Top Yankees prospect Anthony Volpe has made the Yankees, according to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. Volpe, a consensus top 10 prospect in the game, is now poised to be the Opening Day starter at shortstop in the Bronx this season. The Yankees later confirmed the news on Twitter. Volpe will need a spot on the 40-man roster before Opening Day, though a 60-day IL transfer for an injured player such as Scott Effross or Frankie Montas could easily be used to clear space.
Volpe was selected out of high school in the first round of the 2019 draft by the Yankees as the 30th overall pick. After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled, Volpe broke out in 2021 with the bat, posting a whopping 1.027 OPS in 109 games split between Single-A and High-A. His success continued upon his promotion to Double-A at the beginning of the 2022 season, where he slashed .251/.348/.472 in 110 games even in spite of his deflated .272 BABIP. That performance earned him a promotion to Triple-A, where he struggled for the first time in his professional career. His slash line declined to just .236/.313/.404 in 22 games in Triple-A last year, while his strikeout rate spiked from 17.7% in Double-A up to 30.3% in Triple-A.
Fortunately for Volpe, those struggles appeared to be behind him this spring, as he slashed an exceptional .314/.417/.647 in 60 plate appearance during camp. That outstanding offensive performance was enough for the Yankees to anoint Volpe the Opening Day starter at shortstop in spite of his minimal experience above the Double-A level and struggles late last year at Triple-A.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa, the Yankees’s every day shortstop in 2022, was already expected to move to a utility role entering the 2022 season, leaving the shortstop job open for a trio of youngsters: Volpe, Oswaldo Cabrera, and Oswald Peraza. The switch-hitting Cabrera, according to Jack Curry of YES Network, is set to make the Opening Day roster as well, likely playing all around the diamond as he did in a 44 game stint with the Yankees last season. No decision has been made yet on Peraza, according to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. Peraza is widely considered to be the best defender of the three youngsters, has more Triple-A experience than Volpe, and hit well in a cup of coffee in the majors last year, but has struggled to a .644 OPS in 45 plate appearances this spring.
By adding Volpe to the Opening Day roster, the Yankees stand to earn a draft pick should he finish Top 3 in AL Rookie of the Year voting, as the Mariners did when Julio Rodriguez won the award last year. Volpe a consensus top prospect who plays a premium position, certainly seems poised as a potential preseason favorite for the award, though he could have plenty of competition, with Grayson Rodriguez of the Orioles and Masataka Yoshida of the Red Sox representing just two of the other interesting rookies who could contend for the award.
Whether Volpe ultimately secures an additional draft pick for the Yankees with his play this season or not, the willingness of Yankees brass to promote Volpe to open the season rather than hold him in the minors to open the year, which would have gotten Volpe more Triple-A experience and potentially securing an additional year of service time in the process, signals a clear intent to win now. That’s no surprise for a perennial contender such as the Yankees, particularly with reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge still in his prime and older veterans like Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo and DJ LeMahieu still figuring to be quality contributors to the club this year.
IKF puts on a show last year and we’re gonna replace him with some bozo who can’t even hit .250 in the minors?
Yes
Lol put on a show.
Please be sarcasm. Otherwise, I have lost faith in humanity. Look at homeruns…
deGrom…
If the Yanks put IKF at 3rd, where he won a GG, and put Josh Donaldson, the admirer of his own singles, in the Hudson River, I think the Yanks get better value out of IKF. He could bat lead off instead of a guy who hits 62 (mostly solo) dingers. He and DJL should bat 1-2.
Just my opinion.
Bader should be their lead off. He is just about the prototypical lead off hitter. IKF doesn’t have the bat to hit 1st. 9th is a much better spot for him especially with Bader following. ILF would see quality pitches while hopefully setting the table a bit.
IKF was benched , this kid deserves it. I bet you thought that way about Jeter if you were even born then.
C’mon Volpe hasn’t even played half a season at AAA, and is more suited to play 2nd base then shortstop. Peraza belongs up here right now, he’s more mlb ready. Smh
If Volpe is moved to second. he’ll make fans forget the late, great Horace Clarke.
At the beginning of spring training, didn’t the Yankees state this was a competition?
Bozo? You might want to read what other club’s scouts are saying. You know, people who make their living as talent coordinators. He might have to move to 2B. But…clown? I hope you red sawx finish 62-100. LOL!
I would like to see the Red Sox finish 62-100 as well.
As a Yankees fan, I would not want to see the Red Sox finish 62-100. Rather, I would prefer they finish somewhere around 78 to 81 wins so they get a lower draft pick.
Not a chance they go 62-100 only because they will have at least one rainout that isn’t made up
Hater
I’m still waiting for Chaim to Bloom.
As a Braves fan I watched this kid this ST and was envious. Kids going to be good, maybe great.
@Curly You seem to have a troll who goes by the username of Curly Was The Dumb Stooge.
deGrom…
Pisses me off. Curly was smart. And his shuffle beats Ali’s shuffle nine ways from Sunday. Woo woo woo woo woo!
@deGrom & Bronx, I noticed. Sadly you can’t control what folks tag themselves as. If he’s the real deal, he’ll last. If he’s a troll, he’ll F-F-F-Fade away.
Back in the 70’s & 80’s I incorporated the Curly shuffle into a dance routine at clubs. Got lots of laughs (didn’t attract the ladies though). I do what I can to keep the legend alive.
We’ll see what happens. I would of brought him up after the All-Star game. This means either Peraza or Cabrera will be sent to AAA, unless Gleyber will be traded.
No way they’re sending Cabrera down!!!!
Sorry IKF was holding me hostage and forced me to write though I just escaped
Funniest excuse
So I should make non refundable hotel reservations to Cooperstown now, yes?
As much as I don’t like the Yankees I watched the video of Volpe being told he made the roster and it makes me smile. It is great no matter what the team to see these kids make their dreams. They have worked hard I don’t care how much natural talent they have they still work or fail. I won’t be rooting for him or any Yankee to succeed but not really fail.
I dislike the Yankees because I grew up in the days of George. When you could buy a pennant. Then the fans that looked down their nose at fans of other teams. I was a Tiger fan growing up dad was from Detroit. I also rooted for the Big Red Machine. That was until we got our own team. I rooted for the Pilots for 1 year that is another story. I am not jealous of the Yankees just too much baggage from the past. I do enjoy most Yankee fans on here. All this to say it was great to see him make his dream.
This one was very subtle but go watch the Adley Rutschman one if you haven’t. I almost cried.
I don’t know if this will be a duplicate of the one I did but half my posts don’t show up. The stupid error message and all.
I said it is great to see a kid make his dream. Watched the video and it makes me smile. I am glad for all these kids that make it up. A lot of hardwork goes into these guys making and it is great to see. I won’t root for him but will not wish failure on him either.
A horror show LOL
Hardly a surprise. Suspect they’ll move Montas to 60 day IL. Wonder if they have anything else up their sleeve?
Florial is out of options and unlikely to make the team. Figure he is gone which will open a spot on the 40 man.
Nah I don’t see that. Cabrera and Peraza are likely being sent down unless their both traded, or Gleyber will be. Remains to be seen.
I can’t see the Yankees trading either three. In fact, I could see all three making the team with IKF getting moved.
They are not sending Cabrera down. 60 day IL for Montas and figure it out in 2 months
Sending Cabrera down would be a slap in the face to one of the organization’s five best young players. Oswaldo should be the opening day LF.
True. If anyone should be face-slapped, it should be Hicks.
Holy cow! Cashman made a good decision for once or did Hal step in?
Obviously Hal stepped in.
CaptainJudge99 Nah, no way. The Yankees are Cashman’s show to run for the rest of his life. Hal isn’t a baseball guy, he’s a dry businessman that only steps in when there’s notable chunks of money involved.
He had to resign Judge because then the only Yankee hitters he’d be able to name are Stanton and Donaldson.
Well deserved.
Welcome to Cooperstown
Yes, a new reign to begin
Volpe >>> Jeter
Mark my words.
Maybe now he’s better than Derek Jeter, but not during his prime. I’d agree with that statement if you meant Jeter Downs.
@deGrom-I doubt it. I think Volpe will hit more homers and steal more bases. I do feel his best position is 2nd base. Volpe will be really good, but definitely not saying he’ll be the next Jeter though.
Agree with everything you said! But Jeter’s true value could never be measured in his HR and SB. I’m a firm believer in Volpe’s abilities!! Also the Yankees LF by October will be the Martian!!
Was Jeter’s value measured in his historically bad range? Or his tamper tantrums about not getting another 150 million deal in his later 30s?
@Mickey- love the Martian to! But don’t expect him up this season in the Bronx. Lol. He’s only in AA. Maybe next season by mid season. We’ll see. Peraza was just sent down to AAA. So Volpe will be starting at shortstop.
You’re probably right Cap, but its Spring, and hope springs eternal
Based on your track record of predictions and past definitive statements made, I’m going to remain silent on this one.
I don’t think its controversial to say he’ll be better than Jeter, but does that actually mean he’ll be a good shortstop?
Lol
@deGrom Texas Ranger
Most players were better than Jeter. Jeter was overrated and would have been an average player on any other team.
@Old York That’s setting the bar pretty high where an “average player” needs to achieve 3,400+ career hits.
Could be one of the stupidest remarks I’ve yet seen on here. Jeter overrated? Over 3600 hits and five…count em..five rings. One of the 25 greatest players that ever lived. Whatever you’re smoking…put it down.
It’s par for the course for good Ol’ York. He’s been smoking since 1823.
Vive…
I love Jeter. Always will. But I don’t think he’s in the top 25 all-time. In fact, he barely maybe makes the top 25 Yankees squad. But he helped NYY get 5 rings. he busted his butt, left everything on the field and never disrespected the game or the pinstripes. Glad he was on our side..
Hits are 19th century thinking. Rings are 20th century thinking. Probably isn’t top 25 amongst all Yankees, let alone all players
Jetes isn’t even the only Yankee SS who wore #2 and won 5 rings. Frankie Crosetti did it as well.
I hate how the analytics guys and old school guys all defend Jeter relentlessly. Over his career, he was less than 30 wins above average. That’s hardly anything. If you are the old school type, then his averages of 15 homeruns per yar and “only” 77 RBI were trash. 21 steals don’t do much there. I can easily name 25+ players who most people would agree are better than Jeter: Bonds, Ruth, Mays, Aaron, Williams, Alex Rodriguez, Gehrig, Cy Young, Mathewson, Koufax, Seaver, Kershaw, Foxx, Cobb, Hornsby, Mantle, Pujols, Pedro, Honus Wagner, Hanley Ramirez, Chris Sale, Cal Ripken for those who love Jeter’s type, Randy Johnson, Roy Halladay, Fisk, Clemens, Piazza, Arson “SF Giant” Judge, Mike Trout, Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson, Ed Walsh, Bob Gibson, Stan Musial, Jim Thome, Greg Maddux, Rivera… I’m going to sleep now, but I think most will agree that calling Jeter a top 25 is not justified by either common consensus or by WAA/any other metric out there.
