Tag Archives: Dellin Betances

On the Yankees and September call-ups

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In just two days Major League Baseball rosters will expand from 25 to 40 players which means that a lot of teams will have much different looking rosters and the Yankees are no exception. Before we get into who will be called up, we have to realize that the Yankees 40-man roster currently has 48 players ...

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Dellin Betances done for the season with shoulder tendinitis

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

This season has been an absolute nightmare for Yankees right handed pitching prospect Dellin Betances and now it is over. Josh Norris of the Trentonian reported that Betances has been placed on the disabled list after a MRI showed tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. Betances entered this season ranked as the 63rd best prospect in baseball ...

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Trade Rumor: White Sox “zeroing in” on Dellin Betances

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The White Sox have had scouts following struggling Yankees prospect Dellin Betances over his last three starts and they are apparently "zeroing in" on trying to pry him away via a trade, according to Josh Norris of the Trentonian. Betances entered the season as one of the Yankees top pitching prospects, but has really struggled this ...

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Yankees have 4 on Sickels’ top 100 Prospect list

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The list is actually 120 long, but the four Yankees land in the top 100, or Top 82 as it were, so I am trying to play that up, but John Sickels of SB Nation just released his midseason top prospects list and four Yankees are on it. Gary Sanchez comes in as their top prospect ...

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Yankees demote Dellin Betances to AA

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Dellin Betances had a very good year last season and after a brief September call up, he looked poised for a potential breakout in 2012. However, his season has been quite horrible and on Wednesday it hit a new low as the Yankees have demoted him to Double-A Trenton, according to Josh Norris of the ...

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Betances having a disastrous season in AAA

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Last season Baseball America ranked Dellin Betances as the No. 43 prospect in all of baseball and after a brief September call-up it appeared he would be in the Bronx in a short time. However, he has taken a big step back in his development this year and it doesn't seem likely that we'll see ...

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Yankees struggling minor leaguers are not helping

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

So far this season Freddy Garcia looks too old to get the job done anymore and Phil Hughes looks like he may never be able to do the job. It had Yankees fans waiting for Andy Pettitte and Michael Pineda's return, but with the injury to Pineda the Yankees will have to turn somewhere else ...

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Warning! Do not trade minor league pitching depth

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

The Yankees have a plethora of pitching options at the MLB level and a superfluous amount of "arms in waiting" in Triple-A ready to pitch in the major leagues at the drop of a hat. Fans see this with the impending vacancy in right field, and feel the Yankees should deal from a position of ...

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BBDP April 6, 2012: Dellin Dealin’, Campos Cruisin’

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

BBDP MVP: Dellin Betances Triple-A Empire State vs. Lehigh Valley. L 5-6. L: Venditte (0-1) Brandon Laird: 1/4, RBI (.143) Colin Curtis: 1/4, K (.143) Francisco Cervelli: 0/4 (.000). I'm worried he might have taken this demotion really hard. Dellin Betances: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 K (3.6 ERA). Excellent outing. The lack of walks is encouraging, ...

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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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