- Check out this mailbag post from J.J. Cooper about the toughest classification jumps in baseball. The jump from Triple-A to MLB is the toughest for obvious reasons, but, in the minors, scouts consider the jump from High-A to Double-A the toughest. That’s when players really start to pair raw tools with refinement. Double-A has always been the level where suspects start getting weeded out from the prospects.
- Cooper ranked the top 25 prospects traded this offseason. SS Dansby Swanson, who went from the Diamondbacks to the Braves in the Shelby Miller trade, claims the top spot. He was the first overall pick in the 2015 draft. RHP Rookie Davis (No. 14), 3B Eric Jagielo (No. 17), RHP Luis Cessa (No. 23), and RHP Caleb Cotham (No. 25) all made the list.
- With Davis and Jagielo having been traded to the Reds for Aroldis Chapman, RHP Nick Rumbelow and LHP James Pazos slid into the vacated spots on MLB.com’s Top 30 Yankees Prospects List. I’ve started to sketch out my annual top 30 list and I still have no idea what to do after the top four spots. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or bad thing.
- Joel Sherman says OF Aaron Judge spent time at the Tampa complex earlier this offseason to work on staying back for breaking ball recognition, and will do so again sometime this month. This’ll be made into a big deal because it’s Judge, but players routinely spend time in Tampa for “mini-camps” in the offseason. Follow ’em on Twitter. They shuttle in and out of Tampa all winter.
- The Yankees have re-signed IF Jose Rosario and signed OF Juan Silva, according to Matt Eddy. Rosario, 24, has been something of a roving infielder over the last six seasons, reaching as high as Triple-A. Silva, 24, hit .212/.321/.304 (85 wRC+) in 98 games split between Double-A and Triple-A for the Reds last year. I’m guessing he’s heading to Double-A Trenton to serve as a depth outfielder in 2016.
- Double-A Trenton manager Al Pedrique will be bumped up to manage Triple-A Scranton next season, he confirmed to Matt Kardos. “I will be managing Scranton next year,” said Pedrique. Longtime Triple-A Scranton manager Dave Miley was let go following last season.
- And finally, Jack Curry reports Alex Rodriguez gives amateur scouting director Damon Oppenheimer scouting reports on Miami area players. “(Alex has) a passion for amateur scouting,” said Oppenheimer. Neat.
Now for the updated stats. This will be the final update of the offseason because the various winter ball regular seasons are either over or will end this weekend. Most Yankees farmhand stopped playing before the holidays anyway. The 2016 minor league regular season begins Thursday, April 7th. See you then.
Arizona Fall League (regular season is over)
- OF Tyler Austin: 21 G, 22-81 (.272), 13 , 5 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 9 BB, 18 K, 7 SB, 2 CS (.272/.344/.444)
- OF Dustin Fowler: 16 G, 17-61 (.279), 14 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 10 K, 7 K (.279/.313/.410)
- C Gary Sanchez: 22 G, 26-88 (.295), 16 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 8 BB, 19 K, 4 SB, 2 CS, 1 HBP (.295/.357/.625)
- IF Tyler Wade: 14 G, 9-41 (.220), 6 R, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 6 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 1 CS (.220/.313/.268)
- RHP Domingo Acevedo: 7 G, 12 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 11 K, 1 HR, 2 RBI (2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP)
- LHP Ian Clarkin: 6 G, 6 GS, 24.2 IP, 34 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 14 BB, 17 K, 2 HR, 1 HB, 3 WP (5.84 ERA and 1.95 WHIP)
- LHP Chaz Hebert: 7 G, 1 GS, 14.1 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 10 BB, 12 K, 1 WP (4.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP)
- LHP Tyler Webb: 9 G, 0 GS, 12.1 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 1 HR, 2 WP (5.84 ERA and 1.30 WHIP)
Dominican Summer League (regular season is over)
- IF Abi Avelino: 5 G, 0-10, 1 R, 4 K
- OF Cesar Puello: 25 G, 11-43 (.256), 7 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 9 K, 3 SB, 2 CS, 2 HBP (.256/.347/.302) — former top Mets prospects signed a minor league deal a week or two ago
- IF Jose Rosario: 1 G, 1-3, 1 2B, 2 K
- 3B Rob Segedin: 14 G, 7-34 (.206), 4 R, 1 2B, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP (.206/.289/.235) — the 3B Eric Jagielo trade likely means Segedin will start the season as the regular third baseman with Triple-A Scranton
- LHP Richard Bleier: 7 G, 7 GS, 31.2 IP, 30 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, 4 HR, 1 HB (2.84 ERA and 1.07 WHIP) — signed a minor league deal a few days ago … he had a 9.5 K% at Double-A and Triple-A during the regular season
Mexican Pacific League (regular season is over)
- C Sebastian Valle: 37 G, 24-128 (.188), 9 R, 9 2B, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 6 BB, 35 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP (.188/.225/.305) — depth catcher signed a minor league deal not too long ago
- RHP Gio Gallegos: 13 G, 0 GS, 9 IP, 14 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 4 BB, 14 K, 2 HR, 1 WP (10.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP)
Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico) (season ends Monday)
- IF Cito Culver: 6 G, 2-19 (.105), 1 R, 1 BB, 6 (.105/.150/.105)
- OF Juan Silva: 24 G, 16-67 (.239), 13 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 23 BB, 16 K, 6 SB, 2 CS (.239/.433/.343) — that’s an interesting stat line
- RHP Bryan Mitchell: 5 G, 5 GS, 21.2 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 10 ER, 12 BB, 14 K, 1 HB, 2 WP (4.15 ERA and 1.52 WHIP) — he’s up to 126.1 innings on the season … his career high is 145.1 innings in 2013
Venezuelan Winter League (regular season is over)
- OF Tyler Austin: 8 G, 7-25 (.280), 5 R, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 CS (.280/.333/.440) — headed down here for some extra playing time after the AzFL season … next season is definitely a make or break year
- C Francisco Diaz: 15 G, 5-19 (.263), 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K (.263/.300/.316) — signed a minor league deal earlier this offseason
- OF Ben Gamel: 25 G, 22-87 (.253), 8 R, 4 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 11 BB, 18 K, 3 SB, 1 CS (.253/.327/.402)
- OF Teodoro Martinez: 52 G, 50-203 (.246), 23 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 17 RBI, 7 BB, 22 K, 2 SB, 2 HBP (.246/.277/.291)
- RHP Luis Cedeno: 6 G, 0 GS, 5 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 1 WP (9.00 ERA and 2.20 WHIP)
- RHP Jaron Long: 8 G, 8 GS, 43 IP, 44 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 11 BB, 23 K, 1 HB, 2 WP (2.30 ERA and 1.28 WHIP) — finished the 2015 calendar year at 197.1 innings
- RHP Mark Montgomery: 14 G, 0 GS, 12.1 IP, 12 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 5 BB, 15 K, 2 HR (6.57 ERA and 1.38 WHIP) — former top bullpen prospect went unselected in the Rule 5 Draft for the second straight year
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