SoxProspects News
|
|
|
|
Legal
Forum Ground Rules
The views expressed by the members of this Forum do not necessarily reflect the views of SoxProspects, LLC.
© 2003-2024 SoxProspects, LLC
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Home | Search | My Profile | Messages | Members | Help |
Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register.
|
Post by wkdbigsoxfan on Aug 8, 2022 18:38:56 GMT -5
It would be outstanding if Yorke could finish strong and have a good winter so he can start in Portland next year. Don't want him to have to go back to Greenville
|
|
nomar
Veteran
Posts: 10,845
|
Post by nomar on Aug 8, 2022 18:48:01 GMT -5
It would be outstanding if Yorke could finish strong and have a good winter so he can start in Portland next year. Don't want him to have to go back to Greenville I’m sure everyone has a different thought process in situations like this, but unless he really rakes from here on out, I wouldn’t promote him. The next jump is the largest one in the minors and he is struggling in just about every way offensively in Greenville. He’s young so I don’t see the harm of playing it slow and hopefully letting him build his confidence back next spring in A+. Just my two cents
|
|
|
Post by chr31ter on Aug 10, 2022 21:06:08 GMT -5
Since I posted this, he's hitting .291/.392/.708/1.100. 4 walks, 6 strikeouts. You're welcome. Nick Yorke's last 47 plate appearances: .163/.234/.302/.536. 4 walks, 14 strikeouts. Yikes. Since I posted this, he's hitting .388/.421/.777/1.198. 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. You're welcome. Again.
|
|
|
Post by bosoxnation on Aug 11, 2022 2:01:56 GMT -5
Nick Yorke's last 47 plate appearances: .163/.234/.302/.536. 4 walks, 14 strikeouts. Yikes. Since I posted this, he's hitting .388/.421/.777/1.198. 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. You're welcome. Again. wait a baseball player on a streak? no way
|
|
|
Post by jfb012 on Oct 9, 2022 8:29:50 GMT -5
Looks like he's finishing the season strong in the AFL. How much can we read into this?
|
|
cdj
Veteran
Posts: 14,121
|
Post by cdj on Oct 9, 2022 9:14:04 GMT -5
I take it as a sign that he’s feeling good, which after the year he’s had is all I could want
|
|
|
Post by bosox904 on Oct 9, 2022 13:11:51 GMT -5
Looks like he's finishing the season strong in the AFL. How much can we read into this? I wouldn't too much. The AFL typically has a lack of good pitching.
|
|
|
Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 9, 2022 15:06:20 GMT -5
Recall last fall when we wondered if Jeter Downs had finally figured it out.
It's better than him hitting poorly of course, but it's a one-week sample so far.
|
|
|
Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2022 16:07:51 GMT -5
Recall last fall when we wondered if Jeter Downs had finally figured it out. It's better than him hitting poorly of course, but it's a one-week sample so far. We, LOL, you.
|
|
|
Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 9, 2022 16:13:04 GMT -5
Recall last fall when we wondered if Jeter Downs had finally figured it out. It's better than him hitting poorly of course, but it's a one-week sample so far. We, LOL, you. I'm not sure what you mean by this, but to make sure I'm clear, my point is not to draw conclusions, not that he stinks or something. I still believe in the hit tool. He just needs to show this season was a blip that he'll recover from. 4 or 5 games doesn't do that.
|
|
|
Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 9, 2022 16:23:37 GMT -5
Recall last fall when we wondered if Jeter Downs had finally figured it out. It's better than him hitting poorly of course, but it's a one-week sample so far. Jeter Downs must have tools scouts love becuase I never understood why he was considered so highly as a prospect, he could never hit. Meanwhile I found this quote from a Yorke article reassuring that injuries are at the cause of his hitting woes this year. "When at his peak, Yorke’s hitting upside is tantalizing. He became just the ninth teenager in the past 20 years to slash better than .300/.400/.500 at the Minor League level when he did so between Salem and Greenville in 2021. Joining him on that list? Trout, whose numbers at Double-A Arkansas in ‘11 (.326/.414/.544) are mesmerizingly similar to Yorke’s (.325/.412/.516)." I think comp is a stretch considering one is AA and the other is A ball but it's better than using Yorke and Downs as a comp.
|
|
|
Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2022 16:28:01 GMT -5
I was joking, you've been the biggest Jeter fan since the days of the covid year band camp.
