No. 9: Torrens & Tejeda Hit Streaks

If there was one position the 2014 Staten Island Yankees excelled in, there’s no doubt it was at catcher. This year’s team boasted a pair of New York-Penn League All-Star catchers in 18-year-old Luis Torrens and returning Baby Bomber Isaias Tejeda.

Torrens started his season with Full Season Single-A Charleston before being sent down to Staten Island. Torrens, the New York Yankees No. 10 prospect, played up to the hype that followed him, putting together a 21-game hit streak during the season where his batting average rose as high as .396. The Venezuela native cooled down during the back-end of the season, finishing the season with a .270 batting average, hitting two home runs and 18 RBI. Despite the slow finish, Torrens has a bright future ahead and will be a name to watch in the Yankees farm system through the coming years.

No stranger to the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George, Tejeda looked comfortable all season long in his fourth year with the Baby Bombers (Tejeda played one game with Staten Island in 2011). The Dominican Republic native led the NYPL in doubles with 21 on his way to a mid-season 20-game hit streak, finally earning himself a spot in the NYPL All-Star Game. Tejeda finished the 2014 season with a .276 batting average, five home runs and 29 RBI.

Blogger’s Choice: “This was fun. Luis Torrens is one of the best prospects I have ever seen play in Staten Island. I have been coming to games since 1999 to put that in perspective. Torrens is a guy that can hit, though I am still trying to find out if he does have a team record with his 21-game hitting streak. Though it was overshadowed, Isaias Tejeda put together a nice 20-game hitting streak. I have known him for a few years now, and he is one of the nicer guys I have met. I was genuinely happy to see him have a great year this year. He did deserve it.” – Robert Pimpsner, Pinstriped Prospects