Yankees 2019 Minor League News And Notes

[jeter62375]

Word. Completely misinterpreted it then.

Sooooo, you are definitely right. Yankee 1st rounders rarely turn into anything significant.

Judge turned out ok.

[NY_GOLDENARMS]

Judge turned out ok.

I believe Judge IS the rarely he was talking about. So, do another.

[philleotardo]

Judge was Oppenheimer’s blind squirrel moment. If he knew what he had, he wouldn’t have taken Jagielo first.

[NY_GOLDENARMS]

Judge was Oppenheimer’s blind squirrel moment. If he knew what he had, he wouldn’t have taken Jagielo first.

Bingo. Oppy had three chances and guessed right on one. Even going back to 2018, they seemed to want to go for a catcher, their choices were Anthony Seigler and Bo Naylor. He must have flipped a coin because he picked the wrong one, the way it looks at the present time.

[NY_GOLDENARMS]

Pitchers at forefront of Yanks' next wave of talent

https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-far...eline-coverage

[Yankees1962]

Judge was Oppenheimer’s blind squirrel moment. If he knew what he had, he wouldn’t have taken Jagielo first.

Is that same with the Angels taking Grichuk ahead of Trout in the 2009 draft?

[philleotardo]

Is that same with the Angels taking Grichuk ahead of Trout in the 2009 draft?

Not even remotely. Those were consecutive picks. The Angels never risked losing Trout by picking Grichuk. Oppenheimer exposed Judge to the Reds, Cardinals, Rays, Rangers and Braves.

[ClownPickle]

There is no defense for Oppenheimer's terribleness, but I'm sure it won't stop some from coming up with one. Oppenheimer is awful on the aggregate. That's what actually matters. If he hit on a pick or two, that doesn't really mean anything. As philleotardo mentioned, even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes.

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[Snatch Catch]

This is so exciting. I hope it's not the peak.

Baseball America’s grades for Jasson Dominguez are laugh out loud absurd:

Hit: 60
Power: 70
Run: 70
Fielding: 60
Arm: 60

He’s only 16 years old. That’s just nuts. https://t.co/U1225HmQvV

— Max Wildstein (@MaxWildstein) November 13, 2019

[philleotardo]

Some day this winter, for no good reason, I’m going to sit down with a glass of Canadian Club and look at Baseball America’s pre-draft rankings from ‘06-present and see what players Oppenheimer could have chosen if he had merely used an online subscription rather than his instincts. I would guess, even given the obvious win in Judge, that you could add 10 WAR over that time.

[THEBOSS84]

Some day this winter, for no good reason, I’m going to sit down with a glass of Canadian Club and look at Baseball America’s pre-draft rankings from ‘06-present and see what players Oppenheimer could have chosen if he had merely used an online subscription rather than his instincts. I would guess, even given the obvious win in Judge, that you could add 10 WAR over that time.

I remember the countless times being yelled at "you think BA has the same scouting budget that the Yankees have!?"

The guy is awful at his job, but gets to keep it for some reason.

[ClownPickle]

This is so exciting. I hope it's not the peak.

Baseball America’s grades for Jasson Dominguez are laugh out loud absurd:

Hit: 60
Power: 70
Run: 70
Fielding: 60
Arm: 60

He’s only 16 years old. That’s just nuts. https://t.co/U1225HmQvV

— Max Wildstein (@MaxWildstein) November 13, 2019

See ya in 2 years. Going that Soto/Acuna track to majors.

[Yankees1962]

Not even remotely. Those were consecutive picks. The Angels never risked losing Trout by picking Grichuk. Oppenheimer exposed Judge to the Reds, Cardinals, Rays, Rangers and Braves.

Well, I was kidding with my prior post which is why I added a smiley as I didn't look up the draft orders from both drafts, but, did remember that Grichuk was drafted before Trout.

[Yankees1962]

There is no defense for Oppenheimer's terribleness, but I'm sure it won't stop some from coming up with one. Oppenheimer is awful on the aggregate. That's what actually matters. If he hit on a pick or two, that doesn't really mean anything. As philleotardo mentioned, even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes.

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Who is coming up with defenses? I wouldn't lose any sleep if Oppenheimer was replaced. I don't think anybody on this forum will lose any sleep over him leaving the Yankees.

