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Yankees MILB 7/25: Ben Rice is Lovin’ Double-A

News:

The Yankees have released a pair of veteran relievers.

RHP Michael Feliz, signed on May 18th, was released from his contract. He reportedly will sign with a team in Japan. The veteran pitched to a decent 3.38 ERA in only 13.1 innings with a 15/5 K/BB.
LHP D.J. Snelten was also cut. Snelten, who hadn’t pitched since making 20 starts with the Chicago Dogs (Independent) in 2019, was an interesting story but he simply did not perform. He compiled a 7.50 ERA in 30 games with Scranton, with a 48/42 K/BB over 36 innings.

RHP Bailey Dees was promoted from Hudson Valley to Somerset today, reuniting with former bullpen mate Danny Watson to form a towering duo. Dees, who stands 6’8″, pitched to a 1.74 ERA and 59/15 K/BB ratio over 41.1 innings. He was the Yankees’ 18th-round pick in the 2021 draft out of Penn State.

Scranton (45-49; 11-8 in the second half) (Lost to Buffalo, 3-1)

CF Estevan Florial: 2-for-3, 2B (14), RS, BB, K
Florial now has a 5-game hitting streak (7-for-17). He has three doubles during the streak.
LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, K
Pereira is hitting .345 (20-for-58) since his promotion (at least one hit in 13 of 14 games)
SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-for-3, BB, K
C Austin Wells: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, K
Since promotion: 3-for-14 (1 double, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K)
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-4
DH Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-4, 2B (5)
Since promotion: .285/.416/.486 in 178 PA.
RF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-3, 2 K
1B Jake Lamb: 0-for-2, BB, K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3

RHP Jhony Brito: (L, 2-2) 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
5.45 ERA (36.1 IP, 40 H, 23 R, 22 ER, 16 BB, 33 K). Do his Triple-A numbers matter? Not really.
RHP Michael Gomez: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Somerset (54-35; 12-9 in the second half) (Shut out Bowie, 6-0, in a 6-inning game (rain))

FYI: If you see any numbers below that don’t match up to other numbers you are seeing, it is due to July 9th. That game was suspended and MILB.com is treating it weirdly. The overall numbers include that game – the splits do not. So, when you see “numbers in July” below, keep in mind that one game is currently not included.

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, HR (13), RBI, RS, K
The home run was a lead-off blast. Sweeney is hitting .253/.369/.437 in 396 PA. In July, he is hitting .288/.413/.455 in 17 games (3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 14 R, 12 BB, 15 K). He has shown more against RHP (.856 OPS) than LHP (.630) but there is no reason for concern. Just something to watch.
RF Willie Calhoun: 2-for-3, BB
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K, SB (26), CS (6)
.220/.349/.368 in 392 PA. In 18 July games, Dominguez is hitting .307/.381/.427.
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
.230/.321/.544 in 312 PA. 
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-0
He left the game early – never a good thing.
 1B Mickey Gasper: 1-for-2, 2 RS, BB
LF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-2, SF, RBI, SB (9), CS (2)
Dunham has a 5-game hitting streak (9-for-21) and has 21 stolen bases in 27 tries between here and Scranton.
DH Ben Rice: 2-for-2, HR (3), 4 RBI, RS, BB
Since promotion: 10-for-17 (.588) with three home runs in four games. Overall, Rice is hitting .365/.516/.646 in 128 spectacular plate appearances. I don’t know if catching is part of the long-term plan, but the Yankees seem to have an intriguing hitter here.
C Josh Breaux: 0-for-3, K
2B Max Burt: 0-for-1, 2 BB, K, CS (3)

RHP Blane Abeyta (W, 6-4): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
It goes down as a shutout in the record books. Abeyta owns a 5.46 ERA in 85.2 IP with a 91/37 K/BB.

Hudson Valley (51-39; 12-12 in the second half) (Smoked Hickory, 16-5)

CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-6, RBI, RS, K
Jones now has a 6-game hitting streak (11-for-27 (.407); 2 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI). This is his 10th 3+ hit game this season (including one on 7/21). It’s been a season of streaks for Jones, but the overall resume is a good one. 
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-6, RS, 3 K
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-6, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
Ramirez is hitting .392 with 15 extra-base hits (10 doubles, 5 HR) in 18 games since his promotion. 
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-5, 3 RS, BB, 3 K
Flores has five 2-hit games in his last nine games played (hitless in the other four games)
DH Christopher Familia: 3-for-4, HR (3), RBI, 3 RS, BB
Familia has two 3-hit games in his last three games played. He is up to .254 since his promotion.
SS Alexander Vargas: 2-for-4, 3B (5), 4 RBI, 4 RS, BB
Vargas takes over the organizational lead with his 5th triple. This is his second 4-RBI game this season (first 4-run game).
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K
LF Anthony Garcia: 2-for-2, 2B (6), HR (5), 3 RBI, RS, 3 BB
Garcia has the type of night we were all dreaming about a few years ago. 
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-5, SF, 2 RBI

RHP Tyrone Yulie: (W, 5-6) 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR
4.66 ERA (75.1 IP, 58 H, 49 R, 39 ER, 13 HR, 41 BB, 89 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
2.49 ERA (27.2 IP, 21 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 11 BB, 37 K)

Tampa (43-48; 12-13 in the second half) (Lost to Dunedin, 5-1)

2B Jared Serna: 1-for-4, K, SB (19)
After going a month without a stolen base (and only one attempt), Serna is now 3-for-3 in his last four games.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4
Rodriguez has hit safely in ten of his last 11 games (15-for-43; .349)
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-2, HR (10), RBI, RS, 2 BB, SB (7)
Martinez has ten home runs in 69 games this season (11 HR in 110 games prior to 2023)
SS Brenny Escanio: 2-for-3, 2B (8), BB
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-4, 2 K
DH Brett Barrera: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-2, 2 K
  LF Jake Palmer: 1-for-2
1B Ronny Rojas: 3-for-4
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-4, K

RHP Sean Hermann: (L, 4-6)  4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR
5.99 ERA (73.2 IP, 85 H, 56 R, 49 ER, 8 HR, 33 BB, 59 K)
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
3.25 ERA in 52.2 IP (44 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 66 K). Calderon comes at you with a sinker/change/slider mix, with a few curves mixed in.
RHP Matt Keating: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.95 ERA (41 IP, 41 H, 24 R, 18 ER, 3 HR, 22 BB, 60 K). Keating doesn’t throw extremely hard (91-93) but has a few weapons to go to (4-seam, cutter, slider, curve)
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

FCL Yankees (19-14) (Defeated the Blue Jays, 2-1. The Blue Jays only compiled one hit)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-5, RS
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 2-for-2, 2 BB, SB (18), CS (5)
.317/.489/.462 in 141 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 26 R, 31 BB, 30 K, 18-for-23 SB)
CF Willy Montero: 4-for-4, RBI, CS (4)
.344/.397/.467 in 136 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 17 R, 11 BB, 25 K, 4-for-8 SB). He is fifth in the league in AVG and third in runs batted in.
SS Hans Montero: 0-for-4
RF John Cruz: 1-for-4, HR (7), RBI, RS, K
.246/.331/.482 in 130 PA. He is the league leader with 32 RBI.

RHP Carlos Lagrange: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, HR
2.73 ERA (29.2 IP, 15 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 3 HR, 16 BB, 41 K). Like many big pitchers, you look for improvements in control. Not allowing a walk works.
RHP Jackson Fristoe (W, 1-2): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 2 K
Fristoe’s first professional win – congrats!
RHP Yoljeldriz Diaz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
When you have a 22-year-old who has pitched in only 20 games in four seasons, you know that injuries are the likely reason.
RHP Eric Reyzelman (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
His first professional save – congrats! 

DSL Yankees (22-12) (Destroyed the Rangers Red, 12-2)

CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-6, RS, K, SB (15)
.258/.377/.360 in 106 PA. Hard to complain about his first 100+ professional plate appearances.
DH Jose Castro: 3-for-6, 2B (4), RBI, RS, SB (10)
.286/.440/.429 in 91 PA. Castro (17) is a perfect 10-for-10 stealing bases.
SS Santiago Gomez: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB, K
.303/.458/.461 in 118 PA. In 68 total games at this level between 2022-2023, he is hitting .261/.421/.412 in 273 PA.
LF Andres Lacruz: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, HBP, SB (16), CS (2)
2B Luis Escudero: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, SB (4)
The 17-year-old is hitting .282/.451/.436 in 102 PA. This is his debut season.
3B Andry Javier: 1-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, RS
RF Niurby Asigen: 4-for-5, RBI, 3 RS
His first career 4-hit game raises his triple slash from .169/.319/.271 to .219/.351/.313. The wonders of small sample sizes.

RHP Jerson Alejandro: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
LHP Pedro Rodriguez (W, 5-0): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Jose Guzman (S, 1): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

DSL Bombers (17-18) (Won an 11-10 thriller over DSL Brewers 1. The Brewers scored four to take a 10-6 lead in the top of the 10th, only for the Bombers to score five to secure the win)

DH Gabriel Terrero: 2-for-6, HR (5), 3 RBI, RS, 3 K
.319/.398/.571 in 103 PA with 20 runs batted in. He is a 17-year-old switch-hitting middle infielder in his debut season.
C Edgleen Perez: 3-for-5, RBI
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-5, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
.272/.398/.456 in 128 PA with a 12-for-16 stolen base rate. I am intrigued.
LF Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-5, RS, BB, 2 K
2B Abrahan Ramirez: 2-for-3, 2B (4), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB
3B Rafael Martinez: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS

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 optioned him to Scranton. To make room for Bowman on the 40-man roster, 3B Josh Donaldson was transferred to the 60-day injured list, effectively ending his season.

