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Post by philinla on Mar 11, 2007 18:34:05 GMT -5
Discuss the young man here.
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Post by philinla on Mar 13, 2007 19:28:21 GMT -5
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Post by philinla on Apr 15, 2007 23:40:03 GMT -5
yankees.scout.com/2/635931.htmlgood stuff. He's benefitting from EST. I wouldn't be surprised to see a rapid ascent once they turn him loose in Charleston.
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Post by philinla on Jun 14, 2007 11:45:13 GMT -5
saw a note that he's been growing since he was drafted.
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Post by italirican on Jun 14, 2007 17:41:57 GMT -5
ill be going to a staten island game to see him pitch...cant wait
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Post by philinla on Jun 17, 2007 1:24:46 GMT -5
Dellin's pitching the home opener on Wednesday for SI! Go if you can!
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Post by HomerSimpson on Jun 17, 2007 12:15:55 GMT -5
Dellin's pitching the home opener on Wednesday for SI! Go if you can! It's my last day of school...might be a good way to celebrate! |
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Post by HomerSimpson on Jun 17, 2007 12:18:21 GMT -5
It's sold out!
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Post by philinla on Jun 20, 2007 18:26:44 GMT -5
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Post by philinla on Jun 24, 2007 14:38:05 GMT -5
Betances 5.0 3 1 1 3 4 0 4.00
got his era down to 4 and it would be lower had the D turned and easy DP in the run scoring second. Still too many walks and not enough K's. I fear he was been given the Nova idea about pitching to contact.
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Post by philinla on Jul 8, 2007 10:25:00 GMT -5
Baby bomber
Apple H.S. star making way to Bronx
By IAN BEGLEY
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Sunday, July 8th 2007, 4:00 AM
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Dellin Betances
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He was drafted by the Yankees in the eighth round of the amateur draft.
As he jogged off the mound after the fifth inning of his first professional win late last month, Staten Island Yankees starter Dellin Betances kissed his hand, pointed to the sky and tipped his cap to a group of family and friends in the left-field stands at Richmond County Bank Ballpark.
He went into the clubhouse to stretch out and started to think about the wild ride he'd been on the past year.
It wasn't long ago that Betances was taking the subway from the Lower East Side to Brooklyn every day to Grand Street High School. Now he seems to be on an express train to Yankee Stadium.
"All it took to get here, going from high school at Grand Street to getting drafted and now playing in pinstripes - it's incredible," says Betances the Yanks' million-dollar baby.
Baseball has taken Betances all over the city. He was born in Washington Heights and grew up on the Lower East Side, played high school ball in Brooklyn and is spending his summer on Staten Island. The final destination of Betances' borough-by-borough tour? Both he and the Yankees believe it's the Bronx.
He's 6-9 in spikes, 230 pounds, has a fastball clocked as high as 98 mph, a crippling knuckle-curve and is developing a changeup.
Coaches, scouts and team officials salivate over the 19-year-old righthander's potential. One scout gushes over his progress and predicts he'll be with the big club by 2010.
SI Yanks pitching coach Jeff Ware says Betances' future is "obviously in the big leagues." Yankees senior vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman cautions that there are no guarantees with top pitching prospects, but from what he's seen of Betances, his debut in the Bronx is a matter of when, not if.
"We certainly think of him as a top-side starter (No. 1 or 2)," Newman says. "He's a premium prospect. . . He's not matured physically yet; who knows how hard he's going to throw ... He certainly gives you a chance to dream."
Betances is the youngest player on the Staten Island Yanks, and the youngest pitcher in the New York-Penn League, which is made up largely of players drafted out of college.
Newman says he placed Betances on Staten Island's roster to give the young hurler a chance to get acclimated to the big expectations of the Big Apple.
"It's all apart of the education process of pitching in New York City," Newman says. "When he pitches for the Yankees, he's going to have family and friends, everyone around him, so he's going to have to learn how to deal with it."
He is only 19, but if a pitching prospect's maturity is measured in miles-per-hour, Betances is wise beyond his years.
He has consistently hit 93-94 with his fastball in his first four starts with the SI Yanks, a significant improvement from the 90-91 he was throwing last May while he was with Grand Street Campus and the Youth Service baseball program in Brooklyn.
"He was all over the place in high school, all arms and legs coming at you," says a scout who followed Betances last spring at Grand Street and saw him pitch last month with Staten Island. "Now you see better velocity, more consistent mechanics - it's like night and day."
At Grand Street, Betances was Brooklyn's Big Unit, pumping fastball after fastball past overmatched PSAL hitters. He finished 4-0 with an 0.00 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 27 innings last spring. The Bombers took Betances in the eighth round of the 2006 amateur draft and gave him a $1 million signing bonus - the highest ever for an eighth-rounder. One scout who saw Betances in high school says all 30 teams showed interested in drafting him, but most were concerned that they wouldn't be able to sign him. If the situation wasn't right, Betances was prepared to go to Vanderbilt University on a baseball scholarship. When he got the call from the Yankees while sitting at his high school coach Mel Martinez's house, however, Betances knew books could take a backseat to baseball for the time being.
"I grew up a Yankee fan, I went to games all the time - I was at David Wells' perfect game," Betances says. "It was a great feeling getting your name called by the New York Yankees."
Betances went 0-1 with a 1.16 ERA in seven starts in rookie ball with the Gulf Coast League Yankees last season, striking out 27 in 231/3 innings and allowing just three earned runs. He showed flashes of why the million dollar bonus was a solid investment - both Newman and a scout who saw Betances in Tampa said the righty hit 98 mph on the radar gun in a start in last August.
