News: The Yankees have selected the contract of OF Billy McKinney to replace Aaron Judge. McKinney, on his second tour with the Yankees organization, was hitting well in Scranton (.274/.388/.511 in 40 games) and should find himself getting some playing time over the next few weeks. “Why McKinney and not Estevan Florial?” I don’t d
Yankees MILB 6/6: Roderick Arias Hits a Slam
News: The FCL Yankees and the two DSL squads started their seasons on Monday. I will report on them below, but I don’t typically type up full lineups or anything for those games. Scranton (27-30) Their game against Norfolk was postponed due to air quality concerns (due to the fires in Quebec). Somerset (30-21) (Shut […]
Yankees MILB 6/4: Drew Thorpe Dominates
News: While not minor league news, the Guardians have designated RHP Zach Plesac for assignment. The question is: Assuming he falls to the Yankees (not guaranteed), is there room for him? The Yankees have Gerrit Cole, Luis Severino, and Nestor Cortes locked into the rotation with Domingo German and Clarke Schmidt at the bottom of the rotation. Fact
Yankees MILB 6/3: Chase Hampton Ks 10 (Again)
News: The Greg Allen injury opened up the possibility for the Yankees to promote Kole Calhoun before the deadline, but it didn’t happen. Calhoun is officially a free agent. Given that he opted out, there is likely a team out there that has already shown some level of interest in the veteran. The Yankees decided to bring Oswaldo Cabrera right
Yankees MILB 6/2: Juan Carela Ks 10
News: The Yankees made a (very very very very) minor trade today, sending C Jose Godoy to the Orioles for something. That something might be enough to buy a hot dog at Yankee Stadium. Godoy was on the Scranton Development Roster recently. When he did play for Scranton, he appeared in only 11 games, hitting .270/.341/.514 […]
Yankees MILB 6/1: Jasson Dominguez: 3-Run Boom!
News: UTIL Oswaldo Cabrera was demoted to Scranton after the Yankees-Mariners game last night. Cabrera was a high-energy catalyst last season for the Yankees. He hit .247/.312/.429 (108 OPS+; 111 wRC+) while playing strong defense at multiple positions (including the outfield, where he was a novice). This season, he couldn’t get anything goin
Yankees MILB 5/31: Oswald Peraza: BOOM x 2!
News: Nothing new or exciting to report. Scranton (27-26) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 7-5, in ten innings) CF Estevan Florial: 2-for-6, 3B (3), RBI, K Florial is in the midst of a 10-game hitting streak. He has five multi-hit games during the streak and has at least one extra-base hit in nine of the games. Overall, he […]
Yankees MILB 5/30: Oswald Peraza >>> Triple-A
News: Some promotions in the organization today, though the top prospects you hear about the most weren’t a part of this wave. I won’t get into all of them. OF Aaron Palensky, who compiled an insane .352/.434/.744 (205 wRC+) for Hudson Valley, is now in Somerset. This is not his first taste of Double-A. In […]
Yankees MILB 5/28: Estevan Florial is Scorching
News: Mason Vinyard is now a member of the Hudson Valley Renegades, as he was promoted from the Tampa Tarpons according to the Hudson Valley Twitter feed. Vinyard, a 23-year-old RHP, was signed as an undrafted free agent last year (Western Kentucky). For Tampa, he pitched to a 3.33 ERA in 24.1 innings with a […]
Yankees MILB 5/26: Everson Pereira Homers
News: Nothing new to report. Scranton (24-25) (Defeated Worcester, 5-2) CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-5, HR (3), RBI, RS, 3 K Dunham’s first home run since May 6th. He is hitting .225/.361/.344. I like the walk rate (14.8%) and hopefully the rest of his offense will start rounding into form. DH Josh Donaldson: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 […]