Scranton (43-47; 9-6 in the second half) (Lost a marathon to Worcester, 10-8)

LF Jake Bauers: 2-for-3, 2B (6), HR (10), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, SB (6)
Welcome back!
   LF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-0, SF, RBI
CF Everson Pereira: 2-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Pereira has hit safely in all ten games since his promotion (.372 (16-for-43; 3 doubles, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 11 R)). Overall, he has 12 home runs and 42 RBI in 56 games between Somerset and Scranton.
C Ben Rortvedt: 0-for-2
  PH-C Rodolfo Duran: 0-for-2, BB, K
1B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-5, 2B (18), 2 RBI, 2 K
Chaparro has 18 RBI in 13 July games and is hitting .253/.340/.485 in 377 PA with 18 doubles, 18 HR, and 67 RBI.
3B Jake Lamb: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-2, RS, 3 BB
SS Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-5, RS, 3 K
RF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K
DH Wilmer Difo: 0-for-5, 2 K

RHP Randy Vasquez: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Vasquez has a 5.21 ERA at this level, but does it really matter? He has impressed at the level that matters most.
RHP Zach Greene: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Aaron McGarity: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 HR
This is not how one wishes to celebrate their addition to the 40-man roster.
RHP Greg Weissert: (L, 3-3)  1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

Somerset (50-35; 8-9 in the second half) (Defeated Hartford, 6-4, in 11 innings)

SS Trey Sweeney: 2-for-5, 2B (17), K
Sweeney has two doubles and a triple in his last three games. 
DH Willie Calhoun: 0-for-3, K
  PH Josh Breaux: 0-for-1
  PR-DH Aaron Palensky: 0-for-1, RS
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-5, RBI, RS, 2 K
C Austin Wells: 0-for-4, HBP, K
His July struggles continue. My question is: Would Wells’ offense be better if they told him to not worry about catching anymore? That’s not an excuse for a slump – that is me saying that it isn’t easy to put in all the work behind the plate while maintaining what you can do at the plate. 
3B Tyler Hardman: 3-for-5, 2 HR (22), 4 RBI, 2 RS, K
Hardman, who has four multi-HR games this season, is your new organizational HR leader, taking the spot away from Estevan Florial. He is hitting .227 with 9 doubles, 2 triples, 22 HR, 45 RBI, and 46 runs scored. 
RF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-5, HR (2), RBI, RS, K
Dunham is hitting .293 (12-for-41) since his demotion. His home run tonight was his 8th overall between here and Scranton.
1B Eric Wagaman: 1-for-3, HBP, CS (3)
  PH-1B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-1, K
2B Max Burt: 1-for-4, 2B (4), K
LF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Chase Hampton: 7 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 3 HR
A bit of a mixed bag by Hampton, who allowed a pair of home runs during a tough 6th inning. Since his promotion: 4.15 ERA (34.2 IP, 31 H, 17 R, 16 ER, 5 HR, 9 BB, 40 K). Overall, he now has 117 strikeouts in 81.2 innings.
LHP Ryan Anderson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Danny Watson: (W, 3-0)  2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 1.47 ERA (18.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 19 K). In his first seven innings at this level, he struck out only three hitters. He has 16 K in 11.1 IP since.
RHP Zac Houston (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley (49-37; 10-10 in the second half) (Defeated Brooklyn, 6-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
Jones is now 12-for-38 in July with nine walks. 
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-4, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-4, 2B (10), HR (3), RBI, RS
Since his promotion: .426 in 15 games (10 doubles, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 3 BB, 8 K). He is on an 8-game hitting streak (14-for-31). Overall, he is hitting .290/.401/.482 in 297 PA (17 doubles, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 44 R, 46 BB, 49 K). Is he the organization’s top catching prospect? I guess that depends on what you think of Austin Wells, but Ramirez must be in the conversation.
DH Christopher Familia: 0-for-4, K
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-3, 2B (13), BB, K, CS (2)
LF Grant Richardson: 1-for-2, HR (9), RBI, RS, 2 BB, K
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-4, 2 K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-4, RS, K, SB (7)
2B Luis Santos: 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB (5), CS (3)

RHP Zach Messinger: (L, 1-8)  4.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
4.04 ERA (78 IP, 69 H, 46 R, 35 ER, 11 HR, 40 BB, 95 K)
RHP Mason Vinyard: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 3.24 ERA (16.2 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 17 K)
RHP Bailey Dees: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.83 ERA (39.1 IP, 20 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 14 BB, 58 K). He allowed seven of those earned runs through May 16th and one since (23.1 IP)

Tampa (42-45; 11-10 in the second half) (Lost a pitching duel to Clearwater, 1-0)

SS Jared Serna: 2-for-4, K
Serna is now 20-for-65 (.308) in July. He is up to 100 hits this season (.292/.355/.509)
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4, K
Rodriguez now has a 6-game hitting streak (10-for-27; .370). He is hitting .296/.374/.439 in 290 impressive plate appearances.
C Omar Martinez: 2-for-4
Martinez has three multi-hit games in his last four games. He is 16-for-51 (.314) in July with four home runs and 16 runs batted in. 
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-3, BB
DH Brett Barrera: 0-for-3, BB, K
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-4, K
1B Ronny Rojas: 0-for-4, 3 K
RF Felix Negueis: 2-for-4, 2B (3)
2B Jose Colmenares: 0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Baron Stuart: (L, 2-6) 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
4.26 ERA (57 IP, 52 H, 34 R, 27 ER, 7 HR, 24 BB, 51 K). In July: 18.1 IP, 13 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 12 K
RHP Kris Bow: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Bow needed a clean outing. Last year’s 14th-round pick has struggled with the move to Tampa.

FCL Yankees (18-12) (Swept a doubleheader against the Tigers)

Game 1 (Won, 2-1)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-3, 3B (1), RBI, RS, BB, K
.280/.397/.508 in 141 PA. If you loved Delgado after 2022, you should still love him now. One thing to watch: He owned a 50.5% ground ball rate entering today (it was 28.8% in 2022)
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 SB (16), CS (6)
DH Hans Montero: 0-for-1, 2 BB, K, SB (14)
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-2, BB, K, CS (4)
.319/.492/.479 in 128 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 26 R, 28 BB, 28 K, 17-for-21 SB)
RF Willy Montero: 0-for-2, BB
LF Dayro Perez: 0-for-1, RS, HBP, SB (7)

RHP Carlos Lagrange: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HR
2.92 ERA (24.2 IP, 14 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 16 BB, 33 K)
RHP Eric Reyzelman (W, 1-0): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2023 debut for the 5th-round pick in the 2022 draft out of LSU (he tossed four innings at this level in 2022). He supposedly can get it up to 100 MPH – and that was before entering the Yankees Pitching Factory.
RHP Jordy Luciano (S, 1): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
His first career save. Congrats!

Game 2 (Won, 9-4)

DH Roderick Arias: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, 2 K, SB (17)
Arias only went 1-for-6 today, but it was still a productive afternoon. He is hitting .267/.423/.505 in 130 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 32 R, 27 BB (20.8%), 29 K (22.3%), 17-for-23 SB)
SS Hans Montero: 0-for-3, RS, HBP
.294/.478/.500 in 138 PA. In 140 PA down in the DSL last year, he hit only .180/.345/.261. Something has clicked.
CF Willy Montero: 3-for-4, 2B (7), 2 RBI, RS, SB (2), CS (3)
.318/.374/.455 in 123 PA. He didn’t fare well in his 2021 debut season but started earning a little buzz in 2022. This year, he is building off that.

RHP Cam Schlittler: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
2.89 ERA (18.2 IP, 16 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 22 K
RHP Hueston Morrill (W, 1-0): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
This is the 22-year-old’s professional debut. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State in June 2022.

DSL Yankees (20-10) (Knocked off Mets Blue, 7-6)

DH Brando Mayea: 2-for-4, RS, BB, K, SB (14)
Mayea’s .267/.396/.387 triple slash has to be considered a success in his debut season. Entering today, he had a 60% ground ball rate – which he has plenty of time to grow out of.
LF Jose Castro: 1-for-5, 2B (3), 2 RBI, RS, K, SB (7)
C Josue Gonzalez: 0-for-4, RBI, RS, K
3B Luis Ogando: 1-for-5, RS, 2 K, SB (9)
.346/.446/.556 in 101 PA. This is after hitting .300/.417/.440 in 121 PA at this same level last year.
SS Anthony Pena: 2-for-4, 2B (4), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
.318/.412/.545 in 51 PA.
LF Andry Javier: 1-for-3, 2 RS, BB

RHP Sabier Marte: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

DSL Bombers (14-17) (Defeated the Marlins, 9-7)

CF Richard Meran: 2-for-5, HR (1), 2 RBI, RS, K
Meran homers in his second career game.
2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-4, RS, SB (11)
LF-CF Gabriel Lara: 3-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 RS
The fact that the 17-year-old speedster is flashing some early pop can make one very excited.
SS Kevin Verde: 3-for-5, 2B (6), RS, K
Verde also had a 3-hit game on 7/17.

RHP Joshawn Lampson: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR

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 (131 wRC+) for Tampa, is currently on the injured list (was placed there on 7/5). Hall, who only received one plate appearance before going down to injury in 2022, was likely in line for a promotion.

The Yankees have recalled IF Oswald Peraza. You likely have read about his slump (I highlighted it myself) and his less-than-ideal metrics. While that isn’t meaningless, I think that Peraza has established that he can play in Triple-A over the last two seasons. If you don’t give him a chance now, when are you going to give him one?

