Yankees Minor League Report 8/31/14: Jaron Long Finishes Off Strong Campaign; Caleb Smith Ends On Sour Note

Trenton (Lost to Reading, 4-2)

1B Greg Bird:  1-for-4, 2B (7), RS, K

C Gary Sanchez:  1-for-3, BB, K

CF Jake Cave:  1-for-4, BB, K, CS (3)
The 12-for-18 line stealing bases this season isn't ideal, but he has certainly put himself into the future OF conversation.

3B Rob Segedin:  1-for-4, 2B (21), RBI, K

CF Mason Williams:  3-for-3, 2B (18), RBI, BB

Hitting .223 in 502 AB. A kid with his speed should luck his way into more doubles than 18.

OF Ben Gamel:  1-for-5, 2 K

A very disappointing .261 from Gamel, who has shown off some doubles power (31), but very little else.

RHP Jaron Long:  6.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Finishes season 12-5 with a 2.18 ERA between Charleston/Tampa/Trenton with a 122/22 K/BB ratio over 144.1 IP.  The undrafted FA out of Ohio State has, at the very least, put his name on the map.

LHP James Pazos:  2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Nice way to finish his season.  Threw 67 innings this season, allowing 20 runs (18 earned) on 50 hits with 25 walks and 75 strikeouts.   One of three options (Lindgren, Webb) the Yankees will have for a left-handed relief slot in 2015 (they also still can control David Huff and Josh Outman if they desire, and veterans will be invited to camp, etc.)

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Tampa (Lost to Daytona, 6-3)

RF Aaron Judge:  2-for-3, BB

89th walk in 131 games

1B Mike Ford:  1-for-3, 2B (4), 2 RBI, BB
.292/.383/.458 in 373 AB between Charleston/Tampa

SS Cito Culver:  2-for-4, 2B (21), HR (5), RBI, 2 RS, K

CF Mark Payton:  1-for-4, 2B (11), RS

.320/.418/.497 in 175 AB between Charleston/Tampa.  11 doubles in 26 games since joining Tampa

LHP Caleb Smith (L, 5-2):  3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Thanks to this clunker, he finishes his season with a 4.81 ERA at this level over 39.1 IP.  Overall, he tossed 117.2 innings this season, allowing 99 hits with 46 walks and 116 strikeouts.

RHP Philip Walby:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

4.21 ERA; 51.1 IP, 37 H, 30 R, 24 ER, 0 HR, 42 BB, 61 K.  It will all be about gaining some command of his stuff - having a blah BB/9 ratio is OK - but his will be impossible to get by with.

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Charleston (Defeated Augusta, 5-0)

3B Miguel Andujar:  2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K

.268/.320/.399 in 481 AB with 70 runs batted in.   His second half surge has been well-documented.

SS Tyler Wade:  0-for-4, BB, 2 K

.274/.353/.352 in 503 AB

OF Michael O'Neill: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, 2 K, SB (42)

,258/.335/.388 in 485 AB

2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-for-4, 2 K

.222/.345/.326 in 383 AB; 142 strikeouts

C/3B Kale Sumner: 1-for-4, 2 RBI,2 K

.238/.423/.373 in 126 AB

OF Yeicok Calderon: 0-for-4, RS, BB, K

LHP Justin Kamplain:  4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Finishes campaign with a 1.65 ERA over 43.2 IP with a 46/13 K/BB ratio.  18th round pick out of Alabama

RHP Angel Rincon (W, 7-3):  5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K

3.01 ERA; 68.2 IP, 56 H, 25 R, 23 ER, 2 HR, 18 BB, 56 K

21-year old is not a major prospect, but he did his job here in 2014 and will get his way to Tampa for 2015.

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Staten Island (Lost to Brooklyn, 11-3)

C Isaias Tejada: 2-for-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, RS

29 RBI in 50 games this season for the 22-year old

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-4

11-game hitting streak

C/OF Collin Slaybaugh:  2-for-4, 2B (8), RBI

CF Devyn Bolasky:  0-for-3, 2 BB, 3 K

OF Nathan Mikolas:  0-for-3, BB, 2 K

LHP Andrew Chin (L, 1-1):  2.1 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR

RHP Jordan Cote:  4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

The 21-year old has a 6.49 ERA at this level over 51.1 IP with a 37/13 K/BB ratio.

Yankees Minor League Report 8/30/14: Dan Camarena Closes Season Well; Jacob Lindgren Loses Control; Brady Lail Throws Another Gem

Scranton (Lost to Lehigh Valley, 3-2)

OF Chris Young:  1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K

2B Robert Refsnyder:  1-for-5, 2 K

1B Kyle Roller:  0-for-4, BB, 3 K

OF Zoilo Almonte: 1-for-4, BB, K, CS (4)

OF Antoan Richardson:  1-for-4, 2B (7), BB, K

UTIL Adonis Garcia:  1-for-5, RS, 2 K

Hitting streak has reached 21 games.  I wonder if the Yankees have any thoughts of adding him on 9/1?  The acquisition of Young may have given us the answer (No), but Garcia has played well this year.

IF Scott Sizemore:  1-for-4, RBI, BB

C Austin Romine:  0-for-4, 2 K

RHP Zach Nuding:   6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

154 IP, 158 H, 70 R, 65 ER, 43 BB, 113 K as he completes a pretty good season.  Every year in camp, we try to figure out who may be a surprise candidate to make the team - if Nuding is still around, he may be on the list for a long relief role.

RHP Bryan Mitchell:  2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Will likely see him on Monday.

RHP/OF Taylor Dugas (L, 0-2):  0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Third appearance of the season for the OF (6.00 ERA in 3 IP).   Offensively, he is at .301/.402/.393 in 346 AB between Trenton/Scranton

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Trenton (Continues to embarrass themselves this weekend with a 7-1 loss to Reading)

CF Jake Cave:  1-for-3, BB, K, SB (2)

.281/.351/.473 in 167 AB here; .297/.353/.418 in 552 AB overall.  12-for-17 overall stealing bases

C Gary Sanchez:  1-for-4, K

.270/.337/.408 in 422 AB

1B Greg Bird:  0-for-4, K

1-for-12 in last three games

CF Mason Williams:  1-for-3

3B Rob Segedin:  1-for-4, 2B (20), RS

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-4, K

LHP Dan Camarena:  7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

It looked like he was completely overmatched at this level, then ended his season with two brilliant performances.  In 37.2 IP overall in August, he allowed 32 hits while walking nine and striking out 27.

LHP Jacob Lindgren:  0.1 IP, 1 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K

Probably wishes the Yankees would have shut him down for the season before this nightmare.  We'll just toss it out as a bad day at the office.

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Tampa (Defeated Daytona, 3-1)

3B Eric Jagielo:  2-for-4, RS, K

Five game hitting streak, four of which feature multi-hit games.

CF Mark Payton: 1-for-4, 2B (10), BB

13 XBH in 25 games

1B Mike Ford:  1-for-5, RBI, 2 K

2B Angelo Gumbs:  1-for-1, BB

Left game early - what else is new?

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-5, 2B (20), RS, 4 K

RHP Brady Lail (W, 3-1);  6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K

Ends the season on quite the run.  Last four starts:  23 IP, 12 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 14 K.  Lail threw a total of 134.1 innings this season, so the 21-year old will be able to get up over the 150-155 threshold next year.

RHP Cesar Vargas (S, 11):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Has 14 saves in 16 attempts between Charleston/Tampa with a 76/14 K/BB ratio over 69.2 IP

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Charleston (Defeated Augusta, 4-2)

3B Miguel Andujar:  2-for-5

16-for-48 in last ten games

SS Tyler Wade:  1-for-4, BB

CF Brandon Thomas:  0-for-3, 2 RS, BB, K

OF Michael O'Neill:  0-for-4, RBI, BB, K

OF Yeicok Calderon:  0-for-4, RS, BB, 3 K

OF Daniel Lopez:  2-for-4, 2B (1)
First appearance in a full season league since 2011 (3 games for Charleston).  Was 13-for-63 for Staten Island this season.

RHP Giovanny Gallegos:  4 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K

4.57 ERA; 88.2 IP, 108 H, 56 R, 45 ER, 8 HR, 19 BB, 91 K

6th start of the season (29 games overall)

RHP Jonathan Padilla (W, 1-0):  4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

21-year old out of the DR was 2-3 with a 3.59 ERA in 14 games for the GCL squad this season

RHP Eric Ruth (S, 7):  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

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Staten Island (Lost to Vermont, 5-3)

1B Connor Spencer:  2-for-5, K

10-game hitting streak.  Hitting .368 in 185 AB, but has not homered (14 doubles)

LF Chris Breen:  0-for-5, 3 K

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  1-for-5, RBI, K

C Luis Torrens:  1-for-5, K

RF Austin Aune:  1-for-5, K

.221/.281/,378 with 96 K

SS Vincent Conde:  1-for-3, RS, 2 BB

C/CF Collin Slaybaugh:  1-for-4, BB, K, CS (4)

Actually played both positions tonight

RHP David Palladino:   6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

3.72 ERA; 67.2 IP, 60 H, 35 R, 28 ER, 4 HR, 30 BB, 58 K

Overall, a successful season for the 6'8" pitcher from Emerson, NJ

RHP Matt Wotherspoon:  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

1.97 ERA; 32 IP, 22 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 9 BB, 29 K

Can't expect much more from a 34th round pick, right?

Yankees Minor League Report 8/29/14: Last Starts for Manny Banuelos and Luis Severino; John Ryan Murphy Homers; Aaron Judge's Patience Continues to Impress

Scranton (Lost to Lehigh Valley, 6-5)

C John Ryan Murphy: 2-for-4, HR (6), 3 RBI, RS, K

2B Robert Refsnyder:  0-for-4, K

7-for-33 slump has dropped his average back under .300 for Scranton (.299)

UTIL Adonis Garcia:  2-for-4, 2 2B (20), RBI, RS

UTIL Jose Pirela:  0-for-2, K

Left game early

1B Kyle Rollier:  1-for-4, RS, K

IF Scott Sizemore:  1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, RS, K

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-2, 2 BB, CS (3)

OF Ramon Flores:  0-for-2, RS, BB

OF Chris Young:  1-for-4, K

LHP Manny Banuelos:   4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER,1 BB, 4 K

Ends his minor league season with 76.2 innings pitched.  Will probably get a few long-relief outings in the majors I am thinking in September just to get him some extra work.

