Yankees 2022 prospect thread.

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As of right now, he’s about a league average hitter with 20HR power, and basically an elite utility defender, and a switch hitter. I mean it’s hard to be mad at that

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exactly. I think we'll see a bit more power than that, especially playing half his games in YS. He's got 30hr power from the LH side, he's hit 29 hr's LH in about 150 games the last 2yrs between AA and AAA

He probably ends up hitting .260 20 2bs 20 SB 20HRs + with elite defense all over. That elite defensive versatility is unbelievably valuable IMO. How many times have you seen a guy go from RF to SS mid game and make plays at both ? IMO he's going to be a very valuable complimentary player for us

Now that we have developed our dream utility guy, watch Judge walk and Cash trade him and Cortez as part of a package for Ohtani , LOL

It's a very good sign that Cabrera is one of the more unheralded prospects in the system and yet has been so good in the majors.

Volpe, Peraza, Dominguez, Wells, Sweeney, and Pereira have almost universally been ranked above Cabrera since the end of last year. All of these players are in Double-A or above. I'm definitely not saying they will all be better than Cabrera, but it bodes well for the system that all of these guys are here and close to ready to contribute.

Yankees Arizona Fall League preview: Jasson Dominguez heads west
Pinstripe Alley| 8h ago
(Includes promotion to AA and playoffs)- Dan Kelly (@Dan_KellyPSA) September 29, 2022 Prior to August, Domínguez was still showing the swing-and-miss that many evaluators had highlighted as a crucial flaw in his game, striking out in 28 percent of his plate appearances.From August on, however, Domínguez struck out in 17.7 percent of his PA's, while walking nearly 15 percent of the time, all while facing pitchers that were on average about four years older than him.The Yankees ' regular season may be coming to an end, but out west, there's one league that's just getting started.

In the "if I didn't see it I wouldn't believe it category', a high end collector paid $474,000 for a 2020 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Superfractor, a literal one-of-a-kind Jasson Domiguez rookie card! :speechless:

Someone is gambling big time he's a future superstar.

"That's extreme interest," Ken Goldin, the marketplace's namesake founder and executive chairman, says. "That's Fernando Tatis Jr., Ronald Acuna Jr., Juan Soto interest."
https://abc7ny.com/sports/new-york-y...worl/12293981/

Nice swing:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1577307102951145473

Dom in the cage.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1582146765544824832

Arizona Fall League Update: Week 1

Jasson Domínguez headlines the Yankee contingent currently playing ball in the Southwest.
By Kevin Winterhalt@TheOneKevinW Oct 10, 2022, 8:00am EDT

https://www.pinstripealley.com/2022/...an-tj-rumfield


Arizona Fall League Update: Week 2

T.J. Rumfield’s big week headlines the Baby Bombers playing in the desert.
By Kevin Winterhalt@TheOneKevinW Oct 17, 2022, 11:00am EDT

https://www.pinstripealley.com/2022/...-tyler-hardman

Thanks Doc!
Rumsfeld has a nice swing

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Today, we unveil the @Yankees
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BA : Here's how we project their (Yankee) lineup in 2026, with their 2026 ages in parentheses.

PROJECTED 2026 LINEUP

Catcher: Austin Wells (26)
First Base: DJ LeMahieu (37)
Second Base: Gleyber Torres (29)
Third Base: Anthony Volpe (25)
Shortstop: Oswald Peraza (26)
Left Field: Jasson Dominguez (23)
Center Field: Spencer Jones (25)
Right Field: Aaron Judge (34)
Designated Hitter: Giancarlo Stanton (36)

No. 1 Starter: Gerrit Cole (35)
No. 2 Starter: Luis Severino (32)
No. 3 Starter: Nestor Cortes (31)
No. 4 Starter: Drew Thorpe (25)
No. 5 Starter: Will Warren (27)
Closer: Jonathan Loaisiga (31)

Listed below are the prospects with the best tools within the organization. To go directly to New York's Top 10, click here.

