1.LUIS SEVERINO, RHP SCOUTING GRADES FASTBALL: 75 CHANGEUP: 70 SLIDER: 50 CONTROL: 60 BACKGROUND: Signed out of the Dominican Republic as a 17-year-old, Severino commanded a $225,000 signing bonus and spent a fairly anonymous debut season in the Dominican Summer League. He surrendered just 46 hits and 17 walks in 64 innings that year, and worked to a 0.98 WHIP. The strong performance continued in 2013, when he dazzled in six appearances in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League with nearly 11 strikeouts per nine innings. The performance prompted the Yankees to jump him over short-season ball and instead send him to low Class A Charleston to close the year. Severino got hit a little harder with the RiverDogs, but positioned himself for a breakout 2014 season that arrived, as he finished in Double-A. He further enhanced his star this summer with an inning in the Futures Game that featured a strikeout of Joey Gallo, one of the minors’ premier power brokers. Only a strained oblique muscle that sidelined him for three weeks slowed his progress. SCOUTING REPORT: Severino’s build, fastball-changeup combo, Dominican heritage and dominance have earned him comparisons to Pedro Martinez. Short but not skinny, Severino utilizes a drop-and-drive delivery to bring his 94-97 fastball, which has above-average life. He touched 98 and 99 plenty of times throughout the course of the season as well. He couples the fastball with a changeup that features plenty of late fade. He’s confident enough to double and triple up on the pitch at times and use it to get strikeouts against both lefthanders and righthanders. His third pitch is a mid-80s slider thrown with power, which still takes a back seat to his fastball and changeup but projects as solid-average when he’s finished developing. While his size and delivery limit the amount of downward plane he can impart to his pitches, he pitches to all four quadrants of the strike zone, helping him keep the ball in the ballpark. He surrendered just three home runs on the season—one after May 25, and none at either of his stops in high Class A or Double-A. Severino presents an air of confidence in both himself and his repertoire at all times, and his demeanor helps keep him from getting fl ustered when breaks don’t go his way behind him. THE FUTURE: Severino is clearly on the fast track to New York. He’s likely to start 2015 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with a shot at moving into the mix of the big league staff by the end of the season if everything goes as planned. 2.AARON JUDGE, OF BACKGROUND: A baseball, football and basketball star in high school, Judge focused on baseball at Fresno State. His raw power didn’t translate in games until his junior year, when he hit 12 home runs and slugged .655. The Yankees gave him $1.8 million with the 32nd overall pick in the draft. A torn right quad delayed his pro debut until this season. SCOUTING REPORT: Armed with 80 raw power on the 20-80 scale, Judge takes an impressive batting practice. But unlike most players his size, Judge’s in-game approach is geared to hit over power. He’s just as comfortable lining pitches to the opposite power alley as he is turning on a fastball on the inner-half. His swing is shorter than most players his size. As would be expected of someone with his build, there are holes in his swing as pitchers will force him to prove he can handle pitches in. Blessed with an advanced approach, he would have led either the Sally or Florida State League in walk rate if he had enough plate appearances to qualify. He moved off of center field immediately in pro ball and is an average defender in right field with an above-average throwing arm. He’s an average runner. THE FUTURE: Judge was getting extra polish in the Arizona Fall League, which should help him jump to Double-A Trenton in 2015. His tools are what scouts look for in a right fielder. 3.JORGE MATEO, SS BACKGROUND: Signed by the Yankees for $225,000 out of the Dominican Republic, Mateo has impressed when he’s not sidelined in the training room, something that has slowed him in two of his three pro seasons. He missed time with a hairline fracture in his left arm in 2012. This year he missed all but 15 games after he was hit by a pitch that broke his left wrist. SCOUTING REPORT: A top-of-the-scale 80 runner, Mateo owns a rare and enticing combination of power and speed, and has an excellent chance to stick at shortstop in the long term. His body and quick-twitch athletic abilities led one evaluator to compare him to NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Before the injury, Mateo had been more than playing up to lofty expectations. He’s an aggressive hitter and basestealer, and the ball jumps off his bat with pop to the gaps. He’s a bit of a free swinger who needs development time to refine his plate approach and baserunning. He’s got the range to stick at shortstop with a plus arm as well, and the total package evokes comparisons to Jose Reyes. THE FUTURE: Mateo has played just 93 career games, so a return to extended spring training seems likely. The Yankees then could send him to either their new Rookie-level Pulaski affiliate in the Appalachian League or short-season Staten Island. 