Category: Minor League Reports
Yankees Notes: Rule 5 Primer
The deadline for Rule 5 protection is coming next week, so it is time to look at who the Yankees will be looking to protect. The Yankees already added one player to their roster last week: RHP Kervin Castro. However, this was to prevent him from leaving via minor league free agency. The 40-man roster sits at […]
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Previous Notes: October 30, 2025 1. Yankees pick up Tim Hill‘s option This was a no-brainer, since Hill costs only $3M in 2026. The soft-tossing worm killer pitched to a 3.09 ERA (4.30 FIP) over 67 innings with a 64.8% ground ball rate. Among pitchers who tossed 60+ innings, he ranked third in baseball in […]
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1. The YES Network’s attempt to streamline broadcasts. We learned this week that John Flaherty, Dave Valle, and Jeff Nelson will not be returning to the YES Network. Flaherty was the YES Network utility player, consistently showing up as a studio analyst, color commentator, and fill-in play-by-play guy. Nelson was their “spackle” color commentator, filling in when seemingly […]
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A look at the prospects the Yankees have traded/lost over the last several years. This list is comprehensive (in my opinion) but likely not complete. So many prospects are lost to minor league free agency or latch on somewhere after the Yankees release them. Impossible to keep up with all of them. The Ryan McMahon deal: LHP […]
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Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players MLB Pipeline released its Top 50 International Prospects list for 2026. While nothing is official until it is, the Yankees are heavily favored to […]
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Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players LHP Griffin Herring, traded to the Rockies in the Ryan McMahon deal, was named a finalist for Minor League Pitcher of the Year by MLB […]
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Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players Pipeline announced its 2025 Double-A All-Star teams. No current Yankees’ prospect was on the list. C Rafael Flores was listed for Somerset, since he spent most […]
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Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players Today is the last day of the regular season. This would typically be the time I would thank everyone for reading. However, Scranton decided […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 9/21: Spencer Jones Just Misses 30/30Yankees MILB 9/20: Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz’s Scranton Debut
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players The Yankees promoted RHP Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz to Scranton for today’s start. Rodriguez-Cruz was the likely Friday night starter if the Somerset-Binghamton series went to a deciding […]
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Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players I have nothing to report. Injury Log Scranton (86-59; 48-25 in second half) (Clinched a playoff berth courtesy of a 10-2 win over Buffalo.) […]
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