Yankees MILB 7/4: Everson Pereira Homers in Triple-A Debut

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OF Everson Pereira is now a member of the Scranton Railriders.

Ranked as the #4 prospect in the system by Pipeline, Pereira hit well for Somerset this season. In 185 plate appearances, he hit .292/.362/.545 (143 wRC+) with ten home runs and 31 runs batted in. He plays all three outfield positions, though there is talk he is best suited at a corner. This happens to a lot of prospects as they mature. I am not sure if Pereira has completely outgrown center field, but he likely has enough bat to play a corner anyway.

The one negative in his game is a K% that sits at 29.2% this season. A high batting average and high K% typically mean a high BABIP, and that is the case with Pereira. His BABIP is .373. Also, he has a history of some annoying injuries. Last season, he set a personal best with 102 games played. An injury earlier this season likely keeps him away from breaking that record.

Can he make it to MLB in 2023? Yes. He is already on the 40-man roster, so it will be a relatively simple transaction once they deem him ready. If not, he is certainly a 2024 option if they don’t use him as trade bait.

To make room for Pereira, the Yankees demoted Elijah Dunham to Somerset. Dunham hasn’t been able to get much going this year, so perhaps this will jumpstart him into a solid second half.

Scranton (38-42; 3-2 in the second half) (Lost to Lehigh Valley, 5-4. They loaded the bases in the 9th with Oswald Peraza and Everson Pereira coming up, and couldn’t get the game tied. Baseball!)

CF Estevan Florial: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB
Last 6 games: 9-for-23 (.391; 1 double, 1 triple, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 9 R, 7 BB, 4 K). Whether you think he is MLB caliber or not, there is no doubt that Florial has done everything he can to earn that shot.
SS Oswald Peraza0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
.280/.360/.543 in 186 PA.
RF Everson Pereira: 2-for-5, HR (1), 3 RBI, RS, K
This is what you call a successful debut. He homered in his first at-bat (an at-bat where he battled back from 0-2 to make it 3-2). The home run traveled 426 feet at 111.4 MPH. His talent is legitimate.
DH Ben Rortvedt1-for-2, RS, BB, HBP
Rortvedt is hitting .304/.439/.519 in 98 PA at this level.
1B Andres Chaparro1-for-2, 2 BB
Chaparro has nine walks in his last nine games. 
C Carlos Narvaez0-for-4, K
LF Franchy Cordero0-for-4, K
3B Jamie Westbrook2-for-4
  PR Brandon Lockridge0-for-0
2B Jesus Bastidas1-for-4, K

RHP Jhony Brito5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Brito’s statistics down here are meaningless. I am not just saying that because he owns a 6.39 ERA. He is down here to continue to work on things for the inevitable call-up at some point later this season.
RHP Michael Gomez: (L, 0-4) 2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Greg Weissert: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
3.20 ERA (25.1 IP, 19 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB, 39 K)
LHP D.J. Snelten0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K

Somerset (46-29; 4-3 in the second half) (Lost to Reading, 5-4)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-2, RS, BB, HBP, CS (4)
.246/.365/.430 in 326 PA (15 doubles, 1 triple, 11 HR, 36 RBI, 47 R, 46 BB, 61 K, 10-for-14 SB). He has started July 3-for-10 with three walks and a strikeout.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-4, 2 SB (22)
Since we tend to dwell on negatives, here are two positives: 22-for-25 SB (88%); 56 BB in 327 PA (17.1%).
C Austin Wells: 1-for-3, SF, 3 RBI, K
Wells has 86 RBI in 102 games at this level. 
3B Tyler Hardman0-for-4, 3 K
They gave him a day off after his 3-HR game and he is 0-for-8 since. Don’t let the small sample size ruin my narrative.
1B T.J. Rumfield0-for-3, HBP
RF Jeisson Rosario0-for-2, 2 BB, CS (5)
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-4, 2 K
Palensky is in a 4-for-34 slump. He is hitting .213/.396/.440 since his promotion.
DH Eric Wagaman: 2-for-3, 2 RS, BB, SB (13)
.333/.388/.543 in 116 PA with a surprising 13-for-14 SB rate.
2B Mickey Gasper1-for-4, 2B (3), RBI, RS
Gasper’s first career appearance at a position other than P (two games)/C/1B/DH. 

