John Brophy

Tampa

Managing Editor at Pinstriped Prospects

Freelance Reporter at Freelance

Freelance MiLB reporter & photographer since 2021; Tampa, FL-based; Associated with @conbasesllenas @YankeesSavant @NYYUNDERGROUND

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The Yankees are an organizational disaster

Jul 25, 2024 | nyyunderground.com | John Brophy

The Yankees are getting more and more frustrating to watch for the fan base to watch. With all due respect to the players, playing Jahmai Jones in the leadoff spot on Tuesday was ridiculous, and if we’re honest, J.D. Davis has no business being on this team, never mind have him start at first base and bat fifth in the order. Why can’t they bat Wells in the lead off spot as a lefty bat against the lefty pitcher, and play Rice, another lefty bat, at first base?
This Week(end) in the Minor Leagues (7/15-7/21)

Jul 23, 2024 | nyyunderground.com | John Brophy

All of full-season Minor League Baseball had an abridged week with the All-Star Break happening last week, resulting in a 3-game set of games happening over this past weekend. That said, the Dominican Summer League and Florida Complex League each had a regular schedule. The RailRiders went 2-1 in the shortened series at Buffalo (AAA Blue Jays), winning the latter of the two games after a loss in extras on Friday.
Live Looks: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels at Tampa Tarpons — Prospects Live

Jun 18, 2024 | prospectslive.com | John Brophy

I was able to catch two games of this series, with the second game featuring two of each organization's top starting pitcher prospects. Fort Myers is a lot more loaded than Tampa is with top prospects, and that became apparent as they mostly dominated Tampa in this series, aside from the extremely lopsided 17-9 Tampa win on Thursday night.
Celebrate Yankee History with FOCO’s Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe Record Breaking Bobbleheads

Sep 11, 2023 | pinstripedprospects.com | John Brophy

Yankee Fans! As it has not been the season to remember and one us Yankee diehards would love to put behind us, there were also some very special moments this year that will be cemented into Yankee history.
Top Yankees prospects Jasson Domínguez and Austin Wells set to debut in Houston tomorrow

Aug 31, 2023 | pinstripedprospects.com | John Brophy

Two of the most hyped prospects in recent memory, OF Jasson Domínguez and C Austin Wells (#2 and #8 respectively, via MLB Pipeline), are expected to make their Major League debuts tomorrow at Minute Maid Park with the Yankees. Both made their professional debuts in 2021, nearly two months apart from each other, although they did not have the same trajectory to the Majors. 80-grade ‘stacheAustin Wells was signed in 2020 as a 1st rounder out of Arizona for $2.5 million.
“Call up the kids.” Sure, but who specifically?

Aug 17, 2023 | jbrophybaseball.com | John Brophy

The Yankees are having their worst season in nearly 30 years after falling under .500 this late in the season for the first time last night since September 5, 1995. They went 2-7 on their road trip to Chicago (White Sox), Miami and Atlanta. They scored 30 runs but allowed 48 for a -18 run differential on this trip, including four games where they scored one run or less (two each vs. Chicago & Atlanta).
Yankees bats dormant after explosive open to series in Miami

Aug 12, 2023 | jbrophybaseball.com | John Brophy

MIAMI, FL – Sandy Alcántara was too good for the dormant bats of the City That Doesn’t Sleep in Miami this evening, throwing his 3rd complete game of the season in front of a crowd of 30,978 that was the largest in nearly a decade. Alcántara limited the Yankees to only one run on five hits and two walks on only 116 pitches.
[Interview]: Single-A Tampa RHP Osiel Rodriguez

Aug 7, 2023 | pinstripedprospects.com | John Brophy

Osiel Rodriguez was signed by the Yankees in 2018, and until recently, has been limited to the rookie leagues for any significant amount of time. He was recently promoted to Single-A Tampa, and he has a 1.57 ERA in 27 innings pitched so far this season. Note: This interview has been translated from Spanish, and may read a little clunky or unnatural. Before the recording started, we were talking about his pitches and he said how his fastball moved like a sinker, so that’s where we started.
Entrevista con prospecto lanzador derecho de los Yankees, Osiel Rodriguez

Aug 7, 2023 | pinstripedprospects.com | John Brophy

Osiel fue firmado por los Yankees en 2018, y hasta hace poco, solo ha estado en las ligas de novatos durante un período de tiempo significativo. Recientemente fue ascendido al equipo de Bajo A Tampa, y el tiene una efectividad de 1.57 en 27 entradas lanzadas en lo que va de la temporada. Antes de que comenzara la grabación, hablábamos de sus lanzamientos y dijo cómo su recta se movía como una sinker, así que ahí es donde comenzamos. Osiel Rodriguez: Lo de la recta.
Add Some Good-Looking Yankee Collectibles to Your Ultimate Collection with FOCO’s Yankee Mini Bighead Bobbleheads

Aug 4, 2023 | pinstripedprospects.com | John Brophy

With a short amount of time for the 2023 MLB Regular Season and little room for error at this point in the current campaign, the New York Yankees are hoping to go on a good enough run to squeak their way into the Wild Card. It has been a season most Yankee fans would like to quickly forget, but hopefully there is a bright yellow sun over the horizon for Aaron Boone’s club.