Update on Greg Bird: pic.twitter.com/z3kkOeIsee — New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 26, 2018 Ugh. This likely means that Greg Bird will not be a big league option until late May. Unfortunately, injuries are nothing new for Bird, who seems to … Continue reading
View image | gettyimages.com 2014 Stats: Level: A+/AA .271/.376/.472 14% BB% 22% K% .201 ISO .390 BABIP 1/1 SB -11 DEF Bird ranked #5 on my Yankees top 100 list. Background: Greg Bird was drafted … Continue reading
View image | gettyimages.com Last week, we began our organization depth series at the catcher position. Today, we continue with a look the franchise’s first basemen from top to bottom. Starter: Mark Teixeira Barring injury, Teixeira is embedded at first … Continue reading
#452113992 / gettyimages.com With the month of July in the books, its time for the monthly re-ranking of the Yankees’ prospects, starting with the top 10. I did not include players currently in the majors, regardless of whether or not they’ve reached … Continue reading
#170449439 / gettyimages.com With the month of June in the books, its time for the monthly re-ranking of the Yankees’ prospects, starting with the top 10. I did not include players currently in the majors, regardless of whether or not they’ve reached … Continue reading
#477915287 / gettyimages.com Last month, I looked at how the Yankees’ hitting and pitching prospects performed through the month of April. I’m doing a similar exercise this month, but this time, I’m re-ranking the Yankees’ prospects in the process. Below you’ll … Continue reading
As the calendar turns to May, minor league players now have nearly a month’s worth of games under their belts. This isn’t a huge sample — certainly not big enough to make any definitive conclusions — but might be enough … Continue reading
Opening day isn’t quite over yet. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday scattered openers across the Majors, and today marks the beginning of the Minor League season. Like we wrote about Tuesday, we’ll offer our bold predictions for Yankees’ Minor Leaguers after … Continue reading
Derek and I ranked first base prospect Greg Bird as our #7 prospect this offseason and gave him an anticipated MLB ETA of 2016. Here’s what we had to say about him: Bird torched the SAL to a tune of … Continue reading
Yankees first base prospect Greg Bird had an excellent year in 2013, his first full season as a pro. After missing nearly all of 2012 due to injury, he really broke out in class-A Charleston. Overall, he posted a .288/.428/.511 … Continue reading