News:
Nothing to report. I can go on a tirade about how this organization keeps recycling the same bad players, hoping for a better result but why bother?
Scranton (41-42; 7-2 in the second half) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 9-8, in ten innings. Wilmer Difo hit a 2-run HR with two outs in the 10th for the win)
CF Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-5, RS, 2 K
Lockridge is up to .323 since his promotion. He has three straight multi-hit games (8-for-13)
DH Oswald Peraza: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K, CS (3)
Peraza has seven walks in six July games.
RF Everson Pereira: 4-for-5, 2B (1), 2 RBI, RS
Pereira is 8-for-14 with 7 RBI since his promotion. Can he play in MLB right now? I think he could – I wouldn’t expect a miracle, but Triple-A truly is just a little stepping stone to MLB (Oswald Peraza’s journey notwithstanding). A prospect shouldn’t be asked to do much here before earning their shot.
1B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-5, 2 K
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, HBP, 2 K
Narvaez has hit safely in eight of his last nine games.
3B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-4, 2B (10), 2 RS, HBP
2B Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-3, RS, BB, HBP, K
LF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-5, HR (11), 4 RBI, RS
His grand slam in the 8th tied the game up at 7-7. Hermosillo has never hit in MLB – he has done a nice job as a veteran presence for the Yankees minor leaguers.
2B Wilmer Difo: 1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Walk-off blast with two outs in the 10th.
RHP Zach Greene: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
First appearance since coming off of his rehab stint.
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
At this level: 0.96 ERA in 9.1 IP (8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K)
LHP D.J. Snelten: 1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Michael Gomez: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
LHP Matt Krook: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.17 ERA (23 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 16 BB, 40 K)
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Michael Feliz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.75 ERA (12 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 12 K)
RHP Greg Weissert: (W, 3-2) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Somerset (47-31; 5-5 in the second half) (Lost to Reading, 4-2)
SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-3, HR (12), RBI, RS, 2 BB, K, CS (6)
Sweeney’s HR was of the leadoff variety. He is hitting .242/.366/.431 in 339 plate appearances.
LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, RBI, 2 K
Dominguez has three multi-hit games in July (seven games played). It’s hopefully a start…
C Austin Wells: 2-for-4, BB
In 105 Double-A games: .258/.354/.484 with 21 doubles, 23 HR and 90 runs batted in.
DH Tyler Hardman: 0-for-5, 4 K
Hardman is 0-for-19 since his 3-HR night. BASEBALL!
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, 2 K
CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, CS (1)
RF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-3, BB
3B Eric Wagaman: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Wagaman’s first career game at 3B. He is on a 7-game hitting streak (12-for-24)
2B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-4, RS
RHP Blane Abeyta: (L, 5-4) 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Abeyta has a 5.93 ERA but I assume the organization is at least intrigued by the 83 strikeouts in 74.1 innings. It didn’t show tonight, but he has some issues with control – do you start thinking of a bullpen shift? In college, he pitched a lot out of the pen.
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Danny Watson: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
Since promotion: 1.76 ERA (15.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 14 K)
Hudson Valley (45-34; 6-7 in the second half) (Lost to Jersey Shore, 8-4)
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-5, RS, 2 K, SB (10)
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
Familia is 8-for-36 (.222) since his promotion with two doubles, a home run, a walk, and 12 strikeouts.
DH Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-4, HR (2), 3 RBI, RS
Since promotion: .382 (13-for-34; 4 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R). Ramirez is becoming a legitimate catching prospect who is Rule 5 eligible. He’s probably a few years away from being ready but you never know what other organizations might do.
1B Rafael Flores: 0-for-4, RS, BB
C Antonio Gomez: 2-for-5, 2B (14), K
.246/.312/.355 in 237 PA. Since the beginning of June, he is 25-for-79 (.316) with seven doubles.