RHP Richard Fitts6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Two of the three walks were compiled in the 7th inning, where Fitts went over the 100-pitch mark. Season: 3.78 ERA (83.1 IP, 79 H, 36 R, 35 ER, 13 HR, 20 BB, 92 K)
RHP Danny Watson0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR
He hadn’t allowed a run since being promoted, so you can say he was due for a tough outing.
LHP Josh Maciejewski: (L, 0-1) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Hudson Valley (43-33; 4-3 in the second half) (Defeated Jersey Shore, 4-2)

CF Spencer Jones1-for-4, 2B (20), RBI, RS, K
If it felt as if he was stuck on 19 doubles forever, you are correct. This is his first double since 6/14.
2B Ben Cowles1-for-4, K
C Agustin Ramirez1-for-3, 2B (4), RBI, BB
Ramirez is 10-for-20 since his promotion (4 doubles, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 K). 
LF Christopher Familia0-for-4, 2 K
Familia is 3-for-22 since his promotion. We all knew this might be a challenge – let’s see how he adjusts.
1B Rafael Flores0-for-4, 3 K
SS Alexander Vargas0-for-4, K
DH Antonio Gomez0-for-4, 2 K
RF Grant Richardson2-for-4, RS, 2 K, CS (1)
3B Marcos Cabrera: 3-for-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 RS
Cabrera’s second 3-hit game of the season. This is his first home run since May 28th.

RHP Tyrone Yulie: (W, 4-5)  5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, HR
3.99 ERA (65.1 IP, 47 H, 37 R, 29 ER, 9 HR, 38 BB, 79 K). A strong start to July after he posted a 2.35 ERA in four June starts (23 IP, 14 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 11 BB, 24 K)
RHP Bailey Dees2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
2.10 ERA (34.1 IP, 17 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 13 BB, 52 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP Clay Aguilar (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Aguilar’s first professional save. Congrats!

Tampa (35-39; 2-4 in the second half) (Lost to Dunedin, 4-2)

DH Jared Serna1-for-5, K
He isn’t on a “hot streak,” but he does own a 6-game hitting streak (7-for-27; 2 doubles, 1 home run)
SS Brenny Escanio0-for-4, 3 K
C Ben Rice1-for-3, 2 K
Rice is 1-for-6 with three walks on his rehab stint.
  C Jesus Rodriguez1-for-1, RS
Rodriguez is 34-for-95 since June 1st (.358; 7 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 15 R, 14 BB, 13 K)
CF Anthony Hall: 1-for-2, RS, HBP, BB, K
LF Daury Arias1-for-4, 2 K
3B Brett Barrera: 2-for-4, 3B (1), RBI
Barrera’s first career triple (44 career games)
RF Tayler Aguilar0-for-2, K
  RF Felix Negueis0-for-2, K
1B Beau Brewer1-for-4
2B Jose Colmenares0-for-3, BB, K
Colmenares’ first game since August 9, 2021. He was signed in 2019 for an undisclosed amount. In 57 career games heading into tonight, he hit .214/.318/.326 with four home runs and 26 RBI.

RHP Leonardo Pestana3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
4.79 ERA (35.2 IP, 35 H, 20 R, 19 ER, 7 HR, 17 BB, 47 K). Injuries limited him to only three appearances between 2021-2022, so they are taking it easy with him.
RHP Kris Bow3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
RHP Matt Keating (L, 5-6): 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR

FCL Yankees (12-10) (Lost to the Phillies, 5-4)

2B Keiner Delgado0-for-5, K
SS Roderick Arias1-for-4, BB, CS (3)
Arias is now a proud owner of a 10-game hitting streak (15-for-39). Overall, he is hitting .263/.411/.461 in 95 PA with four home runs and 16 runs batted in.
DH Hans Montero1-for-5, 3 K
3B Enmanuel Tejeda2-for-4, RS, BB, K
.324/.520/.515 in 98 PA with three home runs and 15 RBI. He is also 13-for-15 stealing bases. Tejeda is only 18 years old.
CF Willy Montero2-for-5, 2B (5), RBI, RS, K
DSL, 2022: .262/.396/.382 in 235 PA
FCL, 2023: .291/.356/.418 in 90 PA.
Yes, the BB rate has gone down – but while the FCL isn’t the perfect league, the DSL is a crazy league. I am never alarmed by walk rates going down when a player gets away from that league.
RF John Cruz2-for-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, RS
.227/.337/.480 in 89 PA (5 HR, 26 RBI, 10 R, 12 BB, 21 K)
LF Joel Mendez1-for-3, BB, K
1B Kelvin Espino2-for-3, 2 2B (4), RBI, BB, K

RHP Carlos Lagrange3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
3.71 ERA (17 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 14 BB, 22 K)
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
I firmly believe that Rodriguez belongs in Tampa.
RHP Montana Semmell: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
A needed dominant performance by Semmell, who pitched well in limited action here in 2022.He was drafted in the 36th round out of high school back in 2019. The Yankees nabbed him for $125,000 – an important number because $125,000 is the max you can give a player after the 10th round without it counting against your bonus pool.

