News:
The Yankees released OF Luis Gonzalez from his minor league contract, finally getting their revenge for that game-winning hit in the 2001 World Series. Sorry, Luis, you are guilty by association even if you don’t have any association.
Gonzalez hit .282/.374/.397 in 91 plate appearances for Scranton.
Expect a report delay on Sunday due to Mother’s Day.
Scranton (26-11) (Split a doubleheader with Rochester)
Game 1 (Lost a close one, 15-3)
3B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB, K
CF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, RBI, 3 K
.248/.333/.519 in 150 PA. The 35.3% K is concerning.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, K
C Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-4, 2 2B (7), RS, 2 K
LF Taylor Trammell: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
Trammell cleared waivers and was outrighted to Scranton, where the Yankees will try to tap into some of what once made him a top prospect.
RF Oscar Gonzalez: 0-for-1, RS, 2 BB, K
DH-P Jose Rojas: 0-for-2, RS, BB
SS Kevin Smith: 0-for-1, SF, RBI, BB
2B Josh VanMeter: 0-for-2, BB
LHP Edgar Barclay: (L, 3-2) 4 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 3 HR
This is a “toss it out” outing. Season: 4.86 ERA (33.1 IP, 30 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 5 HR, 19 BB, 34 K).
RHP Cody Morris: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
LHP Clayton Andrews: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Jose Rojas: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
Game 2 (Won, 5-3 – proving that one game rarely builds momentum to the next)
CF Greg Allen: 1-for-3, K
3B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-2, BB
.290/.414/.442 in 170 PA. He owns a 15-game on-base streak.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, BB
.310/.372/.476 with 18 RBI in 94 PA since his promotion.
DH Taylor Trammell: 0-for-3, K
RF Oscar Gonzalez: 1-for-3, HR (2), RBI, RS
LF Jose Rojas: 1-for-3, HR (7), RBI, RS, K
Pitches in Game 1, homers in Game 2 – is there anything Jose Rojas can’t do?
LF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-0
C Luis Torrens: 1-for-3, RS, 2 K
SS Jeter Downs: 1-for-1, 2B (5), 2 RS, 2 BB
.267/.358/.533 in 107 PA. This is Downs’ 4th season in Triple-A, and he didn’t do much in the first three years.
2B Josh VanMeter: 1-for-3, 2B (6), RBI, K
RHP Cody Poteet (W, 3-0): 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, HR
3.68 ERA (29.1 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 4 HR, 7 BB, 34 K). One thing the Yankees don’t lack is adequate pitching depth.
LHP Anthony Misiewicz (S, 3): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Somerset (15-15) (Defeated Altoona, 7-3, in a 7-inning game. This was supposed to be a doubleheader, but Game 1 was delayed, so they postponed Game 2. They will try to play two tomorrow)
CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-3, 3 RBI, SB (6), BB, K
His recent slump is documented, so this is nice to see.
SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, 3 K
2B Anthony Seigler: 0-for-0
C Ben Rice: 2-for-4, HR (8), RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Rice’s first HR since April 30. He is hitting .264/.386/.509 in 133 PA.
1B Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, RS, K
HR >>>>> Singles. However, I like the fact he compiled a couple of singles today. Maybe this is the start of non-HR falling in more often. He is hitting .248/.387/.564 in 124 PA.
2B-SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, 2B (11), 2 RS, BB
.333/.416/.556 in 125 PA (11 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 18 R, 11.2% BB, 16% K). He is on pace to match last year’s HR total (10) while eclipsing last year’s doubles pace (18 in 453 PA).
DH Grant Richardson: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
.299/.361/.483 in 97 PA. When do we take his Double-A performance (which goes back to the second half of 2023) seriously?
3B J.C. Escarra: 3-for-4, 2 RS
Escarra was in a 1-for-17 slump entering today.
RF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
LF Jared Wegner: 0-for-3, 2 K
LHP Brock Selvidge: (W, 3-1): 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HR
The rare minor league complete game. Selvidge needed 93 pitches to get through this one. Season: 2.18 ERA (33 IP, 26 H, 13 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 33 K). Selvidge won’t be 22 until late August. I think he belongs on midseason Top 100 lists, but when you get towards the bottom of those lists, there are a lot of prospects for the “experts” to choose from.