Scranton (42-45; 8-5 in the second half) (Lost to Norfolk, 4-3)

DH Estevan Florial: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 K
Florial is 10-for-34 (.294) in July with seven walks. 
CF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RS
Pereira has at least one hit in all seven games since his promotion. Going back to his days in Somerset, he has a 9-game hitting streak. Between here and Somerset, he is hitting a gaudy .308/.373/.554 in 217 PA (13 doubles, 1 triple 11 HR, 40 RBI, 32 R, 20 BB, 61 K). The 28.1% K has to come down – that’s the one thing in his profile that gives you a little pause. For what it is worth, in the small Triple-A sample size, it sits at 21.9%.
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, 2B (3)
Since promotion: .272/.414/.464 in 157 PA.
3B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-4, 2B (17), RBI, RS, K
Chaparro is 13-for-39 (.333) in July with four doubles and 14 runs batted in. He is hitting .248/.336/.476 in 363 PA with 63 runs batted in.
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, K
RF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-4
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3, BB
LF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS, K

RHP Mitch Spence: (L, 7-5)  5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 HR
4.56 ERA (96.2 IP, 97 H, 55 R, 49 ER, 20 HR, 35 BB, 81 K)
RHP Michael Feliz: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
3.38 ERA (13.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 15 K). Don’t be surprised if the Yankees use him at some point.
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Michael Gomez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (49-33; 7-7 in the second half) (Defeated Binghamton, 9-4)

SS Trey Sweeney: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, RS
Entering this game, he was drawing some walks in July (eight) but was only 6-for-30. Hopefully, this will get him back on track. This is his 5th 3-hit game this season. He is hitting .246/.366/.422 in 361 PA.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI, RS, BB
Dominguez has three straight multi-hit efforts and five in his last six games. He is hitting .217/.358/.372 in 258 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 11 HR, 43 RBI, 57 R, 64 BB, 98 K, 25-for-29 SB)
C Austin Wells: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, BB
9-for-45 (.200) in July with four walks and ten strikeouts. He does have 12 RBI, so there’s that.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-5, 2B (10), RBI, RS, K
Rumfield has back-to-back multi-hit games and has doubled in three straight games.
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-5, 3 K
RF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS, BB
DH Mickey Gasper: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, HBP
2B Max Burt: 1-for-3, HR (8), RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
LF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K

RHP Richard Fitts: (W, 5-5)  5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
3.72 ERA (94.1 IP, 87 H, 40 R, 39 ER, 13 HR, 23 BB, 101 K). Today was a grind, but he has pitched very well for a while now (16 ER in his last 61 innings (2.36 ERA))
RHP Zac Houston: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.41 ERA ( 29 IP, 25 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 30 K)
RHP Danny Watson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 16.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB, 16 K

Hudson Valley (48-36; 9-9 in the second half) (Lost to Bowling Green, 8-2)

DH Spencer Jones: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K, CS (8)
Jones has ten walks in his last ten games. He is hitting .264/.340/.465 in 324 PA. The strikeout today was his 100th this season. He is going to strike out – the key for him is to limit them as much as possible to make himself a viable MLB player. 
SS Ben Cowles: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, 2B (9), RBI, RS
Since his promotion: .420/.453/.720 in 53 PA with seven multi-hit games (three consecutive). Overall, he is hitting .282/.396/.466 in 285 PA (16 doubles, 9 HR, 45 RBI, 42 R, 45 BB (15.8%), 47 K (16.5%), 7-for-11 SB)
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, 2B (11), RBI
.291/.363/.369 in 273 PA
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, 2 K
.196/.212/.294 in 52 plate appearances since his promotion. We’ll see how he adjusts.
CF Grant Richardson: 0-for-3, K
  PH Juan Crisp: 0-for-1
RF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-4, K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-3, 2 K
2B Luis Santos: 0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Juan Carela: (L, 2-4)  4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 3 HR
As I said last night, Bowling Green can hit. Drew Thorpe was able to navigate their lineup – Carela was not. Take it as a learning opportunity. His ERA is now 3.51 (77 IP, 62 H, 36 R, 30 ER, 6 HR, 29 BB, 98 K).
LHP Clay Aguilar: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
3.38 ERA (18.2 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 29 K)
RHP Mason Vinyard: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 3.77 ERA (14.1 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 15 K). 
RHP Luis Velasquez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 4.38 ERA (12.1 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 17 K)

Tampa (41-43; 10-8 in the second half) (Knocked out Lakeland, 11-5)

SS Jared Serna: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
.288/.348/.503 in 362 PA (18 doubles, 1 triple, 17 HR, 61 RBI, 59 R, 29 BB (8%), 61 K (16.9%), 16-for-21 SB). Serna has been one of the better performers in the FSL this season. 
RF Greg Allen: 1-for-3, 3 RS, BB, K, 2 SB (2)
  RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-1, K
C Ben Rice: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, HBP, 2 K
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 2 2B (13), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K, 2 SB (13)
.293/.372/.439 in 275 PA (13 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 32 RBI, 40 R, 30 BB (10.9%), 42 K (15.3%), 13-for-15 SB). 
1B Omar Martinez: 2-for-3, HR (8), 4 RBI, RS, BB, SB (6)
.238/.363/.395 in 251 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 31 R, 38 BB, 72 K, 6-for-7 SB). Martinez has homered in three of his last four games. He is a left-handed bat who plays catcher and first base.
DH Brett Barrera: 1-for-4
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-4, 2B (11)
.232/.323/.339 in 288 PA (11 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 32 R, 32 BB, 54 K, 9-for-10 SB)
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-4
2B Jose Colmenares: 2-for-4, 2 HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS
This is his second game of 2023 and 59th game going back to his debut in 2019 (where he played 46 of those games). In other words, Colmenares has not played much since signing

RHP Hayden Merda: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
5.32 ERA (69.1 IP, 67 H, 47 R, 41 ER, 5 HR, 33 BB, 69 K)
RHP Ocean Gabonia (W, 4-0): 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Cole Ayers: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

FCL Yankees (16-11) 

Day off.

DSL Yankees (19-9) 

Day off.

DSL Bombers (12-16) 

Day off.

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 appearances with 21 HR, 52 RBI, and 58 runs scored.
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-5, 2B (6), RS, 2 K
You know my opinion: Peraza has nothing to prove here. That said, he is in a little 7-for-44 stretch (.159) and this is only his second extra-base hit during that stretch. To be fair, he has drawn ten walks during this time period.
RF Everson Pereira: 1-for-5, 2B (2), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
Pereira has hit safely in all six games since his promotion (11-for-26; 2 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
C Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-5, RBI, 3 K
DH Andres Chaparro: 3-for-5, 2B (16), HR (17), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
Chaparro is hitting .244 with 16 doubles, 17 HR, 62 RBI, and 55 runs scored. He has 41 walks (11.4%) and 78 strikeouts (21.7%).
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS, BB, K
3B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB, catcher’s interference, K
LF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, 2 RS, HBP
Hermosillo has 11 home runs this season – tonight’s double was his first extra-base hit that did not go over the fence.
2B Wilmer Difo: 1-for-3, RS, BB

RHP Clayton Beeter: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Since his promotion: 4.11 ERA (15.1 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 8 BB, 13 K). Overall, he has a 2.49 ERA in 76 innings (57 H, 21 R, 21 ER, 6 HR, 39 BB, 89 K)
RHP Deivi Garcia: (W, 2-1) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP D.J. Snelten: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Greg Weissert: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Somerset (48-33; 6-7 in the second half) (Lost to Binghamton, 3-1)

SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-4
LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-3, HR (11), RBI, RS, BB
.213/.354/.364 in 353 PA (8 doubles, 1 triple, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 56 R, 63 BB, 98 K). He is 13-for-42 (.310) in July with six multi-hit games. 
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, 2B (9)
.215/.314/.446 in 274 PA. The BABIP gods were not kind to him in the first half (it now sits at .202)
DH Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, 4 K
CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4
Dunham is 8-for-24 since his demotion. 
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-4, 3 K
3B Eric Wagaman: 0-for-3, K
2B Matt Pita: 0-for-2, HBP

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Gomez tossed 57 pitches tonight. His ERA sits at 1.21 (22.1 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 14 BB, 23 K)
LHP Ryan Anderson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 7.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K. He was used tonight as a bridge to Barclay, who I assume they wanted to start with a clean inning.
LHP Edgar Barclay (L, 2-1): 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
They stretched him out to 60 pitches tonight. He now has a 1.05 ERA in 25.2 IP (19 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 38 K)

Hudson Valley (48-35; 9-8 in the second half) (Squeaked past Bowling Green, 5-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, K
.266/.338/.469 in 320 PA (20 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 42 R, 30 BB, 99 K, 21-for-28 SB). He is 8-for-24 in July with six walks.
2B Ben Cowles: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, K
.254/.342/.392 in 269 PA. Cowles is 11-for-33 in July.
DH Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-5, 2B (8), K
Ramirez is 19-for-46 (.413) since his promotion. He has eight doubles in 11 games here after hitting seven doubles in 51 games for Tampa. This is his 5th 3-hit game this season, all since June 9th.
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, RS, K
1B Spencer Henson: 2-for-4, K
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, RBI, RS
C Antonio Gomez: 1-for-3, RS, BB
.248/.315/.355 in 241 PA. Beyond an awful May (all months count, so we can’t just dismiss it), he has hit fairly well. 
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, K, SB (14)
  RF Grant Richardson: 0-for-0
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-4, 2 K

RHP Drew Thorpe: (W, 9-1) 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 2 HR
2.27 ERA (91.1 IP, 67 H, 27 R, 23 ER, 6 HR, 30 BB, 111 K). He entered this game on one of the craziest runs you will ever find (1 run in the last 40.2 IP). So, now he has allowed four runs in his last 47.2 IP. By the way, Bowling Green entered tonight with the highest OPS in the league – so this was a nice little challenge for him.
RHP Bailey Dees: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
1.93 ERA (37.1 IP, 19 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 14 BB, 57 K). 
RHP Jack Neely (S, 4): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
2.58 ERA (38.1 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 60 K)
All three pitchers I just listed should be promoted soon. None of them have anything else to prove here so time to make some space.

Tampa (40-43; 9-8 in the second half) (Lost to Lakeland, 4-3, in ten innings)

SS Jared Serna: 2-for-5, HR (17), 3 RBI, RS
Serna is now 15-for-49 (.306) in July (3 doubles, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 11 R). In an oddball stat: Serna has not attempted a stolen base since June 22nd. He is 16-for-21 in that department.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-5, 2 K
Rodriguez is hitting .289 in 270 PA (11 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 38 R, 29 BB, 41 K, 11-for-13 SB). 
DH Ben Rice: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-4
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-3, BB
2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-3, RS, HBP
1B Beau Brewer: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-4, K

LHP Brock Selvidge: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
3.38 ERA (77.1 IP, 72 H, 34 R, 29 ER, 21 BB, 91 K). Selvidge (20 years old) has put together an encouraging season.
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
2.43 ERA (37 IP, 27 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 1 HR, 17 BB, 41 K)
RHP Adam Stone: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Matt Keating: (L, 5-7)  2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
The defense hurt him in the 9th. The ghost runner or whatever you wish to call him got him in the 10th.

