Crooked Pitch

It hasn’t been decided who will be manning first base when the Yankees begin play in 2009. Cuban prospect Juan Miranda is trying to convince the Yankees that it should be him with his early play in the Arizona Fall League.

In four AFL games Miranda is 9 for 16 with slash stats of .563/.588/1.125. Of his nine hits, five were doubles and two triples. He also has four RBI.

In 356 Triple-A at-bats in 2008, Miranda batted .287 with 22 doubles, 12 home runs, and a 79:55 strikeout to walk ratio.