LHP Ty Webb:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

The Yankees have tried all season long to resist the temptation of using a 40-man spot on one of their left-handed relief prospects, using deals for David Huff, Rich Hill, and now Josh Outman to fill the major league void.

RHP Preston Claiborne:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

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Trenton (Lost to Reading, 3-0)

1B Greg Bird:  1-for-4, K

3B Rob Segedin:  1-for-3, 2B (19), BB

Has already proven he can hit here - needs to do better in his second attempt at Triple-A

CF Jake Cave:  0-for-5, 2 K

6-game hitting streak (five of which were multi-hit games) snapped.

CF Mason Williams:  0-for-3, BB, K

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-3, BB, K

C Francisco Arcia:  2-for-4, 2B (6)

UTIL Dan Fiorito:  2-for-4, 2B (18), K

When I have to search as far down as Dan Fiorito for a positive, that typically means it wasn't a good night.

RHP Luis Severino (L, 2-2):  4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

72 pitches tonight.    Now has a 127/27 K/BB ratio over 113.1 IP between Charleston/Tampa/Trenton, pitching very well at each step along the way.

RHP Mark Montgomery:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Now has a 0.84 ERA since demotion with 17/8 K/BB ratio over 21.1 IP (not good for him)    No runs allowed since 8/7

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Tampa (Lost to Daytona, 8-4, putting an end to their late season surge for a playoff berth)

OF Aaron Judge:  0-for-2, RS, 2 BB

88 walks in 130 games

1B Mike Ford:  1-for-3, 2B (3), 2 RBI, RS, BB

3B Eric Jagielo:  1-for-4, RS

.256/.350/.459 in what has to be considered a successful campaign.

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-5, RS, K

CF Mark Payton:  0-for-4, BB, K

LHP Miguel Sulbaran (L, 4-5):  5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR

3.52 ERA; 116 IP, 107 H, 54 R, 45 ER, 6 HR, 30 BB, 86 K

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Charleston (Defeated Augusta, 6-1)

SS Tyler Wade: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, 2 K

.277/.354/.356 in 494 AB

3B Miguel Andujar:  1-for-5

OF Michael O'Neill: 3-for-4, RBI, RS, K

CF Brandon Thomas: 2-for-5, 2B (11), RBI, RS

2B Gosuke Katoh:  0-for-4, BB, 4 K, SB (20)

140 Ks in 120 games

C Eduardo de Oleo: 3-for-5, RBI, RS

RHP Rookie Davis (W, 7-8):  6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

4.93 ERA; 126 IP, 134 H, 73 R, 69 ER, 7 HR, 42 BB, 106 K

Uneven season closes with a strong performance

LHP Evan Rutckyj: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

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Staten Island (Defeated Vermont, 8-7)

LF Chris Breen:  3-for-4, 2B (16), HR (8), 3 RBI, RS, BB, K

He will turn 21 just before the start of the 2015 season, and should be in Charleston

1B Connor Spencer:  2-for-5, RBI, RS

Hitting streak reaches 9

C Luis Torrens:  1-for-5, 2B (13), RBI, RS, K

OF Austin Aune:  0-for-5, 3 K

95 strikeouts as the season nears a close

OF Nathan Mikolas:  0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (6)

The 20-year old has some upside, but it hasn't shown up this season which is not typically a good sign when a player is at this level.

C/OF Collin Slaybaugh: 1-for-5, 2B (7), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K

LHP Jordan Montgomery:  2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Finishes his shortened first season with a 3.38 ERA in 13.1 IP here (threw 5.2 for GCL-2).  I guess they could conceivably demote him back for the GCL playoffs to give him some extra innings, but it seems doubtful - they really only uses 2014 to get his feet wet.

LHP Rony Bautista:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K

Listen, kid:  I won't hard on your command issues if you continue to strike out the side two innings in a row.  Deal?

RHP Joe Harvey:  2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

LHP Ethan Carnes (W, 3-0):  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/28/14: Jake Cave Keeps Powering Along; Miguel Andujar Stays Hot; Austin Aune Homers

Scranton (Destroyed by Buffalo, 11-3)

UTIL Jose Pirela: 2-for-5, K

His offensive season is well-documented.  It has been quite good.  The more intriguing part at this point is his position from night to night.  Tonight, he got the start at SS

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

Hitting just .233 in 172 AB, Murphy has not had a very good offensive season here.  Still, he should be considered a major contender to be the backup catcher in 2014.  As we are seeing with Cervelli right now, that position does come with plenty of playing time, even with the presence of McCann.

2B Robert Refsnyder:  0-for-4, 2 K

1B Kyle Roller:  1-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K

Still intrigued to see if the Yankees call him up as a bench bat in a few days.

OF Zoilo Almonte:  0-for-4, 2 K

UTIL Adonis Garcia:  1-for-4, RS

OF Taylor Dugas:  2-for-4, K

Hitting .305 since his promotion

OF Chris Young:  1-for-4, RBI, 2 K

A few tune up games before coming up to the big club.  I don't see him as much of a difference maker overall (he has been terrible for a few seasons straight), but he can play defense, still has power when he actually hits the ball, and good enough speed for pinch-running duties.

RHP Chris Leroux (L, 6-4):  2 IP, 9 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2 HR

I have always said - if someone is going to get destroyed, may as well be Chris Freakin Leroux.

Switch Pat Venditte:  3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

Good night, which means everyone will crawl out from under the woodwork demanding his promotion.

RHP Chase Whitley:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Up to 97.1 IP between Scranton and the big club

RHP Preston Claiborne:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

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Trenton (Also destroyed, 11-3.  Akron took the honors here)

CF Jake Cave:  1-for-4, HR (4), RBI, RS, BB

.289/.358/.491 in 159 AB since joining the level.  That .491 is an important number.   Home runs in three of last five games.

C Gary Sanchez:  1-for-3, 2 BB, K

1B Greg Bird:  0-for-4, BB, K

OF Ben Gamel:  1-for-4, 2B (31), RBI, BB

CF Mason Williams:  1-for-4, 2B (17), K

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-2, BB, HBP, K

RHP Joel De La Cruz (L, 4-4):  3.1 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

As mentioned many times, he keeps the ball on the ground - but doesn't have a put away pitch, which leads to disasters like this.

LHP James Pazos:  1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

Walk rates have been generally decent, but not great, in his minor league career.  Let us hope this is a one night thing.

RHP Nick Goody:  1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

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Tampa (Defeated Clearwater, 8-2)

3B Eric Jagielo:  2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 K

See you in Trenton in 2015, kid

CF Mark Payton: 2-for-4, 2B (9), RS, K

The Yankees took a lot of college-aged players without tremendous upside, but with the ability to make quick jumps in the system in the 2014 draft.  Payton is one of them - he could see himself in Trenton as early as next spring.

OF Aaron Judge:  1-for-5, RS, 3 K

131 Ks in 129 games.   Also has 86 walks

1B Mike Ford:  2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K

14-for-37 since promotion

SS Cito Culver:  0-for-2, RS, 3 BB

57 walks in 129 games, which is pretty good.  It is everything else that sucks

1B Reymond Nunez:  2-for-4, 2B (9), HR (5 - Grand Slam), 4 RBI, RS

RHP Taylor Garrison:  4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

LHP Conner Kendrick (W, 6-8):  5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

5.78 ERA; 76.1 IP, 95 H, 52 R, 49 ER, 5 HR, 34 BB, 62 K

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Charleston (Defeated Greenville, 10-0)

3B Miguel Andujar:  3-for-5, 2B (25), 2 RBI, 2 RS

.266/.318/.400 in 467 AB.   Hitting .320/.369/.468 in 231 AB since the All-Star Break. He has just been a completely different hitter after a horrendous start.

SS Tyler Wade:  1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K

.277/.353/.357 in 487 AB.   I thought the 19-year old, playing in his first full season and logging a lot of innings at shortstop, would begin to wear down a bit down the stretch.  Nope.  .285/.362/.374 since ASB.

OF Michael O'Neill:  2-for-5, RS, K

.254/.330/.387 in 473 AB

2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, K

.227/.350/.333 in 375 AB.  As I have said recently, drawing walks is a strength right now.

OF Yeicok Calderon:  4-for-5, RBI, 2 RS

26-for-73

OF Brandon Thomas:  1-for-4, RS, BB, K

.205/.319/.313 in 288 AB

C Jackson Valera:  3-for-5, 2B (10), 4 RBI

RHP Luis Niebla (W, 3-1):  7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K

2.63 ERA; 54.2 IP, 52 H, 20 R, 16 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 39 K between GCL/Staten Island/Charleston.   Has a 2.23 ERA in 36.1 IP for Charleston.

RHP Conor Mullee:  2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

UTIL Claudio Custodio:  1-for-4, 2 RS, 2 BB

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Staten Island (Defeated Vermont, 9-1)

RF Austin Aune:  1-for-2, HR (4), SF, 4 RBI, HBP, 0 (!!!) K

1B Connor Spencer:  3-for-5, 2B (14), 2 RS, K

Up to .367 in 180 AB

LF Chris Breen:  2-for-3, 2 RS

Was pinch-hit for late in the game - let us hope it is nothing serious.

OF Nathan Mikolas:  2-for-4, 2B (6), RS, K

C/OF Collin Slaybaugh:  2-for-4, RBI, RS

SS Vincent Conde:  2-for-4, 2B (3), 3 RBI, K

Much needed offensive game for the struggling Conde

OF Devyn Bolasky:  1-for-4, RBI, K

RHP Jonathan Holder:  4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR

3.03 ERA; 32.2 IP, 35 H, 16 R, 11 ER, 10 BB, 30 K, 1 HR - The HR he allowed tonight was the first allowed in his brief career.

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

Yankees Minor League Report 8/26/14: Jaron Long Throws Another Gem; Caleb Smith Has Strong Night; Mark Payton's 3-Hit Night

Trenton (Defeated Akron, 5-0)

CF Jake Cave:  2-for-4, 2B (10), RBI

Four consecutive multi-hit games

CF Mason Williams: 2-for-4, 2B (16), 2 RS, K

It is well documented now that Williams just has a very "disinterested" approach to the game, which is too bad - because the kid has/had real talent.

C Gary Sanchez:  0-for-3, BB, K

3B Rob Segedin:  2-for-4, 2B (18), RS, 2 K

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-4

RHP Jaron Long (W, 7-1):   6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K

Lowers ERA since promotion to 2.30 (62.2 IP, 53 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 2 HR, 11 BB, 44 K)   This is the kid who is the undrafted son of Yankees' hitting coach Kevin Long out of Ohio State.  I really don't know what to make of this - but he has been absolutely brilliant across three levels this season.  

