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BP unveils Top 11 Yankees prospects
Published 11/29/2007 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... Kevin Goldstein is duly impressed with the Yankees’ organization. He feels they have the arms to compete for a very long time. We know this, but it’s nice to hear an unbiased outsider offer up the same prospect love that we feel. ...

Goldstein: Yankees Top 11 Prospects
Published 11/29/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
Kevin Goldstein offers his list of the Yankees Top 11 Prospects: Five-Star Prospects 1. Joba Chamberlain, RHP Four-Star Prospects 2. Ian Kennedy, RHP 3. Austin Jackson, OF 4. Jose Tabata, OF 5. Alan Horne, RHP Three-Star Prospects 6. Dellin Betances, RHP 7. Jesus Montero, C 8. Andrew Brackman, RHP 9. Edwar Ramirez, RHP 10. Kelvin DeLeon, OF Two-Star Prospects 11. Humberto Sanchez, RHP Just Missing: Frank Cervelli, C; Jeff Marquez, RHP; Ross Ohlendorf, RHP; Brad Suttle, ...

BP’s Goldstein releases his top 11 Yankee prospects
Published 11/29/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus has released his top 11 Yankee prospects. You need a subscription to read his thoughts, but I’ll at least give you the list below: Five-Star Prospects 1. Joba Chamberlain, RHP Four-Star Prospects 2. Ian Kennedy, RHP 3. Austin Jackson, OF 4. Jose Tabata, OF 5. Alan Horne, RHP Three-Star Prospects 6. Dellin Betances, RHP 7. Jesus Montero, C 8. Andrew Brackman, RHP 9. Edwar Ramirez, RHP 10. Kelvin DeLeon, OF Two-Star Prospects 11. Humberto Sanchez, RHP Just ...

Kevin Goldstein on Yankees Top-11
Published 11/29/2007 by EJ Fagan at Pending Pinstripes
The much-maligned Kevin Goldstein released his top-11 list of the Yankee’s prospects today. We don’t disagree entirely. The article is subscription only. Goldstein has some really great analysis, even if I disagree with it (no, don’t copy and paste it to the comments, I’ll delete it), so you should subscribe. The list:  Five-Star Prospects 1. Joba Chamberlain, RHP Four-Star Prospects 2. Ian Kennedy, RHP 3. Austin Jackson, OF 4. Jose Tabata, OF 5. Alan Horne, RHP Three-Star ...

Yankees and Sox Fighting For Santana
Published 11/30/2007 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... s heading into the 2007 season. The Sox have 5 players on the list, not one of them is on the table right now. Tabata was number 27, Hughes was number 4. For more perspective, check out Baseball Prospectus' just-released ranking of Yankee farmhands. ...

Who Is the Third Piece In a Johan Santana Trade To The Yankees?
Published 12/2/2007 at FakeTeams
With Johan Santana one 2nd-tier prospect away from becoming a New York Yankees, Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus has his Top 11 New York Yankees Prospects up.  At the top of the list is the one untouchable followed by the five players Jack Curry of the New York Times reported as unavailable from inclusion as the third piece. After those six, Edwar Ramirez is the only one ready to earn the major league minimum salary.  I am not convinced SS Albert Gonzalez can hit enough to get the deal done, and I wonder how far away reliever Kevin Whelan was for Mr. Goldstein.  He is the prospect sleeper I am ...

Andy's back, and Hank's strong words (are awesome)
Published 12/3/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
We all certainly awoke to good news in Yankeeland, eh? Andy Pettitte is coming back for the 2008 season , making it just that much more likely that Mike Mussina won't have a starting job for the upcoming season. Sweet. This almost goes without saying, but it was really quite nice of Andy to let the team know about his plan before the Winter Meetings, because it gives Cashman a much better picture of his '08 starting rotation. And meanwhile: oh, Hank Steinbrenner, how we have quickly come to love and loathe your banter . While Hank does talk a little too much -- and of course by "little," we mean a lot -- we love what he had to ...

Sickels’ top 20 Yankee Prospects
Published 12/18/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
Here is John’s list: All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Joba Chamberlain, RHP, Grade A Jose Tabata, OF, Grade B+ Ian Kennedy, RHP, Grade B+ Alan Horne, RHP, Grade B Austin Jackson, OF, Grade B- Bradley Suttle, 3B, Grade B- Dellin Betances, RHP, Grade B- Austin Romine, C, Grade B- (hate grading guys who haven’t played yet, could be C+) Jesus Montero, C, Grade C+ (borderline B-) Dan McCutchen, RHP, Grade C+ Brett Gardner, OF, Grade C+ Damon Sublett, 2B, Grade C+ (love this guy) Andrew Brackman, RHP, Grade C+ (could slot anywhere from 9 to ...

