The Keepers - #56 - SP - Ernesto Yanez

56. Ernesto Yanez – SP – VSL – 20/yrs

2009 was the first year the 18-year old Yanez pitched for the Mets. he was signed in 2008.

He went 7-1, 2.34, 1.15 for the DSL Mets in 14 games, 10 starts, and 2 complete games.

He was transferred at the end of the DSL system to the VSL Mets to help them on their run for a playoff game. He went 0-0, 0.00, in three appearances for the VSL team.

Total year stats: 7-1, 2.16.

From http://www.macksmets.blogspot.com/: - 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.

Forecast:

I normally don’t rank DSL or VSL players this high, but Yanez is one of the guys I’m making an exception for. My contact in the Dominican says he sure looks like the real deal and was a man among boys for the DSL team. Of cource, I heard this before about many kids that didn’t get past A ball. We’ll see and we’ll probably see Yanez stateside in the spring.