A few weeks ago, I briefly discussed a few of the Rule 5 eligible players that have the potential to be drafted in about a month. Looking at the current 40-man roster, the Yankees have 35 spots filled, leaving the potential for 5 players to be protected, assuming no trades happen during the Winter Meetings. …
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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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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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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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The similarities between the Yankees’ owned-and-operated Tampa Tarpons and the Major League Club have been very apparent in August, after the Tarpons won the 4-game set in Fort Myers (Twins), and they had an incredibly lopsided win versus Bradenton (Pirates) to open their last home stand of the season on Tuesday night. A significant part …
The similarities between the Yankees’ owned-and-operated Tampa Tarpons and the Major League Club have been very apparent in August, after the Tarpons won the 4-game set in Fort Myers (Twins), and they had an incredibly lopsided win versus Bradenton (Pirates) to open their last home stand of the season on Tuesday night. A significant part …
I was fortunate to have been able to get a brief first look in the first half of a doubleheader in Tampa recently at some of the kids drafted by the Yankees in the 2025 MLB Draft. This isn’t the full class, of course; pitchers won’t make their professional debut until the 2026 season at …
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I was fortunate to have been able to get a brief first look in the first half of a doubleheader in Tampa recently at some of the kids drafted by the Yankees in the 2025 MLB Draft. This isn’t the full class, of course; pitchers won’t make their professional debut until the 2026 season at …
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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 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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