LHP Jacob Lindgren:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K

Now has 48 strikeouts in 24.2 IP with 11 hits allowed. (three runs, two earned)

RHP Mark Montgomery:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

The pure numbers are not terrible at all - but again, the reports indicate that the fastball has lost its pop.

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Tampa (Defeated Clearwater, 4-1.  Tampa has been surging, but is still two games behind Daytona for the second-half league title, which would get them into the playoffs.)

OF Mark Payton:  3-for-4, 2B (8), RBI, K

Up to .300 (21-for-70) since promotion.

3B Eric Jagielo:  2-for-4, 2B (13), K

RF Aaron Judge:  0-for-3, RS, BB

1B Mike Ford:  2-for-3, 2B (2), RS, BB

The non-drafted player out of Princeton is, at the very least, making his presence known.   Now 11-for-27 since promotion.

OF Ericson Leonora:  1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS, 2 K

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-4, CS (4)

LHP Caleb Smith (W, 5-1):  6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

10-8, 3.30 ERA; 114.2 IP, 92 H, 49 R, 42 ER, 6 HR, 44 BB, 115 K between Charleston/Tampa

LHP Ramon Benjamin:  1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

RHP Cesar Vargas (S, 10):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

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Charleston (Lost to Greenville, 2-1)

SS Abiatal Avelino:  0-for-3, K

Left the game early; Tyler Wade came into the game and struck out in his only AB

2B Gosuke Katoh:  0-for-2, 2 BB

68 walks in 117 games

3B Miguel Andujar:  0-for-4

OF Michael O'Neill: 1-for-3, 2B (22), SB (40)

OF Brandon Thomas:  0-for-2, SF, RBI, K

LHP Justin Kamplain:  4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

3.38 ERA since joining level with 19/9 K/BB ratio over 18.2 IP

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Staten Island (Lost to Brooklyn, 8-2)

1B Connor Spencer:  3-for-4, 2B (13), RS

Raised average back up to .358 in 173 AB

C Luis Torrens:  1-for-4, 2 K

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  1-for-4, 2B (17), RBI

OF Chris Breen:  1-for-3, RBI, BB, K

OF Nathan Mikolas:  0-for-3, 3 K

OF Devyn Bolasky:  0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K

RHP Jordan Cote (L, 3-4):  3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

LHP Ethan Carnes:  2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

ERA sits at 2.08 over 30.1 IP with 34/7 K/BB ratio

Yankees Minor League Report 8/25/14: Greg Bird Hits Another; Gary Sanchez Homers; Mason Williams Has a Grand Night; Dan Camarena's Big Outing; Latest from Ty Hensley

Scranton (Lost to Rochester, 4-2)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K

Up to 41 walks in 71 games since joining Scranton, including nine in his last ten games.  Also hitting .305.

OF Ramon Flores:  1-for-4, 3B (4), RBI, K

So, why not Flores?  He is hitting .264/.351/.477 in 216 AB at the age of 22 in Triple-A.   His defense may not be all that great, but that is an impressive statistical season.

1B Kyle Roller:  2-for-3, 2B (22), RBI, K

If he gets hot over the next week or so, the Yankees should see if they can catch a bit of lightning in a bottle - or at least call him up to be a pinch-hitter or whatever.

OF Zoilo Almonte: 0-for-4

C Austin Romine: 0-for-4

IF Corban Joseph:  1-for-4, K

RHP Bryan Mitchell:  5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Excellent bounce back after getting torched (8 runs in 4.2 IP) in his last start.

RHP Preston Claiborne:  2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

First appearance here since 6/24. Just completed a rehab stint and will probably be one of the 215, 444 pitchers called up next week.

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Trenton (Defeated Akron, 9-2)

C Gary Sanchez:  1-for-5, HR (13), 3 RBI, RS, K

I still think Sanchez is quite the prospect.

1B Greg Bird: 2-for-3, HR (7), RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K

His seven home runs (in 75 AB) come with only 10 runs batted in.  What in the name of Rob Deer is going on here?

CF Mason Williams:  1-for-3, HR (5 - Grand Slam), 4 RBI, RS, BB

OK, a bit cruel of me to not give him top billing at this level tonight.   If he wants to start hitting a bunch of grand slams, I will adjust accordingly.

CF Jake Cave:  3-for-5, 2B (9), RBI, RS, CS (2)

Has been a bit streaky since joining the level - now has three straight multi-hit games.

3B Rob Segedin:  2-for-3, RS, BB

3B Dante Bichette:  1-for-4, RS

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-4, RS, BB, 3 K
If he were ice cream, he would be old-fashioned plain vanilla.

LHP Dan Camarena (W, 2-6):  8 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 12 K

Where the heck did this come from?  Lowers ERA to 5.63 since joining level with a 38/12 K/BB ratio over 48 IP.  He has been pitching a bit better as of late after a horrific start after his promotion.

RHP Nick Goody:  1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

His struggles coming off of Tommy John are documented, but not unexpected.  We'll see what he does next spring.

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Staten Island (Defeated Brooklyn, 2-1)

LF Chris Breen: 2-for-4, 2B (15), HR (7), RBI, RS, BB, K

Walk-off HR in bottom of the 10th

C Luis Torrens:  2-for-4

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  1-for-3, BB, 2 K

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-5, K

RF Austin Aune:  0-for-2, BB, 2 K, CS (5)

Renzo Martini PH for him late in the game...and promptly struck out.

SS Vincent Conde:  0-for-4, 2 K

CF Devyn Bolasky:  0-for-5, K

RHP Ty Hensley:  3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

30.2 IP, 27 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 11 BB, 40 K between GCL/Staten Island.  I don't really need to state the obvious, but I will:  This is a rehab year.   He really needs to come out firing in 2015.

LHP Andrew Chin:  3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

15th rounder out of Boston College has pitched pretty well.  (11.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K)

LHP Rony Bautista:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/24/14: Ramon Flores Homers Twice; Jake Cave Homers; Latest Short Start from Luis Severino

Scranton (Lost to Rochester, 5-4)

OF Ramon Flores:  3-for-5, 2 HR (7), 3 RBI, 2 RS

.264/.352/.472 in 212 AB.   Flores is already on the 40-man roster, and they could promote him to the majors in September.  His job security on the 40-man is not high if room is needed this winter.

2B Robert Refsnyder:  2-for-4, 2B (17), RS, BB, K, SB (4)

8-for-17 stealing bases between Trenton/Scranton.  As others have said, despite his stolen base success in the lower minors, speed is not really a big part of his game.    Now has 56 XBH in 130 games this year.

UTIL Jose Pirela:  2-for-5, RS

.308/.355/.448 in 516 AB.   After a slump put him on the brink of dropping under .500, he is now on a 15-for-40 surge

C John Ryan Murphy:  0-for-3, BB, K

.229/.282/.367 in 166 AB

OF Zoilo Almonte:  0-for-4, 3 K

1B Kyle Roller:  2-for-3, 2B (21), RBI, BB, K

54 XBH in 117 games between Trenton/Scranton

OF Taylor Dugas:  0-for-3, BB

RHP Zach Nuding:  5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR

3.89 ERA: 148 IP, 155 H, 69 R, 64 ER, 15 HR, 42 BB, 109 K between Trenton/Scranton

RHP Chase Whitley:  2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

He will provide some bullpen depth in September

RHP Nick Rumbelow:  0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Well, an outing like this was bound to happen at some point, right?  Let us see how he bounces back.

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Trenton (Defeated Harrisburg, 7-3)

CF Jake Cave:  2-for-4, 2B (8), HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K

After hitting two home runs in his first full season last year, he has five this year between Tampa/Trenton.  That isn't a lot, but monitoring his power is important - because he is a kid that some think has home run pop in his bat.

3B Rob Segedin:  1-for-2, HR (8), 2 RBI, RS, 3 BB

He will get another crack at Scranton next year to prove he is more than just a 2 1/2A player.

1B Greg Bird: 0-for-3, RBI, 2 BB

.236/.345/.569 in 20 games

3B Dante Bichette:  1-for-4, RS, K

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-4, BB, K

CF Mason Williams:  1-for-4, RS

RHP Luis Severino:  2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

108.2 IP, 88 H, 35 R, 30 ER, 3 HR, 26 BB, 123 K    As stated previously, he is being eased up down the stretch.

LHP Cesar Cabral:  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

LHP James Pazos:  2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

1.42 ERA: 38 IP, 26 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 HR, 15 BB, 40 K since joining level

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Tampa (Defeated Dunedin, 5-1)

OF Aaron Judge: 2-for-4, 2 RBI

13-for-39 in last ten games

3B Eric Jagielo: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K

.248/.349/.448

The key for him is not so much the batting average - it is whether or not he can translate his patience/power from here until he gets to the big leagues.

CF Mark Payton:  0-for-2, SF. RBI, RS, HBP, K

1B Mike Ford:  2-for-4, RBI

Low minors destroyer, or a legit prospect picked up off of the undrafted FA scrap heap?

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-3, RBI, RS. BB, K

RHP Brady Lail (W, 2-1):  6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

10-5, 3.79 ERA; 128.1 IP, 134 H, 60 R, 54 ER, 8 HR, 25 BB, 109 K between Charleston/Tampa

RHP Philip Walby: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

RHP Caleb Cotham:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

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Charleston (Lost to Rome, 5-4, in 12 innings)

IF Tyler Wade:  1-for-5, 3B (6), RS, BB, K, SB (21)

Played 2B today, moving to 3B later in the game.   .277/.353/.351 in 476 AB

SS Abital Avelino:  1-for-5, BB, 2 K

3B Miguel Andujar:  1-for-6, K

2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-for-1, RS, K

OF Brandon Thomas:  0-for-4, BB, K

OF Yeicok Calderon:  2-for-6, 2B (3), RBI, RS

RHP Rookie Davis: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

5.10 ERA; 120 IP, 129 H, 72 R. 68 ER, 40 BB, 97 K

RHP Giovanny Gallegos: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

LHP Evan Rutckyj (L, 4-3):  2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

4.15 ERA; 47.2 IP, 43 H, 26 R, 22 ER, 2 HR, 36 BB, 58 K

Every now and again, you will take a flyer on a pitcher like this and look like a genius; most times, however, it just never really comes together.

