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| Brendan Kuty |
Matt Linder
The NFL flavour concluded on Sunday, pregnant it is officially baseball game season! Yankees pitchers in addition to catchers study inward less than a week. To boot off the novel season, I volition loose my ranking of the top xxx prospects inside their organization. Even afterwards all of the trades at final season’s deadline in addition to the graduation of top prospects to the major leagues, the farm scheme is nonetheless loaded alongside talent. The electrical flow in addition to futurity are both bright! The conception for this “series” is to loose my total ranking inward groups of five, starting alongside 30-26.
As a full general disclaimer, the numerical ranking assigned to each histrion is less of import than the accompanying scouting reports. There is non a whole lot separating the 24th ranked prospect from the 30th or the 13th ranked prospect from the 18th. It is a highly subjective process, inward which no 2 rankings are the same. That does non hateful i is correct in addition to i is wrong; the divergence inward opinions is what makes the procedure interesting in addition to fun!
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| Robert Pimpsner |
30. Juan De Paula – SP Age: 20
-2017 Performance: De Paula was impressive inward his outset flavour alongside the Yankees afterwards coming over from Seattle inward the Ben Gamel trade. In Short Season Staten Island, he logged 62.0 innings alongside a 2.90 ERA in addition to a K/BB ratio of 53/25. Also, he posted these strong statistics despite beingness i of the youngest pitchers inward the league.
-Strengths: Juan’s best pitch is his fastball which sits inward the low-90s, but regularly reaches 95mph. He features 2 promising off-speed pitches, a curveball in addition to a changeup. De Paula has a quick arm in addition to he does a adept chore of ‘getting over’ his front end side, both of which allow him to receive got a venture fastball despite his slender build. Another i of the Juan’s strengths is his projectability. He is listed at 6’3” 165lbs, in addition to thence at that topographic point is a lot of room to fill upwardly out in addition to add together velocity. He does a adept chore of mixing his pitches in addition to demonstrates a conception to laid upwardly on hitters. Lastly, De Paula hides the ball good past times slightly turning his dorsum to the batter, allowing his fastball to natural springtime on the batter.
-Weaknesses/Concerns: Like most immature pitchers, De Paula needs to amend the consistency of his off-speed pitches. From game-to-game his curveball in addition to changeup alternate beingness the superior offering. Juan also needs to refine his control. He has an aggressive delivery, which tin Pb to him over-throwing in addition to losing the plate.
-2018 Outlook: De Paula volition in all likelihood start the flavour inward Staten Island earlier an eventual advertisement to Low-A Charleston. Sending him dorsum to Short Season volition allow him to function on his command in addition to secondary pitches.
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| Martin Griff |
29. Brian Keller – SP Age: 23
-2017 Performance: Keller began the twelvemonth inward Low-A alongside Charleston, where he had a 3.29 ERA in addition to an impressive K/BB ratio of 90/17 across 82.0 innings. This strong performance earned him a advertisement to High-A, where his success continued. In 62.0 innings inward Tampa, he pitched to a 2.90 ERA, spell striking out 67 batters in addition to walking alone 11.
-Strengths: Keller attacks hitters alongside 4 pitches: fastball, curveball, slider in addition to changeup. His heater sits inward the depression 90s alongside natural two-seam activity moving inward on righties. He is able to command the pitch to both sides of the plate. Brian has confidence inward all 3 of his secondary pitches in addition to i does non stand upwardly out equally superior to the others. He has adept experience for 2 dissimilar breaking balls, which is rare for a nestling leaguer. Keller’s curveball shows to a greater extent than sweeping, correct to left action, spell his slider does non interruption equally much equally the curveball, but the interruption is sharper. It seems equally though he drops the slider inward for strikes in addition to uses the curveball to position batters away. The final of Brian’s off-speed pitches is a changeup, which demonstrates dainty downward activity equally opposed to moving left to right. Keller also coils/hunches inward his delivery which may allow him to cover the ball in addition to drive his fastball play upwardly a bit.
-Weaknesses/Concerns: Since Keller does non posses electrical stuff, he relies upon movement, command in addition to unpredictably to larn batters out. Although pitchers receive got been successful doing so, it only limits their margin of error. None of his off-speed offerings projection to hold upwardly swing-and-miss pitches. Neither the curveball nor the slider is especially tight in addition to equally a result, they tin morph together. Brian has been able to position upwardly impressive statistics, but is of import to complaint that he was a total twelvemonth older than the average histrion inward Low-A. His finesse agency of pitching tin selection apart inexperienced hitters, but I facial expression forwards to seeing how he fares equally he moves through the system.
-2018 Outlook: Keller figures to start to flavour inward High-A alongside Charleston, but I hold off him to pass a large percentage of 2018 inward Double-A Trenton’s rotation. If the Yankees are able to add together some velocity to Brian’s arsenal (as they receive got been able to practice alongside other immature pitchers), he could shift from beingness a low-ceiling prospect to mortal to monitor closely.
