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Minor League Monday: April 19th, 2010

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Chris Barrows

Minor League Baseball is back! So is Minor League Monday at it's best, as we will take a look at what happened in the first two week of minor league ball. To be fair, I should state that I have good reason for not being around most of last week. With my wedding only 47 ...

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Sherman: Yanks Farm System Needs to Produce Pitchers

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Just one year ago crop of pitchers expected to hit the free agent market was pretty impressive, Roy Halladay, Josh Beckett, Cliff Lee, Brandon Webb among others. But elite starting pitchers are a rare commodity and teams have been aggressive in locking these guys up. Now that list is just down to Cliff Lee and Brandon ...

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Yankees Prospect Reports

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

For those of you who love hearing about the Yankee minor leaguers, you are in luck. Over the past couple of days there have been a few stories discussing some of the players closest to the majors. Let's take a look. First, on Sunday, former pro scout, and current AOL Fan House writer, Frankie Piliere had ...

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Hit and Run: Interview with Mark Newman

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Mark Newman was nailed with a DUI the other day, but unlike former Yankee exec Steve Swindall it appears that Newman's status within the organization is secure. Or at least he's giving interviews and acting as if everything is all right. for those of you who don't know who Newman is, he's the Senior VP of ...

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Hit and Run: Cervelli is OK, Burnett's Changeup, and Brackman

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Here are a couple of things to note from this afternoon's 9-1 loss to the Blue Jays Francisco Cervelli left today's game with a concussion and went to the hospital. CT Scans came back negative and he'll only miss a few days. "I feel good, a little scared at the time," said Cervelli. AJ Burnett threw about ...

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Brackman Looking Beyond Growing Pains

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Chris Barrows

When Andrew Brackman was drafted in the 1st round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft, the Yankees were well aware of the risks associated with Brackman. Just nine days after the draft, the 6'10 right-hander underwent reconstructive surgery on his elbow. “We weren’t surprised that he had these growing pains,” said Mark Newman, the Yankees’ ...

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John Sickels Ranks the Yanks

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Steven Schwartz

Over at MinorLeagueBall, John Sickels ranked the Yankees prospects: 1) Jesus Montero, C, Grade A: I know that his position is up in the air, but I love this bat so much that I'm going to give him a straight Grade A. This is a Mike Piazza/Manny Ramirez type bat. 2) Austin Romine, C, Grade B: Not in Montero's class ...

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Newman's Notes on Yankees Prospects

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Lenny Neslin

Yankees VP of baseball operations Mark Newman had a lot to say about the Yankees prospects yesterday. Beat writer Chad Jennings separated them into posts on the pitching and position players. Here they are in short: Pitchers Aroldis Chapman: Newman said the reports were exactly what he expected: Huge fastball. Spotty command. Inconsistent secondary pitches. ...

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