Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
So who exactly are the 39 players on the 40-man roster? A few worth knowing about if you don't know them already: Greg Fertel of Pending Pinstripes is counting down his top Yankee prospects. Yesterday, he shared his thoughts on Romulo Sanchez , whom the Yankees acquired from the Pirates in a minor league trade last May: He throws his changeup at around 86 MPH, a nice difference from his heater. Again,...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Photo from the Times-Tribune Year Age Tm Lev ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB 2005 21 3 Teams A-Rook-AA 4.15 14 13 73.2 77 40 34 8 27 36 1.0 3.3 4.4 1.33 2006 22 3 Teams A-AA-A_adv 5.86 37 3 58.1 66 42 38 5 30 39 0.8 4.6 6.0 1.30 2007 23 Altoona AA 2.81 40 0 57.2 43 24 18 8 17 52 1.2 2.7 8.1 3.06 2008 24 Indianapolis AAA 3.46 33 0 54.2 50 27 21 5 19 32 0.8 3.1 5.3 1.68 2009 25 2 Teams...
The Yankees: Minors to Majors (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Yankees finalized the players that they would protect from the Rule V draft in December by adding 7 minor leaguers to the roster, as well as outrighting 1 player. From Anthony DiComo of MLB.com : Among the Minor Leaguers the Yankees did protect was outfielder Austin Jackson, widely considered the top prospect in the organization and the heir apparent to Melky Cabrera in center field. The Yankees...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
RHP Hector Noesi RHP Ivan Nova RHP Romulo Sanchez INF Reegie Corona INF Eduardo Nunez INF Kevin Russo OF Austin Jackson Added to the 40 man to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. They chose not to protect Texeira, Horne or Whelan. They must figure that none of those 3 could stick for a full season with another team because of injury or ineffectiveness. h/t LoHud
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
With the Rule 5 draft coming up next month the Yanks made several adjustments to their 40-man roster today , here are those changes: Pitchers Hecton Noesi Ivan Nova and Romulo Sanchez, infielders Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Russo, and outfielder Austin Jackson have been added to 40-man. Shelley Duncan has be outrighted to triple-A. The Yankees updated 40-man roster now has 39 spots filled,...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Today in the AFL the Surprise Rafters defeated the Peoria Saguaros 11-9. The win improves the Rafters record to 15-16. ( Box Score - Recap ) Offense: Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2B, BB Colin Curtis: 3-for-5, HR (5), 2 RBI, R Now for an update from the Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican and Venezuelan Winter leagues. Dominican League Aguilas Cibaenas: RHP Wilkins Arias: 13 games, 2-0, 5.40 ERA, 10.0 IP, 6...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
A bunch of Pirates minor leaguers have become free agents. Indulge your inner minor-league geek here : Pittsburgh Pitchers : RHP Jason Davis, RHP Eric Hacker , LHP Corey Hamman, RHP Lincoln Holdzkom, RHP Jorge Julio, LHP Bobby Livingston, RHP Juan Mateo , RHP Scott Nestor, RHP Jeremy Powell, RHP Dionis Rodriguez, RHP Ty Taubenheim, RHP Virgil Vasquez Catchers : Hector Gimenez , Steven Lerud , Miguel...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
40-man rosters have to be set by Friday , so expect some fun stuff to happen this week. The Bucs currently have 36 players on their 40-man roster. That doesn't include Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek , who will both need to be protected by Friday. The Pirates will also have to decide whether to include a number of minor leaguers , any of whom could be selected in the Rule 5 draft in December if they aren't...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Rule 5 draft is one of the odd events in baseball, a chance for rebuilding teams to steal a talented gamble from a prospect rich team. You have to keep a draftee on the 25 man roster for the entire season, or offer to sell him back to his original club (as happened to Reegie Corona last season). It's a testament to the job Cashman has done rebuilding the franchise that the Yankees lost 6 players...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by Matt York - AP 3 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Virgil Vasquez delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 26, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » These are all fairly logical choices with Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio still on the 60-day DL and several prospects still waiting to be added...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Pirates' players and friend in Sunday's winter ball action VENZUELAN LEAGUE Bravos de Margarita 7, Cardenales de Lara 6 Former Pirate Romulo Sanchez suffered the loss for Lara, as he gave up the winning run in the bottom of the 7th. A fielding error, a ground out, and RF Rene Reyes' third hit of the game [...]
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The Surprise Rafters lost to the Peoria Saguaros 6-5. The loss drops the Rafters' record to 8-8: Box Score - Recap Pitching: Ian Kennedy: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, pitches-strikes: 69-43, 4.11 ERA Grant Duff (BS, 1): 0.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, pitches-strikes: 23-11, 5.06 ERA Mike Dunn (L, 0-2): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, pitches-strikes: 39-24, 2.70 ERA The Hardball Times came...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The Surprise Rafters defeated the Peoria Saguaros 10-9 today to improve their record to 5-3: Box Score - Recap Offense: Colin Curtis: 3-for-5, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R Brandon Laird: 0-for-5 Now for an update from the Dominican, Mexican, and Venezuelan Winter leagues. Dominican League Aguilas Cibaenas: RHP Wilkins Arias: 3 games, 2-0, 9.82 ERA, 3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K Toros del Este: RHP Humberto Sanchez:...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The Surprise Rafters won for the third straight day, defeating the Mesa Solar Sox 12-5 . Offense: Offense: Bradon Laird: 5-for-5, 2B, RBI, 3 R Colin Curtis: 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, R Winter ball in Mexico and Venezuela also started up last week. The Dominican Winter League begins tomorrow. Here's how the Yankees have done so far: Naranjeros de Hermosillo: INF Walter Ibarra: 1-for-3, 3 R RHP Danny Gil:...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
As I mentioned earlier, seven Yankees are playing for the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League. The opener of the AFL was today and the Rafters beat the Peoria Javelinas 17-4 . Here's how the Yankees minor leaguers did: Offense: Austin Romine: 1-for-4, RBI, B, 2 R Brandon Laird: 4-for-6, 3 RBI, 2 R Colin Curtis: 3-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI, R Pitching: Ian Kennedy (W, 1-0): 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB,...
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