Yankees MILB 6/29: Spencer Jones Homers Again
Notes:
A slow weekend for news in the Yankees organization.
Scranton (43-35) (Defeated Worcester, 6-1)
2B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-5
DH Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-3, CS (5), BB, K
A late slump crushed his June numbers: .247/.362/.315. He is in a 3-for-35 slide (which followed four games where he went 8-for-18. Baseball!)
LF Spencer Jones: 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, SB (1), K
Jones sets a new personal best with his 18th HR (52 games). This one went 360 feet at 95.8 MPH. He continues his recent trend of alternating games with HR (7 HR in his last 13 games – one every other game). Overall, between here and Somerset, he is hitting .277/.387/.606 (8 doubles, 18 HR, 34 RBI, 45 R, 11-for-13 SB, 14.9% BB, 34.2% K).
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, K
RF Bryan De La Cruz: 1-for-3, 2B (6), 2 R, BB, K
De La Cruz is hitting .250/.329/.421 in 173 PA for Scranton (6 doubles, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 25 R, 6-for-6 SB). As a pure depth piece, he’s fine.
3B CJ Alexander: 1-for-3, CS (1), BB, 2 K
C Alex Jackson: 2-for-3, 2B (7), 2 R, BB
SS Andrew Velazquez: 2-for-3, HR (4), 4 RBI, R, BB, K
Velazquez hit his home run 394 feet at 106.7 MPH. And Jones is considered the big prospect? Phooey!
CF Duke Ellis: 2-for-3, RBI, BB
RHP Erick Leal: (W, 3-7) 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
It’s been a tough year for the veteran (6.54 ERA), so it’s nice to see him have an effort like this. Leal has given them 64.2 innings.
RHP Leonardo Pestana: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
LHP Jayvien Sandridge: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
0.87 ERA (10.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 19 K)
Somerset (37-38) (Lost to Erie, 9-1)
2B Roc Riggio: 0-for-4
Riggio has run into a little slump (5-for-32). He was never going to keep up his early Double-A pace.
SS George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-4, K
Since promotion: .209/.340/.320 in 209 PA (7 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 34 R, 14-for-16 SB, 15.3% BB, 23.9%K). I can’t believe he has been here for 48 games. Time flies.
C Rafael Flores: 1-for-4, HR (13), RBI, R
Not one of his patented multi-hit efforts, but I think he’ll take the homer. Flores is hitting .287/.347/.491 in 317 PA and should be following Spencer Jones to Scranton soon as he is up to 667 Double-A plate appearances (.281/.353/.504 with 34 doubles and 28 home runs).
3B Dylan Jasso: 0-for-4, 4 K
Jasso has gone into the tank after I commented about his long on-base streak. I apologize to his friends and family. He is hitting .266/.340/.459 in 288 PA after a 1-for-19 end to his month.
CF Garrett Martin: 0-for-3, K
1B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-2, BB, K
DH Omar Martinez: 0-for-3, 3 K
Martinez is 3-for-13 with a homer since his promotion.
RF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-2, BB
LF Cam Eden: 0-for-2, SB (3), HBP, K
RHP Trystan Vrieling (L, 0-2): 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
5.93 ERA (27.1 IP, 35 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 4 HR, 16 BB, 22 K). There’s no sugarcoating it: It’s been rough for Vrieling since his return. Hopefully, he can find his groove.
RHP Danny Watson: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Bailey Dees: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Luis Pacheco: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Hudson Valley (42-31) (Lost to Wilmington, 4-3)
LF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
Castillo somewhat salvaged his June late (.239/.336/.250), with the big issue being the power outage. He is 13-for-13 stealing bases (36-for-42 in his career)
CF Dillon Lewis: 1-for-5, RBI
Lewis had a chance to be the hero in the 9th (bases loaded, 2 outs) but it wasn’t meant to be. He is hitting .192/.238/.384 in 105 PA since his promotion with only a pair of stolen bases (hard to showcase your speed when you struggle to get on base). Patience! (that goes for him and us)
DH Coby Morales: 0-for-4, K
RF Jace Avina: 0-for-3, K
PH-RF Anthony Hall: 0-for-1, K
3B Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, K
I get it – Vargas should be destroying this league, but it’s still fun to see him hit well. He is on a 9-game hitting streak.
2B Jose Colmenares: 1-for-3, 2B (10), R, SAC
1B Josh Moylan: 2-for-4, RBI, R, K
PR Luis Durango: 0-for-0
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-4, R
Palencia is 2-for-11 with a walk and two strikeouts since his promotion.
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-3, BB
RHP Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz: (L, 5-4) 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
A rare off game for Rodriguez-Cruz, who owns a 2.47 ERA in 76.2 IP (50 H, 27 R, 21 ER, 1 HR, 33 BB, 91 K). He finishes June with a 0.94 ERA (28.2 IP, 19 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 34 K). There is a LOT to like in this kid’s profile.
RHP Tyrone Yulie: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
4.57 ERA (21.2 IP, 14 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 14 BB, 30 K). Batters are only hitting .175 against him, and his ERA has been tarnished by a few rough outings. It is what it is – when you are reliever, it doesn’t take much to kill your ERA.
RHP Matt Keating: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
2.59 ERA (24.1 IP, 16 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 25 K)
RHP Chris Kean: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Tampa (41-33) (Defeated Ft. Myers, 3-1. They are 5-4 to start the second half)
C Edgleen Perez: 1-for-5
Perez ends June on a 6-game hitting streak (10-for-24). He walked 19 times this month (17 in April, 17 in May). His plate approach is there. It’s all about whether he can add a touch of power to his profile. At 19, he has time to develop the offensive package.
RF Brian Sanchez: 2-for-2, 2B (15), R, SB (23), 2 BB
.288/.367/.444 in 239 PA. He ends June on a 5-game hitting streak (9-for-18), which bumped his final line for the month to .300/.400/.444 with 13 stolen bases in 14 attempts.
SS Roderick Arias: 1-for-3, R, SB (19), K
Arias stole eight bases in June, but the triple slash (.208/.304/.267) won’t excite you. I don’t blame you for that.
DH Engelth Urena: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
Urena drove home 14 runs in June, giving him 33 on the season. He’s a different prospect than Perez, though he has some of the same plate discipline qualities (44 walks).
3B Juan Matheus: 0-for-4
1B Tyler Wilson: 1-for-4, K
LF Hans Montero: 1-for-4, RBI, SB (15), 3 K
CF Marshall Toole: 1-for-4, K
Toole hasn’t been “slumping,” but his performance has leveled off. He is at .287/.387/.437 in 204 PA with a 24-for-26 stolen base rate.
2B Santiago Gomez: 0-for-3, BB, K
RHP Brandon Decker: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
2.61 ERA (38 IP, 32 H, 16 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 16 BB, 36 K). He tossed 61 pitches today after he was stretched to 60 last time out. They are slowly ramping him up and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 70-75 limit soon.
RHP Justin Lange: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 Kter
Lange, once an intriguing pitching prospect, is having trouble hitting 90 MPH after his various injury issues.
RHP Jack Sokol (W, 3-1): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
2.77 ERA (26 IP, 24 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 19 K). The undrafted free agent out of Pitt turned in a 0.00 June ERA (10 IP), though he only struck out four.
RHP Sean Hermann: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.04 ERA (34.2 IP, 18 H, 10 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 23 BB, 27 K). Hermann has cut down on the walks nicely as the season has gone along while maintaining his ability to keep the ball on the ground.
RHP Gus Hughes (S, 1): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
FCL (19-22)
Day off.
DSL Yankees (9-10)
Day off.
DSL Bombers (7-11)
Day off.