Banuelos on DL in minors again: Yankees prospect Manuel Banuelos was placed on the disabled list at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday due to a sore left elbow. It is his second stint on DL this season, as he dealt with a back issue in April. (Updated 05/21/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Banuelos has gone 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in six starts thus far in the minors and is considered as one of the better pitching prospects in the Yankees' system. The 21-year-old has proven to be a solid pitcher, when healthy, so keep an eye on his progress going forward. While the left-hander might be up in the majors at some point this season, continue to view Banuelos as more of a long-term prospect in Fantasy. (Updated 05/21/2012).
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With A.J. Burnett collapsing and Bartolo Colon faltering down the stretch in 2011, the Yankees' temptation to promote Banuelos must have been great. Fortunately, they resisted and have continued to resist the idea all offseason, which means Banuelos should have a year -- or at least the majority of a year -- to work out the kinks at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Really, it's only one kink: his walk rate. He has top-of-the-rotation stuff and strikes out a batter per inning, but as we've seen with Jonathan Sanchez, he won't amount to much if he issues a free pass every other inning. Fortunately, the walks weren't an issue for Banuelos until he reached the upper levels of the minors. In fact, his command was part of what made him such an intriguing prospect in the first place. Chances are he got in a little over his head at age 20 and will improve in his second year against upper-level competition. Banuelos has some deeper AL-only appeal in case the Yankees are unable to hold him back, but he's a better fit for long-term keeper formats. (Updated 1/26/12)
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