Really, this is all guesswork:
Catcher: Kyle Higashioka
1st Base: Someone
2nd Base: David Adams
Shortstop: Carmen Angelini
3rd Base: Braedyn Pruiit
Left Field: Raymond Kruml
Center Field: Abraham Almonte
Right Field: Daniel Brewer
Designated Hitter: Corban Joseph
Others: Addison Maruszak, Chase Weems, Braedyn Pruitt
Starting Pitcher: Arodys Vizcaino
Starting Pitcher: Andrew Brackman
Starting Pitcher: Casey Erickson
Starting Pitcher: Manny Banuelos
Starting Pitcher: Adam Olbrychowski
Relief Pitcher: Davis Phelps
Relief Pitcher: Pat Venditte
Relief Pitcher: Andy Shive
Relief Pitcher: Brian Braboy
Really, I have little clue what will go on at Charleston. The Yankees could go any number of ways to fill out the Charleston roster. I listed three 2nd baseman – Cuello, Adams, and Joseph. They could play any combination of those positions, or one could be held back to preserve their positions. Banuelos and Phelps could start. Adam O. could go the bullpen. I have no idea who will play 1st base.
Charleston isn’t all that stacked in the hitting department. The two catchers are interesting. Joseph and Adams are decent hitting prospects along the caliber of Colin Curtis and Brett Gardner. Angelini, Cuello, and Almonte are a strong young trio of hitters with plenty of potential both on defense and offense.
I don’t expect to see guys like Brett Marshall, Kelvin De Leon, Garritt Lassiter at Charleston yet. The Yankees move very slowly with most of their Latin American prospects, and I think that the presence of Carmen Angelini will prevent Lassiter from moving to the same level as him. Marshall could easily start at Charleston, but given the way the Yankees handled Betances and McAllister, I predict that they will go slowly. Its not like they don’t have a ton of pitching already in the pipeline.
Update: Edited for my own ignorance. Manny Barreda is out with Tommy John.
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Basically, watch SWB and Tampa for most of our hot players, with a few solid guys at Charleston and Trenton.
Cuello was cut by the Yankees this winter and Manny Barreda is out with Tommy John surgery. Do you mean Manny Banuelos. That would make more sense.
I did not know that Barreda was out with Tommy John. I may need to revise that.
Is it a make-or-break year for Almonte and Angelini?
Probably not- both are still very raw and very young.
EJ, who is a better prospect: Joseph or Adams? Do you see them switching 2B and DH like Romine and Montero do with C/DH?
Adams. I have no idea what they’ll do. The Yankees will make a decision about what positions they want each player to play. Joseph has played shortstop before, so he could probably slot in at 3rd base. Or he could play left field. Or he could super-sub.
Banuelos to the pen??? I don’t see it.
Remember that the bullpen distinction at Low-A is very small. Teams sometimes piggyback two starters together, and have a ton of double headers to play. The Yankees have done it before at the lower levels.
Brackman with the River Dogs would surprise me. The guy is 23 years old and had 3 (partial) years of pitching in college. While I understand he’s coming off TJ, at his age and experience level I’d think he’d start in Tampa, which is a pitcher’s league anyway.
He was assigned initially to Charleston. Not sure if that is a definitive statement or not.
Maruszak is not going to be on the bench in Charleston, he’s going to be starting in Tampa.