Category: Minor League Reports

Yankees MILB 6/5: Ben Rice Homers in Scranton Debut

News: OF Jasson Dominguez surged into the Top 10 on Baseball America’s updated Top 100, but the Yankees took a hit overall. That was to be expected, as RHP Chase Hampton and LHP Henry Lalane haven’t pitched this season while Roderick Arias hasn’t played up to his hype. The Yankees system remains deep, which is important. If […]

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Yankees MILB 6/4: Jackson Fristoe: 6 Scoreless Innings

News: OF Brandon Lockridge was placed on the injured list for Scranton. Lockridge’s 21 stolen bases are second in the International League (teammate Caleb Durbin, also on the injured list, is tied for 3rd with 20). OF Jasson Dominguez‘s rehab has moved to Scranton. Additionally, the stint has been extended by ten days. With the approval […]

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Yankees MILB 6/2: Spencer Jones: 2B, RBI

News: RHP Gerrit Cole, a good #6 starter, will start his first rehab in Somerset on Tuesday. Scranton (34-23) (Lost to Toledo, 7-2) 2B Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-2, 3B (2), RS, SB (21) .276/.404/.371. He had a strong May (.354/.475/.458) and is trying to build off that. However…   PR-2B Kevin Smith: 1-for-2 After the stolen base, […]

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Yankees MILB 6/1: Jasson Dominguez Homers Again

News: Nothing new. Scranton (34-22) (Lost to Toledo, 3-2) CF Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-4, RBI, 2 SB (20), BB, K Lockridge is 60-for-67 stealing bases over the past two seasons.  3B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-3, RS, CI, K 2B Oswald Peraza: 0-for-3, BB, K C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, RBI, K Narvaez has 31 RBI (44 games). His best is 44, set […]

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Yankees MILB 5/31: Spencer Jones Breaks Out

News: The Mets, in their neverending quest to buy a championship, acquired C Luis Torrens from the Yankees for $100,000. This move hurts the Yankees’ catching depth, but Torrens was #4 on the depth chart behind Jose Trevino, Austin Wells, and Carlos Narvaez. They aren’t hurting in this department. The Yankees weren’t stopping a veteran […]

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Yankees MILB 5/30: Yoendrys Gomez Shines

News: RHP Cody Poteet will start for Scranton on Saturday and will (reportedly) be the “first man up” in the Yankees’ attempt to replace Clarke Schmidt. RHP Cody Morris, called up today, can be an option for the next start. Scranton (34-20) (Beat up Toledo again, 9-2) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-4, RS, CS (2), 2 BB DH Oswald […]

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Yankees MILB 5/29: Jared Serna’s Big Night

News: IF Kevin Smith cleared waivers. Unlike the last time, he could have declined an outright assignment but didn’t do so. He will return to Scranton. Scranton (33-20) (Avenged last night’s 10-0 loss by crushing Toledo, 11-2) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, BB, K Vivas started 1-for-14 on his second rehab stint. He is 8-for-20 […]

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Yankees MILB 5/28: Jasson Dominguez Homers

News: Nothing Scranton (32-19) (Lost to Toledo, 10-0) 2B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, 3B (1), BB, K Vivas’ rehab assignment is over and he was (predictably) assigned to Scranton. SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-3, BB, K 1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, K Rumfield is in a minor 2-for-21 slump. More importantly, he has an extra-base hit slump that has reached […]

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Yankees MILB 5/27: Jesus Rodriguez Collects 2 Hits

News: Nothing Scranton (32-18) Scheduled day off. Somerset (22-23) Scheduled day off. Hudson Valley (21-22) (Lost to Aberdeen, 9-4) CF Jace Avina: 1-for-5, HR (5), RBI, RS 14 doubles, 5 homers in 33 games. Last year, he hit 22 doubles and 14 homers in 99 games. SS Jared Serna: 1-for-5, 2B (11), RS, K LF Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-3, […]

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Yankees MILB 5/26: Cam Schlittler Dominates

News: RHP Matt Sauer was returned to the Yankees after he cleared waivers. Chosen by the surprising Royals in the Rule 5, Sauer went 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA in 14 games (16.1 IP). His rate numbers were not great (13.1% BB/10.7% K/31.7% GB). The Royals would have likely accepted that if they weren’t playing so […]

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