Yankees MILB 7/1: Engelth Urena Homers
Notes:
C/UTIL Anthony Seigler, the Yankees’ first-round pick in 2018, has earned his union card. The Milwaukee Brewers, who signed him as a minor league free agent last winter, added him to the roster today.
Drafted as a catcher, the Yankees started giving him time at second base in 2023. In 2024, he stopped catching entirely to focus on his new position.
This year, the Brewers started letting him catch again while giving him a new position to learn (third base). Additionally, he still gets time at second base.
The main culprit in Seigler’s development stalling was injuries. Moving to second base seemed to help him last season, as he played in a career-high 118 games, hitting .234/.350/.398 with 29 stolen bases in 32 attempts. That wasn’t enough for the Yankees to add him to the 40-man.
For the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate this year, he is hitting .277/.415/.465 in 267 plate appearances with 20 stolen bases in 23 attempts.
A unique ability to play catcher and a few other positions, plus his ability to steal bases, make him an intriguing bench piece at least.
RHP Baron Stuart was promoted from Somerset to Scranton.
Scranton (43-35)
Their game against Lehigh Valley was postponed. They will try to make it up on August 1.
Somerset (37-38)
Their game against Reading was postponed. They will try to play two tomorrow.
Hudson Valley (42-31)
Their game against Brooklyn was postponed. They will try to play two tomorrow.
Tampa (42-33) (Defeated Clearwater, 8-3)
DH Edgleen Perez: 0-for-3, 2 BB
Perez has 55 walks in 66 games.
CF Brian Sanchez: 0-for-2, R, SB (24), 3 BB, K
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-4, RBI, SB (20), R, BB
C Engelth Urena: 1-for-4, HR (8), 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (7), BB
Urena ties his personal best for home runs in a season. He has three consecutive 2-RBI efforts
3B Juan Matheus: 1-for-4, RBI, R, SB (29), CS (8), BB
Matheus went 14-for-16 stealing bases in June (he leads the organization)
LF Tyler Wilson: 1-for-4, RBI, R, K
1B Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-1
1B-LF Hans Montero: 1-for-4, HR (7), 2 RBI, R, HBP, 3 K
RF Marshall Toole: 2-for-5, 3B (6), RBI, R
Toole compiled three extra-base hits in 17 games during last year’s debut campaign. This year, he has 18 (10 doubles, 6 triples, 2 HR) in 55 games. He is 24-for-26 stealing bases.
2B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-4, SB (8)
Gomez has eight stolen bases in 14 games since his promotion.
RHP Gage Ziehl: (W, 4-3) 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
3.55 ERA (63.1 IP, 60 H, 30 R, 25 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 53 K). Yes, I leave the Somerset start (4 IP, 9 H, 4 R) off his stat line because that was an emergency start he wasn’t ready for.
RHP Brady Kirtner: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
RHP Chris Veach: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
FCL (19-23) (Lost to the FCL Tigers, 4-3)
LF Wilson Rodriguez: 0-for-3, BB
DH Willy Montero: 2-for-4, RBI, SB (1)
Montero’s first two hits during his rehab stint.
SS Dexters Peralta: 0-for-4, 2 K
C Ediel Rivera: 1-for-2, HBP, BB
.245/.344/.373 in 122 PA (8 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 15 R, 7-for-10 SB)
RF JoJo Jackson: 0-for-3, R, SB (1), BB, K
Jackson is 0-for-11 during his rehab stint, but has struck out only twice.
3B Luis Escudero: 0-for-3, R, BB
1B John Cristino: 1-for-4, 2B (2), 2 RBI, R
LHP Allen Facundo: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 10 K. He is here on a rehab stint.
RHP Greysen Carter (L, 2-2): 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Carter remains a massive work in progress. He has 27 walks in 24 innings at this level and 55 in 46 innings overall.
LHP Franyer Herrera: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
0.95 ERA (19 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 22 K)
DSL Yankees (10-10) (Outlasted the DSL Phillies Red, 11-9)
SS Mani Cedeno: 1-for-4, RBI, R, BB, 3 K
.190/.390/.241 in 77 PA (1 double, 1 triple, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 15 R, 3-for-4 SB, 18.2% BB, 36.4% K). I never worry about a 16-year-old’s stats. There is still plenty of season left for him to adjust.
CF Francisco Vilorio: 0-for-3, RBI, R, 2 BB, 2 K
.246/.413/.281 in 75 PA. In 245 PA over the last two years, the 18-year-old bonus baby is hitting .210/.331/.327 with 13 stolen bases in 17 attempts.
2B Carlos Bello: 4-for-5, 2B (4), 3 RBI, R, K
The 17-year-old is off to a strong start to his professional career. He has five multi-hit games (17 games played) and is hitting .315/.486/.537 with a 6-for-7 stolen base rate.
3B Richard Matic: 2-for-5, 2B (7), 2 RBI, R, K
Matic (17) has seven multi-hit efforts in 17 games. He has picked up the pace considerably after a rough debut campaign. In 2024, he compiled eight extra-base hits (all doubles) in 46 games. This season, he has ten extra-base hits (7 doubles, 3 HR) in 17 games.
1B Carlos Villarroel: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, R, SB (1), BB, 2 K
DH Estivenzon Montero: 3-for-5, 2 RS, SB (4)
Montero has a 7-game hitting streak (10-for-28).
LF Alfiery Matos: 1-for-3, RBI, R, BB, K
RF Angel Ventura: 1-for-3, 2 R, 3 SB (7), BB
Ventura has a 6-game hitting streak (8-for-21). He has swiped six bases during the streak.
RHP Enixon Sanchez: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
While the walks are high, the 17-year-old continues to throw well at this level (2.51 ERA in 15 games (11 starts) with a 53/32 K/BB over 46.2 innings).
RHP Jose Vargas (S, 1): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
The 17-year-old earns his first professional save.
DSL Bombers (8-11) (Defeated the DSL Arizona Black, 15-7. This was the completion of a game started on June 24th)
CF Ruben Castillo: 2-for-5, 2B (3), 3B (3), 3 RBI, R, BB, K
.234/.319/.422 in 72 PA. He also has a home run on his ledger.
SS Stiven Marinez: 0-for-3, R, CS (1), 3 BB
.271/.486/.333 in 70 PA (1 double, 1 triple, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 13 R, 9-for-11 SB, 27.1% BB, 20% K).
DH Queni Pineda: 0-for-3, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
.269/.441/.385 in 68 PA (3 doubles, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 16 R, 5-for-5 SB, 20.6% BB, 14.7% K)
LF Browm Martinez: 4-for-6, 2B (1), 3 RBI, R, SB (9), K
Martinez is having a run-of-the-mill .396/.492/.642 campaign (4 doubles, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 21 R, 11-for-12 SB, 4 BB, 8 K). This is his second career 4-hit effort.
3B Leni Done: 1-for-3, RBI, 3 R, SB (6), HBP, BB
1B Remy Veldhuisen: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (1), BB, K
C Carlos Rodon: 1-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K
RHP Alexander Almonte (W, 2-1): 6 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
2.00 ERA (18 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 17 K)