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Minors Report for 7/20/10 (Montero Goes Deep Twice; Ivan Nova & Hector Noesi Continue to Roll; Melky Mesa)

Scranton: Jesus Montero belted two home runs and drove in three, while Ivan Nova pitched eight impressive innings to lead Scranton to a 6-1 victory. The night improved Montero’s line all the way up to .271/.346/.459.     To put it simply, you won’t find many players putting up a line like this in the International League

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The Trade Deadline: Who Should the Yankees Try to Acquire?

The Trade Deadline:  Who Should the Yankees Try to Acquire?

Was Cliff Lee the only player the Yankees will look at by the trade deadline

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Andy Pettitte Fill-In Options

Andy Pettitte Fill-In Options

With Joe Girardi’s announcement that Andy is heading to the disabled list and Brian Cashman announcing it may be at least 3-4 weeks, the Yankees will need to come up with a starting pitcher for at least the next three turns around the rotation. The first roster move will probably involve Andy going to the

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Minors Report for 7/1/10 (Ivan Nova; Brett Marshall; Josh Romanski; Jimmy Paredes)

Minors Report for 7/1/10 (Ivan Nova; Brett Marshall; Josh Romanski;  Jimmy Paredes)

Well, at least Tampa started their game tonight…but didn’t finish it. Game suspended. ——————– Scranton: Ivan Nova pitched seven strong innings, while Eduardo Nunez collected three hits and an RBI as Scranton took an 8-6 victory. Nova allowed three of those runs on seven hits. He walked only two, but also didn’t strike out a

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Minors Report for 6/26/10 (Jesus Montero; David Phelps; Zolio Almonte; Melky Mesa; Slade Heathcott; JR Murphy; Cito Culver Milestone)

Minors Report for 6/26/10 (Jesus Montero; David Phelps; Zolio  Almonte; Melky Mesa; Slade Heathcott; JR Murphy; Cito Culver Milestone)

Scranton: Quite the marathon in Scranton tonight. Jesus Montero went 3-for-6 with a solo home run as Scranton outlasted Rochester, 2-1, in a 13-inning affair. It was Montero’s second consecutive three-hit night and his average is now approaching .250 (.249). Eduardo Nunez went 2-for-5 with a triple in the victory. Nunez is hitting .317 on

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Minors Report for 6/21/10 (Ivan Nova; Gary Sanchez; Brett Marshall; Manny Banuelos)

Minors Report for 6/21/10 (Ivan Nova; Gary Sanchez; Brett Marshall;  Manny Banuelos)

A light schedule overall down on the farm as Trenton & Charleston were off while Tampa was postponed; so some of the focus will turn to teams deep down in the farm. So deep down you can barely see the players playing there. Typically speaking, I don’t report too much on these leagues; most of

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Minors Report for 6/15/10 (Ivan Nova; David Phelps; Dellin Betances; Zolio Almonte)

Minors Report for 6/15/10 (Ivan Nova; David Phelps; Dellin Betances;  Zolio Almonte)

Scranton: Ivan Nova pitched eight brilliant innings to lead Scranton to a 4-1 victory. Nova allowed one run on five hits. He walked two and struck out five. On the season, the 23-year old righty is 5-2 with a 3.42 ERA. In 71 innings, he has allowed 73 hits while walking 25 and striking out

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Pitching Options

Pitching Options

Now that the biggest fish in the pitching ocean has been signed (John Lackey), it is time for the Yankees to look at their own pitching depth to see if there is a move they should make for their own rotation.     I am of the belief that you should never overreact to what other teams

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