Torres Up Cards

I’m thinking of changing my blog name to Torres Up Cards, not to be confused with Torren’ Up Cards.

Ok, I’m kidding. I’m not going to do that. I’ve built too much equity in being “lost” for the last 7+ years of this blog.

But I would expect the next seven to see many more posts about this guy:

Top prospect Gleyber Torres has been on the Yankees for about a month now, and he’s as advertised. He’s a very, very good player. He’s just 21 years old, and I could really see him being a key cog in the organization for years to come.

I know it won’t always come this easy to him. He’ll have many ups and downs. But the consensus is that he belongs. He doesn’t look overmatched. He always looks like he’s in control. You can just tell he knows he’s meant to be there and meant to be playing baseball at the highest level. Many times, a young player comes up and tries to do too much. Torres has stayed within himself and taken control of the Yankees 2B job.

He's hitting .309/.374/.494 with four homers He’s played a solid 2B, although there have been a couple of miscues while he learns the position. Still, he has made some gems and has shown to be a quick learner.

I’m not going to deem myself an exclusive collector of his. Too competitive. But I’ll be picking up his cards here and there, and I am looking forward to his flagship RC which I assume will come in Topps Update. I assume his cards will be sprinkled in other products as the year goes on. I’ve already got another Topps NOW on the way from his recent walk-off homer.

I’m just kicking myself for not ponying up and getting an autograph, because now it’s going to be very hard to find a reasonable one.