YFU Interview w/Charleston River Dogs’ hitting coach

By On February 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Interviews

Over at Yankees Fans Unite, author fishjam25 had a lengthy interview with Charleston hitting coach Greg Colbrunn. There’s a lot about individual prospects, and organizational philosophy in there. Click here to read the whole thing; it’s definitely worth the time.

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Unlucky Number 55

By On February 2, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Projections

Last year, ’s praise came from his impressive work behind the plate, somewhat of a rare sight for Yankee fans. After a hot April start, where he OPS’d .963, his bat seemingly slowed down and waned into an afterthought. Russell Martin’s .237/.324/.408 2011 triple-slash was still above average, and most importantly he [...]

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ManBan is Underrated

By On February 2, 2012 · 19 Comments · In Prospects

Manuel Banuelos, now our undisputed #1 prospect, is underrated. I’m not sure that I’d go as far as , but I might put him in the low 20s. It’s hard to believe that, just a year after being considered one of the top prospects in all [...]

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Laying The Groundwork For The Next Core Four (Or Five, Or Three)

By On February 2, 2012 · 8 Comments · In Musings

(The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod)

If you haven’t checked out Chad Jennings’ interview with Mason Williams over at LoHud, then I feel very sorry for you because it was a great read.  If you have, then you probably came away from it with a [...]

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A.J. and the Long Ball

By On February 2, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Player Analysis, Statistical Analysis

Before we get started: .

The biggest problem with in 2011 was the carefree fashion in which he handed out home runs. A.J. gave up a career worst 31 homers after serving up a career worst 25 dingers in both 2009 and 2010; surprisingly enough, Burnett’s [...]

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