In what I hope becomes a regular series, I'm going to be going through some of the top prospects in the system and giving updates on the players.
One of the most promising youngsters is Jose Tabata. He's a right fielder from Venezuela who's hitting and fielding have been most impressive in his three seasons in the Yankees farm system. He's got an arm like Roberto Clemente and the hitting skills of Bernie Williams, something the Yankees will treasure with the ever-aging outfield.
Tabata last season with Tampa Class A put up a .307 average, 129 hits and 54 RBI's in 104 games. That is more than one RBI every two games! Brian Cashman describes Jose as a "potential middle-of-the lineup power impact bat." Now imagine if you will that Tabata can hit home runs, which he only hit 5 of last season. Do we have a new A-Rod?
Tabata is only 19 so don't expect him to be on the Yankees roster yet but he will probably make it to at AA Trenton this season and it wouldn't be surprising to see him at AAA Scranton by late July. Tabata is only 19, so imagine how good he'll be by 20, 21.
Some people say Joba, Kennedy and Hughes are our big three and that may be true but there's a new big three with hitting: Tabata, Jesus Montero and Austin Jackson. These guys are our future.
P.S. Thanks to Pete Abraham for adding us to his list of blogs. It's greatly appreciated.
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