Wednesday, February 3, 2016

TGP Prospects Month Top 29 Prospect List - #27 Ben Gamel


Ben Gamel broke out in a big way in 2015 and even won the Minor League Player of the Year Award as a member of the New York Yankees. Gamel's breakout season could not have come at a better time as he was faced with the uncertainty of whether the team would add him to their 40 man roster or if the team would leave him unprotected from the Rule 5 Draft this winter. After a great season it almost seemed like an easy decision for New York as they added Gamel to the 40 man roster thus starting his minor league clock.

We learned all about Gamel yesterday in our Meet a Prospect so I won't spend too much time on him here today, if you missed it check out yesterday's post. The problem for Gamel going forward is he fits the mold of the defensive first and speedy left-handed hitting outfielder that the Yankees seemingly have too many of already. This is why the team traded Ramon Flores last summer and this is why players like Brett Gardner, Mason Williams, Slade Heathcott and Jacoby Ellsbury are already on the roster. Will there be room for Gamel? You wouldn't think so but while there isn't room on the Yankees roster for Gamel right now there is definitely room for him on our Top 29 Prospects List as a part of Prospects Month.

Ben Gamel
5'11" - 185 lbs. - LH - Outfielder

Year Age Lev G PA R H 2B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
2010 18 Rk 7 28 3 7 1 0 0 1 3 8 .280 .357 .320 .677
2011 19 A- 55 220 20 55 19 2 30 7 24 50 .289 .373 .432 .804
2012 20 A 110 476 56 136 23 2 61 19 23 71 .306 .342 .394 .737
2013 21 A+-AA 112 495 55 115 32 4 54 22 52 95 .267 .342 .387 .730
2013 21 A+ 96 423 50 99 28 3 49 21 48 77 .272 .352 .396 .748
2013 21 AA 16 72 5 16 4 1 5 1 4 18 .239 .282 .343 .625
2014 22 AA 131 586 58 142 31 2 51 13 36 88 .261 .308 .340 .648
2015 23 AAA 129 551 77 150 28 10 64 13 46 108 .300 .358 .472 .830
2015 23 FgW 25 101 8 22 4 3 15 3 11 18 .253 .327 .402 .729
27. Ben Gamel
28. Austin DeCarr
29. Thairo Estrada
30. James Pazos

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