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Post by 1955nyyfan on May 3, 2024 16:11:23 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on May 3, 2024 16:15:03 GMT -5
Hits like Florial but doesn't play CF. AAAA Player based on the article. |
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Post by chiyankee on May 3, 2024 16:22:24 GMT -5
The Yankees could have brought Pereira up to replace Verdugo for the Baltimore series but they didn't. I don't think there's much faith there.
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Post by inger on May 3, 2024 17:02:38 GMT -5
At any given time almost every team has a multitude of guys that fit this profile. The problem is that they were head and shoulders above their boyhood chums and it the basic natural talents carried them. Once in the pros the game gets faster the competition is harder, but they can still survive off pitchers that themselves are struggling to fulfill the promise of those little league and high school days. It can be hard for them to accept coaching to improve the weak points of their game because the natural talent emerges from time to time and every one oohs and aahs and the player believes. Then one day, just as it looks like their chance is coming they fail to punch the golden ticket and within a couple years their headed back home, trying to find a was to live outside of their dreams.
Where is Periera headed? I’m still not sure, but he may be good enough to forge out a career in Japan or Korea. You simply can’t play AAA forever…And then you either have to find your level or move to a new career…
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 3, 2024 18:07:42 GMT -5
This is why I always say that for any hitting prospect, the most important tool is the hit tool. If you can control the strike zone and hit, they'll find/make a job for you, or they'll trade you to another team that can. |
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Post by Max on May 4, 2024 10:47:11 GMT -5
Years ago I read similar articles about Judge, Betances, Dominguez.
As I mentioned in another thread, Pereira has hit from A-Ball to Triple A.
His OPS is higher in Triple A than it was in A+ and Double A. In my opinion, it's too early to judge if he's going to be a good MLB player or not. He hasn't even played a full season at Triple A.
He's probably is going to be traded anyway if the Yankees re-sign Soto and if Stanton is still on the Yankees roster. Plus, there's no room in the Yankees OF unless Judge, Soto or one of the other OF prospects that are rated ahead of Pereira ( Dominguez, Jones) either gets traded or switches to 1B or DH. Just my 2 cents, but I think eventually Mayea will also be rated ahead of Pereira.
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Post by rizzuto on May 4, 2024 11:13:09 GMT -5
Years ago I read similar articles about Judge, Betances, Dominguez. As I mentioned in another thread, Pereira has hit from A-Ball to Triple A. His OPS is higher in Triple A than it was in A+ and Double A. In my opinion, it's too early to judge if he's going to be a good MLB player or not. He hasn't even played a full season at Triple A. He's probably is going to be traded anyway if the Yankees re-sign Soto and if Stanton is still on the Yankees roster. Plus, there's no room in the Yankees OF unless Judge, Soto or one of the other OF prospects that are rated ahead of Pereira ( Dominguez, Jones) either gets traded or switches to 1B or DH. Just my 2 cents, but I think eventually Mayea will also be rated ahead of Pereira. Indeed, he is still very young and is not a finished product. Now, I have been wrong about prospects many times previously (Sam Militello, Ricky Ledee, Jesus Montero, Nick Johnson to mention a few), but I don't see Pereira as anything special either with the bat, strike zone recognition, or defensively. I think he could be a Mike Tauchman type of reserve player (who by the way is having a great start of the season with the Cubs - 147 OPS+), although Tauchman has the edge in that he is better defensively and is a left-handed bat. |
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Post by Max on May 4, 2024 11:16:52 GMT -5
At any given time almost every team has a multitude of guys that fit this profile. The problem is that they were head and shoulders above their boyhood chums and it the basic natural talents carried them. Once in the pros the game gets faster the competition is harder, but they can still survive off pitchers that themselves are struggling to fulfill the promise of those little league and high school days. It can be hard for them to accept coaching to improve the weak points of their game because the natural talent emerges from time to time and every one oohs and aahs and the player believes. Then one day, just as it looks like their chance is coming they fail to punch the golden ticket and within a couple years their headed back home, trying to find a was to live outside of their dreams. Where is Periera headed? I’m still not sure, but he may be good enough to forge out a career in Japan or Korea. You simply can’t play AAA forever…And then you either have to find your level or move to a new career… Just my 2 cents, but I think he will get to play MLB faster, if he can cut down on his strikeouts. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on May 4, 2024 11:47:26 GMT -5
At any given time almost every team has a multitude of guys that fit this profile. The problem is that they were head and shoulders above their boyhood chums and it the basic natural talents carried them. Once in the pros the game gets faster the competition is harder, but they can still survive off pitchers that themselves are struggling to fulfill the promise of those little league and high school days. It can be hard for them to accept coaching to improve the weak points of their game because the natural talent emerges from time to time and every one oohs and aahs and the player believes. Then one day, just as it looks like their chance is coming they fail to punch the golden ticket and within a couple years their headed back home, trying to find a was to live outside of their dreams. Where is Periera headed? I’m still not sure, but he may be good enough to forge out a career in Japan or Korea. You simply can’t play AAA forever…And then you either have to find your level or move to a new career… Just my 2 cents, but I think he will get to play MLB faster, if he can cut down on his strikeouts. Max, I agree, think that it's pretty obvious his swing and miss is holding him back but I think it's going to be really difficult for him to overcome based on the little I've seen and what was discussed in the article. Going into this season with a little over 500 abs at various levels within the organization he has struck out at an alarmingly high rate of 38%. This year with a little over 100 abs he is whiffing at a rate of 38%. He is either focused too much on hitting HRs or doesn't appear capable of making adjustments to be more contact oriented. I'm not going to say it's impossible for him to cutdown the K rate but I think it is unlikely he will be able to do it enough to become a productive big league hitter. I think he might be Joey Gallo with an even less contact rate. |
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