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Bronx Bound- Winding Up the Pitchers
With the minor league seasons nearly over, and roster expansion a couple weeks away, I thought it would be a good idea to look at each player's season to date rather than just the week. This week I'll look at the pitchers, next week I'll look at the hitters, and the final week I'll give out...
Bronx Bound
Of the 15 pitchers I check in on each week, 2 are in the majors, 5 are on the DL, and of the remaining 8, I'd say about half are having good enough years that they might warrant a call up either now or in September. That's actually a really fertile farm. Alan Horne's first outing since April...
Bronx Bound- Week 9
You know what it looks like to wiggle out of trouble? Jeff Marquez allowed 24 baserunners in 12 innings but only allowed 4 earned runs. Zach McAllister made his first start for the High A Tampa Yankees. The Mark Melancon (me-LAN-sin) watch continues in Trenton. Pitching on six days rest, he...
Bronx Bound- Week 5
It's a couple days late because I've had a buddy staying with me the last couple days, but here's your minor league update for April 27- May 3. A strong performance by Betances has his K:BB rate to almost 2:1. TJ rehabber JB Cox was called up to AA on the 27th, and he looks great. Still no sign...
Bronx Bound- Week 4
Daniel McCutchen watchers, check out his line from Friday's game: 7IP, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 run, 12K. I'd say he's learned what he can in AA. Let's get the college boy up to Scranton. Jose Veras' continued dominance at AAA (11IP, 11 baserunners, 18K) is starting to make me rethink my lack of support...
Bronx Bound- Week Three
In the search for a spot starter, am I crazy to suggest Daniel McCutchen? He struggled to locate his curve last season, so he spent the time really working on his change, which enhances his 2- and 4-seam fastballs (low 90s). Now he's got both pitches working and is off to a hot start. Going AA...
Bronx Bound (Week 2)
Week 2 of minor league baseball is in the books, so I've got your Sunday update ready to go. It was a great week for Edwar, Jonny A., and Austin Jackson. Alan Horne got hurt, Jeff Marquez got hit hard, and Dellin Betances showed that while he has A+ stuff (8K) he's got to work on repeating his...
Bronx Bound
Every Sunday I'm going to try to check in on the progress of the Yankee prospects I'm keeping an eye on. You'll notice that I'm not really watching anyone who figures to spend the season below AA- the reason for this is that I'm not really interested in minor league baseball; I'm interested in...
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