Quick Overview of Yankee Prospects to Watch
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 12:49 AM EST
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PrintA quick run down of top prospects and/or guys I personally find interesting, their ages, positions, stats from last season, and my best guess at where they will start the 2012 season within the system. For those who don't follow the minors very closely, hopefully this can get you acquainted with some guys you may have not heard of yet.
*Some guys were promoted to a new level during the season. If they had close to a meaningful number of ABs/innings at both levels, I posted both sets of numbers, otherwise I left the smaller numbers off completely due to extreme SSS. There are still some SSS here, but take them as just that.
Position Players:
Gary Sanchez:
Birthday: 12/2/92
Position: Catcher
Finished Last Season at: Low A Charleston
Stats: .256/.335/.485 - .364 wOBA - 121 wRC+ - 17 home runs
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: High A Tampa
Mason Williams:
Birthday: 8/21/91
Position: Outfield
Finished Last Season at: Staten Island (short season)
Stats: .349/.395/.468 - .404 wOBA - 149 wRC+ - 3 HRs - 28 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Low A Charleston
Birthday: 9/26/92
Position: 3B
Finished Last Season at: Staten Island
Stats: (Gulf Coast) .342/.446/.505 - .438 wOBA - 170 wRC+ - 3 HR
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Staten Island (SS)
Ravel Santana:
Birthday: 5/1/92
Position: OF
Finished Last Season at: Gulf Coast
Stats: .296/.361/.568 - .423 wOBA - 160 wRC+ - 9 HR - 10 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Staten Island (SS)
Tyler Austin:
Birthday: 9/6/91
Position: 3B
Finished Last Season at: Staten Island
Stats: .323/.402/.542 - 3 HR - 7 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Low A Charleston
Birthday: 11/22/88
Position: Catcher
Finished Last Season at: Yankees
Stats: (AA) .286/.351/.378 - .332 wOBA - 103 wRC+ - 6 HR
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton
J.R. Murphy:
Birthday: 5/13/91
Position: Catcher
Finished Last Season at: High A Tampa
Stats: (Low A) .297/.343/.457 - 6 HR --- (High A) .259/.270/.365 - 1 HR
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Might depend on Sanchez. High A Tampa or AA Trenton
Birthday: 8/26/92
Position: SS
Finished Last Season at: Staten Island
Stats: .250/.323/.337 - .324 wOBA - 98 wRC+ - 2 HR - 10 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Staten Island, outside shot at Low A Charleston
Slade Heathcott:
Birthday: 9/28/90
Position: OF
Finished Last Season at: High A Tampa
Stats: (Low A) .271/.342/.419 - .336 wOBA - 103 wRC+ - 4 HR - 6 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: High A Tampa
Angelo Gumbs:
Birthday: 10/13/92
Position: 2B
Finished Last Season at: Staten Island
Stats: .263/.332/.404 - .341 wOBA - 109 wRC+ - 3 HR - 11 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Staten Island, outside shot at Low A Charleston
Daniel Lopez:
Birthday: 1/17/92
Position: OF
Finished Last Season at: Low A Charleston
Stats: (Gulf Coast) .304/.372/.470 - .413 wOBA - 154 wRC+ - 3 HR - 22 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Low A Charleston
Robert Lyerly:
Birthday: 7/23/87
Position: 1B/3B
Finished Last Season at: AA Trenton
Stats: (High A) .315/.363/.462 - .372 wOBA - 128 wRC+ - 4 HR --- (AA) .246/.292/.357 - .296 wOBA - 79 wRC+ - 4 HR
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AA Trenton
Birthday: 9/11/87
Position: 1B/3B
Finished Last Season at: Yankees
Stats: (AAA) .260/.288/.422 - .310 wOBA - 88 wRC+ - 16 HR
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton, outside shot at Yankees
Ramon Flores:
Birthday: 3/26/92
Position: OF
Finished Last Season at: Low A Charleston
Stats: .265/.353/.400 - .350 wOBA - 113 wRC+ - 11 HR - 13 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: High A Tampa
Ray Kruml:
Birthday: 8/5/85
Position: OF
Finished Last Season at: AAA Scranton
Stats: (AA) .290/.335/.387 - .722 OPS - 5 HR - 37 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton
Claudio Custodio:
Birthday: 10/30/90
Position: 2B/SS
Finished Last Season at: Gulf Coast
Stats: .325/.433/.414 - .439 wOBA - 170 wRC+ - 1 HR - 26 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Staten Island (SS)
Jose Rosario:
Birthday: 11/29/91
Position: SS/2B
Finished Last Season at: Low A Charleston
