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Yankees MILB 7/28: Wilberson De Pena Homers in First Tampa AB
Midseason Review/New Top 30 Prospects Injury Log 2026 Draft Analysis Notes: Plenty of notes today. First, the Yankees have signed veteran catcher Christian Bethancourt to a minor league contract. In 428 career games with the Braves, Padres, Athletics, Rays, Marlins, and Cubs, he owns a .229/.259/.362 triple slash. His best season was 2022, when he hit .252/.283/.409 […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 7/28: Wilberson De Pena Homers in First Tampa ABYankees MILB 7/11: Strong Effort by Rory Fox
Top 30 Prospects Injury Log 2026 Draft Analysis Notes: Scranton (47-43) (Swept in a doubleheader by Buffalo. They scored only three runs in two games.) Game 1 (Lost, 5-2) C J.C. Escarra: 0-for-3, BB DH Spencer Jones: 3-for-4, HR (14), RBI, R, SB (10) Jones has back-to-back 3-hit efforts. 2B Marco Luciano: 1-for-4, K RF Yanquiel Fernandez: 0-for-4 3B […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 7/11: Strong Effort by Rory FoxYankees MILB 6/24: Thatcher Hurd Ks 10
Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Notes: Oswaldo Cabrera has been scorching. While that isn’t the reason why he was promoted, it’s nice to see him get an opportunity for the next ten days. Scranton (38-38) (Lost to Indianapolis, 8-6) LF Duke Ellis: 1-for-4, R, SB (31), BB, K 2B-SS-2B Marco Luciano: 0-for-4, R, BB, K DH Yanquiel Fernandez: 1-for-4, […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 6/24: Thatcher Hurd Ks 10Yankees MILB 6/3: Carlos Lagrange Ks 7
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 5/23: Kyle Carr, Henry Lalane: 8 Ks
Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Marco Luciano, a utilityman signed as a minor league free agent over the winter, is on the injured list for Scranton. Between Somerset and Scranton, Luciano hit .303/.392/.613 (158 wRC+) over 166 plate appearances. While he has played a utility role throughout his career, he has only played second base […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 5/23: Kyle Carr, Henry Lalane: 8 KsYankees MILB 5/13: Luis Serna Continues Hot Start
Top 30 Prospects Injury Log Notes: Hoping for the best for Max Fried, though I don’t think his best-case scenario (making his next start) is a realistic best-case scenario. Gerrit Cole needs two more rehab starts before his return. I doubt the Yankees would move up his timetable. If Fried misses a few starts, we are looking at Elmer Rodriguez again. Like […]
Continue reading Yankees MILB 5/13: Luis Serna Continues Hot StartYankees MILB 4/29: Strong Outing by Cade Smith
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 […]
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