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A Look at Recent Players Who Have Been Drafted More than Once

Posted in Baseball, Draft, MLB, Yankees on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) When the Pirates make the first selection in the 2011 MLB Rule V draft, Gerrit Cole is expected to be the name that is called. As many teams have learned in the past, however, making a selection is only the […]

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Yankees’ Prospects Place High in Law, Mayo Rankings; Depth on Farm Bodes Well for Future

Posted in Baseball, Draft, Mets, Minors, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Update: Minutes after this post was published, Law also released his top-100 prospect rankings. Angels’ outfield prospect Mike Trout topped the list, just ahead of 2010 draft wunderkind Bryce Harper and the Phillies’ Domonic Brown. As for the Yankees, Jesus Montero ranked highest on the list at number four. According to Law, Montero’s ability to […]

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Rays Could Strike Gold in 2011 Draft, but Can They Afford to Mine It

Posted in Baseball, Draft, MLB, Yankees, tagged on January 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

At the same time the Tampa Bay Rays have been dismantling their major league team, the organization has also been stockpiling draft picks. In addition to the team’s own first round selection (32nd overall), the Rays have amassed eight more early picks. As a result, GM Andrew Friedman and his staff will have the ability […]

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Investing in Baseball’s Future by Limiting Rule IV Draft; Abolition, Not Expansion in the Game’s Best Interest

Posted in Baseball, Culture, Draft, International, Mets, MLB on November 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Most of the news coverage emanating from MLB’s General Managers meetings in Orlando has centered on proposals for adding more teams to the playoffs, but another very significant topic has gone relatively unnoticed: expanding the Rule IV amateur draft to include international players like those from the Dominican Republic. As I suggested back in April, […]

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Prolonging the “Torture”? Does Bumgarner’s Emergence Make Cain or Lincecum Expendable?

Posted in Baseball, Draft, Trades, tagged , , on November 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Anyone surprised by Madison Bumgarner’s outstanding World Series start, which was the just latest contribution to an already strong postseason, probably wasn’t paying attention to the Giants down the stretch. In his five September starts, the young lefty pitched to a 1.13 ERA in 32 innings, including a sparkling 32:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. In other words, despite […]

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Pulling Up the Rear: Jockeying for Position in the 2011 Draft

Posted in Baseball, Draft, MLB, Yankees on October 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The eyes of the baseball word have been focused on the Giants and Padres showdown in the NL West as well as the residual wild card ramifications involving the Braves. Even though the Rays and Yankees do not seem too interested in winning the AL East, some attention has also been cast their way. For […]

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