Yankees Minor League Report 8/10/14: Robert Refsnyder Collects Two Hits; Miguel Andujar Adds Three of His Own; Luis Torrens Homers

In case you missed it, catcher John Ryan Murphy was placed on the disabled list today after a foul tip hit him in the face mask last night.  This is how quickly depth at any position can go downhill - the Yankees suddenly do not have a reasonable replacement if anything happened to the oft-injured Francisco Cervelli or Austin Romine.  Triple-A is currently being manned by Francisco Arcia and I guess organizational catcher Jose Gil, who only makes cameos nowadays.

Scranton (Defeated Columbus, 5-1)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  2-for-3, SF, RBI, RS, K

.301/.393/.474 in 209 AB since joining level; .323/.389/.513 in 437 AB overall.  The Yankees are likely going to let him finish his season here, then go home.  In 2015, he should definitely compete for a MLB roster spot.

1B Kyle Roller:  2-for-3, HR (14), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K

.279/.374/.487 in 298 AB here; .301/.391/.553 in 376 AB overall.  His 23 home runs lead active members of the organization.

UTIL Jose Pirela:  0-for-3, BB

.304/.348/.427 in 454 AB.    Hitting only .237/.297/.333 in 93 AB since ASB

OF Zoilo Almonte:  0-for-4

.274/.320/.478 in 339 AB

OF Antoan Richardson:  2-for-3, HR (3), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K

The HR was a leadoff blast, setting the tone for the rest of the game. 

C Francisco Arcia:  0-for-3, RS

Hitting .278/.316/.352 in 176 AB between Trenton/Scranton, mostly backing up Gary Sanchez and Austin Romine (when Murphy was with the big club earlier this year). 

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-3, K

9-for-53 since joining level.  In his first taste of Trenton in 2012, he hit .188/.253/.279 in 165 AB.  Sense a theme?

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-4, RS

.293/.390/.391 in 294 AB between Trenton/Scranton. 

LHP Nik Turley (W, 2-2):  5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K

5.58 ERA; 40.1 IP, 36 H, 26 R, 25 ER, 7 HR, 29 BB, 31 K

You have read it many times in these reports:   Command is typically the last thing to come back after an extended injury, like the one Turley had to start 2014.   If he is still with the organization in 2015, one would expect some improvement (though he has never been a control artist)

RHP Nick Rumbelow:  1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K

2.09 ERA; 47.1 IP, 31 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 16 BB, 68 K between all four full-season levels.

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

3.58 ERA; 60.1 IP, 49 H, 24 R, 24 ER, 4 HR, 19 BB, 86 K

Entering game, left-handed hitters were hitting .217/.299/.348 in 78 PA against Webb this season, with 32 strikeouts.
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Trenton (Lost to Bowie, 4-1)

C Gary Sanchez:  1-for-4, RBI, K

.274/.333/.420 in 376 AB.  I highly doubt the Yankees will promote him to Scranton to replace Murphy, though you never know.

CF Jake Cave:  1-for-2, BB, SAC

.301/.381/.484 in 93 AB here; .303/.360/.412 in 478 AB overall.  So far, so good since promotion.

RF Tyler Austin:  1-for-3, BB

.280/.339/.421 in 361 AB

1B Greg Bird:  0-for-3, BB, 2 K

8-for-27 with four walks and seven strikeouts since promotion.

3B Dante Bichette:  0-for-2, 2 BB

4-for-13 since joining level (first two walks).  Hitting .272/.354/.412 in 415 AB overall

CF Mason Williams:  0-for-4, K

.211/.275/.284 in 437 AB.  He played RF tonight, but I will continue to list him as a CF only - because that is what he is.  The Yankees are simply giving Cave reps in center as well.

OF Ben Gamel:  1-for-4

.279/.321/.365 in 469 AB.  Simple incapable of doing much that is exciting, it appears.  Fifth straight 1-hit game.

RHP Jaron Long (L, 5-1):  7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Now 10-4 overall.  He has thrown 118 innings this season, allowing 100 hits while walking 19 and striking out 101. 

RHP Danny Burawa:  0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Allowed two Cesar Cabral baserunners to score.

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

Someone gave me a first-person perspective on him, and it pretty much confirmed what we have been hearing:  The fastball is gone.  And since the fastball is gone, it makes the slider (which is still a plus-plus type of pitch) less effective.  When he throws 92-93, people have to respect the fastball and can't sit on the slider - when he is throwing in the 80s, hitters just don't care about the fastball anymore. 
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Charleston (Lost to Rome, 6-5)

3B Miguel Andujar:  3-for-6, RS

.259/.314/.389 in 406 AB.    .324/.380/.465 in 170 AB since ASB.

SS Tyler Wade:  2-for-6, RS, 3 K

.278/.351/.340 in 435 AB with 45 walks and 102 strikeouts.  Obviously, he needs to work on those strikeouts a bit - but again, what more can you expect from a 19-year old SS in his first full season?

SS Abiatal Avelino:  1-for-5, K

.232/.292/.294 in 177 AB.  6-for-58 (.103) since the ASB, which coincides with his return from injury.

OF Yeicok Calderon:  2-for-5, HR (1), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K

6-for-22 here; .248/.276/.407 in 145 AB between here and Tampa.

1B Mike Ford:  2-for-5, RBI, RS, K

.292/.385/.458 in 301 AB

OF Michael O'Neill:  0-for-6, 2 K

.254/.323/.390 in 418 AB with 116 strikeouts

OF Brandon Thomas:  0-for-3, 2 BB, K, SB (14)

.184/.291/.268 in 239 useless AB

LHP Justin Kamplain:  1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

First truly rough appearance for the 18th round pick out of Alabama.  Has a 1.35 ERA in 26.2 innings between Staten Island/Charleston with a 30/4 K/BB ratio.

RHP Conor Mullee:  3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR

1.93 ERA; 28 IP, 18 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 31 K between Staten Island/Charleston

LHP Evan Rutckyj:  2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

4.38 ERA; 39 IP, 35 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 2 HR, 32 BB, 51 K between Charleston/Tampa
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Staten Island (Defeated Mahoning Valley, 8-0)

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

.300/.357/.462 in 130 AB for Staten Island

IF Jose Javier:  2-for-5, HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 RS, SB (7)

.225/.317/.281 in 89 AB.  Playing a lot of SS in Estrada's absence.

1B Connor Spencer:  2-for-4, CS (4)

.362/.390/.457 in 127 AB.  As always, tough to get TOO excited over a college bat playing at this level - but the bottom line is that many college bats flame out the instant they are signed.   He will get his shot at Charleston soon enough.

2B/3B Ty McFarland:  2-for-5, RBI, RS

.294/.362/.444 in 187 AB

RF Austin Aune:  2-for-5, 2B (15), RBI, RS, 3 K

.220/.282/.382 in 173 AB with 72 strikeouts

OF Nathan Mikolas:  2-for-3, 2 RS, BB

.221/.362/.328 in 122 AB (21 walks)

C/CF Collin Slaybaugh:  2-for-5, 2B (5), RBI, RS

.229/.313/.300 in 70 AB

RHP David Palladino (W, 5-4):  5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K

4.01 ERA; 51.2 IP, 49 H, 29 R, 23 ER, 3 HR, 22 BB, 50 K

LHP Rony Bautista:   2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

3.79 ERA: 38 IP, 30 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 2 HR, 26 BB, 50 K