FCL Yankees (16-11) (Destroyed the Phillies, 12-3)

DH Keiner Delgado: 2-for-3, HR (5), 5 RBI, 3 RS, BB, HBP, 2 SB (18)
Last two games: 3-for-7, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 RS, BB, 3 SB. This raises his triple slash from .267/.374/.448 to .277/.391/.500. He leads the FCL in runs scored with 31 and stolen bases with 18.
SS Roderick Arias: 1-for-3, 3B (2), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 SB (13)
.283/.437/.543 in 119 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 25 RBI (second in FCL to teammate John Cruz), 30 R (second in the FCL), 25 BB, 25 K, 13-for-18 SB)
3B Hans Montero: 0-for-5, 2 K
.305/.484/.526 in 128 PA (5 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 24 R (5th in FCL), 27 BB, 23 K, 12-for-12 SB)
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 3-for-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI, SB (17)
.337/.508/.506 in 122 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 26 R (3rd in FCL), 27 BB, 25 K, 17-for-20 SB)
RF Willy Montero: 1-for-5, RBI, K
.307/.363/.446 in 113 PA (6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 15 R, 9 BB, 23 K, 1-for-3 SB)
LF Joel Mendez: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, 3 K
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-3, 3 RS, BB, K
1B Enger Castellano: 2-for-4, 2 RBI

RHP Ryan Harvey: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
3.72 ERA (19.1 IP, 22 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 29 K)
LHP Allen Facundo (W, 3-0): 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
1.80 ERA (15 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 10 BB, 26 K)
RHP Montana Semmell: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Yankees (19-9) (Lost to Brewers 1, 6-5)

C Brando Mayea: 0-for-4, BB, K
.265/.390/.397 in 82 PA. He is only 6-for-30 in July, but that comes with nine walks.
RF Jose Castro: 2-for-5, RB, RS
The 17-year-old is hitting .294/.456/.392 in 68 plate appearances. This is his debut season.
DH Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-2, K
Gonzalez (hitting .457 in 15 games) left the game early for reasons unknown.
  DH Anthony Pena: 1-for-2, HR (2), RBI, RS
It is the DSL, so it is just as likely that they wanted to give a few at-bats to Pena today. He is at .306/.419/.556 in 43 plate appearances (debut season).
3B Santiago Gomez: 2-for-4, 2B (8), RBI
.329/.471/.506 in 104 plate appearances.
SS Luis Suarez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 3 K, 2 SB (12)
1B Jhon Imbert: 1-for-4, RS, K, 3 SB (11)
2B Jelson Coca: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, RS

RHP Christian Zazueta: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
4.40 ERA (28.2 IP, 25 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 5 HR, 6 BB, 28 K). It isn’t too often you see an extended appearance like this in the DSL.

DSL Bombers (12-16) (Lost to Colorado, 8-4)

3B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-4, K, CS (4)
CF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K, 2 SB (11)
11-for-14 stealing bases. He owns a .394 OBP. 
LF Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-4, HR (4), RBI, RS, K
.277/.317/.468 in 101 plate appearances.
2B Geyber Blanco: 2-for-4, 2 2B (9), 2 RBI, RS
SS Rafael Martinez: 1-for-3, 2B (5), RBI, CS (4)
The 17-year-old owns a .286/.364/.375 in 66 plate appearances.

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 a little more “meh” than some recent ones.  They will pay George Lombard Jr. an over-slot bonus, pay players without much leverage well below their slot, and mix in some of the kids they drafted beyond the 10th round. I will read up more on them as they make their debuts. Until then, I grade their draft somewhere between a 20 and an 80 on the 20-80 scale.

You are going to start to see Top 100 lists come out. As you get lower on those lists, remember that publications are choosing between several players for the last several slots. Is there a major difference between #97 and #105? Probably not – but it still is beneficial to find yourself on the list.

Baseball America had a nice write-up on Chase Hampton as one of their “Notable Risers.”  He went from unraked to 61st. Meanwhile, Prospects Live! didn’t rank him at all (and only ranked two Yankees – Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones).

The Yankees signed veteran cornerman Jake Lamb to a minor league deal. Lamb, who has experience playing all four corner positions, hit .216/.259/.353 with two home runs in 18 games for the Angels earlier this season. In 723 career games, he has a .235/.326/.427 (97 OPS+) line with 96 home runs. Most of the good stuff was compiled back in 2016-2017 when he hit 59 home runs and drove in 196 runs in 300 games for Arizona.

Scranton (41-44; 7-4 in the second half) (Lost to Norfolk, 7-3)

CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K
47 walks in 68 games (54 in 101 games last season)
SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K
Peraza has nine walks in eight July games. He is only 6-for-30, so the walks have helped keep him afloat during a bit of a down period.
LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
Pereira has hit safely in all five games since his promotion. He is 10-for-21, so this isn’t a situation where he is “simply” earning a hit a game.
DH Ben Rortvedt: 0-for-4, 2 K
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-4, 3 K
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-3, HR (7), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Narvaez is hitting .273/.418/.463 in 153 PA since his promotion. If the goal truly is to keep Austin Wells behind the plate, he will need to catch most of the time when he comes to this level. Assuming he ever does come to this level.
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-4, 2B (1)
Lamb’s first game as a member of the Yankees organization.
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-3, HR (9), RBI, RS, BB
.261/.325/.436 in 268 PA. Bastidas continues to flash some pop (last year, he hit 18 home runs and slugged .427 down in Somerset)
RF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-3, BB, K, SB (7)
Lockridge is 24-for-27 stealing bases between here and Somerset. 

RHP Will Warren: 3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR
Since promotion: 4.74 ERA (38 IP, 34 H, 26 R, 20 ER, 8 HR, 18 BB, 39 K). He was on a bit of a roll entering tonight, so hopefully this is just a blip.
RHP Michael Gomez: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LHP Matt Krook: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Aaron McGarity: (L, 4-2) 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Well, he might not last on the 40-man roster for long.
RHP Zach Greene: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Somerset (48-32; 6-6 in the second half) (Defeated Binghamton, 4-2, in a rain-shortened contest)

SS Trey Sweeney: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB
Nice to see Sweeney earn a few hits. He is now 6-for-26 in July, though that comes with eight walks.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-3, RBI, BB, SB (25)
He has the OPS up to .700, courtesy of three multi-hit games in his last four games played. He is 11-for-35 in July.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, RBI, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-3, 2B (8), RBI, BB, K
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, 4 K
LF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 K, 2 SB (3)
Dunham has one objective: Get back to Scranton. 
2B Max Burt: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
DH Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, 2 K
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K

RHP Chase Hampton: (W, 1-0)  5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Hampton celebrates his inclusion on the Baseball America Top 100 with a solid performance. He didn’t seem to be on his game early, but he ended up with a strong line. Since promotion: 3.90 ERA (27.2 IP, 22 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 33 K)
RHP Tanner Myatt: (S, 5) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Hudson Valley (47-35; 8-8 in the second half) (Lost to Bowling Green, 7-4, in a 6-inning, rain shortened game)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-0, RS, 3 BB
.263/.337/.470. Jones is starting to take some walks, as he has 19 in 30 June/July games. In April/May, he walked 11 times in 39 games. This is the point where you hope he starts putting the power/discipline together all at once.
2B Ben Cowles: 0-for-2, RS, BB, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-3, 2 2B (7), 2 RBI
Ramirez is 16-for-41 (.390) with seven doubles and two home runs since his promotion. That works.
LF Christopher Familia: 0-for-3
Meanwhile, Familia has struggled since his promotion: 8-for-43 (.186) with a home run and 16 strikeouts.
DH Rafael Flores: 0-for-2, RS, BB, 2 K
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-3
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-2, BB, K
RF Grant Richardson: 2-for-3, HR (8), 2 RBI, RS
Richardson is hitting .192/.289/.390 in 93 games at High-A going back to last year. He has flashed some pop (18 HR) and speed (13-for-14 SB), but the rest of the game has yet to click.
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-3, 3 K

RHP Zach Messinger: (L, 1-7)  4.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR
3.80 ERA (73.1 IP, 67 H, 42 R, 31 ER, 11 HR, 37 BB, 89 K). It has been a bit of a roller coaster, but I assume the Yankees feel good about what he has done this season.
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.95 ERA (21.1 IP, 19 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 27 K). 
RHP Carlos Gomez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Tampa (40-42; 9-7 in the second half) (Lost a crazy game to Lakeland, 14-12)

SS Jared Serna: 3-for-5, 2 HR (16), 7 RBI, 2 RS
Serna has a career night in a season filled with big nights. He is hitting .290/.349/.502 while leading the FSL in home runs (16) and RBI (58) while hitting leadoff all season. Is he due for a promotion soon?
CF Greg Allen: 1-for-2
Allen starts his rehab assignment.
  CF Daury Arias: 0-for-1, BB
C Ben Rice: 2-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS
The question with Rice is what you do with him once the rehab is complete – Hudson Valley has Antonio Gomez and Agustin Ramirez. You could move him to Somerset (given his age and dominance of High-A earlier this season), but Austin Wells is there. Rice can squeeze out some playing time at first base, as well.
LF Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, BB, CS (2)
Rodriguez was caught stealing 3B with two outs in the 9th, team down 14-12. That is what you call a teachable moment.
DH Omar Martinez: 1-for-5, HR (7), RBI, RS
Martinez has homered in back-to-back games.
2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, 2 BB
3B Brett Barrera: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, RS, BB
1B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-3, 2 RS, BB
RF Felix Negueis: 1-for-2, RBI, 3 RS, BB, HBP, K

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
4.97 ERA (38 IP, 36 H, 22 R, 21 ER, 7 HR, 19 BB, 50 K). Pestana made three appearances between 2021-2022, after the entire minor league season was canceled in 2020. Hence, they are taking it very easy with him.
RHP Kris Bow: (L, 2-3) 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Bow is a bit of a work in progress – just has to keep going out there and gain experience. 
RHP Shane Gray: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Manny Ramirez: 0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
2.87 ERA (47 IP, 39 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, 61 K). I still wonder if the bullpen shift is permanent – the writing may be on the wall since that is the only role he has pitched in this year.
RHP Alex Bustamante: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

FCL Yankees (15-11) (Doubled up the Phillies, 8-4)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-4, HR (4), 3 RBI, RS, HBP, 3 K, SB (16)
.266/.375/.468 in 128 plate appearances. He is only 6-for-34 in July, so hopefully this gets him back on track. 
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-2, 2 RS, 3 BB, K
His 13-game hitting streak is over, but we’ll take the three walks. Arias is hitting .281/.430/.528 in 114 PA with 22 RBI, 28 R, and 11 stolen bases in 16 attempts.
3B Hans Montero: 2-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, HBP, SB (12)
.322/.504/.506 in 123 impressive plate appearances. He has reached base safely in 25 of his 26 games.
DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-5
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, K
.313/.370/.458 in 108 PA with 23 runs batted in. The 18-year-old is showing some prospect chops…
RF John Cruz: 2-for-4, RS, K
LF Joel Mendez: 2-for-4, RBI, K
C Edinson Duran: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, HBP
20-for-48 (.417) with a pair of doubles and triples. 
1B Kelvin Espino: 1-for-3, 2B (5), RS, BB, K

