{"id":393665,"date":"2022-01-13T22:57:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T19:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-growing-belief-in-stud-prospects-could-pay-off-sooner-than-most-expect\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T22:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T19:57:46","slug":"yankees-growing-belief-in-stud-prospects-could-pay-off-sooner-than-most-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-growing-belief-in-stud-prospects-could-pay-off-sooner-than-most-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees\u2019 growing belief in stud prospects could pay off sooner than most expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Yankees\u2019 growing belief in stud prospects could pay off sooner than most expect<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kevin Reese, the Yankees newly-promoted VP of Player Development, became the latest team official to praise top prospect Anthony Volpe \u2014 and he finished it off by saying the 20-year-old will \u201chopefully make an impact in the big leagues soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just how \u201csoon\u201d remains to be seen and the Yankees could have a lot riding on it, considering the risk they would be taking by not signing a top free agent shortstop this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the organization, Volpe\u2019s arrival in The Bronx is not expected before 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Internally, though, the Yankees haven\u2019t put a ceiling on how high Volpe could go this season, sources say, with their other highly-regarded shortstop prospect, Oswald Peraza, certainly on the radar.<\/p>\n<p>According to some scouts, Volpe has developed not just into the Yankees\u2019 top prospect, but if he continues to improve at the rate he showed in 2021, could be the best prospect in the sport by the end of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also been impressed by what they\u2019ve seen from Peraza, who finished last season with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip<\/a>le-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"Anthony Volpe is rocketing up the Yankees prospect list\" class=\"wp-image-20824249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Anthony Volpe is rocketing up the Yankees prospect list<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And while the Yankees are enthusiastic about the future of both players, it doesn\u2019t necessarily help the Yankees\u2019 attempt to win a World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the strides Volpe took in his first full professional season following his selection in the first round (29th overall) in the 2019 amateur draft, a battle with mononucleosis that sidelined him in that first pro season and ensuing cancellation of the 2020 minor league season due to COVID-19 has meant the 20-year-old still hasn\u2019t played above High-A.<\/p>\n<p>As Reese said Wednesday, Volpe is expected to begin this season at Double-A Somerset. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you\u2019re at Double-A, anything is possible,\u201d one official said. \u201cThere\u2019s no timeframe on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the guy,\u2019\u2019 said one AL scout who saw him play at both Low-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley last season. \u201cEveryone loves the guy. But to think he has a realistic chance of seeing the majors next year, I think that\u2019s a stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"Oswald Peraza during 2021 spring training\" class=\"wp-image-20824252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Oswald Peraza during 2021 spring training<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A half dozen other scouts agreed, eager to see what Volpe could do going forward, but highly skeptical the Yankees would promote him to the majors this year, regardless of how much growth he shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t want to rush someone like that,\u2019\u2019 another NL scout said of Volpe. \u201cYou have to let him develop at his pace. He\u2019s shown an ability to adjust to new levels very quickly, but you don\u2019t want to take a chance of risking all that because you want a quick fix at the major league level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s where the Yankees are now \u2014 and have been since <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager Brian Cashman said following the season that they need a new shortstop after the failed Gleyber Torres experiment.<\/p>\n<p>The GM used the word \u201curgency\u201d in their pursuit of an upgrade at short, where Torres was finally replaced by Gio Urshela in the latter part of the season. Torres played better on both sides of the ball after being shifted to second base.<\/p>\n<p>With a free agent class that included Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Javier Baez, Marcus Semien and Trevor Story, the Yankees seemed to be in prime position to add another star this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>But prior to the MLB lockout in early December, the Yankees sat on the sidelines, not just in the shortstop market, but in all of free agency. Still, the fact there is an obvious need at the position and plenty of talent available, it was the organization\u2019s lack of activity there that was most notable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Anthony Volpe signs an autographs for fans on Aug. 19, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20824250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Anthony Volpe signs an autographs for fans on Aug. 19, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And Cashman and manager Aaron Boone acknowledged the presence of Volpe and Peraza played a role in how they <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Asked in November if he considered the future of Volpe and Peraza while searching for a new shortstop, Cashman said, \u201cYou have to. You know you have some guys who are on the come that you think highly of. \u2026 You always want to hold on to the best of the best if you can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo question that factors in because we do feel in Peraza and Volpe we do have two long-time impact big-league players,\u2019\u2019 Boone said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited about those players and believe they are real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peraza, 21, shot up from High-A Hudson Valley to Scranton Wilkes-Barre last season. His glove has always impressed, with people inside and out of the Yankee organization confident his defense is major-league caliber right now. On offense, Peraza showed power for the first time as a pro last season, finishing with 18 homers across three levels.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019ll enter the season with just eight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s played at the Triple-A level.<\/p>\n<p>Could the Yankees use Ushela at short in the hopes Peraza is ready in the second half of the regular season \u2014 provided the season goes off close to on time after the lockout ends?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to take that chance, either,\u2019\u2019 the AL scout said. \u201cPeraza hit better than I thought he would last year, but he\u2019s still not far removed from High-A. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Carlos Correa remains a free agent\" class=\"wp-image-20824254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/prospects4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Carlos Correa remains a free agent<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think we\u2019re going to find out what the lack of a minor league season did to young players\u2019 development not just last year, but this year, too. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m ready to pencil him in as a guy I want to put in that kind of spot that soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a similar note, Volpe likely could have been \u201cknocking on the door\u201d of the majors if the 2020 minor league season hadn\u2019t been wiped out. But if he starts the season at Double-A, a late-season callup isn\u2019t out of the question, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees could answer these questions after the lockout by signing one of the remaining premier free agents, Correa or Story, or going after a stopgap option, like Andrelton Simmons or Jose Iglesias.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Potential trade targets would include Isiah Kiner-Falefa from the Rangers, now that Texas landed both Seager and Semien this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Former Met Amed Rosario might be available from Cleveland, as could Nicky Lopez from the Royals, with Kansas City seeing their own top prospect, Bobby Witt Jr.- close to contributing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Volpe their starting shortstop in \u201823?\u201d another scout wondered. \u201cThey could move him to second or third, but he\u2019s coming quick. Could they move Peraza this offseason in a package for something else? Maybe. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re in a good spot with both of them. I just don\u2019t know if I see either of them on a playoff team in 2022, but it won\u2019t be too long.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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