Yankees MILB 7/10: Ben Shields Dazzles Again

News:

The Yankees have signed LHP Tim Mayza to a minor league contract.

Mayza pitched in 352 games from 2017-2024 with the Blue Jays, compiling a 3.87 ERA (3.63 FIP; 111 ERA+) in 283.2 innings. His 24.4% K and 51.9% GB rates are above league average.

Last season, Mayza had his best year to date. He compiled a 1.52 ERA in 53.1 IP with 24.7% K and 58.5% GB.

However, 2024 has been a struggle. In 35 games, he owns a ghastly 8.03 ERA (more respectable 4.92 FIP) over 24.2 IP with a minuscule 13.2% K and an alarming 38.7% GB. A reliever who can miss bats and keep the ball on the ground is gold. A reliever who can’t do either of those things is not.

To Yankees fans, Mayza’s claim to fame was allowing Aaron Judge‘s 61st home run in 2022.

There is no such thing as a bad minor-league deal. If he can figure out how to get back to his norms, he’s a solid relief pitcher. If not, he’ll be out of the organization.

Scranton (48-38) 

Their game against Syracuse was postponed due to the remnants of Beryl. There is a Tornado Watch in effect in that region.

They will attempt to play two tomorrow.


Somerset (42-41) (Defeated Erie, 9-3)

3B Ben Cowles1-for-4, 2B (23), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K
.300/.378/.483 in 336 PA (23 doubles, 3 triples, 8 HR, 46 RBI, 49 R, 13-for-15 SB, 10.4% BB, 18.8% K). A reminder that his 2023 K% was 28.0%. Cowles has played 57 games (54 starts) at SS, 18 games (15 starts) at 3B, and 9 games (all starts) at 2B.
CF Spencer Jones2-for-4, 3B (3), RS, BB, 2 K
.241/.321/.409 in 330 PA (13 doubles, 3 triples, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 47 R, 18-for-22 SB, 10.0% BB, 36.7% K)
1B Tyler Hardman1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K
For Somerset: 21-for-79 (.266/.341/.443; 2 doubles, 4 HR, 13 RBI)
DH Rafael Flores1-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Flores is 11-for-51 (.216) since his promotion but has 3 doubles and 3 home runs. 
LF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 2B (15), SB (10), BB
Dunham has a 17-game hitting streak and is hitting .275/.361/.500 in 227 Double-A plate appearances. In July, he has five multi-hit efforts in eight games.
C J.C. Escarra2-for-4, 2B (17), RBI, RS, K
2B Anthony Seigler0-for-3, RS, BB, K
Seigler has 20 walks in 27 June/July games. Discipline is something he has displayed throughout his minor league career.
RF Aaron Palensky1-fot-4, 2B (9), RS
SS Max Burt1-for-4, RS, K

LHP Ben Shields (W, 1-0): 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Shields’ longest outing in his brief professional career. In 2 starts for Somerset: 12.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 13 K. Shields wasn’t drafted last year. The Yankees signed him as an undrafted free agent out of George Mason. In other words, don’t expect to see him pop up on many “Top Yankees Prospects” lists. But, who cares? If you perform, people will notice.
RHP Joey Gerber1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Kevin Stevens1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
3.00 ERA (30 IP, 26 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 45 K). Like Shields, Stevens is an unheralded, undrafted prospect performing very well. Remember: The draft is shorter nowadays. More talent slips through the draft than in the past.


Hudson Valley (41-40) (Lost to Jersey Shore, 10-4)

2B Roc Riggio1-for-5, CS (3), K
.221/.365/.381 in 285 PA (16 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 45 R, 15-for-18 SB, 16.1% BB, 17.9% K).
SS Jared Serna0-for-2, BB, HBP
While he wasn’t pulled after the HBP, it worries you that he left the game. That said, he didn’t leave the game until he was pinch-hit for in the 9th inning of a 10-4 game.
   PH Oscar Silverio0-for-1, K
CF Jace Avina0-for-5, 2 K
.274/.356/.452 in 298 PA (22 doubles, 8 HR, 41 RBI, 36 R, 4-for-5 SB, 9.7% BB, 25.2% K).
DH Omar Martinez0-for-3, BB, K
Martinez has an 18.1% BB and 22.5% K.
C Antonio Gomez1-for-3, BB, K
Gomez is 6-for-29 with a pair of home runs at this level.
3B Josh Moylan0-for-3, RS, BB, K
RF Garrett Martin0-for-2, RS, BB, HBP
LF Christopher Familia1-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBI, RS, K
In 64 High-A games (266 PA) going back to last season, Familia is hitting .236/.312/.422 with 13 HR.
1B Kiko Romero1-for-3, RS, BB

LHP Kyle Carr (L, 0-6): 3 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
6.53 ERA (62 IP, 70 H, 54 R, 45 ER, 5 HR, 40 BB, 55 K). It is all about control for last year’s 3rd round pick.
RHP Cole Ayers2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
3.02 ERA (47.2 IP, 39 H, 20 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 17 BB, 56 K). Going back to 2023, he has appeared in 41 games at this level. I think he gets to Somerset this season.
LHP Joel Valdez2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K


Tampa (30-51) (Defeated Dunedin, 9-8)

2B George Lombard Jr.: 2-for-6, 2B (13), 2 RS, 2 K
Lombard Jr., who owns a .708 OPS, is 9-for-30 with a double and two home runs in July. 
SS Roderick Arias: 2-for-4, 2B (12), RBI, 2 RS, SB (22), BB, K
Back-to-back bullet doubles by Lombard Jr. and Arias brought home a run in the first inning.
1B Dylan Jasso1-for-5, 2B (21), RBI, 2 K
CF Jackson Castillo: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, SB (13), 2 BB
Castillo continues to float under the radar. He has strong BB (18.0%) and K (19.5%) rates while playing mostly center field (50 starts). If he is a true center fielder, he is someone to watch despite a smallish frame (5’9″).
DH Willy Montero1-for-5, RBI, RS, K
3B Hans Montero: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 SB (8), 2 HBP
Montero has a 5-game hitting streak (8-for-16, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
C Josue Gonzalez0-for-3, BB, HBP
Since promotion: 7-for-21 with a pair of walks and strikeouts.
RF Coby Morales: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
LF Daury Arias0-for-4, BB, 3 K

RHP Luis Serna3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
5.97 ERA (63.1 IP, 59 H, 43 R, 42 ER, 6 HR, 21 BB, 71 K). Before tonight, the 19-year-old had never allowed multiple home runs in a game.
RHP Jordy Luciano1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
Luciano (22) dialed it up to 95.5 MPH. Not bad when you stand 5’10”. The issue for him is walks (48/38 K/BB in 41 IP).
RHP Harrison Cohen: (W, 1-0)  1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Cohen’s rehab assignment continues.
RHP Montana Semmel: (S, 5)  2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K


FCL (29-17)

Scheduled day off.


DSL Yankees (9-16)

Scheduled day off.


DSL Bombers (16-10)

Scheduled day off.

Yankees MILB 9/19: Trey Sweeney Doubles, Homers

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I have nothing interesting to report.

Scranton (71-72; 37-32 in the second half) (Defeated Syracuse, 10-5, thanks to a 7-run 9th inning)

1B Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-5, 2B (12), RBI, BB, 2 K
RF Franchy Cordero: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, BB, K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, CI, K
3B Andres Chaparro: 3-for-6, 2 2B (23), RBI, RS, K
Chaparro’s 6th 3+ hit game this season (including a 5-hit game). 
DH Jake Lamb1-for-2, HR (6), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB
Lamb’s 3-run HR in the top of the 9th gave Scranton the lead.
C Josh Breaux: 2-for-5, 2 HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Four of Breaux’s eight hits at this level have gone over the fence. This is his first multi-HR game since 7/10/2021 (he hit three that day).
SS Jesus Bastidas0-for-4, HBP, 2 K
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-4, BB, 2 K
CF Nelson Medina: 2-for-5, 3B (1), RS, K, SB (2)
Medina earns his first two Triple-A hits after starting 0-for-19. Again, not surprising as he was placed here straight from Tampa.

