Yankees MILB 8/30: Roderick Arias Homers, Drives Home 4

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Scranton (73-55) (Lost two games to Rochester)

Game 1 (Lost, 6-2)

2B Caleb Durbin1-for-1, 2B (20), SB (25)
I don’t know why Durbin was pulled. As you may suspect, he didn’t play in Game 2. The game log doesn’t tell us anything—he wasn’t pulled after the double or stolen base. We’ll see if anything comes of it. As you may know, Durbin has a few injuries over the last two seasons. Last season, he suffered a non-contact injury that kept him out of action for several weeks. He missed a few months this season after being hit by a pitch.  This doesn’t make him “injury-prone”.  For all we know, Durbin will be back tomorrow. 
   2B Jahmai Jones1-for-3, 2B (5), RS, K
LF Jasson Dominguez0-for-3, SB (14), BB, 2 K
3B Jorbit Vivas0-for-4, RBI, K
SS Oswald Peraza0-for-2, BB, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-2, RS, K
CF Taylor Trammell0-for-2, BB, 2 K
DH-C J.C. Escarra0-for-1, 2 BB, K
C Carlos Narvaez1-for-2, RBI, BB, K
  PR Duke Ellis0-for-0
Nothing happened to Narvaez – they just wanted to give Ellis a PR opportunity. This was Ellis’ debut as a member of the Yankees organization.
  P Scott Effross0-for-0
RF Greg Allen0-for-3, K

LHP Tanner Tully: (L, 2-7) 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR
RHP Joey Gerber0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Lou Trivino1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Trivino’s first rehab appearance for Scranton (he was rehabbing for Somerset up until now). He used his entire arsenal, maxing out at 94.6 with his sinker. 
RHP Scott Effross1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
For Scranton: 3.75 ERA (24 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB, 22 K). 

Game 2 (Lost, 4-1)

3B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-2, SF, RBI
CF Jasson Dominguez2-for-3
Dominguez has 8 multi-hit efforts in his last 14 games. He must be called up in September. It would be malpractice to not do it.
SS Oswald Peraza0-for-3
LF Taylor Trammell0-for-3, 2 K
1B T.J. Rumfield0-for-3, K
DH Carlos Narvaez0-for-3, K
C J.C. Escarra1-for-2, RS, K
RF Oscar Gonzalez0-for-2, K
2B Jahmai Jones0-for-1, BB

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: (L, 2-5) 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
3.93 ERA (71 IP, 51 H, 33 R, 31 ER, 10 HR, 36 BB, 75 K). I thought Gomez was going to have a bigger MLB impact this season. I don’t know what 2025 holds, but I think he will be traded this winter.
LHP Oddanier Mosqueda1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
LHP Victor Gonzalez1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Ron Marinaccio1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K


Somerset (64-58) (Lost to Reading, 2-0. Portland won to take a 2.5-game lead in the second-half race)

3B Jon Berti1-for-3, K
Berti is 4-for-22 with a homer during his rehab stint.
   2B Anthony Seigler0-for-1, K
1B Anthony Rizzo0-for-3
Rizzo is 2-for-11 with a homer during his rehab stint.
   1B Tyler Hardman0-for-0, CS (2), BB
CF Spencer Jones1-for-4, 2 K
Jones has a 6-game hitting streak. You are correct if your perception is that Jones strikes out often when he doesn’t earn a hit. During this hitting streak, he is 11-for-23 with 8 strikeouts. During August, he is 29-for-88 (.330) with 9 walks and 37 strikeouts. His BABIP this month is well over .500. His profile is, to put it bluntly, equal parts crazy and baffling. 
C Rafael Flores0-for-3, BB, 2 K
LF Grant Richardson0-for-3, K
RF Cole Gabrielson0-for-3, K
DH Jared Wegner0-for-3, 2 K
SS Alexander Vargas1-for-3, CS (8), K
2B-3B Max Burt1-for-3, 2 K

RHP Cody Poteet3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
During rehab: 0.96 ERA (9.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K). Since lane discussions are the rage, there might not be a lane for Poteet in September. However, there is nothing wrong with having him in the minors for depth.
RHP Colby White1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
3.81 ERA (28.1 IP, 22 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 3 HR, 21 BB, 36 K). The Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Rays back on May 9th. The Yankees designated him for assignment on May 20th but were able to keep him.
LHP Ben Shields: (L, 2-2)  4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 3.14 ERA (43 IP, 37 H, 18 R, 15 ER, 2 HR, 16 BB, 49 K). Overall, Shields is up to 97 IP (121/28 K/BB) in his debut season.


