Baseball Yankees Sign Former Brewers’ Top Prospect Mat Gamel by Staff Post March 6, 2015 The New York Yankees have added former Milwaukee Brewers’ top prospect Mat Gamel on a minor league deal, according to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy. Reviewingthebrew.com Once upon a time, Gamel was named the 34th-best prospect in baseball prior to the 2009 season. Now 29 years old, the first baseman has not played since 2012 thanks to two torn right ACLs and other knee injuries. Gamel played in just 21 games in 2012, hitting .246 with one home run. His last full season came in 2011 when he was still at Triple-A Nashville. That year he played in 128 games, hitting .310 with 28 homers and 96 RBI. He was truly a star in the making before his health derailed his career. In fact, he was going to be the man who replaced Prince Fielder in Milwaukee. Now the Yankees are hoping Gamel can stay healthy and harness just a smidge of what made him such a highly-touted farmhand all those years ago. If he can, Gamel could prove to be a serviceable bat with pop off the bench, as well as a backup first baseman. Gamel is the brother Yankees prospect Ben Gamel, an outfielder who played for the Double-A Trenton Thunder last year. Post Views: 1,935 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsMat GamelMilwaukee BrewersNew York Yankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! MadFit Dance Workout Videos — Fitness Fun for All by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on March 15, 2021 Will Michael Jordan’s Exclusive Golf Course Enable Him To Take On The Pros? by Katie Malespina | posted on March 30, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 The Mockery of A Sport: Paul vs. Askren by Brandon Berrios | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Madison Square Garden [ MSG ] Weekend Preview What’s trending: Good-bye to Suh! [ #MondayMorningMichelle ]