Yankees MILB 8/21: Josh Grosz is Humming

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Scranton (69-51) (Lost to St. Paul, 7-6, in 10 innings)

2B Caleb Durbin1-for-4, BB, 2 K
CF Jasson Dominguez1-for-5, RBI, RS
Since coming back from his most recent injury: 19-for-74 (.257). That does not include his 0-for-4 in Detroit. His numbers looked shaky, but he is now on a 12-for-27 run. 
3B Jorbit Vivas0-for-5
1B T.J. Rumfield1-for-4, BB, K
C Carlos Narvaez1-for-5, RBI, 2 K
LF Taylor Trammell2-for-5, 2B (18), 2 RS, SB (12), K
In his last 40 games, Trammell has 9 doubles, 12 HR, 31 RBI, 31 R, and 7 stolen bases in 8 attempts. Minor league baseball has rarely been an issue for him.
DH J.C. Escarra: 3-for-3, 2B (8), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Escarra is on a 6-game hitting streak (8-for-22). He is hitting .333 with a .951 OPS in 102 PA since his promotion.
RF Greg Allen1-for-4, K
   RF Jahmai Jones0-for-0
SS Kevin Smith2-for-3, 2B (14), SF, 2 RBI, RS, SB (12)

RHP Phil Bickford2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
With Warren’s promotion, Scranton needed to go with a bullpen game.
LHP Victor Gonzalez2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Alex Mauricio1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
The 6’0″ Mauricio can pack some punch (hit 95.1 MPH with his 4-seamer and 94.9 with his sinker).
RHP Nick Burdi1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Burdi averaged 94.6 MPH with his 4-seamer (95.9 max)
LHP Oddanier Mosqueda1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR
Mosqueda allowed a grand slam, allowing his two inherited runners to score.
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Joey Gerber: (L, 0-1) 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K


Somerset (59-55) (Mauled Portland, 12-0. Back-to-back shutout wins have chopped the deficit to 3.5 games)

C Rafael Flores1-for-4, 3 RS, SB (3), 2 BB
Since promotion: .267/.353/.515 in 187 PA. Overall, he is hitting .277/.381/.489 in 420 PA (25 doubles, 17 HR, 57 RBI, 55 R, 5-for-6 SB, 13.8% BB, 25.7% K).
1B Tyler Hardman0-for-3, SF, RBI, RS, BB, 3 K
CF Grant Richardson3-for-5, HR (8), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
.269/.328/.431 in 355 PA (24 doubles, 2 triples, 8 HR, 41 RBI, 45 R, 13-for-15 SB, 7.3% BB, 27.9% K). He has a 7-game hitting streak (11-for-26; 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
DH Elijah Dunham1-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Anthony Seigler1-for-4, 2B (18), RBI, 2 RS, BB
LF Cole Gabrielson: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 4 RBI
Gabrielson sets a personal best for RBI in a game.
RF Jared Wegner0-for-4, BB, 2 K
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-3, HR (4), RBI, 2 RS, SB (6), 2 BB
For Somerset: .258/.299/.417 in 174 PA (4 doubles, 5 triples, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 17 R, 6-for-13 SB, 4.6% BB, 22.4% K). I won’t blow smoke up your butt, but any offense from Vargas is valuable. He is already Rule 5 eligible. Given he is now in Double-A, his chances to get picked go up. However, he is unlikely to be protected.
3B Max Burt0-for-5, 3 K

RHP Bailey Dees: (W, 5-7) 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 10 K
Dees’ first career 10+ strikeout effort. Season: 4.64 ERA (120.1 IP, 106 H, 67 R, 62 ER, 13 HR, 49 BB, 126 K). As of this writing, he leads the Eastern League in strikeouts.
RHP Matt Sauer1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Cole Ayers1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K. Overall, he owns a 2.90 ERA (59 IP, 47 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 5 HR, 21 BB, 74 K). Yes, he belongs on your “future bullpen” radar.
RHP McKinley Moore1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K


Hudson Valley (60-54) (Defeated Wilmington, 5-3. They improved to 27-22 in the second half, which leads their division.)

