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2015 MLB Prospect Rankings

New York Yankees 2015 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: JP Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and scouting videos, as well as statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

NEW YORK YANKEES

1: Luis Severino RHP
2: Aaron Judge OF
3: Gary Sanchez C
4: Rob Refsnyder 2B
5: Eric Jagielo 3B
6: Ian Clarkin LHP
7: Jacob Lindgren LHP
8: Manny Banuelos LHP
9: Jorge Mateo SS
10: Greg Bird 1B
11: Luis Torrens C
12: Tyler Austin OF
13: Jake Cave OF
14: Ty Hensley RHP
15: Mason Williams OF
16: Bryan Mitchell RHP
17: Gosuke Katoh 2B
18: Abiatal Avelino SS
19: Miguel Andujar 3B
20: Austin DeCarr RHP

Prospect Rankings

New York Yankees 2014 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

NEW YORK YANKEES

1. Gary Sanchez C


2. Mason Williams OF


3. Eric Jagielo 3B


4. Rafael DePaula RHP


5. Tyler Austin OF


6. Greg Bird 1B


7. Manny Banuelos LHP


8. Ian Clarkin LHP


9. Aaron Judge OF


10. Slade Heathcott OF


11. Ty Hensley RHP


12. Bryan Mitchell RHP


13. Mark Montgomery RHP


14. Nik Turley LHP


15. Miguel Andujar 3B


16. Jose Ramirez RHP


17. Jose Campos RHP


18. Abiatal Avelino SS


19. Pete O’Brien C


20. Luis Severino RHP

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

New York Yankees 2012 Mid-Season Top 5 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413

As we are now halfway into the season and the signing deadline for 2012 draft picks has passed, here is my revised list of top 5 prospects in the New York Yankees organization.

Remember, a prospect must have fewer than 130 ABs or 50 IP in the Major Leagues to qualify.
(Stats through 7/30/2012)

1) Mason Williams – OF
Highest Level: High-A Tampa Yankees
2012 Stats:
MILB: .298, 22(2B), 4(3B), 11HR, 35RBI, 20SB

2) Gary Sanchez – C
Highest Level: High-A Tampa Yankees
2012 Stats:
MILB: .284, 25(2B), 15HR, 64RBI, 13SB

3) Tyler Austin – OF
Highest Level: High-A Tampa Yankees
2012 Stats:
MILB: .316, 23(2B), 6(3B), 15HR, 59RBI, 18SB

4) Manny Banuelos – P
Highest Level: AAA Scranton Yankees
2012 Stats:
MILB: 0-2, 4.50ERA, 24IP, 10BB, 22K, .299BAA

5) Ty Hensley – P
Highest Level: Rookie League GCL Yankees
2012 Stats:
MILB: 0-0, 13.50ERA, 2IP, 2BB, 1K, .444BAA

Send your questions or feedback to J.P. on twitter @Jaypers413

Baseball Cards

Market For Michael Pineda Baseball Cards Explodes Following Trade To Yankees

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Check out the prices some of these Ebay items, which had been sitting around unpurchased for weeks or even months, that were purchased within an hour of the Michael Pineda trade to the Yankees. Amazing.

Michael Pineda 2011 Topps Finest Mosaic Autograph /10

Michael Pineda 2011 Bowman Chrome Autograph Graded BGS 10

Michael Pineda 2011 Topps Chrome Black Refractor /100

Michael Pineda 2011 Topps Marquee On Card Autograph /5

Michael Pineda 2011 Topps All Star Logo Patch Autograph /6

The cards above are just the tip of the iceberg as a ton of lower dollar Pineda cards have been hit via the Buy It Now option as you can see by clicking the preceding link.

You can also Check Out These Auction Style Michael Pineda Listings that are ending soon.

Baseball Cards

Brandon Weeden Bowman Chrome Baseball Autographs Going Bonkers On Ebay

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What happens when a failed baseball player becomes a Heisman Trophy candidate? In the case of New York Yankees 2002 second round pick Brandon Weeden, his cards sell for 10 times their value now than prior to his leading the 2nd rank Oklahoma State Cowboys towards a BCS National Title bid. As a pitcher, Weeden went a career 19-26, topping out for the Kansas City Royals High-A affiliate in 2006 before calling it a career. The last baseball flame-out to win the Heisman was Chris Weinke who made it to Triple-A with the Toronto Blue Jays before quarterbacking to Florida State. Take a look at some of the recent sales for Weeden cards. It will be interesting to see if they meet even higher demand as the season comes towards a close and if Weeden were to win the Heisman. Keep in mind that Bowman Chrome base autographs were selling between $1 and $3 when the college football season began.

