Yankees 2022 prospect thread.

[Phoba Rama]

"C Antonio Gomez: 1-for-5, HR (2), 3 RBI, RS, BB, K
Since coming back: 7-for-22 with two home runs (he was 0-for-6 in his first two games back; 7-for-16 since)"

This is great to see.

Got me thinking, Wells went on the 7-day DL on 5/19. It's now been 9 days. Wonder what his deal is.

[Phoba Rama]

While there have been several injuries in the major and minor leagues, the pitching depth is still really good.

For starting pitchers
1. JP Sears
2. Mike King
3. Clarke Schmidt
4. Hayden Wesneski
5. Ken Waldichuk
6. Matt Krook
7. Randy Vasquez
8. Jhonny Brito
9. Luis Medina

Reliever depth
1. All of the above
2. Ron Marinaccio
3. Manny Banuelos
4. Greg Weissert
5. Carson Coleman
6. Barrett Loseke
7. Carlos Espinal
8. Nick Ernst

The pitching staff, IMO, is going to be a next man up situation. The position players are another story.

[Kinkotheclown]

Bring back the juiced ball. 2019 was a fun year to watch baseball.

Nooooo

I love this style of play

[drt1010]

Nooooo

I love this style of play

To each his own. The dead ball has certainly had an effect on the game. Whether one appreciates it or not is personal. I object to MLB messing with the game for a desired result.

They wanted more offense and HR's because they were exciting and they believed that would create interest in the game, juice the ball rather than the players! Now they have done a 360 and made most contests pitchers duel that really wouldn't be under normal circumstance.. I hate the manipulation by corporate execs that probably never played the game and base decision on Nielson ratings and consumer research.

[Phoba Rama]

To each his own. The dead ball has certainly had an effect on the game. Whether one appreciates it or not is personal. I object to MLB messing with the game for a desired result.

They wanted more offense and HR's because they were exciting and they believed that would create interest in the game, juice the ball rather than the players! Now they have done a 360 and made most contests pitchers duel that really wouldn't be under normal circumstance.. I hate the manipulation by corporate execs that probably never played the game and base decision on Nielson ratings and consumer research.

Maybe just a little extra juice in the ball, but not as much as 2019

[dayners81]

While there have been several injuries in the major and minor leagues, the pitching depth is still really good.

For starting pitchers
1. JP Sears
2. Mike King
3. Clarke Schmidt
4. Hayden Wesneski
5. Ken Waldichuk
6. Matt Krook
7. Randy Vasquez
8. Jhonny Brito
9. Luis Medina

Reliever depth
1. All of the above
2. Ron Marinaccio
3. Manny Banuelos
4. Greg Weissert
5. Carson Coleman
6. Barrett Loseke
7. Carlos Espinal
8. Nick Ernst

The pitching staff, IMO, is going to be a next man up situation. The position players are another story.

Do you think they would move King into the rotation mid season?

I think were going to see Wesneski and Waldichuk at some point this yr. I think Wesneski could handle any role they put him. Waldichuk falls more into the pure starter role IMO. I'm not sure his pitch package would play up out of the BP like so many others.

German is also going to be an option soon. He could fill that Green role pretty well

[dayners81]

Volpe finally might have had his breakout game. 4-5 with 2 doubles.

[dayners81]

RHP Will Warren has been promoted from the
@HVRenegades to Double-A Somerset

2 months into his first pro season and he's already cracked that AA rotation. Obviously the Yanks are very, very high on last yrs 8th round pick

[dayners81]

Waldichuk's 7Ks from today. 2h 1ER 3BB 7ks .. ERA 1.70 16ks in his 1st 2 outings in AAA. He's going to be a very popular ask in trades. I really hope they don't move him though

[dayners81]

RHP Will Warren is on his way to Somerset after making only eight professional starts. That is an aggressive promotion, but one that isn’t surprising in prospect circles. In his eight starts, he compiled a 3.60 ERA (3.10 FIP) over 35 innings with 30% K, 6.4% BB, and 56.5% GB rates. Those are numbers that make Matt Blake drool.

The 22-year old was drafted in the 8th round of last year’s draft out of Southeastern Louisiana University.

Scranton Railriders (17-29) (Lost to Jacksonville, 3-0)

SS Oswald Peraza: 2-for-4, 2 SB (11)
Last 8 games: 9-for-33 (.273) with a pair of home runs and four stolen bases. He is 11-for-11 in the stolen base department (93-for-113 (82.3%) in his career). heating up. I'd love to see him take IKF's spot this summer
LF Ender Inciarte: 0-for-4, K
RF Phillip Evans: 0-for-4, K
1B Greg Bird: 3-for-4
Bird is over the .200 barrier as he collects his second 3-hit game of 2022.
2B Jose Peraza: 0-for-4, K
C Max McDowell: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
DH David Freitas: 1-for-4, 2B (4), K
3B Armando Alvarez: 0-for-3, 2 K
CF Evan Alexander: 0-for-3, K

LHP Ken Waldichuk: (L, 0-1 (4-1 overall)) 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Allowed to start the 6th, hits a batter, and a reliever allows the runner to score. Bogus loss. Annoying. Since promotion: 10.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 16 K. Overall, he owns a 62/15 K/BB ratio over 39 innings. I don’t expect him to make an MLB appearance this season, but if he keeps mowing hitters down, anything is possible.
RHP Reggie McClain: 0 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Shelby Miller: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Miller entered the game with the bases loaded and nobody out. He retired two batters before a devastating bases-clearing double.
RHP Ryan Weber: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
14.2 IP, 12 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 12 K. The veteran is throwing pretty well since coming off of the IL.

Somerset Patriots (28-15) (Outlasted Portland, 9-6. While their pitching has rightfully received its share of praise in 2022, the offense entered today with the second most runs scored and second highest OPS in the Eastern League)

SS Anthony Volpe: 4-for-5, 2 2B (8), RBI, 2 RS, BB, CS (2)
Volpe’s first 3+ hit game of 2022 (9 such games in 2021). This jumps his triple slash to .204/.316/.374 in 177 PA as his BABIP climbs a bit to .238. He hasn’t struck out in his last 18 PA, covering four games. We all want to see the consistency come back – for now, I will take signs of improvement.
RF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-6, 2 SB (10)
Dunham can make a run at a 20/20 season. He is at .242/.322/.484 in 143 PA and has three multi-hit games in his last six games played (8-for-25; 1 double, 3 HR).
LF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-3, 2 BB, SB (7)
DH Jeisson Rosario: 2-for-4, 2B (5), 3 RBI, RS, BB
.224/.343/.353 in 137 PA (5 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 17 R, 20 BB, 22 K, 6-for-7 SB)
CF Blake Perkins: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
.269/.376/.567 in 125 PA (9 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 23 R, 18 BB, 30 K, 12-for-13 SB)
C Rodolfo Duran: 1-for-4, 2B (3), BB, K
.293/.370/.585 in 46 PA (3 doubles, 3 HR)
3B Chad Bell: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 3 K
.265/.345/.408 in 110 PA
2B Jesus Bastidas: 2-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
11 HR in 326 PA over the past two seasons (2 HR in 639 PA prior to 2021).
1B Mickey Gasper: 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Gasper, also a catcher, is 13-for-44 (.295) with two doubles, a home run, and eight walks over 53 plate appearances.

RHP Jhony Brito (W, 5-2): 5.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 2 HR
2.36 ERA (42 IP, 36 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 11 BB, 38 K). All four HR allowed have come in his last four starts (21.2 IP)
RHP Barrett Loseke: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
1.50 ERA (24 IP, 19 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 12 BB, 29 K)
RHP Derek Craft (S, 4): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley Renegades (19-24) (Lost to Rome, 6-2, in ten innings)

DH Anthony Seigler: 1-for-5, 3 K
Even with this tough game, Seigler still has more walks (29) than strikeouts (25). By the way, down 6-2 in the 10th, Seigler singled but was thrown out at second base to end the game. Situational awareness is a thing.
SS Cooper Bowman: 0-for-4, 3 K
Bowman is another player who has flashed a solid BB/K this season. This game hurts that a bit (29 walks, 36 strikeouts).
CF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, 2B (3)
After an extended extra-base hit slump, Pereira has two doubles and a triple over his last five games. Over his last seven games, he is 13-for-28 with four walks.
1B Eric Wagaman: 1-for-4, HR (4), RBI, RS, K
Wagaman has four home runs in 71 plate appearances.
3B James Nelson: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K, 3 SB (13)
Nelson is 13-for-14 in the stolen base department. He has as many hits this season as he has stolen bases. Like with Seigler and Bowman, he has a solid BB/K thing going: 18 walks/19 strikeouts in 90 PA.
C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K, SB (3)
LF Pat DeMarco: 1-for-3, SF, RBI 2 K, CS (3)
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K
2B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-4

RHP Blas Castano: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
3.41 ERA (34.1 IP, 35 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 2 HR, 10 BB, 33 K)
RHP Rodney Hutchison: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
4.15 ERA (13 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 13 K)
RHP Nelvin Correa: (L, 0-1) 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
RHP Ryan Miller: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR

Tampa Tarpons (20-24) (Lost to Lakeland, 6-2)

SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-4, 2 K
Vargas is trying to battle his way out of a 2-for-26 rut.
DH Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-3, BB
Dominguez has reached base safely in ten of his last 11 games. The only game where he didn’t reach base was the contest that he had to leave early due to fouling a ball off his leg. He is at .313/.412/.578 in May and .273/.341/.461 overall. After games of May 5th, his triple slash was .209/.253/.314.
1B Anthony Garcia: 0-for-4, 2 K
.208/.389/.440 in 162 PA (2 doubles, 9 HR, 25 RBI, 26 R, 36 BB, 62 K). The overall production is fine – the 38.3% strikeout rate needs to be improved upon. This is true of many of their prospects at this level – the strikeout rates need work)
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-4, 2 RS, K, 2 SB (12)
.211/.318/.451 in 154 PA (6 doubles, 1 triple, 8 HR, 16 RBI, 21 R, 19 BB, 64 K, 12-for-15 SB). Again, he is only 20 years old and playing in a full-season league for the first time.
LF Grant Richardson: 0-for-4, K
RF Kyle Battle: 1-for-4, RBI, K
C Ben Rice: 2-for-3, 2B (2), RBI, BB
CF Raimfer Salinas: 1-for-4, K
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-3, 2B (5), K

RHP Chandler Champlain: (L, 1-3) 5.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
3.00 ERA (36 IP, 32 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 5 HR, 8 BB, 44 K). Entering tonight, he allowed four runs in 19.2 innings (1.83 ERA) in May.
LHP Gerrit van Zijll: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Professional debut for the 25-year old (you read that right) who was drafted in the 22nd round of the 2019 draft out of Alvin Community College (TX).

[Phoba Rama]

Do you think they would move King into the rotation mid season?

I think were going to see Wesneski and Waldichuk at some point this yr. I think Wesneski could handle any role they put him. Waldichuk falls more into the pure starter role IMO. I'm not sure his pitch package would play up out of the BP like so many others.

German is also going to be an option soon. He could fill that Green role pretty well

To tell you the truth I don't know. I think they'd give him a try there, but why disrupt his rhythm when you have guys like Sears who can come up and give you 5 strong innings whenever you need?

[Phoba Rama]

RHP Will Warren has been promoted from the
@HVRenegades to Double-A Somerset

2 months into his first pro season and he's already cracked that AA rotation. Obviously the Yanks are very, very high on last yrs 8th round pick

Another gem uncovered by the scouts and development team. Seems to me they are going to be set from a pitching perspective as long as they keep this scouting and development team together. Should allow them to save a lot of money on the rotation and bullpen long term. That's great because it seems like they will continue to have trouble developing bats, so hopefully it allows them to trade for/spend on really good bats going forward.

[dayners81]

Scranton Railriders (18-29) (Walked it off against Jacksonville, 4-3)

CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-4, 3 K
.263/.353/.414 in 151 PA (8 doubles, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 18 R, 17 BB (11.3%), 48 K (31.8%), 13-for-15 SB). Some may not like to hear it, but that K% is why people remain skeptical.
DH Max McDowell: 1-for-2
PH-DH Greg Bird: 0-for-2
2B Derek Dietrich: 0-for-2, 2 BB
SS Jose Peraza: 0-for-4, RBI
C Rob Brantly: 0-for-4
3B Armando Alvarez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
1B Ronald Guzman: 2-for-4, HR (3), RBI, RS
.186/.295/.301 in 132 PA. It would be nice to see him start mashing.
LF Oliver Dunn: 0-for-1, RS, 3 BB (1 intentional)
0-for-7, but with four walks, since his promotion.
RF Evan Alexander: 0-for-2, RS, BB, K
PH David Freitas: 0-for-0, SF, RBI
Game-winning sacrifice fly.

RHP Vinny Nittoli: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Used as an opener today…
LHP Matt Krook: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, HR
4.30 ERA (46 IP, 48 H, 25 R, 22 ER, 5 HR, 27 BB, 59 K)
RHP Edward Mujica: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Greg Weissert (W, 2-1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
3.66 ERA (19.2 IP, 11 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB, 29 K)

Somerset Patriots (29-15) (Pummeled Portland, 12-4. Jay Groome, who pitched well against Somerset earlier this week, was crushed this time around. Somerset hit four home runs off of him)

SS Anthony Volpe: 1-for-6, 2B (9), RS, 3 K
He reached 20 consecutive PA without a strikeout before striking out three times. He is at .203/.311/.373 in 183 PA (9 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 28 R, 23 BB (12.6%), 44 K (24.0%), 18-for-20 SB)
LF Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, RS, K

It would be a boost to the organization (and his own profile) if he can get hot. He is at .239/.303/.371 in 175 PA (10 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 30 R, 15 BB (8.6%), 47 K (26.9%), 7-for-10 SB)
C Josh Breaux: 1-for-3, HR (9), RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
9 HR in 27 games (45th career HR in 832 PA). This season, he is at .207/.273/.495 in 121 PA. How rare is a multi-walk game for Breaux? This is his first such game this year. He accomplished the feat three times in 2021 (90 games).
1B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-4, RBI, 3 RS, HBP
.232/.305/.484 in 105 PA (3 doubles, 7 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 7 BB, 23 K). We are seeing some impressive power numbers emerge.
RF Elijah Dunham: 4-for-4, 2B (7), HR (7), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB, SB (11)

