My Take: Yankees Acquire Luis Garcia Jr.
The trade: Yankees acquire 1B/DH Luis Garcia Jr. from the Nationals for RHP Yovanny Cruz, RHP Jake Bird, RHP Jack Cebert, and RHP Ben Grable From the Yankees’ perspective: The Yankees need a bat. Garcia Jr. leads the National League in slugging percentage. From an offensive perspective, this is the perfect fit. Defensively? They will […]
Continue reading My Take: Yankees Acquire Luis Garcia Jr.My Take: The End of the Camilo Doval Era
The trade: The Yankees acquire C Omar Alfonzo and OF Luis Cruz from the Pirates for RHP Camilo Doval The Yankees rarely make trades for prospects alone for Major League talent. While the Andrew Miller trade comes to mind, even the Aroldis Chapman move included Adam Warren coming back. Last year, they made what looked like a minor deal by acquiring Wilberson De […]
Continue reading My Take: The End of the Camilo Doval EraYankees MILB 7/31: Rory Fox Makes Somerset Debut
Midseason Review/New Top 30 Prospects Injury Log 2026 Draft Analysis Notes: The Yankees signed Wake Forest infielder Blake Schaaf as a non-drafted free agent. In the Cape Cod League this season, the left-handed hitting Schaaf hit .360/.451/.465 with a 13-for-16 stolen base rate in 31 games and was named to the All-Star team. He played 12 […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 7/31: Rory Fox Makes Somerset DebutYankees MILB 7/30: Henry Lalane Continues to Cruise Along
Midseason Review/New Top 30 Prospects Injury Log 2026 Draft Analysis Notes: The Yankees have had one of the worst offenses in baseball for over a month now. You might think I am exaggerating, but it’s the truth. It’s brutal to watch, especially since they continue making fundamental mistakes. This has gone on for so long, […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 7/30: Henry Lalane Continues to Cruise AlongYankees MILB 7/28: Wilberson De Pena Homers in First Tampa AB
Midseason Review/New Top 30 Prospects Injury Log 2026 Draft Analysis Notes: Plenty of notes today. First, the Yankees have signed veteran catcher Christian Bethancourt to a minor league contract. In 428 career games with the Braves, Padres, Athletics, Rays, Marlins, and Cubs, he owns a .229/.259/.362 triple slash. His best season was 2022, when he hit .252/.283/.409 […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 7/28: Wilberson De Pena Homers in First Tampa ABYankees MILB 7/27: Two DSL Wins
Midseason Review/New Top 30 Prospects Injury Log 2026 Draft Analysis Notes: Boring Monday. Scranton (53-46; 16-9 in the second half) Day off. Somerset (50-46; 13-13 in the second half) Day off. Hudson Valley (46-48; 16-14 in the second half) Day off, Tampa (56-40; 21-9 in the second half) Day off. FCL Yankees (29-29) Their season […]
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