Nikolas C. Turley

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 11, 1989 in La Canada, California, US
High School: Harvard-Westlake HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 50th round of the 2008 .

• 5/8 Mets Merized: B-Mets Stifled Behind Montero, Can’t Back Him Up In 5-1 Loss: Trenton 5, Binghamton 1 Binghamton Mets starter Rafael Montero cruised through six innings, but faltered late as the Trenton Thunder...
• 5/3 Jays Journal: May 2 Minor League Report: It was a busy day in Blue Jay-land. I was down at the dome trying to stay awake watching the Jays lose 3-1 to the Red Sox in a...

• 4/17 mlbreports.com : Down On The Farm – New York Yankees Update: aLike us on Facebook here Wednesday, April 17, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent):  Yankees...
• 4/5 Seedlings to Stars: Cliff Notes: Rough Debuts for Nik Turley, Zack Wheeler, Plus Injury Updates and Sleepers: It was Opening Day across the Minor Leagues on Thursday, so let’s get you caught up with some of the notable news of the...

• 3/19 MLB Dirt: 2013 New York Yankees Top 16 Prospects: The New York Yankees system is very deep with a nice group of top-end prospects and a load of high upside arms mixed with low-ceiling...
• 3/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees have also tried to get Chipper and Rolen out of retirement, and other notes: With Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and Curtis Granderson each on the DL for at least the first month and a half of the season,...
• 3/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AUSTIN ROMINE WAS OPTIONED TO AAA: The Yankees will have 2 catchers this season and it will be Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart.  YES Network (HERE)...

• 2/27 Yankees Fans Unite: ‘Gardy’s Party’ continues but Yanks fall 10-7 vs. Orioles: We’re five games into Spring Training, and after winning the first game, the Yankees lost four in a row, including today’s...
• 2/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 2/27/13 Lineup: Brett Gardner LF Jayson Nix SS Robinson Cano 2B Juan Rivera DH Dan Johnson 1B Zoilo Almonte RF Slade Heathcott CF Chris Stewart...
• 2/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: 2013 Trenton Thunder Preview: Four stars and seven more with hope: Yes, the title of this article references US history, but watching the Thunder play this year will be nothing like reading a boring...
• 2/3 BronxPinstripes.com: Yankee Super Bowl Picks: The wait is over.  ESPN’s two-week orgy of analysis is mercifully done and we can finally watch the Ravens and the 49ers...
• 2/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Prospects most likely to break the top 100 this season: MILB.com just released their top 100 prospects, and three Yankees are on it; Gary Sanchez, Mason Williams, and Tyler Austin....

• 1/24 Yankees Fans Unite: Trenton Projections: Last month John Norris from Minor Matters wrote up his projections of the 2013 Trenton Thunder roster. John, along with Mike Ashmore...

• 12/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees lost none, gained none in Rule 5 Draft: The Rule 5 Draft went down this morning, but the Yankees neither gained any players nor lost any either. It would have been...

• 11/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES SIGN "THE MICK"... SORT OF: (In Photo: Mickey Storey) The Yankees claimed Mickey Storey, a right handed pitcher off waivers from the Houston Astros...

• 10/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Too Many Homers: Only this time it wasn’t on the diamond…. The TBS booth was something special last night, for an Orioles fan. I get...
• 10/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Links: Pettitte Hints At Returning In 2013, Rodriguez’s Batting Position, Underdogs: As we await the 8:00 PM EST start of Wei-Yin Chen LHP versus Andy Pettitte LHP on TBS, here are some links to catch up on while...
• 10/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Familiar faces make BA’s Top 20 Florida State League prospect list: Last week we saw Tyler Austin, Gary Sanchez and Mason Williams get a nod from Baseball America on their top 20 prospects list...

• 9/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Looking back at the 2011 Tampa Yankees: The Tampa Yankees had a tough 2012, ending the with a losing record (65-70) for the first time since 2005. The Yankees fell...
• 9/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Link Dump: Gardner’s Possible Return, Minor League Awards, and Clutch Baseball: No Yankee baseball tonight, it’s the last off day of the regular season. As we await Andy Pettitte‘s return to the...
• 9/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Akron Wins Eastern League Championship; Aeros 6, Thunder 1: By Ronnie Tellalian Dominant pitching and timely hitting brought the fourth Eastern League title to the boys from Canal Park....
• 9/10 PhoulBallz.com: Reading's Season Ends as Ruf's Continues On: The highs and lows of professional baseball are no better evidenced by Darin Ruf's day on Sunday. Shortly after grounding into...
• 9/10 Phillies Nation: Reading’s Season Ends as Ruf’s Continues On: The highs and lows of professional baseball are no better evidenced by Darin Ruf‘s day on Sunday. Shortly after grounding...
• 9/7 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Minor League Report – September 7, 2012: Two of the New York Yankees affiliates, Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Trenton won their respective divisions are...
• 9/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor League Week in Review: As we enter September the rosters tend to get jumbled a bit between feeding the expanding major league club; the following players...
• 9/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Austin among those promoted to Double-A: There was big news in the farm system Saturday night, as Josh Norris reported that a group of prospects including several names...