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Staten Island (Defeated Vermont, 3-1)

LF Chris Breen:   2-for-4, 2B (14), RBI, RS, K

C Luis Torrens: 1-for-4, 2B (12), RBI

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  0-for-3, BB, K

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-4, 2B (12), RS, K

Hitting .354 in 164 AB

RF Austin Aune:  0-for-3, BB, 3 K

89 Ks in 53 games.  Has five consecutive multi-strikeout games

RHP David Palladino (W, 6-5):  5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K

3.79 ERA; 61.2 IP, 55 H, 32 R, 26 ER, 4 HR, 29 BB, 53 K

It is all about harnessing the talent, which of course is true of many pitching prospects

RHP Joe Harvey:  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

2.20 ERA; 16.1 IP, 14 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 13 K    Another middle-of-the-draft pick who becomes something?  Too soon to tell, but would it really surprise anyone?

Yankees Minor League Report 8/23/14: Latest from Manny Banuelos; Greg Bird Homers; Miguel Sulbaran Tosses a Gem

Scranton (Split DH vs. Rochester, losing 3-2 before winning 2-1)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  1-for-4, RS, 3 BB, K

UTIL Jose Pirela:  2-for-7, 2 SB (15), 3 K

Played SS in Game 1, and started in CF in Game 2 before shifting to first base

OF Zoilo Almonte:  2-for-5, 2B (18), HR (18), RBI, RS, BB

C John Ryan Murphy:  0-for-3

OF Ramon Flores:  0-for-3, BB, 2 K

1B Kyle Roller:  0-for-6, 4 K

5-for-39 slide with 14 strikeouts during that timeframe

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-5, BB, 2 K

IF Scott Sizemore:  1-for-5, HR (5), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 3 K

LHP Manny Banuelos:  3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR

72 pitches, 39 strikes

Switch Pat Venditte (L, 2-5):  3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

RHP Chris Leroux (W, 6-3):  6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

LHP Ty Webb (S, 1):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

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Trenton (Defeated Harrisburg, 8-4)

1B Greg Bird:  1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, RS, K

Six HR in 69 AB here; Seven HR in 274 AB in Tampa

CF Jake Cave:  2-for-5, 2B (7), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K, SB (1)

Struggling lately (1-for-21), so nice to see him have a nice night

C Gary Sanchez:   1-for-5, 4 K, CS (1)

In terms of strikeouts, Sanchez is not terrible by today's standards.   Now has 86 in 104 games.

3B Dante Bichette:  1-for-3, 2B (3), RS, BB, K

13-for-55 since joining level with six walks and eight strikeouts

OF Ben Gamel:  1-for-5, RBI, K

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-4, 2 K

CF Mason Williams:  0-for-4, K

RHP Joel De La Cruz (W, 4-3):  5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR

RHP Danny Burawa (S, 1):  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Lowered ERA to 1.80 since demotion with 15/4 K/BB ratio over 15 innings.

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Tampa (Defeated Dunedin, 2-0)

1B Mike Ford:  1-for-3, HR (1), RBI, RS, K

Continues his impressive hitting since promotion

RF Aaron Judge:  0-for-3, 3 K

A lot of positives for Judge this year, but he has also struck out 126 times in 125 games

3B Eric Jagielo:  0-for-4

CF Mark Payton: 1-for-4, K

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-4, RBI, K

OF Ericson Leonora:  3-for-3, RS

LHP Miguel Sulbaran (W, 4-4):  7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K

3.29 ERA; 109.1 IP, 99 H, 48 R, 40 ER, 5 HR, 29 BB, 81 K

Had a big hot stretch earlier in the season, followed by a bad downturn.  Tonight, he turned that around - at least for one start.

RHP Alex Smith (S, 7):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

2.40 ERA; 63.2 IP, 52 H, 20 R, 17 ER, 4 HR, 19 BB, 58 K

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Charleston (Defeated Rome, 3-2, in 11 innings)

3B Miguel Andujar:  2-for-5, 3B (3), RBI, K

SS Tyler Wade:  1-for-3, SAC, BB, K

SS Abiatal Avelino:  0-for-4, RS, BB

2B Gosuke Katoh:  0-for-4, 2 K

Hitting .230 with 132 Ks in 115 games

OF Michael O'Neill:  0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, CS (9)

OF Brandon Thomas:  0-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Luis Niebla:  5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

2.76 ERA; 29.1 IP, 30 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 9 K

RHP Conor Mullee:  2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

0.73 ERA since joining level with 7/4 K/BB ratio over 12.1 IP

RHP Eric Ruth:  2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

Has now pitched 85.1 innings as a starter and reliever across all four full-season leagues.   Has a 90/27 K/BB ratio.

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Staten Island (Defeated Vermont, 5-0)

2B/3B Ty McFarland: 1-for-4, HR (5), RBI, RS

.284/.347/.447 in 215 AB

OF Austin Aune:  2-for-4, 2B (19), 2 RS, 2 K

Played CF tonight.    .234/.290/.393 in 201 AB with 86 strikeouts

C Luis Torrens:  0-for-5, 2 K

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-4, 2 K

OF Nathan Mikolas:  1-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 K

.225/.355/.319 in 139 AB

LF Chris Breen: 1-for-3, RS, BB

.276/.377/.490 in 192 AB

RHP Jordan Foley:   4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

4.02 ERA; 31.1 IP, 28 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 1 HR, 14 BB, 35 K

Yep...12 up, 12 down.

LHP Jordan Montgomery (W, 1-0):  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

First professional win.  I have mentioned it a few times:  He is a legitimate starting pitcher prospect (well, as legit as a Staten Island pitcher can be, I suppose).  The Yankees are simply giving him some innings right now.   4th round pick out of South Carolina.

RHP Tim Giel (S, 3):  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

Obviously, a nice day for the pitching staff.  

Yankees Minor League Report 8/22/14: Jose Pirela's Triple-Double; John Ryan Murphy Homers; Dante Bichette Hits First Double-A Blast

Scranton (Lost to Buffalo, 11-7)

UTIL Jose Pirela:  3-for-5, 2B (20), 3B (11), HR (10), 2 RBI, 2 RS

A triple-double this season for Pirela, who was a mere single away from a cycle.

2B Robert Refsnyder:  2-for-5, 2 RBI

C John Ryan Murphy:  1-for-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, RS

OF Ramon Flores:  1-for-5, K

Hey, where have you been?   First game for Scranton since 6/1.    Went 6-for-17 in his rehab stint in the GCL

C Austin Romine:  0-for-4, RBI

OF Zoilo Almonte:  1-for-5, RS, 2 K

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-4, K

LHP Matt Tracy:  6 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

5.07 ERA; 55 IP, 70 H, 37 R, 31 ER, 8 HR, 17 BB, 36 K since joining Scranton

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Trenton (Defeated Harrisburg, 7-0.  Beat up old friend Zach Kroenke, a former 5th round pick of the Yankees, who was lost in a rarely-used circumstance where a player who is drafted in the Rule 5 two years in a row can elect free agency instead of going back to his original team.   I believe that is how the Yankees were able to keep the immortal Cesar Cabral)

3B Dante Bichette:  2-for-5, HR (1), 2 RBI, RS, K

.231 (12-for-52) since joining Trenton.  Now has 10 HR and 68 RBI between Tampa/Trenton

C Gary Sanchez:  1-for-4, RBI, BB

RF Tyler Austin:  1-for-4, 2B (20), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K

1B Greg Bird:  1-for-5, RS, K

CF Jake Cave:  0-for-5, RS, BB, 2 K

Down to .258 in 133 AB since joining level.  7-for-41 slide

3B Rob Segedin:  2-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB, K

CF Mason Williams:  1-for-1, SB (21)

Left game early

LHP Jeremy Bleich (W, 5-5):  5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

LHP Jacob Lindgren:  2 IP,1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

22.2 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 44 K overall since signing on the dotted line

RHP Nick Goody:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

RHP Mark Montgomery:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

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Tampa (Defeated Dunedin, 5-2)

RF Aaron Judge:  1-for-4, 2B (9), RS, 2 K

3B Eric Jagielo:  0-for-2, RS, BB, HBP, 2 K

CF Mark Payton:  1-for-3, 2B (7), RBI, BB

Payton has been impressive.   You may see him in Trenton to begin 2015 at this rate.

1B Mike Ford:  3-for-4, 2 2B (2), RBI, RS

7-for-17 since promotion after hitting .283/.381/.443 in Charleston

SS Cito Culver:  0-for-4, 2 K

UTIL Jose Rosario:  2-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, SB (1), K

RHP Taylor Garrison:  5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR

LHP Conner Kendrick (W, 5-8):  3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

6.06 ERA; 71.1 IP, 93 H, 51 R, 48 ER, 5 HR, 32 BB, 58 K

RHP Cesar Vargas (S, 9):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

2.68 ERA: 37 IP, 25 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 7 BB, 42 K

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Charleston (Lost to Rome, 9-2)

SS Abiatal Avelino: 1-for-4, 2B (12), BB

.240/.301/.337 in 208 AB

SS Tyler Wade:  1-for-5

2B Gosuke Katoh:  1-for-4, 2B (19), RS, K

3B Miguel Andujar:  1-for-5, 2 K

OF Michael O'Neill:  1-for-5, K

C/3B Kale Sumner:  1-for-2, RS, 2 BB

RHP Gabriel Encinas (L, 0-3):  2.1 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K

Continues his "rehab" year.  We'll see if he can regain prospect status in 2015.

LHP Chaz Hebert:  4.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

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Staten Island (Lost to Vermont, 3-1)

1B Connor Spencer:  2-for-4, 2B (11), RS

C Luis Torrens:  1-for-3, K

OF Devyn Bolasky:  1-for-4, 2 K

LF Chris Breen:  0-for-3, BB, 2 K

SS Vincent Conde:  0-for-3, K

RF Austin Aune:  0-for-3, 2 K

IF Billy Fleming:  0-for-4, K

21-year old hit .375/.466/.486 in 22 games in the GCL.    Undrafted FA out of West Virginia.

RHP Jonathan Holder (L, 1-2):  2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

3.14 ERA; 28.2 IP, 33 H, 15 R, 10 ER, 0 HR, 8 BB, 25 K

LHP Ethan Carnes:  2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

2.22 ERA; 28.1 IP, 25 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 32 K

21st round pick in 2013 out of Oklahoma

RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K

1.88 ERA; 28.2 IP, 19 H, 10 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 27 K for the 34th round pick out of Pitt.

