Red Sox acquire C Carlos Narvaez from NYY
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Hit .254/.370/.412/.782 in AAA this past season for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Scouting report: https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2024/05/01/yankees-carlos-narvaez-scouting-report/
"He's special behind the plate," Aaron Boone said. "He handles the bat well and has some power in there."
Scouting report: https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2024/05/01/yankees-carlos-narvaez-scouting-report/
"He's special behind the plate," Aaron Boone said. "He handles the bat well and has some power in there."
TIL that "Carlos Narvaez is not the most physical hen in the coup"
Interesting signing, though. If the Yankees were willing to trade him to us, that tempers my expectations.
Interesting signing, though. If the Yankees were willing to trade him to us, that tempers my expectations.
Scouting report from May in Pinstripe Alley, a Yankee fans site:
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/5/24147520/yankees-analysis-carlos-narvaez-catcher-prospect-profile-wells-trevino
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/5/24147520/yankees-analysis-carlos-narvaez-catcher-prospect-profile-wells-trevino
Defense first!
Can play a little first, if you want that:
It would suck if that international bonus pool money went towards a Sasaki signing. Just sayin’.
3 Burning questions for those smarter and better informed than I. Test your baseball knowledge!
1. Rodriguez-Cruz’s minor league stats look interesting, is he a legit prospect?
2. Narvaez’s league stats indicate that he can get on base a little bit although let’s face it, he probably can’t hit in the MLB. Is his defense good?
3. There’s gotta be a deal close with Valdez for something small right? I mean it’s been rocky especially in the field but I’d think his value isn’t zero
edit: thanks for the correction on Narvaez
1. Rodriguez-Cruz’s minor league stats look interesting, is he a legit prospect?
2. Narvaez’s league stats indicate that he can get on base a little bit although let’s face it, he probably can’t hit in the MLB. Is his defense good?
3. There’s gotta be a deal close with Valdez for something small right? I mean it’s been rocky especially in the field but I’d think his value isn’t zero
edit: thanks for the correction on Narvaez
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Have to think the inclusion of int'l bonus pool space means they know they're not in on Sasaki. Not that I expect him to choose based on $, but feels like it'd be a kick in the pants to trade away space if you had offered it to him and thought he might take it.
edit: actually, i'm not sure if this is space for the current signing period or upcoming.
edit: actually, i'm not sure if this is space for the current signing period or upcoming.
The Sox may have just given the Yankees enough international pool $ to sign Sasaki though, which would suuuuuuuuuuck.
NY was carrying 5 catchers on the 40 man and certainly needed to move at least one, and I think they badly need IFA space for Wandy Asigen in Jan 2026.
I don't know anything about that pitcher but I hate this on initial reaction which means you guys should be psyched. Also he has options so he can be the 3rd catcher if BOS brings in a veteran.
I don't know anything about that pitcher but I hate this on initial reaction which means you guys should be psyched. Also he has options so he can be the 3rd catcher if BOS brings in a veteran.
Wow. I’ll admit that I know nothing about Carlos Narvaes, but I will give it to Breslow for immediately addressing that catching position after Teel, as well as not being afraid to trade with the NY Yankees. ERC was an interesting pitching prospect but the international bonus pool money will help too.
the Yankees signing Sasaki is the least of my worries. The money will not matter in that scenario. Its a non issue
NY has been churning out catchers the last few years and just giving away the excess, this is the second straight winter they had five catchers on the 40 man in November. Last summer Luis Torrens was the backup catcher for NYY in AAA and he got a chance to play for the Mets a bunch down the stretch in an emergency and was good.
ERC was one of the better SP prospects, if I’m not mistaken, with back-end-of-a-rotation upside. I’m surprised, even if there was an obvious need for catchers.
I’m no @JM3 but my read on EDC is that he’s a decent lottery ticket type. Not a bad move for the Yanks to get like a $5 scratch off for helping clear their 40 man.
The Sox probably came out a little ahead, but when you factor in the Yanks were going to have to do something to get space on the 40 it’s probably a push.
How can you possibly hate dealing a catcher with 3rd string upside? (per Longenhagen)
I would think they must have accounted for that...but since Sasaki is almost certainly going to sign in 2025 and 2024 is almost over I don't know what other period it could be. Can you trade 2026 money already?
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This deal probably won't matter much, but giving up an actual starting prospect (however remote it was) for what should be a 3rd catcher feels bad.
I’m lazy and don’t look this up but why do we have to designate Valdez. Didn’t we just clear up a few spots with the Crochet trade?
250k in 2024 International Bonus money sent to the Yankees too according to Cotillo. This does not affect what can be offered to Sasaki because his will count for the 2025 signing period.
Narvaez seems to be a strong armed catcher, with good plate discipline (takes a walk), strikes out a lot, sees a lot of pitches with some pop in the bat (31 XBH in AAA in 2024), who was almost 2 years younger than the average age in AAA last year.
Narvaez seems to be a strong armed catcher, with good plate discipline (takes a walk), strikes out a lot, sees a lot of pitches with some pop in the bat (31 XBH in AAA in 2024), who was almost 2 years younger than the average age in AAA last year.
Per MLBTR, confirmed that the int'l bonus pool money was for 2024 and therefore unrelated to Sasaki who will sign in 2025: "New York also picks up an undisclosed amount of money it can use to sign an international amateur before the end of the signing period on Sunday."
Also per the article: "He has an athletic build and shows agility on the defensive end as well as on the base pads." Gotta love agility on the "base pads!"
He is related to Omar Narvaez, who is his cousin, and has been a C in the big leagues for 9 years and counting (currently with Mets).
They have about $1.75M with that and will likely try to move commitments forward from the following twelve month period, but definitely not Wandy Asigen-connected as I guessed/hoped.
His last name I think helped a lot with his initial emergence, he took a huge jump on the organizational depth chart in spring training 2023, finishing 2022 in high A and getting to AAA early in 2023. He was awesome in spring training 2023 but it felt like at least initially he was getting more chances because he was a Narvaez. He backed it up though, a very solid #3 and possibly better IMO.
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Well this certainly seems relevant …
Well this certainly seems relevant …
I can’t be the most knowledgeable person on this here, but every team has an allowed amount they can spend on IFAs every 12 month period, Jan 15-Dec 15 currently. If NY has kids committed for the period starting Jan 15 and they’re already old enough, they can sign them this week instead using the money they have, or they could even try to poach a next year commit to another team.
Anyway they know what they need it for and we’ll find out shortly (and it will likely not be exciting, heh).
He has millions in endorsement income. I promise you he is not choosing a team based on the size of the bonus. If he was aiming to maximize his baseball income, he’d wait two years and sign for hundreds of millions like Yamamoto.
He has been tearing it up in the Venezuela league and didn’t the Red Sox just bring in the Yankees catching coordinator? Maybe he recommended him, they definitely needed more catching depth and I’m glad we got some.
They had a huge organizational hole when they traded Teel. Maybe Narvaez will never be as good as what Teel ends up being. Maybe he'll be better. Who knows. There's definitely some things to like about this guy and if nothing else, he fills that hole in the organization.
I still think they need a real MLB catcher to pair with Wong, but this is a nice add.
I still think they need a real MLB catcher to pair with Wong, but this is a nice add.
I think it fell through the cracks, but the Red Sox also signed the veteran backup C Seby Zavala to a minor-league deal in November. So presumably it's Wong-Narvaez-Zavala on the depth chart for now.