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| Robert Pimpsner |
28. Jonathan Loaisiga – SP Age: 23
-2017 Performance: Coming off Tommy John surgery, Loaisiga began the flavour inward Rookie Ball. With the Gulf Coast Yankees he made 7 starts (15.2 innings) in addition to pitched to a 2.30 ERA alongside xv punch-outs in addition to alone 2 walks. The Yankees bumped him upwardly to Short Season Staten Island inward August equally a late-season promotion. In 17 innings alongside Staten Island, Jonathan had a 0.53 ERA in addition to a K/BB ratio of 18/1. Although he alone pitched closed to forty innings inward 2017, the Yankees saw plenty hope inward Loaisiga to add together him to the 40-man Roster (protecting him from the Rule 5 Draft).
-Strengths: Jonathan has a three-pitch arsenal of a depression to mid-90s fastball, a summation curveball in addition to a promising changeup. It is rare for a prospect who has never pitched inward a higher house Short Season to receive got 3 reliable offerings, especially considering he has missed extended periods of evolution due to injury. Loaisiga is undersized – listed at 5’11” in addition to 160 lbs – but his arm speed allows him to generate summation fastball velocity in addition to sudden interruption on his curveball. As he continues to add together musculus to his slender frame, I would non hold upwardly surprised to run into his fastball velocity tick upwardly inward 2018. Although the changeup is Loaisiga’s 3rd pitch, he exhibits an advanced experience for the pitch in addition to could croak a reliable weapon equally he fine-tunes it. Due to his athleticism in addition to mightiness to repeat his delivery, Jonathan posted impressively depression walk totals final season.
-Weaknesses/Concerns: The biggest cherry flag surrounding Loaisiga is his injury history. He missed closed to 3 total seasons from 2013-2016 due to diverse ailments including elbow surgery. Whenever a player, especially a pitcher, misses important fourth dimension due to injury, it is something to monitor closely. Also, because of these problems, Jonathan is slightly, but non terribly, behind developmental schedule. As a 23 twelvemonth old, he has never pitched inward a full-season league. Although he is able to consistently repeat his delivery, I receive got some concerns alongside his motion. Loaisiga lands to the 3rd base of operations side of the rubber, which allows him to create cross-fire deception, but tin also position stress on a pitcher’s arm.
-2018 Outlook: I hold off Jonathan to start the twelvemonth inward Low-A Charleston inward club to larn his outset gustatory modality of full-season baseball. The Yankees volition maintain closed rail of his innings since he is alone a twelvemonth in addition to a one-half removed from Tommy John surgery. Loaisiga has all the tools to displace rapidly through the scheme in addition to upwardly prospect rankings… wellness permitting.
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27. Everson Pereira – OF Age: 16
-2017 Performance: Pereira was signed out of Venezuela for $1.5MM this past times signing period. As the 4th rated international histrion inward 2017, his signing bonus was the largest of whatever Yankees signee. He did non play for a Yankees affiliate final season.
-Strengths: Everson, similar every other xvi twelvemonth old, is extremely raw, but his tools are promising. He has a serenity set-up in addition to his fluid swing produces venture line-drive contact. As he physically matures, I hold off him to add together some habitation run mightiness because of the adept extension his smooth, one-handed follow-through produces. Defensively, all of the reports state he tin rest inward centerfield cheers to summation speed in addition to a strong arm.
-Weaknesses/Concerns: Whenever a squad signs a teenager, at that topographic point is inherent risk. It volition accept years to prepare the ‘toolsy’ xvi twelvemonth one-time into a potential major leaguer.
-2018 Outlook: Pereira volition probable pass all of side past times side flavour inward the Dominican Summer League at the Yankees facility.
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| Mark Lomoglio |
26. Taylor Widener – SP Age: 23
-2017 Performance: The Yankees drafted Widener inward 2016 equally a relief pitcher. He was in addition to thence successful inward his outset twelvemonth of pro ball that the Yankees decided to experiment alongside him equally a starter going into 2017. He exceeded expectations inward his outset flavour inward the rotation, logging 119.1 innings alongside an ERA of 3.39 in addition to a K/BB ratio of 129/50 for High-A Tampa. This strong showing earned him a advertisement to Trenton for the Double-A playoffs.
-Strengths: Taylor has strong two-pitch mix. He couples a mid-90s fastball alongside a sudden slider. Widener’s athleticism allows him to repeat his delivery in addition to command his fastball. He is able to create deception past times driving off the dorsum leg in addition to jumping at the batter.
-Weaknesses/Concerns: Despite a strong 2017 season, I yell upwardly Widener is destine to destination upwardly dorsum inward the bullpen. Currently, he lacks a 3rd pitch although he is working on a changeup. His slider is electric, but according to reports, lack consistency. Taylor’s delivery is a chip herky-jerky, which I believe lends itself to the bullpen. Also, he suffered injuries to his knee, dorsum in addition to elbow inward college, in addition to thence it is fair to enquiry his mightiness to check upwardly equally a starting pitcher.
-2018 Outlook: Widener volition nigh for certain start the twelvemonth inward Double-A afterwards his impressive 2017 alongside Tampa. The evolution of his changeup equally a 3rd pitch volition hold upwardly telephone commutation this season; it volition probable determine his futurity purpose equally a starter or reliever.
So that rounds out prospects 26-30. Check dorsum inward a few days to run into which players I ranked 21 - 25 inward the Yankees system.
If you lot receive got whatever questions, comments or criticisms experience costless to achieve out to me at mattlinder2@gmail.com
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