Yankees 2017 youth movement in review: Casa de suenos

UI Tyler Wade; 22

I am not saying Wade is an absolute no, but his performance so far has him much closer to failing as a big leaguer. And that’s because Tyler has looked completely overmatched, including making uncharacteristically bad plays in the field.

In 26 games, Wade has managed to hit just .148/.220/.222 with four doubles and seven runs scored. One of Tyler’s biggest assets is his blazing speed, but he hasn’t played well enough to show it off. How bad has it been? Wade currently has a negative WAR (-.04).

The saving grace is that Tyler is a rookie. Yankees fans don’t need me to remind them how much a player can improve from year one to two. And Tyler will get a lot more chances to show what he can do, this year and next.

But he has to turn it around in a big way. Thairo Estrada is coming and looks to be a better player. By the middle of next year, Wade’s only way to keep Estrada in Scranton will be to play at a high level in his limited opportunities. And that might be too much for Wade to do.

And now on to a real nightmare come true.