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Yankees once again dip into Vanderbilt well at MLB draft
The Yankees are hoping to sign a player away from Vanderbilt with their top draft pick after they chose high school shortstop George Lombard Jr.
Yankees draft guru talks Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe
Anthony Volpe is one of the biggest storylines in New York sports right now.
The making of the Mets' new GM
The Mets and those who have worked with Eppler believe the road that brought him to Flushing has prepared him for the task at hand.
'High-end' Yankees pick expected to be fast riser
The Yankees believe they could have another fast riser in their second-round pick from this year’s draft.
Pressure is on Yankees after limited MLB Draft haul
For Yankees’ first-round pick Austin Wells, there are plenty of questions about whether the 21-year-old will be able to stay behind the plate after struggling defensively at Arizona. Damon Oppenheimer,...
Top prospect could be part of Yankees' plans in a short season
Part 2 in a series on the Yankees' top prospects. Damon Oppenheimer knew Clarke Schmidt’s stuff while pitching for the University of South Carolina was good enough to take the...
The scouting challenge facing Yankees and other MLB teams
Since 1988, Damon Oppenheimer has been scouting high school and college baseball players while married to the same routine of flying or driving to evaluate players and then repeating the...
Yankees have had their eyes on Anthony Volpe for a long time
TORONTO — Damon Oppenheimer made it clear what he was hearing about the Yankees’ first-round pick Anthony Volpe came from others — but what the team’s scouting director heard was...
This is the filthy pitching prospect Yankees have been waiting for
Injuries have sidetracked the Yankees' season so far, but one of their top prospects is showing encouraging signs he is not only recovered from the Tommy John surgery he underwent...
Yankees' scouting head hypes forgotten infielder prospect
TAMPA — Each of the past two years, the Yankees entered spring training with the No. 2-ranked farm system by Baseball America. They won’t get that tag this spring, but...
Yankees replenish catching depth in farm system
At one time the Yankees had catchers Jesus Montero, John Ryan Murphy, Austin Romine, Kyle Higashioka and Gary Sanchez together in their minor league system. Montero was dealt to the...
James Kaprielian's dominant cameo begins his Yankees climb
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Damon Oppenheimer, the vice president of amateur scouting for the Yankees, strolled through the team’s clubhouse in Tampa on Thursday, hours before James Kaprielian — one of...
Yankees don't see any red flags in first-rounder's draft slide
To some, the Yankees may have gotten one of the steals of the recent MLB First-Year Player Draft when they selected outfielder Blake Rutherford from West Hills Chaminade in Los...
Homers not only reason Yankees drooling over Bird's potential
Greg Bird was dropped off for work Wednesday morning by his parents. Not many major leaguers can say that. Not many hit two home runs in the fifth game of...