BEST TOOLS

Best Hitter for Average: Anthony Volpe
Best Power Hitter: Austin Wells
Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Anthony Volpe
Fastest Baserunner: Estevan Florial
Best Athlete: Spencer Jones
Best Fastball: Luis Gil
Best Curveball: Randy Vasquez
Best Slider: Will Warren
Best Changeup: Luis Serna
Best Control: Jhony Brito
Best Defensive Catcher: Antonio Gomez
Best Defensive Infielder: Oswald Peraza
Best Infield Arm: Oswald Peraza
Best Defensive Outfielder: Estevan Florial
Best Outfield Arm: Estevan Florial

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stor...mlb-prospects/

Arizona Fall League Update: Week 5
Pinstripe Alley|24m ago

https://briefly.co/anchor/New_York_Y...-update-week-5

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#2 Ranked International prospect LEFT HITTING OF Brandon Mayea will sing with the @Yankees
in January! He's 6'1" high average player. IF he develops power look out! #Yankees
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#1 International FA SWITCH HITTING C Ethan Salas expected to sign with the @Yankees or @Padres in January! Would b an absolute shock for him to end up anywhere else!

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Dom in the cage.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1582146765544824832

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I am not a hitting coach but is it me or does he have alot of movement in his swing? I hate to say this but it has a little bit of Hicks in the charge before contact. Then again Harper has a ton of movement in his swing and hes a stud.

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I am not a hitting coach but is it me or does he have alot of movement in his swing? I hate to say this but it has a little bit of Hicks in the charge before contact. Then again Harper has a ton of movement in his swing and hes a stud.

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Definitely a bit of a hitch for timing but he stays back.

Lol. I hate to say it as well, but I agree about the Hicks comparison

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The King Source: All Things Sports with ADAM KING
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#2 Ranked International prospect LEFT HITTING OF Brandon Mayea will sing with the @Yankees
in January! He's 6'1" high average player. IF he develops power look out! #Yankees
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#1 International FA SWITCH HITTING C Ethan Salas expected to sign with the @Yankees or @Padres in January! Would b an absolute shock for him to end up anywhere else!

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Hip-hip- Ethan

Wow. If they can get the #1 and #2, international specs?

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Hip-hip- Ethan

Wow. If they can get the #1 and #2, international specs?

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https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2023/international/

MLB.com has Mayea listed at #9

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https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2023/international/

MLB.com has Mayea listed at #9

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I wonder what the two see differently?
I would guess that the entire top 10 is very closely related and are ranked differently based on the eye test of the scout.

But regarding this report,
The #1 ad #9 specs? Damn!

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Definitely a bit of a hitch for timing but he stays back.

Lol. I hate to say it as well, but I agree about the Hicks comparison

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Except that with Dom, you might get the 30/30 season.

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I wonder what the two see differently?
I would guess that the entire top 10 is very closely related and are ranked differently based on the eye test of the scout.

But regarding this report,
The #1 ad #9 specs? Damn!

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Perhaps it's the #2 LH hitting prospect and the #1 Switch hitting prospect

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Perhaps it's the #2 LH hitting prospect and the #1 Switch hitting prospect

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Good thought but Salas is number 1 overall.

Strangely, Mayea is listed on the MLB site as a righty hitter. If that's a mistake, he would be the #1 ranked lefty hitter even at 9. I wonder if the MLB site has inaccuracies?

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Except that with Dom, you might get the 30/30 season.

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Hicks did have a 30-30. He had 30 ks and 30 errors if you combine base running, situational hitting and the OF

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Hicks did have a 30-30. He had 30 ks and 30 errors if you combine base running, situational hitting and the OF

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He had a prestigious 19/10 season..

19 doesn’t mean HR though. Total XBH

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Good thought but Salas is number 1 overall.

Strangely, Mayea is listed on the MLB site as a righty hitter. If that's a mistake, he would be the #1 ranked lefty hitter even at 9. I wonder if the MLB site has inaccuracies?

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The Dads had Salas locked up, it would be shocking if the lost the number 1 overall 6 weeks before they officially sign him.

Mayea is ranked 9th on MLB,com but if you look at all the overall grades of the guys in front of him, they are the same. He is also 100% right handed.

Adam King, for me is a questionable source

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The Dads had Salas locked up, it would be shocking if the lost the number 1 overall 6 weeks before they officially sign him.

Mayea is ranked 9th on MLB,com but if you look at all the overall grades of the guys in front of him, they are the same. He is also 100% right handed.

Adam King, for me is a questionable source

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Thank you!! I was very confused

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The Dads had Salas locked up, it would be shocking if the lost the number 1 overall 6 weeks before they officially sign him.