Brandon Weeden Bowman Chrome Refractor Autograph Graded PSA 9

Brandon Weeden Bowman Chrome Refractor Autograph

Brandon Weeden Bowman Chrome Base Autograph

Brandon Weeden Bowman Chrome XFractor Autograph (Auction Format)

Check out These Brandon Weeden Cards Are Currently Active On Ebay

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

2012 New York Yankees Top 15 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413 on Twitter
JP’s FreedomCardboard Blog

2012 New York Yankees Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 New York Yankees Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Manny Banuelos LHP
Born: 3/13/1991
Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: 6-7, 3.75ERA, 129.2IP, 71BB, 125K, .266BAA

#2 Mason Williams OF
Born: 8/21/1991
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Staten Island Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: .349, 11(2B), 6(3B), 3HR, 31RBI, 28SB

#3 Dellin Betances RHP
Born: 3/23/1988
Highest Level Reached: MLB New York Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: 4-9, 3.70ERA, 126.1IP, 70BB, 142K, .217BAA
MAJORS: 0-0, 6.75ERA, 2.2IP, 6BB, 2K, .125BAA

#4 Gary Sanchez C
Born: 12/2/1992
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Charleston Riverdogs
2011 Combined Stats: .256, 16(2B), 1(3B), 17HR, 52RBI

#5 Dante Bichette Jr 3B
Born: 9/26/1992
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Staten Island Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: .335, 17(2B), 3(3B), 4HR, 48RBI (Supplemental 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#6 Jose Vicente Campos RHP
Born: 7/27/1992
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Everett AquaSox (Traded from Seattle Jan 2012)
2011 Combined Stats: 5-5, 2.32ERA, 81.1IP, 13BB, 85K, .214BAA

#7 Ravel Santana OF
Born: 5/1/1992
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: .296, 11(2B), 3(3B), 9HR, 29RBI, 10SB

#8 Adam Warren RHP
Born: 8/25/1987
Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: 6-8, 3.60ERA, 152.1IP, 53BB, 111K, .249BAA

#9 Austin Romine C
Born: 11/22/1988
Highest Level Reached: MLB New York Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .279, 13(2B), 6HR, 48RBI
MAJORS: .158 (3 hits in 19 at-bats)

#10 Slade Heathcott OF
Born: 9/28/1990
Highest Level Reached: High-A Tampa Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: .279, 11(2B), 4(3B), 5HR, 17RBI

#11 Daniel Camarena LHP
Born: 11/9/1992
Highest Level Reached: 20th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#12 J.R. Murphy C
Born: 5/13/1991
Highest Level Reached: High-A Tampa Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: .287, 29(2B), 7HR, 46RBI

#13 Isaias Tejeda C
Born: 10/28/1991
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Staten Island Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: .331, 11(2B), 3(3B), 6HR, 27RBI

#14 Ben Gamel OF
Born: 5/17/1992
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Staten Island Yankees
2011 Combined Stats: .289, 19(2B), 1(3B), 2HR, 30RBI, 7SB

#15 Jake Cave OF
Born: 12/7/1992
Highest Level Reached: 6th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

Prospect Rankings

2011 New York Yankees Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

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With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the New York Yankees preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Jesus Montero GRADE: A
Montero batted .288 with 19 Doubles, 1 Triple, 18 Home Runs and 67 RBI’s for the Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He walked 36 times and struck out 98 times in 109 games. In 18 big league games with the Yankees in September, Montero batted .328 with 4 Doubles, 4 Home Runs and 12 RBI’s.

#2 Gary Sanchez GRADE: B-
Sanchez batted .256 with 16 Doubles, 1 Triple, 17 Home Runs and 52 RBI’s for the Low-A Charleston River Dogs. He walked 36 times and struck out 93 times in 82 games. Sanchez missed a number of games in June after being sent away from the team, reportedly for attitude issues and had his season ended by injury in early August.

#3 Dellin Betances GRADE: B+
Betances went 4-9 with a 3.70ERA between the Double-A Trenton Thunder and the Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He walked 70 and struck out 142 in 126.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .217 off him on the season. In the big leagues Betances went 0-0 with a 6.75ERA in 2.2 innings of work.

#4 Manny Banuelos GRADE: B
Banuelos went a combined 6-7 with a 3.75ERA between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He walked 71 and struck out 125 in 129.2 innings. Opposing batters hit .266 off Banuelos on the season.

#5 Andrew Brackman GRADE: C-
Brackman went 3-6 with a 6.00ERA for Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He walked 75 and struck out 75 in 96 innings. Opposing batters hit .236 off of him on the season. In 2.1 big league innings with the Yankees, Brackman allowed 1 hit and walked three batters.