[Yankees1962]

I remember the countless times being yelled at "you think BA has the same scouting budget that the Yankees have!?"

The guy is awful at his job, but gets to keep it for some reason.

Well Sey, that was years ago and the proof is in the pudding regarding just about all of his first round draft picks.

[False1]

Well Sey, that was years ago and the proof is in the pudding regarding just about all of his first round draft picks.

JL25and3 would like a word with you.

[billyhoyle]

There is no defense for Oppenheimer's terribleness, but I'm sure it won't stop some from coming up with one. Oppenheimer is awful on the aggregate. That's what actually matters. If he hit on a pick or two, that doesn't really mean anything. As philleotardo mentioned, even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes.

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Nobody in MLB has had a worse ADP in those years than the Yankees, so you'd expect them to be last place in returns. Compare that to IFA, where they sign some of the top free agents, and you understand why there's a difference. The real question is why are the Mariners so bad at drafting.

[THEBOSS84]

Nobody in MLB has had a worse ADP in those years than the Yankees, so you'd expect them to be last place in returns. Compare that to IFA, where they sign some of the top free agents, and you understand why there's a difference. The real question is why are the Mariners so bad at drafting.

Not buying what you're selling. Let's take a look at what the Dodgers did with some of their first round picks (since 2012):


Seager (18th overall)
Buehler (24th overall)
Gavin Lux (20th overall)
Will Smith (32nd overall)

[billyhoyle]

Not buying what you're selling. Let's take a look at what the Dodgers did with some of their first round picks (since 2012):


Seager (18th overall)
Buehler (24th overall)
Gavin Lux (20th overall)
Will Smith (32nd overall)

Ok, and the Yankees have drafted Judge, Hughes, and Kennedy in the first round in the time marked by that chart. That doesn't change the fact that the ADP of the Yankees is the worst in the MLB and therefore you'd expect their draft picks to be the worst. Drafting early in the 1st round vs late is a difference of 2-3X pool money. That's a huge difference not just in the first but throughout the draft. It's like complaining about somebody losing a race despite giving up a huge handicap. The Yankees have done much better in IFA because it used to be uncapped and now you can still trade for extra pool money.

[Yankyfan]

BA's top 10...

https://www.baseballamerica.com/team...ar=2020&type=P

Not in love with the best tools choices..
Fastest...Florial...I believe Pasteur is much faster
Best IF arm...Peraza...I believe Estrada
Best Curve ball...Clarke... I believe Deivi, And Abreu's is better
Best hitter for Avg...Canaan Smith...I believe Josh Smith
Best Slider...Deivi...I believe Abreu

[roysuniverse]

BA's top 10...

https://www.baseballamerica.com/team...ar=2020&type=P

Not in love with the best tools choices..
Fastest...Florial...I believe Pasteur is much faster
Best IF arm...Peraza...I believe Estrada
Best Curve ball...Clarke... I believe Deivi, And Abreu's is better
Best hitter for Avg...Canaan Smith...I believe Josh Smith
Best Slider...Deivi...I believe Abreu

Cool, thanks

[NY_GOLDENARMS]

BA's top 10...

https://www.baseballamerica.com/team...ar=2020&type=P

Not in love with the best tools choices..
Fastest...Florial...I believe Pasteur is much faster
Best IF arm...Peraza...I believe Estrada
Best Curve ball...Clarke... I believe Deivi, And Abreu's is better
Best hitter for Avg...Canaan Smith...I believe Josh Smith
Best Slider...Deivi...I believe Abreu

Thanks. Anyway you can list the names in the top ten?

[Yankyfan]

Thanks. Anyway you can list the names in the top ten?

Yep..

1 Jasson Dominguez...Boy, they really like him and Clarke
2 Clarke Schmidt
3 Deivi Garcia
4 Luis Gil
5 Oswald Peraza
6 Anthony Volpe
7 Luis Medina
8 Roansy Contreras
9 Alexander Vizcaino
10 Albert Abreu

[dpbddd99]

The reduction of minor league teams is crazy

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...e5m-story.html

[Silas Barnaby]

Rule 5 draft deadline is this coming Wednesday.

It will be interesting to see who gets left unprotected and if the Yankees make any trades in the next few days.