RHP Clayton Beeter: 6 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 HR
This is likely his final start of 2023 (unless he is brought up to MLB, or they allow him to pitch in the season finale on Sunday). If it is, he finishes with a 5.32 ERA in 66 IP with an 82/40 K/BB at this level. Overall, in 126.2 IP between here and Somerset, he pitched to a 3.77 ERA with a 158/71 K/BB. Unless he is traded, Beeter will be protected from the Rule 5 this winter.
LHP Matt Krook: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
LHP Josh Maciejewski: (W, 4-1)  2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K

Somerset (84-53; 42-27 in the second half) (Lost to Binghamton, 9-2. They are down 1-0 in the best-of-three semifinals. They will need to win the final two games to move on – the games are at home)

SS Trey Sweeney2-for-4, 2B (1), HR (1), RBI, RS
Sweeney compiled multiple hits in three of his last four regular-season games – good to see him keep it up tonight. 
C Ben Rice1-for-3, BB, K
CF Spencer Jones0-for-3, BB, K, CS (1)
DH Agustin Ramirez0-for-2, K
  PH-DH Mickey Gasper1-for-2
I am not sure why Ramirez was pulled.
1B T.J. Rumfield0-for-4, K
2B Caleb Durbin1-for-4, K
LF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, 2 K
RF Grant Richardson0-for-3, K
3B Max Burt0-for-2, 2 K
  PH Jeisson Rosario1-for-1
  3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-0

RHP Blane Abeyta: (L, 0-1)  3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Anderson Munoz0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Zach Messinger4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Messinger mostly pitched for Hudson Valley this season (one late-season start for Somerset). At all levels (including tonight’s playoff game), he had a 126/56 K/BB over 105.1 IP. An arm to watch next year.

Hudson Valley (70-62; 31-35 in the second half)  (Lost to Greenville, 7-3. They fell in the championship series, 2-0. There were a lot of success stories at this level – they promoted a lot of players up to Somerset and that is the overall goal)

2B Jared Serna0-for-4, 3 K
Serna, so consistent during the regular season, went only 2-for-18 in the playoffs. He wasn’t striking out much until tonight. Overall, there is nothing to complain about in 2023. 
3B Ben Cowles0-for-4, 3 K
C Jesus Rodriguez1-for-4, RBI, 2 K
One of the most consistent bats in the entire system this season, Rodriguez went 5-for-18 in the postseason.
LF Christopher Familia: 2-for-3, 2B (3), RS, BB
Familia went 6-for-20 with three doubles in the postseason. In 73 games this season (including the playoffs), he compiled 14 doubles, 2 triples, 22 home runs, 63 RBI, and 58 runs scored. Successful, that is.
1B Rafael Flores1-for-3, HR (1), RBI, RS, BB, K
Flores went 5-for-13 in the playoffs with two doubles and a home run. He started to show off some pop in the second half of the season. He will be an intriguing story entering 2024.
RF Jared Wegner0-for-4, 3 K
DH Anthony Hall1-for-4, 2B (1)
Hall hit .194/.282/.296 in 24 games after his promotion. I am not going to worry about that, for now – just hope he enters 2024 healthy and ready to go.
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4
CF Cole Gabrielson0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (1)

RHP Cam Schlittler3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
At three levels during the regular season (including one start here), Schlittler pitched to a 4.11 ERA in 46 innings with a 50/21 K/BB. This is enough for the 6’6″ 22-year-old to build on heading into 2024.
RHP Yorlin Calderon: (L, 0-1) 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
While he has only reached High-A, Calderon could be a sneaky Rule 5 pick this winter. He is 22 years old and compiled a 106/28 K/BB over 90 innings this season (including this postseason). Would he stick if he is chosen? That’s a different story.
RHP Matt Keating1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
Shake it off and move on to 2024.
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Tampa (61-69; 30-34 in the second half) 

Their season is over.

FCL Yankees (35-22; 1-2 in the playoffs)

They lost to the Braves in the championship series. Their season is over.

DSL Yankees (33-19)

Their season is over, as they missed the playoffs by a half-game.

DSL Bombers (27-26)

Their season is over.

Yankees MILB 9/12: Will Warren Solid Again

News:

The Yankees announced that RHP Drew Thorpe (who should be the organization’s Pitcher of the Year) has been placed on the 7-day IL. No matter how minor the injury may be, he’s done for the year. They aren’t going to push him for the Double-A playoffs.

In his first professional season, Thorpe was dominant down in Hudson Valley, pitching to a 2.81 ERA (3.30 FIP) over 109 innings with a 32.4% K and 7.7% BB. That was more than enough to earn a promotion to Somerset, where he was more dominant. In five starts for the Patriots, he pitched to a 1.48 ERA (2.15 FIP) over 30.1 IP with a 40% K and 4.5% BB. Thorpe isn’t Rule 5 eligible until after the 2025 season, but that won’t stop the Yankees from using him in 2024 once he is ready.

RHP Danny Watson, one of their best relief prospects, was also placed on the IL. In 45 games between Hudson Valley and Somerset, Watson pitched to a 1.58 ERA over 62.2 IP with a 32.7% K and 10.0% BB. He held opponents to a .138 BAA. Hopefully, the injury is minor because he should be in the 2024 bullpen mix at some point. He isn’t Rule 5 eligible until after the 2024 season.

OF Nelson Medina was promoted from Tampa all the way up to Scranton today. Don’t read a lot into that – he is not likely to be playing in Scranton to start 2024. Medina, soon to be 23, hit .276/.380/.479 in 192 PA for Tampa with six home runs and 28 runs batted in. I can’t tell you how the decision-making process works (Elijah Dunham would have been a good choice to bring back to Scranton), but this is usually a move to get a warm body onto the roster. The Railriders recently lost Estevan Florial to MLB promotion after losing Jasson Dominguez and Everson Pereira.

The Somerset Patriots received some pitching from Hudson Valley today, as LHP Clay Aguilar, RHP Harrison Cohen, RHP Zach Messingerand RHP Anderson Munoz are now on the roster. This is a good indication that these four pitchers are scheduled to start 2024 at this level. Munoz started 2023 at Somerset before an injury sidelined him for a significant amount of time. The Yankees aren’t loaded with LHP, so there is an opportunity for Aguilar to make some noise.

With Tampa’s season over, Hudson Valley received some players for the playoffs (which started tonight):
RHP Luis Arejula
RHP Jackson Fristoe
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert
RHP Nolberto Henriquez
RHP Sebastian Keane
RHP Matt Keating

Just like with the kids promoted to Somerset, this is a good indicator that at least some of these pitchers will begin 2024 in Hudson Valley.

Scranton (68-68; 34-28 in the second half) (Defeated Buffalo, 4-1)

CF Brandon Lockridge0-for-2, HBP, K
  PR-CF Nelson Medina: 0-for-1, RS, K
C Carlos Narvaez1-for-4, 2B (11), RBI, 2 K
.252/.379/.402 in 301 plate appearances since his promotion. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Yankees look for a trade partner before they need to submit their 40-man roster this winter.
RF Franchy Cordero2-for-2, RS, 2 BB, SB (7)
1B Andres Chaparro1-for-4, 2 K
3B Jamie Westbrook1-for-4, RBI, K
DH Jake Lamb1-for-4, 2 RBI
LF Michael Hermosillo0-for-3, K
SS Jesus Bastidas0-for-2, BB
2B Wilmer Difo1-for-2, RS, BB

RHP Will Warren5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
At this level: 3.91 ERA (89.2 IP, 76 H, 49 R, 39 ER, 15 HR, 43 BB, 93 K). Entering today, the league ERA was 5.53 – which should show you just how well Warren has been pitching lately.
RHP Zac Houston: (W, 2-1)  1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Aaron McGarity1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Michael Gomez (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
5.40 ERA (61.2 IP, 59 H, 45 R, 37 ER, 6 HR, 40 BB, 54 K)

Somerset (80-52; 38-26 in the second half) (Defeated New Hampshire, 3-2)

