名單其實是Top 100+10位遺珠 (101-110)
洋基有五位上榜
18: Gary Sanchez
Age: 20 (DOB: Dec. 2, 1992)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Position: C Organization: New York Yankees
Top '12 Level: A (Tampa)
2012 ranking: 55
Sanchez entered 2012 with few doubts about his bat but many about his
receiving skills and his maturity; he continued to hit while answering many
of those other questions, earning himself the promotion to high Class A he
didn't get out of spring training.
He arrived in Tampa last spring in better shape and improved his receiving
substantially over the previous year, not just physically but in his effort
level on and off the field, to the point where he's now very likely to remain
behind the plate. His arm strength is probably a 70 on the 20-80 scouting
scale, but some hesitation before he releases the ball has it playing below
that, something that can probably be improved in time -- and even as is he
can show pop times to second base under two seconds.
Sanchez' offensive potential is tremendous; despite an exaggerated leg kick,
he gets his lead foot down in time, keeping his weight back enough to drive
the ball, even showing doubles power the other way thanks to strong hands and
excellent hip rotation. He's aggressive but not a hacker and doesn't expand
the zone too much for a 19-year-old in full season ball, although he'll need
to tighten up his pitch recognition before he gets to Double-A.
The Yankees were thrilled with his progress this year, including his improved
attitude and work ethic, meaning we can seriously talk about him as the
Yankees' catcher of the future, perhaps starting as early as 2015.
35: Mason Williams
Age: 21 (DOB: Aug. 21, 1991)
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Position: CF Organization: New York Yankees
Top '12 Level: A (Tampa)
2012 ranking: 34
Williams had a solid full-season debut in 2012, showing off his hit and glove
tools while demonstrating that he still needs a lot of refinement at the
plate.
He's been keeping his weight back at the plate much better since I first saw
him in 2011, giving him more time to recognize pitches and a better chance to
drive them out to the gaps, although he can get a little power-happy and drop
his back shoulder too much to try to elevate the ball. He goes to the plate
with the intention of attacking the first good pitch he sees, so he doesn't
walk or strike out much yet, and since he's not likely to become a 25-homer
guy he's going to have to show greater patience before he's ready for the
majors.
His glove, on the other hand, is ready now, with a 70 grade on the 20-80
scale thanks to above-average speed and great reads even on balls that slice
away from him. Williams injured his non-throwing shoulder making a diving
catch at the start of August and missed the rest of the season, something
that bears watching to make sure he doesn't cut off his swing to compensate
for any residual soreness.
If healthy, he should reach Double-A this year and would be Curtis
Granderson's eventual replacement in center, even if his glove is ready
before his bat.
52: Tyler Austin
Age: 21 (DOB: Sept. 6, 1991)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Position: RF Organization: New York Yankees
Top '12 Level: AA (Trenton)
2012 ranking: Sleeper
Austin is a pure hitter, a former third baseman who moved to right field to
accommodate Dante Bichette Jr. but has now blown past Bichette on the team's
prospect depth chart.
He is almost all bat, but he can rake, hitting for average and power at two
levels this year and earning a two-game call-up to Double-A at the end of the
season. As long as he continues to hit like this, he'll project as an
above-average regular in right. He's adequate on defense and might have had a
chance to develop to the same point at third, but he's staying in right field
for now, where he'll have the range and arm to be league-average.
Austin's swing is fundamentally sound, shifting his weight just before
contact, rotating his hips to drive the ball and staying balanced throughout
with a short path to the ball and good extension, checking just about all of
the boxes you want for a hitter's mechanics.
He could be held back if his contact rates, just fair now, slip at Double-A
or if he can't make marginal improvements on defense. I see the patience and
sufficient athleticism for him to overcome those and become a .300/.360/.500
guy at his peak.
57: Slade Heathcott
Age: 22 (DOB: Sept. 28, 1990)
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Position: RF Organization: New York Yankees
Top '12 Level: A (Tampa)
2012 ranking: UR
Heathcott is a maniac, and I mean that in a positive way -- mostly. Usually
saying a player is a "one-speed" guy is a criticism because he coasts and
doesn't have that fourth gear, but Heathcott plays like he jammed a wrench in
the gearshift and is in fourth gear all the time -- bowling over catchers
when there wasn't really a play at the plate in the Arizona Fall League, for
example.
For pure tools, however, he dominated the field in Arizona and has a special
mix of strength and quickness that might put him among the top 20 prospects
in the game in a year. He has great bat speed and a sound, balanced swing
that I rarely saw break down even when he was badly fooled. He's a 60-65
runner, quick out of the box and never really slowing down, the unstoppable
force in search of an immovable object. He covers ground in center thanks to
his running speed, but injuries have kept him out of center and sometimes out
of the lineup a ton since he entered pro ball. He might end up in a corner
just because it would keep him healthier.
His style of play doesn't keep him out of the trainer's room either, similar
to the less physical Chris Snelling, whose career was derailed by an
unceasing litany of injuries. If Heathcott can dial it down a notch and get
to 400 plate appearances this year -- which he hasn't reached in his three
full seasons of pro ball -- he'll make a big move up this list.
prospects who just missed
103: Jose Ramirez, RHP
Age: 23
Top 2012 level: A (Tampa)
Key stat: 3.19 ERA
Ramirez has been on the fringes of the prospect map for ages -- he was my
sleeper prospect for the Yankees' system in 2010 -- but injuries have limited
him to fewer than 120 innings in each of the past three season. He's filled
out quite a bit in the past three years, with more than 200 pounds on his 6-3
frame, and will work at 94-98 mph with big-time life and a hard mid-80s
slider. He's off the top 100 because of all the injuries, missing time each
of the past two years with elbow trouble and in 2010 with shoulder
inflammation.
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農場Keith Law排在第十名
農場短評：
10. New York Yankees
It's a top-heavy system, but the group of position players who started in low
Class A Charleston last year, some of whom finished in high-A Tampa, could
produce as many as three above-average or better regulars plus several other
guys who'll have big league value. They'd rank even higher had they not lost
two major starting pitching prospects to season-long injuries, with one,
Manny Banuelos, probably out now until 2014.
他認為Jose Campos、Manny Banuelos沒受傷的話農場排名可以排更高
但大部份的Prospect離大聯盟都還有一段距離，still has time
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