Kiley McDaniel has referred to it as the deepest in baseball, and ranks it at 10th or so overall (he isn't a huge fan of rankings, which in some ways are apples to oranges). It's a very long preview and an excellent read. Link - ( New Window )
said there isn't a single successful SP in baseball who uses his lower half as little as Severino and that there are "200" pitchers who are 20 and throw as hard as him.
have those 200 guys put up the stat line he just did at age 20?
said there isn't a single successful SP in baseball who uses his lower half as little as Severino and that there are "200" pitchers who are 20 and throw as hard as him.
Someone asked him about reports that he had improved on that later in the season and he basically said "I saw him 7/29 so there" as though that was the end of the conversation. He's seen him in person once or twice and he knows him well enough to say with certainty he is definitely a reliever.
he's simply a strange dude. That does not mean he's not good at his job, but IMO his various quirks sometime seem to influence his opinions. And this has nothing to do with Severino or his eval of any other yankee over the years. Just something I've noticed.
team again I have to be conservative about their prospects. They seem to have done a great job in these last few drafts and in this IFA period, but a lot of the fruits are still a ways off. Hoping that Judge, Bird and perhaps Refsnyder can show us something in the bigs soon so that we can begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
we're usually sellers and no matter what happens we will sell some of these guys too. And they've built enough value that we can get returns for some of them based on where they're at now. In a year or two we'll be in a position to fill remaining holes with some of these guys and that's very important too.
that the Dodgers may balk at giving up the right to sign high-dollar IFAs for the next two years. If true that would leave the Yanks and the Red Sox as the most realistic suitors as long as he is free to sign before 6/15. Now the Sox could be a legit rival, but they have a fair amount of money invested long-term in 2B and 3B, Moncada's likely positions, and there are some whispers that Bogaerts may profile best as a 3B long term. Additionally, a significant number of their top 20 prospects have 3B or middle-IF profiles (Devers, Cecchini, Marrero, Rijo, Coyle and Chavis). Doesn't mean they wouldn't be in, but are they going to make an effective investment of $70-$80 mil? Link - ( New Window )
Joe McCarthy is out 12 weeks for the Hoos. Unfortunate. Also thins out the class of college bats just a little bit.
That's a kick in the balls, isn't it? Back surgery two weeks before the season opener. I guess he's been dealing with a back problem for a while and was trying to avoid the surgery, but it got to the point that he had no other options. This is going to put a lot of pressure on Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley to produce right away as first years.
Yanks to sign Scott Baker to minor league deal per MLBTR
Limited to just 80 IP last year, during which he gave up a whopping 15 HRs (WHIP a solid 1.190, ERA a less solid 5.47 and FIP not much better at 4.78). Pre-injury was a reasonably effective innings-eater whose ERAs were in the Low 4's but for two years in the low 3's. Low risk signing.
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Have you heard from Yankees people that they will be all in on Moncada or is it more speculation at this point?
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Kiley McDaniel: It isnt speculation. Ive been reporting NYY/BOS are legitimately in on Moncada at the highest level since the beginning, then LA recently entered at that level as well, it appears.
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What are your feelings towards Andy Ibanez?
Someone asked him about reports that he had improved on that later in the season and he basically said "I saw him 7/29 so there" as though that was the end of the conversation. He's seen him in person once or twice and he knows him well enough to say with certainty he is definitely a reliever.
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That's a kick in the balls, isn't it? Back surgery two weeks before the season opener. I guess he's been dealing with a back problem for a while and was trying to avoid the surgery, but it got to the point that he had no other options. This is going to put a lot of pressure on Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley to produce right away as first years.
Comment From GG
Have you heard from Yankees people that they will be all in on Moncada or is it more speculation at this point?
1:13
Kiley McDaniel: It isnt speculation. Ive been reporting NYY/BOS are legitimately in on Moncada at the highest level since the beginning, then LA recently entered at that level as well, it appears.
Comment From BirdBrain
What are your feelings towards Andy Ibanez?
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Kiley McDaniel: Platonic
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Source: #Yankees 2014 2nd round pick Jacob Lindgren has been extended an big league camp invite for spring training
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