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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 Yajure – […]
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 […]
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 the #1 seed. While […]
Conference Tournament Preview: Pac-12
History: The history is strong but will never be the same and is likely dead after this season. Only two teams (Washington State and Oregon State) were left behind during a mass exodus. Both schools will be affiliate members of the WCC next season, adding extra competition for St. Mary’s and Gonzaga. The Pac-12 ran four tournaments between […]
Conference Tournament Preview: AAC
History: The AAC is in constant churn. In the first year of the league (2013-2014), UConn gave the league instant credibility, using a second-place finish in the conference tournament to catapult them to winning the NCAA Tournament. UConn has since left for the Big East, while Louisville (who won the inaugural tournament – later vacated) is now in the ACC. Raiding […]
History: The league that produced UNLV‘s dominant squads from 1989-1991 is now a collection of California schools + Hawaii. UNLV leads the way with seven conference titles. Amongst current schools, Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara have the most titles (5). Their last NCAA Tournament win was in 2019 when UC Irvine defeated Kansas State in a 13-vs-4 matchup. […]