DSL Yankees (15-5)

The game was postponed due to rain.

DSL Bombers (11-10)

The game was postponed due to rain.

Yankees MILB 7/3: Drew Thorpe Continues to Dominate

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Nothing to report.

Scranton (38-41; 3-1 in the second half) (Outscored Syracuse, 10-8. The Railriders trailed 7-1 going into the top of the 5th)

CF Estevan Florial: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 SB (18), CS (9)
Florial is closing in on being the second 20/20 player in the minors this season (Trey Cabbage (LAA) is already there)
SS Oswald Peraza2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
I mentioned a recent slump he was in down here. To be honest, it barely registers with me because we know he can hit this level of pitching. Anyway, he has back-to-back multi-hit games to get himself going again.
C Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
1B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, K
Chaparro had a 16-pitch AB that resulted in a strikeout. Anyway, he has driven in 53 runs this season and has driven home 3+ runs eight times. As for why he left the game, he was ejected.
  2B Jesus Bastidas0-for-0
LF Elijah Dunham0-for-4, BB, 2 K, SB (12)
DH Rodolfo Duran0-for-5, 3 K
RF Franchy Cordero1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, RS, BB, K
  PR-RF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-0
3B Jamie Westbrook1-for-4, 2B (8), 2 RS, BB, K
2B-1B Max Burt1-for-3, RS, BB, K

LHP Tanner Tully4 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Deivi Garcia1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
4.93 ERA (34.2 IP, 32 H, 21 R, 19 ER, 6 HR, 26 BB, 34 K)
RHP Colten Brewer0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Bowman: (W, 4-0)  1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Michael Feliz: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Aaron McGarity (S, 3): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (46-28; 4-2 in the second half) (Lost to Bowie, 5-4)

CF Jasson Dominguez0-for-5, 3 K
Eek.
DH Austin Wells1-for-2, 2B (13), RS, 2 BB, K
.249/.348/.486 in 210 PA at this level (13 doubles, 10 HR, 40 RBI, 26 R, 27 BB, 50 K). He has 22 doubles and 22 HR in 102 Double-A games.
3B Tyler Hardman0-for-4, K
.245/.331/.571 in 245 PA. He has 19 home runs, three short of his personal best set last season. He has played in 53 fewer games.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, HR (15), 2 RBI, RS, K
.220/.314/.469 in 245 PA (7 doubles, 15 HR, 42 RBI, 34 R, 27 BB, 44 K, 7-for-9 SB). His BABIP currently sits at .200. There is no guarantee that a BABIP will normalize during the course of a season, but one would expect his to normalize at least a bit in the second half.
C Josh Breaux1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, K
An injury + the emergence of other catching options has pushed Breaux down a bit. Just remember that he hit 42 HR in 184 games between 2021-2022.
RF Jeisson Rosario0-for-3, BB, 2 K
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-3, BB, 2 K
2B Matt Pita: 2-for-4, RS, CS (1)
SS Delvin Perez2-for-4, K

RHP Yoendrys Gomez3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
1.37 ERA (19.2 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 13 BB, 18 K)
LHP Edgar Barclay2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
16.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 8 BB, 26 K. Barclay was a 15th-round pick in the 2019 draft and has pitched well from the moment he signed on the dotted line.
RHP Jesus Liranzo1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP Lisandro Santos: (L, 1-2)  0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Tanner Myatt0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley (42-33; 3-3 in the second half) (Walloped Wilmington, 11-0, in a 5-inning rain-shortened affair)

