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Post by acuraman on Jul 11, 2021 21:34:29 GMT -5
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Post by acuraman on Jul 11, 2021 21:36:41 GMT -5
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 11, 2021 21:38:38 GMT -5
He might not stay at SS, but a left handed bat would work at 3rd or LF. |
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2021 Draft
Jul 11, 2021 22:20:24 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jul 11, 2021 22:20:24 GMT -5
Bring him up!… 🤓
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Post by kaybli on Jul 11, 2021 22:43:38 GMT -5
20. New York Yankees: Trey Sweeney, SS, Eastern Illinois Who is Sweeney? The highest-drafted player out of Eastern Illinois since Stan Royer went 16th overall to the A's in 1988 (he had a brief major league career), Sweeney crushed the Ohio Valley Conference, hitting .382/.522/.712 with 14 home runs and nearly twice as many walks (46) as whiffs (24). The lefty hitter produces hard contact to all fields despite a high leg kick and he obviously controls the zone well. With below-average speed, he might have to move off shortstop as a pro, although he has good arm strength. Why the Yankees took him here: Sweeney's .382/.522/.712 slash line is ridiculous ... but he did put up those numbers at Eastern Illinois, so they certainly come with some questions. Sweeney is the type of player who is so hard to scout coming off of a year without the Cape Cod League as a place for small-school prospects to show what they can do against major conference stars. Nonetheless, the Yankees clearly believed in the production enough to take him here. -- Mullen
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Post by kaybli on Jul 11, 2021 22:47:12 GMT -5
I don't know much about the draft but I'm just hoping Leiter or Rocker don't go to the Red Sox who are picking 4th.  Leiter goes to Texas Rocker to the Mets I understand Rocker's stock has fallen. He went all the way to 10th. |
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2021 Draft
Jul 11, 2021 22:52:46 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jul 11, 2021 22:52:46 GMT -5
20. New York Yankees: Trey Sweeney, SS, Eastern Illinois Who is Sweeney? The highest-drafted player out of Eastern Illinois since Stan Royer went 16th overall to the A's in 1988 (he had a brief major league career), Sweeney crushed the Ohio Valley Conference, hitting .382/.522/.712 with 14 home runs and nearly twice as many walks (46) as whiffs (24). The lefty hitter produces hard contact to all fields despite a high leg kick and he obviously controls the zone well. With below-average speed, he might have to move off shortstop as a pro, although he has good arm strength. Why the Yankees took him here: Sweeney's .382/.522/.712 slash line is ridiculous ... but he did put up those numbers at Eastern Illinois, so they certainly come with some questions. Sweeney is the type of player who is so hard to scout coming off of a year without the Cape Cod League as a place for small-school prospects to show what they can do against major conference stars. Nonetheless, the Yankees clearly believed in the production enough to take him here. -- Mullen
Sounds to me like this kid is as unlikely to become a star as if they went somewhere like Commerce, Oklahoma and discovered him… |
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Post by rizzuto on Jul 11, 2021 23:42:34 GMT -5
20. New York Yankees: Trey Sweeney, SS, Eastern Illinois Who is Sweeney? The highest-drafted player out of Eastern Illinois since Stan Royer went 16th overall to the A's in 1988 (he had a brief major league career), Sweeney crushed the Ohio Valley Conference, hitting .382/.522/.712 with 14 home runs and nearly twice as many walks (46) as whiffs (24). The lefty hitter produces hard contact to all fields despite a high leg kick and he obviously controls the zone well. With below-average speed, he might have to move off shortstop as a pro, although he has good arm strength. Why the Yankees took him here: Sweeney's .382/.522/.712 slash line is ridiculous ... but he did put up those numbers at Eastern Illinois, so they certainly come with some questions. Sweeney is the type of player who is so hard to scout coming off of a year without the Cape Cod League as a place for small-school prospects to show what they can do against major conference stars. Nonetheless, the Yankees clearly believed in the production enough to take him here. -- Mullen
You better put up those numbers in the minors, kid. Hoy Jun Park is hitting .316 BA, .465 OBP, and an OPS of .996 at AAA, and Cashman won’t call him up because he’s “not a difference maker.” |
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Post by kaybli on Jul 11, 2021 23:43:42 GMT -5
20. New York Yankees: Trey Sweeney, SS, Eastern Illinois Who is Sweeney? The highest-drafted player out of Eastern Illinois since Stan Royer went 16th overall to the A's in 1988 (he had a brief major league career), Sweeney crushed the Ohio Valley Conference, hitting .382/.522/.712 with 14 home runs and nearly twice as many walks (46) as whiffs (24). The lefty hitter produces hard contact to all fields despite a high leg kick and he obviously controls the zone well. With below-average speed, he might have to move off shortstop as a pro, although he has good arm strength. Why the Yankees took him here: Sweeney's .382/.522/.712 slash line is ridiculous ... but he did put up those numbers at Eastern Illinois, so they certainly come with some questions. Sweeney is the type of player who is so hard to scout coming off of a year without the Cape Cod League as a place for small-school prospects to show what they can do against major conference stars. Nonetheless, the Yankees clearly believed in the production enough to take him here. -- Mullen