Yankees Minor League Report 8/21/14: Jaron Long Continues to Impress; Aaron Judge Stays Hot; Tyler Wade Does Something He Has Never Done Before

Scranton (Lost to Buffalo, 5-1)

UTIL Jose Pirela:  0-for-3, BB, SB (13)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K

Has walked 35 times (struck out 57 times) in 66 games since joining Scranton

C John Ryan Murphy:  1-for-3, BB, K

C Austin Romine:  1-for-4, 2B (17), K

OF Zoilo Almonte:  0-for-4, 2 K

SS Carmen Angelini:  1-for-4, HR (4), RBI, RS, K

The interesting thing about Angelini is that some of us dreamed that he would probably be waiting in Scranton the day that Derek Jeter retired.    The part about being in Scranton at least came true.

LHP Nik Turley (L, 3-3):  4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

4.83 ERA; 50.1 IP, 44 H, 32 R, 27 ER. 8 HR, 38 BB, 39 K

A little debate over what the Yankees may do with Turley this winter.  I am in the camp that they should protect him on the 40-man, as he is a talented (despite the numbers this year) left-handed pitcher not far from the big leagues.  

RHP Nick Rumbelow:  2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

RHP Edgmer Escalona: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

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Trenton (Shutout New Hampshire, 3-0)

1B Greg Bird:  2-for-4, 2 2B (6)

11 of his 15 hits (15-for-59) since joining the level have gone for extra bases.  

CF Mason Williams:  2-for-4, CS (8)

Back-to-back multi-hit games for the first time since 2011.  OK, at least it FEELS that way.

RF Tyler Austin:  0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K

3B Rob Segedin:  3-for-4, 3B (1), RBI, RS, K

Celebrates his demotion in style

3B Dante Bichette:  2-for-4, RBI, RS

C Gary Sanchez:  0-for-3, BB

CF Jake Cave:  0-for-4, K

RHP Jaron Long (W, 6-1):  8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K

11-4; 2.25 ERA; 132 IP, 112 H, 41 R, 33 ER, 4 HR, 21 BB, 110 K between Charleston/Tampa/Trenton

Sometimes, you have to stop looking at the facts (non-drafted FA) and just look at the performance.  Long has been incredible this season.

LHP James Pazos (S, 6):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Now has a 1.00 ERA since joining Trenton (36 IP; 38/14 K/BB ratio)

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Tampa (Defeated Brevard County, 10-6)

1B Reymond Nunez:  3-for-4, 2B (7), 2 HR (4), 4 RBI, 3 RS, K

His prospect status may be close to zero, but this type of performance deserves top billing.

RF Aaron Judge:  2-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, K

From a deep slump to a 10-for-31 surge

CF Mark Payton:  2-for-5, RBI, K

3B Eric Jagielo:  0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K

1B Mike Ford:  2-for-5, RBI, 2 K

OF Ericson Leonora:  1-for-3, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-4, RS, BB, K

RHP Brett Gerritse (W, 5-7):  5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

RHP Caleb Cotham:  1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

This kid is still around?  

LHP Ramon Benjamin:  2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Yankees essentially took a flyer on this oft-injured kid.   He hasn't pitched poorly, but with Lindgren-Pazos-Webb all knocking on the big league door, they likely don't really need him for more than minor league depth at this point.

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Charleston (Destroyed Greenville, 12-0)

SS Tyler Wade:  3-for-5, 2B (22), HR (1), RBI, 3 RS, BB, CS (13)

First professional HR comes in his 169th game.   Needs to work a bit on his basestealing, but the 19-year old has been extremely solid all season long.

SS Abiatal Avelino:  1-for-6, HR (2), RBI, RS, 3 K

Third career HR in 165 games.    The Yankees would be ecstatic if Wade and/or Avelino developed into their next SS prospect.

3B Miguel Andujar:  1-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, BB

Just a completely different hitter since the ASB.   Had a .601 OPS at the break and has a .842 (entering tonight) OPS after the break.

2B Gosuke Katoh:  0-for-2, RS, 3 BB, SB (18)

Make no mistake - there are times he supposedly looks completely overmatched.  Right now, he is compensating with a strong walk rate and a better contact rate now than he had during a terrible start to his campaign.  You worry about some of that heading into the higher areas of the minors, but for now, he remains a solid second base prospect.

OF Brandon Thomas:  1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 SB (22)

OF Michael O'Neill:  1-for-3, RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB, 2 SB (39)

So, which of the two has an actual chance to make it?  The correct answer is probably neither, but gun to my head, I say Thomas, because he switch-hits and can play center field.   That said, if O'Neill can develop his stroke against LHP, he can always have value as a platoon right-handed bat somewhere down the road.    

OF Yeicok Calderon:  2-for-4, RBI, CS (1)

C/3B Kale Sumner:  2-for-4, RBI, BB, K

I have outlined the strong walk rate many times (36 in 42 games).  At 23, not young for this level and probably is destined for life as an organizational catcher who can play some other areas on the field.

1B Bubba Jones:  2-for-5, 2 2B (2), 2 RBI, K

Earned his promotion here with a 7-for-53 start in Staten Island.   Nah.  More likely was moved here because they promoted Ford (deserved) and needed a body for first.

LHP Justin Kamplain: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 3 K

I don't care what level you are at - not pitching long enough to get a win in a 12-0 game hurts.

RHP Angel Rincon (W, 6-3):  3.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

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Staten Island (Lost to Brooklyn (and Dice-K!), 2-0)

CF Devyn Bolasky:  2-for-4, 2B (6)

C Luis Torrens:  0-for-3, BB, K

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-4, K

15 hits in last 37 AB; hitting .355 in 152 AB overall

LF Chris Breen:  1-for-4, 2 K

.280/.377/.500 in 186 AB

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  0-for-3, BB, K

RF Austin Aune:  0-for-3, 2 K

82 Ks in 50 games

C/OF Collin Slaybaugh:  0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Matt Borens:  4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

4.55 ERA; 31.2 IP, 22 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 25 K

RHP Dillon McNamara (L, 1-2):  3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

3.12 ERA; 40.1 IP, 44 H, 17 R, 14 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 23 K

LHP Rony Bautista:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/20/14: Aaron Judge Homers; Eric Jagielo's 3-Hit Night; Caleb Smith Tosses Five Scoreless

Scranton (Lost to Syracuse, 11-2)

UTIL Jose Pirela:  1-for-3, SF, RBI, BB

2B Robert Refsnyder:  0-for-4, K

OF Zoilo Almonte:  0-for-4, K

OF Taylor Dugas:  0-for-1, RS, 2 BB, K

C Austin Romine:  0-for-3, 2 K

1B Kyle Roller:  0-for-4

IF Corban Joseph:  1-for-3, HR (4), RBI, RS, K

RHP Bryan Mitchell (L, 4-2):  4.2 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR

ERA jumps from 2.40 to 4.15 in 34.2 IP since joining level

Switch Pat Venditte:  2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

LHP Ty Webb:  0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

RHP Branden Pinder:  1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR

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Trenton (Lost to New Hampshire, 8-2)

CF Mason Williams:  2-for-4, 2B (15), 3B (4), RBI, RS

CF Jake Cave:  0-for-3, BB, K

1B Greg Bird: 0-for-4, 3 K

OK, so he was on a power surge.  Now has six Ks in his last eight AB and is hitting .232/.348/.571 in 16 games since joining level

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-4

3B Dante Bichette:  1-for-4, K

8-for-43 since joining level

UTIL Dan Fiorito:  3-for-4, RBI

C Francisco Arcia:  2-for-4, 2B (5), RS, K

LHP Dan Camarena (L, 1-6):  6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR

Continues to struggle here with a 6.53 ERA in 40 IP.  Has allowed eight HR in those 40 innings, which makes him a candidate for the Chase Wright Award.

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Tampa (Defeated Brevard County, 11-1)

RF Aaron Judge:  3-for-5, 2 2B (8), HR (8), 3 RBI, 2 RS

.277/.402/.455 in 202 AB since joining level

3B Eric Jagielo:  3-for-5, RBI, 2 RS, 2 K

.259/.352/.467 in 274 AB.  12-for-35 in last ten games

CF Mark Payton:  4-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, BB, CS (2)

The 5'7" left-handed hitter sports a .515 SLG in his first 136 professional AB.  Has hit more HR (4) than he has stolen bases (3)

SS Cito Culver:  0-for-4, BB, 3 K, CS (3)

1B Mike Ford:  2-for-5, RBI, RS

1B Reymond Nunez:  1-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K

OF Ericson Leonora:  2-for-4, RBI, BB

LHP Caleb Smith (W, 4-1):  5 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K

3.48 ERA; 108.2 IP, 89 H, 49 R, 42 ER, 6 HR, 43 BB, 110 K between Charleston/Tampa

RHP Philip Walby:  1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

That is the story on Walby - good stuff, not-so-good command of it.

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Charleston (Lost to Greenville, 7-2)

SS Tyler Wade:  1-for-5, RS

OF Brandon Thomas: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K

OF Michael O'Neill:  0-for-5, 3 K

2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-for-4, 2 K

1B Bubba Jones:  0-for-4, 2 K

Sense a theme?  They struck out 14 times tonight.

OF Yeicok Calderon:  1-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K

C/3B Kale Sumner:  0-for-3, 2 BB, K

RHP Andy Beresford (L, 1-2):  3.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, HR

RHP Giovanny Gallegos:  2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2 HR

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Staten Island (Crushed Brooklyn, 14-4)

C Luis Torrens:  2-for-3, 2B (11), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB

2B/3B Ty McFarland: 3-for-4, 2B (16), 3 RBI, 2 RS

OF Austin Aune:  2-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, 2 K, SB (5)

1B/LF Chris Breen: 0-for-2, RS, 3 BB

1B Connor Spencer:  0-for-5, K

SS Vincent Conde:  2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K

OF Nathan Mikolas:  2-for-4, 3 RS, BB

C Isaias Tejada:  1-for-4, 2B (18), RBI, RS, BB

RHP Sean Carley:  2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR

RHP Jordan Cote (W, 3-3): 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/20/14: Jose Pirela Has Huge Night; Luis Severino Returns; Brady Lail Tosses Six Hitless Innings

Scranton (Defeated Syracuse, 6-5, with a 3-run B-9th)

UTIL Jose Pirela: 3-for-5, 3B (10), HR (9), 4 RBI, 2 RS, K

Back up to .306.  Played CF again.