Mayea is ranked 9th on MLB,com but if you look at all the overall grades of the guys in front of him, they are the same. He is also 100% right handed.

Adam King, for me is a questionable source

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Is that fact or opinion?

Baseball America has Mayea at #2 behind Salas for 2023.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/rank...s-bonus-board/

Who is a more reliable source in prospect rankings, MLB.com or BA? My suspicion is King went with BA's ranking.

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Is that fact or opinion?

Baseball America has Mayea at #2 behind Salas for 2023.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/rank...s-bonus-board/

Who is a more reliable source in prospect rankings, MLB.com or BA? My suspicion is King went with BA's ranking.

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There is a much bigger back story to King, but if your putting info out there for people and you want them to take u seriously, then they should have their facts a little more solid. Unlike King reported, Mayea is RH, not LHed.

As I said above, Mayea and everyone ranked 3-9 on the MLB list are given 55 future values, so it just comes down to who like who more.

As far as Adam King goes, I don't trust the source. I said for me, so yes that is an opinion. King put this out within a hr of our network releasing our Mayea video. They have a multi yr history of not getting a long

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There is a much bigger back story to King, but if your putting info out there for people and you want them to take u seriously, then they should have their facts a little more solid. Unlike King reported, Mayea is RH, not LHed.

As I said above, Mayea and everyone ranked 3-9 on the MLB list are given 55 future values, so it just comes down to who like who more.

As far as Adam King goes, I don't trust the source. I said for me, so yes that is an opinion. King put this out within a hr of our network releasing our Mayea video. They have a multi yr history of not getting a long

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Thanks for the explanation, appreciated.

As far as the 40-man roster goes, they have three spots left and a bunch of guys they need to protect. I do find it interesting that they protected Jimmy Cordero and Matt Krook. I expected Jhonny Brito since he is rule V eligible, major league close, and could probably help a team in 2023. I'll be interested to see what happens to Sean Boyle, as he has proven everything there is to prove in the minors and is eligible for the rule V draft. I think Jimmy Cordero was added because he has trade value and the Yankees wanted to keep him under control as a result. They are not likely to need him in the bullpen, especially if they sign someone this offseason. I am more puzzled by the Matt Krook addition, especially with that walk rate. He must have very good analytics behind him.

Mitch Spence, Josh Breaux, Zach Greene, Sean Boyle, and Chad Bell in Triple-A are all eligible. The only one I think has a real chance to be protected is Spence and an outside chance at Boyle.

Matt Sauer, Randy Vasquez, and Andres Chaparro in Double-A are all eligible. I'd say all three have a chance to be protected, but none are guarantees.

Anthony Seigler is eligible in High-A. I doubt he will be protected.

If I was GM, I'd protect Spence, Sauer, Vasquez, and Chaparro, while dropping Deivi Garcia off the 40-man roster. Spence is the one guy I'm on the fence about, because his stuff seems to be more of a 5th starter/middle reliever type, which the Yankees really don't need and won't miss. I could see them protecting Breaux, Greene, or Boyle ahead of him.

Tyler Hardman was probably the second best hitter in the AFL this season. The best was probably Edouard Julien, a Texas Rangers 2B prospect who lead the league in OPS, SLG, and OBP for those with more than 20 games. Hardman tied the league lead in homeruns with one other player, and was second in OPS and SLG. As a third baseman who finished the season in Double-A, Hardman could be the heir apparent at 3B when Josh Donaldson leaves if he has a big season in 2023. My guess is he and Andres Chaparro will be on the short list of players to replace him if they choose to go with a prospect. There's always the chance the Yankees would rather open up their wallets and buy a third baseman when Donaldson leaves.

T.J. Rumfield also had a nice season in the AFL, though his power still seems to be missing. This wouldn't be such a big problem except for the fact that he is a first baseman. He his .400/.477/.582/1.059 with seven doubles and a homerun in 17 games. His slugging percentage was much higher in the AFL than during the season though, so this is something to watch going forward. At 6-foot-5 with his contact skills, I wouldn't be surprised if some changes in his launch angle produced big gains in power. At 225-pounds he has plenty of room to fill out still too. He's definitely someone to watch in 2023. He finished the season in High-A in 2022.

