News: C Austin Wells was promoted to Scranton today, and instantly placed in the cleanup spot. Wells, the Yankees’ first-round pick in the 2020 COVID draft, hit .248/.343/.460 in 113 Double-A games with 22 doubles, 1 triple, 23 HR, and 93 RBI. Whether he can stick behind the plate is still a matter of debate. […]
Yankees MILB 7/20: Everson Pereira Goes Boom!
News: Both Jake Bauers (Scranton) and Willie Calhoun (Somerset) started their rehab assignments, meaning the Yankees have three mediocre left fielders (along with Greg Allen) who are nearing their return. Yay us! RHP Matt Bowman opted out of his minor league contract the other day. Today, the Yankees signed him to a major league contract and option
Yankees MILB 7/19: Spencer Jones Goes Yard
News: Nothing to report. Scranton (43-46; 9-6 in the second half) (Lost to Worcester, 11-5) CF Greg Allen: 1-for-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, RS, K, CS (1) He has one home run for Scranton (hit two as a member of the Worcester roster earlier this season) RF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, RS, BB Pereira has at least one […]
Yankees MILB 7/18: Jasson Dominguez Stays Hot
News: The Yankees have promoted a few players. Firstly, C/1B Ben Rice is on his way to Somerset. Rice just completed a rehab stint in Tampa. Earlier this season, he was a beast for Hudson Valley. He hit .341/.559/.523 in 68 plate appearances and was likely in line for an early promotion to Somerset at that point. […]
Yankees MILB 7/16: Jasson Dominguez: Heating Up
News: Veteran RHP Matt Bowman has opted out of his minor league deal. The Yankees have 72 hours to add him to the MLB roster or lose him. The 32-year-old has a 3.29 ERA in 38.1 innings for Scranton with a 36/18 K/BB. He hasn’t pitched in MLB since 2019. OF Anthony Hall, who is hitting .271/.387/.452 […]
Yankees MILB 7/15: Jasson Dominguez Homers
News: Nothing new to report. Scranton (42-44; 8-4 in the second half) (Crushed Norfolk, 10-3) CF Estevan Florial: 1-for-4, 2B (12), SF, 2 RBI, RS, 2 K Florial has at least one hit in seven of his eight July games (has reached base safely in all eight games). Overall, he is at .290/.387/.588 in 331 plate […]
Yankees MILB 7/14: Jared Serna: 2 HR, 7 RBI
News: What do I think about the Yankees draft? I don’t pretend to be something I am not. I don’t follow much college baseball and I sure as heck don’t pay attention to high school baseball – so how much can I really know? It seems like a bit of a typical draft – perhaps […]
Yankees MILB 7/9: Drew Thorpe is Cruising
News: Just like their MLB counterparts, the minor leagues will be taking Monday – Thursday off. The only exception is the DSL – poor kids. Tonight is the MLB draft. Who do I think the Yankees will select? I couldn’t tell you who most of the prospects are. If they don’t end up with Dave Parrish […]
Yankees MILB 7/8: Jesus Rodriguez Homers Twice
News: Nothing to report. Scranton (41-43; 7-3 in the second half) (Lost to Lehigh Valley, 6-1) CF Estevan Florial: 1-for-4, K .294/.389/.596 in 321 PA. He has hit safely in all six of his July games (8-for-24 with a double, triple, and home run). 2B Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4 .267/.354/.506 in 206 PA (5 doubles, 1 triple, 12 […]
Yankees MILB 7/7: Everson Pereira: 4 Hits
News: Nothing to report. I can go on a tirade about how this organization keeps recycling the same bad players, hoping for a better result but why bother? Scranton (41-42; 7-2 in the second half) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 9-8, in ten innings. Wilmer Difo hit a 2-run HR with two outs in the 10th for […]