Sunday, September 1, 2013

Yankees Minor League Report 9/1/13: Gary Sanchez, Ramon Flores, Ben Gamel, Cito Culver All Go Yard in Trenton & Tampa Victories

Scranton (Lost to Rochester, 3-2)

Ronnier Mustelier:  3-for-4 -  He has been able to raise his average all the way up to .273. He is ending his season on a high note and may get another shot at the big leagues in 2014.
Neil Medchill: 1-for-4, RBI
Adonis Garcia:  0-for-4, RBI
Jose Gil:  1-for-3

Graham Stoneburner:   5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (4.57 ERA; 67 IP, 70 H, 38 R, 34 ER, 8 HR, 21 BB, 32 K)
Sam Demel:   2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K (1.72 ERA; 52.1 IP, 38 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 23 BB, 65 K)
Taylor Garrison:  1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K - Triple-A debut.   Pitched to a 1.60 ERA between Charleston/Tampa with a 51/14 K/BB ratio over 56.1 innings.
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Trenton (Defeated Portland, 9-4)

Gary Sanchez:  1-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS - .253/.324/.412 in 454 AB between Tampa/Trenton with 27 doubles, 15 home runs, 71 RBI, 41 walks, and 87 strikeouts.
Ramon Flores: 2-for-4, HR (6), RBI, 2 RS, BB - His late season charge continues, as his line has increased to .260/.353/.363 in 534 AB with 77 walks and 98 strikeouts.   6-game hitting streak; 5 of those games were multi-hit affairs.
Ben Gamel:  3-for-4, 2 2B (4), HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB - Played CF today as Mason Williams did not play after being pulled (injury?) early from the second game of yesterday's double-header.  First Double-A home run.  On the season, he has doubled his career HR output; of course, he only doubled from four to eight.    He also has 32 doubles on the season.   
Tyler Austin: 2-for-5, 2B (17) - Back to back games with a double.   The Thunder will play at least a few extra games by getting to the playoffs, and that is a good thing for Austin.
Kyle Roller:  2-for-5, 2B (24), 2 RBI - .253/.347/.427 in 443 AB with 24 doubles, 17 home runs, 69 RBI, 53 walks, and 143 strikeouts.
Jose Pirela:  0-for-4, RS, BB
Reegie Corona:  2-for-4, 2B (16), HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS - The 26-year old was, at one time, an intriguing SS prospect - but it just never worked out.    Hitting .239/.300/.331 in 335 AB.

Nik Turley (W, 11-8):  5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (3.79 ERA; 145 IP, 121 H, 70 R, 61 ER, 11 HR, 76 BB, 141 K) - Watch out for Turley in 2014.  He is a stretched out starter who may be ready for some big-league action at some point, provided he isn't traded of course.
Charley Short:  1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Manny Barreda:  1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K - The arms that Trenton currently has in the bullpen - notably Burawa, Kahnle, Barreda and Rondo - are very tantalizing, but each one of them has their issues with control.   Barreda is another hard thrower.   His big out pitch is a changeup, though he also mixes in a slider.    He has 70 strikeouts in 62.2 innings between Tampa/Trenton, but has also walked 27 (which is a control artist compared to the others mentioned)
Tommy Kahnle: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K - 2.85 ERA in 60 innings with 45 walks and 74 strikeouts.  
Francisco Rondon: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K - Allowed one of Kahnle's runners to score.    Has a 4.01 ERA with 79/50 K/BB ratio over 82.2 innings.
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Tampa (Defeated Lakeland, 9-6)

Cito Culver: 2-for-5, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS - I have seen guys go on mini-tears in the past upon a promotion - Austin Jackson being the most notable (though his mini-tear turned into a full-out breakout session).  Culver doesn't have enough time to do that, but he is now hitting .355 (22-for-62) since his promotion with six XBH.  Overall, he is hitting .248/.322/.362 in 472 AB with 23 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs, 34 RBI, 70 runs scored, 52 walks and 138 strikeouts.   His previous high in HR for a season was two.
Reymond Nunez:  2-for-4, 2 2B (3), 4 RBI, RS, BB - It would be nice to see him finally break out, but in the end, he is a 1B/DH, so even a small surge won't be enough to save him.
Robert Refsnyder:  1-for-3, 3 RS, BB - Hitting .293/.413/.413 in 467 AB with 32 doubles, 3 triples, 6 HR, 57 RBI, 75 runs, 84 walks, and 82 strikeouts.  He is 23-for-29 stealing bases.  Nice season.
Pete O'Brien:  2-for-5 - So odd to see O'Brien put up a simple 2-hit game with nothing attached to it. No XBH.  No runs batted in.  No strikeouts.
Taylor Dugas: 2-for-5, RS -  Hitting .321/.426/.373 in 193 AB for Tampa.  In 196 AB for Charleston, he compiled a mediocre .690 OPS.    He has stolen 17 bases, but has also been caught 11 times.
Dan Fiorito:  3-for-4, 2B (10), 3 RBI, RS - Not bad for a guy they took off the street.   .272/.353/.332 in 250 AB for Tampa.

Joel De La Cruz (W, 6-3):  5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K (3.28 ERA; 85 IP, 70 H, 35 R, 31 ER, 2 HR, 27 BB, 73 K)
Erick Canela:  2 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 0 K - 22-year old RHP pitched to a 3.23 ERA in 47.1 innings for the GCL squad with a 35/13 K/BB ratio.
Zach Varce (S, 1):  2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K - 24-year old was drafted in the 11th round in 2010 out of Portland.  Underwent Tommy John in 2012.  His age is advanced, and he has missed a year of development time.
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Charleston (Lost to Rome, 5-4.  Season ends tomorrow)

Greg Bird:  0-for-3, 2 BB (107), K - 9 walks in his last four games. 
Dante Bichette:  2-for-5, 2B (16), RBI - Great season, this is not.  But at least he is ending it on a pretty good note.
Jake Cave: 1-for-4, RS - .283/.348/.402.  12-game hitting streak (15-for-53).  
Ericson Leonora:  0-for-4, 2 K

Eric Wooten (L, 2-3):  6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (1.88 ERA; 43 IP, 41 H, 14 R, 9 ER, 0 HR, 4 BB, 39 K) - 23-year old LHP signed as minor league free agent.
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Staten Island (Defeated Hudson Valley, 7-4)

Brandon Thomas:  1-for-4, 2 RBI
Michael O'Neill: 1-for-4, 2B (17), RBI, 2 RS, K - As I have said, the one saving grace to his rough professional start is the doubles total.    It isn't much, but at least it is something.
Abiatal Avelino:  1-for-5, RBI, 2 RS
Kale Sumner:  2-for-4 - .252/.358/.319 in 163 AB.  There has been talk that playing catcher is his future, but he hasn't been placed there since being drafted (perhaps a conversion they will start next spring?  Or has it been scrapped?)  
Mike Ford:  1-for-5, 2B (6), RBI
Bubba Jones:  0-for-4
Yeicok Calderon: 0-for-3, RS, BB

Tim Giel (W, 1-0):  2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K - 22-year old RHP compiled a 2.18 ERA in 15 games for the GCL with a 20/4 K/BB ratio over 20.2 innings.   Undrafted FA out of Columbia (the school, not the country)  
Nick Rumbelow (S, 7):  1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K - 2.35 ERA with 20/5 K/BB ratio over 23 innings.  Has only allowed 12 hits.



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