LHP Tanner Bauman was moved from Hudson Valley to Somerset. This may have been a “need an arm” move, as Bauman wasn’t pitching well in Hudson Valley.
SS Christofer Reyes was transferred from the DSL to the FCL. The 18-year-old signed for $100,000 in 2024. In two DSL seasons, he didn’t perform at a high level (.247/.343/.321), though he did steal 47 bases in 62 attempts.
The Yankees have a pair of moves to make. Since he was used in back-to-back games, I assume Yovanny Cruz will go down for Gerrit Cole. The more interesting decision is whether Anthony Volpe will head back to Scranton, with Jose Caballero returning. The only other option is Max Schuemann. If Caballero is the everyday shortstop, the sensible move is for Volpe to head back down.
I will say it again – nobody in the minors is coming up to help the offense. And who knows when Giancarlo Stanton will come back? Spencer Jones‘ struggles don’t surprise me. He was one of the few to earn a hit tonight, but 4-for-24 with 12 strikeouts isn’t making anyone feel confident. It is what it is.
Scranton (25-21) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 8-7. I will say it is interesting that they promoted Eric Reyzelman but have yet to use him)
SS George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-4, R, BB, 2 K
RF Yanquiel Fernandez: 3-for-4, HR (12), RBI, 2 R, BB
Fernandez has a 12-game on-base streak (at least one hit in 11 of those games). He is hitting .269 with an .860 OPS (OPS was .734 before this streak)
DH Marco Luciano: 0-for-1, RBI, R, CS (1), 2 BB
DH Payton Henry: 0-for-2, K
2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-for-4, R, BB, K
1B Seth Brown: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, K
C Ali Sanchez: 2-for-5, HR (6), RBI, R
LF Ernesto Martinez Jr.: 2-for-4, 3B (2), HR (8), 2 RBI, 2 R
Eight home runs in 37 games this year (six in 80 games last year).
LF Kenedy Corona: 0-for-0
3B Jonathan Ornelas: 2-for-3, RBI, SB (4), CS (1), BB
CF Duke Ellis: 0-for-4, K
RHP Dom Hamel: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
RHP Dylan Coleman: (W, 2-0) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
0.96 ERA (9.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 11 K)
RHP Kervin Castro: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Rafael Montero: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Bradley Hanner (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Hanner is having a nice campaign (1.66 ERA in 21.2 innings with a 32/8 K/BB).
Somerset (20-22) (Squeaked past Chesapeake, 2-1)
CF Jace Avina: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K
.250/.335/.559 in 173 PA. His BB% is up to 10.4. As stated, strikeouts are an issue with him, but he has shown the ability to draw some walks.
DH Garrett Martin: 2-for-4, HR (14), 2 RBI, R, BB, K
Martin ties his personal best for home runs (14 in 38 games this year; 14 in 102 games last year). He is hitting .270/.331/.572 in 175 PA.
LF Jackson Castillo: 0-for-5, 3 K
3B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4
1B Coby Morales: 0-for-4, 2 K
RF DJ Gladney: 0-for-2, SB (5), 2 BB, 2 K
2B Connor McGinnis: 1-for-4, 2 K
SS Owen Cobb: 1-for-4
C Abrahan Gutierrez: 0-for-3, R, BB, K
LHP Xavier Rivas: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
4.61 ERA (27.1 IP, 18 H, 16 R, 14 ER, 4 HR, 17 BB, 43 K). Rivas can miss bats (156 career strikeouts in 112.2 innings) though his walk totals keep him from going deep into games.
LHP Tanner Bauman: (W, 1-0) 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Bauman may be back in Hudson Valley quickly, but he did his job tonight.
RHP Michael Arias: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Kelly Austin (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Hudson Valley (21-21) (Swept a doubleheader over Brooklyn)
Game 1 (Won, 7-3)
SS Kaeden Kent: 2-for-4, 3B (2), RBI, R
LF Wilson Rodriguez: 0-for-3, R, BB, K
DH Eric Genther: 1-for-3, R, HBP
1B Kyle West: 2-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, R, K
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-3, RBI, SB (3)
3B Roderick Arias: 2-for-2, R, BB
C Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, R
If Gonzalez can develop a hit tool, he becomes interesting. He is flashing power (4 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs in 26 games) but is hitting only .205. The .218 BABIP doesn’t help matters.
CF Camden Troyer: 0-for-3
RF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-2, R, BB
LHP Allen Facundo (W, 1-2): 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, HR
Facundo sets a new personal best for strikeouts in a game. Season: 5.59 ERA (19.1 IP, 13 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 2 HR, 13 BB, 32 K). Between here and Tampa, Facundo has struck out 57 hitters over 34.1 innings.
RHP Tony Rossi: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.17 ERA (15.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 4 BB, 23 K). Rossi has allowed a ridiculous 22 hits in 60.2 career innings.
RHP Thomas Balboni Jr.: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Game 2 (Won, 7-0)
SS Kaeden Kent: 1-for-3, R, SB (14), BB, K
.299/.372/.427 in 183 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 29 R, 12-for-13 SB). Solid sophomore campaign.
LF Wilson Rodriguez: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, BB, 2 K
C Eric Genther: 1-for-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, BB, K
DH Kyle West: 1-for-4, R, 2 K
West has hit safely in seven of his last eight games.
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-3, R, BB
Tejeda is 6-for-32 with seven walks and strikeouts since his promotion.
3B Roderick Arias: 0-for-3, HBP
1B Josh Moylan: 1-for-3, 3B (2), RBI, R, BB, K
CF Camden Troyer: 1-for-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 R
RF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-2, BB, K
RHP Rory Fox: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
5.65 ERA (36.2 IP, 35 H, 27 R, 23 ER, 5 HR, 13 BB, 44 K). He’s had his ups and downs during his debut campaign, but his last three starts have been encouraging.
Tampa (20-22) (Defeated Clearwater, 11-2)
SS Jackson Lovich: 1-for-4, 2B (9), RBI, 2 R, BB
Including his 26 plate appearances at this level last year, he is hitting .359/.440/.693 (13 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 38 R, 13-for-15 SB, 11.4% BB, 26.3% K). Additionally, he is 24-for-61 (.393) with 7 home runs and 20 RBI in May. Methinks Hudson Valley is calling his name.
3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek: 3-for-5, HR (3), 2 RBI, 3 R
.264/.374/.364 in 155 PA. He is on a 6-game hitting streak (first multi-hit game during the streak).
1B Hans Montero: 2-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K
LF Luis Puello: 2-for-5, HR (2), RBI, R, 2 K
Puello is 7-for-30 with a double, two triples, and two home runs since his promotion.
CF Willy Montero: 2-for-5, 2B (4), 2 RBI
C Engelth Urena: 1-for-3, 2 BB, K
RF JoJo Jackson: 0-for-3, BB
DH Ediel Rivera: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, R
Rivera hit two home runs in 66 games last year (zero in 18 games at this level).
2B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-2, 2B (5), 2 R, SB (6), 2 BB
RHP J.T. Etheridge: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR
4.66 ERA (19.1 IP, 18 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 27 K)
RHP Jordarlin Mendoza (W, 1-2): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Mendoza, who has a nice (but raw) arm, has three straight scoreless appearances (4.1 innings). That has lowered his ERA to 12.00. As I said, nice (BUT RAW) arm.
RHP Josh Tiedemann: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LHP Jose Ledesma: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
FCL Yankees (7-7) (Lost to the Tigers, 13-5)
3B Richard Matic: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K
RF Wilberson De Pena: 2-for-4, 2B (5), RBI
.370/.433/.667 in 60 dominant plate appearances. He has a 7-game hitting streak (11-for-29; 1 double, 2 HR).
C Queni Pineda: 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, 2 R, K
The 18-year-old has shown some pop (13 doubles, 8 HR in 76 career games) and has more career walks (73) than strikeouts (68).
2B Leni Done: 1-for-1, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, SB (8), CS (1), 2 BB
Done is doing what he needs to do to stay on the radar. The 18-year-old is hitting .353/.435/.529 with a double, a triple, two home runs, and 16 RBI in 62 plate appearances. He has played mostly second and third base with a game at shortstop.
1B Justin Capellan: 0-for-3, 2 K
SS Dexters Peralta: 0-for-3, K
LF Estivenzon Montero: 0-for-3, 2 K
DH David McCann: 2-for-3, HR (1), RBI, R
McCann’s first professional home run (second game).
CF Isael Arias: 0-for-2, 2 SB (3), K
PH Kevin Verde: 0-for-1
RHP Alexander Cornielle (L, 0-1): 1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Cornielle begins his rehab stint. The 24-year-old spent the 2025 season in the Brewers’ organization, pitching to a 3.81 ERA in 29 starts (137 innings) between Double-A and Triple-A. In those 137 innings, he owned a 135/71 K/BB.
RHP Diego Flores: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Flores is a catcher (though he hasn’t played at all in 2026). They used him as a “bridge” between two rehabbing pitchers tonight, which is hilarious.
RHP Luis Velasquez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Before today, Velasquez last pitched in 2024. That year, pitching for Somerset, he pitched to a 4.57 ERA in 30 games (2 starts) with a 56/31 K/BB over 41.1 innings. He had a strong campaign between Tampa and Hudson Valley in 2023.
RHP Manuel Cruz: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
LHP Marco Manzano: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K