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NYBD Top 50 Yankees Prospects
NYBD Top 50 Yankees Prospects
Ranking the best 50 prospects in any organization is never easy. Injuries, unexpected performance and many other factors affect careers in both the minors and majors. I can say that I have seen most of these players perform, some throughout a whole season. Take these ratings – as all really ...
NYBD Releases Top 50 Yankee Prospects
mvn.com — Jed Weisberger gives us his Top 50 Yankee prospects , here are his top 5: 1 Jesus... Montero – Ready to put up big numbers in 2010, starting in Trenton after hitting .337 (117-for-347) with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in 92 games between the Thunder and Tampa. Broken finger ended his season and he is ... (more) NYBD Releases Top 50 Yankee Prospects
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NYBD Releases Top 50 Yankee Prospects
Pending Pinstripes — Jed Weisberger gives us his Top 50 Yankee prospects, here are his top 5: 1 Jesus Montero – Ready to put up big numbers in 2010, starting in Trenton after hitting .337 (117-for-347) with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in 92 games between the Thunder and Tampa. Broken finger ended his season and he is hitting just .115 (3-for-26) with Magallanes of the Venezula Winter League. 2 Austin Jackson – Certainly big-league ready defensively.  Hit .300 (151-for-504) with Triple-A Scranton.  Power has not come,  but remember power is ...

Why Trading Cano Might Not Be Crazy
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... Russo is one of the most interesting members of the NYBD Top 10 Yankees prospect list. He never gets discussed in a system that includes Jesus Montero and Austin Jackson. Russo might not have the offensive ceiling of those two, but he may be more polished and a better all around player at this point of his development. Russo has hit at every level and had an outstanding season at AAA Scranton (.828 OPS). His defense is also very solid. Russo to me is a David Eckstein type. ...

Catchers of the Future on Display
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... Austin Romine is the better defensive catcher of the two. Son of a former big leaguer (Kevin) he also has ascended through the system quickly. In limited playing time in the AFL he is hitting .400 and, as Jed pointed out in his NYBD Top 50 Yankees prospects report, has improved his footwork and release. He may not have the offensive ceiling of Montero, but may be more well rounded as a prospect. ...

Yankees Top 50 Prospects Tonight @ 10pm
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Hear Jed Weisberger talk about his just released “Top 50 Yankees Prospect List” on 1240 AM WGBB. Jed will address some of the questions about the list, provide some sleepers, and update us on the development of the top prospects. Scranton Yankees hitting coach Butch Wynegar will also joins us to talk about some of the hitters under his tutelage. We will also do another edition of “Yankees Alumni” as Wynegar will reminisce about catching Dave Righetti’s no -hitter, Phil Niekro’s 300th win, and his All Star ...

Replay of Top 50 Yanks Prospects Tonight @ 7pm
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... Jed Weisberger joined me in the backhalf to discuss his recent Top 50 Yankees Prospect List. Jed gave us insight as to why he left certain players off, the development of the Top 10, who may be closest to the Bronx, and sleeper picks for next year. We also discussed the Carl Crawford situation and subsequent outcry about whether he is, or is not, on the trading block. Jed’s answer is very interesting. ...

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