Friday, August 30, 2013

Yankees Minor League Report 8/30/13: Chase Whitley Dominates; Pete O'Brien Collects Five Hits; Cito Culver Collects Four; Eric Jagielo Goes Yard

Scranton (Lost to Lehigh Valley, 5-4.  Had a 4-3 lead heading to the B-9th, but blew it)

David Adams: 2-for-4, HR (5), RBI, RS - I assume we will see him on Sunday, especially given some of the injuries to the infield.
JR Murphy:  1-for-5, RS - Hit safely in eight of his last nine games.  Million dollar question is whether he will be among the September callups.  It is either him or super veteran Bobby Wilson, I would assume. (I doubt the Yankees go with two catchers in September)
Ronnier Mustelier:  1-for-4, RS, BB - He has been red-hot lately, and has played a little bit of third base.  (tonight he was in LF)
Randy Ruiz:  2-for-5, 2B (15), HR (16), 2 RBI
Adonis Garcia:  2-for-4, BB

Chase Whitley:  6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K (3.06 ERA; 67.2 IP, 61 H, 24 R, 23 ER, 3 HR, 21 BB, 63 K) - I keep saying that these starts are only being made because the Yankees have a need for starters in Scranton right now.  But he has pitched so well that you have to wonder if they will actually consider keeping him there.  I still think he is a middle reliever with the capability to throw a lot of innings - but who knows?  
Cesar Cabral: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K - The season has been basically a rehab year for him - I don't see him coming up as another lefty option in September.
Dellin Betances:  1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (2.68 ERA; 84 IP, 52 H, 25 R, 25 ER, 2 HR, 42 BB, 108 K) - Not much to say.  He will be here in September and should at least jump ahead of Joba on the depth chart - not that it would lead to meaningful innings, but any innings will be beneficial.
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Trenton (Lost to Portland, 8-1.  Trenton maintains a 3-game lead on Portland for the wild-card, but they play them this weekend into Monday, including a DH tomorrow.  So it is a 5-game series.   Trenton needs one win to clinch.  If Portland sweeps all five games, they get the wild-card)

Ramon Flores:  2-for-4, 2B (24), RS - .255/.347/.349.   For all of the disappointment surrounding his season, it should be noted that in 118 August AB, he has a .297/.390/.415 line and in 193 AB since the ASB, his line is .260/.365/.378.
Mason Williams:  1-for-3, BB - 10-for-66.   Hitting .246/.306/.339 in 472 AB overall.
Gary Sanchez:  0-for-4, 2 K - 7-for-40 slide.
Kyle Roller: 0-for-2, 2 BB - .252/.349/.421 in 432 AB.  Has a decent number of walks (53) but has also struck out a lot (140).  Not quite enough walks to be a "three outcomes" type of prospect, but his power is real.
Ben Gamel: 0-for-4, 2 K - 13-for-60.  These AB will come in handy when he comes back here to start 2014.
Jose Pirela:  1-for-4, RBI - .274/.359/.406 in 471 AB between Trenton/Scranton (23 AB in Scranton).    .304/.373/.443 in 158 AB since ASB.

Mikey O'Brien (L, 8-10):  6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR (4.17 ERA; 133.2 IP, 140 H, 71 R, 62 ER, 10 HR, 52 BB, 124 K between Tampa/Trenton) - O'Brien, who will be 24 when 2014 begins, may be in the picture at some point next season as an emergency/depth guy for the big club.
Zach Nuding: 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR (4.21 ERA; 128.1 IP, 141 H, 75 R, 60 ER, 9 HR, 57 BB, 101 K) - Hasn't had many clunkers since bullpen move.
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Tampa (Split DH with Lakewood, winning 11-7 before losing 8-0)

Pete O'Brien:  5-for-6, 3 2B (16), HR (11), 6 RBI, RS - Up to 96 RBI on the season, and has at least a shot at hitting the century mark.  Has 38 doubles, four triples, and 22 home runs overall between Charleston/Tampa. 
Cito Culver:  4-for-7, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 4 RS - Hitting .340 (18-for-53) since joining team.
Robert Refsnyder:  3-for-7, HR (6), 2 RBI, 2 RS - 13-for-32 with six walks in last ten games.    He has been fantastic to close the season.
Taylor Dugas:  4-for-8, 3 RS, BB - Up to .306 in 183 AB for Tampa.
Reymond Nunez:  0-for-7 - High-A debut after hitting .260/.313/.443 in 366 AB for Charleston.  He has power in his bat, but it has never really shown itself until the 15 HR he hit this year.  At the same level last year, he only hit five home runs in 378 AB.
Mikeson Oliberto:  1-for-4, 3B (1), RBI, CS (3)

Preston Claiborne:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K - Tune-up for his recall to the majors.  Only shipped down to this level because their season ends earlier than Scranton's, allowing the Yankees to circumvent the "10-day" rule.
Brady Lail (W, 1-0):  4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K - 18th rounder in 2012 out of high school.  In 12 games (11 starts) for the GCL squad this year, he went 4-1 with a 2.33 ERA and impressive 51/5 K/BB ratio over 54 innings.    I assume he will begin 2014 in Charleston as a 20-year old.  

Dallas Martinez (L, 0-1):  3 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HR - Give him a break, he is only 18 years old.    With the GCL season over, a few players may get a few games in the full-season leagues to get in their final work.  
Eric Roth: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K - 5.1 scoreless innings in Tampa after striking out 40 (with four walks) in 24 innings for the GCL squad.  Non-drafted FA out of Winthrop.
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Charleston (Lost to Rome, 8-4)

Greg Bird:  1-for-2, RS, 3 BB (103) - .290/.427/.517 in 449 AB.  Ridiculous season.  We'll see if he can keep up the momentum in Tampa next year.
Dante Bichette:  1-for-5, HR (11), 2 RBI, RS - Ridiculous season in the other direction.  Hard to completely write him off, but it is very likely he will given a third shot at this level to begin 2014.
Jake Cave: 1-for-5, K - 10-game hitting streak.  He has done everything he needs to do to advance.
Ericson Leonora: 2-for-4, HR (4), RBI, 2 RS - As long as he is hitting well (.313 in 131 AB), he will be in these reports.
Daniel Aldrich:  1-for-4, 2B (2), RBI

Brett Gerritse:  6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR (3.56 ERA; 101 IP, 93 H, 47 R, 40 ER, 31 BB, 108 K, 2 HR) - Yep, those were the first two home runs he gave up all season long.   22-year old RHP has put up a nice season.
Kelvin Castro: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
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Staten Island (Crushed Brooklyn, 9-3)

Eric Jagielo:  2-for-4, HR (6), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB - His XBH power has been very impressive, especially lately.   We'll see what he can do in Charleston.
Yeicok Calderon:  2-for-4, 2B (17), HR (9), 4 RBI, 2 RS - The 21-year old flopped in Charleston earlier this year, but has left-handed power - which will likely give him a long leash to tap into it.
Bubba Jones:  2-for-4
Tyler Wade:  0-for-3, BB - 0-for-9 in three games since promotion with two walks.  
Kale Sumner:  1-for-4, RBI
Mike Ford:  3-for-5, 2B (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS - Hitting .253 in 99 AB.  Signed as a non-drafted FA out of Princeton.
Brandon Thomas:  1-for-5, RS

David Palladino:  5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (4.68 ERA; 50 IP, 55 H, 30 R, 26 ER, 24 BB, 48 K) - 5th round pick out of Howard Junior College is a bit of a project, but the upside is quite high.
Nick Rumbelow:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K - Has a 2.53 ERA in 21.1 innings with 19/5 K/BB ratio.



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