@YankeesBleacherCreature
Hits are meaningless in today’s baseball culture. If we cared about hits, most guys would be hitting above .300, which is not the case. Average batting average in MLB is in the .240 range.
@Viveleempireevil
Guys aren’t getting in the Hall because of their rings anymore. We don’t evaluate players on how many rings they have, just because they were on a top team that had a better chance to win than other players.
@deGrom Texas Ranger
Wow! Fatality…
If those “most players” would have the chance to play in the big stage that is NYC and performed the way DJ did for most of his career regular and post season, I would say yes, but most of those “most players” did it on less pressured careers, with that said, I stuck with the greatness of El Capitán.
6th all time hits, but yeah super overrated average player on any other team. Defensive metrics aside, you are cracked.
Wrong century to be saying that
I know you enjoying going against the grain and ruffling feathers but even you know it is foolish to claim that basehits are passe. A primary objective of hitters is to not create outs.
On base percentage is more useful for measuring that objective. Also, batting average is much more useful than hits. Many guys like Pete Rose long outplayed their usefulness. They shouldn’t be rewarded for dishonorably playing and playing.
You are reaching lol. It’s ok to be wrong and I’ve been wrong plenty. However, this is not one of those times. Weird hill to die on but you do you, man.
I admit I overegged the “hits don’t matter” pudding, but I hate Jeter. I’m dying on the hill that he is certainly, by any objective or subjective measure, top 25 of all time. I can probably find way more guys with a higher career WAA or general recognition.
He is not top 25 of all-time, even within top 75 is highly debatable. I’m not a Yankees homer. Trying to watch baseball through an objective lens is my brand of baseball.
*Certainly not
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Don’t know what your Jeter hate is all about, boss.
I agree with some of your take. Jeter might be overrated. Honestly, I don’t care where he rates. I’m damn glad I saw Him, Bernie, Andy, Mo, Jorge, and the rest of the 1996-2003 bunch. They won 4 world series, damn near won a 5th, and won 7 pennants. Jeter was a huge part of that, and as a lifelong NYY fan, I enjoyed the hell out of it.
Peace.
Not ready, he will be sent down before June.
A good way to manipulate service time… I like it!
Are you writing the checks??
To buy tickets, yes.
Could be. Pretty good chance he doesn’t even hack a 100 OPS+
Here’s a guy who says Volpe will be better than Jeter. You can’t make this stuff up
And this is one of the people that has me muted because he’s thinks I’m the one who doesn’t know what he’s talking about
Most of the people here are just like that guy. Attacking the few people who do know what’s going on
I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he meant Volpe will be much better than Jeter Downs.
It seems like a teenager doing sarcasm but since DeGrom is one of the weakest users of this site I can’t give him the benefit of the doubt.
I will never mute you Camden. I really enjoy your bold outside of the box thinking.
You have one of the weakest minds on this site, so I assume you are just that bad.
He’s right. You dont.
Yeah clepto, since you have very little knowledge about baseball, all people like you can really do is say other people don’t know what they’re talking about. You can’t counter argue, because you don’t understand the subject. All your kind does is call everything stupid, since they don’t have knowledge to share
You and Blue Baron should move in together, and while you two yank each other off, you should have conversation about the world is so undeserving of your collective intellects.
@Camden, I will explain why I have you blocked. You pretend to be smarter than everyone else, but you are really a psuedointellectual. The thing is, you upvoted my comment about Volpe being better than Jeter (not saying much tbh, given his historically bad defense), but then you go on to disagree with it. If you are that intelligent, you should learn what the like button means. Baby steps
DeGrom is also a stalker because he has me muted yet anytime I say something about him he replies. Never any other time. Probably just happens to be on the app every single time. Pure coincidence I am sure.
And he muted me for proving him wrong. I only trash people who trash me 1st or have me on mute where they shouldn’t be able to see my comments unless they are stalking me. At least Samuel doesn’t stalk me.
Dude… I get a notification everytime you spread lies about me with a response. There are some comments I reply to, while I ignore others. That’s how the website works.
DreamGM..
Are you and cammie an ‘item?’
@bronxmac77 No. They just say things that no one else says. I would consider being a item if they tell me their Twitter or YouTube. They always brag about how many things the predict but will only post mostly their wrong predictions on here. I am very much interested in knowing the future before it happens.
PS Do you get notifications when people talk about you in conversations you aren’t actually in? If so where do I find the settings to do this because I currently only get notifications if I am actually involved in.
Thank you. Just let him play! Tossing him to AAA and using band aids is what killed prospects in the past.
Let the haters hate. We have something most of them want.
I am sorry for saying you were stalking me. I hope you will accept my apology. I only get notifications for conversations I am taking part of. Since you weren’t part of this conversation I thought you were stalking me. How can I get notifications every time someone talks about me behind my back?
deGrom! Hello are you there deGrom? Maybe they only get notifications for conversations they aren’t a part of and once they take part in them they no longer receive them? I will like both of deGroms comments and maybe that notification will show up and I can figure out how to get them?
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Volpe will probably be a solid major leaguer, but Hall of Famer? Better than Derek Jeter?