Yorke had a strange year health wise so I'm not making much of the entire year. He's still a hitter though and I'm pretty much as high on him as last year but, others have passed him. He's a better defender than I thought he'd be. For whatever reason, he reminds me of Ian Kinsler and that's a good thing.
|
|
|
Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 9, 2022 16:32:01 GMT -5
I was joking, you've been the biggest Jeter fan since the days of the covid year band camp. Yorke had a strange year health wise so I'm not making much of the entire year. He's still a hitter though and I'm pretty much as high on him as last year but, others have passed him. He's a better defender than I thought he'd be. For whatever reason, he reminds me of Ian Kinsler and that's a good thing. Eh, you'll want to check out our report from camp this year. Was definitely not his biggest fan then. Agreed on Yorke with the caveat that he wasn't hitting pre-injury either. Easy to imagine, though, that he starts slow, gets hurt, then never really recovers, when he may have gotten his feet under him otherwise.
|
|
|
Post by patford on Oct 9, 2022 18:55:01 GMT -5
I was joking, you've been the biggest Jeter fan since the days of the covid year band camp. Yorke had a strange year health wise so I'm not making much of the entire year. He's still a hitter though and I'm pretty much as high on him as last year but, others have passed him. He's a better defender than I thought he'd be. For whatever reason, he reminds me of Ian Kinsler and that's a good thing. Eh, you'll want to check out our report from camp this year. Was definitely not his biggest fan then. Agreed on Yorke with the caveat that he wasn't hitting pre-injury either. Easy to imagine, though, that he starts slow, gets hurt, then never really recovers, when he may have gotten his feet under him otherwise. Can we even be 100% sure he didn't start the year hurt? Some players hide things because they don't want to make excuses. It's actually not a good decision because trying to play through an injury can cause all sorts of problems.
|
|
|
Post by larrycook on Oct 9, 2022 18:58:03 GMT -5
I was joking, you've been the biggest Jeter fan since the days of the covid year band camp. Yorke had a strange year health wise so I'm not making much of the entire year. He's still a hitter though and I'm pretty much as high on him as last year but, others have passed him. He's a better defender than I thought he'd be. For whatever reason, he reminds me of Ian Kinsler and that's a good thing. Eh, you'll want to check out our report from camp this year. Was definitely not his biggest fan then. Agreed on Yorke with the caveat that he wasn't hitting pre-injury either. Easy to imagine, though, that he starts slow, gets hurt, then never really recovers, when he may have gotten his feet under him otherwise. Wasn’t yorke one of the youngest players at the start of the season? I would think an adjustment period is expected.
|
|
|
Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2022 22:03:08 GMT -5
In his rookie year, Yorke started slow then tore it up the rest of the year.
If you recall, the year before, at the covid camp, he started late, stepped off the bus and tore it up from the git go.
ADD: Without looking it up but I won't be far off,at camp he reached base something like 9 of his first 11 plate appearanced, mostly against pitchers with MLB experience.
|
|
|
Post by stevedillard on Oct 10, 2022 12:01:01 GMT -5
With Story at second and a potential Bogaerts extension/Mayer at SS I would guess Yorke is a prime trade piece this offseason. Yes I know they could move him elsewhere but Sox will trade prospects to get value this off-season so it’s a natural.
|
|
|
Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Oct 10, 2022 12:11:38 GMT -5
Yorke definitely seems to be the consensus top 5 guy that the fanbase would be opening to move. I think a good question to ask is, "What caliber of player would Yorke be able to be the headliner in a package for?"
|
|
|
Post by manfred on Oct 10, 2022 12:15:48 GMT -5
I don’t see a reason to trade him yet unless it is a big return. He had a down year, so his value is not likely peak. And his path seems blocked, but he is really young… who knows what happens in the next few years? For all we know, he forces the Sox to trade Story in two years.
