[農場] New York Yankees Top 20 Prospects for 2009

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  New York Yankees Top 20 Prospects for 2009

  John Sickels on Dec 26, 2008 6:48 PM EST

  http://www.minorleagueball.com/2008/12/26/702481/new-york-yankees-top-20-pr


  All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don’t get too

  worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get out of

  the top 10. Grade C+/C guys are pretty interchangeable depending on what you

  are looking for.



  1) Jesus Montero, C, Grade B+: I believe in the bat. Where he fits with the

  glove I don’t know.


  2) Austin Jackson, OF, Grade B: Should be a solid player but not a star.

  Will that be enough in New York?


  3) Dellin Betances, RHP, Grade B-: Very high ceiling, has flashed dominance,

  can he stay healthy?


  4) Austin Romine, C, Grade B-: More likely to stick behind the plate than

  Montero, though not as good a hitter.


  5) Zach McAllister, RHP, Grade B-: A favorite of mine heading into 2008,

  looks like a strong inning-eater type.


  6) Mark Melancon, RHP, Grade B-: Almost ready for major league action,

  should be good in pen and has closer potential.


  7) Jairo Heredia, RHP, Grade B-: Looks like a major sleeper to me,

  and this is an aggressive ranking.


  8) Andrew Brackman, RHP, Grade C+: Yankees propaganda is thick around this

  guy. Great arm, healthy now, but I don’t buy into the command yet.

  Want to see evidence.


  9) Phil Coke, LHP, Grade C+: I like what he did a lot last year.

  Should be avery useful pitcher.


  10) Alfredo Aceves, RHP, Grade C+: Has reached his ceiling, but like Coke he

  should be useful


  11) Wilkins de la Rosa, LHP, Grade C+: Intriguing power lefty with a fresh

  arm.


  12) Humberto Sanchez, RHP, Grade C+: Another power arm for the pen, command

  problems still an issue.


  13) Jon Albaladejo, RHP, Grade C+: Another solid pen arm if healthy.


  14) David Robertson, RHP, Grade C+: Yet another pen arm. ERA should have been

  closer to 4.00 based on the components. Hasn’t pitched 50 innings yet so he

  qualifies.


  15) Brad Suttle, 3B, Grade C+: Will need to show enough power for third base.


  16) Arodys Vizcaino, RHP, Grade C+: Very young, could rank in the top 10 next

  year if he develops properly.


  17) Christian Garcia, RHP, Grade C+: Another promising power arm if healthy.


  18) George Kontos, RHP, Grade C+: Will need more consistent command.


  19) Kanekoa Texeira, RHP, Grade C+: Power sinker/slider guy acquired in

  Swisher deal, yet another pen option.


  20) Eduardo Sosa, OF, Grade C+: Very high ceiling guy, but need some North

  American data. Could rank as high as 8 depending on criteria and how much you

  trust DSL performance.


  21) Eric Hacker, RHP, Grade C+: Surprise addition to 40-man roster, nice

  track record but injury-prone, fifth starter type when healthy.



  Others: David Adams, 2B; Manuel Banuelos, LHP; Jeremy Bleich,LHP:

  Frank Cervelli, C; Kelvin De Leon, OF; Mike Dunn, LHP; Brett Gardner, OF;

  Alan Horne, RHP: Corban Joseph, 2B; Brett Marshall, RHP; D.J. Mitchell, RHP ;

  David Phelps, RHP; Ryan Pope, RHP; Matt Richardson, RHP; Damon Sublett, 2B;

  Pat Venditte, RHP-LHP; Kevin Whelan, RHP.



  As usual, don’t sweat so much about where the Grade C+/C types rank exactly

  on this list. After I get past the top 10 I don’t worry so much about exact

  placement, since I’m trying to concentrate on the book right now. Some of

  the Grade C guys could be C+ in the book, and vice versa.



  SYSTEM IN BRIEF

     The Yankees don’t have anyone in the system that is a sure-fire

  superstar right now, but there is a lot of material to work with here on the

  pitching side. I love Montero’s bat, but defensive questions prevent a

  higher grade at this time. He has star offensive potential, but where does he

  play? Jackson looks more like a solid player than a star. Both Romine and

  Suttle have major league potential but some questions they need to answer at

  this point. Young tools guys like Sosa and De Leon look promising but are so

  far away that they are hard to rank at this point.


    Things look much better on the pitching side. Brackman has a high ceiling

  obviously, but I find the New York hype about him highly annoying and, more

  importantly, very misleading. He is extremely raw for a college pitcher and

  until he actually takes the field in full-season ball and throws some

  strikes, I am keeping expectations in check. I like the guys ahead of him

  better at this point, particularly McAllister and Heredia. Coke and Aceves

  don’t have huge ceilings, but both look like useful major league pitchers.

  There are a LOT of power bullpen arms available.


    Overall, this system needs hitters but has considerable depth in

  pitching, giving them a lot to work with on the trade market. They are

  putting more and more money into Latin America, and a less conservative

  approach in the draft should pay dividends.



  Reports on these guys and over 1,000 others can be found in the 2009 Baseball

  Prospect Book. Pre-order for January 31st shipping now!



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※ 編輯: appshjkli       來自: 118.160.41.55        (12/27 09:31)
推 uclahenry:好多投手..
推 devilsky:我很期待Betances
推 meier0112:Kelvin De Leon and Eduardo Sosa 快點坐飛機來吧
→ appshjkli:看目前的Yankees農場就是一堆還沒長好的高潛力新秀
推 meier0112:竟然沒Brandon Laird,我覺得他還挺威的說> <
→ appshjkli:Carmen Angelini也沒啊
推 devilsky:Horne似乎掉到很後面 他去年傷後就囧掉了
推 meier0112:大概是Angelini今年表現太差了,其實我也覺得他普普XD
→ appshjkli:我也認為他表現不是太好,可是他有Very high ceiling
推 siliver:果然是投手農場,一面倒的都是投手 XD
推 TrueTears:結果投手農場今年簽了兩個最大尾的投手XD
推 krizzard:第8名有什麼來頭嗎? 洋基大力宣傳他@@?
推 ISSASHINODA:捕手加油阿！！！！
推 sam2:哇 top prospect是捕手而且名字還叫耶穌...
→ sam2:是要來拯救洋基出邪惡地獄了嗎 XDDD
推 paoan:好多投手~~
推 gerkk:投手好賣阿XD
→ kenro:但貨色都不怎麼樣阿...當包裹賣吧..
推 jayin07:第八名的來頭就是我們花了很多錢簽了一個完成度不怎樣的
→ jayin07:雙棲大學生ˋ(′_‵||)ˊ
推 ROCAF:而且還是大聯盟合約的
推 jayin07:話說這個文章的球員卡註解還蠻好笑的XD
→ jayin07:我記得Ruben當初排名可不比A-Rod低
推 noahlin:前兩三年一些評價還不錯的很多都沒養起來 現在農場好像又
→ noahlin:變空了...
推 Belladonaa:洋基今年還不錯阿 明年就慘了
推 jayin07:出一個Joba就很好了...
→ appshjkli:有Joba跟Hughes能養到MLB就算不錯了
推 redsnipertd:第八名想了又想還是不知道為什麼要把第一輪丟在他身上
推 summoon:7個B以上 不算多
→ summoon:不過有4個C+的RP 已經接近收割
推 birdy590:還是很實用的建軍邏輯, 充足的牛棚戰力甚至可以用來交易