2009 Yankee Draft Signing Thread

[jacksonianmarch]

Two guys who have really opened up some eyes in the Cape for the yankees are Brett Bruening and Aaron Meade. Bruening was a 35th round selection out of Grayson County CC in Texas. He's 20, stands 6'6" and throws 96mph consistently. The word on him was that he was going to U of Texas and would be a tough sign, so he dropped. All he has done is see his draft stock rise. In the Cape, he has struck out 20 in 18IP, while posting a 1.93ERA. Aaron Meade has also opened some eyes. He's a DES lefty out of Cal with a solid three pitch arsenal and a FB that tops out at 92mph. He's struck out 27 in 21IP while holding opponents to a 2.57ERA.

 

Now, the yankees have been using the cape this yr as a proving grounds for some of their pitchers. They had a pretty full minor league roster coming into the draft, so they took signability cases pretty much throughout the entire draft. It will be interesting who they decide to sign and who they dont, but these two guys definitely have the goods to make it through a system quickly, especially if they play well against the best talent in the college ranks

[Dipre]

The Yankee treatment is when they give the kid a Yankee uniform and bring him to a yankee game. The player spends the day with the entire club' date=' hangs out in the clubhouse, gets paired with a player akin to their position and essentially gets to see what a day as a yankee is like. Hitters get to take BP, while pitchers get to warm up on the practice mound and do the usual running. The yankees do this every yr with their top picks aside from last yr as Cole did not want to go to Yankee Stadium. They have been doing it increasingly for signability cases hoping that the amenities and the mystique will coerce the player into signing. For the most part, every player that I know of over the past 3 yrs that they did this for has signed.[/quote']

 

EVERY TEAM DOES THIS OR SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH THEIR DRAFTEES.

 

See the caps?

 

That's an indication of fury.

[jacksonianmarch]

I know they do. That being said, most teams do not do it with signability cases. Most teams only do it with first rounders

[Dutchy]

I know they do. That being said' date=' most teams do not do it with signability cases. Most teams only do it with first rounders[/quote']

 

The larger market teams probably do it with all the draftees they're really interested in signing.

 

Do you think you could start providing sources for your news in this thread? I'd like to know what the reporters are saying.

[jacksonianmarch]

I could provide sources. Most of my stuff comes from pinstripesplus, baseball america, and the nomaas draft corner with Lane Meyer (which is actually really good)

[jacksonianmarch]

The larger market teams probably do it with all the draftees they're really interested in signing.

 

Do you think you could start providing sources for your news in this thread? I'd like to know what the reporters are saying.

 

I bet they do, but I doubt they do it with the frequency that NY does it. They did it with over 10 of last yrs draftees, even one who was selected in the 50th round. Granted, Turley was much better than a 50th round pick, but thats saying something. They are willing to try anything to coerce these kids into signing

[Spudboy]

I bet they do' date=' but I doubt they do it with the frequency that NY does it. They did it with over 10 of last yrs draftees, even one who was selected in the 50th round. Granted, Turley was much better than a 50th round pick, but thats saying something. [b']They are willing to try anything to coerce these kids into signing[/b]

 

Including providing Time Square Twinks and Trannys for entertainment?

[jacksonianmarch]

Whatever it took. I bet if Gerrit Cole wanted a set of male strippers dressed like the village people, Cashman would have footed the bill.

[Dutchy]

Whatever it took. I bet if Gerrit Cole wanted a set of male strippers dressed like the village people' date=' Cashman would have footed the bill.[/quote']

 

Garrit Cole requested a bunch of male strippers dressed like the village people?

[jacksonianmarch]

He did not, but I would gladly start that rumor if you were willing to perpetuate it

[jacksonianmarch]

Neil Medchill is living up to his sleeper touting by Baseball America. He hit his 6th homer of the season tonight, a grand slam. Mind you, he only has 83 at bats. 14 of his 28 hits are for extra bases and he is currently OPS'ing over 1.000. He is just crushing the ball in his first taste of the wood bat. If he keeps this up, they might skip him to Tampa for 2010

[Dutchy]

He did not' date=' but I would gladly start that rumor if you were willing to perpetuate it[/quote']

 

It sounds like we agree for once then buddy

 

Let's fake a twitter page for a respectable writer and report the news.

[jacksonianmarch]

you are devious, now arent you. I like it

[Dutchy]

you are devious' date=' now arent you. I like it[/quote']

 

We're getting along tonight!

 

I'll cheer my next beer to you. I'm much more agreeable when I'm drunk. Think Buddha.

[jacksonianmarch]

Neil Medchill is living up to his sleeper touting by Baseball America. He hit his 6th homer of the season tonight' date=' a grand slam. Mind you, he only has 83 at bats. 14 of his 28 hits are for extra bases and he is currently OPS'ing over 1.000. He is just crushing the ball in his first taste of the wood bat. If he keeps this up, they might skip him to Tampa for 2010[/quote']

 

He hit a double and a 2 run homer tonight as well. He's leading the NYP with 7 homers (next highest is 4) and leading in slugging by over 0.100. He really is killing the ball right now.

