4 Yankees in the top 100 Prospects
by jscape2000 on Jan 26, 2010 11:00 AM EST
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PrintFormer pro scout and friend to PA Frankie Piliere breaks out his top 100 prospects. The highlights:
5. Jesus Montero:
Much debate surrounds Montero's ability to stick behind the plate, but the bat is going to be special. He has a potential 40-homer bat with the offensive upside of Miguel Cabrera. We could see the Venezuelan slugger as early as midseason in 2010 if all goes well in Triple-A.
41. Manny Banuelos:
His command and feel for pitching are his trademarks, but with a 90-93 mph fastball and the potential for two plus secondary pitches, this smallish lefty has the upside of a No. 2 starter. He's extremely young, but he could force the Yankees to advance him quickly.
45. Austin Romine
Romine has always been "the other guy," with the presence of Jesus Montero overshadowing him in the organization. He does not have the offensive upside of Montero (few players do), but his skills behind the plate and developing power make him nearly as interesting a prospect. He's ready to move as fast as Montero from an offensive standpoint, but he has the potential to be a potent offensive threat and an above-average defender behind the plate.
76. Zach McAllister
Former Yankee Austin Jackson ranked 25th.
Obviously, Jesus gets most of the attention because he has the potential to be among the best hitters in baseball, and we've waited for someone like that since Jeter and Bernie came up.
But the other players are just as important, especially considering that Romine and McAllister are close to the big leagues. Those guys aren't projections or development projects, they're ready. And major league ready, cheap, talented players are the most valuable players in baseball.
Cashman has done a great job rebuilding the farm while also building a team ready to repeat as Champions.
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with Catching prospects. Quite the anomaly, and a good one at that. It will be interesting to see what the Yankees decide to do with Montero. I just think since his bat is THAT good and we have another “major league ready” catching prospect, not to mention Cervelli, that he should be getting groomed to play the OF. It will prolong his career in the long run and the talent of Cervelli and/or Romine won’t go wasted or down the tradebait route.
I could see having Montero split time between outfield and C, the way Yogi and Elston did.
I think with a strong season under his belt, Romine could be perfect trade bait. Every team needs a young catcher, every team.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Yep, I'm seeing Romine as trade bait as well
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
How long before SLADE gets on this list?
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
My money is on never
But I’ve learned to be a pessimist on prospects.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Jorge and Jesus
catcher and DH…DH and catcher.
How long could Posada catch if he is part time?
Can Montero ever be an adequate MLB catcher?
Montero in Left?
If questions persist about his ability to catch, why not stick him in left. I saw him in FL and to quote Cashman on Igawa “he’s not a burner”, but he’s athletic and moves pretty well?
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
Thinking long term
If he can’t stick at C-
If he’s got a good arm, wouldn’t he best suited to RF?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Typical fan fantasy
Not happening. Good thing you know in advance so you can start ripping on Cashman.
And no Albert Pujols isn’t coming here either.
Leave me, leave me, I can't effin stand you.
your weed had coke in it
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
by FreeBradshaw on Jan 26, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
Wait so why would he go to the Twins in this little made up transaction?
The Yankees sign Mauer and give the Twins Montero because they feel bad?
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
by CasanovaWong on Jan 27, 2010 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
Anyone notice
that aside from Jackson (who we traded btw), most of our prospects are either catchers and pitchers? Maybe Cashman’s trying to get these guys used to each other at AA/AAA so they can “understand” each other on the mound and behind the plate?
Might be a little far fetched though, probably just coincidence.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
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