{"id":60904,"date":"2023-08-22T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=60904"},"modified":"2023-08-22T02:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T06:35:11","slug":"what-to-expect-from-yankees-promotion-of-top-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/22\/what-to-expect-from-yankees-promotion-of-top-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Expect From Yankees Promotion Of Top Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/19\/yankees-refuse-throw-towel\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New York Yankees<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are set to promote two of their top prospects this week. Here&#8217;s what fans can expect from the upcoming call-ups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you&#8217;re a person with at least a passing interest in baseball, then you already know about the dire situation the Yankees are in. After being swept by the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/20\/chris-sale-return-red-sox\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Boston Red Sox<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0over the weekend, the Yankees&#8217; losing streak is now at eight games. That&#8217;s the team&#8217;s longest losing streak since 1995. And as of August 21, the team is nine games out of the last wild card spot. There aren&#8217;t many stats to feel optimistic about, either. Thanks to the Yankees&#8217; losing streak. The team has now allowed more runs than scored on the season. For those who may be new to baseball, that&#8217;s not good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tired of getting 1-hit and shutout by a team constructed properly?<\/p>\n<p>Come to Fire Cashman Night on September 22!<\/p>\n<p>Bring your Fire Cashman signs, shirts, paper bags, voice!<\/p>\n<p>All game long\u2026 we make our voices heard that Brian Cashman must go!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EyRT0Oy3Mm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/EyRT0Oy3Mm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon from Maspeth (@JonFromMaspeth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonFromMaspeth\/status\/1691626742568366528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Amidst the chaotic and disappointing Yankees&#8217; season, one thing remains certain; the team&#8217;s fans will not take this lying down. While manager Aaron Boone initially took the brunt of the blame, fans have since turned their ire onto general manager Brian Cashman. Lifelong Yankees fan Jon Borowski has organized a &#8220;Fire Cashman Night&#8221; for the team&#8217;s September 22nd home game against the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/padres-vs-diamondbacks-nl-west-showdown-in-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Borowski is a member of a group affectionately called &#8220;The Bleacher Creatures.&#8221; Borowski has urged his fellow Yankees fans to show up and voice their displeasure for Cashman&#8217;s performance as GM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a long-awaited move, Jack Curry of the YES Network reported that the team would promote top prospects\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=pereir000eve\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everson Pereira<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perazos02.shtml#:~:text=Oswald%20Peraza%20Positions%3A%20Shortstop%2C%20Second%20Baseman%20and%20Third,%28minors%2C%2040-man%29%20More%20bio%2C%20uniform%2C%20draft%2C%20salary%20info\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Oswald Peraza<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0before the Yankees game on Tuesday. It&#8217;s doubtful that the moves will spark a dramatic and historic playoff push from the team. However, the promotions clearly show that the Yankees are already approaching 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Pereira and Peraza Can Offer<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Yankees have been embarrassingly bad in the second half of the season. But the team&#8217;s offense has been underperforming well before the All-Star break.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stantmi03.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Giancarlo Stanton<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is now hitting below .200 on the season. The usually reliable hitter\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemahdj01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DJ LeMahieu<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is hitting .240, a far cry from his .293 career batting average. With Pereira, the Yankees may have found an answer to their lackluster offensive production from the outfield. Pereira has raked at every level he&#8217;s played this season. Pereira hit .312 in Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre during his call-up with an OPS of .937. At 22 years old, Pereira also features a good burst of speed. His quickness is much needed for a team that has sometimes struggled on the basepaths.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peraza made his MLB debut in 2022, where he played pretty well. In 18 games, he hit .306 and collected 15 hits. He made the Yankees&#8217; roster out of spring training to start this season, but Peraza struggled mightily. He hit just .173 in 19 games before the team demoted him to Triple-A. It could be argued that the team gave up on the young infielder too soon this season. With just three weeks&#8217; worth of games under his belt, Pereza couldn&#8217;t hit his way out of the early season slump. Instead, the Yankees relied on Josh Donaldson to randomly find the fountain of youth and reclaim his MVP form from almost a decade ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pereira and Peraza will each work wonderfully as table setters for the rest of the team. The top prospects will likely hit the bottom third of the lineup. Complimented with fellow rookie\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/volpean01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anthony Volpe<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the trio will inject a needed shot of adrenaline into a stale offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brian Cashman And The Future Of The Team&#8217;s Top Prospects<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One of the Yankees fans&#8217; biggest complaints against Cashman has been his reluctance to give the team&#8217;s top prospects a chance for most of the season. Meanwhile, groups like the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/21\/angels-look-towards-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Los Angeles Angels<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have turned to their youth to try and light a spark. The Angels recently promoted first baseman\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schanno01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nolan Schanuel<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, their 21-year-old prospect. Granted, the Yankees have been forced into an awkward position thanks to its aging and underperforming core. But Cashman and the rest of the front office seemed complacent to give at-bats to players with little future with the team. Players like\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hicksaa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aaron Hicks<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bauerja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jake Bauers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mckinbi01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Billy McKinney<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/donaljo02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Josh Donaldson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have all received abundant playing time this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Like many teams, the Yankees seem more concerned about maintaining player control instead of fielding their best potential squad. Players like Pereira and Peraza have each shown the talent to make an impact at the significant league level all season. The Yankees may be looking at a different playoff picture had they leaned into their youth movement earlier in the season. Hindsight is 20\/20, but the Yankees&#8217; front office is finally looking to 2024 and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0are set to promote two of their top prospects this week. Here&#8217;s what fans can expect from the upcoming call-ups. If you&#8217;re a person with at least a passing interest in baseball, then you already know about the dire situation the Yankees are in. After being swept by the\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0over the weekend, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4770,"featured_media":60908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2,1071],"tags":[696,5052,220,5853],"class_list":["post-60904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yankees","category-featured","category-mlb","tag-dj-lemahieu","tag-everson-pereira","tag-giancarlo-stanton","tag-oswald-peraza"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4770"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}