RHP Luis Serna: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
One of their intriguing lower-level pitching prospects puts together a strong effort.
LHP Edwar Polimir (W, 3-0): 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Sebastian Keane: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
1.62 ERA (16.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 24 K)

DSL Yankees (19-8) (Doubled up the Giants, 10-5)

CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-5, 2B (6), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (13), CS (3)
.281/.403/.422 in 77 PA with six doubles and a home run. 
C Josue Gonzalez: 2-for-4, 2B (10), RBI, RS, 2 BB, SB (4)
20-for-44 (.455) with 22 walks and six strikeouts. I don’t care which level you are playing at – that is ridiculous.
3B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, SB (10)
SS Luis Suarez: 0-for-1, RS, 2 BB
1B Luis Ogando: 1-for-3, 2B (7), 3 RBI, RS, 2 HBP, K
LF Andres Lacruz: 2-for-3, 2B (2), RBI, RS, SB (13)

RHP Sabier Marte: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
3.26 ERA (19.1 IP, 18 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 0 HR, 7 BB, 23 K)
RHP Joshua Quezada (W, 3-0): 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

DSL Bombers (12-15) (Lost to the Angels, 7-6)

2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, K, SB (10)
.367/.457/.667 in 70 PA
C Edgleen Perez: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-2, SF, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB (9)
RF Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, K

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 Cabbage (LAA) is already there)
SS Oswald Peraza: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
I mentioned a recent slump he was in down here. To be honest, it barely registers with me because we know he can hit this level of pitching. Anyway, he has back-to-back multi-hit games to get himself going again.
C Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
1B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, K
Chaparro had a 16-pitch AB that resulted in a strikeout. Anyway, he has driven in 53 runs this season and has driven home 3+ runs eight times. As for why he left the game, he was ejected.
  2B Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-0
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K, SB (12)
DH Rodolfo Duran: 0-for-5, 3 K
RF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, RS, BB, K
  PR-RF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-0
3B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-4, 2B (8), 2 RS, BB, K
2B-1B Max Burt: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K

LHP Tanner Tully: 4 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Deivi Garcia: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
4.93 ERA (34.2 IP, 32 H, 21 R, 19 ER, 6 HR, 26 BB, 34 K)
RHP Colten Brewer: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Bowman: (W, 4-0)  1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Michael Feliz: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Aaron McGarity (S, 3): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (46-28; 4-2 in the second half) (Lost to Bowie, 5-4)

CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-5, 3 K
Eek.
DH Austin Wells: 1-for-2, 2B (13), RS, 2 BB, K
.249/.348/.486 in 210 PA at this level (13 doubles, 10 HR, 40 RBI, 26 R, 27 BB, 50 K). He has 22 doubles and 22 HR in 102 Double-A games.
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, K
.245/.331/.571 in 245 PA. He has 19 home runs, three short of his personal best set last season. He has played in 53 fewer games.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, HR (15), 2 RBI, RS, K
.220/.314/.469 in 245 PA (7 doubles, 15 HR, 42 RBI, 34 R, 27 BB, 44 K, 7-for-9 SB). His BABIP currently sits at .200. There is no guarantee that a BABIP will normalize during the course of a season, but one would expect his to normalize at least a bit in the second half.
C Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, K
An injury + the emergence of other catching options has pushed Breaux down a bit. Just remember that he hit 42 HR in 184 games between 2021-2022.
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
LF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
2B Matt Pita: 2-for-4, RS, CS (1)
SS Delvin Perez: 2-for-4, K

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
1.37 ERA (19.2 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 13 BB, 18 K)
LHP Edgar Barclay: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
16.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 8 BB, 26 K. Barclay was a 15th-round pick in the 2019 draft and has pitched well from the moment he signed on the dotted line.
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP Lisandro Santos: (L, 1-2)  0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Tanner Myatt: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley (42-33; 3-3 in the second half) (Walloped Wilmington, 11-0, in a 5-inning rain-shortened affair)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, K
Jones has hit safely in four straight games after a bit of a slump. 
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, RS
Last 6 games: 8-for-22. Unless he goes on an insane hot streak, he won’t be able to overcome his extreme cold streak. However, he has an entire second half to show everyone that he is adjusting to this level.
DH Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-3, 2 2B (3), RBI, RS, BB
Ramirez (a catcher) is 9-for-17 with three doubles and a home run since his promotion. Overall, he is hitting .269/.396/.438 in 250 PA (10 doubles, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 39 R, 44 BB, 42 K, 7-for-11 SB). You should start seeing him climb on Yankees’ prospect lists.
C Rafael Flores: 1-for-4, RS
1B Spencer Henson: 2-for-3, 2B (12), 3 RS
.260/.348/.464 in 224 PA (12 doubles, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 39 R, 20 BB, 57 K). He probably deserves a look in Somerset, but Rumfield is occupying first base and they rotate the DH spot. 
RF Anthony Garcia: 1-for-1, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 2-for-3, 2B (9), 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB (13)
Sanchez has a 5-game hitting streak.
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-3, RBI
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-3, 3B (2), 2 RBI, RS

RHP Drew Thorpe: (W, 7-1)  5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Thorpe has allowed one run in his last 33.2 innings (0.27 ERA). Overall, he is pitching to a 2.33 ERA in 77.1 IP (58 H, 24 R, 20 ER, 4 HR, 25 BB, 94 K). He certainly appears to be in line for a promotion.

Tampa (35-39; 2-3 in the second half) (Defeated Daytona, 3-2)

SS Jared Serna: 1-for-4, HR (14), 2 RBI, RS, K
Serna breaks his 11-game homerless drought. He is hitting .287/.349/.495 in 318 PA.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-3, BB, K, SB (10)
.291/.376/.419 in 235 under-the-radar plate appearances. He has 75 walks (12.3%) and 81 strikeouts (13.3%) in 610 career PA.
CF Anthony Hall: 0-for-4, 3 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-4, 3 K
DH Daury Arias: 0-for-2, HBP
2B Brett Barrera: 1-for-3
RF Jake Palmer: 0-for-3, K
LF Felix Negueis: 0-for-3
1B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-2, HR (5), RBI, RS, BB, K
The 21-year-old has been with the organization since back in 2018. This is his first taste of full-season ball.

RHP Baron Stuart: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR
4.96 ERA (45.1 IP, 44 H, 32 R, 25 ER, 7 HR, 22 BB, 44 K)
RHP Alex Bustamante: (W, 3-0)  1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
3.16 ERA (31.1 IP, 19 H, 15 R, 11 ER, 0 HR, 23 BB, 32 K). He hasn’t allowed a home run in 36.1 career innings.
RHP Manny Ramirez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Cole Ayers (S, 3): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

FCL Yankees (12-9) (Crushed the Phillies, 13-4)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-5, HR (3), RBI, 2 RS, SB (14)
If you are going to go 1-for-5, make the “1” a leadoff home run. He was pulled late in the game – probably means nothing, but something to watch.
 3B Angel Rojas: 0-for-0, RS, BB
SS Roderick Arias: 2-for-4, HR (4), RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB, K
Arias is on a 9-game hitting streak. Prior to the streak, he was in a 0-for-22 slump. Go ahead – figure out baseball.
3B-2B Hans Montero: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, HBP, 2 K, SB (8)
Montero continues his solid campaign – he is now hitting .347/.525/.625 in 99 PA with a perfect 8-for-8 stolen base rate. He has driven in 16 runs while scoring 20 times.
DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K
Not all of them will make it (because how often does that happen in MLB?), but the FCL is overloaded with infielders. All four players at the top of the lineup today are 2B/SS types.
CF Willy Montero: 2-for-5, HR (1), 4 RBI, RS, BB, K
So far in his career, the 18-year-old has been close to as an exclusive CF as you can get without actually being one: 67 starts in CF, 4 in RF, 1 in LF.
RF John Cruz: 1-for-5, RS, BB, 2 K, CS (1)
LF Joel Mendez: 1-for-4, 2B (2), 2 RS, BB, 2 K
C Edinson Duran: 2-for-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
Get those triples out of the way while your knees are still young, kid.
1B Enger Castellano: 2-for-5, 2B (3), 2 RBI, RS, K

RHP Luis Serna: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
For now, the results are meaningless – we just need him to be healthy.
LHP Henry Lalane: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Lalane is a big kid, so you worry about the BB%. In his debut 2021 campaign, he walked 13.3% of the batters he faced. Last year, he was able to chop that down to 7.1% while increasing his strikeout rate from 20.7% to 26.3%.
LHP Allen Facundo (W, 2-0): 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
The 20-year-old out of Venezuela has a 0.69 ERA in 13 IP (6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 20 K)
RHP Sebastian Keane: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
When it comes to pitchers like Keane, who likely has no business here, all they can do is perform and wait. He now has 22 strikeouts in 13.2 IP.
LHP Miguel Pozo: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Sometimes I wonder if the Yankees even have three LHP in their entire system – never mind having three who pitch in the same game!

DSL Bombers (11-10) (Lost to DSL Colorado, 6-4)

DH Geyber Blanco: 1-for-3, 2B (7), RS, HBP, K
The 17-year-old is 17-for-51 (.333) with seven doubles in his debut season.
LF Abrahan Ramirez: 2-for-3, RBI, RS
The 18-year-old is hitting .324/.447/.448 in 132 PA in 2022-2023. He was signed for $30,000 in 2022.

RHP Chalniel Arias (L, 1-1): 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
2.19 ERA (24.2 IP, 22 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 39 K)
RHP Mitchell Chirinos: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
LHP Rafelin Nivar: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Nivar was a $10,000 signing during the 2022 signing period.

