Domínguez reassigned, leaves strong impression on Yanks
TAMPA, Fla. — Jasson Dominguez’s spring efficiency provided a tantalizing preview of issues to return from the switch-hitting “Martian,” who was reassigned to Minor League camp after the Yankees’ 9-6 Grapefruit League loss to the Pirates on Thursday night.
The Yankees’ No. 2 prospect in accordance with MLB Pipeline, Domínguez was among the many membership’s most spectacular offensive performers this spring, batting .455 (10-for-22) with a double, 4 house runs and 9 RBIs in 11 Grapefruit League video games.
“He’s a promising looking player,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone stated earlier this week. “I’ve been impressed with how comfortable he’s, how a lot he appears to benefit from the recreation and revel in his teammates. It seems to be to me like within the batter’s field, the sport is shifting sluggish for him.
“He’s got that in his DNA, that knowledge of the strike zone. He lays off pitches easy and has really good thump from both sides.”
Domínguez, 20, was the youngest participant within the Yankees’ camp. He is anticipated to start his season with Double-A Somerset, the place he performed 5 video games final season, and Boone has stated that he might see a situation the place Domínguez helps on the massive league degree this season.
“We put a lot of money into him, right?” Steinbrenner stated, referring to Domínguez’s $5.1 million signing bonus in 2019. “That was my entire [international] budget, pretty much, a few years ago. That’s how much we believed in him, even then. He’s another one that came on really strong last year. It’s exciting.”
For now, Domínguez will depart, having loved mixing in with the Yankees’ veterans this spring. Domínguez lately stated that he has had productive conversations with Aaron Judge, Jose Trevino, Luis Severino and Domingo Germán, amongst others.
“It was hard to have an expectation, because I had no idea how it was going to be or what to expect from it,” Domínguez stated by an interpreter. “But now being here, man, it’s been great. A great experience.”
