The Yankees released nine minor league players yesterday, including their 16th round pick in 2005, Chris Malec. A cancer survivor who had his battle chronicled by Jerry Crasnick, Malec was never a great prospect but rather a rock solid organizational soldier. Drafted as contact oriented middle infielder, he moved to the corner infield spots in 2007 and sacrificed contact ability for more power. He leaves the Yankees after 512 minor league games, hitting .285-.380-.392 with more walks (230) than strikeouts (215). After five years in the organization, I’m sad to see him do.
Seth Fortenberry, Mike Lyon, Julian Arballo, Isaac Harrow, Griffin Bailey, Buck Afenir, Dan Miller, and Paul Heidler were the other players who were released. Meh.
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