The people here have absolutely no idea how to evaluate anything
I don’t think Yankee fans said better then Jeter. Just the next Derek Jeter. Nice to see him make it.
None of us said that. Better than Kerfuffle? Yup.
The Gen-Z group praising themselves. Ignore them. Volpe will be very, very good. But he won’t be jeter. Not by a long shot.
He could be better then Jeter was. He has more power and speed. I think of Jeter as a shortstop. Volpe I see playing 2nd in the majors. I wish the comparisons to Jeter stopped.
I seen trade packages with Andujar who was about to get dfa as the headliner for Ohtani and Reynolds. When people said it would take Volpe or Dominguez Yankee fans said they were untouchable. If they value Frazier and Andujar so high they obviously see Volpe as a HOF.
Volpe projects to around 120 OPS+ season in his better years. It will hover in the 100 to 130 range
Wouldn’t surprise me if he struggles the first two years. Defense won’t be very good and probably somewhat injury prone
An “ok” prospect, but not in the same league as the elite top prospects
There is at least a 2 legged race for AL ROY now Volpe vs Gunnar. I have more confidence in Gunnar at the moment, but would not be surprised if Volpe walks away with the AL ROY.
I don’t think Volpe really has much of a shot. Probably either Henderson or Hunter Brown
So, in the same league as Ripken and Jeter you’re saying.
Guy’s gonna rake. Book the championship parade! Look out, Astros!
Let me guess. I don’t know what I’m talking about because I won’t agree with the assessment deGrom Texas made that Volpe >> Jeter, that already 4 people actually liked
lol, the casuals here are something else
We “casuals” are all hear to learn at your feet oh great one.
Yes true
Whither Peraza?
Pereza has a very high ceiling but Volpe and Cabrera outplayed him in Spring Training…He’ll be fine.
#IKFSupremacy
He will hit .234 22 HR and 27 SB
Probably still better than Semien, though (sadly)
Thanks for breaking out your crystal ball to predict the future. Yeah, he’s definitely not going to be elite, that’s probably why he is so highly ranked by just about every source.
Yeah, sources who don’t know what they’re doing
Jim Callis, Keith Law….they’re right about 8% of the time
Mayo had Waldichuk like 84th. He had Jordan Walker at like 34th. These people don’t know what they’re doing, believe me
Just because some guy gets a position doesn’t mean he’s good at it
Steve Phillips was a GM, and once on ESPN radio said he’d trade Stephen Strasburg for Oswalt
So much for the so-called experts
You should post your top 100
I thought I read that Oswald Peraza has already been made opening day SS? Anthony Volpe is a much better hitter.
I’m an A’s fan. We passed on Volpe for Logan Davidson. Literally went back to back. Effffff
Dillon Tate in 2014, Kumar Rocker in 2022, etc. It’s probably much worse for Texas, with Kip Fa. Gg in charge. His last name is censored, but that’s that it is.
At least Tate hit MLB and Rocker likely will too.
Also, MLB draft is not like NBA, Piazza kind of blew the door off how late a round a guy can be drafted and still be good, so its not too much of a bummer the A’s picked Davidson, a 4 year college guy, over Volpe out of high school. Volpe might not have been on their radar at all, its all vibes mostly. NBA is much more important to nail the pick because a star-level will instantly help the team the following season, MLB much different in terms of timelines etc
You’re missing on some of your headliners, but you’re hitting on some of the 2nd and 3rd rounders.
Seems to me the A’s front office could use a guy who has managed at the OOTP level for 15 years.
Don’t care for the Yankees but as an outside baseball fan, it’s good to see this move. I have a feeling this is going to be the right decision.
This will be the FOURTEENTH consecutive season the Yankees don’t win a World Series, despite staggering payrolls year after year after year (always in the top 3 payroll and often the highest payroll of all). Enjoy the extremely fragile and Un-Clutch aaron judge’s albatross contract. PATHETIC.
Marlins-Too bad your ownership doesn’t even TRY to field a contending team. And you have to pay major league prices for a minor league team lol. And your taxes are still paying off the debt of your ballpark that previous ownership $addled YOU with.
At least The Yankees ownership trie$
I mean, they did drop Stanton on you… so that’s kinda funny. Did something right…
Maroon_Fan_IQ23
Good grief!
Do the Yankees have the highest IL payroll?
GOIN TO THE HALL!! ANOTHER YANKEES TOP PROSPECT MAKES GOOD!!! I’M A YANKEES FAN MAKING FUN OF OTHER YANKEES FANS!!!!!
I wonder if this will now lead to IKF being traded, or Peraza being sent down?
I expect Peraza to be sent down. He didn’t exactly have the best ST.
@LordD99- no shot Cabrera makes this team now, unless Florial is DF’d. My guess is Florial stays, and Cabrera and Peraza are sent down to AAA. Unless a trade happens, which is possible
@CaptainJudge, they really like Cabrera. I think Florial goes in a minor trade, or they try to pass him through waivers. He’ll get claimed though. I think he’s in his final days with the org.
Don’t think there’s any way Cabrera is sent down….certainly not to keep Florial who is out of options and the Yankees vision of him winning an outfield spot also…..can’t hit and strikes out way to much……Cabrera proved last year that he’s the ultimate Swiss Army Knife……Peraza though is another case…..may go down to concentrate on his batting until or if the Yankees make a trade to open up second base using the combo of Peraza/Volpe as the keystone combo for the foreseeable future……
As an update, it was announced Cabrera made the team. Peraza seems to be the odd man out at the moment, although they haven’t said he’s being sent down. He’s in a bit of limbo. Even with a last-minute IKF trade, I don’t see an easy way for Peraza to get playing time.