SS Trey Sweeney1-for-5, RS
Since coming off of the IL: 3-for-20 with three walks and four strikeouts. Overall, he is hitting .245 with a .766 OPS (18 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 63 R, 62 BB, 87 K, 17-for-24 SB)
C Ben Rice0-for-3, RS, BB
1B T.J. Rumfield0-for-3, RBI, BB, K
CF Spencer Jones0-for-4, 3 K
LF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, K
DH Jeisson Rosario0-for-3, BB, 2 K
2B Anthony Seigler0-for-3, BB, SB (7)
It is too bad that the injury bug hit Seigler so hard – he is an athletic kid who switch hits and can take a walk. The rest of his offensive game simply hasn’t been there.
RF Grant Richardson1-for-3, BB, K, 2 SB (4)
Richardson is 18-for-21 stealing bases between here and Hudson Valley. He is 13-for-38 since his promotion with three home runs.
3B Max Burt1-for-4, RS, K, SB (18)

RHP Matt Sauer: (W, 5-4)  5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, HR
3.63 ERA (62 IP, 47 H, 26 R, 25 ER, 10 HR, 27 BB, 74 K). Does he survive the Rule 5 draft again?
RHP Carlos Gomez2.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
RHP Tanner Myatt: (S, 6) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
2.80 ERA (54.2 IP, 29 H, 20 R, 17 ER, 3 HR, 38 BB, 67 K). As usual, Myatt is tough to hit but walks too many hitters. 

Hudson Valley (70-62; 31-35 in the second half)  (Lost to Jersey Shore, 2-1. They fall behind in the best-of-3 series, 1-0. The final two games will be at home)

RF Anthony Hall0-for-5, 2 K
SS Jared Serna0-for-4, 2 K
DH Jesus Rodriguez2-for-4
Of course, Rodriguez would compile a multi-hit game in Game 1. During the regular season, between here and Tampa, he finished at .310/.399/.450 in 460 PA (20 doubles, 4 triples, 9 HR, 62 RBI, 66 R, 55 BB, 70 K, 21-for-25 SB)
LF Christopher Familia2-for-4, 2B (1), K
A multi-hit game for Familia. It will be interesting to see what he does in 2024 after a power surge in 2023.
3B Ben Cowles0-for-3, BB
2B Alexander Vargas1-for-2, 3B (1), RS, 2 BB
Vargas had an organization-leading six triples during the regular season.
C Rafael Flores1-for-3, RBI, BB
1B Spencer Henson0-for-3, BB
CF Cole Gabrielson0-for-4, K

RHP Yorlin Calderon5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
A sparkling performance in Game 1 for Calderon, who entered this game with two High-A starts to his name.
LHP Joel Valdez1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Cole Ayers:  (L, 0-1) 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR

Tampa (61-69; 30-34 in the second half) 

Their season is over.

FCL Yankees (35-22; 1-2 in the playoffs)

They lost to the Braves in the championship series. Their season is over.

DSL Yankees (33-19)

Their season is over, as they missed the playoffs by a half-game.

DSL Bombers (27-26)

Their season is over.

Yankees MILB 9/7: Will Warren: 7 Shutout Innings

News:

I have nothing important to share.

Scranton (66-66; 32-26 in the second half) (Lost to Columbus, 2-1. They tried to steal this game by compiling only one hit (a solo HR), but runs were allowed in the 8th and 9th)

CF Estevan Florial0-for-4, 2 K
.278/.377/.544 in 467 PA with 65 walks and 138 strikeouts (29.6%). He won’t be in this organization in 2024, so where does he go? There are plenty of small-to-mid-market teams who are looking for cheap talent. Jonathan Davis has squeezed out 454 career MLB plate appearances on defense and speed alone. I don’t take the “he passed through waivers in spring training” thing with a lot of salt because teams already settled on their 26-man and 40-man rosters. It comes as no surprise that teams wouldn’t bend over backward to find a slot for him in 2023. 2024 will be a different story, as he likely will need to settle for a MILB deal with a spring invite.
C Carlos Narvaez0-for-3, K
1B Andres Chaparro0-for-3, K
RF Franchy Cordero0-for-3, K
3B Jamie Westbrook0-for-3
DH Jake Lamb0-for-3, K
LF Michael Hermosillo1-for-3, HR (13), RBI, RS
2B Wilmer Difo0-for-3, K
SS Jesus Bastidas0-for-3, K

RHP Will Warren:7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K
Another impressive outing for Warren, who lowered his Triple-A ERA to 4.07 (84 IP, 72 H, 48 R, 38 ER, 15 HR, 40 BB, 89 K).
Last 7 starts: 2.48 ERA (40 IP, 29 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 14 BB, 43 K)
This is the moment where he should be brought up to get some MLB innings in. He has 113.1 innings this season and 242.1 career innings. That is enough for a 24-year-old who logged 205.1 college innings + 72 innings in off-season leagues.
RHP Aaron McGarity (L, 6-3): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
LHP Josh Maciejewski0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Somerset (77-51; 35-25 in the second half) (Lost to Erie, 4-3)

SS Trey Sweeney0-for-3, BB
  PH Eduardo Torrealba0-for-1
I typically say don’t worry about this when a player is rehabbing – but weird that they pulled Sweeney for a PH in the 9th.
C Ben Rice2-for-5, K
Rice has 24 multi-hit games (67 games)
CF Spencer Jones1-for-4, HBP, K, CS (1)
Jones was picked off first twice tonight (one was recorded as a caught stealing)
DH Agustin Ramirez0-for-3, RS, BB, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-3, 2B (12), RS, BB, 2 K
Rice has likely passed by him, but Rumfield is younger and has a 2023 power surge to fall back on. There isn’t enough room at the inn for all of them, but hopefully one of them can be a solid contributor.
2B Anthony Seigler0-for-2, SF, RBI, BB, K
RF Grant Richardson0-for-2, RS, BB, HBP, K
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-3, BB, 2 K
3B Max Burt1-for-4, RBI, K

RHP Matt Sauer5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 HR
As they say, if you are going to allow HR, make them solo shots. Yeah, you probably don’t want to give up three!  Anyway, Sauer owns a 3.79 ERA at this level with a 69/23 K/BB over 57 IP.
RHP Bailey Dees2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
At this level: 4.32 ERA (16.2 IP, 12 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 0 HR, 7 BB, 16 K). He is in the group with Jack Neely and Danny Watson as big RHP who have their eyes set on the 2024 MLB bullpen. I don’t *think* any of them make it to MLB out of spring training, but much stranger things have happened. I would put the odds of at least one of them making it to the MLB bullpen out of spring as better than Anthony Volpe being the everyday SS coming out of 2023 spring training.
RHP Tanner Myatt1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley (69-60; 30-33 in the second half) (Lost a rain-soaked game to Jersey Shore, 6-1)

CF Anthony Hall0-for-3, BB, K, SB (2)
2B Jared Serna1-for-4, 2 K
Serna has hit safely in 15 of his last 16 games (he has reached base safely in all 16 games)
3B Jesus Rodriguez1-for-4, 2 K
Rodriguez has struck out multiple times in only four of 23 games since his promotion.
DH Antonio Gomez0-for-3, HBP, 2 K
SS Ben Cowles0-for-4, K
LF Christopher Familia3-for-4, HR (11), RBI, RS
His 21-game sample in Tampa (.398/.474/.928) was obviously never going to be matched. He is holding his own here, however (.817 OPS with 11 homers in 46 games). Overall, he has 22 homers and 63 RBI in 67 games (291 PA).
C Rafael Flores0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
1B Spencer Henson1-for-3, 2B (17), K
RF Jared Wegner0-for-3

RHP Zach Messinger: (L, 1-10)  1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A long rain delay cuts his night short. His ERA is at 4.36 in 97 IP with a 113/53 K/BB. Yeah, his record doesn’t exactly match up to his overall performance!
RHP Mason Vinyard2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Between here and Tampa, Vinyard owns a 73/29 K/BB over 59.2 IP.
LHP Joel Valdez3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
RHP Shane Gray1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Luis Santos1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Essentially, Hudson Valley was out of pitchers so Santaos (a utility infielder) received a turn. It is his second pitching appearance in 2023.

Tampa (60-67; 29-32 in the second half) (Lost to Lakeland, 8-6)

SS Brenny Escanio0-for-5, K
3B Kiko Romero1-for-4, 2B (5), K
Romero has nine extra-base hits in 24 games at this level to go along with 19 walks. 
CF Jackson Castillo1-for-4, RS, 2 K
DH Omar Martinez0-for-3, RS, BB
1B Josh Moylan1-for-4, RS, 2 K
LF Nelson Medina1-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K, CS (3)
Medina is hitting .276 with a .848 OPS in 48 games (lost a lot of time to injury). This is the 22-year-old’s first taste of a full-season league and he is holding his own.
RF Daury Arias1-for-4, 2B (14), 2 RBI, RS
I won’t say that Arias has a lot of “hype” but he is often grouped in with guys like Christopher Familia as bats to watch (Fangraphs report) – Familia has exploded a bit, so who knows what will happen with Arias? 
2B Jose Colmenares2-for-4, HR (7), 2 RBI, RS, K
Colmenares has seven homers in 24 games (four HR in 57 games entering 2023)
C Manuel Palencia0-for-3, BB

RHP Luis Gil: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
If you care about the stat line for Gil, you have too much time on your hands. His FB is looking good, velocity-wise (97.8 max tonight) and he struck out a hitter with three straight sliders. Like many pitchers coming off of arm injuries, he is likely going to have some command issues (and he has never been the king of command)
RHP Ryan Harvey1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Alex Bustamante1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Yoljeldriz Diaz1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Nolberto Henriquez: (L, 1-1) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
One number that likely intrigues the organization: He averaged 95 MPH with his sinker tonight. Of his 28 pitches, 23 were sinkers.
RHP Adam Stone0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
3.02 ERA in 47.2 IP (35 H, 17 R, 16 ER, 1 HR, 26 BB, 57 K). He sits mostly in the lower 90s with both his 4-seam fastball and sinker. 

FCL Yankees (35-22; 1-2 in the playoffs)

They lost to the Braves in the championship series. Their season is over.

DSL Yankees (33-19)

Their season is over, as they missed the playoffs by a half-game.

DSL Bombers (27-26)

Their season is over.

Yankees MILB 8/26: Jasson Dominguez…Again

News:

Two people independently contacted me tonight from Somerset, claiming that they spotted OF Spencer Jones in the dugout. Given Jones’ size, he is easy to spot, so I believe it to be true. Jones has not played the last two nights for Hudson Valley.

Assuming he isn’t there for a wedding (hey, you never know), this promotion would be earned. The strikeout rate needs to come down for him to reach his full potential, but I am not going to complain about a .268/.337/.450 (113 wRC+) line with 28 doubles, 13 homers, and 35 stolen bases. The strikeout percentage sits at 29% and he does need to get the ball in the air more (46% ground ball). To me, these numbers show that there is monster potential – look what he is doing as is. Now imagine more balls in the air and at least a slight drop in the strikeouts.

Scranton (62-61; 28-21 in the second half) (Swept a doubleheader against Lehigh Valley)

This is a big series against Lehigh Valley, one of the teams they are chasing for the second-half title.
Up to the second:
Worcester: 30-19
Durham: 30-20
Lehigh Valley: 29-21
Scranton: 28-21

Game 1 (Used a 7-run first inning to cruise to a 7-4 victory)

CF Estevan Florial2-for-3, RS, BB
LF Jasson Dominguez1-for-3, RBI, BB
This was the appetizer…
C Austin Wells2-for-4, 2B (10), RS
At this level: .263/.356/.456 in 132 PA with ten doubles, four homers, and 18 RBI. Overall, he is hitting .242/.335/.443 in 415 PA (24 doubles, 16 HR, 70 RBI, 45 R, 46 BB, 94 K). Today, Aaron Boone mentioned that Wells may see some reps at first base. The Yankees have yet to play him at any other position but catcher in the minors, despite concerns that he may not be able to stick there. The main reason for this is probably value – Wells as a catcher has more market value than Wells the first baseman. That said, it doesn’t harm his value at all to give him some work at first base. Some players are able to adapt quickly when presented a new position, so we’ll see what happens.
3B Andres Chaparro1-for-4, SB (4)
DH Franchy Cordero0-for-3, RS, BB, K
2B Jamie Westbrook1-for-3, HR (19), 4 RBI, RS, BB
Westbrook hits a grand slam. He ties his personal best for home runs in a season, set back in 2018.
1B Jake Lamb1-for-2, HR (4), RBI, RS, BB
RF Michael Hermosillo1-for-3, HR (12), RBI, RS, 2 K
Scranton hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the first inning.
SS Wilmer Difo1-for-3, RS

RHP Will Warren: (W, 6-4)  6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 3 HR
At this level: 4.82 ERA (71 IP, 68 H, 48 R, 38 ER, 15 HR, 36 BB, 74 K). His ERA is lower than the league average in this crazy league, so keep that in mind. Overall, Warren is 9-4 in 23 starts between here and Somerset with a 4.13 ERA in 100.1 IP (94 H, 58 R, 46 ER, 15 HR, 48 BB, 113 K)
RHP Zac Houston1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Game 2 (Won, 6-3)

DH Estevan Florial0-for-1, RBI, RS, 3 BB
.288/.390/.558 in 418 PA. He is only 7-for-35 in August, though he has drawn 11 walks.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 3-for-4, 2B (2), 3 RBI, 2 RS
…this was the main course. He is now 9-for-20 (.450) since his promotion with eight runs batted in and only one strikeout. This is exactly what the Yankees ordered. Overall, he is hitting .263/.374/.420 in 530 PA (21 doubles, 2 triples, 15 HR, 74 RBI, 86 R, 80 BB (15.1%), 131 K (24.7%), 38-for-46 SB). 
3B Andres Chaparro1-for-4, RBI, K
.246/.339/.461 in 496 PA (19 doubles, 2 triples, 23 HR, 77 RI, 71 R, 59 BB (11.9%), 107 K (21.6%), 4-for-4 SB). Chaparro is in the mix for the organization’s HR and RBI crowns (he leads in RBI).
RF Franchy Cordero2-for-4, 2 K
C Carlos Narvaez0-for-3, SF, RBI, 2 K
.252/.380/.416 in 321 PA. A fascinating Rule 5 case this winter. It is hard to give up catching depth – every team needs it, and you don’t even want to give up a potential backup catcher for free.
2B Jamie Westbrook1-for-2, 2 BB
1B Jake Lamb2-for-3, RS, BB
LF Brandon Lockridge0-for-3, RS, BB
SS Jesus Bastidas0-for-1, RS, 2 BB

RHP Randy Vasquez4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR
Vasquez tossed only 63 pitches. He owns a 4.59 ERA at this level with a 96/40 K/BB over 80.1 innings. As I always say, once I see some success in MLB, I don’t pay quite as much attention to MILB numbers. The probability is high that the MLB coaching staff is asking him to work on specific things in the minors.
LHP Anthony Misiewicz (W, 3-0): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Zach McAllister1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR

Somerset (71-47; 29-21 in the second half) (Defeated Hartford, 3-1)

DH Caleb Durbin0-for-3, RS, BB, SB (18)
Durbin is up to 33 stolen bases in 38 attempts between here and Hudson Valley. He has accomplished that in 59 games.His up-to-the-minute K% is 6.5%. That is elite-level stuff.
C Ben Rice: 3-for-4, RBI, RS, SB (5)
Rice is 30-for-90 (.333) in August (6 doubles,1 triple, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 17 R, 8 BB, 16 K, 5-for-6 SB) and has four 3+ hit games this season. He isn’t typically frisky on the basepaths, but let him have his fun. 
1B Agustin Ramirez2-for-4, 2B (2), HR (2), 2 RBI, RS
Ramirez is 15-for-71 (.211/.606 OPS) since his promotion. Overall, he has 19 doubles, 18 homers, and 66 RBI in 100 games between here, Hudson Valley, and Tampa. There is nothing to worry about at all – he continues to make a lot of contact here and the results will follow.
RF Elijah Dunham0-for-4, 2 K
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-4, K
2B Anthony Seigler1-for-3, BB
CF Jeisson Rosario2-for-4, K
SS Max Burt1-for-3, K
3B Eduardo Torrealba0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Matt Sauer: (W, 3-3) 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 5 K
4.03 ERA (44.2 IP, 36 H, 21 R, 20 ER, 6 HR, 21 BB, 54 K)
RHP Tanner Myatt2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
At this level: 3.21 ERA (47.2 IP, 29 H, 20 R, 17 ER, 3 HR, 32 BB, 56 K)
RHP Jack Neely (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 11.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 15 K. Overall, he has an 89/19 K/BB over 60.1 IP.

