Comments on: Baseball Intellects’ Top 15 Yankees prospects

By: Arin

Arin — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:39:54 +0000

Agreed. Such an interesting character.

By: Reggie C.

Reggie C. — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:38:47 +0000

Large guys have manned that position before. Troy Glaus. Miguel Cabrera (he could still man it imo). There’s got to be others…

Montero would have to stay at 225 though. I think he’s done growing vertically. Cabrera is probably around 240 and the dude struggles with his weight. Honestly, Montero doesn’t offer much position flexibility.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:48:32 +0000

The Yankees will give Montero every chance they can to make the relationship between Montero and catcher work. His value receives an enormous boost should he remain at the position. Should he have to move, third base would be the next best option, followed by first base, where his bat would play, but would be much closer to average than at the other two positions. Even a move to third base would be difficult because it’s unknown if he has the feet for the position.

Hmmm, hadn’t considered that before. You guys think Montero could really hack it at 3B?

Yankees 2014 lineup:

Austin Jackson, CF
J.J. Hardy, SS
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Jesus Montero, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Derek Jeter, LF
Austin Romine, C
Melvin Croussett, RF

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:39:12 +0000

too bad it wasnt pedroia himself that got arrested

Your comment was A) not funny, B) not helpful, C) not clever, D) not dignified, E) not fit for grownup conversation.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:35:35 +0000

Because, you know, child abuse is hysterical.

Child molestation jokes = “Roundtine” jokes

By: Joseph P.

Joseph P. — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:42:58 +0000

Best handle ever.

By: eVizions

eVizions — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:21:25 +0000

Very well put together list/reports. Didn’t necessarily agree with order, but I like the fact that they didn’t take the easy route and hand the top spot to AJax just because everyone else is doing it. Looks like I’ve got a new site to bookmark…

By: eVizions

eVizions — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:16:43 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I think both Hughes and Kennedy will be quality starters for many years in this league. Hughes definitely has the potential to be a number 1, but Kennedy very well could be a legitimate number 2 or 3, similar to Wang. It isn’t going to happen overnight and he may need a few years to realize that ceiling, but it’s definitely there.

By: Kilgore Trout

Kilgore Trout — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:00:11 +0000

Good post. Keep the prospect profiles coming.

By: Artist formerly known as 'The' Steve

Artist formerly known as 'The' Steve — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:14:21 +0000

I think he still has a shot to be a #2, but it just may take longer than Yankee fans are willing to wait. He has terrific command (avg control) of 4 quality pitches. Guys like that don’t grow on trees, and often have lots of room to grow.

As he matures, he’ll learn to add little wrinkles to each pitch, effectively expending his repertoire and meaning a hitter can go an entire AB without seeing the exact same pitch. Also, I think his lack of a plus fastball can be made to work FOR him. What will make him tough is that everything appears to look the SAME. That makes hitters uncomfortable against him because they never know what’s coming. That was Maddux’s secret, and he was IPK’s idol.