Next Great NY Yankee?

[REGGIE206]

Maybe I was wrong about Gary Sanchez? I thought he was the "Jeremy Lin of baseball", but he is keeping up. The Yankees don't have any future stars left on their roster.. will Gary Sanchez put up .300, 30-40 HR's, & 100 RBI's in the next 10 years?

He just hit another home run today.

Thoughts?

[redsoxfan1534]

Very good hitter so far

[cnewby]

Maybe I was wrong about Gary Sanchez? I thought he was the "Jeremy Lin of baseball", but he is keeping up. The Yankees don't have any future stars left on their roster.. will Gary Sanchez put up .300, 30-40 HR's, & 100 RBI's in the next 10 years?

He just hit another home run today.

Thoughts?

Wait, what?

[seabass97166]

He's a very good catcher. That will take its toll on him and he will probably be a a .260-.270 hitter with around 25 HRs. Nothing wrong with that! He isn't going to sneak up on anybody next year and get pitched to accordingly.

[REGGIE206]

Wait, what?


Sorry, I don't think Judge or Austin will be anything special. That is just my opinion.

[REGGIE206]

He's a very good catcher. That will take its toll on him and he will probably be a a .260-.270 hitter with around 25 HRs. Nothing wrong with that!

I can see that. It's tough to have a long career as a catcher. Look at Joe Mauer. It took a toll on him.

[cnewby]

Sorry, I don't think Judge or Austin will be anything special. That is just my opinion.

Yer missing a few...:)!

[hermanotarjeta]

I thought it was well known that Bryce Harper is going to be the next great Yankee.

[awz50]

Yer missing a few...:)!

Who???

[seabass97166]

I can see that. It's tough to have a long career as a catcher. Look at Joe Mauer. It took a toll on him.

He's an excellent catcher but there is a reason most of them hit .240. Sanchez is an exception but a lot of his bombs are solo. The pitchers will make adjustments knowing he is the one they can't let beat them. Hopefully he proves this year wasn't a fluke and he will be an all star

[armyatc22]

Yeppp and someone should buy this ;)

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[TarjetasBéisbol]

I thought it was well known that Bryce Harper is going to be the next great Yankee.

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[cnewby]

Tanaka, Betances, Castro, Bird to name a few stars/potential future stars.

[mwash1983]

Blake Rutherford

[Ottomatic]

Tanaka, Betances, Castro, Bird to name a few stars/potential future stars.

Starlin Castro? :rolleyes:

Tanaka is an ace. Betances is a relief ace. Bird I don't think I would consider a future star.

[ntgm37]

Frazier, Torres, and Rutherford all have the it factor, and a chance at being stars.

[PejaD]

Clint Frazier or Blake Rutherford. Position players with the "all american" look who will hit with some pop

[SDcardguy24]

B Ruth(erford)

[centereacan06]

I think Frazier will be an All-Star. Guy is built like a brick wall.

Hard to see Sanchez being anything less than a good player from here on out - he is very impressive. Judge can hit 40+ but will continue to strike out a ton (similar to a Mark Reynolds type hitter), and I don't think Tyler Austin will be anything special.

[mainerunr]

Kevin Maas

[ThoseBackPages]

Jeter will be the last great yankee

[nayrnalon]

Everyone off the Jorge Mateo train?

[fulltritty]

I think Torres, Frazier, Sanchez, and Mateo will all be the next core of great Yankees. I would have thrown Severino in here if he pitched this year like he did last year but clearly he has regressed. I would throw Betances in here too but obviously he is not a good closer. I would throw Judge in here, but he doesn't look ready for MLB pitching. Maybe Greg Bord, but we'll have to wait until next year to tell.

[jeterfan95]

I think Torres, Frazier, Sanchez, and Mateo will all be the next core of great Yankees. I would have thrown Severino in here if he pitched this year like he did last year but clearly he has regressed. I would throw Betances in here too but obviously he is not a good closer. I would throw Judge in here, but he doesn't look ready for MLB pitching. Maybe Greg Bord, but we'll have to wait until next year to tell.