• 8/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Some Glimmers Of Light In The Injury-Filled Prospect Darkness: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) This has not been a good season for the Yankee farm system.  EJ****...

• 7/27 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Minor League Report – July 27, 2012: The New York Yankees sputtered during a 2-5 road trip and now lead the Baltimore Orioles by 7.5 games in the American League East....
• 7/24 Seedlings to Stars: Prospect Pulse: July 23rd, 2012 – Michael Main and Nik Turley: The Prospect Pulse is a recap of some of the top performances in the minors from the previous day. Prospects are sorted by the...
• 7/6 Seedlings to Stars: The Prospect Pulse: July 5th, 2012: The Prospect Pulse is a recap of some of the top performances in the minors from the previous day. Prospects are sorted by the...
• 7/5 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Gary Sanchez homers and Turley K’s 6 in Tampa win: Tampa W 1-0 Mason Williams, Ramon Flores, Adonis Garcia, Slade Heathcott and Zach Wilson all went hit less. 1B – Kyle Roller...

• 6/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tampa on the wrong end of two-hit shutout: It was an abbreviated night in the minor league system tonight as Trenton had a scheduled day off and Charleston had their double...
• 6/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees talking to Nationals about trade involving Eduardo Nunez: A source told Josh Norris of the Trentonian that the Nationals were working on a “big” trade a couple of weeks...
• 6/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE TRADE RUMORS & WHAT BYB KNOWS: PART 2: Awhile back, BYB published a post titled YANKEE TRADE RUMORS AND WHAT BYB KNOWS. We included guys in that like Cole Hamels,...
• 6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rumor: Yanks talking trade with Nats: Josh Norris reports that the Yankees have been engaged in trade talks with the Washington Nationals to acquire a starting...

• 5/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Tampa wins 2-0 behind Ramirez 10 K’s: Empire State Yankees L 3-0 PTF Romine (DL) Kevin Russo – 2H, 2BB, 1K, .325 Raymond Kruml – 2H, 2K, .195 Pitching PTF...

• 4/24 NY Baseball Digest: Mason Williams Leading Stacked Charleston Squad: You almost have to be my age – nearly 48 years since my Bar Mitzvah – to remember a Yankees outfielder at the end of career...
• 4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Tampa Yankees Lose 5-3: SWB – was postponed so only one game tonight. Tampa Yankees L 5-3 PTF J.R. Murphy – 1H, 1BB, .255 Eduardo Sosa –...
• 4/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Warning! Do not trade minor league pitching depth: The Yankees have a plethora of pitching options at the MLB level and a superfluous amount of “arms in waiting”...
• 4/18 NY Baseball Digest: Cody Johnson’s Resurgence, The Pettitte Effect, Minor League Recap: Back in 2006, the Atlanta Braves thought they had their slugger of the future in 6-foot-4, 240-pound Cody Johnson. Atlanta spent...
• 4/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: J.R. Murphy walk off win, Brett Marshall, River Dogs win in 11: Empire State Yankees L 4-2 PTF Romine (DL) Francisco Cervelli – 1R, 3H, 1K Ramiro Pena – 1H (double), 1RBI, 1BB, 1K...
• 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Farm Report: 4/16/2012: This night was all about the prospects. In the low reaches of the minors, Tyler Austin, Gary Sanchez, Jose Campos, Nik Turley,...
• 4/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Prospect Profile: Nik Turley: While the Tampa Yankees started slow, Nik Turley had a great first start for the High-A team.  He was unable to get them the...
• 4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Quasi-Opening Day, Williams, Pineda: Aside from the 2 games in Japan last week, the opening of Marlins ball park last night, and the 7 games played today, baseball...
• 4/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Prospects to Follow 2012: When the minor league season starts this year our article every night, “Minor Night Cap” will of course show the wins...

• 3/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Pineda, Turley, Teixeira: Somehow the Michael Pineda to AAA speculation keeps on coming. Fangraph’s Dave Cameron talked about the similarities between...
• 3/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Prospect Watch: Nik Turley: My weekly series of highlighting a prospect continues with pitcher Nik Turley. Nik Turley Throws: Left Height: 6’6″...

• 2/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Searching Off the Radar for Prospect Value: There’s plenty to get excited about at the top of the Yankees prospect food chain right now. They have a small group of players...
• 2/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Roundtable: Sleeper Prospects: The title of this post is pretty self-explanatory. Here are the guys that we think are flying under the radar a bit: E.J. ****...

• 1/10 Yankees Fans Unite: Top 100 Prospect Snubs: AL East: This article is being syndicated from Seedlings 2 Stars….. Earlier this week, I concluded the writeups for our pre-2012...
• 1/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Top 100 Prospect Snubs: AL East: This article is being syndicated from Seedlings 2 Stars….. Earlier this week, I concluded the writeups for our pre-2012...

• 7/2 Seedlings to Stars: Big Lefties Holmberg, Turley Promoted to High-A: Two underrated lefties were promoted from Low-A to High-A earlier this week–the Yankees’ Nik Turley and the Diamondbacks’...