2B Robert Refsnyder:  1-for-4, RS, 2 K

16-for-43 in last ten games

OF Zoilo Almonte:  1-for-4, RBI, K

UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K

1B Kyle Roller:  0-for-4, K

OF Taylor Dugas: 0-for-2, RS. 2 BB

C Austin Romine:  0-for-4, 2 K

IF Corban Joseph: 1-for-4, 2B (11), K

RHP Zach Nuding:  5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

143 IP, 149 H, 68 R, 63 ER, 40 BB, 106 K, 14 HR

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Trenton (Lost to New Hampshire, 2-1)

CF Jake Cave:  1-for-4

15-for-68 in August

RF Tyler Austin:  1-for-3, BB

Breaks mini 0-for-10 slide

3B Dante Bichette:  2-for-3, RS, BB

First multi-hit game since 8/8

1B Greg Bird:  0-for-4, 3 K

17 strikeouts in 15 games for Trenton.  Strikeouts are not unusual for Bird, who had 132 in 130 games for Charleston last year

CF Mason Williams:  0-for-4

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-4, 2 K

SS Ali Castillo:  1-for-3, 3B (3), RBI

RHP Luis Severino:  3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR

First game since 7/29.  There was actually speculation that he might be shut down for the year, but I guess he bounced back quickly.  They will likely now just go with their original plan of easing him to whatever his innings total is (he has thrown 106)

LHP Jacob Lindgren:  2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Now has 41 strikeouts in 20.2 IP, which means he is no longer striking out two batters per inning on average.

RHP Nick Goody:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Nice bounce back after allowing four runs in 0.2 innings in his last outing

RHP Danny Burawa:  2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Has allowed one run in last nine innings

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Tampa (Lost to Brevard County, 2-1)

3B Eric Jagielo:  1-for-4, RBI, K

.253/.348/.465 in 269 AB

RF Aaron Judge:  1-for-4

CF Mark Payton:  0-for-3, RS, BB, K, SB (2)

.303/.408/.477 in 132 AB between Charleston/Tampa

1B Mike Ford:  0-for-3

Tampa debut for the non-drafted FA out of Princeton.  Hit .283/.381/.443 in 325 AB for Charleston

2B Angelo Gumbs:  0-for-2, 2 K

SS Cito Culver:  0-for-4

RHP Brady Lail: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

122.1 IP, 129 H, 59 R, 53 ER, 8 HR, 23 BB, 107 K between Charleston/Tampa.  

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Charleston (Defeated Greenville, 8-7)

3B Miguel Andujar:  3-for-5, 2B (24), HR (10), RBI, 2 RS

Up to .263 on the season.

SS Abiatal Avelino:  2-for-6, 2B (11), 2 RS, 2 K

2B Gosuke Katoh:  1-for-1, RBI, RS, 4 BB

14 walks in last ten games

SS Tyler Wade:  0-for-4, RS, BB

OF Michael O'Neill:  1-for-4, BB, K, CS (8)

OF Yeicok Calderon:  2-for-4, 2B (2), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K

OF Michael O'Neill:  1-for-4, BB, K, CS (8)

RHP Rookie Davis:  4 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

5.12 ERA; 114.1 IP, 123 H, 69 R, 65 ER, 7 HR, 40 BB, 91 K

RHP Conor Mullee:  1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K

32 IP, 19 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 32 K

RHP Eric Ruth (S, 6):  1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/18/14: Robert Refsnyder: 2 More Hits; Manny Banuelos Gone Wild

Pete O'Brien, dealt to Arizona in the Martin Prado trade, hasn't played much since the deal, appearing in only four games (5-for-13 with an HR), and none since 8/6.  The obvious assumption is an injury.

Scranton (Defeated Pawtucket again, 2-0)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  2-for-3, SF, RBI, BB

.311/.396/.485 in 241 AB for Scranton.  15-for-42 in last ten games.

UTIL Jose Pirela:  1-for-3, 2 BB

.303/.353/.428 in 488 AB.  Most interesting development tonight is that Pirela actually played the full game in center field.  I have no idea how "pretty" that was.

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-5, RBI, K

.317/.394/.379 in 145 AB since joining level.  This does kind of sum up his limitations:  They have an opening in center field tonight, and stick Pirela out there instead of Dugas.   

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-4

Down to .143.

UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  1-for-2, 2 BB

1B Kyle Roller:  2-for-5, 2B (20), K

IF Scott Sizemore:  0-for-4, K

In case you missed it, he was released and resigned.

LHP Manny Banuelos:  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 BB, 3 K

68 pitches, only 30 strikes.   Obviously skated on thin ice in these three innings.

RHP Chris Leroux (W, 5-3):  5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K

RHP Nick Rumbelow (S, 1):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

15th career save in 17 chances, in case you care about that.  Now has a 1.93 ERA in 51.1 IP with 72 strikeouts and 17 walks between Charleston/Tampa/Trenton/Scranton

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Tampa (Lost to Brevard County, 8-0)

OF Aaron Judge:  2-for-4, K

.269/.401/.430 in 193 AB since joining level.  Hopefully this gets him back on track.

3B Eric Jagielo:  1-for-4, K

OF Mark Payton:  1-for-3, BB, K

.222/.357/.467 in 14 games since joining level.

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-3, BB, K

.218/.295/.288.   Can he get the OBP over .300 to avoid a triple slash of nothing but 2's?

2B Angelo Gumbs:  0-for-3, K

LHP Miguel Sulbaran (L, 3-4):  3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR

3.52 ERA; 102.1 IP, 96 H, 48 R, 40 ER, 5 HR, 29 BB, 75 K

RHP Jose Pena:  3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

23-year old has tossed five scoreless innings since joining level.

LHP Ramon Benjamin:  1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/18/14: Robert Refsnyder Collects Three More Hits; Eric Jagielo Has 4-Hit Day; Ty Hensley's Latest

Scranton (Continues to play spoiler with a win over Pawtucket, 6-5, thanks to a 5-run 9th inning.  Pawtucket leads the IL wild-card race by one game in the loss column)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  3-for-5, 2B (16), RS, K

.307/392/.438 in 238 AB here; .324/.389/.515 in 466 AB overall.

After a decent, but not spectacular, .262/.342/.421 in July, he is now 21-for-65 in August.  Not only should he go into spring training 2015 fighting for a major league job, he should be a FAVORITE to win one.

OF Zoilo Almonte:  1-for-3, RS, BB, K

UTIL Jose Pirela:  1-for-5, 2 K

.303/.350/429 in 485 AB

UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  1-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 K

.297/.361/.470 in 300 AB

OF Taylor Dugas:  2-for-3, 3B (2), RBI, RS, BB

.321/.400/.386 in 140 AB here; .306/.402/.407 in 317 AB overall

1B Kyle Roller:  0-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 K

.279/.377/.494 in 326 AB

2B Corban Joseph:  2-for-3, 2B (10), RBI, RS, BB

LHP Matt Tracy:  5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR

4.78 ERA; 49 IP, 62 H, 31 R, 26 ER, 8 HR, 17 BB, 30 K since joining level.  Pitched well enough to allow for a big comeback!

RHP Branden Pinder:  1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

LHP Tyler Webb:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

3.36 ERA; 64.1 IP, 52 H, 24 R, 24 ER, 4 HR, 20 BB, 89 K between Tampa/Trenton/Scranton.  Most of the good stuff is not confined to the lower minors, though - he actually sports his lowest ERA (2.30) here.

RHP Edgmer Escalona (S, 4):  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

The type of disposable arm more likely to be seen added to the 40-man in September than an actual bigger prospect.

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Trenton (Lost to Bowie, 4-3, in 12 innings)

1B Greg Bird:  1-for-5, RBI, BB

C Gary Sanchez:  1-for-5, RBI, BB, 2 K

RF Tyler Austin:  0-for-6

Ouch

3B Dante Bichette:  0-for-5, HBP, K

6-for-36

OF Ben Gamel:  2-for-5, 2B (30), RBI, BB, 3 K

CF Mason Williams:  0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, SAC

RHP Joel De La Cruz:  5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR

LHP James Pazos:  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

1.03 ERA; 35 IP, 23 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 14 BB, 37 K since joining Trenton

RHP Mark Montgomery:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

47 IP, 33 H, 17 R, 12 ER, 3 HR, 25 BB, 47 K between Trenton/Scranton

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Tampa (Hung on to defeat Daytona, 8-7)

3B Eric Jagielo:  4-for-4, 2B (12), RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 E (15)

.253/.351/.471 in 261 AB.  Yes, I had to throw the errors in there to be mean.

RF Aaron Judge:  0-for-4, BB, K

.265/.399/.429 in 185 AB here; .303/.415/.485 in 423 AB overall.  10-for-51 (.196) in August, though he has drawn 12 walks.

SS Cito Culver:  2-for-4, 2B (17), 3B (3), 2 RBI, RS, K

.217/.293/.287 in 456 AB

CF Mark Payton:  0-for-3, RBI, RS, SF, BB, K

.310/.409/.492 in 126 AB between Charleston/Tampa

C Trent Garrison:  3-for-4, RBI, RS, K

RHP Taylor Garrison:  4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

3.10 ERA; 58 IP, 46 H, 22 R, 20 ER, 3 HR, 23 BB, 49 K between Tampa/Trenton

RHP Mike Noteware:  1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Tampa debut. Pitched in 16 games for the GCL squad, compiling a 3.00 ERA over 24 IP with a 25/5 K/BB ratio.    He was a non-drafted free agent.

RHP Cesar Vargas:  2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR

2.74 ERA; 65.2 IP, 52 H, 26 R, 20 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 71 K

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Charleston (Defeated Rome, 5-4)

SS Abiatal Avelino: 2-for-4, 2B (10), 2 RS, 2 K

.240/.301/.318 in 192 AB

SS Tyler Wade:  1-for-4, 2B (21), RBI, 2 K

OF Brandon Thomas:  2-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB. 2 SB (20)

It has been a long climb, but he is now over .200 (.203).   12-for-37 in August

2B Gosuke Katoh:  0-for-3, BB, 2 K

He has shown some progress as the season has gone along, but he still has 127 K in 110 games

OF Michael O'Neill:  0-for-3, BB, K

1B Mike Ford:  0-for-3, BB

C/3B Kale Sumner:  0-for-3, BB, 2 K

33rd walk in 40 games (34 strikeouts)

RHP Luis Niebla:  4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

RHP Angel Rincon (W, 5-3):  2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR

3.65 ERA; 56.2 IP, 48 H, 25 R, 23 ER, 2 HR, 16 BB, 53 K

RHP Eric Ruth:  1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR

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Staten Island (Defeated Tri-City, 6-3)

1B Connor Spencer:  2-for-3, RBI, BB, CS (5)

Now hitting .371.  Your typical advanced college hitter crushing short season pitching.  As I have said before, some prospects aren't even able to do that.  We'll see what he does against stiffer competition next year.

