Yanks had a hit or miss type season in the minors. Lots of injuries on the farm, some pretty significant jumps in the system. Not terribly enthused by the draft, yet incredibly excited for our IFA signings/signing in Dominguez. Overall, this is a really young top prospects system. I have seen the BA list, the BP list and now the scout.com list. For the most part, these guys are in all top 10's
Jasson Dominguez
Deivi Garcia
Luis Medina
Luis Gil
Estevan Florial
Clarke Schmidt
Scout is higher on Peraza, Contreras, Nelson and Breaux than others while BP is higher on Volpe, Abreu, Duran and Alcantara. Either way, of the above consensus 6, the oldest is Schmidt who turns 24 in February yet has only thrown 114 innings in his minor league career. The rest are 22 or younger with Dominguez being 16 until February yet likely to debut stateside in 2020. The Yanks have a very young system, but the headliners are no joke.
Dominguez already has a nickname ("The Martian") and is a true 5 tool talent who can switch hit.
Garcia is a small framed guy who can run it up into the mid 90s yet relies on incredible deception and movement. His K rate as a newly minted 20 yr old in the upper levels of the minors is insane.
Medina has been a work in progress until something clicked and he found the strike zone. He has the best pure stuff in the minor leagues, IMO. Wipeout breaking ball, biting changeup and a fastball that can hit as high as 103mph. And he turned 20 last May, so clearly still a kid. If he proves his renaissance was not a fluke, he is going to jump up lists and run through the minors like a hot knife through butter.
Gil is another big stuff guy with a fastball that can touch 100. He dominated his first taste of the long season leagues and found his way to Tampa before the season ended. His command needs a little work as do his secondary pitches, but the dominant fastball is something to behold.
Florial is a true 5 tool talent who had another injury plagued year with a broken wrist. Known as a toolsy player from the day he was signed, he has yet to prove he can command the zone. This might be his last year as a top prospect if he cannot prove he can stay healthy and perform. Time for him to sink or swim in AA
Schmidt is #2 at scout, which says something. He was drafted in 2017 right after having TJS. Came back at the end of 2018 for a cup of coffee to prove health. He then came back and started slow, but found his pre-injury velocity and got as high as AA. His late season work was phenomenal up until he hit his 90 inning cap. He should be on a 130IP or so cap for 2020 and will likely start back in AA. He is a name to watch, though. His 2 seamer was clocked up to 97 and his 4 pitch mix is pretty devastating. He and Deivi will be vying for any crumbs on the big league level
There are plenty of talents deeper in the system that are highly thought of but need a track record. It is a deep system that needs another year or two for national recognition, assuming Cash doesn't deal them all away in pursuit of #28