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Originally posted by LiquidBlue
Well, I'm not worried about the present as the AL East will come to us shortly....Although I've already been suprised by their performance, I'm still not sure the Red Sox are going to stay strong this year...and the way Toronto's playing, they can't afford to slip up.
I've got to give them credit though, they've played MUCH better than I thought they would, I just see them finishing around 86-90 wins, which I'm not sure will be enough to get by the Yankees and Blue Jays.
I'll talk about the future though, and I know how good Papelbon and Pena are, so don't think I'm taking away from them.
We've got, and don't forget, this is all what the Yankees have drafted and signed as undrafted free agents:
MLB: Robinson Cano, 2B, he's 23 I think, and any other year would've been AL rookie of the Year, but Huston Street had an incredible year. Cano hit .296, with 70 something runs scored, 15 HRs about, I think 80 something RBIs.......not bad at all.
SP Chien Mien Wang, not sure how old he is, but it's his second year, and I know he's young...still getting his stuff down, but I think he's 4-2 this year, and I believe he's pitching tonight.
OF Melky Cabrera, he was called up briefly last year, hit over .380 in triple A this year before we called him up about a month ago. He's hitting about .315 for the Yankees so far, a very respectable average for about a month, has gotten used to playing right and left field, as opposed to just center, like he used to. He's very patient at the plate, and is a great contact hitter. I've seen him foul off 7+ pitches in an at bat twice this season already, and he's only 21
OF Kevin Reese, just called up about a week ago, too early to tell, but he has two or three hits so far in about 9 at bats, so that's not bad, but it's too early to tell.
RP Colter Bean, just called up two days ago, pitched very well in AAA.
AAA: Hmmmm
AA:
Phillip Hughes, SP, this is a guy all the scouts love, he's only 19 years old, throws a few good pitches, and pitched very well in spring training with the Yankees. He's probably our top prospect right now.
J Brent Cox, CL, was our top draft pick last year, pitched very well for Texas, and has an ERA under 2 so far for Trenton (AA)
TJ Beam, RP, All I can say about him is how dominant he's been this year for AA. He's pitched nearly Fifty innings, and has an ERA of 0.26.
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OF Jose Tabata, he's only 17, but I think he's our second highest rated propsect behind Hughes. He's hitting over .350 with single A right now.
I'm really excited about the Yankees future, Liquid Blue.......how about the Sox, besides Pena and Papelbon?
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