Talk about being under a microscope. Last season, the New York Yankees traded Shane Greene away as part of a three-way deal that brought Derek Jeter‘s heir apparent to New York. Didi Gregorius — who had never experienced a .300 season, nor October baseball — was expected to fill the void left by the only guy in Yankees lore to capture 3,000 hits and was nicknamed Mr. November and The Captain.
Talk about pressure.
Suddenly, it seems like Sir Didi has the knight stuff.
The 2013 MLB Draft was big one for the New York Yankees, as it was the beginning of the youth movement currently transpiring within the organization. Aaron Judge, Ian Clarkin, and Tyler Wade are all atop the Yankees top prospect lists, Nick Rumbelow already got a taste of the big leagues and Eric Jagielo was one of the pieces that helped acquire Aroldis Chapman.
Later in that draft, in the 18th-round, the Yankees chose Dustin Fowler out of West Laurens High School in Georgia. A 2015 breakout season saw Fowler springboard up the Yankees’ farm and become one of the top ten Baby Bombers in the system.
Keep reading on the latest Yankees prospect gaining momentum.
The New York Yankees selected Chance Adams in the fifth round of the 2015 MLB draft. His remarkable transformation from reliever to starter in less that a calendar year has made it time to take notice of the Yankees 21-year-old T-Yanks ace.
The New York Yankees did pretty well on the first day of the MLB Draft. They were able to lock up a top five talent, while getting one of the more unheralded middle infield bats in the draft.
Keep reading for my thoughts on day one of the 2016 MLB Draft.
I have said it before, but it’s worth repeating. Growing up a New York Yankees fan, I have been duped by the Baby Bombers prospect hype machine too many times. That’s not to say I don’t believe Luis Severino won’t bounce back, nor does it mean that I don’t believe that Aaron Judge will be the starting right fielder soon (even though I stand pat in what I said last month in that he is not ready for his promotion).
Continue reading about the Yankees under the radar prospect.
There are two ways to look at the New York Yankees as they head into June. One is that this team isn’t very good, they sit two games under .500 and in fourth place in a very weak American League East. The other way to look at it is that a mere three weeks ago, they were 11-18 and looked like they didn’t stand a chance.
So what’s different?
Brace yourselves, Yankees faithful. No matter what happens today, the New York Yankees have locked up their first winning week since the rain shortened second week of the season. An impressive three games to one series victory over the defending World Champion Kansas City Royals started it off, while a big win over the stingy Jose Quintana highlighted the White Sox series.
Of course, the three headed monster finally reared its head.
Luis Severino’s recent struggles have brought up eerie, unpleasant memories for New York Yankees fans. Phil Hughes. Joba Chamberlain. Ian Kennedy. Ivan Nova. Manny Banuelos. Andrew Brackman. The past five years have heard the Yankees brass convincing people that their next ace was on the horizon, that their pitching prospects were indeed elite. The sad truth is that not since Andy Pettitte have the Yankees produced a starting pitcher with any sort of staying power.
It’s always been funny to me as a long time New York Yankees fan when it comes to prospect talk. Yankees fans seemingly automatically think the next big name prospect they hear about is the answer to all of the problems on the big league level. Remember when Jesus Montero was the next Jorge Posada?
April did not end in a pretty way for the New York Yankees. The only victory they were able to salvage was when Nathan Eovaldi took a no hitter into the seventh inning. It seems the only way this anemic offense can win is if the starting pitcher doesn’t allow a hit.
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