{"id":74042,"date":"2024-05-22T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=74042"},"modified":"2024-05-22T00:02:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T04:02:45","slug":"yankees-prospect-jared-wegner-closer-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/22\/yankees-prospect-jared-wegner-closer-look\/","title":{"rendered":"A Closer Look at the Yankees Outfield Prospect Hitting Lasers at Double-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New York Yankees outfield prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=wegner000jar&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-21_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared Wegner<\/a> is pushing forward with a solid display of tools and statistics to back up his profile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wegner is not <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/15\/yankees-prospects\/\" target=\"_self\">ranked on the club\u2019s top 30<\/a> list, but is slowly making a name for himself through his recent performance. Primarily a right fielder, he has shown recent success at the dish and is making his case for promotion to higher levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Profiling Yankees Outfield Prospect Jared Wegner<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">College and Draft Overview<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wegner has five seasons of college baseball under his belt. His college career started with Creighton University in the Big East Conference.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, with an extra year due to COVID-19, his career pushed to a fifth year in college ball, with a stint in the SEC with Arkansas. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With a\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">successful<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> college showing, the Yankees outfield prospect grabbed scouts&#8217; attention in his graduate year <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 2023 with the Razorbacks.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The righty bat put up numbers that highlighted his name for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/30\/yankees-focus-2024-mlb-draft\/\" target=\"_self\">draft<\/a>, putting up his most home runs in a single college season at 15, the second most RBI in his college career at 51, drew a high of 33 walks, and scored a high of 46 times.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Yankees selected Wegner in the 2023 Major League Baseball <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/30\/yankees-focus-2024-mlb-draft\/\" target=\"_self\">amateur draft<\/a> in the ninth round, 282nd overall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wegner Displaying Impressive Progress in the Minors<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Yankees successfully signed Wegner in the draft, and from\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">there<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the Arkansas graduate could not sit still in one place. Starting in Rookie ball and navigating through L<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ow-A,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and High-A, Wegner appeared in 24 games to end his abbreviated 2023 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2023\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> saw 80 at-bats, with 22 hits, 14 RBI, four home runs, and slashing .275\/.341\/.513. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right out of the gate to start the 2024 season,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the Yankees organization saw Double-A Somerset as the best fit for the Yankees outfield prospect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0dDWzPCkvNc?si=9JuVn2DC94pfZaHZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So far in 91 at-bats in 2024, he has 21 hits, 14 RBI, and an eye-opening three home runs. These bombs <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">were recorded<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0at 116-117 mph exit velocity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jared Wegner Scouting Synopsis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although Wegner only stands an even six feet tall, his 220-pound athletic frame translates to the power behind the lumber. As a result, Wegner has showcased two sides to his hitting profile: contact hitter with streaky raw power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wegner pushes a contact-based swing with the ability to hit to all fields and is a proven gap hitter. His spray chart covers a diverse portion of the field\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> extra-base hits are a big part of his stats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The right fielder loads up an open stance, pushing the barrel through the zone with inside hands and good bat speed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He\u2019s also able to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> sit back on the offspeed stuff and read the breaking pitches. He likes the fastball middle-in, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and he<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">can<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0do damage in that wheelhouse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jared Wegner extends his hitting streak to 13 straight games with the go-ahead two-run single in the 7th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/90tIswqy4R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/90tIswqy4R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SOMPatriots\/status\/1785469646231031901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 1, 2024<\/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\">Although Wegner has struck out a fair amount between 2023 and 2024, his trigger tendencies\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">prove to be<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> more effective when he&#8217;s aggressive. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Yankees outfield prospect also fields his position with great athleticism, showing an above-average arm and covering a fair amount of green.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees outfield prospect Jared Wegner is pushing forward with a solid display of tools and statistics to back up his profile.\u00a0 Wegner is not ranked on the club\u2019s top 30 list, but is slowly making a name for himself through his recent performance. 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