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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 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:25:26 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > George Kontos Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB5) 60 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 Right-handed pitcher George Kontos has been a key and versatile part of the Scranton Wilkes-Barre pitching staff and he is looking to keep up the good work this season. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1086126.html 2047 Tommy Romanelli http://yankees.scout.com/2/1086126.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:09:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees lost right-handed pitcher George Kontos to the San Diego Padres in the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday. Originally selected in the fifth round of the 2006 MLB Draft out of Northwestern University, he made a successful return from Tommy John surgery in 2010 and he's inching ever so close to being big league ready. http://yankees.scout.com/2/1029766.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/1029766.html Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:28:00 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 It takes nearly a year and a half for most pitchers to fully come back from Tommy John surgery. George Kontos still has a few months before hitting that milestone. However, the right-hander says he is getting real close to being his old self on the mound. http://yankees.scout.com/2/999035.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/999035.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:58:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees TAMPA, FL - We caught up with rehab pitching coordinator Danny Borrell to talk about a few of the pitchers making rehab appearances in Extended Spring Training. http://yankees.scout.com/2/974089.html 2047 Kyle Bennett http://yankees.scout.com/2/974089.html Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:30:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees TAMPA, FL - George Kontos reached an important milestone in his Tommy John rehab on Tuesday - getting back up on the full mound. While he's excited about accomplishing that, he's even more excited about the way his arm feels these days. http://yankees.scout.com/2/956600.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/956600.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:41:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees selected George Kontos in the fifth round of the 2006 MLB Draft out of Northwestern University. Once a power arm, he had spent his entire minor league career developing himself into a four-pitch hurler. He finally did that in 2009 and was right on the cusp of helping out at the big league level until Tommy John surgery derailed his momentum. http://yankees.scout.com/2/939824.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/939824.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:16:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Discovery Channel has their popular 'Shark Week' each year and we have 'Nardi Week'. Nardi Contreras, the Yankees Minor League Pitching Coordinator, sits down with PinstripesPlus.com for a long Q&A session. In Part One of our multi-part series, Nardi talks about Mike Dunn and his walks, if he believes Mark Melancon will do better at the big league level, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/920115.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/920115.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:48:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees We're EXTENDING our "Buy One Month, Get One Month Free" promotion until midnight on WEDNESDAY. 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/2/917987.html 2047 Staff http://yankees.scout.com/2/917987.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Posting a combined 3.15 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A as well as finally finding consistency with his entire repertoire, George Kontos was on the doorstep of helping out the big league club before Tommy John surgery abrupted his ascension. Now working his way back, he's keeping the setback in perspective. http://yankees.scout.com/2/903609.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/903609.html Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:49:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees George Kontos began his professional career as an aggressive power pitcher relying mostly on two pitches. Since that time he has harnessed his entire repertoire and now has quietly emerged as one of the better pitchers on the Triple-A staff. Able to provide depth as a starter or a reliever, it's all because he has been able to learn how to pitch smarter. http://yankees.scout.com/2/874085.html 2047 Dan LaTorraca http://yankees.scout.com/2/874085.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:25:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees George Kontos took his game to another level after nearly being dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates at the trade deadline last summer, going 4-1 with 2.58 ERA in his last six starts with the Trenton Thunder. Showing up to camp in even better shape this year, he is very confident he can not only duplicate last year's late-season success but possibly even improve on it. http://yankees.scout.com/2/854315.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/854315.html Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:23:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Even considering the Yankees focus mostly on having their pitchers develop the curveball in lieu of a slider, they still have some pretty special sliders in the organization. Here are the top ten sliders among pitching prospects in the Yankees' farm system. http://yankees.scout.com/2/844415.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/844415.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:51:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Even though they lost the likes of Ivan Nova, Daniel McCutchen, and Angel Reyes - all of whom had plus curveballs - the depth of the Yankees farm system continues to get better in this category. Here are the Top Ten Curveballs in the Yankee farm system. http://yankees.scout.com/2/843631.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/843631.html Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:32:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees selected George Kontos in the 5th round of the 2006 MLB Draft out of Northwestern University. A power arm who has been learning to develop his entire repertoire and improve his pitchability, he seemingly turned a corner late in the 2008 season after a near-trade to the Pittsburgh Pirates. http://yankees.scout.com/2/828306.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/828306.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:55:00 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/2/810748.html 2047 Staff http://yankees.scout.com/2/810748.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:57:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees George Kontos left the Hawaiian Winter League last offseason with a vastly improved changeup and curveball to complement his fastball-slider combination. He entered Spring Training this season with the goals of getting ahead of batters and using his four-pitch arsenal more, and he says he accomplished those goals. http://yankees.scout.com/2/796344.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/796344.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:43:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees We sat down with Trenton Thunder Pitching Coach Scott Aldred for a Q&A session to find out what he likes best about Jason Jones, if Mark Melancon met his expectations, what he's seen from Anthony Claggett, what Kevin Whelan needs to do going forward, which pitcher has made the most progress this season, and much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/774847.html 2047 Sam Gidaro http://yankees.scout.com/2/774847.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:32:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Kontos has been flying under the radar in terms of the upper tier of Yankees pitching prospects, but his numbers may make him hard to ignore in the near future. A member of a stellar, five-deep Trenton rotation this year, Kontos not only leads Trenton in strikeouts, but his 3-9 record belies the fact that he is quietly putting together a stellar season. http://yankees.scout.com/2/770221.html 2047 Sam Gidaro http://yankees.scout.com/2/770221.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees