It’s not often a 17-year-old kid who looks like a miniature version of “The Hulk.” New York Yankees top prospect, Jasson Dominguez, signed on with the team last year in hopes of fighting his way to the Major Leagues at a ripe age.
Nickname “The Martian,” Dominguez is a 5-foot-10, 190-pound teenager, with plenty of room to grow into his physical frame. The $5.1 million signing bonus he earned last June attests to the confidence the Yankees have in his abilities moving forward, and the top coaches are already raving about his skill-set.
Pitching coach Matt Blake raved about Dominguez as he hit alongside Gary Sanchez and Miguel Andujar. Blake believed the 17-year-old belonged in the batting cage along with those stars, according to NJ.com:
“He was not out of place in that cage,†Blake said. “That was probably the most impressive part. A more mature hitter probably has more consistent barrels and things of that nature. But from the way he took BP on both sides, being a switch-hitter and how physically impressive he is for his age, he was not out of place in that regard.â€
Aaron Boone was equally enamored by Jasson, confiding in his size:
“He was just physically impressive. Looks like an NFL running back. … It was really good first impression. Just the way he carried himself was really neat to see, too.â€
Both MLB Pipeline and Baseball America rank the DR native as the Yankees’ top prospect, and deservedly so based on his minimal experience in the minor leagues. At his age, a normal kid would be going into his first year of college if that, which attests to his unreal skill-set and size.
In addition to Jasson’s physcial attributes, he is also a great kid, according to Boone.
Boone called him a “really nice, respectful kid.”
With the MLB shutting down operations for the time being, the Yankees are unsure where the young prospect will end up, but I imagine he will start out at the bottom level of the minor leagues and work his way up through the system accordingly.