Pick Your Prospect!

[Prospero]

The farm is looking a bit bare these days, but I always prefer the stories where a minor leaguer comes out of nowhere to take everybody by surprise.  Everybody likes a diamond in the rough.  Recent examples include Chien Ming Wang and Robinson Cano, who were not properly valued by the scouts, and turned in dominant seasons. 

Of course, to find a diamond you have to do some prospecting, in this case with prospects.

The idea is fairly simple.  Pick a player at any level of the Yankees minor league system, do a little research and write up a brief scouting report about them.  It's a great way for us to get more educated about our farm system as a community.  You can then follow your prospect as he works his way up from Tampa to Trenton to Scranton and perhaps all the way to the hallowed ground of Yankee Stadium.

I would have picked Manny Banuelos a few years ago, but I am going to have to go with Eric Jagielo for this year.  I'm looking forward to seeing whom you guys pick!

[Meddling Mike]

Are you sure you want to get attached to your prospects? It's just going to make it that much harder when you trade them for overpaid, aging superstars.