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 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:37:47 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Greg Bird Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB6) 60 CHARLESTON, SC — In his first full season of a professional baseball Greg Bird has experienced his share of successes. The left-handed hitter sees no reason to change what is working. The 20-year old is being more aggressive at the plate. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1292063.html 2047 Meredith Adkins http://yankees.scout.com/2/1292063.html Thu, 16 May 2013 03:40:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Heading into his first season with the Charleston RiverDogs, 20-year old Greg Bird is optimistic about going into the 2013 year and a big reason why is his approach at the plate. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1285403.html 2047 Meredith Adkins http://yankees.scout.com/2/1285403.html Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:27:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Sure "it's only Spring Training", but there are still some prospects who really impressed in camp this year and have consequently seen their stock on the rise as a result. Here are the top five stock risers from camp. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1279949.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1279949.html Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:56:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees TAMPA, FL - First baseman Greg Bird seemed poised to have a breakout season in 2013 after finishing the 2012 campaign in strong fashion last year. He has certainly kept that going this Spring Training camp as he has looked completely locked in at the plate. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1276251.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1276251.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:42:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees BRADENTON, FL - Greg Bird has been one of the most consistent hitters in the Yankee farm system since he came back from his back issues last year and he has kept it going this spring, including being instrumental in Charleston's 3-2 road victory over the low-A Pirates on Sunday. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1275522.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1275522.html Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:37:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees have really built up their collection of potential impact bats at the minor league levels in recent years. In fact a strong argument could be made that this is collectively their best group in several years. PinstripesPlus.com analyzes the top power prospects in the Yankees' system, ranking the top ten power hitters. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1273519.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1273519.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:52:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees With minor league Spring Training underway, we take a stab at predicting which Yankees prospects will win which statistical categories in the 2013 season. Who will lead the farm system in home runs? Which pitcher will strike out the most batters? Which player will break into the Top Ten Yankees prospects by the end of the season? Find out all this and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1271524.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1271524.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:15:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Over the next few weeks we'll be dissecting the top ten prospects in many different tools' categories in a series of articles called "Tool Time". Before we do, here is a look at the top pitching, offensive and defensive tools as we crown players with titles such as "Best Curveball", "Best Outfield Arm", "Best Power", and many more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1266195.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1266195.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:46:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees selected catcher Greg Bird in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Grandview High School in Colorado. Signed for over $1 million because of his great hitting potential, nagging back issues plagued most of his first full season in 2012 until he was switched over to first base late in the season and from there the bat began to take off. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1264256.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1264256.html Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:53:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Continuing our comparisons between the Yankees and Mets 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 New York farm systems. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1263200.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1263200.html Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:37:00 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 AL East farm systems. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1261214.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1261214.html Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:59:00 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/2/1251212.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1251212.html Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:13:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees We sat down with Staten Island Yankees manager Justin Pope for a Q&A session to get his thoughts on just how good Claudio Custodio could be, what went on with Ravel Santana, if he saw progress defensively from Peter O'Brien, how good does he think Greg Bird could be, what went wrong with Taylor Morton, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1250613.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1250613.html Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:36:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Yankees Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Mark Newman, responsible for both player development and scouting, sits down for a Q&A session to talk about what he saw at both Instructs; which prospects stood out, which of the Latin American players there we should watch out for next season, how Nardi Contreras fits in with Gil Patterson, and much, much more! http://yankees.scout.com/2/1239924.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1239924.html Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:24:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees In what has evolved into a less publicized rite of passage on the farm, each year certain prospects make a charge up the rankings with a good showing at Instructs. Here are this year's Top Five winners at Instructs. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1228479.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1228479.html Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:21:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees CLEARWATER, FL - Split into two squads at Instructs, the Yankees had two different final outcomes against the Phillies, winning 8-6 in one game and losing 6-5 in the other, but the offensive production in each game remained a constant and it was highlighted by a surging Greg Bird. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1226946.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1226946.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:11:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Greg Bird battled minor back issues seemingly all year long during his transition to becoming a full-time catcher and it kept him out of the lineup for most of the season, so much so that he and the Yankees abandoned the idea of catching in an effort to get him more at-bats. The plan seems to be working too as he's found a consistent groove at the plate and now he doesn't want the year to end. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1217993.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1217993.html Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:50:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees TAMPA, FL - The Yankees started off hot, thanks in part to Greg Bird, but faded in the late innings Saturday, losing to the Pirates 5-4 in Extended Spring Training. The pitchers were strong for the Yankees but some lackluster fielding lead to some unearned runs which in the end made the difference in the Pirates victory. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1186038.html 2047 Matthew Whitney http://yankees.scout.com/2/1186038.html Sun, 13 May 2012 02:48:00 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 Comparing what the Yankees and Red Sox have at each position in the minor leagues, we take a look at the crop of catcher 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 AL East farm systems. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1164857.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1164857.html Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:47:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees