As we head into the All-Star Break (no Yankee Games for 4 days sucks!) it’s time to head on down to the farm and check in on some of the Yankees top prospects. With a little update on the big club heading into the break.
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Update From Yankee Land
It has been another fortnight so it’s time to head back down to Yankee Land and see what’s going on with the Bronx Bombers. Well, it hasn’t been good. The free fall continues for the Yanks and things don’t look like they are turning around. If there was ever a team that needed an All-Star break it is this one. Well, let’s get into it.
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OK so I was going to write my next installment of Down on the Farm but I decided to make this an all-encumbering Yankee post instead. It’s for two reasons. 1) There is a lot of stuff going on with the Yankees right now that I want to talk about. And 2) Out of the 7 guys I have been following in the minors, 2 of them are hurt and one of them was called up to the Majors. So I really only had 4 guys to write about. I will do that at then end of this column after I cover what else there is to cover. So, let’s dive in.
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It’s been another fortnight since we last checked in with the New York Yankees. It’s another Monday off day and there’s a lot going on right now so let’s head back down to Yankee Land and see what’s happening with the Bronx Bombers. Since we last checked in the Yankees have gone 13-6 and are now 50-24 on the season. Baltimore refuses to lose baseball games and has moved back into a tie for first place after the Yankees went into Boston and dropped two of three. The Yankees are tied with Baltimore and the Dodgers for the best record in baseball (the Yanks have played and won 3 more games than the others two) but things are getting a bit shaky for the Boys in Pinstripes. Let’s dive in.
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I did not realize how long it has been since I did one of these. It’s been way too long. I really have to make it a more regular column. With that said, it is time to check in with the boys down on the farm. The Yankees minor leaguers who may not necessarily be their top prospects but are the ones I have chosen to follow this season. I have actually added a couple of guys to the list from the last time. We will stat with the five guys from the last column.
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It’s that time again. Time for another brand spanking new edition of my World Famous This and That column. This version of the column is going to be heavily concerned with the New York Yankees and the San Fransisco 49ers. There just happens to be a ton going on with these two teams right now. So without further ado or gilding the lily, lets get into it.
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With today’s off day, I figured it was a great time to head on down to Yankee Land and catch up with the Bronx Bombers. Since we last checked in, the Yankees have gone 12-4 and just had a 4-game winning streak snapped by the San Diego Padres. They now stand at 37-18 and are tied with Baltimore for 1st place in the AL East (remember only thing that matters is the loss column). The team has been rolling of late. So lets dive in.
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I feel it is time for another Update from Yankee Land. Since the last time we looked in on the Bronx Bombers they have gone 8-5 and now stand 11 games over .500. They are currently on a 4-game winning streak heading into today’s action but have fallen to one game behind the Orioles for first place in the AL East. They seem to be righting the ship in a lot of areas as they recover from their late April slump. Let’s look at where things stand 37 games into the season.
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It’s the first day of May and time for another episode of my world famous This and That column. There is a lot to get into, so without further ado, let’s jump right in.
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One of the very many things I love about Baseball, and one of the few things Manfred can’t get rid of, is that they have a farm system. A true minor league. Basketball has the G League but it’s only one level and only 2 or 3 guys on the team are actually on the NBA clubs’ teams. The NHL has the AHL but again, it’s only one level and the best prospects play Major Junior hockey until they are 20 years old. With baseball, as soon as you are drafted and sign with the team (rather than go to college) you enter their minor league system. I love seeing who the Yankees have coming up through their system. I love following prospects and figuring out who is good and who isn’t. Sometimes I am better at it than Cashman is. I remember begging them to call up Severino when he was dominating the minors. Or looking forward to the big kid Judge who keeps mashing long balls on every level. I usually follow the top prospects but I love finding guys who come out of nowhere. Like when I was clamoring for Rob Refsnyder to get called up and looking forward to Garrett Whitlock getting the call. They are both productive players for the Red Sox now. So, here we are. Another season of Prospect watching. I have to preface this by pointing out that I am doing this mostly through stats and I don’t get to see these guys actually play. I always say the best way to tell if a player in any sport is good or not is to watch them play day in and day out. I just have no way of doing that so I have to rely on stats. So here we go…
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