Down on the farm, Hector Noesi is having a dream season for the Yankees.He didn’t allow a run in over 20 innings through mid May and earlier in the month struck out seven and walked one over seven hitless innings for Charleston. The 22-year-old right-handed pitcher looks like the real deal. At 6-foot-2 and174 pounds, the native of the Dominican Republic has shown poise on the mound and could rise through the Yankees minor league system quickly.
Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on Dec. 3, 2004, Noesi spent his first two seasons in the Dominican Summer and Gulf Coast leagues before sitting out the first 50 games of 2007 for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
A strained right elbow limited Noesi to five appearances with Charleston upon his return, but he did bounce back with a solid campaign in 2008, going 3-2 with a 3.33 ERA in 14 appearances (seven starts) between the GCL Yankees and short-season Staten Island.
I personally have not seen him pitch live, but from looking at his stats and seeing some video, he looks very promising. I doubt the Yankees would promote any good prospects quickly. It took them a while with Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy. I can’t imagine it being any different here.
But it might be food for thought. Maybe Noesi is major league ready. I know it’s low A ball, but if he continues to carve up batters, the Yankees should consider promoting him to at least Double A. If that success continues, a cup of coffee come September wouldn’t be out of the question.
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