Prospect of the Day: Hector Noesi, RHP, New York Yankees

by John Sickels on May 16, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

Prospect of the Day: Hector Noesi

Hector Noesi, RHP, New York Yankees
The Yankees promoted Hector Noesi from Triple-A Scranton to the majors last Friday. He's expected to fill a bullpen spot as a long reliever who can start if needed. What sort of future does Noesi have in New York?

Noesi was signed by the Yankees as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2004. His career was slowed by Tommy John surgery, and he didn't fully emerge as a prospect until 2009 when he posted a 2.92 ERA with a 118/15 K/BB in 117 innings in A-ball. Last year he went 14-7, 3.20 with a 153/28 K/BB in 160 innings at three levels. He had a 3.92 ERA in four Triple-A starts before his promotion, with a 11/9 K/BB in 21 innings. He is 24 years old.
Noesi's fastball can hit 95-96 MPH but is more regularly in the 89-93 range. His best pitch is an excellent changeup. His slider and curveball are no more than adequate, but the fastball/changeup combination is his bread-and-butter. He throws strikes and has been durable since recovering from the elbow injury.
He projects as a fourth or fifth starter, though in the short run he's most likely to be used as a reliever who can soak up spare innings. If he's impressive in his trial, he could have a chance at a rotation spot next year, or be used as a tempting morsel for other teams.

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This guy looks pretty good,

maybe the yanks should call him up now, they need all the help they can get.

by Jt Malley on May 16, 2025 8:16 AM EDT reply actions

Noesi is up already

For the second time in 2011 Hector Noesi is on the 25 man roster. This time he should see some innings and show if he deserves to stay. Personally I don’t care for the AAA K/BB rate, 11/9 over 24 innings is nothing great. Especially when you look at his 2009 & 2010 numbers.

by cyder7830 on May 16, 2025 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions

yeaa he deserves a shot though,

nows the time you want him to see some big league action, he is getting old prospect wise.
Hows Scaranton doing this year anyways do you know?

by Jt Malley on May 16, 2025 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I would rather have him starting

than Ivan Nova. Of course, I would rather have Joba pitching than either of them.

by cookiedabookie on May 16, 2025 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

He isn't a seasoned vet, per se,

But i expect he can do better than garcia and colon

by JMonteroFanatico on May 16, 2025 10:26 AM EDT reply actions

Right now?

I like Hector Noesi fine but I don’t know about that. I kind of agree with the comment below this one that Noesi could be most effective as a relief pitcher (but I like his chances at carving a niche in the middle of a major league rotation considerably better than those of fellow SWB hurler Andrew Brackman).

by Matt0330 on May 16, 2025 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Reliever

I think Noesi profiles as a reliever long term. The ability to hit 95-96, and his primary reliance on two pitches tell me that he could be a strong asset out of the bullpen. Granted, there’s a question as to whether or not a back end starter is more valuable than a very good reliever, but for a team like the Yankees that anticipates a large quantity of high leverage innings, it might make sense to convert Noesi down the line.*

*Of course, all of this assumes that Noesi turns into something like a weak 4/good5.

by GuyinNY on May 16, 2025 12:25 PM EDT reply actions