Tag: Cade Smith
Yankees MILB 6/30: Cade Smith Finishes a Strong June
Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Notes: RHP Mac Heuer has been transferred from the 7-day injured list to the full-season injured list for Tampa. The 6’5″ 20-year-old compiled a 3.43 ERA in 21 innings for Tampa. On June 4th, he was pulled from the game after recording a strikeout. You don’t need me to speculate on […]
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Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Notes: I mentioned that the Yankees were the favorites for RHP Chien-Fan Lai. Today, they signed the Taiwanese teenager who already throws in the mid-90s. While the signing bonus has not yet been disclosed, it will be the highest bonus the Yankees have given out this year. The Yankees have a little […]
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Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Notes: Two Pipeline Top 30 prospects were placed on the injured list today. Outfielder Jace Avina, who shows up all over the Eastern League leaderboard, left the game early last night. He is hitting .276/.358/.583 (146 wRC+). Joining him on the Somerset injured list is RHP Harrison Cohen, who got off […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 6/3: Carlos Lagrange Ks 7Yankees 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 […]
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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) 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 […]
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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) 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 […]
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