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Yankees Not Considering Promoting Killer B’s

With all of the injuries to the pitching staff going around it would seem likely that the Yankees would at least consider promoting one of the Killer B's, but that isn't the case according to Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York. Cashman ruled out [Manny Banuelos] and [Andrew Brackman] on "performance'' issues, and ...

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Yankees Cut Betances, Banuelos Pitching Tonight

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Last week the Yankees cut the first of the Killer B's, Andrew Brackman, and on Saturday they cut another, Dellin Betances. That leaves Manuel Banuelos as the lone B left in camp. Banuelos is expected to pitch in relief tonight and will likely get cut shortly after that, possibly immediately after the game ...

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Who is Your Favorite of the Yankees Killer B’s?

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(Click here to vote on the Killer B whom you think will be the best Yankee). The Diamondbacks current general manager Kevin Towers is the former Padres GM, but before he got that job he had a brief stop in the Bronx as a sort of a roving scout for the organization. He didn't do a whole ...

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Yankees Cut Andrew Brackman, Brandon Laird, and 4 More

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Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News: The Yankees made six more cuts tonight. Andrew Brackman, Brandon Laird, Kevin Russo and Melky Mesa were optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Steve Garrison and Ryan Pope were optioned to Double-A Trenton. Brackman was battling for a spot as in the Yankees rotation, but he was a ...

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Cashman: Some Prospects are Untouchable in Trades

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Via Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger: "I have enough chips," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "But if people want to demand certain bullets, those certain bullets I’m not going to shoot. … There are untouchables here. "You can figure them out. But there are certain guys. Like Phil Hughes. I said publicly ...

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Yankees’ Andrew Brackman Returning Today

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One of the most impressive young pitchers early in camp was the 6-11 Andrew Brackman, ,but unfortunately for the young giant he suffered a groin injury that would hurt his chances from winning a rotation spot out of spring. Now just one and a half weeks later Brackman is ready to return to the mound ...

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Losing Lee and Pettitte Might be a Blessing in Disguise

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Going into this offseason most Yankee fans were optimistic. Losing the ALCS did a number on some fans, but even the pessimistic envisioned the Yankees adding Cliff Lee, bringing Andy Pettitte back, and making another run at the World Series in 2011. Unfortunately Lee re-signed with the Phillies and that optimism took a big ...

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Andrew Brackman Suffers Groin Injury

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In the battle for a rotation spot Andrew Brackman has jumped out ahead as the leading rookie candidate to win the job, but he suffered a slight setback today as he has come down with a groin injury that will keep him out until at least Tuesday, according to Marc Carig ...

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Yankees Have 6 on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects List

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Baseball America released their list of the top 100 prospects in the nation today and the Yankees are well represented with six players landing on the list. That's more than any teams except for the Rays and Royals. Here are the Yankees on the list and where they rank: 3: Jesus Montero, C 30: Gary Sanchez, ...

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Andrew Brackman Makes A Good Impression Early

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Via Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger: Andrew Brackman impressed manager Joe Girardi this afternoon during a session of throwing batting practice. He said the prospect's command and delivery looked much improved from last season. The 6-foot-10 righty couldn't have picked a better forum, with the team's top baseball officials all looking on. Justin ...

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