But it's a whole new year now isn't it? Let's start with Jose Campos. He was the 2nd trade chip in the Michael Pineda package which sent Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to complete the trade with the Seattle Mariners. He is down at Single A Charleston where he is pitching out of the bullpen in relief duty. The soon to be 21 yr. old is pitching with 1 Win and 1 Loss with a 4.21 ERA in and 35 Strikeouts in 10 appearances in 2013. Campos is ranked the 12th best pitching prospect in the Yankees farm system going into this year. It's not sure when Campos can move up to the next level. But it takes progress somewhere even if it is a slow one. After all, he's only 20 yrs. old and there is a lot of time to get him rehabbed and developed before he is fully ready to finally make a jump to the Bronx.
Manny Banuelos, or as I like to call him "Man-Ban" last pitched in 2012 before undergoing Tommy John surgery back in October. Since his surgery, he is expected miss all of 2013 and probably the early part of 2014. He is rehabbing 3 times a week, and only has started to play catch. He has yet to pitch any bullpen or simulated and it could be a long ways away from that. For now, Manny has to stay in good physical shape and follow through therapy until he has no further pain before actually picking up a baseball. Banuelos was ranked at No. 5 among Yankees prospects going into 2013.
We here at BYB will closely watch both their progress as they continue to work their way up to the big stage. Stay tuned.
-- Rudy Laurens, BYB Writer
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