Hudson Valley (66-53; 27-26 in the second half) (Defeated Aberdeen, 4-2)

SS Jared Serna1-for-5
Serna now has a 7-game hitting streak.
CF Anthony Hall1-for-3, RS, BB, K
Since promotion: 10-for-58 (.172) with five doubles, a homer, nine walks, and 22 strikeouts.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 2B (4), RBI, 2 K
Rodriguez is 19-for-55 (..345/.921 OPS) in 15 games since his promotion. He has four doubles, a homer, 11 RBI, nine walks, and 12 strikeouts.
DH Alexander Vargas0-for-4, 4 K
2B Ben Cowles0-for-3, RS, BB, K
RF Christopher Familia2-for-4, HR (10), RBI, RS
Familia continues to rake. He has 21 HR and 58 RBI in 59 games between here and Tampa. Over the last two years, he has 32 HR and 99 RBI in 116 games. In 38 games since his promotion, he is hitting .267/.344/.500 in 163 PA (4 doubles, 10 HR, 27 RBI, 29 R, 16 BB, 34 K). He will find himself in Somerset in 2024.
C Rafael Flores1-for-3, HR (6), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
.262/.344/.363 in 392 PA (15 doubles, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 44 R, 43 BB, 101 K)
1B Spencer Henson1-for-4, RBI, 2 K
LF Kyle Battle0-for-3, BB, K

RHP Zach Messinger4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
4.29 ERA (92.1 IP, 78 H, 55 R, 44 ER, 13 HR, 48 BB, 111 K). The 23-year-old is doing a good enough job in his first full season of starting (he made 16 starts in his 31 appearances last year)
RHP Anderson Munoz: (W, 1-0)  1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: (S, 1) 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR
Following this game on GameDay, I got the feeling that Cohen (who tossed 36 pitches) was fighting his way through the 9th. Anyway, he has a 3.76 ERA in 38 IP at this level (29 H, 17 R, 16 ER, 4 HR, 17 BB, 48 K)

Tampa (57-62; 26-27 in the second half) 

They played two games against Palm Beach on Friday. No game today.

FCL Yankees (35-22; 1-2 in the playoffs) (Lost to the Braves, 9-1. The Braves take the championship series, 2-0, as the Yankees season comes to an end. Overall, this was a successful season in the FCL as many prospects performed more than well enough to earn a shot in Tampa. That could come next week or next season. I assume it will be next week for a few of them)

2B Keiner Delgado1-for-4
Delgado followed up his .293/.414/.485 regular season with a 4-for-12 (including two doubles) postseason.
SS George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-4
Lombard hit safely in every game he played in (four regular season games, and three playoff games). Combined, he went 8-for-23 (.348) with a double, seven walks, and four strikeouts.
1B Dylan Jasso1-for-3, RS, BB
In 20 regular season/postseason games, Jasso went 26-for-72 with two home runs and 23 runs batted in. He walked 12 times and struck out six times. A candidate to go to Tampa next week.
CF Willy Montero2-for-4
Montero burst onto the scene last year and did not disappoint this year, hitting .331/.389/.436 in 203 PA while spending a lot of time in CF (27 starts in CF, 18 starts in RF). He followed that up with a 4-for-12 postseason. 
LF Jackson Castillo0-for-3, BB
3B Enmanuel Tejeda0-for-4
Tejeda was one of the most consistent players at this level. After hitting .307/.465/.458 in the regular season, he went 5-for-13 with three RBI in the postseason.
RF John Cruz0-for-4, K
Cruz went 1-for-9 in the postseason, but that doesn’t lessen his productive regular season.
DH Wilson Rodriguez0-for-3, 2 K
  PH Joel Mendez0-for-1, K
C Edinson Duran0-for-4

RHP Carlos Lagrange (L, 0-1): 3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
The 6’7″ 20-year-old did enough in the rookie leagues this year to earn his shot at Low-A in 2024. 
LHP Edwar Polimir3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
The 22-year-old Polimir made his Low-A debut already (8/10) but it was only for a game.
RHP Jordy Luciano0 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
LHP Pablo Mujica2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

DSL Yankees (33-19)

Their season is over, as they missed the playoffs by a half-game.

DSL Bombers (27-26)

Their season is over.

Yankees MILB 8/13: Christopher Familia: HR, 5 RBI

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (54-57; 20-17 in the second half) (Defeated Syracuse, 6-2)

LF Everson Pereira0-for-5, 3 K
Since promotion: .311/.368/.533 in 136 PA. 
C Austin Wells0-for-4, K
Since promotion: .257/.356/.365 in 87 PA with eight doubles, ten walks, and 20 strikeouts. 
3B Oswald Peraza1-for-3, RS, BB, K
.261/.354/.470 in 271 PA (8 doubles, 1 triple, 13 HR, 33 RBI, 42 R, 28 BB, 48 K, 12-for-16 SB). His season doesn’t shout at you, but he is still doing more than enough to earn a consistent MLB shot.
RF Franchy Cordero1-for-3, 2B (11), RS, BB
1B Carlos Narvaez0-for-1, 2 RS, 2 BB
Since promotion: .262/.396/.426 in 227 PA (6 doubles, 8 HR, 24 RBI, 33 R, 38 BB (16.7%), 54 K (23.8%))
DH Jake Lamb1-for-3, HR (1), 3 RBI, RS
Lamb’s first HR as a member of the Yankees organization.
2B Jamie Westbrook1-for-3, HR (17), 3 RBI, RS, BB
Westbrook is two away from tying his career-best for homers in a season. His .524 SLG is the best number in his career. I hope this grinder at least earns a cup of MLB coffee. He has been doing the minor-league thing for years.
CF Brandon Lockridge1-for-4, 2 K, SB (15)
For Scranton: .286/.348/.365 in 138 PA. Overall: .297/.369/.428 in 252 PA (12 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 32 R, 25 BB, 61 K, 32-for-36 SB (88.9%))
SS Wilmer Difo0-for-3, BB

LHP Edgar Barclay4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, HR
Since promotion: 4.97 ERA (12.2 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 8 BB, 11 K). Overall: 2.31 ERA in 46.2 IP (40 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 4 HR, 19 BB, 62 K)
RHP Michael Gomez1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Zach Greene: (W, 2-0) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Aaron McGarity1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
LHP Nick Ramirez1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (63-43; 21-17 in the second half) (Shut down Binghamton, 8-0 – remember, Somerset is already in the playoffs)

LF Jasson Dominguez0-for-5, K
After his insane hot streak, Dominguez is 0-for-12 with a pair of walks in his last three games. Correct – three games is about as small of a sample size as you can get. He is hitting .240/.743 OPS in 474 PA (14 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 74 R, 74 BB (15.6%), 122 K (25.7%), 36-for-43 SB)
DH Ben Rice2-for-3, BB, K
Since promotion: 27-for-79 (90 plate appearances; .342; 5 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 16 R, 9 BB (10%), 16 K (17.8%), 4-for-5 SB)
C Agustin Ramirez1-for-3, 2B (1), BB
Ramirez notches his first extra-base hit since his promotion. As he is moving up, the BB rate has gone down (18.5% for Tampa; 6.6% for Hudson Valley; one walk in 26 PA (3.8%) for Somerset). Is that worrisome? Not really – he was smoking the ball in Hudson Valley and the sample size is still quite small in Somerset.
1B Josh Breaux1-for-4, RS, K
2B Jesus Bastidas1-for-1, 2 RS, 3 BB, SB (1)
Bastidas draws three walks for the first time in his career.
CF Jeisson Rosario0-for-3, SF, RBI
RF Aaron Palensky: 2-for-3, 2B (9), HR (6), 3 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
Palensky has 18 doubles and 18 HR between here and Hudson Valley.
SS Max Burt1-for-4, HR (10), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
The utility guy reaches double digits in homers for the second straight year.
3B Eduardo Torrealba1-for-4, 2 RBI, K

RHP Blane Abeyta:(W, 7-6)  6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
5.65 ERA (100.1 IP, 102 H, 65 R, 63 ER, 13 HR, 40 BB, 103 K). His K rate has jumped up from his time in Hudson Valley last year, though the same is true of the home run rate. It makes me wonder if they have changed anything with his pitch mix.
RHP Jesus Liranzo1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Danny Watson1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 1.33 ERA (27 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 HR, 11 BB, 31 K). Overall, Watson is up to 70 strikeouts in 51.1 innings.
RHP Alex Mauricio1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.38 ERA (40 IP, 36 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, 39 K)

Hudson Valley (59-49; 20-22 in the second half) (Lost two games to Jersey Shore – remember, Hudson Valley is already in the playoffs)

Game 1 (Lost, 12-10. Since this game was the conclusion of a suspended game, it went all nine innings)

CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-5, 2B (26), RBI, 2 RS, K, 2 SB (30)
Jones joins Jasson Dominguez and Brandon Lockridge in the organization’s 30+ SB club. He has 12 3+ hit games this season.
2B Jared Serna: 2-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB, SB (4)
Serna’s hitting streak (split between here and Tampa) reaches eight. He has 23 stolen bases in 29 tries between the two levels.
SS Ben Cowles1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
LF Christopher Familia: 3-for-5, 2B (4), HR (8), 5 RBI, 2 RS
Familia has two 5-RBI games in 2023 and has 19 homers and 52 RBI in 50 games between here and Tampa. His up-to-the-minute triple slashes: Overall: .317/.390/.678. For Hudson Valley (128 PA): 259/.328/.500.
C Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, 2 2B (14), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
A much-needed game for Flores, who entered action 3-for-32 in August.
3B Jesus Rodriguez1-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, BB
7-for-13 with four RBI and five walks since his promotion.
RF Anthony Hall1-for-5, K
3-for-21 with a double since his promotion.
DH Antonio Gomez1-for-5, RS, 2 K
1B Spencer Henson0-for-5, 3 K

RHP Leonardo Pestana2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Mason Vinyard1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Harrison Cohen2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
LHP Clay Aguilar: (L, 3-3)  2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Aguilar did allow three inherited runners to score.
RHP Cole Ayers1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Game 2 (Lost, 6-1. Since this was Game 2, it was a 7-inning game)

CF Spencer Jones1-for-4, K
.264/.333/.451 in 418 PA (26 doubles, 4 triples, 12 HR, 52 RBI, 55 R, 38 BB, 124 K, 30-for-38 SB)
SS Jared Serna1-for-3, BB
Serna extends his hitting streak to nine and is 8-for-24 since his promotion. So far, the pitching here isn’t overwhelming him. 
LF Jesus Rodriguez0-for-4, 2 K
2B Alexander Vargas2-for-3, 2 2B (14), RS, 2 SB (13)
Vargas is 6-for-9 in his last two games with three doubles, a home run, four runs batted in, and three stolen bases. 
C Antonio Gomez0-for-2, K
3B Ben Cowles0-for-2, BB, K
1B Rafael Flores1-for-3, RBI, K
.273/.357/.363 in 353 PA (14 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 40 R, 40 BB, 90 K, 3-for-4 SB). A bit of a slump took him away from his chase for .300, but he is still having a solid year. I keep asking the same question about many: Is he a catcher? Plus, do the Yankees think there is power for him to tap into? He isn’t a small kid (6’4″, 220) so maybe they think he can grow into some additional pop.
RF Grant Richardson0-for-3, K
DH Jared Wegner0-for-2, BB

RHP Brendan Beck: (L, 0-1)  3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Beck tossed 61 pitches tonight.
Pitches by start: 37, 45, 48, 57, 54, 53, 59, 61.
Stats (not including his one FCL start): 1.71 ERA in 26.1 IP (22 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 29 K)
RHP Luis Velasquez2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 2.33 ERA (27 IP, 16 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 16 BB, 30 K)
RHP Shane Gray1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR

Tampa (52-56; 21-21 in the second half) (Knocked off Clearwater, 11-5)

SS Roc Riggio1-for-4, RS, BB, K
Since promotion: 3-for-13 with a double and four walks.
1B Kiko Romero1-for-5, 2 RS, K
Romero is 8-for-38 in nine games since his promotion.
DH Omar Martinez3-for-4, 2 2B (14), 3 RS, BB, K
.269/.382/.485 in 353 PA (14 doubles, 1 triple, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 55 R, 52 BB, 94 K, 8-for-9 SB). It is likely frustrating when your teammates get promoted and you are left behind. That is human nature, after all. All Martinez can do is continue to perform and learn.
LF Coby Morales3-for-5, 3 2B (6), 3 RBI, 2 RS
The 21-year-old left-handed bat has six doubles and a homer in nine games. That is a nice way to get your career started.
RF Garrett Martin1-for-4, BB, K
6-for-26 with three doubles, four walks, and eight strikeouts. He was sent right to this level after being signed as an undrafted free agent.
C Manuel Palencia: 3-for-5, 4 RBI, RS
At this level: 5-for-12. He sets a new personal best for RBI in a game (this was only his 96th career game)
CF Daury Arias0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, SB (10)
Arias stole home and the back end of a double steal. He is hitting .222/.321/.321 in 361 PA.
3B Beau Brewer1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K, SB (3)
Brewer is 10-for-29 (.345) in August.
2B Jose Colmenares1-for-3, RBI, BB, K

RHP Ryan Harvey3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Since promotion: 3.38 ERA (16 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 12 K)
RHP Montana Semmell: (W, 1-0) 2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
Since promotion: 10 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Anderson Munoz1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
RHP Ocean Gabonia2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Nolberto Henriquez1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

FCL Yankees (28-19; first place by 2.5 games over the Phillies)

Day off

DSL Yankees (29-15; first place by 0.5 games over DSL Colorado)

Day off

DSL Bombers (21-24; 9 games behind the DSL Yankees)

Day off

Yankees MILB 8/4: Richard Fitts: 7 Shutout Innings

News:

The Yankees have released LHP Tanner Tully, who is on his way to Korea.

Tully was signed to a minor league contract this past winter after spending time in the Cleveland organization. Down in Scranton his season, he pitched to a 5.64 ERA in 91 innings with a 77/26 K/BB. He did his job as a Triple-A innings eater and found employment overseas. Good luck to him.

SS Trey Sweeney is on the injured list down in Somerset. While I didn’t see the play, someone informed me that he injured himself stealing a base the other night. In 429 plate appearances this season, he is hitting .250/.366/.419 (119 wRC+) with 13 home runs, 49 RBI, 62 runs, and 16 stolen bases. Let’s hope he can get back before the season ends (September – so plenty of time)

Scranton (49-54; 15-14  in the second half) (Lost to Rochester, 5-3)

2B Oswald Peraza1-for-4, BB, 2 K, CS (4)
LF Everson Pereira2-for-4, RS
Pereira has four straight 2-hit games and has multiple hits (including a 3-hit game) in six of his last seven games. He has been a dominant performer at this level, hitting .347 with a .955 OPS
C Austin Wells2-for-3, 2B (4), 2 RBI, RS, BB
Wells is hitting .279 at this level with four doubles in 12 games. He might be starting to get more comforable.
1B Andres Chaparro0-for-3, BB, 2 K
3B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-4, 2 K
DH Franchy Cordero1-for-4, RBI, K
RF Michael Hermosillo1-for-4
CF Brandon Lockridge0-for-4, 2 K
SS Wilmer Difo1-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Clayton Beeter6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR
Last outing: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 11 R, 3 BB, 5 K. I love when kids can toss out a bad outing and come back strong.
RHP Jonathan Loaisiga1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
He was throwing the sinker as hard as ever, reaching as high as 97.4 MPH. All the damage came in his second inning of work, so I am not going to read too much into that – as long as he is healthy.
RHP Zach Greene1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Ron Marinaccio (L, 0-1): 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
I really don’t have much of an explanation for Marinaccio’s 2023 struggles.

Somerset (59-39; 17-13 in the second half) (Shut down Akron, 5-0)

CF Jasson Dominguez1-for-5, 2 K
C Ben Rice1-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K, SB (1), CS (1)
This kind of game will soon be refered to as a “Rice” – other than the stolen base part. He shouldn’t be doing much of that.
RF Elijah Dunham0-for-2, 3 BB, 2 K, SB (12)
Dunham is 24-for-30 stealing bases between here and Scranton.
1B Josh Breaux1-for-5, K
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-4, BB, 2 K, SB (8)
DH Anthony Seigler0-for-2, RBI, 3 BB, K, SB (5)
Seigler has six walks in his last three games.
SS Jesus Bastidas0-for-4, 3 K
2B Max Burt2-for-4, 2B (9), HR (9), RBI, 2 RS, K
Burt’s personal HR best is 11 – set last season.
3B Eduardo Torrealba1-for-4, RS, K

RHP Richard Fitts: (W, 8-5)  7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
3.56 ERA (113.2 IP, 99 H, 46 R, 45 ER, 17 HR, 28 BB, 123 K). I said it last week: He gives me bulldog vibes. 
LHP Ryan Anderson2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
At this level: 12.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 14 K

Hudson Valley (56-43; 17-15 in the second half) (Knocked off Wilmington, 6-2)

3B Ben Cowles: 2-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, K
A nice 6-for-15 start to August has raised his triple slash to .255/.348/.403. 
LF Christopher Familia: 2-for-5, HR (7), RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Familia has homered in back-to-back games and has six homers in his last nine games. I just have to keep repeating his HR totals because it is amazing: Familia is up to 18 HR and 47 RBI in 45 games between here and Tampa.
DH Agustin Ramirez2-for-5, HR (9), 2 RBI, RS, K
Ramirez has homered in back-to-back games and seven times in his last 12 games. When he was promoted, he was hitting .245/.384/.397 in Tampa. The numbers didn’t jump out at you – but it goes beyond that sometimes. For Hudson Valley, the line is .380/.427/.722. Nuts.
1B Rafael Flores1-for-4, RS
RF Anthony Garcia1-for-4
SS Alexander Vargas1-for-4, 3B (6), K
Vargas isn’t having a great year, but at least he can say that his six triples lead the way within the organization.
C Antonio Gomez1-for-4, K
CF Grant Richardson0-for-1, RS, 3 BB
2B Luis Santos0-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Drew Thorpe5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, HR
A nice bounceback after a tough outing last time out (4 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 3 HR). Thorpe has five 10+ strikeout games this season and owns a 2.81 ERA in 103.1 IP (78 H, 35 R, 31 ER, 9 HR, 32 BB, 128 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez (W, 3-3): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
RHP Luis Velasquez (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Tampa (47-52; 16-17 in the second half) (Lost to Bradenton, 6-3)

2B Jared Serna1-for-5
LF Jesus Rodriguez0-for-5, 2 K
C Omar Martinez1-for-4, 2 RBI, K
Martinez has a rather incredible 15 RBI in his last four games. He is hitting .273/.379/.498 in 319 PA (11 doubles, 1 triple, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 47 R, 44 BB, 84 K, 8-for-9 SB)
DH Anthony Hall0-for-3, BB
CF Coby Morales0-for-3, BB, 3 K
RF Jared Wegner1-for-4, RS, 2 K
Wegner’s first Low-A hit. Congrats!
1B Josh Moylan1-for-3, RS, BB
Moylan’s first professional hit. Congrats!
SS Brenny Escanio0-for-3, RS, BB
3B Beau Brewer3-for-4, RBI
Brewer has a pair of 3-hit games in his last four games.

RHP Kris Bow: (L, 2-4)  3.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
RHP Ocean Gabonia2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Cole Ayers2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
4.08 ERA (46.1 IP, 47 H, 25 R, 21 ER, 3 HR, 17 BB, 64 K). Ayers’ ERA is elevated when compared to many of his relief peers in this system, but they are giving him the “multi inning” treatment. 

FCL Yankees (25-17) (Lost a doubleheader to the Blue Jays)

Game 1 (Lost, 7-6)

2B Roc Riggio0-for-4, K
SS Hans Montero1-for-4, RS, K
CF Cole Gabrielson1-for-3, 3B (1), RBI, 2 RS
The first triple in his (very short) debut season.
3B Dylan Jasso2-for-4, 2 2B (2), 3 RBI, RS, K
The find out of a junior college in New Mexico has a strong Game 1.
DH Juan Sanchez1-for-4, RBI, RS, K
LF Joel Mendez1-for-4, 2 K
C Manuel Palencia4-for-4, RBI
This is his second career 4-hit game. 
RF Dayro Perez0-for-3, BB, K
1B Enger Castellano2-for-4, RS, K, SB (4)

LHP Henry Lalane3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
The 6’7″ LHP has an impressive 22/3 K/BB ratio over 14 innings. He owns a 4.50 ERA, even though his WHIP is 0.93 and he has allowed only one home run.

Game 2 (Lost, 2-1)

SS Keiner Delgado0-for-4
A slow 0-for-11 start to August (he was hitting well in the last several days in July)
3B Enmanuel Tejeda2-for-3, BB, K
.315/.479/.452 in 165 PA (2 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 30 R, 34 BB, 35 K, 18-for-23 SB)
2B Hans Montero1-for-4, K
.257/.425/.414 in 181 PA.
LF Joel Mendez2-for-4, RS, K
.330/.390/.477 in 100 PA. 
CF Wilson Rodriguez2-for-3, BB, K
4-for-10 in his first three professional games.
C Edinson Duran1-for-4
1B Kelvin Espino0-for-2, K
  PH-1B Dylan Jasso0-for-1, BB
RF Mauro Bonifacio0-for-2, 2 K
  PH-RF Cole Gabrielson0-for-0, RBI, BB

LHP Edwar Polimir4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
4.43 ERA (20.1 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 K)
LHP Miguel Pozo1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K
2.55 ERA (17.2 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 20 K)

DSL Yankees (26-14) (Defeated Rangers Blue, 1-0, in a rain-shortened 5-inning game)

LF Luis Ogando1-for-2, 2B (11), RS, K
SS Anthony Pena0-for-1, RBI

RHP Sabier Marte5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
A rare DSL complete game shutout. The 19-year-old owns a 2.81 ERA in 32 IP (29 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 33 K)

DSL Bombers (19-22) (Lost to Rangers Red, 1-0, in a rain-shortened 5-inning game)

DH Gabriel Terrero0-for-2, K
CF Gabriel Lara1-for-2, K, CS (5)

RHP Mariano Salomon (L, 3-2): 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
Another DSL complete game today. He owns a 3.08 ERA in 38 IP with a 50/7 K/BB

Yankees MILB 8/3: Brock Selvidge Tosses a Masterpiece

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (49-53; 15-13 in the second half) (Defeated Rochester, 6-5)

