River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Arizona Fall League regular season is over. Surprise finished 16-16, two games back of the Peoria Javelinas for the West Division title. The Javelinas will take on Phoenix in the title game on Saturday. AzFL Surprise (11-9 loss to the Peoria Saguaros on Wednesday) Brandon Laird: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K Colin Curtis: [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Curtis...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
AzFL Surprise (5-4 win over Peoria Javelinas) Brandon Laird: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) – .313-.374-.614 in 83 at-bats Colin Curtis: 1 for 3, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – .388-.453-.687 in 67 at-bats Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blogLaird [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Laird & Curtis help Surprise...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
AzFL Surprise (8-6 win over Peoria Javelinas) Colin Curtis: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS – 17 for his last 39 (.436) with five doubles, a triple, and two jacks Zach Kroenke: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GB/FB – 16 [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Curtis keeps on raking
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
AzFL Peoria (6-4 loss to Mesa) Brandon Laird: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (missed catch) Colin Curtis: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI – 16 for his last 36 (.444) with four doubles, a triple, and a homer Grant Duff: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB - 9 [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Curtis’ hot hitting continues
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Make sure you check out Fack Youk’s take on Austin Jackson. AzFL Surprise (5-2 loss to Peoria Saguaros) Brandon Laird: 0 for 4, 1 K Colin Curtis: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K – three homers in 57 at-bats in the AzFL, seven in 464 during the regular season Zach Kroenke: 1 [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Curtis goes deep for Surprise...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
KLaw has some interesting nuggets from his recent tripout to Arizona, including this on Austin Romine: He has plenty of arm and his receiving was adequate, but I’m not sure about the bat. His swing works fine, but he has a big stride and a pretty healthy leak, getting his weight on his front foot early [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Curtis homers out in the desert...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... him. Still a very good all around catching prospect, 2010 will be a big year for the 20 year old. Colin Curtis-LF .397/.472/.731, 19 R, 11 BB, 7 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR Curtis exploded in the AFL, leading the league in SLG% as well as OPS. Despite his success, he’s not really a prospect and the short stint in the AFL won’t significantly boost his stock at all (Evidence-his omission...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... 20 runs to go with a 4.06 OBP and .633 SLG. In 2009 Laird hit. 266, with 13 HR, 75 rbi at A-Tampa. Colin Curtis--OF---Curtis had an outstanding AFL hitting .397 in 20 games, (31-78). He showed good power with 5 homers, 7 doubles, 2 triples. He had 18 rbi, 19 runs, and 3 stolen bases, with a .472 OBP. Curtis split time in 2009 between AA Trenton and SWB hitting .250,...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... Sportsmanship Award . Here’s a roundup of how the Yanks’ prospects performed out in the desert: Colin Curtis: 20 G, 31 for 78 (.397), 19 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 11 BB, 14 K, 3 SB, 2 CS – dude led the league with a 1.203 OPS, and not by a small margin either (44 pts) Brandon Laird : 22 G, 30 for 90 (.333), 18 R, 9 2B, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 10 BB, 20 K, 1 CS – he finished seventh in the...
Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... innings over 10 games. Brandon Laird (3B) batted .333 with 6 HRs, 24 RBIs and an OPS of over 1.000 Colin Curtis (LF) batted .397 with 5 HRs, 18 RBIs and an OPS of over 1.200. Posted in Yankee News, Yankee Players, Yankees Minors Tagged: Brandon Laird, Colin Curtis, Grant Duff, Ian Kennedy, Mike Dunn, Zack Kroenke
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Surprise Rafters played their final game of the Arizona Fall League season yesterday. They finished second in the division with generally encouraging numbers for the Yankees on their roster. Colin Curtis, one of the Yankees who would have to be added to the 40-man to be protected from the Rule 5 draft, finished with a .397 [...] Click on the headline for the rest of this blog post...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
AzFL Surprise (9-2 win over Mesa) the season ends on Tuesday … Phoenix and the Peoria Javelinas will play in the AzFL Title Game on Saturday .. chances are it’ll be on MLB Network, but I’m not 100% sure Colin Curtis: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Kennedy strong in his final start of 2009
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In the final game of their AFL season the Surprise Rafters defeated the Phoenix Desert Dogs 7-4. With the win the Rafters finish the AFL season with a 16-16 record. (Box Score-Recap) Pitching: Mike Dunn (W, 1-2): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, pitches-strikes: 26-14, 4.35 ERA (click on pitcher's name for PitchFX data) Here's the final stats for all Yankees who played for the Rafters: Colin...
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... Jazzifunk are proud to present the long awaited Rafters Reunion on Saturday 12th December with djs Colin Curtis & Hewan Clarke
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
AzFL Surprise (6-4 win over Peoria Javelinas) Brandon Laird: 3 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 CS Colin Curtis: 0 for 2, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K – no contact kind of day Mike Dunn: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K – 19 of 30 pitches were strikes [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Dunn strikes out four … in one inning