4.GREG BIRD, 1B BACKGROUND: The high school catcher for Orioles righthander Kevin Gausman, the Yankees signed Bird away from an Arkansas commitment for a $1.1 million bonus. He moved off of catcher in pro ball and shifted to first base, where his recurring back spasms—which affected him this past year as well— would be far less likely to come into play. He worked hard to strengthen his core but still deals with recurring back issues. SCOUTING REPORT: Like a lot of the Yankees’ better prospects, Bird is a slow-twitch player with little athleticism to speak of. What Bird does do well, however, is hit. He’s one of the purest hitters in the system, with the ability to pepper the field from line to line. He’s got the most advanced approach in the system, knows the strike zone and knows his own swing well. He also generates plenty of power from a short swing, and projects to hit 18-20 homers in the big leagues, a figure that could be boosted by the short porch in Yankee Stadium if he starts pulling the ball more often. He’s average around the bag at first base and is a well below-average runner. THE FUTURE: After making up for the month or so he lost this season with time in the Arizona Fall League, Bird has a good shot to start next season in Triple-A. 5.GARY SANCHEZ, C BACKGROUND: Signed for $3 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2009, Sanchez tore through the low minors over his first four professional seasons and established himself as not only one of the best minors’ best catchers, but one of the best overall prospects in the game. He’s still a key member of the Yankees’farm, but middling production and repeated disciplinary issues have chipped away some of his sheen. SCOUTING REPORT: Very little has changed in terms of Sanchez’s overall tools. If everything clicks, he’s a frontline catcher with the potential for a .280 average and 20-25 home runs annually. His throwing arm remains an impressive tool as well, one that ranks between 70-80 on the scouting scale, and he threw out 39 percent of basestealers. But the warts are still there, too. He’s still working to become more adept as a receiver and a blocker—he led the Eastern League with 17 errors and 10 passed balls— and some scouts felt he struggled to establish a proper rapport with his staff. He also was benched for five games in the middle of the season for issues away from the field. THE FUTURE: After a combined 587 plate appearances at Double-A, Sanchez is ready to be tested at Triple-A and move toward the precipice of helping the big club if he can prove he’s reliable. 6.IAN CLARKIN, LHP BACKGROUND: A star on the 2012 USA Baseball 18-and-under team that won the gold medal at the IBAF World Championship, Clarkin had a strong senior high school season, and the Yankees draft him 33rd overall in 2013. After saying he “couldn’t stand” the Yankees growing up, he signed with New York for $1,650,100. His pro debut was delayed by an ankle injury that happened when he slipped on a baseball at the Yankees complex in Florida. SCOUTING REPORT: A three-pitch lefthander, Clarkin does an excellent job of getting downhill from a high release point, generating groundball outs with his fastball, which clocks in at 90-92 mph and features modest life. Some scouts saw the need for Clarkin to add a cutter as he climbed the ladder. Under the guidance of pitching coordinator Gil Patterson, he did just that this season. With the new weapon in tow, he’ll be able to coax even more groundballs. His best secondary pitch is a changeup, which scouts rank as plus. He also throws a big-breaking curveball in the 70-72 mph range. His delivery is clean, has some deception to it and looks a bit like the one Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw employs. THE FUTURE: After a brief dip of his toe into the waters at high Class A Tampa, Clarkin will head back to that level to begin the year with a chance at the upper levels in the second half. 7.ROB REFSNYDER, 2B/OF BACKGROUND: Refsnyder was the Most Outstanding Player in the 2012 College World Series while playing right field for Arizona. The Yankees signed him for $205,900, then moved him to second base. SCOUTING REPORT: A short swing and excellent plate discipline help make Refsnyder a strong hitter. He’s balanced at the plate, has good hand-eye coordination and has quick hands that help him catch up to good velocity. He sprays line drives all over the diamond. He’s got power enough for double-digit home runs, but he’s a pure hitter first before a power hitter. He’s an average runner underway but a little slower out of the box. Refsnyder’s bat profiles better if he can handle second base, where his lack of experience shows in his inconsistent actions, footwork and poor angles to balls. He has made strides turning double plays and reading hitters’ swings, and some evaluators see him as a future fringe-average-to-average defender whose bat will help him play there. THE FUTURE: Multiple evaluators have compared Refsnyder to the Mets’ Daniel Murphy, though he’s a righthanded hitter. Barring a big move in free agency, he’ll have a chance to win the big league second-base job out of spring training, but it’s more likely he heads back to Triple-A for more seasoning. 