Yankees MILB 6/19: Carlos Lagrange Strikes Out 12
Notes:
C Antonio Gomez was placed on the Development List for Somerset. Normally, I don’t care much about that list, but Gomez jumps out because he was, at one time, one of the top catching prospects in the system.
Gomez’s bat has stalled. This season, he is hitting .140/.225/.168 (26 wRC+) in 121 plate appearances for the Patriots. This comes after a (somewhat) promising 2024 campaign, where he hit .241/.329/.419 (111 wRC+) in 222 plate appearances between Tampa and Hudson Valley.
With Luke Weaver‘s return imminent, Jayvien Sandridge‘s stint in New York will likely be short. Sandridge, who has a similar profile to Jake Diekman (pitched in 705 games, believe it or not), starts his service time clock, gets his union card, and earns MLB medical benefits. It’s not easy to earn a living the way Diekman did, but Sandridge should get his MLB opportunities.
Scranton (36-33) (Lost to Louisville, 6-3)
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4
We seemingly don’t get many ho-hum 1-for-4 efforts out of Rodriguez!
2B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-3, HBP, K
CF Everson Pereira: 0-for-3, 2 R, BB, K
.246/.340/.480 in 203 PA (5 doubles, 12 HR, 34 RBI, 44 R, 5-for-6 SB, 11.3% BB, 32.5% K)
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, HR (9), 2 RBI, R, K
A 110.7 MPH, 404-foot blast. He is on a 6-game hitting streak (9-for-23) and has raised his triple slash to .289/.379/.491.
DH Brennen Davis: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, K
Davis is 15-for-43 (.349) with five homers and 14 RBI in 12 games for Scranton.
LF Bryan De La Cruz: 1-for-4, 2 K
C Alex Jackson: 1-for-4, K
RF Jose Rojas: 0-for-3, BB
SS Andrew Velazquez: 1-for-3, BB, K
RHP Cam Schlittler: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Schlittler reached 99.1 MPH and averaged 97.4. Furthermore, he generated an incredible 19 whiffs (and spread them out – 4-seamer (7), slider (5), sweeper (4), curveball (3)). With this type of performance often comes with a consequence: Pitches. He needed 94 to generate the 15 outs. Since promotion: 2.35 ERA (15.1 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 24 K). Overall: 2.37 ERA (68.1 IP, 58 H, 23 R, 18 ER, 3 HR, 24 BB, 88 K). It’s going to become tempting to call him up and fans will start asking for it. When will that happen? For now, they don’t need a starter so he can continue to work on what he needs to work on.
LHP Brent Headrick: (L, 2-1) 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Colten Brewer: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Somerset (32-34) (Defeated New Hampshire, 5-1)
2B Roc Riggio: 0-for-5, R, 3 K
SS George Lombard Jr.: 2-for-5, HR (2), RBI, R, SB (13), K
Lombard Jr. has a double, triple, and homer in his last four games. He also has a pair of stolen bases. He has raised his OPS from .623 to .658. It was still under .600 (.589) on June 7th. Progress is being seen.
CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K
2025: 16.8% BB, 35.2% K; 2024: 9.9% BB, 36.8% K.
C Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, HR (12), RBI, R
Flores breaks out of his little slump doing what he does best – hitting for power. He is up to 27 home runs in 130 Double-A games.
DH Dylan Jasso: 1-for-4, R, K
Jasso has a 9-game hitting streak (11-for-32). He won’t turn 23 until November and is 1.7 years younger than the Eastern League average.
RF Garrett Martin: 0-for-4, K
LF Cole Gabrielson: 2-for-4, RBI
1B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4, 2B (10)
3B Max Burt: 0-for-4, 2 K
RHP Carlos Lagrange: (W, 2-1) 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 12 K (new personal best)
Lagrange struck out seven in a row at one point. We don’t get full StatCast data at this level, but Lagrange generated 20 whiffs. At this level: 5.28 ERA (15.1 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 20 K). Those numbers are skewed by one bad start among his three. Overall, between here and Hudson Valley, he owns a 84/20 K/BB over 57 innings.
RHP Baron Stuart: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Indigo Diaz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Luis Pacheco: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Hudson Valley (38-26)
Their game against Jersey Shore was cancelled and will not be made up.
Someone asked me about Parks Harber, who has been missing from the lineup. He’s still listed as active but hasn’t played since June 12th. Harber was not in tonight’s posted lineup. If anything changes with his status, I will let you know.
Tampa (36-29) (Lost to Bradenton, 6-5, in a back-and-forth 11-inning affair)
DH Edgleen Perez: 0-for-4, HBP, K
CF Brian Sanchez: 1-for-3, 2B (14), 2 R, HBP, BB
SS Roderick Arias: 2-for-4, 2B (11), RBI, R, SB (18), CS (5), BB, 2 K
First goal: Get to .200 (he’s at .189). Arias has four multi-hit efforts in his last seven games and is 15-for-66 (.227) in June. He started the month 5-for-40, so we’ll take the improvement.