I don’t *know* obviously, but I think they have the luxury of patience .
|
|
|
Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Oct 10, 2022 12:31:28 GMT -5
I don’t see a reason to trade him yet unless it is a big return. He had a down year, so his value is not likely peak. And his path seems blocked, but he is really young… who knows what happens in the next few years? For all we know, he forces the Sox to trade Story in two years. I don’t *know* obviously, but I think they have the luxury of patience . Hard to see the motivation for a team to trade for Trevor Story in a couple years when he has an opt-out in 2026. The Sox would have to eat a significant portion of his salary and get a limited return for him.
|
|
|
Post by manfred on Oct 10, 2022 12:37:04 GMT -5
I don’t see a reason to trade him yet unless it is a big return. He had a down year, so his value is not likely peak. And his path seems blocked, but he is really young… who knows what happens in the next few years? For all we know, he forces the Sox to trade Story in two years. I don’t *know* obviously, but I think they have the luxury of patience . Hard to see the motivation for a team to trade for Trevor Story in a couple years when he has an opt-out in 2026. The Sox would have to eat a significant portion of his salary and get a limited return for him. I know. I’m just saying that given Yorke’s age, there is no rush to trade him, even if there are currently guys blocking him.
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 10, 2022 12:51:52 GMT -5
Hard to see the motivation for a team to trade for Trevor Story in a couple years when he has an opt-out in 2026. The Sox would have to eat a significant portion of his salary and get a limited return for him. I know. I’m just saying that given Yorke’s age, there is no rush to trade him, even if there are currently guys blocking him. There's also a smaller possibility that Yorke winds up in LF. We also don't know where Story winds up. If X doesnt re-sign and Devers leaves via free agency, Story could wind up at 3b. Who knows? There might be room for a Nick Yorke. His value is down right now but I do think he can hit and want to see him rebound. For some reason I get Todd Walker vibes when I think about Yorke.
|
|
|
Post by greenmonster on Oct 10, 2022 13:09:49 GMT -5
I am not sure it would make sense to move Story (plus defender) to third base in favor of a marginal defender (Yorke) for second base. Assuming Devers is DH or departed, I would think leaving Story at second and moving Yorke to third would make more sense if you are trying to get both bats in the lineup.
|
|
TearsIn04
Veteran
Everybody knows Nelson de la Rosa, but who is Karim Garcia?
Posts: 2,836
|
Post by TearsIn04 on Oct 10, 2022 13:18:10 GMT -5
I can see Yorke as a DJL type, a guy who gets in the lineup at several different positions. If he develops into a 115 wRC-plus guy subbing in at 1B, 2B, 3B and DH, he'd have significant value. He'd play against all LHP and a lot of the RH. But man, this is a long ways away!
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 10, 2022 15:23:03 GMT -5
I am not sure it would make sense to move Story (plus defender) to third base in favor of a marginal defender (Yorke) for second base. Assuming Devers is DH or departed, I would think leaving Story at second and moving Yorke to third would make more sense if you are trying to get both bats in the lineup. Who knows where Story would be at defensively by the time Yorke is ready, if he's ready? Story's range could be in decline by then. I look it at this way. Story is here thru 2027. By them Mayer is likely at SS and either Yorke or Mikey Romero are potential options at 2b, so if Story is still viable and X and Devers aren't options and none of Binelas, Blaze, or Paulino become options then Story might wind up there. But in 2022 who the heck knows. All wild speculation by me that will look silly sooner than later.
|
|
|