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Full Name: Manuel Barreda
Born: 10/08/1988
Birthplace: Sahuarita, AZ
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 165
Bats: R
Throws: R

Selected out of Sahuarita (Ariz.) HS by the New York Yankees in the 12th round (394th overall) of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.

2008 Season:
Team	League	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
YAN	GCL	0	0	2.65	6	2	0	0	1	17.0	15	6	5	1	8	14	1.13	.234

Appeared in six games (two starts) with the GCL Yankees, recording one save and a 2.65 ERA. … Underwent season-ending elbow surgery on July 28.

High School Background
Threw an 80+ fastball as a freshman.
Threw a no-hitter in his first varsity outing.
Won The Republic’s Small School Player of the Year honor.

He was named to the 2007 Louisville Slugger All-American team, becoming the second Mustang to accomplish that feat after Fernando Mejia made the squad in 2006. In addition, Barreda was named the 3A conference’s Most Outstanding Player.

He struck out 105 batters in 64 innings as a senior and batted .478.
The 5-foot 11-inch Barreda boasted a 95 mile-per-hour fastball, along with a nasty slider and devastating change-up.

Manny Barreda made a bet with his coach that if he could reach 96 mph on the radar gun, his high school baseball coach would let him drive his car to the prom. He didn’t reach 96 mph before the prom but reached the mark after the prom.

Scouts thought his pitching skills would overcome fears that he’s too short to play at the top level. He threw a lot of strikes in a pre-draft workout.

A fan once said they saw him admire his home run shot but was relegated to a single because the ball hit the top of the fence.

Gulf Coast League
Had a successful first season in pro ball with the Gulf Coast League Yankees going a perfect 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA. He had more strikeouts than innings pitched.

He had an inconsistent curveball and slider so he shelved the curveball and focused on his slider and power arm.

Barreda went from an over-powering high school pitcher with suspect secondary stuff to more of a control pitcher with a more complete arsenal and it showed in the box scores.

The Yankees had him pitch more over the top with his slider to get more of a consistent slot action and he did the same thing with his change up and it’s become more of a weapon for him.

Fastball.

Barreda throws a a four-seam fastball and threw it harder in high school. His velocity is between 92-94 mph. He moved his arm slot higher which allowed him to get more of a downhill sinking action with his fastball. That could help him add a two-seam fastball in the future.

Slider:

As I mentioned earlier, the Yankees scrapped the curveball and had him focus exclusively on the slider. He was throwing his slider side-arm earlier in the season, so they had him throw more over the top. The result was a shorter and sharper break and he throws it downhill. They did the same thing with his change up which brought successful results. He won’t be adding a fourth pitch anytime The Yankees like their young pitchers to perfect three pitches first so he won’t be adding a fourth pitch. It’s possible they’ll have him throw a curveball again because he did get good movement on it.

Pitching.

When Manny Barreda first started in the minor leagues, he had inconsistent mechanics and pitched too high in the zone. Now he has consistent mechanics with a consistent arm slot with all three of his pitches, and pitches consistently down in the strike zone. He is very coach-able and has a great make up.

YankeesDaily Projection and ETA.

He is just 5-foot-11 and throws between 92-93 mph. His change up now has incredible fading action and movement but could be inconsistent at times.

He had Tommy John surgery and feels he’s a better pitcher because of it.

He’s destined for Staten Island and will need at least four minor league seasons before being called up to the big leagues in 2012. He’ll most likely be in a bull pen role because of his lack of size.

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