CF Spencer Jones1-for-4, 2 RBI, K
Jones has hit safely in four straight games after a bit of a slump. 
SS Alexander Vargas1-for-4, RS
Last 6 games: 8-for-22. Unless he goes on an insane hot streak, he won’t be able to overcome his extreme cold streak. However, he has an entire second half to show everyone that he is adjusting to this level.
DH Agustin Ramirez3-for-3, 2 2B (3), RBI, RS, BB
Ramirez (a catcher) is 9-for-17 with three doubles and a home run since his promotion. Overall, he is hitting .269/.396/.438 in 250 PA (10 doubles, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 39 R, 44 BB, 42 K, 7-for-11 SB). You should start seeing him climb on Yankees’ prospect lists.
C Rafael Flores1-for-4, RS
1B Spencer Henson2-for-3, 2B (12), 3 RS
.260/.348/.464 in 224 PA (12 doubles, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 39 R, 20 BB, 57 K). He probably deserves a look in Somerset, but Rumfield is occupying first base and they rotate the DH spot. 
RF Anthony Garcia1-for-1, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
LF Aldenis Sanchez2-for-3, 2B (9), 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB (13)
Sanchez has a 5-game hitting streak.
3B Eduardo Torrealba0-for-3, RBI
2B Luis Santos1-for-3, 3B (2), 2 RBI, RS

RHP Drew Thorpe: (W, 7-1)  5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Thorpe has allowed one run in his last 33.2 innings (0.27 ERA). Overall, he is pitching to a 2.33 ERA in 77.1 IP (58 H, 24 R, 20 ER, 4 HR, 25 BB, 94 K). He certainly appears to be in line for a promotion.

Tampa (35-39; 2-3 in the second half) (Defeated Daytona, 3-2)

SS Jared Serna1-for-4, HR (14), 2 RBI, RS, K
Serna breaks his 11-game homerless drought. He is hitting .287/.349/.495 in 318 PA.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-3, BB, K, SB (10)
.291/.376/.419 in 235 under-the-radar plate appearances. He has 75 walks (12.3%) and 81 strikeouts (13.3%) in 610 career PA.
CF Anthony Hall0-for-4, 3 K
C Omar Martinez0-for-4, 3 K
DH Daury Arias0-for-2, HBP
2B Brett Barrera1-for-3
RF Jake Palmer0-for-3, K
LF Felix Negueis0-for-3
1B Ronny Rojas1-for-2, HR (5), RBI, RS, BB, K
The 21-year-old has been with the organization since back in 2018. This is his first taste of full-season ball.

RHP Baron Stuart6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR
4.96 ERA (45.1 IP, 44 H, 32 R, 25 ER, 7 HR, 22 BB, 44 K)
RHP Alex Bustamante: (W, 3-0)  1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
3.16 ERA (31.1 IP, 19 H, 15 R, 11 ER, 0 HR, 23 BB, 32 K). He hasn’t allowed a home run in 36.1 career innings.
RHP Manny Ramirez0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Cole Ayers (S, 3): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

FCL Yankees (12-9) (Crushed the Phillies, 13-4)

2B Keiner Delgado1-for-5, HR (3), RBI, 2 RS, SB (14)
If you are going to go 1-for-5, make the “1” a leadoff home run. He was pulled late in the game – probably means nothing, but something to watch.
 3B Angel Rojas0-for-0, RS, BB
SS Roderick Arias2-for-4, HR (4), RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB, K
Arias is on a 9-game hitting streak. Prior to the streak, he was in a 0-for-22 slump. Go ahead – figure out baseball.
3B-2B Hans Montero: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, HBP, 2 K, SB (8)
Montero continues his solid campaign – he is now hitting .347/.525/.625 in 99 PA with a perfect 8-for-8 stolen base rate. He has driven in 16 runs while scoring 20 times.
DH Enmanuel Tejeda1-for-3, BB, 2 K
Not all of them will make it (because how often does that happen in MLB?), but the FCL is overloaded with infielders. All four players at the top of the lineup today are 2B/SS types.
CF Willy Montero: 2-for-5, HR (1), 4 RBI, RS, BB, K
So far in his career, the 18-year-old has been close to as an exclusive CF as you can get without actually being one: 67 starts in CF, 4 in RF, 1 in LF.
RF John Cruz1-for-5, RS, BB, 2 K, CS (1)
LF Joel Mendez1-for-4, 2B (2), 2 RS, BB, 2 K
C Edinson Duran2-for-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
Get those triples out of the way while your knees are still young, kid.
1B Enger Castellano2-for-5, 2B (3), 2 RBI, RS, K

RHP Luis Serna1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
For now, the results are meaningless – we just need him to be healthy.
LHP Henry Lalane1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Lalane is a big kid, so you worry about the BB%. In his debut 2021 campaign, he walked 13.3% of the batters he faced. Last year, he was able to chop that down to 7.1% while increasing his strikeout rate from 20.7% to 26.3%.
LHP Allen Facundo (W, 2-0): 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
The 20-year-old out of Venezuela has a 0.69 ERA in 13 IP (6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 20 K)
RHP Sebastian Keane1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
When it comes to pitchers like Keane, who likely has no business here, all they can do is perform and wait. He now has 22 strikeouts in 13.2 IP.
LHP Miguel Pozo1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Sometimes I wonder if the Yankees even have three LHP in their entire system – never mind having three who pitch in the same game!

