Yankees MILB 8/13: Strong Effort by Carlos Lagrange
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Trade analysis links:
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David Bednar/Jake Bird (link)
Ryan McMahon (link)
Amed Rosario (link)
Austin Slater (link)
RHP Bryce Cunningham, ranked fifth in the Yankees’ Top 30 on MLB Pipeline, was activated from the injured list today. He was on the hill for Hudson Valley.
Scranton (68-45; 30-11 in second half) (Defeated Indianapolis, 6-5)
2B Jorbit Vivas: 2-for-4, R, SAC
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, K
Rumfield’s 2-run single with one out in the bottom of the 9th walked it off. He has 34 multi-hit games and is hitting .310/.393/.499 with 29 doubles, 1 triple, 14 home runs, and 79 runs batted in.
CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-4, K
Jones isn’t completely over his slump, despite the home run the other day. He is 6-for-46 (.130) in August. His ony extra-base hit was that home run.
DH Jose Rojas: 1-for-3, HR (21), RBI, R, BB, 2 K
RF Bryan De La Cruz: 2-for-4, 2B (12)
3B Jeimer Candelario: 0-for-4, 3 K
SS Braden Shewmake: 0-for-3, R, BB
LF Ismael Munguia: 1-for-3, 3B (2), 2 RBI, R, BB
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, BB, K
Since promotion: 5-for-18 with a double, a triple, and six runs batted in.
PR Duke Ellis: 0-for-0, R
RHP Allan Winans: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR
His impressive Triple-A season continues (1.20 ERA in 75 innings)
RHP Joel Kuhnel: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Jake Bird: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
I hope Bird is working on things. There is a decent chance he doesn’t get back to MLB in 2025, which is fine even if it may not have been the initial plan.
LHP Jayvien Sandridge: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Leonardo Pestana: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: (W, 2-0) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Somerset (59-51; 24-18 in second half) (Defeated Portland, 6-3)
LF Brendan Jones: 0-for-5, 2 K
SS George Lombard Jr.: 2-for-4, 2B (14), 2 R, BB, K
He’s only 8-for-42 in August but he has two doubles, a triple, and a home run in his last seven games.
CF Jace Avina: 2-for-5, R, K
Since promotion: .241/.333/.373 in 96 PA.
3B Dylan Jasso: 1-for-3, RBI, R, BB, K
DH Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, RBI, CS (3), BB, K
RF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-3, R, BB, K
1B Coby Morales: 2-for-4, RBI, R, K
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-3, 2B (2), SF, RBI, HBP, K
2B Duncan Pastore: 3-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI
It is always fun to see a prospect like Pastore have a big day. He doesn’t play often, and has even spent time on the Development List this season.
RHP Carlos Lagrange: (W, 5-3) 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Since promotion: 3.44 ERA (55 IP, 33 H, 23 R, 21 ER, 3 HR, 37 BB, 74 K). Overall: 3.72 ERA (96.2 IP, 64 H, 43 R, 40 ER, 7 HR, 49 BB, 138 K). His control has been off lately (14 walks in his three prior starts), so this was nice to see.
RHP Michael Arias: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Kelly Austin: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
2.78 ERA (35.2 IP, 29 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 18 BB, 33 K)
RHP Indigo Diaz (S, 5): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.14 ERA (43 IP, 29 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 2 HR, 19 BB, 35 K)
Hudson Valley (66-41; 28-15 second half) (Defeated Aberdeen, 1-0, in ten innings)
CF Dillon Lewis: 1-for-5, 2 K
DH Kaeden Kent: 0-for-5, 3 K
Kent is off to a 2-for-24 start to his career. Is that meaningful? Nah.
3B Juan Matheus: 3-for-5, RBI, SB (2), CS (1)
It certainly stands out when a player compiles three of a team’s seven hits. Matheus is hitting .308 (8-for-26) since his promotion and has 37 stolen bases in 46 attempts between here and Tampa. He leads the organization in stolen bases.
1B Josh Moylan: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
SS Core Jackson: 1-for-4, 2B (3), 2 K
Jackson has four hits, three of which are doubles.
LF Robbie Burnett: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Connor McGinnis: 1-for-4, K
RF Joe Delossantos: 1-for-3, SB (1), BB
C John Cristino: 0-for-4, 2 K
PR Owen Cobb: 0-for-0, R
RHP Bryce Cunningham: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K
Cunningham’s first appearance since June 4th. He tossed 30 pitches. Season: 1.88 ERA (48 IP, 34 R, 12 R, 10 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 47 K)
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.84 ERA (31.2 IP, 26 H, 15 R, 10 ER, 12 BB, 33 K). Gabonia has been sneaky good since a rough April.
RHP Sebastian Keane: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
2.67 ERA (32.1 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 18 BB, 33 K)
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
2.62 ERA (34.1 IP, 23 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 17 BB, 49 K)
RHP Huey Morrill: (W, 4-1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
0.21 ERA (42.1 IP, 13 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 12 BB, 36 K). Imagine giving up one earned run in 42.1 innings (he also allowed one earned run in three innings for Somerset).
Tampa (51-56; 15-27 in the second half) (Defeated Dunedin, 13-6)
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, R, 2 BB
I would love to see what Tejeda can do with a full season’s worth of plate appearances. Last year’s injury, which extended into this season, prevented us from seeing that. We’ll see what 2026 brings.
CF Marshall Toole: 1-for-4, RBI, R, 3 SB (36), CS (4), 2 BB, 2 K
Toole’s second career 3-SB effort. As of this writing, he has fallen one point behind Edward Duran (TOR) in the race for the Florida State League batting title. That said, Duran will fall off the list eventually as he was promoted to High-A a few weeks ago.
SS Roderick Arias: 1-for-4, HR (7), RBI, R, BB, K
Arias is 13-for-44 (.295) with four doubles, one home run, and five stolen bases in August.
1B Kyle West: 3-for-4, 2B (2), 3 R, BB
West has six hits in his last three games.
LF Willy Montero: 3-for-5, 2B (5), RBI, 2 R, SB (1)
3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek: 2-for-5, 2B (1), 3B (1), 3 RBI, 2 R
Back-to-back multi-hit efforts and he is 7-for-20 overall.
DH Wilson Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 3B (2), HR (2), SF, 2 RBI, R, 2 K
Rodriguez, a 20-year-old drafted in the 17th round in 2023, ranked 23rd on Pipeline’s recent list. Like with Brendan Jones, he is lauded for his ability to play all three outfield positions. He is hitting .241/.340/.398 in 25 games since his promotion.
RF Eric Genther: 0-for-2, R, SB (1), HBP, 2 BB, K
C Ediel Rivera: 2-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, R, HBP, 2 K
RHP Sunayro Martina: 3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
LHP Tanner Bauman: (W, 4-7) 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
RHP Sean Hermann: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Chris Veach: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
2.74 ERA (46 IP, 37 H, 22 R, 14 ER, 5 HR, 26 BB, 60 K)
FCL (28-30)
Their season is over.
In case you are wondering, the DSL ends on August 19th. The Yankees have no shot at the playoffs. The Bombers still have a chance to make it into the 16-team field.
DSL Yankees (22-29)
Day off.
DSL Bombers (27-24)
Day off.