Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Yankees Minor League Report 8/7/13: Ramon Flores Stays Hot; Greg Bird Hits His 17th Home Run

Scranton (Defeated Syracuse, 7-2)

Dan Johnson: 3-for-5, 2 HR (20), 3 RBI, 3 RS - The 34-year old veteran is hitting the way you would expect him to hit at Triple-A.   Walks, power, decent average.  
JR Murphy:  0-for-3, 2 BB - He does have seven walks in his last 10 games to counteract the 8-for-40.     He is 1-for-19 in August.
Melky Mesa:  2-for-4, 2 2B (12), RBI, 2 RS, BB
Ronnier Mustelier:  1-for-4, RBI - 7-for-41 slide.
Addison Maruszak:  0-for-4 - First game since 7/12.  

Caleb Cotham (W, 4-5):  7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 HR (5.90 ERA; 71.2 IP, 86 H, 51 R, 47 ER, 26 BB, 48 K, 9 HR) - Second straight strong start.
Dellin Betances:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (2.97 ERA; 72.2 IP, 47 H, 24 R, 24 ER, 2 HR, 37 BB, 88 K) - He has been so dominant in relief that he has lowered his season ERA below 3.00.    He had a 6.00 ERA in six starts.
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Trenton (Lost to Erie, 9-7)

Ramon Flores:  2-for-4, HR (5), 5 RBI, RS, BB - 8-game hitting streak (13-for-31).   Is something starting to click a bit?
Slade Heathcott: 1-for-3, 2 BB - Also on a 8-game hitting streak.  (9-for-29)
Gary Sanchez:  1-for-4, RS, BB - 3-for-9 since promotion.
Jose Pirela:  1-for-5, HR (8), RBI, RS
Kyle Roller: 0-for-4, RS, BB

Jeremy Bleich: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Zach Nuding:  1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K - Third consecutive 1-inning relief stint after spending season in rotation.    Has a 4.20 ERA with 82/47 K/BB ratio in 113.2 innings for Trenton.
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Tampa (Lost to Brevard County, 4-2, in 11 innings)

Pete O'Brien: 3-for-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI, BB - Has 32 doubles, 3 triples, 19 HR, and 78 RBI in 357 AB between Charleston/Tampa.    Has played third every night since Sanchez promotion, so it appears they are really committed to it.
Ben Gamel: 1-for-5, 2B (27), BB, 2 SB (20) - Hitting .277 with 20 steals in 24 attempts, which is a big improvement over last year's percentage (19-for-29)
Mason Williams: 1-for-6, RS - 7-for-44 slide.   3-for-23 in August.
Robert Refsnyder:  1-for-6, 2B (23), RS, 4 K - .267/.389/.393 in 333 AB for Tampa with 60 walks and 59 strikeouts.  Overall, he is hitting .282/.397/.406.  Even with a few deep slumps mixed in, his season has been generally solid.
Taylor Dugas:  1-for-4, SAC

Pat Venditte:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K - Figured I would feature him at least once this season.
Dietrich Enns:  4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K - After some recent disasters, this outing was much needed.  Still owns a 112/35 K/BB ratio over 82.2 innings.  
Branden Pinder:  4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K - 1.91 ERA for Tampa.  Was crushed in Trenton.
Manny Barreda:  2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (3.91 ERA; 48.1 IP, 44 H, 26 R, 21 ER, 6 HR, 16 BB, 55 K)
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Charleston  (Defeated Savannah, 9-7)

Greg Bird:  2-for-3, HR (17), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB - Hitting .284 with 27 doubles, 3 triples, 17 home runs, 70 RBI, and 66 runs.   Has 83 walks and 110 strikeouts in 380 AB.
Cito Culver: 3-for-5, 2 RBI - Hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games.  .234 overall.
Jake Cave:  0-for-2, 2 BB, HBP, RS, CS (7) - Snaps 10 game hitting streak, but still got on base three times.
Angelo Gumbs:  1-for-5, RBI, 3 RS
Reymond Nunez:  0-for-4, 2 RBI, SF
Ty Afenir:  2-for-4, RS

Dan Camarena: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K - Has alternated good and bad starts in his last six starts.
Ty Webb (W, 2-1):  2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K - 4.42 ERA in 18.1 innings for Charleston with a 22/3 K/BB ratio.  
James Pezos:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K 
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Staten Island (Lost to State College, 6-5)

Eric Jagielo:  2-for-5, 2B (5), RS, 3 K - .260 with six XBH in 100 AB for Staten Island.  Has 13 walks and 24 strikeouts.
Michael O'Neill: 1-for-4, 2B (12), 2 RBI, BB - Hitting .243 and only has 9 RBI in 173 AB.
Brandon Thomas:  0-for-3, HBP
Derek Toadvine:  2-for-4, 2B (5), RBI, RS, BB
Bubba Jones:  1-for-4, RBI - 9-for-22 in August.

Giovanny Gallegos: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K - 3.55 ERA with 32/7 K/BB ratio over 45.2 innings.
Cale Coshow:  2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K - 6'5", 260 RHP has a 4.40 ERA over 28.2 innings with a 26/16 K/BB ratio.

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