[情報] New York Yankees Top 20 Prospects for 2010
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by John Sickels on Dec 31, 2009
All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don't get too
worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get beyond
the Top 10. Grade C+/C guys are pretty interchangeable depending on what you
want to emphasize. Complete reports on these and over 1,000 other players
will be in the 2010 Baseball Prospect Book, now available for pre-order,
shipping on February 2nd!
Star-divide
1) Jesus Montero, C, Grade A: I know that his position is up in the air, but
I love this bat so much that I'm going to give him a straight Grade A. This
is a Mike Piazza/Manny Ramirez type bat.
2) Austin Romine, C, Grade B: Not in Montero's class as a hitter, but he's
not bad, should improve further, and is much better defensively.
3) Manny Banuelos, LHP, Grade B-: Borderline Grade B. Intriguing young lefty,
undersized but has a very good arm and has performed quite well thus far.
4) Zach McAllister, RHP, Grade B-:
Strike-throwing-ground-ball-generating-inning-gobbler with advanced pitching
feel. A fifth starter, long reliever, or trade bait in New York.
5) Slade Heathcott, OF, Grade B-: Excellent tools, will have to see how his
skills develop, and if he overcomes concerns about his makeup from high
school.
6) Mark Melancon, RHP, Grade B-: Borderline C+. Relief prospects are hard to
grade, especially if they aren't going to get a chance to close, but I really
like Melancon. Great stats in the minors, with very good stuff.
7) Gary Sanchez, C, Grade C+: Scouting reports point to enormous offensive
potential, but would like to see him in game action before ranking higher.
8) John Murphy, C, Grade C+: Scouts like the bat a lot, but raw defensively.
As with Sanchez, need to see what balance he finds between tools and skills.
9) Kelvin De Leon, OF, Grade C+: Broken record: great tools, lots of power
potential, questions about plate discipline, need more data from higher
levels.
10) D.J. Mitchell, RHP, Grade C+: Picks up tons of grounders, throws strikes,
very athletic, needs better secondary pitches to reach his full potential.
11) Wilkin De La Rosa, LHP, Grade C+: Live-armed lefty needs sharper command.
Great trade bait.
12) David Adams, 2B, Grade C+: Power spiked in the Florida State League. If
he maintains that, could be a nice surprise in Double-A in '10.
13) Corban Joseph, 2B-3B, Grade C+: Sleeper prospect, hits for average and
controls zone well, might develop some power to go with it.
14) Adam Warren, RHP, Grade C+: Polished college pitcher could develop into
another inning-eater type.
15) Neil Medchill, OF, Grade C+: Excellent power from the left side in the
New York-Penn League, but batting average/OBP against better pitching are in
question.
16) David Phelps, RHP, Grade C+: Looks like a sleeper to me, finished season
with brilliant run in the Florida State League. Notre Dame product.
17) Andrew Brackman, RHP, Grade C: He's horrible as a starter, but has a
chance to develop in the bullpen.
18) Jose Ramirez, RHP, Grade C: Can hit 95-96 MPH and pitched well in rookie
ball; sleeper candidate to emerge in '10.
19) Jeremy Bleich, LHP, Grade C: The Yankees like him a lot more than I do,
but I can't rate him higher than this given how badly he pitched in Double-A.
20) Bryan Mitchell, RHP, Grade C: Live arm, cost $800,000 to buy away from
North Carolina, will need time but has a high ceiling.
OTHERS (All Grade C): Sean Black, RHP; Gavin Brooks, LHP; Jairo Heredia, RHP;
Jamie Hoffman, OF; Brandon Laird, 3B; DeAngelo Mack, OF; Melky Mesa, OF; Juan
Miranda, 1B; Hector Noesi, RHP; Ivan Nova, RHP; Eduardo Nunez, SS; Kevin
Russo, 2B; Romulo Sanchez, RHP; Graham Stoneburner, RHP; Brad Suttle, 3B; Pat
Venditte, RHP-LHP; Kevin Whelan, RHP.
The Yankees system is interesting to study. They have one of the best
prospects in baseball in Jesus Montero, who has the offensive potential to be
a superstar but no clear position. I'm confident enough in his bat to give
him a straight Grade A even without a place for him to play. After Montero,
things thin out quickly, but there are still a lot of interesting players
here.
The upper levels are thin aside from potential role players like Miranda and
Russo, but the lower levels are full of toolsy types who may develop into
something useful. If Sanchez, Heathcott, Murphy, and De Leon develop their
tools into skills, this list will look much stronger next year. College
players like Adams, Mack (who I like), Medchill, and Suttle (depending on his
injury recovery) could also make some noise in '10.
Pitching-wise, the Yankees lack certain impact arms after the trade of Arodys
Vizcaino, but they have a large number of B-/C+ pitching prospects who could
develop into useful assets, either as inning-eating starters or solid
relievers. The liveliest arms are at the lower levels, and guys like Jose
Ramirez and Bryan Mitchell could rate much higher next year if they live up
to their potential in full season ball. Several of their Grade C prospects
are also intriguing. Hector Noesi is another sleeper: he's got terrific
command but needs to prove himself in Double-A. Scouts remain skeptical about
Pat Venditte's novelty act, but his performance has been outstanding thus far
and he deserves a clear shot in Double-A.
Overall, this system has a lot of questions after Montero, but a large amount
of upside as well. 2010 should be a fascinating campaign for Yankee farm
system fans to follow.
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