Yankees MILB 9/17: Spencer Jones Hits 2 HR
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Updated look at the trade deadline.
The High-A All-Star teams were announced today.
In the South Atlantic League, two Yankees prospects were named.
RHP Huey Morrill – Morrill compiled a 0.42 ERA (2.77 FIP), 25.5% K, 8.1% BB, and 49.5% GB over 43.1 innings. The Angels drafted him in the 36th round in 2018, but he did not sign. The Yankees signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2022 after spending a pair of seasons with Oklahoma State. He is one of the Yankees’ representatives in the Arizona Fall League and is Rule 5 eligible this winter.
LHP Kyle Carr – Carr didn’t just make the team; he won the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year Award. The third-round pick in the 2023 draft had a breakout campaign, compiling a 1.96 ERA (3.59 FIP) over 119.1 innings. Additionally, he owned a 21.7% K, 9.8% BB, and 51.7% GB. From June 3rd through August 28th, he compiled a 0.98 ERA over 82.1 innings. That earned him a promotion to Somerset, where he didn’t fare well over three starts. That shouldn’t bother anyone.
Scranton (85-58; 47-24 in second half) (Defeated Buffalo, 6-1)
Syracuse has a 4-2 lead in the 7th inning against Lehigh Valley. If they win, Scranton’s magic number is 2. If they lose, the magic number is 1.
A reminder that, in Triple-A, there’s only one round of playoffs in each league. If Scranton wins the second half, they will play Jacksonville for the International League title. The winner of that series will play the winner of the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A Championship Game (yes, only one game) in Las Vegas. Speaking of Las Vegas (ATH), they won the first half in the PCL and will likely play Tacoma (SEA) for the PCL Championship.
3B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, 3B (1), 2 R, 2 BB, K
Vivas’ first non-double extra-base hit since June 11th (he compiled 14 doubles during this timeframe).
DH Brennen Davis: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, R, BB
C J.C. Escarra: 1-for-4, R, K
CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-3, 2 HR (19), 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
Jones’ 35th home run places him one ahead of Ryan Ward (LAD) for the minor league lead. He scores his 100th run, making him the first Yankees’ farmhand to score 100+ runs since Anthony Volpe (113) in 2021. One blast went 427 feet at 1081. MPH, while the other went 376 feet at 104.2 MPH. This is his 5th multi-HR effort, his five RBI are a season high, and he is the owner of a 19-game on-base streak.
LF Bryan De La Cruz: 1-for-4
1B Jeimer Candelario: 1-for-4, 2B (17), 2 K
SS Braden Shewmake: 0-for-4, K
2B Andrew Velazquez: 0-for-4, 2 K
RF Duke Ellis: 1-for-4, 3B (1), K
RHP Brendan Beck: (W, 8-3) 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Between Somerset and Scranton, Beck finishes the season 13-5 with a 3.36 ERA over 131.1 innings (103 H, 51 R, 49 ER, 14 HR, 36 BB, 123 K). Drafted in the second round in the 2021 draft, this is Beck’s first healthy campaign (his only professional experience before this season was the 34 innings he tossed in 2023).
LHP Brent Headrick: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Kervin Castro: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
An efficient 8-pitch inning for Castro, who lowers his ERA to 1.57.
RHP Wilking Rodriguez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
3.33 ERA (24.1 IP, 17 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 2 HR, 21 BB, 33 K). His fastball/cutter combination is enticing, but you can’t walk that many hitters.
RHP Scott Effross: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Somerset
Day off. Their best-of-3 series against Binghamton resumes on Thursday. Somerset trails in the series, 1-0.
Hudson Valley (79-50; 41-24 second half)
Their season is over.
Tampa (63-63; 27-34 in the second half)
Their season is over.
FCL (28-30)
Their season is over.
DSL Yankees (24-32)
Their season is over.
DSL Bombers (31-25)
Their season is over.