News: Spencer Jones continues to be out of action with his stiff neck. Get that man a sleep number bed and memory foam pillow. Scranton (4-4) (Defeated Syracuse, 7-2) 2B Caleb Durbin: 2-for-2, 2 2B (4), SF, 4 RBI, RS, 2 SB (7), 2 BB The Yankees received a player with legitimate MLB potential (perhaps […]
Yankees MILB 4/6: Omar Martinez: 4 Hits, HR
News: No news is good news, except when it isn’t. Scranton (3-4) (Lost a doubleheader to Syracuse) Game 1 (Lost, 4-2) RF Greg Allen: 1-for-1, RS, SB (3) Allen left the game early. RF Josh VanMeter: 0-for-3 LF Caleb Durbin: 0-for-3, RS, SB (5), BB C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-2, SB (1), 2 BB, K Narvaez is 3-for-19 with […]
Yankees MILB 4/5: Roderick Arias Homers in Tampa Debut
News: OF Spencer Jones was scratched from tonight’s lineup in Somerset due to a stiff neck. The Yankees signed veteran infielder Rougned Odor to a minor league deal with a July 1st opt-out. Odor hit .202/.286/.379 in 102 games for the 2021 Yankees. I never thought I would need to relive those days. His calling card is the […]
Yankees MILB 4/4: Everson Pereira Goes Yard
News: The Yankees released the Somerset/Hudson Valley/Tampa rosters this week. I don’t read too much into that, to be honest. The Yankees have their reasons for placing players at certain levels. The biggest surprise, to me, was Keiner Delgado not being assigned to a full-season level. While it is true that George Lombard Jr. and Roderick Ari
Ex-Yankees Prospects: Where are they?
A look at the prospects the Yankees have traded/lost over the last several years. This list is comprehensive (in my opinion) but not complete. The Jameson Taillon deal: RHP Roansy Contreras – The “big fish” in the deal for Pittsburgh, Contreras has struggled to the point where the Pirates moved him to the bullpen. RHP Miguel Yajur
Yankees MILB 3/31: Brandon Lockridge: 2 Hits, BB, SB
News: LHP Nick Ramirez was designated for assignment after the Yankees promoted LHP Tanner Tully to the big league club. Just in case you missed the news, Tully replaces Clayton Beeter, who will now get regular rotation turns in Scranton until he is needed again. While I think Beeter’s future might be in the bullpen, there isn’t [&helli
Yankees MILB 3/30: Cody Poteet: 4 Scoreless Innings
News: I have nothing interesting to report. Scranton (2-0) (Defeated Buffalo, 4-3) CF Greg Allen: 0-for-4, K 3B Caleb Durbin: 1-for-4, 2B (2), K I mentioned Durbin’s speed and versatility yesterday. What did I leave out? His insane (in a good way) strikeout rate. In 22 games for Hudson Valley, he struck out at a 9.3% rate. […]
Yankees MILB 3/29: Opening Day!
Notes: C/1B Ben Rice appears to be starting his campaign in Somerset. The left-handed slugger hit .327/.401/.648 in 222 PA for Somerset last year, so hopefully this is temporary. Scranton (1-0) (Defeated Buffalo, 12-8) CF Greg Allen: 2-for-4, HR (1), RBI, 3 RS, 2 SB (2) Allen starts the season off with a lead-off home run. […]
NCAA Basketball: My Final Field of 68
My final field of 68 is below. Teams in bold and italics are the bubble squads. If you don’t want to go through all of it, here is my bubble: In: Dayton, Florida Atlantic, Colorado State, Texas A&M, TCU, Seton Hall Out: St. John’s, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana State This is not an easy bubble to […]
Conference Tournament Preview: Ivy League
History: Until 2017, the Ivy League awarded their automatic bid to the regular-season champions. In the five tournaments played starting in 2017 (remember, the 2020 and 2021 tournaments were canceled), Princeton and Yale have won two apiece. The other title went to Penn. Three champions entered the tournament as the #2 seed, while two entered as th