I think with some fine tuning on his control, he can be a very dominating closer. Best part about it is, he can do that into his 40's like Rivera because it isn't a very physically demanding position. If all else fails, he can be a very valuable negotiating piece for Mike Trout this offseason. :)

[gottagitdemjs]

What are you talking about. You guys just signed the next great Yankee....Billy "Country Breakfast" Butler.

[bwalter1]

I think Torres, Frazier, Sanchez, and Mateo will all be the next core of great Yankees. I would have thrown Severino in here if he pitched this year like he did last year but clearly he has regressed. I would throw Betances in here too but obviously he is not a good closer. I would throw Judge in here, but he doesn't look ready for MLB pitching. Maybe Greg Bord, but we'll have to wait until next year to tell.

Starlin Castro is one of my picks (even though he kind of is already a "star"), but he isn't going to stay with the Yankees. He is 2 months older than Altuve and has more hits, reading way into his career but a good candidate to come close to 3k hits with age.

As for the youngsters, I am excited to watch the Yankees over the next few years. They have potential to be like the Cubs are this year with such a young team that performs. The problem with be pitching. I agree with Frazier in that stadium but I am holding out for Rutherford. He just needs to gain some more power and he will be the centerpiece for the Yankees in my opinion.

[Ottomatic]

Starlin Castro is one of my picks (even though he kind of is already a "star"), but he isn't going to stay with the Yankees. He is 2 months older than Altuve and has more hits, reading way into his career but a good candidate to come close to 3k hits with age.

As for the youngsters, I am excited to watch the Yankees over the next few years. They have potential to be like the Cubs are this year with such a young team that performs. The problem with be pitching. I agree with Frazier in that stadium but I am holding out for Rutherford. He just needs to gain some more power and he will be the centerpiece for the Yankees in my opinion.

Castro is the definition of an average ballplayer. Average slash line, fueled by average so his hit totals are decent, but he doesn't walk or really hit for power. He's Delmon Young offensively, but should last a little longer since he can somewhat fake it in the infield. Odds of him becomig a star or even above average player at this point seem low.

[hairyharold]

sanchez looks like arod up there im sold

[hoopster3977]

Leonardo Molina

[devo]

Jeter will be the last great yankee


Completely disagree. There's always someone next in line when it comes to the Yankees. There's a reason they have dominated their sport more than any other team in any other sport.

It's hard to say who it will be right now, but he'll come along eventually.

[ThoseBackPages]

Completely disagree. There's always someone next in line when it comes to the Yankees. There's a reason they have dominated their sport more than any other team in any other sport.

It's hard to say who it will be right now, but he'll come along eventually.

Fair enough. But as far as baseball cards go, i think that's it.

[VeedonFleece]

Completely disagree. There's always someone next in line when it comes to the Yankees. There's a reason they have dominated their sport more than any other team in any other sport.

It's hard to say who it will be right now, but he'll come along eventually.

While I agree a Yankee great, or two, will come along sooner or later, and obviously accept that they've been the best team historically, I don't think it's safe to assume that they'll return to dominance. If they're judged on a 'what have you done for me lately?' basis, you'd be forgiven for wondering where this dominance is. They've won just one World Series this millennium - admittedly an arbitrary endpoint. Despite the lack of a salary cap, baseball has much greater parity among teams than existed when the Yankees were winning the vast majority of their titles, so I think the likelihood of ANY team creating the sort of dynasty that the Yankees have assembled on a few occasions throughout their history is much reduced.

And yes, I am a Yankee hater before anyone accuses me of hating on the Yankees!

[enyouartist]

sanchez looks like arod up there im sold

I see the resemblance!
http://i66.tinypic.com/aujrrp.jpg

[Swipe79]

They've played in four world series and won twice starting in 2000.

I think we have a lot of young talent coming - it may take a few years, but if even just a couple of the prospects pan out and we build smart around that, I wouldn't be surprised if we had another run like we did in the late 90s.

While I agree a Yankee great, or two, will come along sooner or later, and obviously accept that they've been the best team historically, I don't think it's safe to assume that they'll return to dominance. If they're judged on a 'what have you done for me lately?' basis, you'd be forgiven for wondering where this dominance is. They've won just one World Series this millennium - admittedly an arbitrary endpoint. Despite the lack of a salary cap, baseball has much greater parity among teams than existed when the Yankees were winning the vast majority of their titles, so I think the likelihood of ANY team creating the sort of dynasty that the Yankees have assembled on a few occasions throughout their history is much reduced.