You better put up those numbers in the minors, kid. Hoy Jun Park is hitting .316 BA, .465 OBP, and an OPS of .996 at AAA, and Cashman won’t call him up because he’s “not a difference maker.”  |
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Post by inger on Jul 12, 2021 0:11:11 GMT -5
20. New York Yankees: Trey Sweeney, SS, Eastern Illinois Who is Sweeney? The highest-drafted player out of Eastern Illinois since Stan Royer went 16th overall to the A's in 1988 (he had a brief major league career), Sweeney crushed the Ohio Valley Conference, hitting .382/.522/.712 with 14 home runs and nearly twice as many walks (46) as whiffs (24). The lefty hitter produces hard contact to all fields despite a high leg kick and he obviously controls the zone well. With below-average speed, he might have to move off shortstop as a pro, although he has good arm strength. Why the Yankees took him here: Sweeney's .382/.522/.712 slash line is ridiculous ... but he did put up those numbers at Eastern Illinois, so they certainly come with some questions. Sweeney is the type of player who is so hard to scout coming off of a year without the Cape Cod League as a place for small-school prospects to show what they can do against major conference stars. Nonetheless, the Yankees clearly believed in the production enough to take him here. -- Mullen
You better put up those numbers in the minors, kid. Hoy Jun Park is hitting .316 BA, .465 OBP, and an OPS of .996 at AAA, and Cashman won’t call him up because he’s “not a difference maker.” I think Cashman is being misread on this one. He may be simply saying that the kid can’t make a difference because he’d only be a bench rider as the third string 2B. He’s not saying he can’t of won’t hit. Just that there is no place to play him. I know he’s played SS, but I don’t think the Yankees see him playing there. Dreams of him in gbd outfield are premature. What’s quite sad is that underperforming players are what is blocking him. It’s a strong statement about our dedication to fixing Odor ahead of injecting some youthful talent into the line up, so Cashman still doesn’t get off the hook… |
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Post by desousa on Jul 12, 2021 6:50:43 GMT -5
Sweeney is a big, lefty power hitting SS who is probably headed to third. Middle infield is one of the Yankees minor league strengths, but 3rd, not so much. Second time in three years they drafted a SS #1.
Yanks next picks, #55 and #93.
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Post by maizeyanks on Jul 12, 2021 10:45:28 GMT -5
Sweeney had quite the season for EIU this year slashing .382/.522/.712 in 48 games and was named the OVC Player of the year. Sweeney put himself on the map in 2019 with his showing in the Wood Bat Prospect league where he hit .354/.453/.524 with 7 home runs and 36 walks compared with just 25 K’s. He followed up that impressive wood bat showing last summer in the Coastal Plain League where he hit .397, which was 2nd in the league overall. The Yankees are known to love guys who hit well in wood bat leagues, so that tracks. viewsfrom314ft.com/2021-draft-yankees-select-ss-trey-sweeney-in-1st-round/Wood bat #s are always intriguing, I really wish college baseball would go to wood bats. Yanks have drafted a good amount of LHB in recent years, which boggles the mind why they've punted on adding more to the big club. Anyway, Sweeney I bet signs for a lower # than slot and Yanks use that money elsewhere in the draft, or maybe Hal looks to give Randy and Lonn raises for continuing to scam the fan base. |
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Post by desousa on Jul 12, 2021 12:40:53 GMT -5
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Post by maizeyanks on Jul 12, 2021 13:06:26 GMT -5
MLB Pipeline has Beck listed as the 99th best prospect in the class, which may make the pick a little bit higher than some thought, but he does have the tools to be a successful pitcher. Here is some of what they had to say about him: “Beck is more about his feel for pitching than an eye-popping repertoire, though his stuff was ticking upwards a bit in 2021. His fastball is now more of an average offering, sitting comfortably at 91 mph, and he’s shown the ability to reach back and get 93 mph when he needs it. The rest of his stuff, a distinct curve and slider, as well as a changeup, all grade out as average offerings.” www.pinstripedprospects.com/yankees-select-brendan-beck-with-55th-overall-pick-in-2021-mlb-draft-60668/ |
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Post by acuraman on Jul 12, 2021 13:34:09 GMT -5
Eligible for the Draft last year, he didn’t go in the top five rounds, enabling him to return and serve as Stanford’s Friday night starter in 2021. Not sure why they drafted him, I believe there were better pitcher's available before him. It's all a crap shoot anyways but..... |
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