His triple slash has spiked to .266/.345/.531 in 148 PA (7 doubles, 3 triples, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 17 R, 13 BB (8.8%), 31 K (20.9%), 11-for-13 SB). During his 5-game hitting streak: 10-for-20, 1 double, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 1 BB, 1 K.
CF Jeisson Rosario: 2-for-5, 2B (6), HR (3), 3 RBI, 2 RS
Second consecutive 3 RBI game. He is 5-for-13 in his last three games. On the season, he is at .231/.345/.388 in 142 PA (6 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 19 R, 20 BB, 22 K, 6-for-7 SB)
2B Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-3, BB, HBP, 3 K, CS (3)
DH Michael Beltre: 2-for-4, 2B (4), BB, K, 2 SB (12)
.220/.324/.330 in 108 PA between here and Scranton. He is 12-for-13 stealing bases.
3B Max Burt: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, RS, 2 HBP, K, SB (8)

RHP Mitch Spence: (W, 2-2) 5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 HR
5.26 ERA (39.1 IP, 41 H, 23 R, 23 ER, 6 HR, 12 BB, 37 K)
LHP Matt Minnick: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
2.50 ERA (18 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 HR, 6 BB, 22 K)
RHP Kyle Zurak: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Nick Ernst: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Hudson Valley Renegades (20-24) (Defeated Rome, 2-1)

2B Cooper Bowman: 1-for-4
.243/.371/.441 in 170 PA (10 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 25 R, 29 BB (17.1%), 36 K (21.2%), 18-for-21 SB)
SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-4, K
CF Everson Pereira: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
Pereira’s recent hot stretch has him up to .271/.375/.354. He continues to draw some walks (23 in 168 PA (13.7%)).
C Anthony Seigler: 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, RS, BB, SB (1)

Last night, he thought he hit a HR and was tossed out at second. Today, he goes out there and hits a 2-run HR that accounted for the only two runs for Hudson Valley today.
3B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-3, BB, SB (7)
6-for-14 in his last three games.
DH Eric Wagaman: 1-for-2, BB
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-3, K
LF Pat DeMarco: 1-for-3, 2B (6)
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-2, BB, K, CS (1)

LHP T.J. Sikkema: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
2.00 ERA (9 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 HR, 3 BB, 12 K). They haven’t asked him to do much lifting yet.
RHP Wellington Diaz: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Josue Panacual: (W, 1-0) 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Panacual with a solid High-A debut.
RHP Carlos Gomez: (S, 1) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Tampa Tarpons (20-25) (Lost to Lakeland, 5-4)

SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-5, K
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, BB, K
.274/.343/.459 in 175 PA (12 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 30 R, 15 BB (8.6%), 56 K (32%), 7-for-9 SB)
C Antonio Gomez: 1-for-5
1B Anthony Garcia: 2-for-4, HR (10), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
First Yankees prospect to reach ten home runs in 2022. Season: .217/.395/.465 in 167 PA (2 doubles, 10 HR, 26 RBI, 27 R, 37 BB (22.2%), 64 K (38.3%), 9-for-10 SB). Over his career, Garcia has 35 home runs in 561 plate appearances to go along with a 27-for-29 SB rate (93.1%).
DH Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-2, 2 BB
.207/.323/.444 in 158 PA (6 doubles, 1 triple, 8 HR, 16 RBI, 21 R, 21 BB, 64 K, 12-for-15 SB). In case you are wondering, he struck out 38 times in 166 PA down in the rookie leagues last year (23.3%).
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-2, 3B (1), RS, 2 BB, K
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, K
.235/.316/.435 in 95 PA (3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 10 R, 6 BB, 39 K, 3-for-4 SB)
LF Alan Mejia: 0-for-4
2B Roberto Chirinos: 2-for-4, 2B (3), RS, K

RHP Zach Messinger: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
3.20 ERA (25.1 IP, 20 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 HR, 11 BB, 43 K). Last six appearances: 10.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 21 K.
RHP Kevin Milam: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Bailey Dees (L, 1-2): 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Danny Watson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.00 ERA (24 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 25 K). He has a 0.79 ERA in May (11.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 12 K)
LHP Ryan Anderson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

[dayners81]

Bleacher Report updated farm system rankings https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...of-2022-season

[YankeeFanAlways]

Bleacher Report updated farm system rankings https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...of-2022-season

The Dodgers continue to amaze me. They trade away top prospects for the now, and still have the #1 farm system according to BR. And look at some of the starting pitchers they've developed. Wow, just Wow.