[農場] Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects

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By John Manuel
November 8, 2006


The Yankees farm system, which ranked among           TOP TEN PROSPECTS        
the worst in baseball in both 2004 and 2005,     1.  Philip Hughes, rhp
had reason to be proud during the 2006           2.  Jose Tabata, of
stretch run.                                     3.  Dellin Betances, rhp
                                                 4.  Joba Chamberlain, rhp
In their first full seasons in New York,         5.  Ian Kennedy, rhp
Chien-Ming Wang tied for the major league        6.  Chris Garcia, rhp
lead with 19 victories and Robinson Cano         7.  Tyler Clippard, rhp
chased the American League batting crown with    8.  J. Brent Cox, rhp
a .342 average. Melky Cabrera, who stumbled      9.  Mark Melancon, rhp
badly in a brief 2005 callup, came through       10. Brett Gardner, of
with a solid contribution while filling in
for the injured Hideki Matsui. The Yankees
also had enough lower-level prospects that                 BEST TOOLS          
they didn't have to part with any of their       Best Hitter     Jose
blue-chippers when they acquired outfielder      for Average     Tabata
Bob Abreu and righthander Cory Lidle from the    Best Power      Shelly
Phillies in July. (New York's ability and        Hitter          Duncan
willingness to absorb $23 million in contract    Best Strike-    Brett
obligations also was a major factor.)            Zone Discipline Gardner
                                                 Fastest         Brett
But none of that seemed to matter in October.    Baserunner      Gardner
Lidle's death in an airplane crash was the       Best Athlete    Tim Battle
worst thing that happened that month, coming     Best Fastball   Joba
on the heels of a first-round playoff loss                       Chamberlain
to the Tigers in which the Yankees started       Best Curveball  Philip Hughes
Jaret Wright in an elimination game. Alex        Best Slider     J. Brent Cox
Rodriguez, the game's highest-paid player,       Best Changeup   Tyler Clippard
continued to run afoul of Yankees fans and       Best Control    Philip Hughes
capped an erratic season with a 1-for-14 post-   Best Defensive  Francisco
season effort. Several media outlets called      Catcher         Cervelli
for the firing of Joe Torre, though owner        Best Defensive
George Steinbrenner chose to keep the manager    Infielder       Ramiro Pena
after his 11th season.                           Best Infield    Marcos
                                                 Arm             Vechionacci
General manager Brian Cashman clearly            Best Defensive  Tim
influenced that move and made most of the big    Outfielder      Battle
decisions surrounding the Yankees this year as   Best Outfield   Seth
the 75-year-old Steinbrenner faded more into     Arm             Fortenberry
the background. Cashman, who has centralized
many of the club's operations in New York (
rather than in Tampa, Steinbrenner's home),         PROJECTED 2010 LINEUP      
has been GM during the club's nine-year run     Catcher      Francisco Cervelli
atop the American League East. But New York     First Base   Eric Duncan
hasn't won a World Series championship since    Second Base  Robinson Cano
2000 despite spending nearly $1 billion on      Third Base   Alex Rodriguez
major league salaries.                          Shortstop    Derek Jeter
                                                Left Field   Melky Cabrera
The reasons for that failure can be debated,    Center Field Johny Damon
but having to start Wright against the Tigers   Right Field  Jose Tabata
in Game Four of the Division Series high-       DH           Bob Abreu
lighted the Yankees' inability to develop       No.1 Starter Philip Hughes
pitching.The only postseason victory came       No.2 Starter C.M Wang
from Wang—the lone starter they've developed   No.3 Starter Dellin Betances
and kept since Andy Pettitte. New York's Plan   No.4 Starter Joba Chamberlain
B has been to use trades and free agency to     No.5 Starter Ian Kennedy
build its staff.                                Closer Mark Melancon

In the near future, though, the Yankees should
have plenty of homegrown options, both in the            TOP PROSPECTS         
rotation and in the bullpen. Their last three            OF THE DECADE         
drafts have brought in several significant       Y  Player,Position  2006
arms,and Philip Hughes is arguably the best      97 Ruben Rivera,of  White Sox
pitching prospect in the minors. He probably     98 Eric Milton, lhp Reds
was readyto help New York in September, but      99 Nick Johnson, 1b Nationals
the organization played it safe with its top     00 Nick Johnson, 1b Nationals
prospect, who nearly doubled his career high     01 Nick Johnson, 1b Nationals
for innings in a season. Hughes and fellow       02 Drew Henson, 3b  OFB
starters Tyler Clippard , Jeff Karstens and      03 Jose Contreras
Steven White, plus relievers T.J. Beam and J.       Contreras,rhp    White Sox
Brent Cox, should be able to contribute in 2007. 04 Dioner Navarro,c Devil Rays
                                                 05 Eric Duncan, 3b  Yankees
As some talent graduates to the top, the         06 Philip
Yankees replenished the bottom of their farm        Hughes,rhp       Yankees
system, bringing in as much talent as any
organization in 2006. New York spent roughly
$7 million on the draft, landing four pitchers          TOP DRAFT PICKS        
(Dellin Betances, Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy          OF THE DECADE         
and Mark Melancon) who jump into their top 10.   Y  Player,Position   2006
The Yankees also spent heavily on a dozen        97 Tyrell Godwin,of  Nationals
international players, including $2 million      98 Andy Brown, of    OFB
for Venezuelan catcher Jesus Montero. While he   99 David Walling,rhp OFB
had a poor minicamp in the fall, Montero was     00 David Parrish, c  Pirates
widely regarded as having the most power among   01 J-F Griffin, of   Blue Jays
2006 international signees.                      02 Brandon
                                                    Weeden, rhp       Royals
                                                 03 Eric Duncan, 3b   Yankees
                                                 04 Philip Hughes,rhp Yankees
                                                 05 C.J. Henry, ss    Phillies
                                                 06 Ian Kennedy, rhp  Yankees


                                                        LARGEST BONUSES        
                                                        IN CLUB HISTORY        
                                                 Hideki Irabu, 1997     $8.5M
                                                 Jose Contreras, 2002   $6.0M
                                                 Willy Mo Pena, 1999    $2.44M
                                                 Ian Kennedy, 2006      $2.25M
                                                 Drew Henson, 1998      $2.0M
                                                 Jesus Montero, 2006    $2.0M


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推 nickyang:好...銷魂的名單...
推 Tzylu:看一看我們農場還是小有成果  :p  值得期待
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推 genhuang:伊良部的簽約金真的很恐怖....8.5M....
推 Mariano:Eric Duncan已經沒在名單上了 唉
推 jayouch:Hughes這麼強喔...囧rz 如果加上維尼不知道會怎麼排
推 genhuang:Hughes很早就被定位2007年下半季將加入先發輪值內
推 RollingWave:Drew Henson... 囧
推 YANKS:Duncan 到底怎了呢?? 以前不是超受期待??
推 RollingWave:傷...跟rush
→ RollingWave:也還是有希望就是了
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推 oukeheo:Hughes是2007九月上來觀光 除非明年先發又大爆..不然2008
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