Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Yankees Invite 26 to Spring Training

The Yankees issued a press release today announcing that "they have invited 26 non-roster players to Spring Training in Tampa, Florida. The list includes nine pitchers, five catchers, five infielders and seven outfielders. The total number of players now scheduled to report is 66."

Here is a list of the players, with their position and age:

C Kyle Anson, 24
C Jason Brown, 33
INF Bernie Castro,28
OF Justin Christian, 27
OF Colin Curtis, 22
INF Eric Duncan, 23
OF Brett Gardner, 24
RHP Daniel Giese, 30
RHP Alan Horne, 25
OF Austin Jackson, 20
RHP Steven Jackson, 25
OF Jason Lane, 3
RHP Daniel McCutchen, 25
RHP Mark Melancon, 22
C Jesus Montero, 18
LHP Heath Phillips, 25
C P.J. Pilittere, 26
OF Greg Porter, 27
INF Cody Ransom, 31
RHP Darrell Rasner, 27
C Austin Romine, 19
RHP Scott Strickland, 31
OF Jose Tabata, 19
LHP Billy Traber, 27
INF Marcos Vechionacci, 21

You can read a brief description of each player in the press release, which can be found here.

5 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Is Juan Miranda on the 40-man?
If not, i'm shocked that he wasn't invited.
Any idea?

Greg Cohen said...

Juan Miranda is on the 40-man roster.

Anonymous said...

Gotcha.

Anonymous said...

You think any of em will make the squad?

Unknown said...

There's a chance that a couple pitchers could make the team. I've heard Heath Phillips name mentioned as someone who could possibly be a left handed specialist.

McCutchen is another player who could eventually make the team. Last season he pitched very well in A and AA. If he impresses in Spring Training he may get a shot.