Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the New York Yankees system.
| Dante Bichette, Jr. | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Third baseman / Outfielder | |
| Born: September 26, 1992 Orlando, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Alphonse Dante Bichette, Jr. (born September 26, 1992 in Orlando, Florida) is an American Minor League Baseball (MiLB) third baseman who was drafted 51 overall in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees. [1][2][3][4]
Bichette debuted in the Minor Leagues as part of the Yankees Gulf Coast League team, the GCL Yankees on June 20, 2011.
Bichette was born in Orlando, Florida in 1992. His father Dante Bichette, is a former Major League Baseball player.
During his senior year at Orangewood Christian High School he batted .640 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs in 30 games. [5]
| Jeremy Bleich | |
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| New York Yankees – No. 86 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 18, 1987 Metairie, Louisiana |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Jeremy Bleich (born June 18, 1987) is a left-handed pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. Baseball America named him the Yankees' ninth best prospect for 2010.[6]
Bleich who is Jewish, attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans and then Stanford University.[7] As a pitcher at Isidore Newman, he was profiled by author Michael Lewis in his short book Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life, published in 2005. He was selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft (44th overall) by the New York Yankees out of Stanford. Bleich said he patterns his game after Andy Pettitte.[8] He is currently with the Yankees Class AA affiliate, the Trenton Thunder.
| Cesar Cabral | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 11, 1989 Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Cesar Augusto Cabral (born February 11, 1989 in Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic) is a left-handed minor league baseball pitcher currently with the New York Yankees.
Cabral was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox and played in their minor league system through 2010. His professional career began in 2006, when he went 1-4 with a 4.54 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) with the DSL Red Sox. In 2007, again with the DSL Red Sox, Cabral went 5-4 with a 1.76 ERA in 14 starts. He pitched for the GCL Red Sox in 2008, going 2-5 with a 5.59 ERA in 11 games (9 starts), striking out 51 batters in 48 1/3 innings. In 2009, he went 1-6 with a 4.03 ERA in 15 games (9 starts) with the Lowell Spinners. He split 2010 between the Greenville Drive and Salem Red Sox, going a combined 4-0 with a 3.63 ERA in 45 relief appearances. That season, he struck out 80 batters in 79 1/3 innings.[9]
Lefty with a solid frame and a smooth delivery. Pitches exclusively from the stretch. Fastball sits between 91-93 mph and tops out at 95 mph. Secondary pitches include an excellent 81-83 mph circle changeup, a mid-70s slurvey curveball, and a sharp 79-82 mph slider. Gets a lot of swings and misses with his changeup, which has nice downward movement. Excellent command and control, attacks hitters. [10]
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2010 Rule 5 Draft.[11] He was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays on waivers on March 12, 2011,[12] only to be waived and claimed by the Rays on March 14.[13] On March 28, he was returned to Boston per Rule 5 guidelines.
He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2011 Rule 5 draft, and sold to the Yankees.[14]
| Reegie Corona | |
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| New York Yankees – No. 76 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: November 7, 1986 Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
Reegie R. Corona (born November 7, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who plays in the New York Yankees organization in the United States.
Corona was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1986 and signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Yankees in 2003. He played in the Yankees farm system, including stints with the GCL Yankees, Staten Island Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees and Trenton Thunder.
In December 2008, Corona was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the Rule 5 draft.[15] However, he was returned to the Yankees at the end of Spring Training.[16] Following the 2009 season, Corona was added to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[17]
Corona spent the 2010 season with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, though his season ended due to an injury on July 31.[18]
In the Venezuelan Winter League, he plays for the Magallanes Navigators.
| Cito Culver | |
|---|---|
| New York Yankees – No. -- | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: September 26, 1992 Rochester, New York |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
Christopher S. "Cito" Culver (born September 26, 1992 in Rochester, New York) is a baseball shortstop/pitcher. He was selected by the New York Yankees with their first-round pick, 32nd overall, in the 2010 MLB Draft.[19] While he had already committed to play baseball for the University of Maryland,[20] he has passed on his commitment and instead signed a contract reportedly worth $954K with the Yankees.[21] Culver stands 6 feet tall and weighs 172 lbs. He is a switch-hitter who can also play in the outfield.[22] Culver is just the second high school shortstop drafted by the Yankees (also C. J. Henry in 2005) in the first round since the club selected Derek Jeter with the sixth overall pick in the 1992 First-Year Player Draft.
Culver attended Irondequoit High School in Irondequoit, New York, a suburb of Rochester.
| Grant Duff | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 19, 1982 Milton, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Grant Duff is a professional baseball pitcher currently in the New York Yankees farm system. He was born on December 19, 1982, in Milton, Florida.[23]
He bats and throws right handed, is 6 feet and 6 inches tall, and 210 pounds.[23]
Duff is currently playing for the Trenton Thunder, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.[23] Duff was invited to the Yankees spring training camp in 2010, but failed to make the final roster.[24]
| Slade Heathcott | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 28, 1990 Texarkana, Arkansas |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Zachary Slade Heathcott (born September 28, 1990) is a minor league outfielder in the New York Yankees organization.
Heathcott attended Texas High School. In high school, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, suffered a knee injury playing for the football team, got kicked off the baseball team for academic reasons.[25]
Heathcott was drafted by the Yankees in the first round (29th overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He was considered the #4 Yankee prospect entering the 2010 season. He currently plays for the Class A Charleston RiverDogs.
| Cody Johnson | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 18, 1988 Panama City, Florida |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
John Cody Johnson (born August 19, 1988 in Panama City, Florida) is a minor league baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization.
