Yankees prospect Saxon Butler has just begun his professional baseball career, but his maturity and intensity level has already been noted, according to Gotham Baseball’s Jessica Quiroli.
Gotham Baseball is proud to announce the release of its latest issue, The 2012 Early Season Issue, featuring stories about the Past, Present and Future of New York’s Game.
Infielder Corban Joseph was optioned to Triple-A camp this weekend. He spent 2011 with Double-A Trenton hitting .277 in 131 games, leading the team in hits (138) runs batted in (58). With that kind of success it was hard to imagine him returning to Trenton, despite a need to improve defensively.
Unless I’m playing in a league that starts two catchers, I generally wait to select one, preferring to load up on my outfielders, positions that generally offer more power and upside than the guy behind the plate, and away we go.
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