Category Archives: Prospect Profiles

Yankees Prospect Profile: RHP D.J. Mitchell

Background William Douglas Mitchell, or D.J. Mitchell, 23, is a right handed pitcher listed at 6-2 and 165-pounds. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he went to North Forsyth High School. He was actually a center fielder in high school and did not pitch. After graduating Mitchell went to Clemson University his freshman year ...

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Yankees Prospect Profiles: SS Cito Culver

Background Christopher Culver, or Cito Culver, 18, is a switch hitting shortstop listed at 6-0 and 185-pounds. He was born and raised in Rochester, New York where he went to Irondequoit High School. As a senior Culver hit .561 with 10 doubles, five triples, nine homers, 38 RBI's, and 20 walks in just 22 games. Culver ...

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Read Our Yankees Prospect Profiles

Be sure to read our prospect profiles. There are 19 of them so far (Cito Culver is scheduled to be published later today) and I plan on doing at least 10-20 more. So don't fall behind on your Yankees prospects. Jose Ramirez, RHP J. R. Murphy, C Graham Stoneburner, RHP Bradley Suttle, 3B/1B Brett Marshall, RHP Corban Joseph, 2B/3B David Phelps, RHP David ...

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Yankees Prospect Profiles: RHP Jose Ramirez

Background Jose Ramirez, 21, is a right handed pitcher listed at 6-1 and 155-pounds. He was born in Yaguate, Dominican Republic. When the Yankees signed him on June 10, 2007 he wasn't considered a big prospect and didn't sign for a large bonus. Pro Career When Ramirez started out with the Yankees he was just a skinny ...

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Yankees Prospect Profiles: C J.R. Murphy

Background John R. Murphy, or J. R. Murphy, 19, is a right handed hitting catcher who is listed at 6-0 and 190-pounds. He was born and raised in Bradenton, Florida. Murphy went under the radar as a prospect after he missed his entire junior year due to knee surgery. His senior year was spent ...

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Yankees Prospect Profiles: RHP Graham Stoneburner

Background Graham Stoneburner, 23, is a right handed pitcher listed at 6-1 and 190-pounds. He was born in Richmond, Virginia where he pitched at Mills E. Godwin High School. He raised eyebrows there as a junior when he put up a 0.21 ERA and 74 strikeouts over just 43 innings. During his senior year he ...

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Yankees Prospect Profile: 3B Bradley Suttle

Background Bradley Suttle, 25, is a switch hitting third baseman who is listed at 6-2 and 215-pounds. He was borne in Boerne, Texas and went to Boerne High School. At Boerne High he was the San Antonio Area MVP as a junior and was a High-School All-American by Collegiate Baseball as a senior among many ...

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Yankees Prospect Profiles: RHP Brett Marshall

Background Brett Marshall, 20, is a right handed pitcher who is listed at 6-0 and 195-pounds. He was born in Highlands, Texas and raised near Houston in Baytown, Texas where he went to Sterling High School. Marshall was named the All-Houston Area Player of the Year his senior year after going 10-2 with a 2.27 ...

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Yankees Prospect Profile: 2B/3B Corban Joseph

Background Corban Joseph, 22, is a lefty hitting second baseman who is listed at 6-0 and 168-pounds. Born in Franklin, Tennessee, he attended Franklin High School where he was named the state's high school player of the year. He had a commitment to the University of Kentucky when the Yankees drafted him in the 4th ...

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Don’t Miss Our Yankees Prospect Profiles

I've been trying to profile a good amount of the Yankees prospects this winter in an effort to make our readers more informed and to foster dialogue on the farm system. I'm not sure how many I'll be able to get to this offseason. Hopefully I can do at least 40 or 50. So far I've ...

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