Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Yankees Minor League Report 8/27/14: Jake Cave & Eric Jagielo Homer; Cito Culver with Rare Big Night

The Yankees have released Alfredo Aceves and Corban Joseph. The Joseph move isn't surprising, but it wasn't long ago that people contemplating the potential loss of Cano were thinking that Joseph may be a decent enough replacement.     He had a nice year in Trenton in 2011 (.277/.353/.415) and followed it up with a nice year between Trenton/Scranton in 2012 (.276/.375/.465), but shoulder injuries hampered him, and he faded away quickly.  He did make a brief appearance with the Yankees in 2013.

Scranton (Split DH with Buffalo, losing 6-5 in the opener before winning 8-3)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  2-for-4, 2B (18), RS, K
.323/.394/.506 in 498 AB between Trenton/Scranton.   Has 37 doubles, six triples, 14 HR, and 82 runs scored.  
1B Kyle Roller:  4-for-6, 2B (23), HR (16), 3 RBI, 2 RS
25th HR of the season between Trenton/Scranton
C John Ryan Murphy:  0-for-2, SF, RBI
OF Ramon Flores:  0-for-7, BB,  2 K
UTIL Jose Pirela:  2-for-8, 2B (21), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
CF in Game 1; 2B in Game 2.  Signs point to a possible September callup, though it is possible the Chris Young signing prevents that.  
OF Zoilo Almonte:  0-for-4, 2 RS, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K
UTIL Adonis Garcia:  2-for-3, RS
First game since 8/4.  .325/.359/.483 in 323 AB and is on an 18-game hitting streak
IF Scott Sizemore:  1-for-6, 2B (17), RBI, RS, BB
C Austin Romine:  0-for-3, RS, 2 K
OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-3, RS, SB (3)

LHP Matt Tracy:  5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
3.81 ERA; 149 IP, 169 H, 73 R, 63 ER, 11 HR, 55 BB, 87 K, 1.58 GO/AO
Pretty and efficient, he is not.
LHP Ty Webb:  0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
3.92 ERA; 66.2 IP, 58 H, 30 R, 29 ER, 5 HR, 22 BB, 91 K
Not a very good performance tonight.

LHP Nik Turley (W, 4-3):  5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
RHP Nick Rumbelow:  2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Nice rebound after horrible outing (4 R in 0.1 IP)
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Trenton (Defeated Akron, 8-2)

CF Jake Cave:  2-for-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Fifth straight multi-hit game. With Mason Williams' career falling apart by the second, Cave has certainly emerged to take his place.
C Gary Sanchez:  2-for-4, RS, BB
1B Greg Bird:  1-for-2, SF, RBI, 2 BB
Hitting .260 in 22 games since promotion with 13 XBH and 14 walks
CF Mason Williams:  1-for-4, RS, BB, K
3B Rob Segedin:  1-for-4, RS, BB, K
OF Ben Gamel:  2-for-5, RS

LHP Jeremy Bleich:  4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
LHP Francisco Rondon:  3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Danny Burawa:  2 IP, 1  H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
ERA is now 1.59 at this level (17 IP) after posting a 6.35 ERA in 39.2 IP for Scranton.
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Tampa (Lost to Clearwater, 9-7)

3B Eric Jagielo:  2-for-6, 2B (14), HR (16), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
RF Aaron Judge:  2-for-4, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
SS Cito Culver:  4-for-6, 2 2B (19), HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 RS
Giving the Yankees a few parting gifts?
CF Mark Payton:  1-for-5, RS, BB, K
1B Mike Ford:  1-for-6, K

RHP Brett Gerritse: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Cesar Vargas:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Philip Walby:  1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
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Charleston (Defeated Greenville, 8-0)

SS Tyler Wade:  2-for-5, 2 2B (24), RS, K, SB (22)
Now hitting .277 in 487 AB.    He has been able to put in a full season's worth of work here, playing plenty of SS due to Avelino's long-term injury earlier this season.
3B Miguel Andujar:  2-for-4, 3B (4), 2 RBI, RS, K
2B Gosuke Katoh:  1-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (19)
Yes, he is drawing a lot of walks - but the strikeouts are scary bad.  Has played well enough to keep him firmly in place as a solid prospect - but the upper levels of the minors will not be kind to him if he doesn't start making more contact.
CF Brandon Thomas:  2-for-4, 2B (10), 3B (3), RBI, K
OF Michael O'Neill:  1-for-3, 2B (23), RBI, RS, K, SB (41)
UTIL Claudio Custodio:  2-for-5, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K, SB (1)
Hit .208/.253/.256 in 168 AB for Tampa, and that is all you need to know

RHP Gabriel Encincas:  4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Just like I don't get too down following a bad start, I won't get too excited following a solid one.  2015 is his year to sink or swim.
RHP Eric Ruth:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
3.71 ERA over 87.1 IP with a 90/28 K/BB ratio across all four full-season levels.
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Staten Island (Lost to Brookyln, 3-2)

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-2, RBI, RS, K
Up to .360.  I think he can use a few AB in Charleston to close out the season, but doubtful he is going to get them at this point.  
C Luis Torrens:  0-for-5, 3 K
LF Chris Breen:  0-for-5, 3 K
Who did they face, Pedro Martinez?
2B/3B Ty McFarland:  1-for-3, BB
Plugging along.  He will fit right into a role in Charleston next year with guys like Wade, Avelino, Andujar, and Katoh likely moving up to Tampa. 
RF Austin Aune:  0-for-4, K
92 K in 55 games
SS Vincent Conde:  0-for-4, 2 K
Unlike Aune, he may be able to stick at SS.  Like Aune, he is hitting like shit regardless.
OF Devyn Bolasky:  2-for-4, RS, BB

RHP Dillon McNamara:  2.2 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
That may be the best "hit scattering" in history
RHP Matt Borens:  5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
3.89 ERA: 37 IP, 26 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 29 K
RHP Matt Wotherspoon (L, 2-3): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
29 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 9 BB, 27 K


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