BA Yankees top 10 prospects

by jbluestone on Nov 11, 2008 8:53 AM EST

Baseball America released their top 10 list, scouting reports are for insiders only, but the list is available for free. 1. Austin Jackson, of
2. Jesus Montero, c
3. Andrew Brackman, rhp
4. Austin Romine, c
5. Dellin Betances, rhp
6. Zach McAllister, rhp
7. Alfredo Aceves, rhp
8. Phil Coke, lhp
9. Mark Melancon, rhp
10. Bradley Suttle, 3b A couple of interesting points from the chat with John Manuel who created the list. When asked if brackman could hit triple digits again, Manuel said his first pitch in Hawaii was 97, and he also said this later on, Alan Matthews and I mused in 2007 that Brackman had the highest ceiling in the '07 draft class, one that included David Price and Matt Weiters. Chew on that a minute. He also had some nice stuff to say about some lesser guys in most fans minds I don't think Aceves & Coke are mediocre. We have reports (from other clubs' scouts, not the Yankees) of Coke throwing 95 mph with a plus slider out of the big league bullpen; that's at least an 8th-inning guy. As a starter, he's a lefty with three average pitches. Aceves is Kennedy with more pitches for strikes and more savvy & experience. He's ahead of Hughes right now in the pecking order for the big league rotation. Who's to say he's not Jorge Campillo, to compare him to another Mexican pitcher and mid-rotation workhorse type. So it certainly seems we have some real hope, they also project the yankees 2012 rotation assuming no free agency (just based on current in organization talent) to be Joba, Wang, Brackman, Betances, Hughes. (in that order).

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I would absolutely love that rotation.

5 ace-type pitchers? Are you kidding me?

I do however believe that we should sign Sabathia because I doubt Joba/Hughes will stay healthy. Then, ofcourse Betances and Brackman might not even make it to the show.

Sabathia
Joba
Wang
Brackman
Betances
Hughes

One of them won’t make it, but if we’re lucky enough that they all do then one of them will be in the pen.

by schmosterballs92 on Nov 12, 2008 9:48 AM EST reply actions

...or be traded.

by schmosterballs92 on Nov 12, 2008 9:48 AM EST reply actions

I was also impressed with how much other teams scouts

think of Aceves, thats nice to hear, maybe he could be a pretty solid pitcher for us.

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by jbluestone on Nov 12, 2008 6:36 PM EST reply actions

He forgot to mention Brackman's first start where the balls said

Aloha after hitting the bat:

Waikiki IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Brackman 2.1 7 7 6 2 3 0 23.14

by TheTruth08 on Nov 13, 2008 9:51 AM EST reply actions

Contrary to what you might think, greats like Gibson, Koufax, Seaver, and even your personal idol Guthrie have all experienced bad starts. … Perhaps after such an awful performance, you might want to jettison the young man to Pittsburgh, or KC?

You really need to check your negativity at the door. It’s like really cheap aftershave that arrives 5 minutes before you do. Seriously, if you keep this up, you’re going to unleash the PA hounds who will tear your butt up.

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by Ronster22 on Nov 13, 2008 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

trade the bum!

you do understand of course that Sandy Koufax gave up 5 ER in .1 IP on May, 24, 1963, right? those stupid Dodgers shoulda traded him straight away!

did you know Brackman pitched 5 scoreless the next game? and has more Ks than IP? and is seeing his first pro ball? and is 6’10", so it might take him longer to hone his control?

by Travis G on Nov 13, 2008 1:56 PM EST up reply actions