Part 2 - Chris Smith Enters Yankees Affiliate Ball

Part 1 with Chris Smith can be heard Here & on Apple Podcasts230 inningsSpring Training & First Yankee bullpenA crunch in his arm throwing bullpen & misses first year with the YankeesYankees organization treatment is top-notch - great help from Greg SprattWorking out, side by side with other injured players at the complex w/ Yankees  Kevin Youkilis, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter & Mark Teixeira & Mariano RiveraSharing a Cold Tub with Derek JeterGood teammates & leaders, It will motivate youNew York Yankees 2 Gulf Coast League (GCL) – very eye opening experience Justin Pope – Yankees Pitching Coach helped Chris retake the mound with a new mindsetMust be willing to work & have coaches who are willing to invest their time & experience with you 2014 Chris is now pitching for the Charleston River Dogs, an Affiliate team. Feels the Monkey on his backGave up a home run to Mike Yastrzemski in Low AChris gets promoted to High A in TampaPlaying in the minors with Aaron Judge, Mike Ford, Mason Williams, Dante Bichette, Gary Sanchez & Aroldis ChapmanPitching to Yankees catcher, Kyle Higashioka Aaron Judge “one of the nicest human beings, not just in baseball but on the planet.” Grinding away with good friends in High A,  Sleeping on air mattresses and paid very littleGood year in 2014 with Trenton ThunderOff to Major Leagues as a back up in 2015 Yankees Spring TrainingChris pitching speed 93 to 94. Gave up only 2 hits and 1 run during Spring TrainingChris gets released by YankeesChris signs an independent contract & returns to Louisville and plans to go to the Kentucky DerbyYankees Pitching Coach, Danny Burrell gives Chris a call and re-signs him Chris breaks into the Double A Yankees teamFuture with The Blue Jays, Trades Vlad Jr. remarks on Yankees - "I would never sign with the Yankees, not even dead."  - Weakens leverage"You're not just playing for us, you're playing for 29 other teams . . . "

Special Thanks to Chris Smith for sharing part of his baseball journey with us. We look forward to having him back soon.
Chris is a Real Estate executive and can be reached at  [email protected]
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Research sources included:
Wild Things Dream Team: : Chris Dugan, Observer-Reporter.com

Chris Smith Wikipedia
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Chris Smith on Baseball Reference
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