And yes, I am a Yankee hater before anyone accuses me of hating on the Yankees!

[devo]

While I agree a Yankee great, or two, will come along sooner or later, and obviously accept that they've been the best team historically, I don't think it's safe to assume that they'll return to dominance. If they're judged on a 'what have you done for me lately?' basis, you'd be forgiven for wondering where this dominance is. They've won just one World Series this millennium - admittedly an arbitrary endpoint. Despite the lack of a salary cap, baseball has much greater parity among teams than existed when the Yankees were winning the vast majority of their titles, so I think the likelihood of ANY team creating the sort of dynasty that the Yankees have assembled on a few occasions throughout their history is much reduced.

And yes, I am a Yankee hater before anyone accuses me of hating on the Yankees!

I don't understand this reasoning. The Yankees have not only been the most dominant team in baseball history, but also the most dominant team of the last 20 years. They have been to 7 World Series and won 5 since 1996. I think what's really held them back in the last 10 years is age. They need to get away from signing old free agent players and focus more on developing their own young talent, which they're finally starting to do now for the first time since the Core Four days. So if you ask me, I think these next few years will be their best chance since the early 00's for them to build another dynasty.

I saw a stat the other day that absolutely blew my mind. The Yankees have not had a losing season in 24 years! The last time they finished a season with a record under .500 was 1992.

On top of that, something else I hadn't realized was that they have finished Top 2 in their division in 21 out of the last 24 years! And that's in one of the best divisions in baseball too. I just found those stats absolutely mind boggling. No other team in any sport has even come close to that run of success.

[marl1220]

Kevin Maas

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!Haaaaaaaaa!Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...:rolleyes:

[VeedonFleece]

I don't understand this reasoning. The Yankees have not only been the most dominant team in baseball history, but also the most dominant team of the last 20 years. They have been to 7 World Series and won 5 since 1996. I think what's really held them back in the last 10 years is age. They need to get away from signing old free agent players and focus more on developing their own young talent, which they're finally starting to do now for the first time since the Core Four days. So if you ask me, I think these next few years will be their best chance since the early 00's for them to build another dynasty.

I saw a stat the other day that absolutely blew my mind. The Yankees have not had a losing season in 24 years! The last time they finished a season with a record under .500 was 1992.

On top of that, something else I hadn't realized was that they have finished Top 2 in their division in 21 out of the last 24 years! And that's in one of the best divisions in baseball too. I just found those stats absolutely mind boggling. No other team in any sport has even come close to that run of success.

That's all well and good but it doesn't contradict anything that I said in my post. I conceded that I was using an arbitrary end point, which conveniently misses their 4 WS titles in 5 years, but the fact is that they've won ONE World Series this millennium, same amount as the Marlins, DBacks and Angels. The Cardinals have two, while the Giants and Red Sox have three apiece. Bravo for consistently finishing above .500 but surely 'dominance' means championships, not winning at least 81 games every year.

[Lonewolf]

Mike Trout....in a couple of years ;)

[jared6180]

What are you talking about. You guys just signed the next great Yankee....Billy "Country Breakfast" Butler.

THIS

And Greg Bird seriously has potential.

[callou2131]

Thanks to Chris Davis contract I say the next great Yankees will be Trumbo, gausman, machado, and Britton. ��

[jrinne17]

Jeter will be the last great yankee

Correct, the Yankees will never have another great ball player. They will such until the end of the world.

[nayrnalon]

sanchez looks like arod up there im sold

He looks nothing like A ROD did when he came into the league but Sanchez has (and has had since he was 16) A ROD's post steroid size and has always been graded between 60 and 75 for raw power. Things have culminated nicely for him in 2016 but this has legitimately been a long time coming.

[JPinstripe]

Tanaka, Betances, Castro, Bird to name a few stars/potential future stars.

Betances, absolutely not. He is not an elite closer like he was an elite setup man. Hopefully they resign Chapman so Betances can go back to his normal role.