Sunday, May 25, 2014

Yankees Minor League Report 5/25/14: Mike Ford Hits FOUR Home Runs in Charleston Thumping

Let us begin in Charleston tonight, where a little bit of history was made.

Charleston (Defeated Hickory, 17-9)

1B Mike Ford:  4-for-5, 4 HR (8), 5 RBI, 4 RS, BB, K
As stated a few times, Ford was not drafted in 2013, signed by the Yankees after the draft out of Princeton.    He was coming off of a season in Princeton where he was named Player & Pitcher of the Year in the Ivy League,   His favorite all-time players are Tino Martinez and Mariano Rivera.   We aren't looking at a superstar prospect here, but what a day to remember.
OF Aaron Judge:  3-for-5, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS
Fifth consecutive multi-hit game.   Get him away from this level - it is unfair to the opposition.
OF Dustin Fowler:  3-for-6, 3B (1), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K, CS (1)
Continues to hit after 0-for-12 start.  8-for-16 since that start.
OF Brandon Thomas:  3-for-4, 2B (3), 2 RBI, RS, SB (7)
Considered to be a good pick in last year's draft, Thomas has struggled mightily in the pros thus far.   Tonight, he put together a good game.  Now it is time to string them together.
3B Miguel Andujar:  0-for-5, 2 RS, BB, K
Down to .228.
UTIL John Murphy:  2-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, 3 RS, BB, 2 SB (9)
The jack-of-all-trades defender is also hitting fairly well this season.  I wouldn't put too much stock in it overall, given his advanced age (23).
2B Gosuke Katoh:  0-for-4, RS, SAC, 3 K
C Kale Sumner:  2-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, RS, K
Hitting .255 and has also drawn 14 walks in 17 games.

RHP Luis Severino:  3.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
Guess he was due for a beating.  3.05 ERA in 44.1 IP with 44 hits allowed, ten walks, and 47 strikeouts.
RHP Angel Rincon (W, 1-0):  3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Cesar Vargas:  2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
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Scranton (Lost to Rochester, 7-2, to fall to 24-24 on the season)

2B Jose Pirela:  1-for-3, RS, BB
.298/.333/.422 in 161 AB; .405/.476/.541 in last ten games; .359/.407/.500 in 21 May games.
1B/OF Ramon Flores:  1-for-4
.259/.348/.425 in 174 AB.    Has hit safely in nine of past ten games.
OF Adonis Garcia:  0-for-4, K, SB (8)
.307/.335/.442 in 163 AB
IF Scott Sizemore:  0-for-2, 2 BB, K
.257/.333/.345 in 33 games
1B Russ Canzler:  1-for-3, 2B (8), RS
1B Kyle Roller:  0-for-3, BB, K
11-for-48 (.229) since joining level.
UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  0-for-3, K
SS Dean Anna:  0-for-3
C Francisco Arcia: 1-for-3, RBI, K

RHP Joel De La Cruz (L, 1-2):  5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
2.51 ERA; 28.2 IP, 22 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 4 BB, 17 K
When you are an extreme GB pitcher without a huge K rate, sometimes those balls find holes.
RHP Branden Pinder:  2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
K rate has fallen since joining Scranton (four in 8.2 IP; 18 in 16 IP for Trenton)
RHP Robert Coello: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
0.51 ERA; 17.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 24 K
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Trenton (Lost to Richmond, 9-1)

C/OF Pete O'Brien: 2-for-4, 2B (3), RBI
.254/.254/.635 in 63 AB for Trenton; .297/.319/.669 in 175 AB overall
CF Mason Williams:  0-for-3, 2 BB, K, SB (9)
Third consecutive game with stolen base; .201/.301/.272
3B Rob Segedin:  1-for-2, 2B (4), BB, HBP, K
.246/.377/.380 in 142 AB (25 walks; 21 strikeouts)
2B Robert Refsnyder:  0-for-4, K
.291/.340/.451 in 175 AB.  
OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-3, HBP, K
.281/.401/.421 in 114 AB.  
OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-4, K
.272/.309/.364 in 206 AB
1B/RF Tyler Austin:  0-for-4, K
.238/.314/.324 in 105 AB

RHP Bryan Mitchell (L, 1-3):  3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
4.23 ERA; 27.2 IP, 26 H, 13 R, 13 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 34 K
Previous 16.2 IP:  11 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 26 K
RHP Graham Stoneburner:  5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
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Tampa (Lost to Brevard County, 7-5)

3B Dante Bichette:  2-for-5, HR (6), 2 RBI, RS, K
Home runs in three of his last four games.    He has definitely reinvented himself as a prospect - although he did repeat a level (Charleston), this is his first season in Tampa at the age of 21.  Old prospect, this is not.
1B Greg Bird:  2-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
19-for-63 (.302) with 12 walks and 17 strikeouts.
SS Cito Culver:  2-for-5, 2B (8), RBI, RS, K
Has raised his average all the way up to .228 after being below .200.   13 hits in last 42 AB.
CF Jake Cave:  2-for-4, RS, BB, K
Hitting .322 in 205 AB with 14 walks and 40 strikeouts.
UTIL Claudio Custodio:  3-for-4, 2 RS, K, SB (14)

RHP Rafael DePaula (L, 1-2):  2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
4.04 ERA; 42.1 IP, 38 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 1 HR, 23 BB, 52 K
Hopefully just one bad start that he can throw away.
RHP Nick Rumbelow:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
16 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 28 K for Charleston/Tampa.   
LHP Dietrich Enns:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.42 ERA; 25.1 IP, 16 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 26 K
LHP James Pezos:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
3.18 ERA; 22.2 IP, 19 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 31 K
Pezos is on fire right now and should be looking for a trip to Trenton sooner rather than later.   Enns may not be too far behind.
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