DSL Bombers (11-10) (Lost to DSL Colorado, 6-4)

DH Geyber Blanco1-for-3, 2B (7), RS, HBP, K
The 17-year-old is 17-for-51 (.333) with seven doubles in his debut season.
LF Abrahan Ramirez2-for-3, RBI, RS
The 18-year-old is hitting .324/.447/.448 in 132 PA in 2022-2023. He was signed for $30,000 in 2022.

RHP Chalniel Arias (L, 1-1): 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
2.19 ERA (24.2 IP, 22 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 39 K)
RHP Mitchell Chirinos: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
LHP Rafelin Nivar: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Nivar was a $10,000 signing during the 2022 signing period.

DSL Yankees (15-5) (Squeaked past the DSL Rockies squad, 7-6)

CF Brando Mayea1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K, SB (10)
.289/.385/.467 in 52 PA (5 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 11 R, 6 BB, 11 K, 10-for-10 SB)
C Josue Gonzalez2-for-2, 2 2B (9), RBI, 2 RS, BB
The 19-year-old is off to an 18-for-40 (.450) start with 18 RBI, 17 R, and 20 BB in 13 games.
SS Luis Suarez1-for-4, RBI, BB, SB (9)
RF Jose Castro2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, K
3B Anthony Pena: 3-for-4, 2B (3), 3B (1), RBI, 3 RS, K
The 17-year-old is 9-for-27 in his debut season.

RHP Jorge Luna4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Alexis Paulino4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Yankees MILB 7/2: Jack Neely Ks 7 Straight

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Due to the fact that MILB had both Monday and Tuesday off this past week, teams will be playing tomorrow (Monday is typically an off day in every full-season league).

C Josh Breaux was sent down to Somerset due to an injury to Anthony Seigler, who has a career filled with annoying injuries. Even after this transaction, Scranton has three catchers (Ben Rortvedt, Carlos Narvaez, and Rodolfo Duran).

Scranton (37-41; 3-1 in the second half) – The game against Syracuse was postponed due to rain. The lineup was posted prior to the postponement and is below.

CF Estevan Florial0-for-0
Florial is hitting .292/.384/.605 (138 wRC+) in 297 PA with a 13.5% BB and 29.3% K. 
SS Oswald Peraza0-for-0
Peraza is hitting .278/.347/.544 (116 wRC+) in 176 PA with a 6.3% BB and 16.5% K.
LF Elijah Dunham0-for-0
Dunham is hitting .220/.332/.345 (75 wRC+) in 298 PA with a 12.8% BB and 28.5% K.
1B Andres Chaparro0-for-0
Chaparro is hitting .235/.318/.459 (87 wRC+) in 321 PA with a 10.9% BB and 21.2% K.
C Carlos Narvaez0-for-0
After putting up a .801 OPS and 120 wRC+ for Somerset, he has compiled a .897 OPS and 130 wRC+ for Scranton.
RF Franchy Cordero0-for-0
DH Rodolfo Duran0-for-0
Duran is hitting .247/.312/.441 (84 wRC+) in 186 PA with a 7.5% BB and 22.6% K.
3B Jamie Westbrook0-for-0
2B Max Burt0-for-0

RHP Aaron McGarity0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
It looks like Scranton was going the “bullpen game” route…

Somerset (46-27; 4-1 in the second half) (Defeated Bowie, 6-4, in 11 innings)

SS Trey Sweeney1-for-5, RS, K
LF Jasson Dominguez2-for-5, K
Back-to-back multi-hit games.
C Austin Wells0-for-5, RS, K
DH Everson Pereira: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, BB, K
After games of 4/25, Pereira was hitting .220/.304/.380. Since then, in 32 games, he is 37-for-115 (.322; 7 doubles, 9 HR, 24 RBI, 165 wRC+ (the wRC+ number is prior to tonight)). The time away due to injury wasn’t ideal but he is certainly having a strong campaign.
1B T.J. Rumfield1-for-5, K
CF Jeisson Rosario: 2-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, BB
RF Aaron Palensky: 2-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
Palensky now has 16 HR between here and Hudson Valley.
2B Matt Pita2-for-5, RBI, 3 K
3B Delvin Perez1-for-5, CS (1)

