Yankee Former Farm Report: Justin Christian, Wily Mo Pena, et al.

Justin Christian, 29, the pinch runner who got picked off in that horrible moment late last season when we were still almost in the race, is hot. He's gotten hits in eight of nine games for Norfolk in the International League. He's hitting .272.

Andy Phillips, 32, our former firstbaseman, has 4 home runs for Charlotte. He's batting .357.

Wily Mo Pena, 27, the man we traded for Drew Henson, is hitting .227 for Buffalo.

Andy Cannizaro, 30, the former future Clay Bellinger, is batting .182 for Columbus.

Shelley Duncan, 29, the former Shelley Duncan, is hitting .333 with 10 home runs for Scranton. Not that we would care.