The Book on Manny Banuelos
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Manny Banuelos / LHP, NYY
Born 3/13/1991
El Vergelito,
Mexico
School: -
Height 5-9
Weight 150
Bats/Throws L/L
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #14
MLB.com/MiLB.com Season Preview: #13
Scout.com/FOX Sports: #9
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
With a nickname that sounds like something out of a Radical Feminist Manifesto, Manny Banuelos is a young and tiny lefthander signed out of Mexico who's already being heralded as a shining success story for the Yankee's international scouting team. Man-Ban's fastball is an easy 92mph, while his changeup already looks like a plus pitch, remarkable in such a young player. He's been working on adding a curve and/or slider to his mix, which would silence those calling him a bullpen-only piece, but even his existing two-pitch arsenal has been effective so far. He'll be brought along slowly, as the ever-conservative Yankees have no need to rush him, but if his next year is as good as his last, he'll have to be considered one of the top young arms in the minor leagues.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2008 | 17 | Rk | Gulf | Yankees | NYY | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 42.0 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1.071 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 2.85 |
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