Jasson Dominguez did not perform well in the AFL. I attribute this to fatigue more than anything. 2022 was his first full season, and he played 120 games! He played another 20 games in the AFL. He could definitely use a break, but I'm also glad he had the opportunity to get more experience and more at bats in the AFL. The poor performance is meaningless for him.

Baseball America released their top 10 Yankees prospects recently. The two biggest surprised to me were that Everson Pereira was #4, and Florial #10. Pereira definitely belongs in the top 10, but four is really high. BA is in love with his power potential. It's nice to have both he and Dominguez in Double-A already, both of whom could replace Bader in CF in 2024 if they perform well enough this season.

Florial would be a dark horse candidate to be that guy. Firstly, he'd have to not get traded this offseason. Then he'd have to make the 25-man roster in 2023 out of ST. Then he'd have to keep his spot on the team and perform well enough to become the starter in 2024. Apparently he was placed on the list by BA because many other teams have interest in him. It would be nice if the Yankees could get something good in return for Florial. Either something that helps the major league team, or a younger prospect with lots of potential who has more time left on their rule 5 clock.

My lord. Guys goes away for a while and now he can't shut up! :D


Awesome stuff Phoba!! Thanks as always

Hidden Gem Propsects

https://youtu.be/Q1BUQOCShmk

This just posted on the internet:

A big day for Jesus Bastidas.

The New York Yankees prospect has been named a 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner.

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Bastidas was signed as amateur free agent out of Venezuela in 2015. This season, he played second base for the Double-A Somerset Patriots.

More on Bastidas, per a Patriots press release:

Bastidas had a .973 fielding percentage in 795 innings played over 92 games at second base. He handled 369 total chances, recorded 131 putouts, collected 228 assists and made just 10 errors. In addition, Bastidas was involved in 54 double plays at the position.

The 24-year-old also had a career year offensively in 2022 for Somerset to help lead the team to their first Eastern League Championship as a New York Yankees affiliate. Bastidas set new career highs in home runs (18), runs (56), RBIs (55), walks (38), total bases (169), hits (95) and doubles (18).

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2B Jesus Bastidas was awarded a MiLB Gold Glove by Rawlings yesterday.

He is the first Yankees prospect to win one since RHP Adam Warren in 2012.

Current Yankees catcher Jose Trevino, notably, won two in 2016 and 2017 in the Rangers’ organization.

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Oh sheeeeeet! Those are fighting words.

Read the post above yours. :D

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Oh sheeeeeet! Those are fighting words.

Read the post above yours. :D

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Some people ignore what others say and just want to hear themselves talk. LOL. Just kidding Day.

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Some people ignore what others say and just want to hear themselves talk. LOL. Just kidding Day.

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LOL, my bad bud

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LOL, my bad bud

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NP. Keep bringing it.

I got a couple smaller spec updates this morning.

Arias's tool grade are absolutely insane. Power is a 55, hit tool is a 60, glove is a 65 and his arm and speed grade are both now 70 or better..For context those are better overall grades than any of the top 5 overall specs. Not in our system, overall top 5

Can't put a huge amount of stick in that, because we hasn't been stateside yet..

Surprisingly, thats not the exciting news. Kiener Delgado is a big time name to watch. He's a smaller MINF, but they think this kid 18yrs old, has a chance to be Altuve 2.0. The grade aren't on par with Arias, but they think this kid is going to destroy the FCL/A ball next yr. Don't be surprised if he's a top 5 spec in our system this time next yr

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I got a couple smaller spec updates this morning.

Arias's tool grade are absolutely insane. Power is a 55, hit tool is a 60, glove is a 65 and his arm and speed grade are both now 70 or better..For context those are better overall grades than any of the top 5 overall specs. Not in our system, overall top 5

Can't put a huge amount of stick in that, because we hasn't been stateside yet..

Surprisingly, thats not the exciting news. Kiener Delgado is a big time name to watch. He's a smaller MINF, but they think this kid 18yrs old, has a chance to be Altuve 2.0. The grade aren't on par with Arias, but they think this kid is going to destroy the FCL/A ball next yr. Don't be surprised if he's a top 5 spec in our system this time next yr

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I've read about Keiner too. Very exciting!

great article on Yanks tp pitching spec, Will Warren
https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/12/w...ecial-q-a.html