Yankees Facing Key 40-man Roster Calls in Advance of Tuesday’s Deadline
Will Manny Banuelos be added to the 40-man roster in time to be protected from the Rule V draft? (Photo Credit: MiLB.com)
With tomorrow being the deadline for the Yankees to protect some of their players from the annual Rule V draft. If not added to the 40-man roster, each of the players below will be able to be drafted just a couple of weeks from now. There is currently seven open...
Banuelos to Undergo Tommy John Surgery
Manny Banuelos is headed to the operating room for Tommy John surgery (Photo Credit: Mike Ashmore)
The top pitching prospect in the Yankees’ farm system, Manny Banuelos, will undergo Tommy John surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews on Thursday, states Josh Norris of the Trentonian. The surgery will cause Banuelos to miss the entire 2013 season.
Banuelos, who was 0-2 with a 4...
Yankees Shut Down Manuel Banuelos For Rest of Season
From Andrew Marchand:The New York Yankees' top pitching prospect, Manny Banuelos, will not pitch again this year after throwing in six games all season, the team's vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman told ESPN New York on Monday.
"He's not going to be back this season," Newman said.
The left-handed Banuelos, rated the Yankees' No. 1 prospect...
Vidal Nuno is dominating the Yankees minor league system
The Yankees have a 24-year-old lefty pitching in Double-A with a 0.33 ERA and he’s not Manny Banuelos. He’s not even a top prospect. He’s Vidal Nuno.
The Yankees signed Nuno, 24, last season from the Washington Wild, an independant team that picked him up after the Indians let him go. He had previously been drafted by the Indians in the 48th round of the 2009 draft and...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
June 14, 2012
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Manny Banuelos out at least another month
The Yankees top prospect, Manny Banuelos, was never expected to contribute much in the Bronx this summer, but lately they haven’t even had the opportunity to make that decision as he has been on the shelf with an elbow injury since mid-May.
It’s an elbow injury, but the Yankees have downplayed its significance and don’t expect him to need Tommy John Surgery. Still, he is...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
June 11, 2012
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Manny Banuelos: MRI Show No Structural Damage
An MRI on Yankees pitching prospect Manny Banuelos’ left elbow showed no structural damage.
It’s good news, as there was some concern that he had a serious injury. Banuelos, who holds a 4.50 ERA with 22 strikeouts over 24 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, will be shut down indefinitely.
via Joel Sherman
Manny Banuelos’ elbow injury isn’t serious
Yesterday we got news that the Yankees top prospect, Manny Banuelos, was placed on the DL with an elbow injury. Anytime that happens the first thing that comes to mind is Tommy John Surgery which means a year on the DL.
Fortunately, Banuelos’ injury doesn’t appear to be too serious. Josh Norris of the Trentonian reported that the Yankees sent Banuelos for a MRI which came...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
May 23, 2012
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Manny Banuelos Back to Form as New York Yankees Top Pitching Prospect
The 2012 season did not start off well for New York Yankees top prospect Manny Banuelos. In fact, it was downright harsh for the twenty-two year-old left-handed pitcher. Banuelos made his first start for the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on April 7th against Syracuse, the Washington Nationals AAA team, and was roughed up, surrendering 11 hits and 4 earned runs in 3.1 innings...
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May 14, 2012
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Scouts like what they saw out of Banuelos this spring
The Yankees top prospect Manny Banuelos was among the first cut from spring training last week, but it wasn’t for performance reasons if you believe a scout who talked to ESPN’s Kevin Goldstein.
“I had not seen him since last spring, and he just looks strong and more poised,” a National League scout told Goldstein. “He’s 93-96 mph and showing three above-average pitches...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
March 19, 2012
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New York Yankees: Do you know who to watch this spring?
With 2012 Spring Training games about to start, the question on New York Yankee fans is who are you most excited to see play this spring?
Yankees prospect Manny Banuelos. Image via newsday.com
My answer was easy, pitching prospect Manny Banuelos.
It is no secret that Banuelos has been on my radar for some time now, as I first wrote about him back in November of 2010 as being the...
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