News: OF Everson Pereira is now a member of the Scranton Railriders. Ranked as the #4 prospect in the system by Pipeline, Pereira hit well for Somerset this season. In 185 plate appearances, he hit .292/.362/.545 (143 wRC+) with ten home runs and 31 runs batted in. He plays all three outfield positions, though there is […]
Yankees MILB 7/3: Drew Thorpe Continues to Dominate
News: Nothing to report. Scranton (38-41; 3-1 in the second half) (Outscored Syracuse, 10-8. The Railriders trailed 7-1 going into the top of the 5th) CF Estevan Florial: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 SB (18), CS (9) Florial is closing in on being the second 20/20 player in the minors this season (Trey […]
Yankees MILB 7/2: Jack Neely Ks 7 Straight
News: Due to the fact that MILB had both Monday and Tuesday off this past week, teams will be playing tomorrow (Monday is typically an off day in every full-season league). C Josh Breaux was sent down to Somerset due to an injury to Anthony Seigler, who has a career filled with annoying injuries. Even after this […]
Yankees MILB 7/1: Tyler Hardman Hits 3 HR
News: Nothing to report. Scranton (37-41; 3-1 in the second half) (Knocked off Syracuse, 8-3) RF Estevan Florial: 2-for-5, 2B (11), 3B (4), 2 RS, K Florial has 35 extra-base hits (11 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR) in 62 games. SS Oswald Peraza: 2-for-5, HR (12), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K A nice start to his […]
Yankees MILB 6/30: Brando Mayea Hits First Home Run
News: The Yankees have purchased RHP Jesus Liranzo from Lancaster (Independent). He was assigned to Somerset. The 28-year-old started his professional journey in 2012. He owns a career minor league record of 11-18 with a 4.38 ERA in 212 games (15 starts). Liranzo has bounced all around the minors, having played for the Braves, Orioles, Pirates, Dia
Yankees MILB 6/29: Trey Sweeney Homers Again
News: Nothing to report. Scranton (35-41; 1-1 in the second half) (Shut Down Syracuse, 7-0) RF Estevan Florial: 2-for-5, RS, K Florial has 20 multi-hit games this season (60 games played) DH Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K He is 0-for-9 since returning but is still hitting .275/.345/.529 in 171 PA. C Ben Rortvedt: 0-for-4, RS, BB, K […]
Yankees MILB 6/28: Estevan Florial Hits #20
News: There is a rumor that both C Agustin Ramirez and OF Christopher Familia are on their way to Hudson Valley. Neither was in Tampa’s or Hudson Valley’s lineup tonight. I’ve been informed that OF Christopher Familia and C Agustin Ramirez have been promoted to High-A Hudson Valley. Does this mean other catchers and outfielders ar
Yankees MILB 6/27: Keiner Delgado Collects 3 Hits
News: Both RHP Clayton Beeter and OF Spencer Jones are on their way to the Futures Game. The rules state that each organization must be represented and there is a maximum of only two players per organization. Jones’ first-round pedigree and Beeter’s numbers make them both solid choices. Jones is hitting .268/.327/.496 (121 wRC+) with 19
Yankees MILB 6/25: Trey Sweeney’s Big Day
News: I wrote briefly about the Yankees potentially blowing up the draft this year yesterday. As for the draft itself, it all begins on July 9th. I question a lot of things that MLB does, but I think they did the right thing when they moved the draft to be part of the All-Star Game […]
Yankees MILB 6/24: Andres Chaparro Hits a Slam
News: I have expressed some concern about OF Jasson Dominguez‘s struggles in Double-A. While some of the numbers aren’t good, remind yourself of this: Dominguez made his Double-A debut in 2022 at the age of 19. At 19, Ezequiel Duran was struggling down in Pulaski (at the time, a Yankees’ short-season affiliate) as he hit .201/.251