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River Ave. Blues ยป Learning from Dellin Betances

Learning from Dellin Betances

January 2, 2010 by Mike 83 Comments

Open Thread: Welcome to 2010
A B-Jobber New Year's resolution

Four years ago, I urged the Yankees to take a tall, hard-throwing local kid from Brooklyn named Dellin Betances with their first pick of the 2006 draft. Proving again that they’re smarter than me, the Yanks did in fact take Betances, but not until the 8th round. Despite all his promise, Betances hasn’t been able to stay healthy and has yet to make it out of A-ball in three-plus professional seasons.

Moshe at the brand spankin’ new TYU says that we need to learn a lesson from Betances, that these kid pitchers in the minors are just prospects and far from sure things. Arodys Vizcaino has all the potential in the world, but he’s so young and far away that he would have just graduated high school last spring. Moving him as the centerpiece of a package for a pitcher of Javy Vazquez’s quality shouldn’t be an issue.

Open Thread: Welcome to 2010
A B-Jobber New Year's resolution

Filed Under: Asides, Minors Tagged With: Dellin Betances

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