2B Roc Riggio1-for-3, 2B (23), RS, SB (23), BB
Riggio has 4 doubles and 4 stolen bases in his last 6 games. 
  2B Brenny Escanio0-for-1, K
SS George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-4, SB (5), BB, K
Since promotion: 7-for-52 (5-for-6 SB). His BABIP is .179 and his K% is a reasonable 21.7%. He is showing signs of adjusting, but I expected the struggle. 
DH Josh Moylan1-for-4, HR (8), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
RF Garrett Martin1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, SB (13), 2 BB, 2 K
CF Brendan Jones1-for-2, RS, 2 SB (3), 2 BB, K
Jones earned a quick promotion to Hudson Valley and continues to be a pest. Between here and Tampa, he is 11-for-32 (.344) in 11 games (3 doubles, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 8-for-8 SB, 18 BB, 10 K). He turns 23 next April and one can see him getting to Somerset in a hurry next year. For now, he is doing what he needs to do.
3B Dylan Jasso0-for-4, 2 K
LF Coby Morales2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 SB (2), BB
Morales is 33-for-40 stealing bases between here and Tampa. 
C Antonio Gomez1-for-3, SF, RBI, 2 K
.248/.316/.455 in 138 PA at this level (11 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 21 R). He is on a 6-game hitting streak and is 18-for-50 in August.
1B Kiko Romero0-for-3, BB, K

RHP Josh Grosz: (W, 3-1) 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Since promotion: 17.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 8 BB, 12 K.  Since June 28th (between here and Tampa): 8 starts, 5-0, 0.59 ERA (46 IP, 20 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 15 BB, 39 K)
RHP Ocean Gabonia1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Kelly Austin: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Since being acquired: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K. Overall, he owns a 52/7 K/BB over 42.1 IP.
LHP Joel Valdez (S, 4): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K


Tampa (48-66) (Swept a doubleheader against Fort Myers)

Game 1 (Won, 4-1)

CF Marshall Toole0-for-3, 3 K
SS Roderick Arias1-for-3
.220/.319/.363 in 489 PA (16 doubles, 7 triples, 10 HR, 62 RBI, 65 R, 28-for-41 SB, 11.96% BB, 32.8% K).
vs. RHP: .218/.327/.391
vs. LHP: .230/.284/.253
His strikeout rate since 7/1 is 26%.
RF Willy Montero0-for-3, K
DH Tyler Wilson0-for-2, BB
2B Hans Montero: 2-for-3, HR (8), RBI, RS
Montero has homered in back-to-back games.
1B Parks Harber1-for-3, RS, SB (3), K
LF Dillon Lewis2-for-3, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, SB (1)
It was an impressive professional debut for Lewis, the Yankees’ 13th-round pick out of Queens College (NC). The 21-year-old right-handed bat hit .371/.444/.729 with 22 HR in 261 PA. He was 3rd in the Atlantic Sun Conference in homers and 4th in stolen bases (20).
C Josue Gonzalez: 2-for-3, RBI, CS (3), K
.256/.330/.326 in 100 PA since his promotion.
3B Duncan Pastore: 1-for-3, RBI, SB (1)

LHP Henry Lalane2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Lalane averaged only 89.7 MPH with his 4-seamer (90.5 max). This is not the Lalane that was advertised, which is concerning. 
RHP Luis Arejula (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Alejandro Gomez1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Chris Kean (S, 1): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K. Including his time in the FCL, Kean has a 1.00 ERA in 27 IP with a 35/4 K/BB.

Game 2 (Won, 7-5)

CF Marshall Toole0-for-3, HBP, 2 K
A tough day for Toole, but he is still hitting .286/.479/.343 in 48 PA. He has 11 walks (22.9%) and 12 strikeouts (25%).
DH Willy Montero0-for-3, BB
LF Tyler Wilson0-for-4, K
SS Hans Montero1-for-4, RS, 3 K
1B Parks Harber1-for-4, 3B (2), RBI, RS
Harber is 11-for-38 (.289) with five extra-base hits (2 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run) in his first 11 professional games.
RF Joe Delossantos2-for-3, RBI, 3 RS, 2 SB (6), HBP
Delossantos is 9-for-33 (.273/.442/.333) in his first 11 professional games.
3B Duncan Pastore1-for-2, 2 RS, SB (2), HBP, BB
Pastore is 7-for-11 (.636) with three walks and zero strikeouts in his first four professional games. 
C Diomedes Hernandez3-for-4, 4 RBI
The 19-year-old is 8-for-25 with 7 RBI at this level. He set a personal best for RBI tonight.
2B Owen Cobb0-for-4, K

RHP Danny Flatt: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
His two starts at this level haven’t gone to plan, but that’s OK. We can treat this as getting his feet wet in a full-season league.
RHP Cade Austin1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
4.07 ERA (42 IP, 32 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 7 HR, 13 BB, 46 K)
RHP Luis Pacheco: (W, 2-0)  1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Kristofer Bow (S, 2): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K


FCL (35-22)

Their season is over.


DSL Yankees (17-36)

Their season is over.


DSL Bombers (30-25) 

Their season is over. The Bombers had a good season but it wasn’t enough to make the playoffs.