corner. But to go through an entire year and not find your control is certainly alarming. I do wonder why they have kept Nelson in AA for so long.
Wow, that's quite a line!
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What about this Miguel Yajure SP. I know he's Rule 5 eligible this year, and he's all the way down in Tampa, but he's having a dynamite season down there. 2.04 ERA with 110 K's in 114 innings with only 27 walks. He's only 21 years old. Can you see him being one of those surprise candidates added to the 40 man for protection, much like Lasagna was?
Medina probably has the highest upset arm-wise, so it's good to see him turn the corner. But to go through an entire year and not find your control is certainly alarming. I do wonder why they have kept Nelson in AA for so long.
Ezequiel Duran has been a breakout hitter this year too. OPSing .878 as a 20 year old at SI, hitting the ball with authority (11 HRs on the season), stealing bases (8/11 so far), and with a K rate that has declined as the season has worn on, very impressive.
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Getting over one's skis with optimism always ends in disappointment on these pitcher injury recoveries, but it's nice to hear...
Sanford has had an up and down season, which is unsurprising because he's coming out of the CUSA and has a very limited track record of facing elite competition.
Josh Smith has been destroying the NYP, which is also unsurprising as he had three years in the SEC.
Sanford has had an up and down season, which is unsurprising because he's coming out of the CUSA and has a very limited track record of facing elite competition.
Josh Smith has been destroying the NYP, which is also unsurprising as he had three years in the SEC.
Josh Smith is one of my favorite NYY prospects, the kid can flat out hit from the left side, has a good glove and can run.
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Seriously, talk about Yankees tax. There was a story about Cash being held at gun point, this is worse.
Seriously, talk about Yankees tax. There was a story about Cash being held at gun point, this is worse.
I get that read as well but it is so incredibly hard to judge until they hit the bit lights. I'll just hope he has a little better stuff and better command. I'm shocked at how bad Adams have been actually.
Acevedo is fine. His development was delayed because they wanted it to work as a starter, but it hasn't. As he is now he's probably big-league ready when healthy, and probably would have come up in the last ten days as part of the carousel.
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What do you think of the struggles of Pereira, Cabello, and is Salinas even playing?
Pereira has been hurt and was struggling before he was hurt. Maybe the biggest disappointment in short season this year.
Cabello has hit a lot better of late. .300 over his last 10 games, .813 OPS this month.
Ryder Green has been having a nice season. Hit his 8th HR and stole his 9th bag yesterday, OPSing .817.
I like the Nelson promotion, I would just caution (as with Deivi) against getting too worked up about the first few starts. It's a different ball in AAA, and a fly ball pitcher like Nelson who isn't used to giving up the longball is going to have an adjustment period as he figures out that warning track fly balls in AA are going to land ten rows deep in Scranton.
The power is beginning to show up as well- now up to 9 HR, with 25 2B. All that while demonstrating an excellent idea of the strike zone- in 371 ABs, he has a career high 34 walks with only 56 Ks.
Remember that one of those HR came off Indians ace Kluber in one of his rehab starts.
What do you think of the struggles of Pereira, Cabello, and is Salinas even playing?
Don't sleep on Nelson being a potential rotation option in 2020. No one has ever questioned his stuff- top of the line pitches. The question was more of command and the ability to work deeper into games.
He was interesting in that he was a 2-way player when drafted, so he needed more development time on the mound. He did get up to over 120 IP last year, so he could easily be asked to throw 150+ in 2020.
It is interesting that the Yanks have not been as aggressive in their promotions of prospects as they have been in past seasons- especially with the hitters.
It also seems to me that many of the pitchers really took steps forward this season, but only a handful of hitters really stood out.
Pitching has had more disappointments, a lot of them injury-related.
Schmidt was recovering from TJS, so I'll cut him some slack for that, but I don't think he was ever profiled as anything more than a 3rd or 4th starter.
Still don’t see him as anything other than a bench piece or a trade chip. I also still don’t like the pick. At least he’s turned out better than that Dante Bichette Jr. What a waste.
Schmidt was recovering from TJS, so I'll cut him some slack for that, but I don't think he was ever profiled as anything more than a 3rd or 4th starter.
This is a lazy take Jim... Schmidt's stuff is some of the best of all Yankees prospects featuring a 2 seam FB that sits 95/96 with rise and command to both sides of the plate to go along with 2 plus off speed pitches in the change and curve.
The kid just needs innings and to stay healthy, but he is extremely talented and nothing similar to Adams - zero zilch nada.