They need someone in AAA besides a 30 y.o. Wilmer Difo so I think Peraza continues to develop there. Florial needs to be traded. I could see IKF getting more reps in CF with Bader on the mend.
And here we go…
Don’t worry. The trolls here will ruin things first.
Cashman acquires mediocrity. The Montas trade was the biggest fleecing I’ve ever seen. A’s got all the Yankees best prospects, because Cashman doesn’t understand what the top prospects are
The biggest fleecing you ever seen? Are you new to baseball?
Nope, actually know more about it, much like Beane does
He fleeced Cashman and he stole Bleday from the Marlins too
You don’t know what’s going on either, most people dont. Certainly Cashman doesn’t
You can never change the mind of a person. A mediocre mind will always see what is not valuable as valuable
@Camden Bro watched moneyball and thinks he’s a baseball genius.
Well maybe you should get a job with the Os then. They’ve sucked for a long time and could have used your expertise. Or maybe you’re just another rando like the rest of us.
Bleday couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat.
As for the Montas trade:
Sears – mediocre 27 year-old reliever
Bowman – 23-year-old 2B yet to advance to AA who hit .215 with a 27.4% K% in A+
Medina – couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn in AA. Turns 24 in May.
Waldichuk – maybe some hope here, but 16 runs with 12 BB in 13.2 innings this spring.
Yeah they really could use my expertise
But it is a league of failures everywhere. Failures control the system. And who do you think they resent most?
It’s the people who know what they’re doing. Their instincts are to lose and fail. They’ll always oppose the people that know how to win and what to do
You are one of those people. 99% of the people here are those people. They don’t have a clue what’s going on
Why do you think the Dodgers traded for Chris Taylor? Because someone somewhere in the Dodgers system knows what he’s doing
Why did Beane insist on Waldichuk? Because he knows what he’s doing
Cashman is one of the bad GMs who doesn’t have a clue. There’s only a handful of GMs that have an idea
Yeah, and you don’t know what’s going on vtdave. You’re going to cite stats without any idea how baseball works
You’re out of your mind, ok. Waldichuk was the Yankees best prospect, and better than Montas
Don’t cite prospect lists to me. Volpe and Dominguez are loser prospects
Camden. You are an absolute fake human being. You dont understand how to evaluate a decent tuna melt much less an mlb baseball prospect. Anybody that has to tell u theyre great at something is always lying.
@camden – Please educate me on how Cashman was fleeced. Right now, the deal looks bad for both sides. Yeah I know, I certainly won’t cite sources like Baseball America and FanGraphs. What do those nerds know?
Says the guy hired by no one.
Is this Paul Heyman giving us a spoiler?
vtdave, because the A’s got Waldichuk. It’s that simple
It was obvious Montas was on his last legs. And Waldichuk is a very very good prospect. Top 10 prospect, in reality
Talk to Braves/Dodgers front office people they would agree with me about Waldichuk
It’s a top pitching prospect in the game. Plus they added in other very good prospects. They got all the best Yankees prospects
There’s a reason Seattle didn’t want any of their prospects for Castillo, because they’re not very good
Waldichuk was perhaps the only good prospect they had
There’s a reason Beane targets these guys. A reason he got Bleday for Puk. He knows what the better players are
Beane could have dealt Montas to other teams but he wanted Waldichuk for a reason
Nostros, that’s an appeal to authority fallacy. The fallacy that having a title or position makes you better at evaluating players
It doesn’t. Being a scout or GM does not necessarily mean you are good at evaluating anything
Camden453
There are smart posters (hand high)
there are dumb posters (hand lower)
Then there’s 50 feet of crap. (still lower)
Then there’s you. (Hand lowest)
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The guy reminds me of Captain Queeg, rambling on and on while he plays with his little balls.
Camden453
0% of the good prospects know who you are. Or GiveASht.
Dang. As everyone’s dream gm and greatest gm in the world even I can’t get 50% of the best prospects in a single draft. I would change my name to yourdreamgmaslongasyourgmisntcamden453 but that’s a mouthful.
Nice to see teams giving the young guys the chance to prove themselves.
Finally the Yanks are gonna let the kids play. Put Peraza on the roster too. Lets see what they can do, for real this time.
yanks now have no prospects left.
Dominguez, Jasson
You could easily argue they have 6 top 100: Volpe, Peraza, Dominguez, Wells, Pereira, Spencer Jones. Not a Yankees fan.
I remember when deGrom was in the minor leagues and I said to people, “Watch deGrom. He’s a potential ace”
And as usual they all called me an idiot. Told me he was only a 9th rd pick and he wasn’t even on prospect lists. Called me insane
That’s what you get from people here. People who don’t know how anything works
Oh yeah, and then I said Harvey when he was in the minors wasn’t that great, that he’d have a career similar to Joe Blanton
I said once he lost velo by age 26 or so he’d get lit
up. The ball is easy to pick up, it’s a huge ball coming in, secondary stuff is mediocre, control isn’t very good
I was absolutely trashed for that assessment. Everyone cited prospect lists. Called me an idiot. Said I was insane. You know, the usual
Then in spring training 2019 I took one look at a Tim Anderson at bat and said, “Tim Anderson is the best hitter in the league right now”
And this was when he was coming off 81 and 87 OPS+ seasons
I was completely trashed by the mob. They cited stats, called me all the usual insults (idiot, insane) etc as they are doing again today
Anderson went out and won the battle title that year. I’ve been called insane, a troll so many times i can’t even keep count but have been right almost all of the time
I said Mackenzie Gore was terrible prospect when everyone insisted he was the greatest prospect in the game
I make my own, usually more accurate, evaluations of things
I feel so inferior and stupid now. How can any of us post after Camden basically says we are all knuckle dragging idiots? I can hardly remember what hand to put my glove on. Camden can you post on every article so the rest of us idiots don’t have to? Also if we have a question will you answer without making us feel stupider? I would appreciate it.
