Comments on: 2009 Draft: Early Morning Thoughts on Day Two

By: King of Fruitless Hypotheticals

King of Fruitless Hypotheticals — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:03:13 +0000

Wow. Great observation.

Er, maybe horrifying observation would be more accurate…

By: rLr

rLr — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:22:44 +0000

I’m pretty sure Fuentes is the son of Beltran’s first or second cousin, not his nephew.

By: Simon B.

Simon B. — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:41:19 +0000

We’re now in the era where “Madison” is actually a name held by adults.

By: Matt ACTY/BBD

Matt ACTY/BBD — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:13:56 +0000

Mike, what are the chances the Yankees could land Younginer?

By: Am I the only Kevin?

Am I the only Kevin? — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:04:36 +0000

Not going to take time from one another? You mean like Austin and Jesus? Or Weems and Higashioka? Catchers need not only to get ABs, but also to play in the field every day for development. You can’t cycle them into the DH spot or have them play a few games at another position (e.g., giving a 3B time at 1B, or moving outfielders around) like you can with other guys.

Is Murphy really that much better a prospect than Higashioka?

By: My Pet Goat

My Pet Goat — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:58:09 +0000

Well I was going to mention that Sizemore was a third rounder, but then I looked it up and realized the Expos (BTW I really miss that team name.) gave him 2 million. I’m hoping the Yanks aren’t going anywhere near that number with Slade. But still, he’s not Cole and we need to dream on something here, if just for the next couple of days.

By: ledavidisrael

ledavidisrael — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:57:44 +0000

What do we think of ryan jackson is he > renfoe?

By: Stryker

Stryker — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:57:32 +0000

exactly. just take a look at a situation like the texas rangers. they’ve got 3 guys (off the top of my head – salty/teagarden/ramirez) who are, at their worst, MLB average catchers. teams have been inquiring like crazy over them and texas has been asking for some pretty decent guys in return.

it’s a given that the yankees are kinda lacking in quality position players at all levels of the minors and now they’re flexible enough at the catcher position to put together a nice package for a solid prospect or MLB ready guy.

By: whozat

whozat — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:57:05 +0000

Yeah, but his bat plays best at catcher…I’m not really worried about this, though. By the time this kid signs, he’ll play a month in the GCL or at Staten Island, splitting time with Kyle, and that’ll be fine. Next year, Jesus will be at AA/AAA, Romine will be at Tampa/AA, and that leaves Lo-A, the GCL and Staten Island for Weems, Hish, et al. With the DH and extended spring training games and all that, I feel pretty confident that there’ll be ABs for everyone.

By: Chip

Chip — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:56:32 +0000

Early prediction: Matt Adams will be our first pick today