The delicate prospect decisions Yankees face before Rule 5 draft
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The delicate prospect decisions Yankees face before Rule 5 draft

ByNews Polite

The Rule 5 draft is a joy to prospect watchers and a burden to the Yankees. The Yankees’ minor league system is deep, and the annual minor league draft penalizes depth. Each winter, prospects who have reached certain professional-experience thresholds and who have not yet received a shot — who…

Rocket City Trash Pandas throw no-hitter — and still lose against Chattanooga Lookouts
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Rocket City Trash Pandas throw no-hitter — and still lose against Chattanooga Lookouts

ByNews Polite

The Rocket City Trash Pandas pitched the first no-hitter of the minor league baseball season and somehow lost. Through an unconventional way, the Los Angeles Angels Double-A affiliate let up seven runs to ultimately lose, 7-5, against the Chattanooga Lookouts, a minor league affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds, in the…