New York Yankees prospect Mason Williams is having a great start to the 2012 season playing for the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs in the South Atlantic League.Listed as the No. 4 top prospect in the Yankees minor league system by Baseball Prospectus, Mason has been quite impressive as a center fielder and at the plate.On Wednesday, he had his best game of the 2012 season so far going 4-for-4 with a home run, a double and a walk, giving him a batting line of .347/.375/.507.Mason has impressed scouts and the Yankees ...
You can say a lot of things about New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, but one thing you can't call him is dishonest. The Bombers GM admitted that after the season-ending injury to Michael Pineda, his decision to pull the trigger on the deal that sent prized prospect, Jesus Montero, to the Seattle Mariners was the wrong one at this point (via ESPNNewYork.com). 'This is a massive decision gone wrong right now,' Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com on Friday. 'So all scrutiny is fair.' Even when Cash had a chance to ...
On Friday, the Los Angeles Angels made a roster move they were trying to make for a couple of months.They released veteran outfielder/designated hitter Bobby Abreu, who was in the final year of his three-year deal with the Angels.The Angels are on hook for the remaining $9 million left on Abreu's deal, so whoever takes on Abreu is getting him for the league minimum.Abreu was only hitting .208 with no home runs and five RBI in just eight games, and was regulated to being a part-time player for Mike Scioscia, ...
In honor of the passing of New York Yankees 1950s first baseman Moose Skowron, here is a quick ranking of the top 10 Yankees first basemen of all time. This is an interesting exercise in that the Yankees have had many more great outfielders than first basemen. There will be a few names in here you might not expect to see. As for Mattingly, you'll see him again soon. Begin Slideshow
One of the felicities of my position as an armchair baseball guy is that sometimes I can get out of the armchair and talk to my heroes.Since the mid-1990s, I’ve made it a point to get a press credential for every Yankees Old-Timers Day and talk to the players. In that capacity, I’ve gotten to talk to some great players who are now gone: Bob Feller (what he was doing there I don’t know, but he was, so I did), Enos Slaughter (I’m pretty sure I was his last interview), ...
A piece of this kid’s childhood and a link to the glorious Yankee teams of the 50s and early 60s died today with the passing of former first baseman Bill “Moose” Skowron. More than 50 years ago, my father took me to my first baseball game at Yankee Stadium. Although the White Sox won the game, the Moose homered for the only Yankee run. Instantly, I became a Bill Skowron fan. Soon I began imitating Skowron’s batting stance. I got a Bill Skowron first baseman’s mitt ...
New York Yankees starter Michael Pineda might've received a bit of good news today when former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling made it clear that with a little hard work, Pineda could return before a full calendar year, according to ESPN.Schilling had the same surgery at the age of 28 and was able to take the mound 10 months later."I came back after my surgery, throwing four to six miles harder than I did before," he said. "That is where the magic is. It is all about rehab. Most doctors can make ...
Is a 12-month timetable too long of a projection for Michael Pineda to recover from his torn labrum? One former major league pitcher who suffered a similar injury believes so.Curt Schilling, now an ESPN analyst, told ESPN New York's Andrew Marchand that Pineda could not only come back from surgery sooner than projected, but he might also be a better pitcher than he was before the injury."I came back after my surgery, throwing four to six miles harder than I did before," Schilling said. "That is where the magic is. It is ...
Bill "Moose" Skowron, a Yankee fan favorite and constant in the great Yankee teams of the 1950s and '60s, passed away early Friday morning.He had been battling lung cancer for several years, and unfortunately passed due to congestive heart failure. He was 81 years old.A five-time All-Star, Skowron was a hulking first baseman that played with several Yankee legends. One such legend was Mickey Mantle.Skowron was a favorite at Old Timer's Days, and there will be a gaping hole when this year's event rolls around.He was a five-time World Series ...
Marty Appel, the former Public Relations Director of the New York Yankees, has confirmed what many fans have suspected. In his new book, Pinstripe Empire, Appel relates how general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Torre disagreed on the best way the Yankees could win. Forget that Torre managed the Yankees to world championships in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2001. Cashman's father, John Cashman, managed Kentucky’s Castleton Farms. The senior Cashman became friendly with George Steinbrenner, and his son Brian started working for the Yankees. Cashman and Torre increasingly disagreed ...