[農場] BA Top 10 Prospects: New York Yankees
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BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Top 10 Prospects: New York Yankees
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/265405.html
By John Manuel
January 7, 2008
Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a
player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and
player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major
league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched (without regard
to service time) are eligible. Ages are as of April 1, 2008.
TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Joba Chamberlain RHP
2. Austin Jackson OF
3. Jose Tabata OF
4. Ian Kennedy RHP
5. Alan Horne RHP
6. Jesus Montero C
7. Jeff Marquez RHP
8. Brett Gardner OF
9. Ross Ohlendorf RHP
10.Andrew Brackman RHP
PROJECTED 2011 LINEUP BEST TOOLS
Catcher : Austin Romine Best Hitter for Average : Jose Tabata
First Base : Jesus Montero Best Power Hitter : Jesus Montero
Second Base : Robinson Cano Best Strike-Zone Discipline
Third Base : Alex Rodriguez : Brett Gardner
Shortstop : Derek Jeter Fastest Baserunne : Brett Gardner
Left Field : Brett Gardner Best Athlete : Austin Jackson
Center Field : Austin Jackson Best Fastball : Joba Chamberlain
Right Field : Jose Tabata Best Curveball : Joba Chamberlain
Designated Hitter: Bobby Abreu Best Slider : Joba Chamberlain
Best Changeup : Edwar Ramirez
No. 1 Starter: Joba Chamberlain Best Control : Ian Kennedy
No. 2 Starter: Phil Hughes Best Defensive Catcher
No. 3 Starter: Chien-Ming Wang : Francisco Cervelli
No. 4 Starter: Ian Kennedy Best Defensive Infielder
No. 5 Starter: Alan Horne : Alberto Gonzalez
Closer : Mark Melancon Best Infield Arm : Marcos Vechionacci
Best Defensive Outfielder
: Austin Jackson
Best Outfield Arm : Seth Fortenberry
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For all the back-page news the Yankees made in 2007, the biggest story was
the cold, hard fact that they no longer are the preeminent franchise in
baseball.
The Red Sox passed them in 2007, winning the American League East—the first
time New York hadn't won the division since 1997—and then winning their
second World Series of the decade. It's a decade in which the Yankees have
yet to win a championship despite consistently maintaining the game's largest
payroll.
The Yankees' 2007 season included 94 victories and rallying from a 21-29
start to make the playoffs. It also included superlative individual
performances by the likes of BA Player of the Year and AL MVP Alex Rodriguez,
a career year from 35-year-old catcher Jorge Posada and the dynamic major
league debut of Joba Chamberlain, the organization's No. 1 prospect.
But 2007 also included a 4.49 team ERA for New York, a figure that ranked
just eighth in the AL. The team had to turn to 44-year-old Roger Clemens when
injuries and a slow start jeopardized the season, and Clemens proved to be no
savior. A four-game defeat to the Indians in the Division Series marked the
third straight first-round playoff exit for the Yankees, who have gone 4-13
in the playoffs since taking a 3-0 lead on Boston in the 2004 AL Championship
Series.
The string of playoff disappointments, plus the ascendancy of brothers Hank
and Hal Steinbrenner to prominent roles in the ownership group as their
father George continued to fade into the background, helped shape the
franchise's immediate future. Club officials insisted the younger
Steinbrenners already had become more involved in recent years, and one went
so far as to say it was "business as usual around here," but events say
otherwise. Manager Joe Torre was ousted after 12 seasons when he rejected a
one-year extension, and the Yankees turned to Joe Girardi, their former
catcher and color analyst on the YES Network, and the 2006 National League
manager of the year with the Marlins.
Girardi's Florida team was built around young pitchers such as Josh Johnson,
Scott Olsen and Dontrelle Willis, and he'll have more young talent to work
with in New York. Staff ace Chien-Ming Wang is coming off consecutive
19-victories seasons and is still just 27. Also, the Yankees are counting on
Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy to claim rotation spots. That trio
has undeniable talent, but also just 16 starts and 116 innings in the big
leagues between them.
The farm system has made significant strides in the last four years, with
improved talent allowing the system's domestic affiliates to combine for four
first-place finishes, two league championships and a collective .597 winning
percentage, the best mark in baseball. Scouting director Damon Oppenheimer,
who started running New York's drafts in 2005, has the budget to pick
aggressively, and the Yankees regularly pay draft picks more than MLB's bonus
recommendations.
That was true more than ever in 2007, when they went over slot for five picks
in the first 10 rounds and spent $8.03 million on the draft, more than any
other team. They also were as active as any organization internationally,
adding high-priced, high-ceiling talents led by Dominican outfielder Kevin
DeLeon, who signed for $1.1 million.
--
You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going,
because you might not get there.
-- Yogi Berra
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