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Andrew Brackman Prospects exist to help their team fortify their future, be it years down the road, or, in some cases, the not-so-distant future. These prospects can become valuable chips in blockbuster trades. Each team with a player on the block this offseason will come to the negotiating ...
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Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... - AOL Fanhouse takes a look at C Jesus Montero, OF Austin Jackson, RHP Andrew Brackman, LHP Manuel Banuelos, and RHP Hector Noesi.. It's definitely worth the read. ...
A Glimpse of Five Prospects
Pinstripe Alley —
Frankie Piliere of AOL Fanhouse (formerly of Saber Scouting fame) took a look at a few notable names in the Yankee farm system. Even casual minor league followers will know Monterno, Jackson and Brackman, but Piliere points us to two more players who illustrate the depth of the Yanks' system.
On Montero:
At the catching position, which I believe he can stick at, few players are as valuable. You just don't find too many bats as potent as his behind the dish. He's shown offensive skills reminiscent of Miguel Cabrera ...
“Carries himself like an experienced guy”
The LoHud Yankees Blog —
... Of the seven players added to the Yankees 40-man roster on Friday, I’ve personally seen six. The one I haven’t seen is right-hander Hector Noesi. But Frankie Piliere has seen him, and Piliere has agreed to give us a scouting report. Piliere spent the past three seasons working as a scout and now writes for FanHouse. Check out an earlier story of his detailing some of the top prospects in the Yankees system. Piliere labeled Noesi as a sleeper even before Noesi was added to the 40-man. ...
Yankees top 10 prospects
Pinstripe Alley —
... knows for sure if he can catch. Everyone who has seen him is sure he can hit.
- Ed
Some scouts make the argument that Montero is the best hitting prospect in the minor leagues. That's debatable, but at the catching position, which I believe he can stick at, few players are as valuable. You just don't find too many bats as potent as his behind the dish. He's shown offensive skills reminiscent of Miguel Cabrera on his way up.
- Frank Piliere of AOL FanHouse
The ball rockets off his bat; he's an elite ...
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