Saturday, January 14, 2012

HBT: Mattingly's son signs with Yankees, kind of

Eh, sorry. Sometimes even I can?t resist the gimmick headlines:

A Mattingly will be back in uniform in the New York Yankees? organization this year ? Preston.?The 24-year-old son of the former Yankees star and current Los Angeles Dodgers manager agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with New York.

Preston is not exactly a prospect. If he was, he wouldn?t have been traded away by the Dodgers one week after his father was named Dodgers? manager. He didn?t last in the Cleveland organization, and almost immediately re-signed with the Dodgers. In six seasons in the minors he has put up a line of .232/.276./335. ?And he has been shuttled all over the diamond, starting as a middle infielder and now playing corner outfield slots and a little first base.

I suppose this signing could be considered a nice gesture by the Yankees to the Mattingly family. Sort of a thanks for all of the years of goodwill and service Don gave the team. But given that the guy?s employment has been close to 100% based on his organizations? relationship with his father, you gotta figure that his destiny is going to hold things other than playing baseball for a living in the not too distant future.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/12/mattingly-signs-with-the-yankees/related/

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