Danny Watson’s floor is high but his ceiling is not high. The best he can do in the major leagues is to be a winning bullpen. Apart from the rare side pitches and the waffle-like slider combined with the fastball that causes a large number of strikeouts, there are no other highlights. He is just a bullpen. A ubiquitous relief pitcher, he has a chance to make it to the major leagues as soon as 2024.
Rookies are the foundation of every team. They are suitable for trading and personal use. They are the key to raising the ceiling of the team. We will introduce you to the unknown minor league rookies. Hello everyone, my name is Chris. Today I want to introduce Danny Watson, the Yankees’ 2021 15th round pick.
Danny Watson is 22 years old and is quite tall at 6 feet 7 inches. In high school, he led Columbia High to win the state championship as a senior and was selected to the state all-star team twice in high school.
In college, he joined Virginia Commonwealth and posted a 2-4 ERA with a 4.06 ERA in 44.1 innings during his sophomore season. The highlight was 55 strikeouts, which showed that he had good strikeout ability, and he He is also an academic master. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance in only 2.5 years.
Finally, he entered the MLB draft in 2021 and was selected by the Yankees in the 15th round with the 453rd overall pick. Watson was very happy when he was selected by the Yankees. In the post-draft interview, he said that he had been a Yankee since he was a child. For fans of the team, the favorite player of the Yankees is Derek Jeter, the captain of the previous generation.
He also said that he thought he would go undrafted and that he was happy to be selected by the Yankees in the 15th round. Watson can throw three kinds of balls, namely four-seam, slider and Carter. His ball-handling ability is above average. Among them, his four-seam is the most highly rated, with an evaluation of 60. Visually, it feels like he has stepped up. , paired with a slider like a wiffle ball, it can frequently cause hitters to miss.
The Yankees trained Watson as a relief pitcher. In his first year as a professional in 1A, he only pitched 2.2 innings with an ERA of 16.88 and was completely blown away. There was slight improvement in 2022, with 5 wins and 5 in 58.1 innings in 38 games as a relief pitcher in 1A. The losing ERA is a slightly higher 4.01 but the batting average is a good .216. The biggest problem is too many walks and too many bases.
This year he pitched his minor league career, posting 7 wins, 1 loss, 5 saves, and a 1.58 ERA in a total of 62.2 innings in Class 1A and Class 2A, including 82 strikeouts and 25 walks, a good strikeout-to-walk ratio. The most important thing is that his batting average dropped to a terrifying .138. Reducing walks and improving ball control are the keys to his success this year.
Generally speaking, his floor is high but his ceiling is not. In the major leagues, he was at best a winning bullpen. Apart from his rare side pitches and his wiffle-like slider and fastball that caused a large number of strikeouts, he had no other bright spots. He is a relief pitcher who can be seen everywhere. He has a chance to visit the major leagues as soon as 2024. I hope he can perform well.
Supplement: The film was produced when Thorpe had not yet been traded, so Watson ranked 29th at the time.
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