LF Chris Breen: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K

.283/.374/.511 in 180 AB

SS Vincent Conde:  1-for-2, RBI, RS, 2 BB

.233/.328/.252 in 28 games

RF Austin Aune:  2-for-4, 2B (18), RBI, RS, K

6-game hitting streak

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  0-for-3

.279/.344/.431 in 204 AB.  Left game early.

IF Jose Javier:  2-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS

C/CF Collin Slaybaugh:  1-for-4, 2B (6), RS, BB, 2 K

RHP Ty Hensley:  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

8.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 11 K since joining level

LHP Andrew Chin (W, 1-0):  2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

First professional win for the 15th rounder out of Boston College

RHP Tim Giel (S, 2):  2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/17/14: Robert Refsnyder's 3-Hit Night; Greg Bird's Power Surge Continues

Scranton (Defeated Pawtucket, 9-4)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  3-for-6, 2B (15), RBI, K

Back up to an even .300 in 233 AB since joining level

UTIL Jose Pirela:  2-for-4, RS, 2 BB
Just like that, he is back on a five-game hitting streak

OF Zoilo Almonte:  2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K, SB (6)

The Yankees should give most of Ichiro's playing time to Almonte in September.  But will they?

UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  3-for-4, 2 2B (25), RBI, 2 RS, BB

OF Taylor Dugas:  3-for-5, RBI, K

Up to .314 since joining level.  As I said, he does have some offensive game in him.

1B Kyle Roller:  1-for-5, 2B (19), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K

SS Carmen Angelini:  2-for-5, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K

Back-to-back games with HRs for Carmen Angelini?

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-4, SF, RBI, K

That's correct, kid - you have been demoted below Carmen Angelini.

LHP Nik Turley (W, 3-2):  5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, HR

5.12 ERA; 45.2 IP, 40 H, 28 R, 26 ER, 8 HR, 34 BB, 35 K

Switch Pat Venditte:  2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR

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Trenton (Lost to Bowie, 8-1)

1B Greg Bird:  2-for-4, 2B (4), HR (5), RBI, RS, K

Five home runs (nine XBH overall) in 43 AB since joining Trenton.  The 21-year old is giving people a bit of a reason to start getting excited.

RF Tyler Austin:  0-for-4, 3 K

.282/.340/.429 in 380 AB.  Hitting so well lately, that we will let this performance slide by.

CF Jake Cave:  0-for-5, 2 K

3B Dante Bichette:  0-for-3, BB, K

Started off well enough here, but is now 6-for-31.  Four walks, four strikeouts.

OF Ben Gamel:  1-for-4, K

CF Mason Williams:   1-for-3, BB

LHP Francisco Rondon (L, 2-2):  3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

3.00 ERA; 42 IP, 31 H, 16 R, 14 ER, 22 BB, 36 K

Started tonight, which probably was due to a shortage of starters.  He was awful when they tried him out in the rotation last year.

RHP Danny Burawa:  2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

13/4 K/BB ratio in 11 IP since demotion.

RHP Mark Montgomery:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

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Tampa (Lost to Daytona and some pitcher named Rob Zastryzny, 10-2.  I'd stop blogging if the Yankees traded for this guy)

RF Aaron Judge:  1-for-4, 2B (6), RS, BB, 2 K

.270/.404/.438 in 185 AB since joining Tampa.  Even during his slump, he has continued to draw some walks.

3B Eric Jagielo:  0-for-4, K

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-2, RBI, 3 BB

.215/.290/.279 in 452 AB.   There was a time (2012 to be exact) when it looked like maybe he would at least have good plate discipline, as he walked 71 times that year.   He does have 50 this year, but just can't freaking hit otherwise.

CF Mark Payton:  0-for-4, BB, K

.231/.362/.513 in 12 games since joining level; .317/.417/.504 in 123 AB overall

UTIL Jose Rosario:  1-for-4, 3B (4), RBI, BB

Yes, Tampa sure did bat a lot today for a team that scored two runs on four hits.  Thank the ten walks they drew.

LHP Conner Kendrick (L, 4-8):  3 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

6.19 ERA in 68.1 IP for the 9th rounder from the 2013 draft

RHP Kyle Haynes:  2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

Now this is the stat line you expect from someone you acquire for Chris Stewart.

RHP Philip Walby:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

4.14 ERA; 45.2 IP, 32 H, 27 R, 21 ER, 0 HR, 36 BB, 60 K

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Charleston (Defeated Rome, 7-2)

OF Michael O'Neill:  3-for-4, HR (10), 2 RBI, RS, SB (37)

3B Miguel Andujar:  2-for-4, 2B (23), RS, K

C Kale Sumner:  1-for-3, HR (4 - Grand Slam), 4 RBI, RS

.245/.426/.406 in 106 AB

SS Abiatal Avelino:  0-for-4, K

First game since 8/12.  Slump continues.

2B Gosuke Katoh:  1-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K

.236/.347/.348.  58 walks/125 K in 109 games

OF Brandon Thomas:  1-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, SB (18)

1B Mike Ford:  1-for-4

RHP Gabriel Encinas:   3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

LHP Chaz Hebert (W, 3-3):  5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

LHP Evan Rutckyj:  1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

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Staten Island (Lost to Tri-City, 6-1)

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  1-for-4, HR (4), RBI, RS, K

.284/.348/.438 in 201 AB.  Has cleared his first hurdle.   Off to a full-season league in 2015.

C Luis Torrens:  0-for-3, K

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-3

LF Chris Breen:  1-for-3, K

SS Vincent Conde:  0-for-4, 2 K

23-for-101

C/CF Collin Slaybaugh:  0-for-3, BB, K

OF Nathan Mikolas:  0-for-3

RHP David Palladino (L, 5-5):  5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, K, HR

4.13 ERA; 56.2 IP, 53 H, 32 R, 26 ER, 4 HR, 26 BB, 51 K

RHP Joe Harvey:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

LHP Rony Bautista:  2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR 

4.08 ERA; 28.2 IP, 22 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 2 HR, 16 BB, 43 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/15/14: Bryan Mitchell Outpitches Future Legend; Tyler Austin Continues to Rake; Gary Sanchez Drives Home a Pair; Jacob Lindgren Dazzles Again

Scranton (Defeated Pawtucket, and future 375-game winner Henry Owens, 4-1)

UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  3-for-4, 2B (23), HR (9), 2 RBI, RS, K

2B Robert Refsnyder:  0-for-4, 2 K

UTIL Jose Pirela:  2-for-4, 3B (9), CS (7)

OF Zoilo Almonte:  0-for-4, 2 K

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-3, HBP,  RS

.159/.211/.232 in 69 AB since promotion

1B Kyle Roller:  1-for-4, 3B (3), RS, 2 K

Has 12 career triples in 530 games

OF Taylor Dugas:  0-for-2, HBP, K

SS Carmen Angelini:  1-for-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS

.231/.263/.315 in 216 AB

RHP Bryan Mitchell (W, 4-1):  5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

2.40 ERA; 30 IP, 30 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 HR, 11 BB, 24 K since joining level

RHP Nick Rumbelow:  1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

50.1 IP, 35 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 17 BB, 71 K between all four levels this season.  Has a 1.17 ERA in 7.2 IP since joining Scranton with 9/0 K/BB ratio (though that makes it infinite)

RHP Edgmer Escalana (S, 3):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
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Trenton (Lost to Bowie, 7-4.  Nick Goody was no such thing, as he got torched for four runs in the bottom of the 9th)

RF Tyler Austin:  3-for-4, 2 2B (19), RS

7-game hitting streak; three of those games are 3-hit affairs.

C Gary Sanchez:  2-for-4, 2 RBI

.274/.335/.415 in 390 AB

1B Greg Bird:  0-for-3, BB, 2 K

CF Jake Cave:  2-for-5, RS, K

3B Dante Bichette:  1-for-3, BB

6-for-28 since joining level

CF Mason Williams:  0-for-4, RBI, K

OF Ben Gamel:  0-for-5, 2 K
When I complain about your continuous 1-hit games, dude, I don't mean I want you to start going hitless instead!

RHP Jaron Long:  6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

10-4, 2.40 ERA; 124 IP, 108 H, 41 R, 33 ER, 4 HR, 20 BB, 103 K, 1.85 GO/AO between Charleston/Tampa/Trenton (his ERA for Trenton is 2.96)

LHP Jacob Lindgren:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

0.96 ERA; 18.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 8 BB, 39 K between Charleston/Tampa/Trenton

RHP Nick Goody (L, 0-3):  0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HR
ERA spikes to 10.00 for Trenton.
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Tampa (Defeated Daytona, 7-2)

3B Eric Jagielo:  1-for-3, RBI, BB, 2 K

.245/.342/.466 in 253 AB with 33 walks and 78 strikeouts.  He is from Downers Grove, IL - same hometown as Macho Man Randy Savage.

RF Aaron Judge:  1-for-4, RS, BB, K

.271/.404/.441 in 177 AB here; .307/.417/.491 overall.  78 walks, 115 strikeouts

OF Mark Payton:  1-for-2, 2B (6), RS, 2 BB, SB (1)

Only 2-for-5 SB between Charleston/Tampa, but does have 15 XBH in 33 games.

SS Cito Culver:  2-for-4, 3 RBI, K

OF Ericson Leonora:  2-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, SB (1)

2B Angelo Gumbs:  1-for-4, 2B (15), RS, K

RHP Brett Gerritse (W, 4-7):  6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

5-8, 3.87 ERA; 88.1 IP, 97 H, 48 R, 38 ER, 7 HR, 25 BB, 51 K between Charleston/Tampa/Scranton (1 appearance)

LHP Ramon Benjamin (S, 1):  3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
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Charleston (Lost to Rome, 7-4)

SS Tyler Wade:  0-for-4, BB, CS (12)

3B Miguel Andujar:  0-for-4, RS, BB, K

OF Michael O'Neill:  2-for-2, RS, 2 BB, SB (36), CS (7)

2B Gosuke Katoh:  1-for-3, BB, K

1B Mike Ford:  1-for-3, 2B (15), RS, BB

OF Brandon Thomas:  1-for-5, RS, 2 K

C/1B Jackson Valera:  1-for-4, 2 RBI

Whenever I type that name (rare), I am reminded of Jackson Melian, a former bonus baby prospect in the Yankees' chain who was named after Reggie Jackson.  Melian made the "Top 100 Prospects" list several times, yet never really came all that close to sniffing the major leagues.