Dreaming on Cashman
Published 1/8/2008 by dajafi <info@thegoodphight.com> at The Good Phight: Front Page Posts
News flash: there ain't too much happening with the Phillies right now. The team avoided arbitration with Jayson Werth on Monday, signing the outfielder to a $1.7 million contract with performance bonuses for 2008. And they evidently signed two guys named Cory Willey (lefty pitcher) and Angel Negron (first baseman), according to Baseball America by way of Beerleaguer. Otherwise, Pat Gillick seems deep into his winter nap. Given that it's probably his last one, though, it isn't too soon to think about who the next Phillies general manager might be. Our unhappy hypothesis is that Ruben Amaro, Jr., the assistant GM who's proven much ...

Experts' Consensus Top Ten Yankees Prospects
Published 1/9/2008 by Nick-YF at YFSF
There are now a number of Top 10 Yanks Prospect lists out there. Because I just finished my master's program and am looking for a job and have a lot of time on my hands, I checked out 6 of these lists--Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, John Sickels, Baseball HQ, Chad Jenning's SWB Yanks Blog, and ...

Non-Roster Invitee #10: Alan Horne, RHP
Published 1/29/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
With pitchers and catchers reporting to Tampa in 16 more days, I thought we’d take a daily look at all 26 non-roster invitees in alphabetical order. If all goes according to plan, we’ll wrap up this series on February 13th with infielder Marcos Vechionacci, one day before Yankee camp officially opens. One word of caution - I do not claim to be a scout. Most of my sourcing will come from various interviews, profiles, videos and looking at statistics. The series is meant to be a learning tool as we prep for the opening of Spring Training. I invite all of you to add to the discussion in the comments section, post links on said player or, if ...

Non-Roster Invitee #11: Austin Jackson, OF
Published 1/30/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
With pitchers and catchers reporting to Tampa in 16 more days, I thought we’d take a daily look at all 26 non-roster invitees in alphabetical order. If all goes according to plan, we’ll wrap up this series on February 13th with infielder Marcos Vechionacci, one day before Yankee camp officially opens. One word of caution - I do not claim to be a scout. Most of my sourcing will come from various interviews, profiles, videos and looking at statistics. The series is meant to be a learning tool as we prep for the opening of Spring Training. I invite all of you to add to the discussion in the comments section, post links on said player or, if ...

Non-Roster Invitee #14 - Daniel McCutchen, RHP
Published 2/6/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
With pitchers and catchers reporting to Tampa in 10 more days, I thought we’d take a daily look at all 26 non-roster invitees in alphabetical order. If all goes according to plan, we’ll wrap up this series on February 13th with infielder Marcos Vechionacci, one day before Yankee camp officially opens. One word of caution - I do not claim to be a scout. Most of my sourcing will come from various interviews, profiles, videos and looking at statistics. The series is meant to be a learning tool as we prep for the opening of Spring Training. I invite all of you to add to the discussion in the comments section, post links on said player or, if ...

Yankee Prospect Reference Sheet, Spring 2008
Published 2/22/2008 by EJ Fagan at Pending Pinstripes
In one easy page, we here at Pending Pinstripes will give you all that you need to know. Pending Pinstripes Official Prospect List and Profiles 1. RHP Ian Kennedy, MLB, 23 2. OF Jose Tabata, A+, 19 3. CF Austin Jackson, A+, 21 4. C Jesus Montero, Rk, 18 5. RHP Dellin Betances, SS/A-, 20 6. RHP Alan Horne, AA, 25 7. RHP Jeff Marquez, AA, 22 8. C Francisco Cervelli, A+, 21 9. RHP Jairo Heredia, Rk, 18 10. 1b Juan Miranda, AA, 24 11. RHP Daniel McCutchen, AA, 25 12. RHP Ryan Pope, SS/A-, ...

Future Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 2 by Kevin Goldstein
Published 3/5/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... do the right thing and make LaRoche their everyday third baseman this year. 6. New York Yankees Last Year's Ranking : 3 Why They're Down : The performances of ...

Trade Reflection Part One - The Anticipatory Set
Published 6/12/2008 by Brandon Heikoop (noreply@blogger.com) at The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball
Sometimes I wonder how a General Manager loses his job. Clearly there are times which warrant such a move, but rarely does a General Manager come in, clean house, start all over and build a contender while going without error. I think of the praise General Manager Mark Shapiro receives and then the duds he has brought in to 'fill holes'. This is not a knock on Mark, he is strapped for cash and typically stays within a plan, but that does not mean the flops that he brings in are without recognition. ...