The New York Yankees pipeline has made a lot of noise lately. Between the long-awaited full-time debut of Gary Sanchez, and the elite prospects acquired at the trade deadline, suddenly a once-barren farm system is now considered top notch, making big jumps up the organizational rankings.
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The New York Yankees begin a new era with Gary Sanchez
Gary Sanchez has been to The Show before. Twice to be precise. This time is different, however. This time Sanchez isn’t going back to the minors, at least he shouldn’t. This time, the arrival of Sanchez marks the beginning of a new era of Yankees baseball.
The Dawn of Justus: Sheffield arrives in the Bronx as part of the Miller trade
Even with the departure of catching prospect Francisco Mejia in last night’s late Jonathan Lucroy deal, the Cleveland Indians boasted a very talented top-ten prospects in their system. The New York Yankees seemed to think so as well, swooping in and snagging top prospect Clint Frazier and left-hander Justus Sheffield for Andrew Miller a few hours later.
Continue onward to find out more about the Yanks newest prospect!
Why I woke up happy to be a New York Yankees fan
It sure has been a long time, hasn’t it? I mean the last few years haven’t been all that bad, and hey, the Bronx Bombers won the wild card spot last year. Of course, there was that feeling of hopelessness going in with a lack luster offense against the American League Cy Young Award winner, but it was a playoff appearance that had been missing since 2012.
The problem was it was a lot of the same. Everyday you woke up and it was the same old story. Mark Teixeira was hurt. Ivan Nova struggled. Jacoby Ellsbury was hurt. Michael Pineda struggled. Alex Rodriguez got hurt. Nathan Eovaldi struggled.
Today, though. Today is the first day of a new beginning for the Yankees.
The New York Yankees welcome Gleyber Torres to the Bronx
Aroldis Chapman has been on the move quite a bit the past few months. Just 31.1 innings and 20 saves after sending Rookie Davis, Eric Jagielo, Tony Renda and Caleb Cotham to Cincinnati for the fastest throwing pitcher in the land, the New York Yankees turned him into an arguably bigger haul.
New York Yankees prospect Dermis Garcia blasting his way to stardom
Dermis Garcia likes to hit home runs. The New York Yankees one-time shortstop prospect doesn’t bring too much else to the table right now. But he likes to hit home runs and a lot of them.
Garcia came to the Yankees when they went on their international market spending frenzy back in 2014 and 2015. Signed for $3.2-million at the age of 16 out of the Dominican Republic, the 6-foot-3, 200 pound right-handed hitter was widely considered a top ten international free agent. Most saw his exciting raw power, with the ability to hit mesmerizing long balls, but strongly questioned how his video game-esque hitting would translate from the batting cage to pro ball stateside.
Those concerns were justified in his GCL debut. Garcia slashed .159/.256/.188 with a horrific 32.1-percent strikeout rate in just 78 plate appearances. Strangely enough, you would think such a free swinger wouldn’t know how to take a walk, yet he drew a free pass nearly 12-percent of his plate appearances, which is promising for a 17-year old getting his first taste of pro ball. That power was nowhere to be found, as he hit no home runs and two doubles.
Perhaps that is because he was saving it for 2016. His sophomore campaign in Pulaski has been well documented of late. In just 97 plate appearances, Garcia has launched 10 home runs, some of epic proportions such as the one below from Baseball America’s Josh Norris that made it’s way around social media the other day.
Dermis Garcia gets a hanger from Jordy Lara and jerks it out to RCF. #Yankees pic.twitter.com/nmjEqTSR5N
— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) July 20, 2016
Garcia is posting an insane 158 wRC+ backed by his power surge, which also includes four doubles. His strikeout rate has risen as high as some of his moonshots (38.1-percent), but so has his walk rate (13.4-percent). He recently came off a streak where he launched four home runs in a four-day span. Garcia is slashing .250/.366/.655 with a 1.021 OPS, so — minus the strikeout issues — a very impressive stat line to say the least.
For more on the big bat of the Yankees Dermis Garcia, head on over to Minor League Ball for my full analysis and projections by clicking on the link below:
Dermis Garcia is the Yankees newest Baby Bomber
New York Yankees sleeper catching prospect Luis Torrens coming alive in A Ball
Luis Torrens opened a lot of eyes in his 2014 breakout season for the New York Yankees farm system. The young catcher showed the offense that the Yankees knew could match the sound defense he already had behind the plate. Hopes were high for Torrens to take it to the next level.
And as so often happens with young prospects, those hopes were derailed when Torrens missed the entire 2015 with a torn labrum.
Fully recovered, Torrens is looking stronger than ever in Charleston.
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The New York Yankees Ben Gamel talks about his big 2016 [Interview]
Ben Gamel has certainly had an exciting season. The New York Yankees’ outfield prospect got his first taste of the Bronx earlier this season. Wednesday, he got his first start in a Triple-A All Star Game.
Futures Game Preview: the Yankees Gary Sanchez and the catchers
The catching position in today’s game is an afterthought for the most part. The catcher very rarely decides the outcome of games these days, and even the defensive wizards like Yadier Molina have become increasingly slimmer in number. That’s why it’s important to pay attention to the future at the position.
Keep reading for more on Sanchez and the rest of the Futures Games catching prospects.
New York Yankees southpaw Dietrich Enns heating up in the minors
Look at this career stat line:
1.92 ERA. 1.09 WHIP. A .197 batting average against. A stunning 310 strikeouts to just 114 walks over 90 appearances spanning 291.1 innings over parts of five seasons.
You would think you are looking at one of baseball’s finest pitching prospects, but you may be surprised to find out that it’s quite the opposite.
Those are the career numbers of little known New York Yankees left-handed prospect Dietrich Enns. Sure, the true minor league buff may know the name, but this is a guy who didn’t even crack most people’s Yankees Top 25 prospect lists. In fact, Enns slipped right through the Rule 5 Draft this past season.
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