Andrew Brackman. Manny Bañuelos. Dellin Betances.
For Yankees fans of a certain vintage, those three, dubbed “The Killer B’s,” were going to be a trio of homegrown pinstriped aces. Sadly, it never turned out that way. Heck, it never got within a thousand miles of turning out that way.
As the calendar crept toward Opening Day 2014, Brackman was long gone from the Yankees system, after throwing 2.1 innings in 2011. Meanwhile, “ManBan” was still in the organization, but had missed all of 2013 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and his prospect shine subsequently lost a lot of luster.