RHP Blane Abeyta6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, HR
6.00 ERA (69 IP, 68 H, 48 R, 46 ER, 9 HR, 34 BB, 75 K). The Yankees liked Abeyta enough to sign him after the shortened 2020 COVID draft.
LHP Ryan Anderson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Alex Mauricio:  2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
3.75 ERA (24 IP, 19 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 3 HR, 9 BB, 24 K)
RHP Blas Castano: (W, 4-3)  2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Hudson Valley (41-33; 2-3 in the second half) (Defeated Wilmington, 6-5, on a walk-off wild pitch)

DH Spencer Jones: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, SB (19)
.263/.328/.474 in 299 PA with a 19-for-25 stolen base rate.
SS Ben Cowles0-for-3, 2 SF, 2 RBI, K
Productive Outs alert!
LF Christopher Familia0-for-5, K
1B Rafael Flores2-for-3, RS, BB
.298/.369/.367 in 244 PA (10 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 23 R, 25 BB, 62 K). For a hitter of his ilk, you would like to see a K% below his current 25.4%.
C Antonio Gomez1-for-4, 2B (13), RBI, RS, K
Gomez is now the proud owner of a 7-game hitting streak (8-for-27)
CF Grant Richardson0-for-3, BB, 2 K
RF Aldenis Sanchez1-for-4, 2B (8), RS, K
2B Eduardo Torrealba1-for-3, RS, BB
3B Marcos Cabrera1-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Juan Carela4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K
3.09 ERA (67 IP, 47 H, 28 R, 23 ER, 2 HR, 26 BB, 87 K). He needed 100 pitches, so this was a grind. Like I said the other night, I like to see how prospects respond when they don’t have their A++ stuff – Carela did well to get these 14 outs with limited damage.
RHP Indigo Diaz2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
Diaz stranded both of the runners inherited from Carera. They tried to stretch him into a third inning and he gave up some runs. That is what the minors are for.
RHP Jack Neely: (W, 4-2)  2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Neely strikes out seven in a row on only 25 pitches, setting a new personal best for strikeouts in a game (struck out six in a game earlier this season). He now owns a 2.60 ERA in 34.2 IP (19 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 55 K). Neely stands 6’8″ and was drafted in the 11th round of the 2021 draft out of Ohio State. 

Tampa (34-39; 1-3 in the second half) (Lost to Daytona, 6-1, in ten innings)

SS Jared Serna1-for-4, BB
Serna has hit safely in four straight games but is mostly in “maintenance” mode right now as his numbers are holding steady at .288/.350/.488 in 314 plate appearances (16 doubles, 1 triple, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 48 R, 26 BB (8.3%), 51 K (16.2%), 16-for-21 SB). Something to keep in mind: This is Serna’s first full season in a full-season league – it wouldn’t be shocking if a little fatigue starts to set in.
3B Jesus Rodriguez1-for-4, 2B (10), BB
.290/.374/.420 in 231 plate appearances.
DH Ben Rice0-for-1, 3 BB
Rice has 21 walks in 17 games (he is only in Tampa for a rehab stint). His BB% is 28.4%.
   PH-DH Ronny Rojas0-for-1, RS, K
2B Brenny Escanio0-for-4, BB, K
Escanio has walked eight times in his last five games. He is not likely to ever have much power, so he will need to slap the ball around, take his walks, and play good defense if he wants to eventually advance to the highest level.
C Omar Martinez0-for-4, RBI, BB
.223/.355/.354 in 211 plate appearances (6 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 24 R, 33 BB, 64 K). Martinez is a 21-year-old left-handed bat.
CF Daury Arias1-for-5
OPS, by month, for the toolsy OF:  April (.504), May (.736), June (.760). We’ll see what July brings.
LF Jake Palmer: 1-for-3, 2B (3), BB
Palmer is 6-for-25 (.240) since his promotion with three doubles and a rather impressive 9/1 BB/K.
RF Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-2, BB, HBP
1B Beau Brewer1-for-4, 2B (1)

RHP Justin Lange:  5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 BB, 4 K
4.35 ERA (51.2 IP, 31 H, 29 R, 25 ER, 5 HR, 42 BB, 80 K). If the player development system “solves” Lange, they should all get significant promotions and raises.
RHP Yorlin Calderon1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
2.81 ERA (41.2 IP, 31 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 12 BB, 52 K). Calderon features a starting pitcher’s mix, throwing a sinker, slider, curve, and changeup. His main pitch (at least for today, but I assume it is usually the case) is the curveball. The other three pitches were mixed equally today.
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Adam Stone (L, 1-2):  1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

FCL Yankees (11-9) 

Day off.