#6 Hector Noesi GRADE: B
Noesi went 2-2 with a 4.47ERA for the Yankees. He walked 22 and struck out 45 in 56.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .286 off of Noesi. At Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Noesi went 1-1 with a 3.28ERA in 24.2 innings.

#7 Slade Heathcott GRADE: C
Heathcott batted .271 with 11 Doubles, 4 Triples, 4 Home Runs and 16 RBI’s in 52 games with Low-A Charleston before a season ending injury. Heathcott also made headlines in 2011 for starting this brawl.


#8 Cito Culver GRADE: C+
Culver batted .250 with 14 Doubles, 2 Triples, 2 Home Runs and 33 RBI’s for the Short-A Staten Island Yankees. He walked 30 times and struck out 57 times in 69 games. Culver also stole 10 bases.

#9 Adam Warren GRADE: B
Warren went 6-9 with a 3.60ERA for Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He walked 53 and struck out 111 in 152.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .249 on the season off Warren.

#10 Austin Romine GRADE: B
Romine batted .279 with 13 Doubles, 6 Home Runs, and 48 RBI’s between Double-A Trenton and four games with Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He walked 32 times and struck out 63 times in 89 games. In 19 big league at-bats with the Yankees, Romine hit .158.

#11 Brandon Laird GRADE: B-
Laird batted .260 with 27 Doubles, 16 Home Runs and 69 RBI’s for Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He walked 17 times and struck out 84 times in 123 games. In 21 big league at-bats with the Yankees, Laird batted .190.

#12 Rob Segedin GRADE: B-
Segedin batted a combined .287 with 19 Doubles, 4 Triples, 7 Home Runs and 55 RBI’s between Low-A Charleston and High-A Tampa. He walked 38 times and struck out 79 times in 113 games.

#13 Ramon Flores GRADE: B-
Flores batted .265 with 26 Doubles, 2 Triples, 11 Home Runs and 59 RBI’s for Low-A Charleston. He also stole 13 bases. He walked 61 times and struck out 93 times in 125 games.

#14 Melky Mesa GRADE: C
Mesa batted a combined .249 with 25 Doubles, 4 Triples, 9 Home Runs and 47 RBI’s between Double-A Trenton and four games at High-A Tampa. He also stole 19 bases on the season. Mesa walked 39 times and struck out 133 times in 109 games.

#15 Kelvin De Leon GRADE: C-
De Leon batted .221 with 23 Doubles, 1 Triple, 14 Home Runs and 60 RBI’s for Low-A Charleston. He walked 32 times and struck out 147 times in 118 games.

Major League Baseball News

Eric Chavez Befriends 10 Year Old Red Sox Fan Who Was Hit In The Face By His Line Drive

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The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox rivalry has gone on for years, but Sox fan Andrew LaBel has a new friend in the form of Yankees third baseman Eric Chavez. On opening day at Fenway Park, LaBel was drilled in the face by a screaming line drive off the bat of Chavez. The impact was so severe that he was immediately hospitalized and nearly lost sight in his left eye. When Chavez found out what happened he got in touch with LaBel and an their friendship blossomed. The two pals now exchange text messages on a fairly regular basis and get together when the Yankees play in Boston. The story link below tells just to what extent of being a great person Eric Chavez is. Class act all the way.

From a scary moment, a Red Sox family learns of the good in a Yankee — MassLive.com

Major League Baseball News

93 Year Old Photographer Ralph Morse Showcases Photos Of Babe Ruth In His Final Days

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Life Magazine photographer Ralph Morse took pictures of New York Yankees Hall Of Famer Babe Ruth for Life Magazine back in the late 1940’s during the final public appearances by Ruth prior to his death. In the story link below, you can view Morse’s pictures and the now 93 year old photographer recalls the side of the baseball legend that was captured by his lens. The photo’s are pretty cool as is the history behind them.

Babe Ruth: Rare and Unpublished — Life.com

Baseball Collectibles

VIDEO: Insanely Rich Man Has Insanely Awesome Baseball Memorabilia Collection

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Denver attorney Marshall Fogel has one of the most impressive collections of baseball memorabilia in the world. Among his items are the framed poem that Lou Gehrig was given on Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium, countless numbers of game worn jerseys and bats, and the triple crown of Mickey Mantle cards, the 1951 Bowman, 1952 Topps, and 1953 Topps all graded PSA 10 and worth close to $3 Million just by themselves. Babe Ruth’s daughter once wrote him asking for some of her father’s stuff back. Even many of the items in the Yankee Stadium museum come compliments of Fogel. In the video below, Fogel takes CNBC Sports Business reporter Darren Rovell, @darrenrovell on twitter, through his insanely vast collection. It’s an awesome watch.