Category Archives: Down on the Farm

How to raise a prospect

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Greg Corcoran
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There are many out there who question the Yankees methods in their advancement, instruction, and mentoring of prospects as they advance through the farm system. A few months ago, I examined the art of developing starting pitchers, and how the Yankees matched up with other teams. As it turned out, they are one of the ...

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Profiling the Empire State Yankees Starting Rotation

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

One of the more interesting stories in the minors this season will be the Triple-A starting rotation. David Phelps, Adam Warren, D.J. Mitchell, Manny Banuelos, and Dellin Betances all could begin the year as starters. Manny and Dellin represent high ceiling talents still a year or so away from contributing to the major league team. Phelps, ...

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Minor League Assigments; Who Got Snubbed?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

Josh Norris broke the news about minor league assignments on Friday. It was a good news for some, bad news for others. Ray Kruml and Austin Krum may have been pleasantly surprised by making the Triple-A team as outfielders. There were really no surprises in Double-A Trenton or High-A Tampa. Will Oliver and Wilton Rodriguez were ...

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Yankees 2012 minor league roster assignments

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have begun to set their minor league rosters. They won't be completely official until the major league team breaks camp and sends everybody back down, but here is where they are so far. All of these rosters are via Josh Norris of the Trentonian's Minor Matters blog. EMPIRE STATE YANKEES (AAA) PITCHERS: Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, Juan ...

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Gary Sanchez Poised for a Big Season

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

BBD Prospect Nickname: "The Sanchize" With Austin Romine suffering yet another setback in his recovery from an undisclosed back injury, the Yankees major league ready catching depth has not been this thin since Francisco Cervelli received his first call-up. Romine's injury exposed just how quickly catching depth can disappear into thin air. The Yankees could find ...

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Yankees minor league news: DePaula, Adams, Santana, & ManBan

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Here are some notes on a few of the Yankees minor leaguers. Rafael DePaula was working out with Charleston this week, a sign that he has passed his physical and is officially a Yankee (Norris). David Adams has been told he will start the season with Double-A Trenton, the same team he started the 2010 season with ...

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Quick movers in the Yankees minor league system in 2012

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

This season minor league games will actually begin before the major league games. This is a new and interesting concept, as has not been set up like this for at least the past few seasons. It's not going to change anything as far as the season goes except that it's likely Triple-A will end sooner ...

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Rafael DePaula Scouting Profile

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

Rafael DePaula, wearing #6 in the picture, is going to bring a lot of excitement with him to the USA BBD Prospect nickname: RDP Ever since news broke about Rafael DePaula finally obtaining his visa, there has been a lot of excitement surrounding him. He represents an intriguing option who, given his age and stuff, could be ...

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