Tag: Cade Smith
Yankees MILB 5/6: A Day of Offense
Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Notes: Nothing much to report on the minor league front. Scranton (19-15) (Won a crazy one over Worcester, 9-7, in ten innings.) 3B George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-3, 3 BB, K Since promotion: 5-for-23 (.217), though he has walked eight times (.438 OBP). He is still searching for his first extra-base hit. […]
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Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Notes: RHP Elmer Rodriguez pitched well enough in his debut. He had some control issues, which isn’t as unexpected as they tried to make it seem. Rodriguez owned a 9.0% walk rate in Triple-A this season, which is average-ish. It should have surprised nobody that he walked some hitters in his […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 4/29: Strong Outing by Cade SmithYankees Notes and Opinions for 11/7/25
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 […]
Continue reading Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/7/25Yankees MILB: Arizona Fall League Roster
RHP Bryce Cunningham – The highest-ranked Yankees’ prospect on his way to Arizona is Cunningham, who pitched to a 2.82 ERA in 54.1 innings with a 55/19 K/BB. We will see him in Somerset in 2026. RHP Cade Smith – Like Cunningham, Smith (ranked 19th), needs innings due to missing time to injury. He pitched only […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB: Arizona Fall League RosterYankees MILB 9/6: Cade Smith Pitches a Gem
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) My thoughts on Core Jackson. Nothing. Injury Log Scranton (80-53; 42-19 in second half) Their game against Worcester was postponed. They will try to play a pair tomorrow. Syracuse won and is 3.5 games behind. Lehigh Valley, Toledo, and […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 9/6: Cade Smith Pitches a GemYankees MILB 8/31: Cade Smith: 5 Shutout Innings
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) My thoughts on Core Jackson. No other news to report. Injury Log Scranton (77-52; 39-18 in second half) (Lost to Syracuse, 3-0. That’s back-to-back shutout losses. Yesterday, they faced a good prospect (Brandon Sproat). Today, Syracuse used a “bullpen […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 8/31: Cade Smith: 5 Shutout InningsYankees MILB 8/17: Ben Hess: 6 Scoreless Innings
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) SS Jackson Lovich isn’t in Scranton after all. My “gut” was telling me that it was a weird assignment, but I also know teams sometimes move players to advanced levels if they have an emergency need. Anyway, erase that from […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 8/17: Ben Hess: 6 Scoreless InningsYankees MILB 7/21: Cade Smith Ks 8 in 5 Innings
News: We are closing in on the trade deadline. I will watch closely to see if any prospect gets pulled out of a game over the next week. Today, I noted on Twitter that George Lombard Jr. has played third base and Roderick Arias has played shortstop in all three games since the All-Star Break. Is this […]
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