Category: Minor League Reports

Yankees MILB 9/20: T.J. Rumfield Homers

News: The Yankees activated RHP Cody Poteet from his rehab stint and demoted him to Scranton. To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Ron Marinaccio was designated for assignment. The 29-year-old Marinaccio was a breakout reliever in 2022. He posted a 2.05 ERA (3.20 FIP) over 44 innings with a 30.9% K, 13.3% BB, 41.5% GB, and 4.7% […]

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Yankees MILB 9/19: Ben Rice Homers Again

News: I have nothing to offer. Scranton (86-60) (Defeated Buffalo, 4-1. I have been mistaken lately. Like most sane people, I thought divisions mattered in the International League, but they don’t. It’s first-half champion vs. second-half champion in the entire league, even though you don’t get to play everyone. Weird. Divisions don’t matter. Scranton is […]

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Yankees MILB 9/18: Will Warren Tosses 5 Strong Innings

News: I have nothing to offer. Scranton (85-60) (Lost to Buffalo, 7-6, in 10 innings. Worcester allowed three runs in the bottom of the 9th to lose, 4-3. Hence, they remain tied with four games left. Scranton holds the tie-breaker (better head-to-head record in the second half)) 2B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-4, BB Durbin is down to […]

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Yankees MILB 9/17: Spencer Jones Homers, Collects 3 Hits

News: The Yankees recently released LHP Victor Gonzalez, who was toiling in Triple-A after mediocre results in MLB earlier this season. Seen as a potential Wandy Peralta replacement, Gonzalez was never able to get into a consistent groove. The trade with the Dodgers comes down to how the two prospects (Trey Sweeney (now with Detroit) and Jorbit Vivas) perform. Scranton […]

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Yankees MILB 9/15: Caleb Durbin, Spencer Jones, Roc Riggio: Leadoff Homers

News: Nothing Scranton (84-59) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 5-4. Worcester won, so the two teams will enter the final week tied for first place in the second-half title chase) SS Caleb Durbin: 1-for-2, HR (10), RBI, 3 RS, SB (28), HBP, BB, K Durbin hits a leadoff home run (the beginning of a trend today?). Durbin’s […]

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Yankees MILB 9/14: Ben Rice Homers Twice

News: Nothing Scranton (82-59) (Mauled Lehigh Valley, 10-1. Worcester lost, so the division is tied with seven games to play) SS Caleb Durbin: 2-for-4, SF, RBI, RS, SB (27), K .294/.405/.477 in 340 PA (20 doubles, 2 triples, 9 HR, 56 RBI, 51 R, 27-for-29 SB). I don’t know what the Yankees plan to do with […]

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Yankees MILB 9/13: Zach Messinger Tosses 6 Shutout Innings

News: Nothing Scranton (82-59) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 6-5, in 11 innings. Worcester finally lost, so the Railriders are within one game. The season ends next Sunday) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 2-for-5 3B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-4, HBP, BB (intentional) Durbin is in a little slump (5-for-27 in September) but has only three strikeouts.  1B Ben Rice: 0-for-3, RBI, 3 BB […]

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Yankees MILB 9/12: Ben Shields Ks 10

News: Nothing Scranton (80-59) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 3-1. Worcester refuses to lose (5 straight wins; 9-1 in their last 10 games) so their lead over Scranton remains 2 games. Rochester has fallen out of it) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, 2B (17), BB, K In his last 12 games, Vivas has 5 doubles, a triple, and a […]

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Yankees MILB 9/11: Caleb Durbin Homers

News: RHP Tanner Myatt was released from his contract. Since being drafted in the 11th round of the 2018 draft out of Florence-Darlington Technical College, injuries limited Myatt to 203.2 innings. He posted a 3.71 ERA and 246/153 K/BB (10.9 K/9; 6.8 BB/9). He allowed only 13 home runs and 5.2 hits/9. Myatt had a massive […]

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Yankees MILB 9/10: George Lombard Jr.: 3 Doubles, 3 RBI

News: Nothing Scranton (79-58) (Lost to Lehigh Valley, 5-3. Worcester swept two games against Syracuse, so this was a bad night. Worcester is 38-26. Scranton is 36-27) 3B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K 2B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-4 .298/.410/.481 in 318 PA at this level. DH Ben Rice: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 3 K SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, K […]

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