Stats: (Gulf Coast) .331/.372/.529 - .417 wOBA - 157 wRC+ - 6 HR - 11 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Low A Charleston
Pitchers:
Birthday: 3/13/91
Position: LHP
Finished Last Season at: AAA Scranton
Stats: (AA) 95.1 IP - 3.59 ERA - 4.01 FIP - 8.87 K/9 - 4.91 BB/9 - 0.66 HR/9
(AAA) 34.1 IP - 4.19 ERA - 3.90 FIP - 8.13 K/9 - 4.98 BB/9 - 0.52 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton
Birthday: 3/23/88
Position: RHP
Finished Last Season at: Yankees
Stats: (AA) 105.1 IP - 3.42 ERA - 3.70 FIP - 9.83 K/9 - 4.70 BB/9 - 0.60 HR/9
(AAA) 21 IP - 5.14 ERA - 4.15 FIP - 11.57 K/9 - 6.43 BB/9 - 0.86 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton
Birthday: 10/9/86
Position: RHP
Finished Last Season at: AAA Scranton
Stats: 107.1 IP - 3.19 ERA - 3.69 FIP - 7.55 K/9 - 2.18 BB/9 - 0.92 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton
Birthday: 8/25/87
Position: RHP
Finished Last Season at: AAA Scranton
Stats: 152.1 IP - 3.60 ERA - 4.05 FIP - 6.56 K/9 - 3.13 BB/9 - 0.77 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton
Brett Marshall:
Birthday: 3/22/90
Position: RHP
Finished Last Season at: High A Tampa
Stats: 140.1 IP - 3.78 ERA - 3.24 FIP - 7.31 K/9 - 3.08 BB/9 - 0.38 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AA Trenton
Nik Turley:
Birthday: 9/11/89
Position: LHP
Finished Last Season at: High A Tampa
Stats: 82.1 IP - 2.51 ERA - 3.53 FIP - 8.96 K/9 - 2.30 BB/9 - 0.87 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: High A Tampa
Graham Stoneburner:
Birthday: 9/29/87
Position: RHP
Finished Last Season at: AA Trenton
Stats: 58.1 IP - 4.17 ERA - 3.82 FIP - 5.55 K/9 - 3.09 BB/9 - 0.46 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AA Trenton
Birthday: 1/8/84
Position: RHP - Relief
Finished Last Season at: AAA Scranton
Stats: 52.1 IP - 2.75 ERA - 3.24 FIP - 9.29 K/9 - 2.41 BB/9 - 0.86 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton, outside shot at Yankees
Birthday: 6/12/85
Position: RHP - Relief
Finished Last Season at: Yankees
Stats: (AAA) 89.1 IP - 2.62 ERA - 3.85 FIP - 9.17 K/9 - 2.62 BB/9 - 1.21 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton, outside shot at Yankees
Jose Campos:
Birthday: 7/27/92
Position: RHP
Finished Last Season at: Everett AquaSox (Short Season)
Stats: 81.1 IP - 2.32 ERA - 2.38 FIP - 9.41 K/9 - 1.44 BB/9 - 0.44 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Low A Charleston or High A Tampa
Mark Montgomery:
Birthday: 8/30/90
Position: RHP Relief
Finished Last Season at: Low A Charleston:
Stats: 24.1 IP - 1.85 ERA - 1.31 FIP - 15.16 K/9 - 4.07 BB/9 - 0.00 HR/9
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: High A Tampa
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Thanks for reminding me, I forgot all about him. Added!
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 1:14 AM EST up reply actions
Hmmm…not sure. Almost looks like Melky Mesa
by Jedi Master A-Rod on Jan 20, 2012 1:17 AM EST up reply actions
racist
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Jan 20, 2012 5:33 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Very informative
I see a lot of nice names on that list, and by nice I mean punnable!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 20, 2012 1:16 AM EST reply actions
Who the hell is Daniel Lopez
and why aren’t people having Mason Williams sized orgasms over his stats? He’s younger, at a higher level and posted a higher wOBA and wRC+
Lopez’s numbers at every level so far have been really impressive and he skipped Staten Island completely. He was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2009, but wasn’t projected to be very special, which is probably why he isn’t getting Mason Williams hype. I definitely plan on keeping an eye on what he does this season. If he keeps his numbers up at Low A, I wouldn’t be shocked to see him move toward the 15ish range on the list of prospects.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
I have been for a long time.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
Lopez has a good bat
But he is not very good defensively, from what I have heard.
by cookiedabookie on Jan 21, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
ManBan probably
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Interesting,
I was thinking of a combination of ManBan, Sanchez and Williams. Another possibility is Bichette Jr., Campos and Lopez.