8.JACOB LINDGREN, LHP BACKGROUND: A starter at Mississippi State in 2013, Lindgren converted to the bullpen in the Cape Cod League after his sophomore season and remained there in his junior year. He lost his changeup and curveball when in relief, but found less was more, leading the nation with 16.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a junior. SCOUTING REPORT: It didn’t take long for Lindgren to get back in the groove. He ran through the lower minors with ease and ended his season at Double-A Trenton, his fourth level of the year. Lindgren couples a 92-94 mph fastball with deception and tremendous armside run and sink. He couples the pitch with a tight, power slider thrown in the mid-80s that already ranks as the best in the system. His control can wander a little at times, which may make the difference of whether he’s a future setup man or closer. THE FUTURE: Lindgren will have a good chance to make the Yankees’ big league bullpen in 2014, perhaps after a short stint in Triple-A. He’s expected to eventually pitch high-leverage innings. 9.LUIS TORRENS, C BACKGROUND: Torrens played in the infield in Panama’s winter league on a team operated by former Yankees international scouting director Carlos Rios, who was his trainer. Torrens signed for $1.3 million and opened eyes last season with his work behind the plate and willingness to learn despite the rigors of a new position and a long season. SCOUTING REPORT: Managers and scouts alike rave about Torrens’ defensive skills, noting how advanced he is as a receiver and a blocker for someone his age and with his limited experience. He turns in 1.85-1.9-second pop times, showing a quick release and accurate throws. The Yankees aggressively moved him to low Class A Charleston to begin the year, but had to cut his time there short because a shoulder strain hindered his ability to throw. He hit better after dropping down to short-season Staten Island, where he was still young for the league. Scouts believe in his ability to hit for average in the long term, and think he’ll grow into power once his body finishes developing. His swing has some loft and he’s shown gap power. THE FUTURE: After a quick trip to Charleston in 2014, Torrens is likely to return there for a much longer engagement in 2015. 10.MIGUEL ANDUJAR, 3B BACKGROUND: Andujar signed for $750,000 in 2011, but with the Yankees’ third-base depth, he didn’t make his full-season debut until this season. Thanks to his slow start and the fact that past top picks Dante Bichette and Eric Jagielo were a level ahead of him at high Class A Tampa, Andujar played the entire season at low Class A Charleston. SCOUTING REPORT: After an unimpressive first half, Andujar grinded his way though and had a big second half, showing his ability to adjust. He’s an aggressive hitter, especially on fastballs early in the count, and shows above-average bat speed that translates to at least average power. He showed an ability to adjust to offspeed pitches well for his age, though his inexperience showed in struggles with lefthanded pitchers (.461 OPS) and his struggles to hit at night (.924 OPS during the day, .682 OPS at night). Andujar’s best tool is his 70 throwing arm, and he’s athletic enough to throw from various angles. He needs to sharpen his reads on grounders and slow down the game, but he has the tools to be a tick above-average defender at third if he continues to work at improvement. THE FUTURE: If everything clicks, Andujar has a future of an everyday third baseman whose bat profiles for the position. He’ll move to high Class A Tampa for 2015. -- BEST TOOLS Best Hitter for Average Rob Refsnyder Best Power Hitter Aaron Judge Best Strike-Zone Discipline Greg Bird Fastest Baserunner Jorge Mateo Best Athlete Jorge Mateo Best Fastball Luis Severino Best Curveball Bryan Mitchell Best Slider Jacob Lindgren Best Changeup Luis Severino Best Control Jaron Long Best Defensive Catcher Luis Torrens Best Defensive Infielder Cito Culver Best Infield Arm Cito Culver Best Defensive Outfielder Mason Williams Best Outfield Arm Aaron Judge 2018 LINEUP Catcher Luis Torrens First Base Greg Bird Second Base Rob Refsnyder Third Base Miguel Andujar Shortstop Jorge Mateo Left Field Brett Gardner Center Field Jacoby Ellsbury Right Field Aaron Judge Designated Hitter Brian McCann No. 1 Starter Masahiro Tanaka No. 2 Starter Luis Severino No. 3 Starter Ivan Nova No. 4 Starter Ian Clarkin No. 5 Starter Michael Pineda Closer Dellin Betances -- ※ 文章网址: http://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/NY-Yankees/M.1414401122.A.FD3.html ※ 编辑: Tukiyomi (1.34.54.146), 10/27/2014 17:13:28 ※ 编辑: Tukiyomi (1.34.54.146), 10/27/2014 17:37:51