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College Basketball Top 25: 11/12/2023
The 2022-2023 college basketball season ended with one of the craziest tournaments in history. For the first time ever, a 15-seed and a 16-seed both won in the first round (15th-seeded Princeton won a second-round game as well) while a #9 seed (Florida Atlantic) made a run to the Final Four, where they were eliminated […]
Yankees MILB: 2023 Pitching Review
A look at the Yankees’ pitching prospects in 2023, starting with the All-Star team. The starters: RHP Drew Thorpe, Hudson Valley/Somerset (14-2, 2.52 ERA (3.05 FIP); 139.1 IP, 34% K, 7.1% BB, 49.2% GB; Age: 23; Rule 5 Eligible: 2025) In a surprising twist, Thorpe makes my list of top five pitchers in the organization. […]
Yankees MILB: The Offensive All-Stars
A look at the top positional players in the Yankees’ organization this season. Overall, it was a good season for positional players. The FCL Yankees averaged 6.67 runs per game, second in the league to the Tigers. The average age of the Tigers position players was a full year older than that of the Yankees. […]
Yankees MILB 9/24: Clayton Beeter Tosses 5 Scoreless Innings
News: This is the last full report for 2023. I don’t typically type up reports during the off-season leagues. Those leagues are important, but the most intriguing part about them is who the Yankees send there. I will probably type up some sort of recap soon enough. Anyway, thanks for reading these reports this season. […]
Yankees MILB 9/23: Will Warren Finishes Strong
News: The end is near. Scranton (72-75; 38-35 in the second half) (Defeated Syracuse, 6-4) RF Franchy Cordero: 3-for-5, 2B (14), 2 RBI, 2 RS C Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-4, 2B (13), HR (10), 3 RBI, 2 RS, HBP The Yankees have a lot of catching on the 40-man roster as is, so it is hard to […]
Yankees MILB 9/21: Richard Fitts Finishes Season with a Strong Effort
News: Nothing. Scranton (71-74; 37-34 in the second half) (Lost to Syracuse, 5-4) 2B Wilmer Difo: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (23) 3B Ben Cowles: 1-for-5, 4 K Cowles’ Triple-A debut. C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-2, 3 BB 1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-5, RBI, RS, 3 K Chaparro now has 87 RBI. It is the most RBI in […]
Yankees MILB 9/20: Drew Thorpe Wins Player of the Year
News: C Rodolfo Duran was placed on the 7-day injured list today. Meanwhile, the Railriders added a couple of bodies, bringing up OF Kyle Battle and IF Ben Cowles from Hudson Valley. The Renegades’ season ended last night. The 23-year-old Cowles hit .254/.356/.393 (109 wRC+) in 444 plate appearances in High-A.He was 23-for-27 in the stolen base department while […]
Yankees MILB 9/19: Trey Sweeney Doubles, Homers
News: I have nothing interesting to report. Scranton (71-72; 37-32 in the second half) (Defeated Syracuse, 10-5, thanks to a 7-run 9th inning) 1B Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-5, 2B (12), RBI, BB, 2 K RF Franchy Cordero: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, BB, K 2B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, CI, K 3B Andres Chaparro: 3-for-6, 2 2B […]
Yankees MILB 9/17: Will Warren Ks 10
News: I have nothing interesting to report. Scranton (70-72; 36-32 in the second half) (Defeated Buffalo, 7-6, in 12 innings. They still have one week left in the season) C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-4, 2 BB RF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB (8) 3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-5, SF, RBI, RS, 2 K Chaparro is up to […]