Most young prospects fail after an injury or after being given an extensive chance to fail in the big leagues. Neither of those things apply to Yarnall.
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True, but he struggled in AAA while in the Marlins system, then put up a good year in the Yankees’ system. He got the call, then struggled in MLB. The Yanks traded him for Denny Neagle the following year, and he struggled @ AAA, then bounced around a bit; Japan, the minors, and now the indy leagues.

I’d compare him to Dave Eiland, but that comp doesn’t hold water; at least Eiland sustained success when he was sent to the minors.

~~Don’t insult Ian Kennedy by comparing him to Yarnall. ~~

Ben, please. I’m not saying they are the same – just equally hyped, when at their prospect prime. And, that’s fact.

Look at Yarnall’s numbers vs. IPK’s MiLB numbers. Or their college numbers. Or the scouting reports. It’s not even close.

Kennedy is a better pitcher now than Ed Yarnall ever was. Hands down. Don’t insult Ian Kennedy by comparing him to Yarnall.

~~Kinda wondered what happened with Yarnall.~~
Yarnall was released from the Reds in 2001 was out of baseball in 2002 then signed by the Athletics in 2003. He then bounced from the Red sox, Philly, Washington, and KC. In 2007 He played for the Long Island Ducks.

~~What is your basis for determining which moves are Cashman moves and which are Tampa moves. You seem pretty confident that you can make this determination well enough to make a reasonable assessment of Cashman. Where does this confidence come from?~~

The Tampa moves were all, for the most part, later flushed out. Everyone knows Stein signed Bernie when he was about to go to Boston. Everyone knows that Stein signed Sheffield. Everyone knows that Womack and Wright were Tampa moves. Everyone knows that Cashman whined and dined Pavano. Everyone knows that Cashman started the talks on Justice and A-Rod. This stuff has all been documented, eventually. It’s not so hard to look up who was behind what.

Steve,

What is your basis for determining which moves are Cashman moves and which are Tampa moves. You seem pretty confident that you can make this determination well enough to make a reasonable assessment of Cashman. Where does this confidence come from?

Kinda wondered what happened with Yarnall.
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I agree; it’s a mystery. Most young prospects fail after an injury or after being given an extensive chance to fail in the big leagues. Neither of those things apply to Yarnall. Are there some “character issues” there? Who knows?

They signed him to a big league contract, as a kid, tying up a roster spot – for years when he had no chance to help the team at that age.
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I thought they had him on the 40 man, not the 25 man roster?

~~~Why is Wily Mo Pena considered a bad impact signing?~~~

They signed him to a big league contract, as a kid, tying up a roster spot – for years when he had no chance to help the team at that age.

Why is Wily Mo Pena considered a bad impact signing?