Johnson was a first round pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.[26] He was assigned to the Rookie League Gulf Coast Braves upon signing with the Braves on June 7, 2006. In June 2007 the Atlanta Braves assigned Johnson to the Danville Braves in the Advanced Rookie Appalachian League. After struggling through his rookie season at Gulf Coast, Johnson hit with a 1000+ OPS with the D-Braves in 2007.
His father, John, played baseball at Mississippi State. Cody’s baseball hero is reportedly Ted Williams. He turned down a scholarship to Florida State to sign with the Braves.
As a sophomore at Mosley High School in Panama City, when he was fourteen years old, Johnson hit .345 with 29 hits, 5 home runs, and 16 RBI. He also went 5-for-5 in the District Championship game with two home runs. Then in his junior season in 2004 he hit .489 with 42 hits, 10 home runs, 30 RBI, and 36 runs scored. Cody was 5A First Team All-State, First Team All-District, and First Team All-Region. In his senior season this spring, Johnson hit .522 with 15 home runs and 43 RBI, 6 doubles, 44 runs scored, 35 hits in 67 at bats, and 10 stolen bases.
In the summer of 2006, Johnson hit .496 with 22 home runs, 115 RBI, 24 doubles, 6 triples, and 40 walks in 234 at bats for the East Cobb Astros. He was named MVP at the Perfect Game National Showcase in Atlanta in June, and then in July won the MVP award at the Wood World Bat event. Then in August, Johnson participated in the AFLAC All-American Classic in Baltimore, where he was named the 2005 AFLAC National High School Player of the Year with the Jackie Robinson Award as the top rising senior in the country.
In 2006, in 32 games with the Gulf Coast Braves, Cody hit .184 with a single home run and 16 runs batted in.[27]
In 2007, Johnson played for the Danville Braves, where he hit .305 with 17 home runs and 57 RBI and was named the Braves organization Player of the Year honors for the D-Braves and was named to the Appalachian League all-star team. He led the Appalachian League in home runs, was second in RBIs and ninth in batting average.[27]
He was ranked first in the Atlanta farm system in OPS (1.004), fourth in home runs, tied for fifth in triples, sixth in batting average and tenth in RBIs.[27]
In 2008 with the Rome Braves of the Class A South Atlantic League, he hit .252 with 28 home runs and 89 RBIs.[27]
As of June 5, 2009, Johnson has 17 homers and 37 RBIs in 51 games.[28]
On August 9, 2010, hitting just .189 for AA Mississippi, Johnson was demoted to Class A Myrtle Beach. Following the season, Johnson was sold to the Yankees for cash.[29]
Bradley Steven Meyers (born September 13, 1985, in Santa Ana, California) is a North American professional baseball player. He is a right-handed pitching prospect with the New York Yankees. A graduate of Servite High School in Anaheim, California, Meyers attended Loyola Marymount University. He was selected by the Washington Nationals in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
After being drafted by Washington, Meyers began his minor-league career in 2007 pitching for the rookie-level Gulf Coast Nationals. He was later promoted to the Hagerstown Suns of the low A-level South Atlantic League and then to the Potomac Nationals of the high A-level Carolina League. In ten starts over the 2007 season, he pitched 40⅓ innings, compiling a win-loss record of 1-1 and an ERA of 1.56.
He was selected by the Yankees in the 2011 Rule 5 Draft.
| D. J. Mitchell | |
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| New York Yankees – No. 81 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 13, 1987 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
William Douglas Mitchell (born May 13, 1987 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is a pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
on August 21, 2010, Mitchell was promoted from Double A Trenton Thunder to Triple A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.[30]
| P. J. Pilittere | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Catcher/First baseman | |
| Born: November 23, 1981 San Dimas, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Peter John Pilittere (born November 23, 1981) is a professional baseball catcher/first baseman currently in the New York Yankees farm system.[23] He bats, and throws right handed, is 6 feet tall, and 215 pounds.[23]
Pilittere was drafted by the Yankees in the 13th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He is currently playing for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.[23] Pilittere was invited to the Yankees spring training camp as a catcher in 2010, but failed to make the final roster.[31]
| Ryan Pope | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 21, 1986 Bradenton, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Ryan Joseph Pope (born May 21, 1986 in Bradenton, Florida) is a pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Pope attended Savannah College of Art and Design. He was drafted by the Yankees in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
Before the 2011 season, Pope was added to the 40-man roster.[32] He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2011.[33][34] He cleared waivers and was outrighted to the minors.[35]
| Gary Sanchez | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: December 2, 1992 Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Gary Sanchez (born December 2, 1992) is a catcher in the New York Yankees organization, currently playing for the Gulf Coast League Yankees. He was signed as a 16 year old international free agent in July 2009,[36] and was ranked as the Yankees' seventh best prospect for the 2010 season.[6]
| Mason Williams | |
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| New York Yankees | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 21, 1991 Winter Garden, Florida |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
Mason Williams (born August 21, 1991) is a minor league baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees system.
The Yankees selected Williams in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed for a $1.5 million signing bonus to forego his scholarship to the University of South Carolina.[37] He is considered a true five tool player.[37]
In 2011, Williams played for the Staten Island Yankees. He was named the New York-Penn League Player of the Year.[38] Baseball America rated Williams as the top prospect in the league.[39]
His father, Derwin Williams, was a National Football League wide receiver.[40]
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