DSL Yankees (15-5) (Squeaked past the DSL Rockies squad, 7-6)

CF Brando Mayea: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K, SB (10)
.289/.385/.467 in 52 PA (5 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 11 R, 6 BB, 11 K, 10-for-10 SB)
C Josue Gonzalez: 2-for-2, 2 2B (9), RBI, 2 RS, BB
The 19-year-old is off to an 18-for-40 (.450) start with 18 RBI, 17 R, and 20 BB in 13 games.
SS Luis Suarez: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, SB (9)
RF Jose Castro: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, K
3B Anthony Pena: 3-for-4, 2B (3), 3B (1), RBI, 3 RS, K
The 17-year-old is 9-for-27 in his debut season.

RHP Jorge Luna: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Alexis Paulino: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

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 July after a tough June (which featured an injury). He hit only .155/.265/.310 during that month.
C Ben Rortvedt: 2-for-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Simply put, he must stay healthy.
3B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-5, 2B (14), RBI, RS, K
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-4, BB, K
1B Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-3, HR (6), SF, 2 RBI, RS
Narvaez, who is hitting .283, has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season.
DH Franchy Cordero: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-4, 2B (11), RBI, K
CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, K

RHP Mitch Spence: (W, 6-4)  7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, HR
Spence puts together a big effort. His ERA is at 4.63 in 83.2 IP (84 H, 49 R, 43 ER, 16 HR, 32 BB, 72 K). It’s the third time this season he has put together a 7-inning effort.
RHP Deivi Garcia: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
LHP D.J. Snelten: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR

Somerset (45-27; 3-1 in the second half) (Defeated Bowie, 9-5)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB
A nice start to July after his strong June. Sweeney is hitting .245/.363/.434 in 317 PA. The most important thing is that most of the “bad” stuff happened early (he was still taking his share of walks during his down time) and he is showing a lot of progress.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, 2 RS, K, SB (19)
Dominguez’s first multi-hit game since June 16th. This one gets the average back over .200 (.201)
LF Everson Pereira: 0-for-5, RS, 2 K
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, SF, 2 RBI, K
.253/.348/.494 in 201 plate appearances at this level.
3B Tyler Hardman: 3-for-4, 3 HR (19), 4 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
Hardman is the first Yankees prospect to hit three HR in a game since…Jhon Imbert on June 29 down in the DSL!  Before Imbert, I know that Everson Pereira hit three home runs in a game back in September 2021. I don’t recall if any others have done it recently. Hardman is hitting .250/.336/.582 in 241 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 40 RBI, 40 R, 27 BB, 70 K). He has three multi-HR games this season, all since June 17th. If he can truly play third base at the highest level, his stock goes up.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4, 2B (7), RS, BB, K
DH Eric Wagaman: 3-for-5, 2B (7), 2 K, SB (12)
Wagaman is hitting .324/.375/.539 in 112 PA with a 12-for-13 SB rate (he was 11-for-19 in his career entering this season)
RF Matt Pita: 0-for-5, K
2B Delvin Perez: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, RS, K, SB (6)

RHP Chase Hampton: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
Hampton has very few clunkers in his debut season (had a 4.2 IP/5 R outing in Hudson Valley back on 4/25). Double-A is a huge adjustment so we’ll see how he comes back next time out.
RHP Danny Watson: (W, 2-0) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 12.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K. He has ten strikeouts in his last 5.2 IP.
RHP Justin Wilson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
3.86 ERA (28 IP, 22 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 3 HR, 18 BB, 28 K)
RHP Zac Houston: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Hudson Valley (40-33; 1-3 in the second half) (Defeated Wilmington, 8-2)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, BB, 2 K, CS (6)
.259/.323/.474 in 294 PA with 25 walks (8.5%) and 95 strikeouts (32.3%)
3B Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-5, 2B (1), 2 RS
Ramirez is 6-for-14 since his promotion with a double and a home run.
DH Christopher Familia: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Familia is 3-for-13 with a double and 4 runs batted in since his promotion. He has a rather incredible 35 RBI in 24 games.
SS Alexander Vargas: 2-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, RS
Vargas has three multi-hit games in his last four games played. A major slump crushed his triple slash, which is at .222/.276/.370.
1B Spencer Henson: 2-for-,3, 2B (11), SF, 2 RBI, RS, K
.254/.344/.455 in 221 PA.
LF Grant Richardson: 1-for-4, 2 K, SB (10)
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 1-for-3, BB, K, SB (12), CS (4)
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-4, K

LHP Carlos Rodon: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
He handled his demotion to Hudson Valley well. He really didn’t do anything all that bad in Somerset.
RHP Zach Messinger (W, 1-5): 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
It took piggybacking Rodon to earn a much-deserved first win of the season. He owns a 2.98 ERA in 63.1 IP (57 H, 28 R, 21 ER, 6 HR, 32 BB, 82 K)
LHP Clay Aguilar: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Tampa (34-39; 1-3 in the second half) (Lost to Daytona, 12-2)

SS Jared Serna: 1-for-4, 2B (16), RS, K
.288/.350/.491 in 309 PA.
2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-1, RS, 3 BB, CS (5)
.226/.330/.297 in 286 PA with 15 stolen bases in 20 tries.
C Ben Rice: 0-for-2
Rice is on a rehab stint. He got off to a red-hot start up in Hudson Valley (15-for-44, 2 HR, 18 BB) but has missed two months due to injury.
  C Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-2
CF Anthony Hall: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 K
.275/.387/.461 in 230 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 38 R, 34 BB, 51 K)
LF Daury Arias: 0-for-4, K
3B Brett Barrera: 0-for-2, K
  3B Beau Brewer: 0-for-2
DH Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-4, 2B (11)
RF Jake Palmer: 1-for-1, 2 BB
1B Ronny Rojas: 0-for-3, 3 K

RHP Sean Hermann: (L, 4-5)  2.1 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 0 K
Print out this boxscore and burn it. Move on to the next.
RHP Shane Gray: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.48 ERA (32.2 IP, 24 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 15 BB, 39 K). He is doing a solid job in his debut season – just add him to the list of pitchers who are deserving of a promotion.
RHP Matt Keating: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Keating is having a good year – hopefully this is just a bump in the road.
RHP Cole Ayers: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
4.55 ERA (31.2 IP, 33 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB, 42 K). His BABIP is .362.

FCL Yankees (11-9) (Lost to the Tigers, 12-2)

2B Keiner Delgado: 2-for-5, 2 2B (8), RBI
DSL, 2022: .310/.504/.506 (238 PA)
FCL, 2023: .313/.433/.488 (97 PA).
He continues to maintain a 2-to-1 BB/K ratio in his career (74/37)
DH Roderick Arias: 1-for-2, RS, 3 BB, CS (2)
DSL, 2022: .194/.379/.370 (140 PA)
FCL, 2023: .250/.393/.426 (84 PA) – currently on an 8-game hitting streak.
A massive improvement for the 18-year-old.
SS Hans Montero: 2-for-4, 2B (4), RBI, BB
Montero couldn’t even hit .200 in 375 DSL plate appearances while hitting two home runs.
In the FCL this year, he is hitting .353/.527/.647 in 93 PA with four home runs.
RF Joel Mendez: 2-for-4, K
Mendez has a 5-game hitting streak (8-for-21)

RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR
13 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 22 K. He seems ready for an extended Low-A run.

DSL Bombers (11-9) (Defeated the Mets, 5-2, in a 7-inning game)

CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-3, RS, BB
SS Ovandy Frias: 1-for-3, 2B (3), 3 RBI, BB, K
10-for-40 (3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
RF David Beckles: 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS, K
13-for-49 (.265; 4 doubles, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 BB, 9 K)
2B Abrahan Ramirez: 2-for-3, 2B (3), 2 RS, K

RHP Alejandro Gomez (W, 2-0): 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

DSL Yankees (14-5) (Lost to Rangers Blue, 9-3)

CF Brando Mayea: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K, 2 SB (9)
9-for-9 stealing bases in his 11-game career.
C Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-2, 2B (7), RS, 3 BB, SB (3)
This is a true blue DSL stat line: 16-for-38 (7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R, 19 BB, 6 K).
SS Santiago Gomez: 1-for-4, 2B (5), RBI, RS, K
18-for-53 (5 doubles, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 18 R, 13 BB, 13 K, 8-for-11 SB)
1B Andry Javier: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, K

LHP Pedro Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
14.2 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 19 K

Yankees MILB 6/23: Everson Pereira Returns with a Bang

News:

RHP Clayton Beeter was promoted to the Scranton Railriders today. Beeter is the 9th-ranked prospect in the system (Pipeline).

In 19 starts for Somerset between 2022-2023, Beeter compiled a 2.09 ERA in 86 innings with a 117/44 K/BB ratio. I will note that his K% for Somerset has fallen from 39.4% last year to 29.7% this year.

He was acquired last season from the Los Angeles Dodgers for OF Joey Gallo.

Down in Somerset, OF Everson Pereira is finally back after an extended absence due to who knows what. Tonight was his first game since May 30th, but he was never placed on the Injured List.

Scranton (33-39) (Lost to Buffalo, 5-3)

CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-3, BB
His OPS has slipped to .994 (not a bad number to “slip” to)
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
Nice to see him drawing a few walks to compliment his little home run spree.
DH Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-4, RBI
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, K
1B Rodolfo Duran: 0-for-3, BB
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-4, K
LF Michael Hermosillo: 2-for-4, HR (8), RBI, 2 RS
RF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
9-for-35 since his promotion.
2B Max Burt: 1-for-3, RBI

RHP Clayton Beeter: (L, 0-1): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
With his move to Triple-A, we get some Baseball Savant data. Beeter topped out at 95.3 MPH while sitting mostly 92-94. He also featured a cutter, slider, curve, and changeup – so he has a selection of pitches to choose from. The question will remain whether he will be a starter or a reliever long-term.
RHP Aaron McGarity: 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
LHP D.J. Snelten: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (41-25) (Mauled New Hampshire, 12-1, to clinch the first-half title and a playoff berth)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, HR (10), RBI, 2 RS, BB
Sweeney has five home runs in his last six games.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-4, 3 RS, BB
.199/.345/.367 in 281 PA. The league OPS is .729 (entering today) and he is at .712.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, HR (10), 3 RBI, RS, K
.247/.345/.500 in 177 PA at this level. 
RF Everson Pereira: 2-for-2, HR (8), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Pereira homers in his first AB coming off of his injury. On the season, he is hitting an impressive .295/.362/.541 in 163 PA. He needs to stay healthy.
  PH-RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-1
It was Pereira’s first game back – don’t be alarmed by him by not playing the full game.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4, HR (13), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
The power this season has been unexpected – still waiting for more of his other batted balls to start falling in.
3B Tyler Hardman: 2-for-3, 2B (7), HR (14), RBI, 2 RS, BB, SB (8)
.233/.317/.513 in 218 PA (7 doubles, 2 triples, 14 HR, 33 RBI, 33 R, 23 BB, 63 K, 8-for-10 SB)
DH Eric Wagaman: 1-for-4, RS, K, SB (10)
LF Matt Pita: 0-for-4, K
2B Delvin Perez: 0-for-4, 2 K

RHP Matt Sauer: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR
Welcome back to where you belong (for now – a trip to Scranton before the season is over is possible)
RHP Danny Watson (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 10 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K. Nice to see him adding some strikeouts tonight.
LHP Ryan Anderson: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Anderson’s Double-A debut is a strong one. The 24-year-old (who stands 6’6″) pitched to a 3.16 ERA in Hudson Valley with an impressive 37/4 K/BB over 31.1 IP. While he was a bit old for the level, it was also the first time he tried the level.

