by Paul Semendinger
February 1, 2024
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The Orioles are getting Corbin Burnes, a pitcher many wanted the Yankees to acquire.
From MLBTR:
7:27pm: Milwaukee is also acquiring a Competitive Balance Round A draft choice, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (X link). According to Feinsand, the full trade is Ortiz, Hall and the #34 overall pick in next year’s draft for Burnes.
7:19pm: Shortstop Joey Ortiz and left-hander DL Hall are part of Milwaukee’s return, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (on X).
7:14pm: The Orioles and Brewers are nearing agreement on a trade that would send ace Corbin Burnes to Baltimore, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Jon Heyman of the New York Post tweets that Burnes is indeed headed to the O’s.
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According to MLB.com's 100 Top MLB Prospects...
Joey Ortiz is #63
D.L. Hall is not listed in the Top 100 nor on the MLB list of Top Prospects by Team.
The Yankees prospects in the Top 100 are:
Jasson Dominguez #41
Spencer Jones #84
Roderick Arias #86
Chase Hampton #92
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Just a side note - Jasson Dominguez is only the #41 prospect in all of baseball?!
Shouldn't he be higher?
Think about all the love, and the sense, across Yankees fans, that Dominguez is a can't miss prospect and that he is going top be an impact player for the Yankees in 2024...
And he's only the 41st best prospect in the game according to that site?
What do they see or know that we don't?
This is strange, to me.
(I have said, all along, that the Yankees should not be counting on Jasson Dominguez coming off Tommy John surgery in 2024. I was simply urging reasonableness and caution for a player coming off major surgery. I didn't know that the so-called experts didn't think so highly of him. YIKES!)
