Given the amount of catching prospects in the Yankees system – even with the trade of Jesus Montero to Seattle – Jeff Farnham has gone about his career as a farmhand mostly out of the spotlight. The 24-year-old , a native of Las Vegas drafted in the 27th round in 2009, is not mentioned with [...]

I made a trip out to Trenton this past Saturday for a rare 5:05 start to watch the Thunder play host to the Washington Nationals Double-A affiliate, Harrisburg Senators. Some seasons have seen Thunder manager Tony Franklin blessed with tremendous pitching staffs with zero hitting, and other seasons have seen him write in a tremendous [...]

You almost have to be my age – nearly 48 years since my Bar Mitzvah – to remember a Yankees outfielder at the end of career named Walt “No Neck” Williams. Williams, who played 10 years in the majors – mostly with the Chicago White Sox – and later coached in the majors and managed [...]

Back in 2006, the Atlanta Braves thought they had their slugger of the future in 6-foot-4, 240-pound Cody Johnson. Atlanta spent its first-round pick on the strapping Johnson, luring the native of Panama City, Fla., away from a scholarship at the University of Florida. Johnson did not disappoint. In 2007, playing with the Danville Braves [...]

TRENTON, N.J. – At age 30, the last place catcher Gustavo Molina figured he would be arranging his locker is in the clubhouse of the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. A veteran of 26 major-league games over five seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Mets, Boston, Baltimore and the Yankees – just 6-for-47 (.128) [...]

TRENTON, N.J – Back in 2010, David Adams’ career was on the fast track. Grabbed by the Yankees in the third round of the 2008 draft out of the University of Virginia, the 6-foot-1, 202-pound second baseman was turning heads. In the field, he played 39 games without an error, helping complete 24 double plays. [...]

All of us here have been in agreement that it was a bad job by the Mets to deny the Yankees Triple-A affiliate in Scranton the opportunity to play in Newark while their home park, PNC Field, is under renovation. In case you are in the dark about what I am referring to, the Yankees asked [...]

The Yankees began their Grapefruit League action Saturday with a huge win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankee fans were very nice to Cole Hamels, who started for the Phillies. Typical New York fan, fake adulation towards a guy they want to impress. Hey guys, the Yankees are not getting Cole Hamels. He will re-sign [...]

Now that the inevitable (and overdue) trading of Jesus Montero is comfortably in the rear-view mirror, and with spring training on the horizon, it’s a good time to take a look at who may be in line to ascend the throne as the top position player in the Yankees’ farm system. In looking through the [...]

A few weeks ago, several writers were asked by Mike Silva to write a small piece on “The Most Intriguing Yankees Prospects for 2012,” not necessarily the top guys, but guys who are at a crossroads or as I thought, need to have a big impact this season for the future of the parent club. [...]

In the past we have done a Top 50 Prospect list for the Mets and Yankees. With the explosion of online content, everyone seems to have a “list” and ranking to the point where it all blends together. After all, what’s the difference between prospect number 38 and 45? Does it matter who #1 really [...]

The prestigious Arizona Fall League, baseball’s pre-eminent development program, recently wrapped up its twentieth season with the Salt River Rafters victory over the Surprise Saguaros in the Championship Game on November 19th. Every year, each major league franchise sends six or seven prospects, some with major league experience, to the Valley of the Sun for [...]

The Yankees also acquired 23-year old LHP Cesar Cabral from Kansas City for cash considerations. Cabral was drafted by the Royals in the this morning’s Rule 5. Sox Prospects describes Cabral as ”Lefty with a solid frame and a smooth delivery. Pitches exclusively from the stretch. Fastball sits between 88-92 mph and tops out at 95 mph. [...]

The Yankees elected to select Washington RHP Brad Meyers during this morning’s Rule 5 draft. The likelihood of Meyers sticking with the Yankees the entire season is slim (Rule V picks have about a 30% success rate), but it’s a solid pick and I could see them attempting to work out a deal for him (see Jamie [...]

I attended the Phoenix at Surprise game on Friday and had a chance to see Yankee prospects Rob Segedin and Corban Joseph. I was lucky enough to hit the right game as I also caught pitching prospects Chase Whitley and Preston Claiborne on their bullpen rotation day. My primary reasons for picking this game was the schedule; I wouldn’t have an opportunity [...]