Archive for Jesus Montero
Jackson named 27th best prospect in baseball
Posted by: | CommentsThe fine folks at milb.com have started to release their list of the top 50 prospects in the game. As the title says, Austin Jackson came in at number 27, right alongside some big names like Tommy Hanson, Lars Anderson and Eric Hosmer. Jesus Montero was ranked #40, between Jeremy Hellickson and Adam Miller. No other Yanks’ farmhands are expected to the make the list, which be fully released over the rest of the week.
Montero goes deep, like way deep
Posted by: | CommentsFast forward to the 1:30 mark if you don’t feel like waiting around. Check out where the kids are running to go after the ball, that was no cheapy. (h/t Ashish)
They’re bringin’ sexy back
Posted by: | CommentsVia Pinstripes PA, Getty Images has the “photo day” pics available. You should definitely check ‘em out, but here are the highlights:
- Joba must have that Thinner disease. Dude’s downright skinny.
- Jason Giambi definitely avoided the In-N-Out burgers this winter. Wait, didn’t he say that a few years back?
- Here are your top two position prospects.
- Jesus!
- Andrew Brackman is one big dude.
- Brian Bruney lost a ton of weight. Hopefully he practiced throwing strikes with the empty cans of Slim Fast.
- The Fat Relievers™ aren’t so fat anymore; I’d say … husky.
- Check out Ross Ohlendorf. Tell me that kid doesn’t look like he was born to wear pinstripes.
Make sure you take a look at all the photos. Good stuff. Some of ‘em remind me of yearbook picture day.
Jesus debut-eth
Posted by: | CommentsGot a bit of bad news for ya: this is going to be my last Down on the Farm for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be enjoying my last days as free man the next few days in the most beautiful & romantic place on Earth, then I’ll be out honeymoonin’ in Hawaii for a couple of weeks. You can get your minor league fix in a variety of ways, including my old digs, Fabian’s Minor Yankee Blog, YankeesProspects.com’s Daily Report, First Inning’s Organizational Report, or you can just check out the box scores at milb.com.
I’m sure Joe & Ben will keep you abreast of any big news, and I’ll get one of ‘em to make sure the Joba Watch stays current. I’ll be back a few days before the August 15th signing deadline for 2007 draftees, so we’ll have a ton of fun stuff to talk about when I return, including my updated Top 30 Prospects list.
Anyways, Austin Jackson’s incredible run with High-A Tampa has earned him the #4 spot on BA’s Hot Sheet, where he’s joined in the top 10 by . . . oh who am I kidding, you know who. I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that personal fave Phil Coke was named FSL Pitcher of the Week. Props go out to former Yankee farmhand Randy Ruiz, who honored his old mates by launching a 3-run job off a certain Red Sawx prospect (who’s stats really aren’t that much better than Ian Patrick Kennedy’s, by the way) tonight.
Oh, and if Torre is going to steadfastly refuse to use Edwar Ramirez, just send him back to Triple-A so he can get some regular work. This is effin’ ridiculous. Stats after the jump…
