Yankees Minor League Report 7/10/14: Robert Refsnyder, Jose Pirela, Pete O'Brien (29th), Aaron Judge, Dante Bichette, and Luis Torrens All Homer

Scranton (Swept DH from Rochester, 5-4 and 1-0.  Both were won with a run in the B-7th)

2B/RF Robert Refsnyder:  1-for-7, HR (6), 2 RBI, RS, K

Has matched his HR total in Trenton...in 121 less AB.    Also, his 12 total HR double his total from last year.

UTIL Jose Pirela:  2-for-4, HR (8), RBI, 2 RS, K

.319/.359/.449; 17-for-48 in July.

C John Ryan Murphy: 2-for-4, K

.212/.239/.365 in 23 games.

5-for-34 slide entering game, so much needed.

C/1B Austin Romine:  1-for-5, SAC

Has been playing some 1B lately.

OF Adonis Garcia:  4-for-6, 3B (3), HR (7), RBI, 3 RS, BB

HR was a walkoff in Game 2.

1B Kyle Roller:  0-for-5, RBI, BB, 2 K

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-3

RHP Bruce Billings:  6.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

Coasting into the 7th inning before sputtering.  Regardless, another minor league veteran who, like Leroux the night before, gave a depleted team a long outing in a double header.

LHP Jeremy Bleich:  3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

7.78 ERA; 19.2 IP, 24 H, 18 R, 17 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 18 K

RHP Joel De La Cruz (W, 3-5):  4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

4.19 ERA; 58 IP, 66 H, 37 R, 27 ER, 5 HR, 16 BB, 31 K

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Trenton (Defeated Reading, 5-1)

C/1B Pete O'Brien:  1-for-4, HR (19), 2 RBI, RS
29th HR.  Four HR in last four games.  14-for-40 in last ten games with with 13 runs batted in.   After a miserable June, he is now 12-for-36 in July.

CF Mason Williams: 2-for-5, RBI

7-for-40 in July, but with only three strikeouts.  He's hitting the ball, but isn't getting results.

OF Ben Gamel: 2-for-5, RS, 2 K, SB (11)

14-for-37 in July as he begins to trend upward.  To show how consistently average/mediocre he was before this streak, he had a .706 OPS in April, .678 in May, and .665 in June.

C Gary Sanchez:  0-for-5, K

Snaps modest 6-game hitting streak

1B/3B/RF Tyler Austin:  1-for-4, RS

RHP Zach Nuding (W, 4-2):  7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

103.1 IP, 110 H, 51 R, 47 ER, 12 HR, 27 BB, 78 K between Trenton/Scranton.   Has pitched much better at this level.  (2-4, 6.25 ERA in Scranton)

LHP James Pazos:  1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

16.2 IP, 13 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 6 BB, 17 K at this level

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Tampa (Destroyed Clearwater, 11-2)

OF Aaron Judge:  2-for-4, HR (4), RBI, 3 RS, BB

13th HR overall.    Now has 12 RBI in nine July games.

3B Dante Bichette:  3-for-5, 2B (21), HR (8), 3 RBI, 2 RS

27-for-87 since ASB with seven doubles, one home run, and 17 runs batted in.   He has earned his ticket to Trenton for 2015, and will only be 22 years old when he gets there.

1B Greg Bird:  1-for-5, RBI, RS, K

Hasn't quite been able to get into a groove like he had last season.  

OF Yeicok Calderon:  2-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K, SB (2)

2B Angelo Gumbs:  2-for-5, 2B (11), RBI, K

Was in a 3-for-34 (.088) slide.

CF Jake Cave:  1-for-5, RBI

SS Cito Culver:  0-for-5, RS, 2 K

Hitting .212 with 92 strikeouts in 84 games.

C Trent Garrison:  3-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI

RHP Rafael DePaula (W, 5-5):  5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

4.52 ERA; 77.2 IP, 81 H, 42 R, 39 ER, 4 HR, 34 BB, 90 K

Last four starts:  22.1 IP, 17 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 19 K

RHP Cesar Vargas:  2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

45.2 IP, 37 H, 19 R, 13 ER, 2 HR, 12 BB, 48 K between Charleston/Tampa

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Charleston (Lost to Savannah, 4-1, in rain-shortened game)

OF Dustin Fowler:  1-for-3

3B Miguel Andujar:  1-for-3, K

2B Gosuke Katoh:  1-for-3

Has exactly one hit in last nine games.  

C Eduardo de Oleo:  1-for-3, HR (10), RBI, RS

10 HR in 46 games is impressive.

SS Tyler Wade:  0-for-3, 2 K

OF Mark Payton:  0-for-2, BB

1B Mike Ford:  0-for-2, BB

OF Michael O'Neill:  0-for-3

RHP Gabriel Encinas (L, 0-1):  2 IP,  4 H,3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

22-year old with promising start to 2013 season went down with an injury and is only now working his way back.   This is Tanaka's future.  (I mean the surgery and rehab - hopefully not the results)

RHP Rookie Davis:  5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

4.76 ERA; 79.1 IP, 81 H, 46 R, 42 ER, 3 HR, 32 BB, 62 K

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Staten Island (Destroyed Lowell, 11-0)

C Luis Torrens:  3-for-5, 2 2B (4), HR (1), RBI, 3 RS

18-for-44.  There is a reason why he is considered next in line of touted prospects in this chain.   Still only 18, this was his second career professional HR.

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  2-for-4, 2B (9), HR (2), 3 RBI, RS

Essentially doing exactly what a college hitter should be doing at this level.   Has struck out 9 times in 22 games and has driven in 19 runs.

3B Renzo Martini:  2-for-4, 2B (2), HR (2), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K

Renzo!  Martini!   Renzo!   Martini!

OF Austin Aune:  2-for-5, 2B (6), RS, CS (2)

You know it is a special night when he has more hits (2) than strikeouts (0)

1B Connor Spencer:  2-for-4, 2B (4), RBI, RS

10-for-34 (.294/.350/.412).

C/CF Collin Slaybaugh:  0-for-4, RS, 2 BB
First start since 6/20.  Not sure why he was out, if he even was.   He has the weird C/CF combination going, so there is some versatility here, which is always welcome in any organization.

1B/OF Chris Breen:  0-for-2, RS, BB
C Isaias Tejada:  2-for-5, RBI, RS, K

IF Jose Javier:  1-for-5, RBI, K

RHP Andy Beresford (W, 1-0);  5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K

19.2 IP, 15 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 2 BB, 18 K

RHP Jordan Foley:  2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K

7.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K

LHP Ethan Carnes:  1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

13.2 IP, 10 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 16 K

21st round pick in 2013 out of Oklahoma