How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: Wyatt Young

[Edgy MD]

Sometimes, guys with no prospect label just frustrate the hell out of scouts and keep advancing. Often they are infielders, without the apparent speed for the middle of the diamond or notable power for the corners that might allow them to keep climbing unless they perform unslumpingly at every level, and damned if they don't keep performing unslumpingly. The Justin Turner model of ascension.

But, you know, it's been a mediocre-to-good year-by-year climb for Wyatt. No really terrific seasons, and as mentioned, no flops. And while he has himself on the cusp of MLB duty, projected by ZIPS to produce the same fWAR as Luisangel Acuña, and more than Tylor Megill, among other higher profile players, one still might get the idea that he is one flop away from the end of the road.

He has heard that before, though. But with his Wally Backman build and lefthanded opposite field stroke, he is too busy getting his uniform dirty to pay attention. He is more interested in your opinion than my own, I think. Jett Williams isn't the only five-sixer on the rise in the Mets system.

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[MFS62]

While on one hand he can't hit for average, on the other hand he has no power.

And for a middle infielder, he doesn't turn many double plays (around one per two games played)

But I'll be rooting him on when I see Binghamton play early this year.

Later

[Cowtipper]

Cool you should feature this guy.

I check on him from time to time as he's one of the guys I think has potential.

I'd like to see him reach the majors, if only to validate my assessment that I think he might be able to be a big league contributor.

I'm guessing a mid-August call-up, in which he will go 3-for-17 and never be seen again.

[Edgy MD]

He has certainly hit for average. Last season in the Eastern League, he hit .288 when the whole circuit (including him pulling up the numbers) hit .237.

He only played 16 games in the International League, but hit .283 against a .255 league-wide average.

He may not be the goods — he probably isn't — but he hasn't been getting by on charm alone either. And he'll almost certainly get a crack at the bigs with somebody.

[Fman99]

I live in a Mets minor league town and I still have not heard of this guy. I think he's an AI creation that Edgy made up. Burden of proof that he exists is on you not me

[Edgy MD]

Wyatt has played 77 games for Syracuse over the last three seasons. No doubt they have all been on the road.

His full name is Wyatt Hee-Wah Asami Young. And he's an alum of Honlulu's famed Mid-Pacific Institute, the same school that produced Isiah Kiner-Falefa. You should invite him over for a hang.