After the season, he spent his winter spending some of George Steinbrenner's money, buying his parents a house in Bogota, N.J.
"Where they were wasn't such a good neighborhood," Betances says. "Being able to get them out of there, that's what I'm most proud of."
Betances also bought a new Cadillac Escalade, but those close to him insist the money hasn't changed his easy-going demeanor.
"If he did, I would beat him up," says Anthony Betances, Dellin's older brother. "He hasn't changed at all - he's the same kid."
Betances has altered some of his on-field practices. He put on 25 pounds of muscle to his lower torso over the winter, working at the Parisi Speed School in Fair Lawn, N.J. The added bulk added velocity to his fastball, which impressed coaches when he returned to Tampa in late January to attend workouts for select prospects. Betances ran into Roger Clemens in Tampa, who has the same agents as Betances, Alan and Randy Hendricks. The Rocket offered the rookie a tutorial.
"I was listening to him and I was like 'wow, I can't believe he's here'," says Betances, who was among a group of prospects Clemens addressed. "He talked to us about mental approach, being a warrior out there."
Through trades and recent amateur drafts, the Yankees have bolstered their minor-league system with quality pitching prospects.
But Newman says Betances might have the brightest future of all.
"Dellin is at the top," Newman says. "We have a very deep system, but even in a deep system, Dellin stands out."
The Yankees say they are in no rush to bring Betances to the big leagues. General manager Brian Cashman says that Betances, like most other young pitchers, needs to work on fielding his position, holding runners and developing all of his pitches.
"He's a very gifted, very talented player." says Cashman. "He's very raw, with a huge ceiling over the next few years."
Scouts and coaches alike say Betances also needs to develop a more consistent delivery and better control with his curve and changeup to continue his trek to the big leagues.
"My personal conviction is that only some freakish unforeseen injury keeps him from being a major leaguer," S.I. Yanks manager Mike Gillespie said. "It may be unfair to say that about a kid his age, but I know our whole coaching staff feels the same way . . . there isn't a shortcoming in his package."
Betances is aware of the expectations, but he isn't burdened by them. He said he's dreamed of playing in the major leagues since he was 16, and now that the dream is within grasp, he won't let anything get in his way.
"Being here you always have to picture your going to make it," Betances says. "You just imagine being there one day, being in front of 55,00 fans cheering for you. It would be an honor. Now you have to work hard to get there."
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Post by philinla on Jul 9, 2007 20:07:56 GMT -5
Betances 4.0 3 2 2 2 4 0 3.27
first three innings were outstanding.
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Post by HomerSimpson on Jul 15, 2007 17:46:15 GMT -5
Betances (L, 1-2) 3.0 3 2 2 2 3 0 3.60
Doesn't sound like a lot of it was his fault, but he's gotta quit it with the walks.
I hope that SI doesn't go the cheapo-route with regards to instruction. With a guy like Betances, part of me wonders if keeping him around Nardi in these formative years might pay wider dividends.
Vermont Top 1st
Brandon Whiting strikes out swinging.
Daniel Lyons singles on a ground ball to shortstop Luis Nunez.
With Bill Rhinehart batting, passed ball by Jose Gil, Daniel Lyons to 2nd.
Bill Rhinehart pops out to second baseman Damon Sublett.
Garrett Bass grounds out to first baseman Taylor Holiday.
Vermont Top 2nd
Aaron Seuss singles on a ground ball to right fielder David Williams.
Sean Rooney strikes out swinging.
With Mark Gildea batting, Aaron Seuss caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Jose Gil to shortstop Luis Nunez.
Mark Gildea flies out to right fielder David Williams.
Vermont Top 3rd
Jake Rogers walks.
With Anthony Benner batting, passed ball by Jose Gil, Jake Rogers to 2nd.
Anthony Benner strikes out swinging.
Brandon Whiting flies out to center fielder Austin Krum. Jake Rogers to 3rd.
Daniel Lyons walks.
With Bill Rhinehart batting, Daniel Lyons steals (6) 2nd base.
Bill Rhinehart singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Krum. Jake Rogers scores. Daniel Lyons scores.
With Garrett Bass batting, Bill Rhinehart steals (1) 2nd base.
Garrett Bass flies out to right fielder David Williams.
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Post by philinla on Jul 15, 2007 19:03:08 GMT -5
Yeah, nothing to worry about with the Elite guys having bad luck or bad days today.
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Post by philinla on Jul 16, 2007 10:20:14 GMT -5
Yikes: Betances left early yesterday because he had elbow stiffness.
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Post by David Goodman on Jul 16, 2007 11:01:30 GMT -5
uh oh
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Post by philinla on Jul 16, 2007 12:11:33 GMT -5
He was topping out at 91 and is getting examined today.
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Post by italirican on Aug 6, 2007 18:19:57 GMT -5
any news on betances' injury?
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Post by philinla on Aug 8, 2007 17:19:19 GMT -5
his MRI was clean, but they may hold him out and have him rehab anyway.
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Post by shockman on Aug 8, 2007 17:58:08 GMT -5
I bet he is done for the year
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Post by David Goodman on Aug 8, 2007 21:18:40 GMT -5
Can't be too careful.
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Post by sinctybldh on Aug 9, 2007 11:25:03 GMT -5
On Pinstripesplus he said he expects to be back for the final two weeks of the season.
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