New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: The Yankees organization lost one of the cogs in its farm system Wednesday, as news broke that their Triple-A manager, Shelley Duncan, had accepted a job with the Boston Red Sox to join their major league team. Duncan has been the RailRiders’ skipper for the past four seasons, earning International League Manager of the Year honors in 2025, and has overseen the transition of several key faces on the current Yankees roster from fringe prospects to bona fide stardom in the cases of Ben Rice and Cam Schlittler. However, with his contract expiring, Duncan was free to explore new roles and he found a decent promotion in Boston. Duncan’s new role with the Red Sox has yet to be determined, but depending on their team’s shortcomings, it’s likely he will serve as a first or third base coach.
MLB.com | Sam Dykstra: The Arizona Fall League is coming to a close and the Fall Stars Game is set to begin on Sunday this weekend. The game features plenty of blue-chip prospects, and last year’s class saw names that immediately made an impression the following year in MLB. Ten of MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects will take the field, and the Yankees will have one as Dax Kilby will receive a game invitation after posting a .980 OPS in 15 games thus far. Chris Veach will join Kilby as the other Yankees representative in the game, as the pitcher has thrown 9.2 innings in six appearances with a 3.72 ERA.
FanGraphs | Jay Jaffe: A few days ago, the ballot for the Hall of Fame Era Committee was released, and as Nick explained to us, a number of people connected to the Yankees were up for election. Jaffe studies the files of each candidate and his last stop brought him to the career of Lou Piniella. Sweet Lou has been so close to election in previous polls, but a large crowd this time around and a career that weighs heavily on his longevity rather than triumphing beyond his Cincinnati debut could keep him from being enshrined.
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