The latest news from PinstripesPlus.com. PinstripesPlus.com cover the New York Yankees on the Scout.com Network http://yankees.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://yankees.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2009 PinstripesPlus.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. pinstripesplus@aol.com info@scout.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:31:36 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 Nardi Contreras, the Yankees Minor League Pitching Coordinator, sits down with PinstripesPlus.com for a long Q&A session. In Part Five of our multi-part series, Nardi talks about Arodys Vizcaino and his changeup, if Adam Warren is polished enough to move fast, if he views Graham Stoneburner as a starter or a reliever, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/921575.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/921575.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:33:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Nardi Contreras, the Yankees Minor League Pitching Coordinator, sits down with PinstripesPlus.com for a long Q&A session. In Part Four of our multi-part series, Nardi talks at length about the progress of Andrew Brackman, if there was something Manny Banuelos didn't do well by season's end, if he liked Brett Marshall's curveball before he got hurt, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/921221.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/921221.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:30:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Nardi Contreras, the Yankees Minor League Pitching Coordinator, sits down with PinstripesPlus.com for a long Q&A session. In Part Three of our multi-part series, Nardi talks about if he liked the way Dellin Betances was progressing before he got hurt, just how good D.J. Mitchell's secondary pitches are, just how far Hector Noesi's game has come, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/920847.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/920847.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:02:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Nardi Contreras, the Yankees Minor League Pitching Coordinator, sits down with PinstripesPlus.com for a long Q&A session. In Part Two of our multi-part series, Nardi talks about why Jeremy Bleich struggled in Trenton, if Christian Garcia was putting it together before he got hurt again, if he likes the development of Wilkins De La Rosa's secondary pitches, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/920468.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/920468.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:23:00 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 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/920115.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:48:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees We had over 80 players considered for our Top 50 Yankee Prospects rankings. For those who barely missed the "Top 50", they have not been forgotten. As we take a look at the near misses we'll analyze how close they came, where they might rank next season and why they missed the list altogether. Now, let's look "Beyond the Top 50." http://yankees.scout.com/2/919755.html Staff http://yankees.scout.com/2/919755.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:13:00 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/2/919267.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/919267.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees We sat down with Charleston Riverdogs Manager Torre Tyson for a Q&A session to get his thoughts on how different Abraham Almonte was in his second year in Charleston, how good he thinks Manny Banuelos could be, what he likes most about Jose Pirela, what he saw from Andrew Brackman once he was moved to the bullpen, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/919119.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/919119.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees We sat down with Staten Island manager Josh Paul for a Q&A session to get his thoughts on what kind of progress he saw from Arodys Vizcaino's secondary pitches, if he thinks Kyle Higashioka is better than his numbers suggest, if Neil Medchill is more than a minor league slugger, what he likes most about Adam Warren, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/918746.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/918746.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:45:00 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 Staff http://yankees.scout.com/2/917987.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees We sat down with GCL Yankees Manager Tommy Slater for a Q&A session to get his thoughts on what kind of progress he saw from Kelvin De Leon, why he thinks Jose Ramirez flies under the radar, what are his early impressions of Slade Heathcott and J.R. Murphy, what he saw from Eduardo Sosa, and much, much more. http://yankees.scout.com/2/917635.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/917635.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Ramon Flores was considered one of the Yankees top International free agents a year ago but it wasn't a great statistical first year for him in 2009. He hit just .196 with no home runs for the Gulf Coast League Yankees, but as he points out, there was some serious adjusting going on in his debut season. http://yankees.scout.com/2/917159.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/917159.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:57:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees David Robertson became an important part of the World Champion New York Yankees bullpen this past season. Looking back at his development, here's one of our magazine features on Robertson from May of 2008. Not a subscriber to PinstripesPlus Magazine? You're missing out on articles like this one. http://yankees.scout.com/2/916736.html David Jay http://yankees.scout.com/2/916736.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:26:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees There are two main agendas to Dominican Instructs. The first is to give players an opportunity for more coaching and in-game experience, both for the American born players and the Latin players. The other is to see which if the prospects from the Dominican Summer League might be ready to to play in the United States next season. http://yankees.scout.com/2/916378.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/916378.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:04:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Brandon Laird has become the poster boy for the baseball slogan that it's not about how you start the season, it's about how you finish it. In true marathon fashion, he had another second-half surge in 2009 and he's keeping it up in the Arizona Fall League, and he says his success is due to the fact that has been sticking to the same approach. http://yankees.scout.com/2/916028.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/916028.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:16:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees J.R. Murphy was more widely known for success at the plate than behind it when he was drafted by the Yankees back in June. Currently in the Dominican Republic, he's participating in his second consecutive Instructional League and he has made no bones about what his focus has been. http://yankees.scout.com/2/915658.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/915658.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:18:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees Austin Romine was having a lot of fun and some immediate success in the Arizona Fall League with the Surprise Rafters until an injury ended his season prematurely. Romine says the injury isn't anything major and it was more precautionary than anything. http://yankees.scout.com/2/915273.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/915273.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:22:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees have eight minor league teams from the Dominican Summer League all the way up to Triple-A. Each teams has its fair share of top prospects, but each team also has some 'sleeper' prospects the pundits choose to overlook so we point out which ones to keep an eye on. http://yankees.scout.com/2/915016.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/915016.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:45:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees From Jesus Montero in Double-A to Austin Romine in high-A, to Kyle Higashioka in the short-season leagues to newly signed Gary Sanchez, the Yankees have recently enjoyed unprecedented catching depth in their farm system. But folks looking over their high-ceiling catching prospects shouldn't scan by Damian Taveras. http://yankees.scout.com/2/914718.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/914718.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:15:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees BOCA CHICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Some of the biggest bats on Wednesday were swung by some of the smallest players during an intrasquad game that saw the Yankees defeat the Bombers 11-4. http://yankees.scout.com/2/913984.html Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/913984.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:34:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees