Notes:
A few stat lines from former prospects. Stats are through Thursday:
Jesus Rodriguez, sent to the Giants as part of the Camilo Doval deal, was recently called up. He is 6-for-24 with a home run while playing six games at catcher and one in right field. The Yankees played Rodriguez all over the field in the minors, but never in right field, though he did play 16 games there during the 2023-2024 Venezuelan Winter League.
TJ Rumfield started hot, stumbled for a while, but is hitting again. It adds up to an impressive .280/.349/.452 (116 OPS+) line in 175 plate appearances. He has launched six home runs while driving home 25. “Is he benefiting from playing in Colorado?” The answer is “Yes,” but he hasn’t been a failure on the road (.270/.350/.382).
After an encouraging (but hardly “good”) rookie campaign, the Marlins have shipped Agustin Ramirez to the minors. In 31 MLB games, he hit .230/.318/.345 with a pair of home runs. Jared Serna, acquired in the same trade, has been awful in Triple-A (.214/.289/.311). After looking like a decent long-term offensive prospect in the Yankees’ system, he has done nothing for the Marlins.
Scranton (22-19) (Lost to Syracuse, 8-2)
SS George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-3, SB (3), BB, K
Lombard Jr. is 7-for-50 (.140) with 17 walks, 10 strikeouts, and zero extra-base hits since his promotion.
3B Oswaldo Cabrera: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, SB (3)
Cabrera has seven multi-hit efforts in his last 12 games (one in his first 24 games)
RF Yanquiel Fernandez: 1-for-3, BB, K
Fernandez has a 7-game hitting streak (10-for-32; 2 doubles, 3 HR).
2B Marco Luciano: 0-for-4, K
LF Jonathan Ornelas: 0-for-4, 2 K
1B Seth Brown: 0-for-4, 2 K
C Ali Sanchez: 0-for-3, R, BB, K
DH Payton Henry: 0-for-3, 3 K
CF Kenedy Corona: 1-for-2, R, BB, K
RHP Dom Hamel: (L, 1-6) 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Harrison Cohen: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HR
6.00 ERA (15 IP, 10 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 3 HR, 16 BB, 19 K). It’s been a struggle for the kid many considered to be their most-ready relief prospect entering 2026.
RHP Bradley Hanner: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Danny Watson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.66 ERA (19.2 IP, 17 H, 13 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB, 24 K)
Somerset (18-19) (Defeated Binghamton, 7-3)
DH Jace Avina: 3-for-4, 2B (10), HR (11), RBI, 3 R, BB
Avina is second in the Eastern League in home runs. He is on a 5-game hitting streak (15-game on-base streak that features only one hitless effort) and has homered in back-to-back games. He is hitting .263/.336/.594 (started the season 3-for-34 (.088/.114/.147)).
CF Garrett Martin: 2-for-4, HR (12, GS), 4 RBI, R, SB (8), CS (4), BB
Martin, who leads the Eastern League in home runs, hit 14 in 102 games last season. This year, he has 12 in 33 games.
RF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-4, 3B (1), RBI, 2 K
.306/.412/.417 in 85 PA. He has a 14.1% BB and 20.0% K.
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-3, SB (3), BB
1B Coby Morales: 1-for-4, 2 SB (10), 2 K
LF DJ Gladney: 1-for-3, R, BB, K
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-4, R
2B Duncan Pastore: 1-for-3, RBI, R, SB (1), BB
SS Owen Cobb: 0-for-4, 3 K
RHP Jack Cebert (W, 2-0): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR
Since promotion: 3.94 ERA (16 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 5 BB, 20 K). Between here and Hudson Valley, he owns a 37/7 K/BB over 34.1 innings.
RHP Chris Kean: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
2.45 ERA (14.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 HR, 3 BB, 20 K)
LHP Will Brian: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Matt Keating: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Hudson Valley (18-18) (Lost to Frederick, 4-3)
SS Kaeden Kent: 2-for-4, R, K
Kent was in a little slump, so it is nice to see a multi-hit effort. It’s his 15th multi-hit game this season (34 games).
C Eric Genther: 1-for-4
DH Kyle West: 1-for-3, HR (5), RBI, R, BB, K
West is hitting better after a bad slump crushed his triple slash. He is 9-for-25 in his last six games.
LF Wilson Rodriguez: 1-for-4, RBI, K
.220/.367/.330 in 143 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 21 R, 7-for-9 SB). He is 13-for-44 (.295) in May.
3B Roderick Arias: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-3, CS (1), BB, 2 K
1B Josh Moylan: 1-for-4, 3 K
CF Camden Troyer: 0-for-3, SF, RBI
RF Cole Gabrielson: 1-for-3, BB
RHP Rory Fox: (L, 1-3) 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, HR
6.98 ERA (29.2 IP, 33 H, 27 R, 23 ER, 5 HR, 12 BB, 36 K). Your reminder that this is his debut season, and they placed him in High-A. That has come with some growing pains, but he does have three 8-strikeout efforts.
RHP Brandon Decker: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Hansel Rincon: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Andrew Landry: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
2.40 ERA (16 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 15 K). He also has one appearance with Somerset, where he allowed four runs over 2.2 innings.
Tampa (18-19) (Lost to Dunedin, 9-8, in ten innings)
3B Jackson Lovich: 1-for-5, HR (8), 3 RBI, R, 2 K
Lovich, who homered twice last night, has an 11-game hitting streak (17-for-46; 2 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs). Tonight’s home run traveled 429 feet.
SS Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek: 1-for-3, RBI, R, 2 SB (12), 2 BB, 2 K
1B Hans Montero: 0-for-2, RBI, R, SB (12), 3 BB, K
C Luis Puello: 1-for-5, 2B (1), 3 RBI, 2 K
Puello homered in his first game, tripled in his second game, and doubled in his third game at this level. He’s in obvious decline.
CF Willy Montero: 0-for-4, BB
DH Engelth Urena: 1-for-3, 2 R, CS (3), HBP, BB
LF Luis Durango: 2-for-3, R, SAC
RF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K
2B Santiago Gomez: 0-for-3, R, HBP, K
RHP Mac Heuer: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, HR
Heuer hit 98.5 MPH with his 4-seam fastball and averaged 93.6 MPH with his cutter. Plenty of talent in his arm. They will need to harness it.
RHP Jose M. Martinez: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
RHP Jordarlin Mendoza: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Speaking of a talented arm that needs to be harnessed. Mendoza throws 99 MPH sinkers. He doesn’t know where they are going, though.
LHP Pedro Rodriguez: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
0.77 ERA (11.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 19 K)
LHP Jose Ledesma : 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Josh Tiedemann: (L, 0-2) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
FCL Yankees (6-4) (Lost to the Phillies, 7-6)
1B Richard Matic: 2-for-5, 2B (4), R, K
Matic has reached base safely in all ten of his games.
RF Wilberson De Pena: 2-for-5, R, SB (4), CS (3), K
Having your average (.405) go down after a 2-for-5 day is a sign you are doing well.
C Queni Pineda: 1-for-4, R, BB, 2 K
3B Leni Done: 0-for-4, 3 K
CF Jose Castro: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R, 3 SB (11), BB, K
Castro leads the FCL in stolen bases. He had two in his first six games and nine in his last four games.
PR-CF Isael Arias: 0-for-0, R
Is it safe to assume Castro was injured? Teams don’t typically pinch-run for players with three stolen bases.
DH Justin Capellan: 1-for-4, 2B (3), 2 RBI, 2 K
SS Dexters Peralta: 1-for-3, 2B (1), R, 2 SB (3), BB
LF Estivenzon Montero: 0-for-4, K
2B Luis Escudero: 0-for-3, SB (2), HBP
RHP Omar Gonzalez: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR
RHP Manuel Cruz: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
RHP Alexander Almonte (L, 0-2): 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K