Hudson Valley (66-57) (Lost to Jersey Shore, 6-3. The BlueClaws are back within one game for the second-half title)

2B Roc Riggio: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
He didn’t play last night after leaving the game early on Wednesday. He was back tonight.
SS George Lombard Jr.: 3-for-5, 2B (5), 2 RBI, K
Lombard Jr. has four straight multi-hit efforts and a 5-game hitting streak (he has one double in each game).  He started 1-for-28 at this level but is up to .209 (18-for-86). He is striking out at a lesser rate since joining Hudson Valley as well.
3B Josh Moylan1-for-5
RF Garrett Martin: 1-for-3, HBP, 2 K
DH Omar Martinez0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K
CF Jackson Castillo0-for-4
LF Brendan Jones2-for-3, 2B (1), RBI, RS, BB, K
Jones is 8-for-28 (.286) since his promotion. Many of their 2024 draftees/undrafted free agents are off to solid starts, but Jones is standing out.
C Antonio Gomez0-for-4, 3 K
1B Kiko Romero0-for-2, RS, 2 BB

LHP Kyle Carr: (L, 1-8) 4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Record aside, Carr was pitching well recently before tonight’s effort. Season: 4.86 ERA (100 IP, 93 H, 66 R, 54 ER, 5 HR, 53 BB, 91 K)
RHP Blane Abeyta2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Sebastian Keane2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
4.73 ERA (80 IP, 73 H, 45 R, 42 ER, 7 HR, 41 BB, 81 K)


Tampa (51-69) (Defeated Bradenton, 9-6. I thought they were playing two games today, but I was mistaken. The doubleheader is scheduled for tomorrow)

SS Roderick Arias3-for-5, HR (12), 4 RBI, 2 RS, SB (32)
.230/.331/.385 in 517 PA (19 doubles, 7 triples, 12 HR, 71 RBI, 70 R, 32-for-45 SB, 12.2% BB, 31.3% K). There is a chance that Arias can get his K% below 30%, which would be amazing. When a player stays healthy and gets to the plate 517 times, it is easier for them to adjust. That is a part of my Baseball Prospects 101 course.
CF Willy Montero1-for-5, 2B (23), RBI, K
Montero is 24-for-88 (.273) in August with 8 doubles, a homer, and 12 RBI.
LF Tyler Wilson1-for-4, RS, BB
2B-3B Hans Montero2-for-5, 2B (8), RS
RF Dillon Lewis1-for-5
1B Parks Harber2-for-5, 2 2B (5), 2 RBI, RS, K
Harber is 16-for-61 (.262/.375/.459; 5 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 4-for-4 SB).
DH JoJo Jackson2-for-4, RS, 2 K
Jackson’s first career multi-hit effort.
3B-2B Owen Cobb1-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, BB
Cobb is 12-for-44 (3 doubles, 7 RBI, 10 R, 7-for-7 SB). The undrafted free agent signing played for Stanford, so he has big school pedigree.
C Diomedes Hernandez1-for-2, SF, RBI, RS, BB

RHP Bryce Warrecker: (W, 2-5)  5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
A solid performance for the 6’8″ Warrecker. 
LHP Rafelin Nivar: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
RHP Luis Arejula1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
2.81 ERA (51.1 IP, 41 H, 22 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 24 BB, 47 K). This includes the 22-year-old’s stint for Hudson Valley, where he pitched pretty well.
RHP Jordy Luciano1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Cade Austin (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
The 22-year-old earns his first career save. Season: 3.89 ERA (44 IP, 33 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 7 HR, 14 BB, 47 K)


FCL (35-22)

Their season is over.


DSL Yankees (17-36)

Their season is over.


DSL Bombers (30-25) 

Their season is over.