Compass, I don’t say that. But I get attacked relentlessly and I’m forced to defend myself from casuals and people who don’t know how to project/evaluate
I HAVE to do this since every post I make gets bombarded by a mob of people who have to prove they are superior to me
It is the instinct of lower IQ people to try and prove intellectual superiority over the higher IQ people they encounter
I get this all the time everywhere I post online. My posts attacked no matter what it is
In another thread there was another major outburst because of the provocative claim that teams should carry rule 5 players
They don’t even argue what I say, just going after me personally
Believe me. I’ve dealt with THOUSANDS of people like this
I make a post about anything, the mob piles on it because they try to prove they’re intellectually superior to me, I fight back, and then I’m told how I’m the one trolling everyone by saying I’m better
Since the year 2004 a mob has been attacking everything I say online, even it is the most mundane and popularly accepted thing imaginable
They will argue anything. The only reason they argue is because they have to prove they’re intellectually superior to me
So at some point I just started saying im better and smarter. I don’t like saying it, but that’s the reality, a reality they pvrove themselves by piling on to every post I make
I welcome counter arguments that intelligent people make. It’s not often, but from time to time someone makes a decent counter argument
But most people are just lower IQ people that call what you say stupid and call you an idiot, and then they all pile on and like posts against me together, then say “everyone agrees”
They don’t ever make a legitimate counter argument because they don’t have any real understanding or knowledge
They try to win arguments by calling someone an Idiot all the time. Those are the people who DONT know what’s going on
Also, I’ve done a professional mensa IQ test. The data showed I’m in the top 1% of IQ. It’s a pretty big dataset. Basically, I scored better than 99% of all the millions of people who took the test
You can easily apply that to this place or front offices in baseball and conclude you’re smarter
The mere fact I am constantly assaulted and called stupid by a horde of people is proof enough that I am smarter. They’re just trying to bash my brains in because they sense I am smarter
I’m fine with people arguing my points, as some do, but MOST people are the low intelligence mob that is just piling on to make themselves feel superior
And yes, there are things I’m not good at. Small talk, clever banter, presence of kindness and things which maintain the social fabric you need at an mlb front office
Those are the things people who get the jobs are good at. But they’re not necessarily good at evaluating players, in fact I know most of them aren’t
Without saying it, why dont you announce to the world how little your wanker really is…and as a result lack of confidence covered up by a blowhard ego. Nice job Einstein.
Hey Cam!
It wasn’t a Mensa test. it was a menses test.
“Ahh, but the strawberries that’s… that’s where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with… geometric logic… that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox DID exist, and I’d have produced that key if they hadn’t of pulled the Caine out of action. I, I, I know now they were only trying to protect some fellow officers…”
Are you taking your lithium Camden?
Camden, just curious how do you think your Corbin Carroll prediction is going? I guess technically you have time to be right. I wonder if you remember what you said last season.
One time I said. Hey that Luis Arraez hits at every level but nobody talks about this guy. Then blam two years later he’s breaking out in the big leagues. Ya know I’m just the greatestest ever and they all said but he doesn’t take walks or hit for power and oh yeah we’ll they’re dumb and haaaaahahahahaaa
Camden453 is on these boards streaking on the field, delay of game, banned from the stadium for life….
Anyways-this is a good thing, one troll account and anti Yankee baseball fans aside.
It is time. Volpe earned it. He’s been touted for a long time and he looks ready and out alternatives are unappealing even if we didn’t have a Volpe in the system.
Yeah, congrats, Volpe is the Tony Romo of baseball
I assume you’re an Orioles fan? Also you can say all you want about knowing how things were going to work out years later without any verifiable track record for us to check on-
Your username should be: Captain_Hindsight_the_Only_Person_Who_Knows_Anything_Why_Does_Anybody_Else_Even_Bother_Having_Thoughts?
Camden is the same guy who once claimed that reading words was overrated when we got into it. That was enough for me. He wins.
@Camden453 actually, you’re the Tony Romo of commenters.
More like the Tom Brady
Weird way to spell Tim Tebow.
I predicted Brady would be the best player in the draft and probably the greatest ever.
More like Cindy Brady. cammie.
They would’ve been best off letting Volpe get used to (hopefully rake at the) AAA level, and then bring his then hot/ more proven bat up to The Show for an everyday role in the infield. The Yanks would still have a chance at both: Volpe placing top-3 in ROY voting and also securing one extra year with the organization before his free agency eligibility. Plus, they’d get to try out the two Oswaldo’s on the big team, and IKF. If Volpe breaks out immediately, this would all be a mute argument, but if he struggles, the organization will have hit themselves in the foot with the decisions they made. They shouldn’t have let meaningless Spring Training stats against stone cold opposition fool them into thinking Volpe’s 100% proven against higher competition. That’s not what we saw last year.
