They call him “The Martian,†despite not having played a professional game yet. New York Yankees star prospect Jasson Dominguez is one of the most exciting young players since names like Bo Jackson crossed your screen. Just recently, Dominguez was reaching an exit velocity of 108 mph, and just to remind you, he is only 17 years old.
Baseball America has him at number 33 in their top 100 prospect list, and yet again, he hasn’t played a professional game. The slugger contains all five tools, hitting, hitting for power, running, fielding, and throwing. His catapulting up the prospect list has been extremely exciting, especially since the Yankees signed him to a large international contract, which will keep him in their farm system for quite some time.
Dominguez has cracked another list, though, and this time it was curated by the MLB.
MLB.com ranked Yankees’ star Jasson Dominguez as the 8th best outfield prospect heading into the 2021 season.
Signed for $5.1 million out of the Dominican Republic in July 2019, Dominguez is the most hyped and tooled-up international prospect in recent years. He has the potential for well above-average tools across the board and possesses the advanced instincts and skills to make the most of them.
For all the hyperbole surrounding Dominguez — and, yes, we’ll mention yet again that he has been compared to outstanding baseball athletes such as Bo Jackson, Mickey Mantle, and Mike Trout — the fact remains that he has yet to play a pro game.