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New York Mets Daily Farm System Report- 5/26/12: Not a Good Day to be a Mets Pitching Prospect Jeurys Familia continues to struggle at Buffalo as he was out after 2 innings in this one.

The early pitching was shaky, allowing the Bisons to build a 3-run lead and see it disappear in just the first 2 innings.

Looking to add depth to their pitching options, the Yankees have signed former Mets right-hander John Maine to a minor league contract, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed.

It has been common to wonder year after year if a team that relies so much on older players, as the Yankees do annually, has reached a tipping point in which grayness outweighs greatness.

On the first night of a backwards weekend in Coca-Cola Field, one thing remained the same: Matt Harvey looked the part of a future big-league starter.

Over the last month, I've had to sit back and watch different writers on here try to convince everyone why the New York Yankees should go for Cole Hamels .

Let's take a quick lap around the minors and examine some of the more positive stuff down on the Yankee farm, before getting into all things miserable.

I'll even tell you that I didn't think Stephen Strasburg was going to be the real deal.

Find out who performed well, and which prospects you should be keeping an eye on in this week's Yankees Minor League update.

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The New York Yankees have now played 40 games in the 2012 season heading into Sunday's series finals with the Cincinnati Reds .

When it comes to MLB prospects, we know all the big names. We know the players who were top draft picks or are at the top of Baseball America's prospect list.

Each Wednesday, we'll provide a predominately notebook style review of what's happening in the Yankees minor league system.

With future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera on the shelf for the entire 2012 season, the Yankees have decided to employ a tandem of Rafael Soriano and David Robertson to close in his absence.

Prior to joining the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees earlier the month, Ronnier Mustelier was tearing up the Eastern League for the Trenton Thunder, hitting .353 with five home runs and 20 RBI.

When the Mets and Yankees reported to spring training, the Yankees looked like the team set with young pitching prospects to augment its major league staff after dealing Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda and with Dellin Betances and Manny Banuelos back to begin their first full season in Triple-A. But after injuries and ineffectiveness have been an ... (more)

How concerning are Bauer's abundance of walks? He can't be dominant if he's at the top or leading the league in walks can he? Trevor Bauer's walk rate in Double-A is a bit disconcerting, but he's missing bats and keeping the ball in the yard, suggesting he may be a slight mechanical tweak away from finding the strike zone more frequently.

When MLB trade scenarios are brought up this early in the year, usually it's a team trying to fill a glaring weakness in its lineup or a player who is not getting along with his manager.

This offseason, I remember cautiously mocking the Rays signing Fernando Rodney. Fernando Rodney was a hilariously bad pitcher for the Angels, earning a .1 WAR in 100 innings over two years .

One batter into the game, Dellin Betances and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees already trailed.