News:
IF Kevin Smith cleared waivers. Unlike the last time, he could have declined an outright assignment but didn’t do so. He will return to Scranton.
Scranton (33-20) (Avenged last night’s 10-0 loss by crushing Toledo, 11-2)
2B Jorbit Vivas: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, BB, K
Vivas started 1-for-14 on his second rehab stint. He is 8-for-20 since.
SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-2, 3 RS, 3 BB, K
If both are still around, Vivas/Peraza could be a part of a battle for the second base job in 2025.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-5, HR (3), RBI, RS, CS (2), K
Rumfield’s first extra-base hit since May 7th.
DH Jose Rojas: 1-for-4, HR (10), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Rojas’ 7th HR in May. In 2023, it would have earned him a promotion to the full-time MLB LF job.
C Luis Torrens: 1-for-5, HR (5), 3 RBI, RS
LF Taylor Trammell: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
RF Oscar Gonzalez: 1-for-5, K
3B Josh VanMeter: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB
CF Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-3, 2 RS, SB (18), BB
.262/.392/.350 in 125 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 15 RBI, 20 R, 18-for-20 SB). Lockridge is 119-for-142 stealing bases in his 461-game minor league career.
LHP Tanner Tully (W, 1-3): 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR
RHP Ron Marinaccio: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
0.75 ERA (12 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 11 K)
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Phil Bickford: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.54 ERA (20.1 IP, 19 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 27 K).
Somerset (23-24) (Walked it off against Bowie, 2-1)
DH Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, K
His RBI single in the bottom of the 9th won the game, and he needed that! This extends his on-base streak to 12, though as I said yesterday, the numbers aren’t eye-popping during this stretch.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-2
Dominguez’s first game in the field this season.
PH-CF Grant Richardson: 0-for-2, K
The Yankees rarely, if ever, allow a rehabbing player to play a full nine innings the first time they play in the field.
1B Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-4, 2B (8)
While he hasn’t homered in a while, he is hitting .300/.389/.525 during May. There wasn’t a way he was maintaining the “9 HR a month” thing he did in April. As his HR rate has dropped, his BABIP has normalized and I think we are seeing a clearer picture of who Ramirez can be.
C Ben Rice: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
For those who clamor for Rice to play first base, let me ask you this: Anthony Rizzo has been an issue. We don’t know if he will ever be good again. Neither do the Yankees. Yet, the organization continues to put Rice behind the plate rather than giving him extensive reps at first base (14 starts this season). In my world, this tells me that Rice is not seen as a replacement at first base, even as I declared last night that he can be a 2025 option. Catching increases trade value, but MLB crisis >>> trade value. Do they think a crisis doesn’t exist? Or, is it that Rice wouldn’t solve the crisis? At the very least, I think it is fair to ask.
3B J.C. Escarra: 1-for-3, BB
2B-SS Jordan Groshans: 0-for-4, 2 K
RF Jared Wegner: 0-for-2, RS, CS (2), 2 BB
LF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-2, RBI, SB (9), 2 BB
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-3
2B Anthony Seigler: 0-for-1, K
RHP Zach Messinger: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Messinger sets a new best for strikeouts in a game. Season: 3.56 ERA (55.2 IP, 45 H, 30 R, 22 ER, 4 HR, 18 BB, 66 K). BB/9, by year: 2022: 4.84; 2023: 4.80; 2024: 2.91. He compiled a 1.95 ERA in 27.2 IP with a 36/8 K/BB during May.
RHP Colby White: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
RHP Leonardo Pestana: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Since promotion: 0.79 ERA (11.1 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 12 K). Pestana has been with the organization since 2018, but injuries have limited him to 140.2 innings. The Yankees likely threw him into the bullpen in 2024 as a “last ditch” effort and it has worked so far. He will be 26 in July.
