Pinstriped Power: 2022 Break Camp Roster Revealed
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (April 4, 2022) – The Hudson Valley Renegades feature a prospect-laden roster as they return for their second season as the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees in 2022. The Renegades roster will feature six of the Yankees top 30 prospects when the season gets underway
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (April 4, 2022) – The Hudson Valley Renegades feature a prospect-laden roster as they return for their second season as the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees in 2022. The Renegades roster will feature six of the Yankees top 30 prospects when the season gets underway on Friday.
Hudson Valley’s roster is highlighted by six prospects ranked in the top 30 of MLB Pipeline’s annual organizational prospect rankings. Catcher Austin Wells (No. 4) and infielder Trey Sweeney (No. 5) are joined by outfielder Everson Pereira (No. 11), pitchers T.J. Sikkema (No. 20) and Beck Way (No. 22), and infielder Cooper Bowman (No. 25) to give the Renegades a talented nucleus. Wells is also ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 96 prospect in all of baseball.
Wells impressed at the plate in his first professional season in 2021, batting .264/.390/.476 and clubbing 16 home runs in 103 games between Single-A Tampa and Hudson Valley. After the season, he played for the Surprise Saguaros in the prestigious Arizona Fall League and was named an All-Star. He is joined by fellow catchers and returners Carlos Narvaez, who hit .304 in 16 games with the Renegades in 2021 and Saul Torres, a solid veteran defensive backstop.
The Yankees first round pick in 2021, Sweeney will hold down the starting shortstop spot after showing offensive promise by hitting seven home runs in 33 games between the Florida Complex League and Tampa in his pro debut. He is joined on the infield by fellow 2021 draftees Bowman (4th round) and Tyler Hardman (5th round). Spencer Henson, T.J. Rumfield, and returner Eduardo Torrealba provide versatility and depth on the infield.
Pereira brings his powerful bat back to the Renegades outfield after hitting 14 home runs in 27 games in Hudson Valley during the 2021 season. His signature game with the ‘Gades was his three homer, six RBI performance on September 5 at Greensboro. Pereira is joined by returner Pat DeMarco and newcomers Aaron Palensky and Aldenis Sanchez. Palensky spent the entire 2021 season with Double-A Somerset, playing 37 games, while Sanchez hit .413 in 23 games with Tampa.
Not to be outdone by the bats, the pitching staff promises to be one of the best and deepest in the South Atlantic League in 2022 as well. Highlighted by Sikkema and Way, the staff features returners Nelson Alvarez, Edgar Barclay, Nelvin Correa, Tanner Myatt, and Matt Sauer. New to the Renegades staff will be Blane Abeyta, Bryan Blanton, Blas Castano, Carson Coleman, Wellington Diaz, Michael Giacone, Rodney Hutchison, Alex Mauricio, Jhonatan Munoz, and Will Warren.
Overall, the Renegades have 12 players who spent time in Hudson Valley last year. The team also features 10 players who were selected in the first 10 rounds of the MLB Draft, including the last three Yankees first round picks (Sikkema, 2019; Wells, 2020; Sweeney, 2021).
Guiding the Renegades will be Tyson Blaser, spending his first season as the manager in Hudson Valley. He is joined on the field staff by pitching coach Spencer Medick, hitting coach Rob Benjamin and defensive coach Jose Javier.
ABOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
The Renegades are in their second season as the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They have played their home games at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. since 1994. The Renegades open the 2022 season on Friday, April 8 at the Greenville Drive with a nine-game road trip before returning home for the hope opener at The Dutch on Tuesday, April 19 against the Brooklyn Cyclones. Single-game tickets are on sale now at https://www.milb.com/hudson-valley/tickets/single-game-tickets, by phone at (845) 838-0094 or at the ticket office at The Dutch.
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