BSME
Added Claudio Custodio, Jose Rosario, and Mark Montgomery.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 5:45 PM EST reply actions
I love the name Claudio Custodio
It sounds both regal & janitorial at the same time!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 20, 2012 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
Since when is Montgomery a reliever?
his stats look ridiculous if he can maintain them over 30-40 more innings (presuming he’s is a reliever)
He was Charleston’s closer.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
He’s slotted to be a reliever.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
He hasn’t started once since being drafted and closed through nearly all of college, from what I know.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
I’m really not concerned whether you are or not.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
But seriously
What kind of last name is Lyerly.
by Briceratops on Jan 20, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
David Adams and Isaias Tejada deserve attention too.
Yes, that is Mike Marra.
by TheRealSlimShady on Jan 20, 2012 6:37 PM EST reply actions
If David Adams proves he can be healthy, then I’ll start to be concerned with him. I’m in the process of adding Tejada and a few others.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
Plus, David Adams name is so dull
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 20, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
That's much better
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 20, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
How about Branden Pinder?
31 IP – 1.16 ERA – 1.94 FIP – 11.03 K/9 – 1.45 BB/9 – 0.29 HR/9
in Staten Island
He needs a 2nd pitch in the worst kind of way. Fastball or die.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
how do you know this stuff?
Is there a blog I don’t know about or something? I want to know more about the non-top ten possibly overhyped prospects
I am a minors nerd, so I spend a lot of time looking up stuff about them. When I was coming up with this list, I poured over a lot of information about a ton of different guys and I have a kind of scary level of photographic memory. Thus, I can recite useless facts about them.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
ah, I see
I don’t think i’m at that level of obsession yet, but maybe in time i’ll get around to picking apart everyone in the system haha! Until then i’ll be counting on PSA nerds to help me out. Don’t have a photographic memory though…
It’s fun if you’re actually interested in that type of thing. Trenton has a live video feed of their home games, so I watched a few of those last season when ManBan and Dellin were still there. I like knowing a lot about it.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
yeah I bought MiLB last season
it was cheap but it absolutely SUCKED and I couldn’t really get into it with it like that. I watched a few innings here and there, but I had no idea who any was because there were no graphics and the announcing was terrible.
I’m surprised I find looking through stats as interesting as i do. I’m awful at everything related to math, but when it comes to comparing WAR and wOBA, it freaking awesome for some reason!
The best thing to do is to add the Scranton Blog (http://blogs.thetimes-tribune.com/yankees/) and the Trenton Thunder Blog (http://thunderbaseball.wordpress.com/) to you reading list. That way you get the story beyond the box score.
Of course, I’m biased against young players. There’s a world of difference between hitting .300/.350/.400 in the Gulf Coast League and the same numbers in Trenton. I’ve been disappointed by the development of so many players who had great seasons in the lower levels, that I’ve basically stopped following anyone until they hit AA.
yeah I'm pretty close to agreeing with you there
While people like Bichette and Williams are exciting, they shouldn’t be anywhere near the Top 5 prospects of the system, especially when there’s major league ready talent. I’ll need to see another year from them before I can consider them to be for real.
Haha, I almost said the same thing about it being thankless. That it is, my friend. That it is.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know
minors nerd
I like titles like that with multiple perverted meanings!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 20, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
New People!
Adding people in the comments from here on out so I don’t have to reformat the post each time. Good? Good.
Isaias Tejada:
Birthday: 10/28/91
Position: Catcher
Finished Last Season at: Staten Island
Stats: (Gulf Coast) .331/.404/.568 – .443 wOBA – 172 wRC+ – 6 HR – 5 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: Low A Charleston
Zoilo Almonte:
Birthday: 6/10/89
Position: OF
Finished Last Season at: AA Trenton
Stats: (High A) .298/.373/.522 – .402 wOBA – 148 wRC+ – 12 HR – 14 SB (AA) .246/.304/.371 – .308 wOBA – 87 wRC+ – 3 HR – 4 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AA Trenton
Corban Joseph:
Birthday: 10/28/88
Position: 2B
Finished Last Season at: AA Trenton
Stats: .277/.353/.415 – .346 wOBA – 113 wRC+ – 5 HR – 4 SB
Best Guess at 2012 Starting Level: AAA Scranton
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 20, 2012 7:02 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Nik Turley
Is one of my favorite Yankees sleeper picks, and I would like to think part of my hounding got him on John Sickles’ list this year. Turley is a 6’7" lefty with a low 90s fastball. He was drafted in the 50th and final round of 2008, but signed for sixth round money, $125,000, to break his commitment to BYU. He has moved along slowly in the Yankees system. This year, as a 21 year old in Charleston, he had a 3.53 FIP, a 9.0 K/9, and a 3.90 K/BB. He missed the last month to a broken hand from a line drive in his second start in Tampa. I expect big things from him in Tampa next year.
Some missing.
I think we will see either De Leon, Sosa, or Mesa have a breakout season this year. They all have skills and one will put it together. I think it will be De Leon, I hope it will be all three.
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