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Notable Yankees Pitching Prospects
Below are some of the Yankees’ notable pitching prospects, with my grade for them so far this year, as well as John Sickel’s grade for them at the start of the season. Phil Hughes, RHP, Grade A+ [A]...
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Yankees Eliminated, Torre’s Future in Doubt
Due to the lack of updating, again, I haven’t mentioned a key event–the Yankees were eliminated. Now, this team had a couple of questions with them–Chien-Ming Wang (after the first game and based on...
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Top 30 Prospects: #10 J. Brent Cox
Age: 22 Height: 6’3″ Weight: 205 lbs Drafted: Second Round, 2005, out of the University of Texas Position: Relief Pitcher Throws: Right Stuff: Cox pitches from a 3/4 angle, and owns a 88-92 MPH...
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Mark Newman Reveals Plans for Top Prospects
In an interview with Yankees Senior VP of Baseball Operations Mark Newman, Chad Jennings found out where some of the Yankees top prospects will start next year. My take is in italics. Juan Miranda:...
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Minor Notes: Cox Returns, Duncan Impresses
J.B. Cox returned on the mound after missing a year with Tommy John Surgery, and threw in a minor-league game. He threw only fastballs and sliders–no changeups–and felt good. He is at Hi-A Tampa, and...
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Melancon, Cox Promoted
RHPs Mark Melancon and J.B. Cox were promoted, from A+ Tampa to AA Trenton and Trenton to AAA Scranton, respectively. Melancon, recovering from Tommy John surgery, had a 2.84 ERA in 25.1IP, allowing...
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Injury Updates
Yesterday, on his blog, Phil Hughes declared that he is pain-free and has been for about a week. He still has to wait until x-ray results come back negative so he is cleared to pitch. He’s also...
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Injuries and Transactions, Pt. I
Over the past week the organization has had a bunch of injuries and/or transactions. So, I’ll list the earliest and arguably, for some of them, the least important ones here. The important ones are in...
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