jon abbey said:Melky Mesa wins the IL AAA offensive player of the week with a ridiculous 1.324 OPS (.429/.467/.857, 7 G, 12-for-28, 3 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R, 1 BB, 6 K).
So glad NY is locked into another year of Vernon Wells next year, I hope they can extend him another few seasons. :smithicide:
Vernon was OK until the weather warmed up and the pitchers started to get a feel for their offspeed stuff.terrynever said:There is nobody in the minors who can replace Granderson if Yankees let him walk. So Cashman gets to go after another bad veteran outfielder, righthanded hitter please, this winter. That worries me.
Let's not forget, Vernon had a great April and early May. Cashman was a genius in May when all his retreads were overperforming.
terrynever said:There is nobody in the minors who can replace Granderson if Yankees let him walk. So Cashman gets to go after another bad veteran outfielder, righthanded hitter please, this winter. That worries me.
Let's not forget, Vernon had a great April and early May. Cashman was a genius in May when all his retreads were overperforming.
Wingack said:I know this is more than a month late, but Jon Lester is terrible. He had a couple good years but really I wouldn't be much more confident running him out there then I would be with Phil Hughes.
…nearly all of the Yankees’ potential impact prospects took a step back. Outfielder Mason Williams struggled with weight gain and poor performance. Outfielder Slade Heathcott was just getting going before knee tendinitis ended his season. Outfielder Tyler Austin missed significant time at Double-A with a wrist injury.
The Yankees haven’t produced an everyday player since the 2005 draft, which yielded Brett Gardner and Austin Jackson…
All of this highlighted the major deficiencies at the upper levels of the Yankees system, evident even though Double-A Trenton won the Eastern League title. If there were viable internal options, acquisitions such as past-prime vets Vernon Wells or Mark Reynolds wouldn’t have been necessary.
I think you have to factor in the quality of coaching at the lower levels. It must be inferior to have such a bad track record for position players drafted since 2005. At AAA ball, the Yankees constantly bring in AAAA players to block the progress of the few prospects trying to make the leap from AA.crow216 said:It's bad drafting and worse luck. Every pitcher they draft with upside needs TJS and flames out. Plus their best hitting prospects continue to just fizzle throughout the upper levels. It's a testament to the terrible depth they have.
Hoplite said:I am by no means an expert on the Yankees farm system, but it seems like this is a combination of poor drafting, an over-willingness to trade their best prospects (Clippard, Jackson, Melancon, Kennedy, etc.) and a lack of international presence. It seems like an ownership with such deep pockets should be more willing to sign players who wouldn't count against their international draft money like Jose Dariel Abreu. The Yankees also failed to sign some pretty good players that they drafted, including Chris Davis, Doug Fister, Gerrit Cole and Daniel Bard. But that's often as much the player's fault is it is the team that drafted them.
Yea, isn't it their M.O. to select guys with high upside who fall in the draft because injury concerns or wonky mechanics? It worked with Joba for a bit but nothing ever since.crow216 said:It's bad drafting and worse luck. Every pitcher they draft with upside needs TJS and flames out. Plus their best hitting prospects continue to just fizzle throughout the upper levels. It's a testament to the terrible depth they have.
rembrat said:Yea, isn't it their M.O. to select guys with high upside who fall in the draft because injury concerns or wonky mechanics? It worked with Joba for a bit but nothing ever since.
crow216 said:
I don't think trading any of those prospects were bad moves at the time. Kennedy, the outlier of that group, was a top prospect in our system who they projected with a ceiling of a number 3. I would do Jackson for Granderson every time.