RHP Kevin Stevens (W, 3-0): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Hudson Valley (22-22) (Defeated Aberdeen, 9-3)
2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K
SS Jared Serna: 2-for-4, 2 HR (9), 7 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Serna hit a grand slam and a 3-run blast. He ties his best for RBI in a game (set last July) and has 7 HR in May (five of them in two games). Overall, he is hitting .241 with a .831 OPS in 202 PA (11 doubles, 9 HR, 35 RBI, 32 R, 14.9% BB, 17.8% K)
CF Jace Avina: 1-for-4, BB, K
C Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, BB
Rodriguez is hitting .329 with a .913 OPS. In his last three games, he is 8-for-12 with 3 doubles and a pair of walks. He has 66 games played at this level over the past two seasons, hitting .339. He does all this while playing anywhere they ask him to play.
DH Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4, 2 K
1B Josh Moylan: 2-for-4, 2 RS, K
Last 10 games: 11-for-35 (.314) with seven walks.
LF Garrett Martin: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
3B Kiko Romero: 1-for-2, 2 RS, HBP, BB
RF Nelson Medina: 0-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, K
RHP Baron Stuart: (W, 3-1) 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Stuart was returned here from Scranton, where he tossed a 7-inning complete game in an emergency start.
RHP Huey Morrill: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Cole Ayers: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
2.08 ERA (30.1 IP, 21 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 37 K)
Tampa (18-29) (Lost two games to Palm Beach)
Game 1 (Lost, 8-7, in 11 innings. This was the conclusion of yesterday’s suspended game)
2B George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-6
Well, this improves the K%. #Positivity.
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-6, RS, SB (12), 5 K
This certainly does not improve the K%. #Reality.
1B Dylan Jasso: 2-for-5, 2B (15), RBI, RS, 2 K
LF Jackson Castillo: 0-for-3, RS
LF Daury Arias: 1-for-2, 2B (4), RBI
3B Hans Montero: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-5, 4 K
RF Coby Morales: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, RS, K
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-2, K
C Edinson Duran: 1-for-3, 2B (3)
DH Tomas Frick: 3-for-4, RBI
PR-DH Brenny Escanio: 0-for-1, RS
RHP Luis Serna: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
4.75 ERA (36 IP, 28 H, 19 R, 19 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 42 K). May: 24.2 IP, 14 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 26 K. Serna has allowed 3 home runs in 136.2 career innings.
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Cade Austin: 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
3.31 ERA (32.2 IP, 25 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 5 HR, 7 BB, 37 K). The HR rate is high, but this is a solid debut season.
RHP Montana Semmel: 1.2, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Kris Bow (L, 1-1): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Game 2 (Lost, 5-0, in a 7-inning game)
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-3, 2 K
Ouch. These two games didn’t go Arias’ way. He is hitting .200/.314/.320 in 207 PA (13.5% BB, 35.7% K)
1B Dylan Jasso: 0-for-3, 2 K
2B Hans Montero: 0-for-3, K
.260/.341/.425 in 82 PA.
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-3, 2 K
.184/.251/.241 in 175 PA
RF Coby Morales: 1-for-3
25-for-81 (.309/.406/.383) with 16 RBI in May.
C Tomas Frick: 1-for-3
.316/.409/.434 in 88 PA (6 doubles, 1 HR, 11 RBI). Frick isn’t an everyday presence, but he has hit well.
3B Brenny Escanio: 1-for-2, K
DH Edinson Duran: 0-for-2, K
LF Daury Arias: 0-for-1, CS (1), BB, K
RHP Cade Smith: (L, 2-3) 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
He generated 14 whiffs with his slider. Season: 3.02 ERA (41.2 IP, 29 H, 19 R, 14 ER, 1 HR, 20 BB, 51 K). So far, his debut season is nothing to complain about.
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
1.61 ERA (22.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB, 24 K)
FCL (11-7)
Scheduled day off. This is a weird league.
DSL (0-0)
It will be a while before their season starts!