DSL Bombers (11-9)

Day off.

DSL Yankees (14-5) 

Day off.

Yankees MILB 7/1: Tyler Hardman Hits 3 HR

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (37-41; 3-1 in the second half) (Knocked off Syracuse, 8-3)

RF Estevan Florial: 2-for-5, 2B (11), 3B (4), 2 RS, K
Florial has 35 extra-base hits (11 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR) in 62 games. 
SS Oswald Peraza2-for-5, HR (12), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
A nice start to his July after a tough June (which featured an injury). He hit only .155/.265/.310 during that month.
C Ben Rortvedt2-for-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Simply put, he must stay healthy.
3B Andres Chaparro1-for-5, 2B (14), RBI, RS, K
LF Elijah Dunham0-for-4, BB, K
1B Carlos Narvaez2-for-3, HR (6), SF, 2 RBI, RS
Narvaez, who is hitting .283, has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season.
DH Franchy Cordero0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Jesus Bastidas1-for-4, 2B (11), RBI, K
CF Brandon Lockridge1-for-4, K

RHP Mitch Spence: (W, 6-4)  7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, HR
Spence puts together a big effort. His ERA is at 4.63 in 83.2 IP (84 H, 49 R, 43 ER, 16 HR, 32 BB, 72 K). It’s the third time this season he has put together a 7-inning effort.
RHP Deivi Garcia1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
LHP D.J. Snelten: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR

Somerset (45-27; 3-1 in the second half) (Defeated Bowie, 9-5)

SS Trey Sweeney1-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB
A nice start to July after his strong June. Sweeney is hitting .245/.363/.434 in 317 PA. The most important thing is that most of the “bad” stuff happened early (he was still taking his share of walks during his down time) and he is showing a lot of progress.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, 2 RS, K, SB (19)
Dominguez’s first multi-hit game since June 16th. This one gets the average back over .200 (.201)
LF Everson Pereira0-for-5, RS, 2 K
C Austin Wells1-for-4, SF, 2 RBI, K
.253/.348/.494 in 201 plate appearances at this level.
3B Tyler Hardman3-for-4, 3 HR (19), 4 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
Hardman is the first Yankees prospect to hit three HR in a game since…Jhon Imbert on June 29 down in the DSL!  Before Imbert, I know that Everson Pereira hit three home runs in a game back in September 2021. I don’t recall if any others have done it recently. Hardman is hitting .250/.336/.582 in 241 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 40 RBI, 40 R, 27 BB, 70 K). He has three multi-HR games this season, all since June 17th. If he can truly play third base at the highest level, his stock goes up.
1B T.J. Rumfield1-for-4, 2B (7), RS, BB, K
DH Eric Wagaman3-for-5, 2B (7), 2 K, SB (12)
Wagaman is hitting .324/.375/.539 in 112 PA with a 12-for-13 SB rate (he was 11-for-19 in his career entering this season)
RF Matt Pita0-for-5, K
2B Delvin Perez: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, RS, K, SB (6)

RHP Chase Hampton5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
Hampton has very few clunkers in his debut season (had a 4.2 IP/5 R outing in Hudson Valley back on 4/25). Double-A is a huge adjustment so we’ll see how he comes back next time out.
RHP Danny Watson: (W, 2-0) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 12.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K. He has ten strikeouts in his last 5.2 IP.
RHP Justin Wilson1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
3.86 ERA (28 IP, 22 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 3 HR, 18 BB, 28 K)
RHP Zac Houston1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Hudson Valley (40-33; 1-3 in the second half) (Defeated Wilmington, 8-2)

CF Spencer Jones1-for-4, BB, 2 K, CS (6)
.259/.323/.474 in 294 PA with 25 walks (8.5%) and 95 strikeouts (32.3%)
3B Ben Cowles1-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-5, 2B (1), 2 RS
Ramirez is 6-for-14 since his promotion with a double and a home run.
DH Christopher Familia2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Familia is 3-for-13 with a double and 4 runs batted in since his promotion. He has a rather incredible 35 RBI in 24 games.
SS Alexander Vargas2-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, RS
Vargas has three multi-hit games in his last four games played. A major slump crushed his triple slash, which is at .222/.276/.370.
1B Spencer Henson2-for-,3, 2B (11), SF, 2 RBI, RS, K
.254/.344/.455 in 221 PA.
LF Grant Richardson1-for-4, 2 K, SB (10)
RF Aldenis Sanchez1-for-3, BB, K, SB (12), CS (4)
2B Luis Santos1-for-4, K