[TheKilo]

[table]Topic|Team|Content

Prospect|Yankees|The player in question is made of 150% pure awesomeness. Fear us.

Prospect|Sox|He could be good, but this is why he won't be.

Signing|Yankees|This is the missing piece. We'll win 160 games, and the umps will screw us out of 2.

Signing|Sox|Risky move, overpaid here, they'll regret this.

Injury|Yankees|They don't get hurt. Hypothetically, if they did, the recovery will be speedy with no impact to ability.

Injury|Sox|Everyone is a ticking time bomb. Once hurt, they'll never heal right.[/table]

[Dipre]

[table]Topic|Team|Content

Prospect|Yankees|The player in question is made of 150% pure awesomeness. Fear us.

Prospect|Sox|He could be good, but this is why he won't be.

Signing|Yankees|This is the missing piece. We'll win 160 games, and the umps will screw us out of 2.

Signing|Sox|Risky move, overpaid here, they'll regret this.

Injury|Yankees|They don't get hurt. Hypothetically, if they did, the recovery will be speedy with no impact to ability.

Injury|Sox|Everyone is a ticking time bomb. Once hurt, they'll never heal right.[/table]

 

Fixed.

[jacksonianmarch]

where did I say he was awesome or going to be great? See, the table doesnt apply and by the way, have you enjoyed the fact that you havent had an original thought since ORS created that? Its kinda funny how he just comes up with something and the mindless drones eat it up. Hilarious actually.

[TheKilo]

where did I say he was awesome or going to be great? See' date=' the table doesnt apply and by the way, have you enjoyed the fact that you havent had an original thought since ORS created that? Its kinda funny how he just comes up with something and the mindless drones eat it up. Hilarious actually.[/quote']

 

It's pretty funny how butthurt you get about it.

 

Oh, and:

 

Neil Medchill is living up to his sleeper touting by Baseball America.

 

If he keeps this up, they might skip him to Tampa for 2010

[ORS]

Mindless? Au contraire, mon frere. It actually requires a good deal of thought to recognize the accuracy and utility of that table. Those that use it have enough upstairs to see that it summarizes about 95% of what you say, and since that is the case, it has the utility of saving them the time it takes to read your tedious posts. Are people that use wikipedia mindless compared to those that use archaic bound reference material? I think not.

[jacksonianmarch]

It's pretty funny how butthurt you get about it.

 

Oh, and:

 

He was touted as a sleeper by BA

 

And he might skip to Tampa next yr.

 

These are facts.

[jacksonianmarch]

Yankees sign Mariel Checo, their 41st round pick. He's a tall, lean high school right handed pitcher out of Washington Heights. He was previously considered unsignable by many area scouts. I wonder what kind of money he received.

 

Checo, a 6-3, 210-pound righthander, consistently throws in the low 90s and has been clocked as high as 95 mph by Yankees area scout Cesar Presbott. Presbott has been following Checo since last summer and recommended the Yankees draft the Washington Heights product.

 

"He throws 93-95 right now," Presbott said. "With those mechanics, you're going to see this kid throw 96-98 one day."

 

Presbott said Checo will have to shorten his delivery - along with making a few other tweaks to his mechanics - but the longtime local scout believes Yankees coaches will work quickly to fix those flaws.

 

"Once the Yankees get this kid and fix the mechanics, there's no question he can throw harder," Presbott said.

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high_school/2009/06/11/2009-06-11_yankees_draft_norman_thomas.html

[Dutchy]

He was touted as a sleeper by BA

And he might skip to Tampa next yr.

 

These are facts.

 

That's actually not a fact, that is conjecture. Guess they didn't teach that in nursing school.

[jacksonianmarch]

Semantics. It is definitely something being discussed, thats the point. Its not like I am lying or pulling it out of my ass.

[Dutchy]

Semantics. It is definitely something being discussed' date=' thats the point. Its not like I am lying or pulling it out of my ass.[/quote']

 

This is why I wondered if you could provide sources for your information. There's a big difference between a Yankees fan without any connections to the team claiming it's "being discussed" one of their prospects will skip a level of the minors and a reporter or knowledgeable expert on prospects saying the same thing.

[jacksonianmarch]

I can tell you that Pat Teale and Lane Meyer have had these discussions publicly in their forums. Both of these guys are paid to report on the yankees and both gather inside information for their websites.

[Dutchy]

I can tell you that Pat Teale and Lane Meyer have had these discussions publicly in their forums. Both of these guys are paid to report on the yankees and both gather inside information for their websites.

 

Could you link to a source?

[jacksonianmarch]

I can link you to a source that requires login. pinstripesplus.com and nomaas.org

[Dutchy]

I can link you to a source that requires login. pinstripesplus.com and nomaas.org

 

Why don't you just copy and paste what they said, like people do from ESPN Insider?

[CrespoBlows]

Why don't you just copy and paste what they said' date=' like people do from ESPN Insider?[/quote']

 

It's illegal?