Hudson Valley (14-15) (Lost to Aberdeen, 6-5, in extra innings. This game started extremely late due to rain)
2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-5, K
SS Jared Serna: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
Serna’s 9-game hitting streak is snapped.
RF Jace Avina: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
C-3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-3, 2B (6), 2 RBI, RS, K
Rodriguez is hitting .321 with a .919 OPS (6 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 16 R).
3B Beau Brewer: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
PR-LF Kyle Battle: 0-for-0, RS
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-3, 2 2B (7), RBI, BB, K
DH Kiko Romero: 0-for-1, 3 BB, K
CF Nelson Medina: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K
LF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-4, K
C Juan Crisp: 0-for-0
LHP Kyle Carr: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Carr sets a new personal best for strikeouts (only his 6th start). He owns a 5.64 ERA in 22.1 IP (26 H, 21 R, 14 ER, 1 HR, 20 BB, 19 K).
RHP Matt Keating: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
4.00 ERA (18 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 23 K)
RHP Cole Ayers: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Steven Fulgencio: (L, 1-1) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Tampa (10-22) (Lost to Clearwater, 9-4. By the way, I love it when affiliates play well and win titles. However, do I worry about a 10-22 Low-A team? No)
SS George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-3, 3 K
Not the return he wanted, but at least he is back. He is hitting .226/.422/.258 in 83 PA.
2B Brenny Escanio: 2-for-2
13-for-43 (.302) in limited action.
2B-SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, K
1B Dylan Jasso: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
7-game hitting streak (13-for-29)
CF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-4, 2B (5), BB, K
RF Willy Montero: 1-for-4, RBI, RS
3B Hans Montero: 2-for-4, SB (1)
Montero’s third straight multi-hit effort jumps his average to .300 (9-for-30). When Enmanuel Tejeda returns from injury, there will be an infield crunch to sort through. Will Montero head to the FCL?
LF Coby Morales: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
DH Tomas Frick: 2-for-4, 2B (6), RS
Frick is hitting .373 with a 1.033 OPS (6 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 8 BB, 11 K). He has reached base safely in all 15 of his games.
C Manuel Palencia: 2-for-4, RS
RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
It’s only a matter of time before he is activated.
RHP Josh Grosz: 4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
6.66 ERA (25.2 IP, 33 H, 28 R, 19 ER, 7 HR, 12 BB, 40 K). The K rate is solid and the HR rate needs to come down (his HR/FB was 27.8% entering today, which will likely go up. Is that unlucky? Let me say this: 13% is considered “awful”) He is 21 and in his first professional season – he deserves a load of patience.
RHP Cade Austin: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Montana Semmel: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Kris Bow: 0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
FCL (4-2) (Defeated the Blue Jays, 9-3, in a 7-inning game)
(Remember, I do not list out the entire lineup for the FCL/DSL games)
C Edgleen Perez: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K
Perez went 0-for-2 with a HBP in the season opener. Since: 5-for-10, 2 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 5 BB, 1 K
1B Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-2, RBI, RS, 3 BB, K
7-for-15 (2 doubles, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 7 BB, 4 K). When Perez is 17, Gonzalez is 20. Since the FCL starts earlier and ends earlier now, some of these kids will trickle up to Low-A once this season ends. Gonzalez already looks like a good candidate.
DH Engelth Urena: 1-for-4, SF, RBI, 2 K
Season debut for the 19-year-old who hadn’t played since 2022. Oh, in case you are wondering, he too is listed as a catcher. I would love to be in the room when the Yankees discuss all their catching prospects.
SS Juan Matheus: 1-for-2, HR (1), 3 RBI, RS, 2 BB
Two good signs for Matheus: They are playing him extensively at shortstop and batting him in the middle of the order. That indicates some level of trust.
3B Luis Ogando: 2-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, HBP
Ogando hit 6 HR in 70 DSL games.
RHP Omar Gonzalez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Alejandro Gomez: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Jose Guzman (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP Rafelin Nivar: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
DSL (0-0)
It will be a while before their season starts!