Hudson Valley (39-28; they won the first half and a playoff spot) (Lost to Brooklyn, 6-1)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-4, 3 K
After his hot streak, he is 1-for-15 in his last four games. Ebbs and flows ebbs and flows. He is hitting .276/.333/.510, so his overall season is good, even with the elevated strikeout rate.
SS Ben Cowles: 0-for-4, 3 K
C Rafael Flores: 1-for-4, 2 K
DH Antonio Gomez: 1-for-4, 2B (12), 2 K
Gomez is now 18-for-50 with five doubles and two home runs in June.
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-4, 2 K
RF Grant Richardson: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K, SB (8)
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-4, K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-2, 2B (8), BB
Cabrera has five doubles in ten June games.
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-2, RBI, HBP

RHP Zach Messinger: (L, 0-5)  3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 HR
Sheesh, he doesn’t deserve to be 0-5.  A rare rough performance by a Hudson Valley starter. His ERA climbs to 2.93 (58.1 IP, 51 H, 26 R, 19 ER, 6 HR, 31 BB, 73 K)
RHP Harrison Cohen: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.25 ERA (18.1 IP, 16 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB, 25 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Nick Paciorek: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
2.31 ERA (23.1 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 11 BB, 29 K). With many right-handed relievers in this system, sometimes a few fly under the radar – Paciorek is 25, so it makes sense that he wouldn’t be talked about as much. But he is doing a solid job.

Tampa (32-35) (Defeated Ft. Myers, 5-3)

2B Jared Serna: 1-for-4, 2B (14), RS
Even when Serna has a period where he “slows down” (5-for-25 in his last six games), it doesn’t appear as if he is slumping. In this case, three of those five hits are doubles and one is a home run. He is hitting .303/.367/.520.
CF Anthony Hall: 1-for-3, HR (6), RBI, RS
Hall has homered in back-to-back games and three times in his last five games. Defensively, he has started 19 games in CF, 12 games in RF, and eight games in LF.
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, HR (7), 3 RBI, RS
His 3-run HR with two outs in the bottom of the 8th turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead. He is hitting .250/.393/.409 in 224 PA with 43 walks and 40 strikeouts.
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, RS, K
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-3
DH Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-3, RBI
1B Jake Palmer: 0-for-3
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Sean Hermann: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, HR
A much-needed performance by Hermann. The 20-year-old now sports a 5.98 ERA in 58.2 IP (73 H, 42 R, 39 ER, 6 HR, 22 BB, 49 K). He generates a ton of ground balls and his BABIP is a bit high at .366.
RHP Shane Gray (W, 2-2): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
2.79 ERA (29 IP, 23 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 14 BB, 33 K)

FCL Yankees (8-6) (Lost to the Tigers, 5-3)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-4, RS, 3 K
RF Willy Montero: 0-for-4, 2 K
SS Hans Montero: 2-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, SB (5)
.319/.522/.617 in 67 PA
CF John Cruz: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, 2 K

RHP Cam Schlittler: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
8.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 K. He had one bad outing (6 R in 2 IP last time out)
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
0.93 ERA (9.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 15 K). FSL! FSL!
RHP Montana Semmell: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Sebastian Keane: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
1.08 ERA (8.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 14 K)

DSL Bombers (8-6) (Lost to the Twins, 11-6)

DH Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-5, 2B (5), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
CF Ramiro Altagracia: 1-for-5, 2B (2), 2 RBI, 2 K
1B Carlos Herrera: 2-for-3, 2 2B (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K

RHP Joshawn Lampson: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Christopher Medina: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Medina’s 2023 debut.

DSL Yankees (10-3) (Lost to the Angels, 9-0)

CF Brando Mayea: 0-for-3
Mayea left the game early – but hopefully, that was due to the score and a chance to get him a few innings off.

Yankees MILB 6/16: Juan Carela Ks 10 (Again)

News:

C Josh Breaux‘s rehab stint is finally over and he is on his way to Scranton. RHP Matt Sauer, who pitched one of the best games in the minors last season, will continue his rehab stint with Hudson Valley (pitched in a few games in the FCL).

Breaux joins Carlos Narvaez and Rodolfo Duran as catching options in Scranton, at least for as long as Ben Rortvedt is out.

Sauer will eventually end up in either Somerset or Scranton. He only made four starts for Somerset last year, so he will likely go there.

Scranton (30-36) (Defeated Rochester, 6-5)

LF Estevan Florial: 1-for-4, BB, K, CS (7)
Florial now has a 34-game on-base streak. He is hitting .310 with a 1.045 OPS.
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-4, HR (11), 2 RBI, RS, K
Peraza now has 579 Triple-A plate appearances. This is malpractice, folks.
CF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, HR (5), RBI, RS, K
Dunham has homered in back-to-back games and has hit safely in five of his last six games. It’s a start.
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, 2B (11), K
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-3, HR (3), RBI, RS, BB
Narvaez is 18-for-66 (.273) since his promotion. Last year was the only season where his average tanked (.194), though he did hit 11 home runs. The Yankees gave him a fairly long look in spring training as well.
DH Josh Breaux: 1-for-4
3B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-4, HR (9), RBI, RS
Closing in on his fifth straight 10+ home run season.
2B Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-4, RS, K
RF Michael Hermosillo: 2-for-4, HR (7), RBI, RS

RHP Will Warren: 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, HR, 2 BB, 6 K
6.29 ERA in 24.1 IP since his promotion. He has allowed 7 home runs (he didn’t allow any in 29.1 innings for Somerset)
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP James Norwood: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
LHP D.J. Snelten: (W, 1-3)  1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Snelten’s first win since 7/3/2018. 
RHP Michael Feliz (S, 1): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Since being signed: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 K

Somerset (37-23) (Lost to Altoona, 6-2)

SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-5, K
His 12-game hitting streak is snapped.
CF Harrison Bader: 1-for-4, K
  RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-0
LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, HR (10), RBI, RS, K
.212/.358/.394 in 254 PA. Maybe this is the moment where he no longer flirts with the Mendoza line for the rest of the season.
C Austin Wells: 0-for-3, BB
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, K
3B Caleb Durbin: 1-for-3, HR (3), RBI, RS, BB
If Durbin is able to hit for even a hint of power, his prospect value goes up a bit. Does he *have* to hit for power? No. He can be a contact hitter who plays the infield positions and be very much useful.
RF-CF Jeisson Rosario: 2-for-3, BB, K
2B Max Burt: 0-for-4, K
DH Mickey Gasper: 2-for-4

RHP Richard Fitts: (L, 3-5)  6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 0 BB, 8 K
4.27 ERA (65.1 IP, 66 H, 31 R, 31 ER, 10 HR, 15 BB, 73 K). Last 5 starts: 2.25 ERA (32 IP, 28 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 5 BB, 37 K)
LHP Lisandro Santos: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Zac Houston: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Hudson Valley (36-25) (Defeated Rome, 4-3)

DH Spencer Jones: 3-for-5, HR (9), RBI, 2 RS
Last 5 games: 9-for-21 (2 doubles, 2 home runs). He is up to .281/.332/.516 in 241 plate appearances.
SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-5, RBI, RS, K
The one hit was a timely one – walk-ff single in the 9th.
1B Rafael Flores: 0-for-3, BB
RF Anthony Garcia: 2-for-3, 2 2B (5), RBI, BB
C Antonio Gomez: 2-for-4, RBI
Gomez is up to .248 and is 8-for-18 during a 5-game hitting streak. He is 14-for-33 in June.
CF Grant Richardson: 0-for-4, 3 K
2B Luis Santos: 0-for-4
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-4
LF Kyle Battle: 1-for-3, RS, HBP, CS (1)

RHP Juan Carela: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Carela’s third straight start with 10 K. He now owns a 3.04 ERA in 56.1 IP (40 H, 24 R, 19 ER, 2 HR, 20 BB, 72 K). On April 28th, he allowed 9 runs (8 earned) over 3.1 innings. Beyond that, he has pitched very well (obviously)
RHP Indigo Diaz: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Harrison Cohen (W, 1-1): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Cohen’s first professional win – congrats!

