ROME, GA — Luke Dykstra can flat out hit a baseball. Since the day he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves, that’s what Dykstra has done, and he has done it extremely well. In an Atlanta Braves system that is flowered with some of the finest middle infield prospects in the game like Ozzie Albies, Dansby Swanson, Kevin Maitan, and now Travis Demeritte, Dykstra is making people take notice another fine season in Rome.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
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Philadelphia Phillies David Buchanan back on track in Lehigh Valley [Interview]
David Buchanan has had quite the interesting ride over his short career. He came from seemingly nowhere to post an impressive 2014 rookie campaign. The Phillies’ rewarded his work, and he earned the three-slot in the 2015 Philadelphia Phillies rotation. The start to his 2015 was tough for the righty, but he finished with a final four starts that left no doubt that he still could do it.
He has spent 2016 in Triple-A Lehigh Valley and seems to have found that old magic that led to his breakout 2014.
The New York Yankees begin a new era with Gary Sanchez
Gary Sanchez has been to The Show before. Twice to be precise. This time is different, however. This time Sanchez isn’t going back to the minors, at least he shouldn’t. This time, the arrival of Sanchez marks the beginning of a new era of Yankees baseball.
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Get to know Dodgers prospect Willie Calhoun [Interview]
When you look at the Double-A home run leaders, it probably is not a tremendous surprise that big 6-foot-4 Rhys Hoskins or monstrous 6-foot-6 Dylan Cozens are atop the charts. What may come as a surprise is that Willie Calhoun has become one of the bigger power threats in all three leagues on the Double-A level. All 5-foot-8 of him.
Keep reading for more on one of the premier second base prospects in baseball.
The Dawn of Justus: Sheffield arrives in the Bronx as part of the Miller trade
Even with the departure of catching prospect Francisco Mejia in last night’s late Jonathan Lucroy deal, the Cleveland Indians boasted a very talented top-ten prospects in their system. The New York Yankees seemed to think so as well, swooping in and snagging top prospect Clint Frazier and left-hander Justus Sheffield for Andrew Miller a few hours later.
Continue onward to find out more about the Yanks newest prospect!
Why I woke up happy to be a New York Yankees fan
It sure has been a long time, hasn’t it? I mean the last few years haven’t been all that bad, and hey, the Bronx Bombers won the wild card spot last year. Of course, there was that feeling of hopelessness going in with a lack luster offense against the American League Cy Young Award winner, but it was a playoff appearance that had been missing since 2012.
The problem was it was a lot of the same. Everyday you woke up and it was the same old story. Mark Teixeira was hurt. Ivan Nova struggled. Jacoby Ellsbury was hurt. Michael Pineda struggled. Alex Rodriguez got hurt. Nathan Eovaldi struggled.
Today, though. Today is the first day of a new beginning for the Yankees.
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