The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:22 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Brandon Laird Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB3) 60 ROCHESTER, NY - He attentively checks the lineup card manager Dave Miley displays in the locker room. He needs to be certain which mitt he needs tonight on the field. Some days Brandon Laird will be listed as a third baseman; other days he will be required to guard the first base line. No matter where he is situated on the field, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre slugger enjoys playing on a daily basis. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1208386.html 2047 Jeff Magida http://yankees.scout.com/2/1208386.html Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:09:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees third baseman Brandon Laird left the game early against the Rochester Red Wings Tuesday night due to a leg injury. He had hurt himself upon fielding a ground ball hit by Aaron Bates during the top of the 5th inning. After the game, he felt fine. This is good news for Yankees fans as Laird expects big results this season and a potential call up back to the majors. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1179676.html 2047 Jeff Magida http://yankees.scout.com/2/1179676.html Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:36:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Continuing our comparisons between the Yankees and Red Sox farm systems, we take a look at the crop of first base prospects in each system. Which system is deeper? Which prospects have the most power? The highest ceilings? Take a look at this comparison between the two rival AL East farm systems. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1167834.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1167834.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:20:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The dealing away of Jesus Montero hurt the Yankees' power-hitting depth at the upper levels, but they still have quite a few high-end power hitters, and certainly so at the lower minor league levels. PinstripesPlus.com analyzes the top power prospects in the Yankees' system, ranking the top ten power hitters. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1166906.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1166906.html Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:29:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees PinstripesPlus.com analyzes the Yankees' first base prospects. Which first base prospect has the highest upside? Which are the ones ready to make a Major League impact soon? Who needs to make their mark quickly? http://yankees.scout.com/2/1165234.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1165234.html Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:03:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Comparing what the Yankees and Blue Jays have at each position in the minor leagues, we take a look at the crop of third base prospects in each system. Which system is deeper? Which prospects have the most power? The highest ceilings? Take a look at this comparison between the New York and Toronto farm systems. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1145840.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1145840.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:31:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Continuing our comparisons between the Yankees and Blue Jays' farm systems, we take a look at the crop of first base prospects in each system. Which system is deeper? Which prospects have the most power? The highest ceilings? Take a look at this comparison between the two New York farm systems. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1137097.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1137097.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:22:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Known for keeping our Top 50 rankings just to players still in the minor leagues, we now offer up where players with big league service time, but still technically rookies, would have ranked. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1126888.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1126888.html Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:59:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Brandon Laird was coming off of an impressive 2010 campaign for the Yankees AA affiliate, Trenton Thunder, culminating in being named most valuable player of the Eastern League and put him squarely on the prospect map in the upper levels. As a marked man coming into 2011, Laird was certainly looked at as a legit candidate to make his major league debut at some point throughout the season. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1101022.html 2047 Nicholas Turi http://yankees.scout.com/2/1101022.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:42:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Brandon Laird, third baseman for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees, had gotten off to a rough start to the 2011 season but has slowly started to turn things around at the plate. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1080308.html 2047 Tommy Romanelli http://yankees.scout.com/2/1080308.html Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:59:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees PinstripesPlus.com analyzes the Yankees third base prospects. Which third base prospect has the highest upside? Which are the ones ready to make a Major League impact soon? Who needs to make their mark quickly? http://yankees.scout.com/2/1053970.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1053970.html Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:10:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees have collected an impressive group of potential power hitters in the farm system. Not only do they have quite a few high-end power hitters, but they also have a deep crop of developing sluggers. PinstripesPlus.com analyzes the top power prospects in the Yankees' system, ranking the top ten power hitters. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1053652.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1053652.html Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:25:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees PinstripesPlus.com analyzes the Yankees' first base prospects. Which first base prospect has the highest upside? Which are the ones ready to make a Major League impact soon? Who needs to make their mark quickly? http://yankees.scout.com/2/1051920.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1051920.html Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:51:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees drafted third baseman Brandon Laird in the 27th round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Cypress College. He has posted some really good numbers in his first three professional seasons but was plagued by slow starts. Nearly everyone dreamed of what he could do if he got off to a hot start and he finally showed that last year, earning Double-A Eastern League MVP honors. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1047883.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1047883.html Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:08:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Here are the Top 50 Yankees' prospects. PinstripesPlus.com gives a little insight on each selection in our rankings but will follow up more in-depth with individual scouting reports on each player throughout this offseason, starting in descending order. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1019942.html 2047 Staff http://yankees.scout.com/2/1019942.html Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:34:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Brandon Laird led the farm system in home runs at and RBI, and won the Eastern League MVP this past season. Here's one of our PinstripesPlus Magazine features on Laird from November of 2007, his debut season in the organization. Not a subscriber to PinstripesPlus Magazine? You're missing out on articles like this one. http://yankees.scout.com/2/710649.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/710649.html Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:21:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees After dominating the Double-A Easter League, corner infielder Brandon Laird has had his fair share of adjustments lately at the Triple-A level. He's hitting just .218 and has even been dropped down to seventh in the Scranton batting order, and he has some other adjustments coming after the season ends. http://yankees.scout.com/2/998083.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/998083.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:13:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Brandon Laird blasted his way into Triple-A on August 2nd and hasn’t looked back. Although he doesn’t lead the minors in RBI’s any longer, he is still in the top echelon with 95 on the season while posting a solid .293 average through 115 games this season. http://yankees.scout.com/2/991552.html 2047 Kenny Barto http://yankees.scout.com/2/991552.html Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:34:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Brandon Laird has put together a great first half, and as the month of June comes to a close, and the all-star break approaches, he is looking to make his final impression on scouts and team executives to make the final push to move up in the rankings. Even with a player who is making 33 million dollars standing in his way, he has proven that he has the stuff to be a legitimate top prospect. http://yankees.scout.com/2/981093.html 2047 Kenny Barto http://yankees.scout.com/2/981093.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:42:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Plagued by poor starts the previous two seasons, Brandon Laird has started the 2010 campaign strong and is looking to build on his early success. After one month of play, Laird is batting .272, which is a significant improvement to his weak starts in the 2008 and 2009 campaigns where he hit .222 and .229 respectively. http://yankees.scout.com/2/969668.html 2047 Kenny Barto http://yankees.scout.com/2/969668.html Thu, 13 May 2010 02:50:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees