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Before the 2012 season began, there was talk of an elite rotation for the Yankees Triple-A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The organization’s top two pitching prospects, Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances, were both slated to open there, as were lesser known minor league stalwarts D.J. Mitchell, David Phelps, and Adam Warren. As Spring Training progressed and [...]
Here we go. As June begins, so do the hot stove rumors, and as usual, the Yankees are one of the first names brought up. Two separate reports yesterday had the Yankees interested in making a move to bolster their starting rotation, which has had its fair share of struggles so far this season. First, [...]
Prospects are a huge part of any baseball organization, and fans generally speaking love to hear about them. Every “top” prospect has the chance to become the next Mickey Mantle, Andy Pettitte or Bernie Williams in a fan’s eyes. However, all too often, these same prospects turn out like Brien Taylor, Eric Duncan, or Drew [...]
An MRI on Yankees pitching prospect Manny Banuelos’ left elbow showed no structural damage. It’s good news, as there was some concern that he had a serious injury. Banuelos, who holds a 4.50 ERA with 22 strikeouts over 24 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, will be shut down indefinitely. via Joel Sherman
Donnie Collins of the Scranton Times-Tribune tweeted a few minutes ago that the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees have placed both Manny Banuelos and Eduardo Nunez on the 7-day disabled list. For Banuelos, the move is retroactive to Saturday, while Nunez’s move is retroactive to Sunday. Nunez has been dealing with a thumb issue. The reason for Banuelos hitting [...]
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9, Toledo 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre held off Toledo’s late inning charge tonight for a 9-8 victory. Francisco Cervelli, Steve Pearce, and Raymond Kruml all homered in the win, while the likes of Colin Curtis went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored to help power the offense to victory. Manny Banuelos started [...]
After today’s win over the Washington Nationals in Grapefruit League exhibition, the Yankees made their first round of cuts, starting with their top prospect Manny Banuelos. Here are the 14 players that made the first round of cuts: LHP Manny Banuelos RHP Dan Burawa RHP Adam Miller RHP Brett Marshall RHP Ryan Pope RHP Graham [...]
Future Yankees star Manny Banuelos turns 21 today. I am sure that all Yankees fans around the world would like to wish him a Happy Birthday and that we look forward to seeing him in ‘The Show’ full-time soon. Here is a video from YouTube where YES Network’s Chris Shearn chats it up with Banuelos [...]
