“He’s swinging the bat really well right now”, one minor league scout said Thursday.
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Yankees General Manger Brian Cashman called Greg Bird “by far the best hitter (among prospects) in the organization” during spring training this year. Bird previously played at Double-A Trenton before heading up to Triple-A and he put up an. In addition, he has 12 home runs and 52 RBI. The Bronx Bombers have scored only nine runs with a. 157 batting average and. He broke out in 2013 by hitting.288/.428/.511 for Charleston in the Low-A South Atlantic League, with 36 doubles, 20 homers, and 107 walks in 458 at-bats. 304 with six home runs and 23 RBIs, has an.OPS of. The Yankees have lost five straight, seven of their last 10 and fell out of first place following their 2-1 loss Wednesday. He was also named the Illinois Batter of the Week on Monday for his performance August 3-9 when he hit.
Bird was the Yankees’ fifth-round pick in 2011. The 22-year-old from Colorado hit. The top three prospects are pitcher Luis Severino – who’s made two starts in the majors this season – outfielder Aaron Judge and shortstop Jorge Mateo.
The Yankees are plucking from their farm yet again.
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There was some grumbling among organizational insiders just after the trade deadline about the Yankees standing pat – concern, primarily, about not having enough pitching reinforcements and the possibility of standout veterans like Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez tiring down the stretch – but that was somewhat muted because the team was playing well.
