In George We Trust
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Friday, June 02, 2006
Top 12 Prospects
One of my new favorite sites to play around with is First Inning, which has been posting Top 12 Prospect lists for each team over the past few weeks. They saved the best for last, releasing the Bombers list today (I'm special, they emailed me the list yesterday):
1. Philip Hughes, RHP
Hughes struck out 93 batters while only walking 20 last year. And he’s still only 19 years old.
Grade: A-

2. Jose Tabata, OF
Talented young slugger will participate in his first full season of professional baseball this year.
Grade: Incomplete

3. Jeff Marquez, RHP
Marquez appears on track to become a useful starting pitcher in the big leagues.
Grade: B

4. Melky Cabrera, OF
Cabrera probably won’t stay in center field, but he doesn’t project to hit for the kind of power most teams expect from a corner outfielder.
Grade: B

5. Eric Duncan, 1B/3B
Duncan is a patient hitter who probably swings and misses too often to be more than an average hitter in the major leagues.
Grade: B

6. C.J. Henry, SS
2005 draftee is athletic enough to be the Yankees’ next starting shortstop many years from now, but he struggled to make contact at the plate in the Gulf Coast
League.
Grade: Incomplete

7. J. B. Cox, RHP
Cox does not record as many strikeouts you might expect from a future closer. He couldaggressivelyvely promoted through the system because he throws strikes and isn’t particularly hittable.
Grade: Incomplete

8. Tyler Clippard, RHP
Clippard’s strikeout totals are impressive, but he gives up a lot of fly balls and could experience problems with home runs in the upper minor leagues.
Grade: B-

9. Darrel Rasner, RHP
He keeps the ball on the ground and his control continues to improve.
Grade: B-

10. Christian Garcia, RHP
Garcia could fulfill his potential if he overcomes some injury troubles and inconsistent control.
Grade: Incomplete

11. Austin Jackson, OF
Another athletic 2005 draftee; Jackson needs to improve his power at the plate to contend for a major league job three or four years from now.
Grade: Incomplete

12. Eduardo Nunez, 2B/SS
Nunez held his own as one of the younger players in the New York-Penn League last year.
Grade: Incomplete
The list is based on their projection system and not raw ability, which is why guys like Jeff Marquez and Austin Jackson are out of the regular pecking order. Clicking on each player's name brings you that player's page, which features all sorts of stats, a game log, and off course, their brutally honest projection (check out the names listed under "Similar Players" for Phil Hughes). Have fun!


Down on the Farm:

Triple-A Columbus (6-5 loss to Rochester)
Kevin Reese: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP
Russ Johnson: 1 for 3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Carlos Pena: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Rob Stratton: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Andy Cannizaro: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Tommy Phelps: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K - 63 of 95 pitches were strikes
Matt Smith: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Double-A Trenton (10-5 loss to Portland)
Gabe Lopez: 3 for 5, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K
Bronson Sardinha: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Randy Ruiz: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 HBP
Shelley Duncan: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Felix Escalona: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Kevin Howard: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Phil Hughes: 5 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 6 K - patience is a virtue (he'll come around)
JB Cox: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

High-A Tampa (14-8 win over St. Lucie)
Brett Gardner: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Ramiro Pena: 4 for 5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Cody Ehlers: 1 for 4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K
Ben Davis: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB - remember when he bunted for a hit in the 8th inning to ruin Schilling's no-hitter a few years ago?
Edwar Gonzalez: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI
Ben Himes: 3 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP - threw a runner out a 3rd from RF
Hector Made: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Chris Malec: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 E (both fielding)
Alan Horne: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP
Mike Gardner: .2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Josh Schmidt: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Low-A Charleston (9-3 win over Columbus)
Austin Jackson: 1 for 5, 1 R, 3 K
Mario Holmann: 1 for 3, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 SB
Jose Tabata: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB - threw a runner out at 2nd from RF
Brett Jones: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
CJ Henry: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
Marcos Vechionacci: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 E (fielding)
Garrett Patterson: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jim Conroy: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Eric Wordekemper: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K - 3-0 GB/FB ratio


IGWT won't be updated this weekend, partly because my girlfriend is coming home from her trip this afternoon and I figure we're going to spending a whole lotta time together after not seeing each for 2 weeks (she still has no idea I'm here), but mostly because I'm moving into my new apartment this afternoon, and the cable guy isn't coming until Monday morning to hook up the cable and DSL.

Get ready for a draft motherload next week, there's gonna be a whole lot of interesting stuff to discuss.

Update: Missed this yesterday, but the Florida State League All-Stars were announced. Three Yankee farmhands made the cut:
The Tampa trio includes right-hander Gerardo Casadiego (third in the league with 10 saves), infielder Cody Ehlers (second in RBIs with 43 and fourth in homers with nine) and outfielder Brett Gardner, who is third in hitting at .333.
Written at 7:58 AM by Mike A.
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