Tag: Ben Shields

My Take: Yankees Acquire David Bednar & Jake Bird

Other takes: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) The Details: The Yankees acquire RHP David Bednar and RHP Jake Bird The Pirates acquire C/1B Rafael Flores, C Edgleen Perez, and OF Brian Sanchez The Rockies acquire 2B Roc Riggio and LHP Ben Shields This isn’t a 3-team deal, as the Pirates and Rockies didn’t interact […]

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Yankees MILB 7/20: Spencer Jones Has Gone Bananas

Notes: According to the Baseball America signing tracker, 8th-round pick Mac Heuer has signed his name on the dotted line.  The Yankees have signed all of their picks from the first ten rounds. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher made 14 starts for Texas Tech in 2025, going 2-4 with a 6.28 ERA in 53 innings with a […]

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Yankees MILB 7/11: The Spencer Jones Show Continues

Notes: From an article on The Athletic, the Yankees are transitioning former top catching prospect Antonio Gomez to pitching. Gomez, who is already Rule 5 eligible, supposedly is touching 100 MPH during workouts. In my opinion, which was wrong (though I don’t mind admitting it), Gomez was the most intriguing catching prospect they had a few years […]

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Yankees MILB 6/2: Isaias Castillo (16) Homers in Professional Debut

Notes: If you missed it yesterday (it was a late addition to my report), 1B/OF Dominic Smith exercised his opt-out clause. Given how the season has played out, there wasn’t a path to MLB for Smith with the Yankees. He is hoping to convert his hot May into an MLB contract somewhere. Injury Log Scranton (25-29) […]

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Yankees MILB 9/12: Ben Shields Ks 10

News: Nothing Scranton (80-59) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 3-1. Worcester refuses to lose (5 straight wins; 9-1 in their last 10 games) so their lead over Scranton remains 2 games. Rochester has fallen out of it) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, 2B (17), BB, K In his last 12 games, Vivas has 5 doubles, a triple, and a […]

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Yankees MILB 8/4: Spencer Jones Homers, Doubles Twice

News: Nothing. Scranton (60-47) (Defeated Louisville, 5-2. Scranton is having a season where their overall record is good, but they didn’t win the first half and are currently behind in the second half). DH Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, SB (4), K For Scranton: .302/.343/.460 in 67 PA. Since his most recent comeback from […]

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Yankees MILB 7/10: Ben Shields Dazzles Again

News: The Yankees have signed LHP Tim Mayza to a minor league contract. Mayza pitched in 352 games from 2017-2024 with the Blue Jays, compiling a 3.87 ERA (3.63 FIP; 111 ERA+) in 283.2 innings. His 24.4% K and 51.9% GB rates are above league average. Last season, Mayza had his best year to date. He […]

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Yankees MILB 7/3: Agustin Ramirez Homers

News: RHP Phil Bickford refused an outright assignment and is now a free agent. Further analysis is not required. Scranton (46-36)  (Split a doubleheader against Lehigh Valley) Game 1 (Lost, 4-2) 3B Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, K 2B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, 2B (3), BB Vivas has a 9-game hitting streak and a 14-game on-base streak. C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-3, […]

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Yankees MILB 6/28: Agustin Ramirez Hits First Scranton Homer

News: None. Scranton (45-33) (Defeated Worcester, 7-5) CF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-4, 2 K 3B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, RS, 2 SB (6), BB Vivas is hitting .255/.403/.388 in 126 PA for Scranton and is on a 6-game hitting streak. We talk about his good pop for a middle infielder, but he also can run a little. Last year, […]

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Yankees MILB 6/22: Jesus Rodriguez Hits First Double-A Homer

News: RHP Cam Schlittler was promoted to Scranton from Hudson Valley. This is likely a move for need rather than a permanent placement. Typically speaking, a prospect isn’t going to skip over Double-A. Schlittler has put together a solid season, pitching to a 2.32 ERA (3.97 FIP) over 54.1 innings with a 56.4% GB, 31.7% K, […]

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