Tampa (27-33) (Crushed Clearwater, 14-6)

SS Jared Serna: 2-for-6, RBI, 2 RS, 2 K, SB (15)
Serna’s 20th multi-hit game this season (55 games)
CF Anthony Hall: 1-for-3, 3 RS, 3 BB
Hall should be joining his fellow 2022 draftee Spencer Jones in Hudson Valley soon enough.
C Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-6, 2 2B (7), 5 RBI, RS, 2 K, CS (4)
.261/.397/.416 in 204 PA. The five RBI do not represent a personal best – he drove in six runs on 6/14/2022.
LF Daury Arias: 3-for-5, RBI, RS, BB
2B Brenny Escanio: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, BB, CS (4)
Escanio gets the batting average over .200 (.207). He is 7-for-19 in his last four games.
DH Christopher Familia: 1-for-5, HR (7), 2 RBI, RS, K
Familia increases his hitting streak to 11 (he has hit safely in 13 of his 14 games played this season) and has 20 runs batted in.  He played 36 games at this level in 2022, so we’ll see how long he stays here.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-3, HR (4), RBI, 2 RS, BB
Rodriguez is up to .308. In June, he is 23-for-50 (.460) with three of his four home runs (he has gone deep in back-to-back games)
RF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
1B Jake Palmer: 2-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, 2 RS

RHP Sean Hermann: (W, 4-4)  5 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
6.45 ERA (51.2 IP, 69 H, 40 R, 37 ER, 5 H, 20 BB, 41 K). He continues to generate a lot of groundballs, but the overall results haven’t yet been there. He just turned 20 on 6/13.
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
2.10 ERA (34.1 IP, 25 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 41 K). He is firmly on the “needs a promotion” list, alongside some relievers up in Hudson Valley, etc.
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

FCL Yankees (6-3) (Outscored the Phillies, 18-14. They compiled 17 hits and walked 9 times)

3B Keiner Delgado: 2-for-7, RBI, 2 RS, 2 K, SB (9)
11-for-39 (.282) with 15 runs scored and a 9/5 BB/K ratio.
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-4, RS, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (2)
.135/.304/.297 in 46 plate appearances.
RF Willy Montero: 2-for-6, 2B (3), RBI, 2 RS, K
Montero has hit safely in seven of his eight games (12-for-31)
DH Hans Montero: 1-for-2, 3B (1), RBI, 4 RS, BB, 2 HBP,  K, SB (3)
9-for-30 (3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 11 R, 12 BB, 6 K, 3-for-3 SB)
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-1, RBI, 4 RS, 4 BB, HBP, 3 SB (8)
9-for-26 with a pair of home runs, 12 runs, and a 14/7 BB/K.
CF John Cruz: 4-for-6, 2B (1), 3B (1), 8 RBI, 2 RS
Driving home eight runs in a professional game at an age when many are graduating high school is impressive. He is 8-for-32 with 13 RBI in eight games. Cruz was a $75,000 signing in the 2022 international class.
LF Dayro Perez: 2-for-4, SF, RBI, RS, HBP, K
C Edinson Duran: 4-for-6, 2B (1), 2 RBI, RS
1B Enger Castellano: 1-for-5, RS, BB

RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Steven Fulgencio: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
RHP Sebastian Keane: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Bombers (6-3) (Lost to the Mets Orange, 13-12. They scored ten runs in the 8th to turn a 10-2 deficit into a 12-10 lead, but promptly gave up three runs in the bottom of the inning)

3B Juan Matheus:  2-for-4, 2B (2), 2 RS, BB, 2 SB (9), CS (2)
CF Ramiro Altagracia: 1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
C Edgleen Perez: 1-for-1, 2 RS, 3 BB
5-for-17 with seven RBI and nine walks.
RF David Beckles: 2-for-4, 4 RBI, RS, BB
SS Rafael Martinez: 1-for-4, 2B (1), 3 RBI, RS, K

DSL Yankees (8-1) (Lost to Miami, 13-11)

DH Brando Mayea: 0-for-2, BB
Mayea (the $4.35 million bonus baby) is back. He missed several games after hitting a leadoff double in the season opener.
SS Santiago Gomez: 1-for-5, HR (1), 4 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 SB (6)
2B Luis Escudero:  1-for-4, RBI, RS, 2 BB, 3 K
1B Luis Ogando: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB (6)
Ogando has 25 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 42 career games.
C Edison Vivas: 1-for-3, K
Vivas’ professional debut (signed on February 24, 2023)
  C Gabriel Bersing: 1-for-2, HR (1), RBI, RS
LF Andry Javier: 3-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, 2 RS, BB, SB (5)
9-for-24 with two doubles and seven walks. He is 19 and repeating this level.
RF Niurby Asigen: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K

RHP Joshua Quezada: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K
Anyone who tosses four scoreless innings in a game like this deserves his name in lights.

 

Yankees MILB 6/9: Jasson Dominguez Has Big Night

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (27-32) (Lost to Norfolk, 8-4)

CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-4, BB, 3 K
His hitting streak ends at 14, but his on-base streak is up to 27.
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
Peraza’s 9th inning RBI single will hopefully get him going again – he has been in a relatively minor slump as of late.
RF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-5, 2B (11), 2 K
Dunham is 7-for-26 in June (.269). That isn’t a hot streak – but it does show some improvement after a tough May.
DH Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, 2B (9), RS, BB
Chaparro is on a 6-game hitting streak that features one hit in each game. He is hitting .254/.322/.460.
C Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-4, 3 K
1B Rodolfo Duran: 2-for-4, RS, K
.274/.329/.511 in 146 plate appearances (he has 11 doubles and 7 home runs)
LF Franchy Cordero: 2-for-3, HR (3), SF, 3 RBI, RS, K
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-4, 3B (1), RS, 3 K
3B Wilmer Difo: 0-for-4, K

RHP Jhony Brito: (L, 1-1)  5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 3 HR
RHP Michael Feliz: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Deivi Garcia: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR

Somerset (32-22) (Defeated Hartford, 11-4)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-5, 2B (11), RBI, RS, BB, K
Sweeney has three doubles in his last four games. We’ve been waiting for the power to show up this year – maybe this is the beginning of that.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-6,  2B (5), HR (9), 5 RBI, RS, 3 K
Dominguez sets a new personal best for RBI in a game.
C Austin Wells: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
3B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4, SF, RBI, RS, K, 2 SB (6)
2B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-5, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4, HR (8), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
.234/.329/.440 in 167 plate appearances.
LF Jeisson Rosario: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (5)
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-1, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 HBP, K
This was a “fun” night.
DH Mickey Gasper: 2-for-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
8.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K
LHP Edgar Barclay: (W, 1-0)  2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
RHP Steven Jennings: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Blas Castano: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Hudson Valley (31-24) (Knocked off Jersey Shore, 8-4, in ten innings)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-5, K, SB (14)
.265/.317/.485 in 218 plate appearances. He is 14-for-19 stealing bases.
SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, BB
DH Rafael Flores: 1-for-5, RS, 3 K
LF Anthony Garcia: 3-for-5, 3B (1), RS, K
.228/.347/.405 in 95 plate appearances. This is his third consecutive multi-hit game.
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K
RF Grant Richardson: 3-for-4, 2B (5), 3B (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Richardson has his average up over .200 (.201/.297/.360 in 158 PA). It is the first time he has been over .200 all season (his average was .110 after the games of May 14th)
2B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-4, SF, 3 RBI, K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-4, BB
C Juan Crisp: 0-for-3, BB, K
  PR Kyle Battle: 0-for-0, RS
  C Antonio Gomez: 0-for-0

RHP Juan Carela: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Carela’s second straight 10K game. He now owns a 3.28 ERA in 49.1 IP (37 H, 23 R, 18 ER, 2 HR, 18 BB, 62 K). He has been very impressive.
RHP Bailey Dees: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
2.70 ERA (23.1 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 10 BB, 34 K)
LHP Ryan Anderson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Nick Paciorek (W, 4-0): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Indigo Diaz: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Tampa (25-30) (Deflated Lakeland, 11-5. The offense has scored 22 runs in the last two games)

2B Jared Serna: 2-for-5, HR (10), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Serna had 6 HR in 49 games in 2022. Tonight, he hit his 10th HR in his 49th game this season. 
LF Daury Arias: 0-for-6, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-4, RS, 2 BB, K
.254/.398/.387 in 181 PA with more walks (35) than strikeouts (31). 
CF Anthony Hall: 2-for-5, 2B (7), RS, BB, K
Hall now has a 9-game hitting streak (13-for-38; 3 doubles). From where I sit, he is mastering this level.
SS Brenny Escanio: 2-for-5, 3B (3), 2 RBI, 2 RS
DH Christopher Familia: 3-for-5, 2B (3), HR (6), 4 RBI, 2 RS, K
In 8 games this season: 13-for-33 (.394; 3 doubles, 6 HR, 15 R, 11 R, 4 BB, 5 K). This is what you call a hot streak.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, K
Rodriguez is on an 8-game hitting streak. He has four multi-hit games in a row and six total during the streak. He is hitting .296/.369/.394.
RF Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-5, 2 K, SB (3)
1B Beau Brewer: 2-for-5, RBI

RHP Sean Hermann: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Hermann has been up and down this year, which is expected for a kid his age at this level. One encouraging sign has been his GB%, which was over 60% entering tonight.
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
1.80 ERA (30 IP, 21 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 38 K)
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert (W, 4-1): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.10 ERA (25.2 IP, 19 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 HR, 12 BB, 32 K)
RHP Cole Ayers: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

FCL Yankees (2-2) (Lost to the Phillies, 4-2)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K, SB (2)
4-for-14 with seven walks.
DH Roderick Arias: 0-for-3, BB
5-for-18 with a double, triple, and home run. He has two strikeouts in 20 plate appearances (46 in 140 plate appearances last year (32.9%))
CF Willy Montero: 2-for-3, 2B (2), RBI, RS
5-for-10 with a pair of doubles.
2B Hans Montero: 1-for-4, 2B (2)
4-for-14 with two doubles and a home run.
RF Dayro Perez: 2-for-4

RHP Cam Schlittler: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Schlittler’s professional debut. He stands 6’6″ and was drafted in the 7th round in the 2022 draft out of Northeastern.
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
I have to assume that Rodriguez will find his way to Tampa at some point this season (he received a cup of coffee there in 2022)

DSL Yankees (4-0) and the DSL Bombers (4-0) both won. The Yankees knocked off the Rangers, 6-3, while the Bombers knocked off the Rockies, 9-4.

For the Yankees:
SS Luis Suarez (18) doubled twice and scored a pair of runs. He stole his third base of the season…DH Jelson Coca (17) singled and drove in two. He is listed as a shortstop…2B Luis Escudero (17) went 2-for-4 with a double. He is 3-for-11 with five walks…

For the Bombers:

CF Gabriel Lara went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a triple. He scored two runs…3B Juan Matheus went 1-for-4 with two runs scored, a walk, and two stolen bases…2B Abrahan Ramirez (18) and SS Rafael Martinez (17) each had a pair of hits. Ramirez doubled, scored two runs, and drove in a run. Martinez drove home a pair and stole a base…

RHP Omar Gonzalez: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K. The 17-year-old pitched to a 0.44 ERA in 20.1 innings at this level last year, striking out 36 hitters while walking nine. I doubt he sticks in the DSL much longer if this keeps up…