C Engelth Urena: 0-for-4, SF, RBI
3B Juan Matheus: 1-for-3, RBI, R, 2 BB, 2 K
RF Tyler Wilson: 1-for-5, R
Wilson has 23 hits, 13 runs, 12 RBI, and 11 walks in 15 June games.
LF Hans Montero: 1-for-5, RBI, SB (11), 2 K
1B Josue Gonzalez: 0-for-5, K
2B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-5, RBI, SB (1), 3 K
Gomez earns his first Low-A hit.
RHP Gage Ziehl: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K (new personal best)
Poor Gage had to compete with the Schlittler and Lagrange efforts. He held up quite well, though, and generated nine whiffs with his slider. Season: 3.83 ERA (53.1 IP, 56 H, 28 R, 25 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 47 K).
RHP Jack Sokol: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.13 ERA (23 IP, 23 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 18 K). Something tells me StatCast is “off” by showing us that he features six pitches, especially since four of them were used only once.
RHP Cade Austin : (L, 3-1) 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
FCL (17-17) (Defeated the Phillies, 4-3. The Yankees are five games behind the Tigers (four in the loss column)).
C Manuel Palencia: 2-for-4
.306/.376/.418 in 109 PA. He is 16-for-39 (.410) in June.
LF Wilson Rodriguez: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RBI, K
.321/.406/.482 in 65 PA. I don’t write these on Monday and I forgot to note on Tuesday that he hit his second home run that day.
DH Ediel Rivera: 2-for-4, 2B (6), R, SB (6), K
.265/.351/.398 in 97 PA (6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 6-for-8 SB). He is having a solid debut campaign.
2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-3, HR (2), 3 RBI, R, K
The 19-year-old has shown some pop in the rookie leagues (17 doubles, 11 HR, 59 RBI, 67 R in 100 games).
1B John Cristino: 2-for-3, R
He is a not-so-surprising (since he is 25) 12-for-36 in his professional debut.
RHP Omar Gonzalez: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 K
RHP Justin Lange (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Lange earns his first win since August 16th, 2023.
RHP Chance Nolan: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
11 games: 0.00 ERA (12.1 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 9 K).
RHP Alexis Paulino (S, 3): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Paulino (22) is trying to cut down on the walk rate (128/88 K/BB in 97 career innings; 21/7 K/BB in 14.2 IP this year)
DSL Yankees (5-7) (Destroyed the DSL Tigers, 11-1)
SS Mani Cedeno: 3-for-5, 3B (1), 3 RBI, 2 R, K
The 16-year-old’s career is short (10 games), but this is his best career effort (first multi-hit game). He is 8-for-34 (.235/.381/.294) with five RBI and eight runs.
DH Francisco Vilorio: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Carlos Bello: 0-for-2, 2 R, SB (4), 2 BB, K
The 17-year-old’s value has been tied into walks thus far (ten walks in ten games).
3B Richard Matic: 0-for-1, SF, RBI, R, 2 BB, K
C Justin Capellan: 2-for-3, 2B (3), 2 RBI, R
.308/.345/.538 in 29 PA.
LF Isaias Castillo: 2-for-4, 2B (3), 2 RBI, R, SB (7)
The 17-year-old continues his solid play in his professional debut (9-for-22 (.409); 3 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 7-for-7 SB, 4 BB, 5 K)
CF Angel Ventura: 2-for-4, R, K
6-for-24 with a pair of doubles and a triple.
1B Jose Lavagnino: 0-for-3, SF, RBI
The 17-year-old is off to a 2-for-13 start to his professional career.
RF Alfiery Matos: 2-for-3, 3 R, BB
The 17-year-old compiles his first career multi-hit game.
RHP Jhosneyker Colina (W, 1-0): 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Colina earns his first professional win in his third start. The 17-year-old owns a 3.48 ERA in 10.1 innings with a 9/7 K/BB.
LHP Luis Rodriguez: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
DSL Bombers (6-6) (Defeated the DSL Mariners, 10-2)
DH Ruben Castillo: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI, R, SB (7), CS (1), BB, K
He is making the most of his 6-for-38 professional start (1 double, 2 triples, 3 RBI, 7 R, 7-for-8 SB)
SS Stiven Marinez: 1-for-4, RBI, R, SB (8), BB, K
Marinez begins his career 8-for-29 (3 RBI, 8 R, 8-for-8 SB, 8 BB, 9 K). So far, so good.
C Queni Pineda: 2-for-4, 2B (3), 2 RBI, R, BB
Pineda is cruising along (12-for-34, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 4-for-4 SB, 7 BB, 5 K)
CF Browm Martinez: 3-for-5, HR (3), RBI, 2 R
The 18-year-old was solid in 2024 (.278/.386/.313) but is turning up the heat in 2025 (.423/.516/.769 with three homers). He doesn’t qualify for rate statistic leaderboards, but the league leaders in homers have four.
LF David Carrera: 2-for-4, R, CS (3), BB
RHP Diego Carrillo (W, 2-0): 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K
LHP Kevin Centeno: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
The 19-year-old, in his debut season, has as a 12/7 K/BB over six innings.
LHP Ronald Tejada: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
8.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 12 K