LHP Jeff Kamplain:  4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

RHP Giovanny Gallegos (L, 5-5):  3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR

4.92 ERA; 78.2 IP, 96 H, 53 R, 43 ER, 6 HR, 18 BB, 82 K
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Staten Island (Lost to Tri-City, 5-2)

C Luis Torrens:  1-for-4, 2B (10), RBI, RS, K

LF Chris Breen:  1-for-3, BB, K

RF Austin Aune:  1-for-4, 2B (17), RS, 2 K

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  1-for-4, K

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-3, K

LHP Jordan Montgomery:  1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Statistically at least, his 2014 is meaningless; the Yankees are just giving him a little bit of work, but not stretching him out.  We'll see what kind of pitcher they have with him in 2015.

RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Yankees Minor League Report 8/14/14: Greg Bird Homers; Chris Breen Homers x 2

milb.com has updated their player pages - they are much cleaner, but also take some getting used to.  For insane minor league "bloggers" like myself, I only wish they would have incorporated their changes in 2015. 

 

Later reports recently due to a computer crash.  Hopefully I will be up and running again within a few days.

 

Scranton (Lost to Louisville, 8-5)

 

Robert Refsnyder got the night off.

 

UTIL Jose Pirela:  1-for-3, 2B (19), RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K

7-for-42 in last ten games.

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB, K

I have received a few e-mails in my Google mail about Dugas (by the way, feel free to post your questions instead of e-mailing!)  The bottom line is that Dugas is not very big, doesn't profess much power, but can hit for average, draw some walks, and has enough speed to steal a few bases.  His potential is very limited because of the lack of power and the fact he is not a center fielder.  A very poor man's Brett Gardner.  I think of him as an old-school NL pinch-hitter type, who can slap a single to start a 9th inning rally.  But NL teams really don't employ players who simply pinch-hit anymore.

1B Kyle Roller:  1-for-3, BB

UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  1-for-4, K

IF Corban Joseph:  2-for-4, RS

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-3, BB, K

Down to .167

 

RHP Zach Nuding (L, 3-5):  5 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR

Don't be surprised if he comes to spring training 2015 trying out as a middle reliever.

RHP Branden Pinder:  1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

LHP Ty Webb:  1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

RHP (?) Jose Gil:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K

He is actually an organizational backup catcher who never plays.  I wonder if he is just kept around because the Yankees see potential as a future coach.  Anyway, due to last night's marathon, they needed someone to pitch tonight.

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Trenton (Defeated Altoona, 4-3)

 

1B Greg Bird:  1-for-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K

Seven XBH in 36 AB since joining the level.  Has six walks and 11 strikeouts. 

CF Jake Cave:  2-for-5, 2 2B (6), RS, 2 K

.292/.370/.472 since joining the level.  As has been said many times, his full potential is based on whether or not he can convert all of those doubles and triples (33 this season) into some extra home runs (4 this year). 

RF Tyler Austin:  1-for-3, RBI, BB

37-for-101 since ASB

3B Dante Bichette:  0-for-4, 2 K

CF Mason Williams:  1-for-3, BB, K

OF Ben Gamel:  1-for-3, 2B (29), RBI, RS

Has hit safely in seven of last eight games; all 1-hit affairs. 

 

LHP Dan Camarena (W, 1-5):  6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

6-10 with a  3.54 ERA between Tampa/Trenton with a 93/40 K/BB ratio over 122 IP.  Of course, most of the "good" stuff came while he was in Tampa.

RHP Mark Montgomery (S, 2):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

"Classic" stat line for Montgomery.....

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Tampa (Split DH with Lakeland, losing 1-0 before winning 4-3)

 

3B Eric Jagielo:  0-for-4, 2 BB, 2 K

.244/.341/.468.  Again, if he performed like this at the plate in the majors, the Yankees would take it - but this is Tampa, not the majors.  

OF Aaron Judge:  0-for-6, RBI, 2 K

.271/.404/.441 in 177 AB since joining level.  2-for-21 slide.

OF Mark Payton:  0-for-2, BB

OF Ericson Leonora:  2-for-6, K

2B Angelo Gumbs:  0-for-6, 3 K

C Kyle Higashioka:  2-for-2, 2B (1), HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, BB

SS Cito Culver:  1-for-4, 2 RBI

 

RHP Brady Lail (L, 1-1):  5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

9-5, 4.10 ERA with a 104/21 K/BB ratio over 116 IP with Charleston/Tampa.

RHP Philip Walby:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

 

LHP Caleb Smith (W, 3-1):  5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, HR

8-8 with a 3.56 ERA between Charleston/Tampa with a 105/41 K/BB ratio over 103.2 innings.  Overall, a good season for Smith, though he hasn't been as good in his five starts with Tampa.

RHP Cesar Vargas (S, 8):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

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Charleston (Lost to Rome, 3-2)

 

SS Tyler Wade:  1-for-3, RBI, BB, K, CS (11)

.280/.355/.348 in 446 AB.  Wade has played a lot of SS this year due to Avelino's injuries, but doesn't appear to be wearing down in his first full season as a professional.  The 20-for-31 stealing will need to be worked on.

2B Gosuke Katoh:  1-for-2, 2 BB

Second consecutive 2-walk game, giving him 55 in 107 games on the season.  If he can keep this good walk rate while raising his average a bit, he will truly be someone to watch.

3B Miguel Andujar:  0-for-4, K

.259/.314/.385 in 421 AB.  .319/.373/.449 in 185 AB since ASB

OF Michael O'Neill:  0-for-4, 2 K

1B Mike Ford:  1-for-4, K

OF Brandon Thomas:  2-for-3, 3B (2), RBI, BB

.197/.313/.297 in 249 AB.    .257/.364/.363 in 113 AB since ASB.  Yes, he was THAT bad prior to the ASB.

 

RHP Andy Beresford (L, 1-1):  5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

3.79 ERA; 38 IP, 36 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 16 K

RHP Conor Mullee:  2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Oft-injured 26-year old has thrown well at levels he is obviously old for.  I will assume that they will probably fast-track him in 2015, if he is still around and healthy.

RHP Eric Ruth:  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

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Staten Island (Defeated Connecticut, 5-2)

 

LF Chris Breen:  2-for-4, 2 HR (6), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K

.282/.375/.524 in 170 AB for the 20-year old.  He has earned a promotion to a full-season league in 2015.   This is nice to see, as he actually did struggle in the GCL. 

1B Connor Spencer:  3-for-4

.366/.392/.455 in 134 AB.  Who needs to walk when you can hit .366?

SS Vincent Conde:  0-for-3, BB

.237/.324/.258 in 97 AB.  One of the last (if not THE last) players to sign after the 2014 draft.

RF Austin Aune:  1-for-4, RS, 3 K

.223/.287/.385 in 179 AB with 75 strikeouts.  Can he reach 100 in a short-season league?  The suspense is killing me.

C/CF Collin Slaybaugh:  1-for-4, RBI, K

OF Nathan Mikolas:  0-for-3, K

IF Jose Javier:  2-for-3, 3B (1), RS

 

RHP Jonathan Holder:  4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

2.77 ERA: 26 IP, 29 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 0 HR, 6 BB, 22 K for the 6th rounder out of Miss. St.

LHP Ethan Carnes (S, 1):  3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR

I have an idea for STATS:  A new statistic called the "ineffective save"

 

 

 

Yankees Minor League Report 8/14/14: Recap of Last Night's Action, Including Jagielo's 15th HR

A quick rundown of what went down last night:

 

Scranton  lost a 3-2 game in 14 innings.   One of those games where position players start entering - in this case, it was Taylor Dugas, who may be the least imposing player in the entire organization.  He gave up the winning run in the loss (Dugas also pitched earlier this season)....Robert Refsnyder doubled in a run in his six at-bats....Kyle Roller singled, but also struck out four times....Not only did Dugas pitch, he also played the outfield.  He went 4-for-6 with a run scored.....Jose Pirela had a pair of singles, while Zoilo Almonte singled, doubled, and drove home a run....Pat Venditte actually started the game, tossing three hitless innings while walking three and striking out three.  He allowed one run....Nick Rumbelow tossed two scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one...Edgmer Escalona worked three hitless innings, walking one while striking out three.

 

Trenton lost to Altoona, 4-2.....Gary Sanchez, Jake Cave, Tyler Austin, Mason Williams, and of course Ben Gamel all had a hit apiece.  Austin and Gamel each drove home a run, while Williams scored a run.....Greg Bird was hit by a pitch and struck out twice....Jairo Heredia went four innings, allowing two runs while walking three and striking out six....James Pazos worked two scoreless frames, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out two....Danny Burawa went 1.2 innings, allowing no runs on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts.

 

Tampa defeated Lakeland, 7-2.....Eric Jagielo hit a solo home run and scored twice. He also drew a walk and struck out three times.  A true "three outcomes" type of performance.  The homer was his 15th of the season....Aaron Judge went 0-for-4 with a walk and three strikeouts....Mark Payton and Angelo Gumbs each doubled.  Gumbs drove home a run, Payton scored a run....Cito Culver went 0-for-4 with an RBI (productive out!), a walk, and two strikeouts....Miguel Sulbaran earned the victory, going five innings while allowing two runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.  Yet another one of those non-power left-handers that we won't get a true read on until he attempts Double-A....

 

Charleston defeated Hickory, 13-9.  Call them up!......Miguel Andujar had a pair of singles, a pair of runs batted in, and scored a pair of runs....Yeicok Calderon contributed three hits, including a home run, and drove home three.... Tyler Wade had two hits, including his fifth triple, scored a run, and drew a walk....Gosuke Katoh doubled, scored three times, drove home a run, and walked twice....Brandon Thomas hit a grand slam and ended the night with five runs batted in.  He also stole his 17th base.   He has been doing a tad better as of late, but is still only at .191...Rookie Davis got smoked, allowing six runs in 3.1 innings.  He walked one, struck out four, and allowed a pair of home runs....Evan Rutckyj earned the win, going three innings while allowing a run on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts....

 

Staten Island swept Connecticut to get back up to .500.  Connecticut is where Joey Pankake, the best name in all of sports, resides....Austin Aune drove home two runs....Vincent Conde singled, drove home a run, and scored a run....Luis Torrens walked, scored a run, and struck out....Collin Slaybaugh singled, drove home a run, scored a run, walked, and struck out....Chris Breen had two doubles, a triple,  and three runs scored....Dillon McNamara worked four scoreless innings, giving up five hits with no walks and two strikeouts....