They have to win ROY. I wasn’t sure if it was win or top 3 so looked it up recently and it’s win. Get draft picks for top 3 CY MVP if in pre arb years.
I feel bad for Volpe. If he struggles out of the gate, hes gonna get boo’d which could ruin his confidence since expectations are so high for him right now and the Yankee fan base are impatient and desperate. The reason why a lot of these Cardinal prospects do so well is because the fans never boo their own players and infact, cheer them on when the player is slumping. Despite my hatred for guys like Drew Smith, Nogosek,Vogelbach, or even older Mets that were awful here like Neil Ramirez (worst reliever in Mets history) or Miguel Castro (Walk machine), I have never once boo’d a player
I booed Pete Rose very loudly at Shea Stadium. He got one of his significant hits there, maybe 3,500? The fans gave him a nice polite ovation. After it died down, I yelled as loud as I could, “You still suck.” Everyone within earshot cracked up. Sad that it’s my best moment as an occasional Mets fan.
Meanwhile, I wish Volpe well, he’s being rushed, but we will see how he does.
And yes, Yankees fans are totally useless braindead morons. Just like fans of all the other teams. Sigh.
@whyhayzee
I was at Shea the day Pete Rose went 5 for 6 with three bombs.
I laughed my ass off. Then I tossed off, hitting the people in the good seats. And the Mets’ skipper that day… none other than Joe Torre.
All the best!
LGY!
Pete sure trashed Buddy Harrelson, didn’t he? Almost as badly as Eddie Ott body-slammed Felix Millan. Mets middle infielders shouldn’t pick fights with men.
I feel bad for Volpe. If he struggles out of the gate, hes gonna get boo’d which could ruin his confidence since expectations are so high for him right now and the Yankee fan base are impatient and desperate.
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I’ve probably been to 500+ Yankee games. I’ve never seen them boo one of their rookies.,
Was just about to post the same and asked if he had ever been to YS. I’ve been to lots of Mets games as well and the same applies.
I’m a Yankees fan since the days of Mantle and Maris. Only time I’ve booed anybody is if they dogged it on the field. Whether it was a Yankee or the opposition. I don’t demand them to succeed. But I expect them to try.
I’m not a Yankees fan but I’m excited to see Volpe make the team, looking forward to how he does in his first few games.
If Volpe was on the Rays or the Mariners or the Dbacks, etc. what kind of super early mega contract would they be signing him to before the middle of May?
I’m gonna guess something like 10 years/$165M guaranteed w/ a $15M buyout on a few $35M options? So like a $5M signing bonus w/ a $1M salary the first year, and up to 13 years/$255M?
Because Volpe is on the Yankees, I think it’s a toss up how his contracts will play out- they’re very inconsistent about going year to year vs early extensions.
I am guessing if he’s the Real Deal Holyfield, Volpe will go year to year, earn $10M, $14M, $20M, $29M in arbitration, followed by a 12 years/$510M free agency extension/contract.
He’s entering his age 22 years so any deal will have to be under 8 years so he can hit FA under age 30. – Not Volpe’s agent
If he was on the dbacks or rays he probably wouldn’t be debuting until September. They would want him for strech run and playoffs this year while still having him for 6 additional years and being able to get draft picks. If with M’s or the other 2 did call him up it would depend on his production and negotiating. Hard to say. There are some recent comps. Like is he Julio or Carroll?
I think when it comes to Spring stats, you can’t get too pumped up over a batters or pitchers successes because the competition is not competitive. But if a batter or pitcher has horrible spring stats that should be a cause for concern for the same reason.
Spring stats are over-emphasized. Hitters are working on getting their timing and mechanics down. Pitchers are focused on execution rather than results. Managers and coaches are looking at skills repetition. German has stunk it up so far and but we know his backend rotation potential. Mark Texeira was a notorious slow-starter who didn’t hit until early May. He would’ve never broken camp if we judge solely on ST results.
love it. yankees value make-up they obviously believe he can handle the pressure. florial trade now appears likely
Mets just rostered Tim Locastro. Florial would’ve been a better option for them but these two teams don’t trade.
If Volpe goes 0-4 Thursday, Hal will order him to AAA. Gotta save that service time
I hope so on the 0-4 part. Same on Sat and Sun. Then he can go on a tear.
Interesting commentary on this guy. Everything from ROY to HOF comp’s to early summer AAA return to total bust. So, I am predicting Volpe will either begin his HOF career in a week with aplomb, or, begin an inglorious decline into oblivion. Hurdle/Frazier, or Jeter/Judge?
BTW: All the best to young Mr Volpe. I hope he holds up in the NY s#@t-storm. Not an easy place to begin a career, but here’s hoping it goes well for him.
Judge >>>> Jeter
Arod >>> Jeter
Ruth/Gehrig/virtually any well-known Yankee >>> Jeter, but I do hope he is as good as Judge. I love prospects performing (until they become overrated and easy to hate).
Thanks a lot. I’ve actually taken a screenshot of you saying Volpe >>> Jeter so I can one day use it as my profile photo here
Now you’ve added to it by saying Judge and Arod are greater than Derek Jeter
I have him with a floor of a good everyday player and ceiling of all star. But I don’t follow the Yankees and nobody seen him being traded so haven’t seen much of him. Liked his bat skills. He hits the ball hard, really loud bat. Knows the zone. I expect 20 hrs 30 bags. I will take all star over total bust. Need to see more of him to go hall of fame.
