Prospect Alert - SP - Ernesto Yanez

Prospect Alert – SP – Ernesto Yanez

It’s extremely premature to add someone playing, either in the DSL or VSL system, to the prospect list, simply because it is too early to determine if someone this young and inexperienced has what it takes to make it to the Bigs.

That being said, we can still put a flag next to name and keep an eye on them, like we did with many in the past.

Such is the case with SP Ernesto Yanez.

Yanez is 19-years old and hails from Chivacoa, Trujillo, Venezuela. He pitched a 5-0 complete game shutout today for the VSL Mets, and his record now stands at 5-1, 1.77, 1.06, in eight games, five starts. That’s eight appearances in 33 games, or an average of once every four games.

Yanez only has 25 strikeouts in 40.2 innings (2nd in the league), but only has given up ten walks.

There’s no picture yet of the kid, but I would think he should start looking for an apartment in Florida.