Steve Benko, Author at Baseball Essential

Severino Throws Seven Scoreless, but RailRiders Fall to Buffalo

Jun 26, 2015

Features, Minor League Baseball, New York Yankees

Yankees top prospect, Luis Severino, continues to impress. Friday night, Severino fanned six over seven scoreless innings, in a loss to the Buffalo Bisons. Severino received a no-decision, but lowered his ERA t...

The Emergence of Cameron Maybin

Steve Benko

Jun 9, 2015

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

Cameron Maybin was the tenth overall pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2005 MLB Draft. The '05 draft featured copious amounts of talent. With the likes of Justin Upton, Ryan Braun, Alex Gordon, and Ryan Zimmerm...

Yankees Top Prospect, Luis Severino Makes Triple-A Debut

Steve Benko

May 31, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, New York Yankees

Luis Severino is a highly touted prospect in the New York Yankees organization. He made his Triple-A debut with the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders on Sunday afternoon. The RailRiders took on the Norfolk Tide...

Ryan Braun Is No Longer Just Another Cautionary Tale

Steve Benko

May 25, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, Opinions & Predictions

Ryan Braun is a guy whose reputation has been severely tarnished due to his admission of using performance-enhancing drugs. It wasn't the admission of PEDs that made everyone turn their back on him, though. ...

Tanaka Pitches Three Shutout Innings in Rehab Assignment as RailRiders win in Extras

Steve Benko

May 22, 2015

American League, Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball

New York Yankee ace, Masahiro Tanaka pitched the first three innings of Thursday's game with the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders - the Triple-A affiliate of the Yankees. The RailRiders won on a walkoff single ...

Yankees Call up Slade Heathcott, Send Ellsbury to DL

Steve Benko

May 20, 2015

American League, Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have called Slade Heathcott up from the Triple-A, Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders. During the game against the Washington Nationals, Jacoby Ellsbury seemed to tweak his right knee on a swi...

Tim Lincecum Is Back

Steve Benko

May 10, 2015

Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

It seems like just yesterday Tim Lincecum, was one of baseball's best pitchers with one of baseball's craziest deliveries. At 25-years-old, Lincecum was a back-to-back Cy Young Award winner, and strikeout artis...

Home Runs, Steroids & Politics: Barry Bonds Is the Greatest Ever

Steve Benko

Apr 21, 2015

Baseball History, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

It's easy to put a gigantic asterisk next to the career of Barry Bonds. It's easy to discredit all of his accomplishments because of the steroid usage. The 762 home runs, seven MVP awards, the 2,935 hits, and t...

The Starting Five: Best MLB Players That Played College Basketball

Steve Benko

Mar 16, 2015

College, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

While Spring training marks the beginning of baseball season, it also marks the end of the regular season for college basketball. However, for the next few weeks, everyone in sports media will be focused on the...

Tim Lincecum Continues to Impress at Spring Training

Steve Benko

Mar 2, 2015

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

It seems like just yesterday San Francisco Giants pitcher, Tim Lincecum was one of the best pitchers in baseball. Since 2011, Lincecum has had a pretty big fall from grace; in 2012 he finished with an ERA of 5...

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