Positive signs coming from this organization this off-season. Hal getting involved in retaining Judge. Cashman hauling in Rodon. And this gutsy call to reward performance regardless of cash considerations.
Once I read Camden’s sad and actually pathetic BS about Mensa, I couldn’t tell if he needed a hug or a smack in the head. Truly gifted people don’t talk about themselves– they’re often embarrassed by it. It’s the wannabes who try to convince people they’re special who are the dead giveaways. What I do know is that I’d hate sitting next to this guy in a bar much less talk about baseball.
No one else thinks like him. He is either the smartest being I have ever heard of or completely full of it. Even Travis Jankowski’s mother wouldn’t believe her son is a mvp level player if only given an opportunity. I was concerned about him earlier today or yesterday when he said Sean Murphy doesn’t make a difference. Team could have just signed Michael Perez and been just the same. This article he posted in replied to himself numerous times. He is has always been different and out there but really stepped it up recently. I think he has been binge playing ootp and not taking his meds.
This dude is definitely on the spectrum.
Dream you can start tracking the predictions of Camden. I got into it with him over Carroll who I think is a going to be an excellent player he told me he is way overrated wouldn’t hit .200 and be at best a 4th outfielder but possibly out of baseball in 5 years. I actually had to write it down. He now is talking about Waldichuck as a top 10 prospect Waldi should get plenty of opportunity this year let’s see how these predictions go. He’s very strange but he has made some predictions that can be tracked. I give him no credit for saying he predicted on so and so after the fact. Impress with some real predictions I’m tracking 2 right now because he seems so sure of himself I hope he makes more. Predicting that Volpe isn’t going to be as a good as a hall of famer doesn’t count as a prediction.
I don’t know about all that but I have a good memory so should remember some things. I remember a few great prospects he trashed. They aren’t in mlb yet. Search mlbtraderumors Travis Jankowski. Like the article of mets dfa and not claimed and any others. He talked about him like he was a mvp. Can’t use that against him because mlb gms are stupid and wont give him 600 abs a year so he van show how amazing he is. If you want a good laugh.
Where’s @Yankee Clipper at???
I haven’t noticed him for awhile.
I don’t know. Maybe he left along with Fink Ployed, both diehard Yankee fans. Hopefully he’ll show up.
And Ducky Bucking Fent! Miss that dude.
IKF was a waste
Hicks is still an issue, And Donaldson if they’re not hitting.
He did what was intended when traded for – a SS stopgap.
The Yankees always wanted Volpe to be the shortstop so Peraza had to hit like an Allstar in spring training, which was always unlikely.
Now the smart thing would be to transition Peraza to 3rd in AAA. Let him play the entire year at 3rd which gives him a road back to the majors after Donaldson is gone.
Now I said smart thing, and we know how much of an idiot Cashman is. He’s more likely to call up Billy and make another disastrous Oakland trade by shipping PeraA off. Stop trading with the A’s. Billy knows how to sell high on mediocre talent.
BTW, cashman is a bum
We soitenly wish da kid da best, After all baseball is ninety percent mental and da other half is physical.
I’d say keep the middle infield intact if they end up trading Gleyber. Peraza continues to develop at SS in AAA. It’s much easier to find an above average third baseman on the market or trade than good middle infielders. If Donaldson is still a pumpkin, DJL fills-in.
@Endar
Idk, kinda disagree. They’ve struggled to develop and find good long term solutions for positions. Peraza, if he can hit is a good commodity, but they never wanted him at Short. They believe Volpe is more marketable. They envision him in the NY media; Peraza not so much.
So what do you do with Peraza? He either replaces Gleybar at 2nd which means you have to find a trade partner (not Cashmans strong suit), trade Pereaza away (his stock has dropped because of spring training), let him waste away in the minors (stupid, but Cashman loves to wait for prospects to be in their mid 20s before they get promoted), or transition him to 3rd.
Since I have no faith in Cashman as a GM, I think Peraza has a better chance to be a 3rd basemen.
Granted I believe defensively he’s better at short stop long term than Volpe, but the Yankees wanted Volpe all along. Plugging Volpe at 2nd would be viewed as a downgrade in the media.
A solid year at triple A playing 3rd could solve a vacancy after this year and at best only improve his trade value if they don’t want him there.
1. Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle for a package of nobodies.
2. Wilson Betemit for Nick Swisher.
3. David Wells for Roger Clemens.
4. David Justice for Ricky Ledee.
5. Aroldis Chapman for Gleyber Torres.
6. Luke Voit for Gio Gallegos
7. Didi Gregorious for Shane Greene.
8. Zach Britton for Josh Rogers
9. Curtis Granderson for Austin Jackson
10. Drafting A. Volpe in 1st round.
…and who engineered all of these deals?
Brian Cashman, that’s who.
So for all of you “experts” on here spilling gallons of ink in condemning Cash…you can all flock right off.
Trust me big guy, you don’t want to get in a debate with me about the success and failures of Brian Cashman. We can all see how much of a lover you are of Cashman. The mouth drippings are obvious.
Let’s just solve this the easy way….
How many pennants and titles has Cashman won from his engineered transactions?
And don’t go quoting the 4 in the mid to late 90s because we all know that wasn’t him.
A man’s mind changed against his will if of the same opinion still.
The Yankees have won more games in the last 25 years than any team in MLB.
We’re judged on results. Its a meritocracy. Or so I thought…