Posts Tagged ‘Mark Melancon’

The Lance Berkman Trade

The Lance Berkman Trade
As you may know, the Yankees acquired Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros today. Rumor has it that the two players going to Houston are Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes. Melancon, as Yankees fans know, made brief appearances with the Yankees in 2009 and 2010, compiling a 4.87 ERA in 20.2 innings. The...
July 30th, 2010 | Columns, Featured, Minor Leagues Report | Read More

Minors Report for 6/29/10 (Hector Noesi; Adam Warren; Jairo Heredia; Cito Culver; Gary Sanchez)

Minors Report for 6/29/10 (Hector Noesi; Adam Warren; Jairo Heredia; Cito Culver; Gary Sanchez)
Scranton: Pawtucket crushed Scranton tonight, 7-1, and there really isn’t very much to report on. Jesus Montero went 1-for-4 on the night. Mark Melancon didn’t make much of a case for himself to be promoted any time soon (0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K). Seriously, what the heck is...
June 29th, 2010 | Minor Leagues Report | Read More

Minors Report for 6/19/10 (Jesus Montero; Brandon Laird; Austin Romine; Marcos Vechionacci)

Minors Report for 6/19/10 (Jesus Montero; Brandon Laird; Austin Romine; Marcos Vechionacci)
Scranton: Wouldn’t it be nice if Jesus Montero is going on a bit of a power surge? Montero went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, while Eduardo Nunez added two hits (including a double) and a run batted in…but it wasn’t enough as Scranton lost, 5-4. Montero’s home run was his fourth...
June 19th, 2010 | Minor Leagues Report | Read More

And the misuse of Phil Hughes continues…

And the misuse of Phil Hughes continues…
This topic has been brought up many times, and I will start with this premise:   Overall, I am not dissatisfied with Joe Girardi as a manager.  I don’t think the Yankees found themselves the next great manager when they hired him; but they could have done much worse.      Compared to what...
August 20th, 2009 | The Bullpen | Read More

Yankees’ Midterm Report Card

Yankees’ Midterm Report Card
The Yankees are 88 games into the season at the All Star break, as good a time as any to break down the good and bad of the season.  We went over this a bit in the podcast last week, but we’ll look a little more in-depth here. On to the grades: Catcher Scott:  It has been a strange year for the...
July 14th, 2009 | Columns | Read More