Former Yankees prospect and minor league manager named as 1st base coach

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Yesterday, it was announced via the New York Post that the Yankees had promoted their former infield prospect and minor league coach, Dan Fiorito, to the big league club as their first base coach. Fiorito, a Yonkers, NY-native, attended Fordham Prep. in the Bronx, graduating in 2009 as their Most Outstanding Athlete, before attending Manhattanville …

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Yankees’ Steinbrenner Field changes: Rays’ impact?

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The Yankees have requested to make $39.8 million worth of upgrades to Steinbrenner Field, with the county paying $18 million and the Yankees paying the balance of about $22 million. The county is financing it via the “bed tax”, or the money the county makes on overnight lodging. Hillsborough County commissioners approved the requested changes …

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Gritty Schlitty is just the tip of the Yankees’ pitching iceberg

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Last night’s Wild Card Game 3 was one for the ages. After throwing a 7 R (6 ER) 2-⅓ inning outing in Cam Schlittler’s last appearance with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, this was quite the outing for the former 7th rounder. Schlittler, a native of East Walpole, Mass., a Boston suburb, has had quite the ascent …

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A prospect hugger’s thoughts on the trades the Yankees completed

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“Cash-god” made LOTS of moves at the deadline. It was without a doubt one of the biggest trade deadlines we’ve seen in a while across all of baseball (unless your team is named the Braves) in what we were told was going to be one of the quietest years because “no one was available”. The …

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The Trade Deadline and the Rule 5 Draft: A Match Made In (Playoff) Heaven?

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The MLB trade deadline is less than a week away, and teams are typically scurrying around to various Minor League affiliates of the organizations they want to make deals with. In regard to the upcoming trade deadline, teams may seek to flip prospects they’ll have to protect by adding to the 40-man roster instead of …

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MLB Testing New Rules In The Florida State League

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Saturday’s Yankees versus Red Sox game came under scrutiny when DJ LeMahieu hit the chalk on the 1st base foul line, but the play was called “foul”. It’s a judgment call, initially. Yankees manager Aaron Boone later argued that that judgment call set a poor standard for the potential of the call getting overturned. After …

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