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Yankees playing it cautious with Melancon
Published 6/29/2008 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
That no-good Tyler Kepner beat me to it on Bats, but Brian Cashman had some interesting things to say about Mark Melancon yesterday. The right-handed reliever has been dominating the Eastern League at Trenton. In 12 appearances, he has allowed 19 hits and eight earned runs over 32.1 innings with six walks and 30 strikeouts. But the Yankees plan to leave him there a bit longer. Melancon, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, has not worked consecutive days all season. He also is being used for multi-inning stints with the idea of further ...

Bronx Banter: June Farm Report
Published 7/3/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... continues as he's just hit the DL with a strained hamstring. Lefty starter Phil Coke had another solid month, posting a 2.45 ERA and a 3.38 K/BB. Righty Eric Hacker made his double-A debut at the end of May and had a solid first month at the level with a 1.80 June ERA and a 2.90 K/BB. Jones, Coke, and Hacker are all 25 years old. In the pen, Marc Melancon had another strong month, but the Yankees are going to let him continue to develop his changeup and build arm strength in Trenton . Perhaps passing Melancon on the ladder is Anthony Clagget , the least heralded of the ...