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 3-for-5, 2B (10), RBI, K, CS (5)
Sanchez has a sneaky 7-game hitting streak going (10-for-26; 4 doubles)
CF Grant Richardson: 0-for-3, BB, SB (11)
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-4, 3 K, SB (4)
2B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-3, 2B (3), BB
RHP Zach Messinger: (L, 1-6) 5.1 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 4 HR
3.54 ERA (68.2 IP, 62 H, 35 R, 27 ER, 10 HR, 34 BB, 85 K).
RHP Carlos Gomez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LHP Clay Aguilar: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Tampa (38-41; 7-6 in the second half) (Defeated Dunedin, 4-2)
2B Jared Serna: 0-for-4, RS, K
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-4, K
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-3, 2B (7), RBI, BB, K
.230/.358/.356 in 229 PA. Taking walks has been his strength throughout his minor-league journey.
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, 2 K
DH Brett Barrera: 0-for-4, K
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB
So far in July: 8-for-16 with five walks.
1B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-4, HR (6), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
The 21-year-old Rojas has homered in back-to-back games.
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-3
RHP Sean Hermann: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
5.91 ERA (67 IP, 80 H, 50 R, 44 ER, 6 HR, 29 BB, 53 K). Hermann is an extreme GB guy with a very high BABIP. He is also very young, at 20 years old.
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
I guess he was officially in the game, even though he never threw a pitch (rain delay)
RHP Alex Bustamante (W, 4-0): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
2.97 ERA (33.1 IP, 20 H, 15 R, 11 ER, 0 HR, 25 BB, 35 K)
RHP Manny Ramirez (S, 3): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
FCL Yankees (13-11) (Squeaked past the Blue Jays, 8-7)
2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-4, 2B (10), RS, BB, CS (3)
Delgado’s ten doubles are good for second-best in the league.
SS Roderick Arias: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, RS, K, SB (10), CS (4)
Arias now has a 12-game hitting streak.
3B Hans Montero: 0-for-1, 2 RS, 2 BB, HBP, K, SB (11)
Montero has 83 walks in 488 career PA (17%). He did a lot of walking but not much hitting in the DSL – in the FCL this year, he has added some hitting.
DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 2-for-4, RBI, SB (16)
Tejeda now has an 8-game hitting streak (12-for-30). So far, he is outperforming his DSL numbers from 2022 (1.059 OPS this year; .956 last year), He has the league lead in stolen bases all to himself – a category where the Yankees have four of the top five players in the league (Tejeda, Delgado, H. Montero, Arias)
CF Willy Montero: 2-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, K
Montero hasn’t done much walking or stealing this year – instead, he is simply producing: .307/.364/.455 with 21 RBI in 21 games.
RF John Cruz: 1-for-3, RS, HBP, 2 K
RHP Jackson Fristoe: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
So far, in his short professional career, control has tripped him up (15 BB in 12.1 IP). This mimics his issues at Mississippi State, so he was likely drafted as a strong-armed project.
RHP Cam Schlittler: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
3.60 ERA (15 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 18 K). Just put him on the list of tall Yankees pitching prospects.
LHP Pablo Mujica (W, 2-3): 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
The Yankees chose the 22-year-old during the minor league phase of the 2022 Rule 5 draft.
RHP Montana Semmel: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
DSL Yankees (16-7) (Lost to Rangers Blue, 7-6)
DH Brando Mayea: 2-for-4, 2 BB, 2 SB (12). CS (2)
12 stolen bases in 14 games. He has drawn nine walks in his last six games (2 walks in his first eight games)
CF Jose Castro: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, 2 HBP, 2 K
3B Luis Ogando: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB,HBP, 2 K
His .369 average is 20th in the league. That isn’t a typo.
1B Jhon Imbert: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, K
LF Andres Lacruz: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
RF Niurby Asigen: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, HBP, K
DSL Bombers (11-12) (Lost to Rangers Red, 12-2)
CF Ramiro Altagracia: 0-for-4, K
.284/.329/.486 in 79 PA
DH Gabriel Lara: 1-for-4, 2B (5), 2 K
2B-LF-2B Abrahan Ramirez: 1-for-2, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, BB
Ramirez with his first professional home run
1B Johan Ferreira: 1-for-3, 2B (2), RBI
RHP Mariano Salomon: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
3.92 ERA (20.2 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 0 HR, 4 BB, 27 K). A nice start to his professional career.