LHP Carlos Rodon3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
He handled his demotion to Hudson Valley well. He really didn’t do anything all that bad in Somerset.
RHP Zach Messinger (W, 1-5): 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
It took piggybacking Rodon to earn a much-deserved first win of the season. He owns a 2.98 ERA in 63.1 IP (57 H, 28 R, 21 ER, 6 HR, 32 BB, 82 K)
LHP Clay Aguilar0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Tampa (34-39; 1-3 in the second half) (Lost to Daytona, 12-2)

SS Jared Serna1-for-4, 2B (16), RS, K
.288/.350/.491 in 309 PA.
2B Brenny Escanio0-for-1, RS, 3 BB, CS (5)
.226/.330/.297 in 286 PA with 15 stolen bases in 20 tries.
C Ben Rice0-for-2
Rice is on a rehab stint. He got off to a red-hot start up in Hudson Valley (15-for-44, 2 HR, 18 BB) but has missed two months due to injury.
  C Jesus Rodriguez0-for-2
CF Anthony Hall1-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 K
.275/.387/.461 in 230 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 38 R, 34 BB, 51 K)
LF Daury Arias0-for-4, K
3B Brett Barrera0-for-2, K
  3B Beau Brewer0-for-2
DH Tayler Aguilar1-for-4, 2B (11)
RF Jake Palmer1-for-1, 2 BB
1B Ronny Rojas0-for-3, 3 K

RHP Sean Hermann: (L, 4-5)  2.1 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 0 K
Print out this boxscore and burn it. Move on to the next.
RHP Shane Gray2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.48 ERA (32.2 IP, 24 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 15 BB, 39 K). He is doing a solid job in his debut season – just add him to the list of pitchers who are deserving of a promotion.
RHP Matt Keating0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Keating is having a good year – hopefully this is just a bump in the road.
RHP Cole Ayers1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
4.55 ERA (31.2 IP, 33 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB, 42 K). His BABIP is .362.

FCL Yankees (11-9) (Lost to the Tigers, 12-2)

2B Keiner Delgado: 2-for-5, 2 2B (8), RBI
DSL, 2022: .310/.504/.506 (238 PA)
FCL, 2023: .313/.433/.488 (97 PA).
He continues to maintain a 2-to-1 BB/K ratio in his career (74/37)
DH Roderick Arias: 1-for-2, RS, 3 BB, CS (2)
DSL, 2022: .194/.379/.370 (140 PA)
FCL, 2023: .250/.393/.426 (84 PA) – currently on an 8-game hitting streak.
A massive improvement for the 18-year-old.
SS Hans Montero2-for-4, 2B (4), RBI, BB
Montero couldn’t even hit .200 in 375 DSL plate appearances while hitting two home runs.
In the FCL this year, he is hitting .353/.527/.647 in 93 PA with four home runs.
RF Joel Mendez2-for-4, K
Mendez has a 5-game hitting streak (8-for-21)

RHP Osiel Rodriguez2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR
13 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 22 K. He seems ready for an extended Low-A run.

DSL Bombers (11-9) (Defeated the Mets, 5-2, in a 7-inning game)

CF Gabriel Lara1-for-3, RS, BB
SS Ovandy Frias1-for-3, 2B (3), 3 RBI, BB, K
10-for-40 (3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
RF David Beckles2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS, K
13-for-49 (.265; 4 doubles, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 BB, 9 K)
2B Abrahan Ramirez2-for-3, 2B (3), 2 RS, K

RHP Alejandro Gomez (W, 2-0): 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

DSL Yankees (14-5) (Lost to Rangers Blue, 9-3)

CF Brando Mayea0-for-3, BB, 2 K, 2 SB (9)
9-for-9 stealing bases in his 11-game career.
C Josue Gonzalez1-for-2, 2B (7), RS, 3 BB, SB (3)
This is a true blue DSL stat line: 16-for-38 (7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R, 19 BB, 6 K).
SS Santiago Gomez1-for-4, 2B (5), RBI, RS, K
18-for-53 (5 doubles, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 18 R, 13 BB, 13 K, 8-for-11 SB)
1B Andry Javier2-for-5, 2 RBI, K

LHP Pedro Rodriguez2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
14.2 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 19 K