3B Oswald Peraza1-for-5, 2 RBI, K
5-for-12 with 4 RBI in August.
RF Everson Pereira2-for-5, 2 K
Pereira is hitting .341/.371/.582 since his promotion. He has compiled three straight 2-hit games (five multi-hit games in his last six games played). When does he get to the Bronx? It may just be by the end of August. The strikeouts are still too high, but I don’t think getting his feet wet for a month or so is going to kill him.
C Austin Wells1-for-4, 2B (3), RS
Wells has hit safely in six of his last seven games. He is taking his walks (.367 OBP) but the power has yet to show up in Scranton.
1B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-4, HR (20), RBI, RS
Chaparro joins Tyler Hardman and Estevan Florial in the organization’s 20 HR club and ties his personal best for HR in a season. He is hitting .253/.345/.481 in 417 PA. 
DH Carlos Narvaez1-for-3, 2B (6), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
LF Franchy Cordero1-for-3, RS, BB, K
2B Jamie Westbrook1-for-2 RS, 2 BB
CF Brandon Lockridge1-for-4, RS
Lockridge has hit safely in eight of his last nine games. His ability to play CF and steal bases makes him a prime Rule 5 choice (even if he was passed over in 2022)
SS Wilmer Difo1-for-4, RBI, CS (4)

RHP Will Warren6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
Since promotion: 5.22 ERA (50 IP, 48 H, 37 R, 29 ER, 10 HR, 27 BB, 52 K). He didn’t allow a HR in 29.1 IP for Somerset. Triple-A is just souped up for offense – that doesn’t mean Warren has been great. It just means that it is not an easy level to pitch in.
RHP Deivi Garcia0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
RHP Aaron McGarity (W, 5-2): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Matt Bowman (S, 5): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Somerset (58-39; 16-13 in the second half) (Lost to Akron, 8-2)

LF Jasson Dominguez1-for-4, BB
.230/.357/.371 in 431 PA. He is off to a 4-for-11 start in August (3 walks)
DH Ben Rice0-for-4, K
CF Elijah Dunham1-for-4, RS
1B Mickey Gasper0-for-3, RS, BB, K
SS Jesus Bastidas0-for-3, BB, K
With Trey Sweeney hurt last night, Bastidas was demoted down here to get some playing time in.
C Anthony Seigler1-for-2, 2 BB
2B Max Burt1-for-4, 2B (8), RBI, 2 K
RF Jeisson Rosario0-for-3, BB, 2 K
3B Eduardo Torrealba1-for-4, 2 K
Torrealba was promoted back up here. Somerset had an infield shortage before tonight. 

RHP Yoendrys Gomez3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
2.62 ERA (34.1 IP, 21 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 24 BB, 38 K)
LHP Josh Maciejewski1.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Bailey Dees2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

Hudson Valley (56-43; 17-15 in the second half) (Knocked off Wilmington, 6-2)

CF Spencer Jones0-for-5, 3 K
SS Ben Cowles2-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 SB (15), CS (3)
.253/.347/.396 in 334 PA. He has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games.
C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-5, HR (8), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K
If you are going to have one hit, may as well make it a 3-run bomb. Ramirez is hitting .379 with a 1.138 OPS in 112 PA since his promotion (10 doubles, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 20 R). Overall, in 344 PA, he has 17 doubles, 15 HR, 56 RBI, and 55 runs scored. An outstanding season for the 21-year-old catcher.
DH Christopher Familia1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, RS
Familia have five home runs in his last eight games. Between here and Tampa, he is hitting an incredible .322/.392/.695 with 17 home runs and 46 RBI in 194 PA. He is 23 years old and should be in Somerset for 2024. 
1B Spencer Henson1-for-4, RS, 2 K
RF Grant Richardson1-for-3, HR (12), 2 RBI, RS, BB
Richardson has homered in three straight games.
LF Aldenis Sanchez0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Luis Santos1-for-4, SB (8)
3B Marcos Cabrera1-for-4, RS, 2 K

LHP Brock Selvidge: (W, 2-0)  7.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR
They stretched him into the 8th inning, where a hit he allowed eventually came around to score. Whatever – another brilliant effort from Selvidge. He has two straight 7+ inning efforts (14.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K). Overall, including his time with Tampa, he is 6-4 with a 3.09 ERA in 96 IP (85 H, 38 R, 33 ER, 4 HR, 25 BB, 106 K). Selvidge has been mostly brilliant from the start and is one of very few left-handed starters in the system.
LHP Clay Aguilar: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
While he did allow one of Selvidge’s runners to score, it was on a ground ball with the runner on third base.

Tampa (47-51; 16-16 in the second half) (Defeated Bradenton, 7-4)

SS Jared Serna0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
3B Jesus Rodriguez2-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 BB, CS (3)
.302/.382/.434 in 339 strong plate appearances. He has hit safely in nine of his last ten games (14-for-38; .368). 
C Omar Martinez4-for-5, HR (16), 3 RBI, RS
Back-to-back 4-hit efforts for Martinez. The other night, he went 4-for-6 with 3 HR so he is 8-for-11 with 4 HR and 8 RBI in his last two games.
CF Anthony Hall0-for-5, RBI, 2 K
1B Kiko Romero0-for-4, BB, 3 K
LF Coby Morales: 0-for-5, K
DH Brenny Escanio2-for-5, RS
RF Tayler Aguilar1-for-4, RS, BB, K
2B Jose Colmenares0-for-1, 3 RS, 3 BB, K

RHP Cam Schlittler3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
Schlittler’s Low-A debut. He is a tall kid (6’6″) who was their 7th round pick in the 2022 draft out of Northeastern.
RHP Yorlin Calderon: (W, 5-2) 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
3.43 ERA (57.2 IP, 51 H, 25 R, 22 ER, 4 HR, 16 BB, 72 K)
RHP Montana Semmel1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Hueston Morrill (S, 1): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
His Low-A debut is a strong one. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

FCL Yankees (25-15) (Squeaked past the Blue Jays, 2-0)

2B Roc Riggio0-for-3, BB, K
2-for-9 with three walks to start his career.
SS Hans Montero0-for-4
.258/.434/.424 in 173 PA with a perfect 15-for-15 SB rate. He is hoping to have a strong finish after a .194/.351/.242 July.
RF Willy Montero2-for-3
.322/.369/.425 in 160 PA. 
  PH-LF Joel Mendez1-for-1, RS
3B Enmanuel Tejeda1-for-3, RS, HBP
.306/.472/.446 in 161 PA. 
CF Cole Gabrielson0-for-2, RBI, 2 HBP
The painful way to drive in a run.
1B Dylan Jasso1-for-3, HBP

LHP Allen Facundo3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
1.44 ERA (25 IP, 14 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 12 BB, 33 K)
RHP Jordarlin Mendoza (W, 4-0): 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
It wasn’t 15 up/15 down, since there was an error behind him. Anyway, Mendoza (19) owns a 4.30 ERA in 23 IP (12 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 2 HR, 19 BB, 31 K)
RHP Sebastian Keane (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Keane’s first professional save. He owns a 1.40 ERA in 19.1 IP (9 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 29 K)

DSL Yankees (25-14) – Defeated the DSL Bombers (19-21), 10-1

Yankees:

CF Brando Mayea: 3-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, BB, CS (4)
Mayea’s first career 3-hit game. After going through a bit of a slump, he has back-to-back multi-hit games and is 8-for-23 in his last five games.
C Josue Gonzalez2-for-3, RS, 2 BB
.371/.562/.629 in 105 strong plate appearances. As gaudy as those numbers are they were even crazier as this snaps an 0-for-11 stretch.
2B Santiago Gomez2-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K
1B Jhon Imbert2-for-4, 2 RS, BB, 2 SB (15)
3B Anthony Pena1-for-4, 2B (5), RS, 2 K, SB (2)
LF Andres Lacruz3-for-5, RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Lacruz has two 3-hit games this season.

RHP Jerson Alejandro (W, 1-3): 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Alejandro is only 17. He owns a 4.34 ERA in 29 IP (24 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 26 K)

Bombers:

2B Gabriel Terrero1-for-4, 2B (8)
.311/.402/.575 in 122 PA. An impressive debut season.
SS Kevin Verde1-for-4, SB (3)

RHP Angel Sanchez2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Yankees MILB 7/28: Tyler Hardman’s Big Night

News:

The Yankees have their reasons for everything but I am befuddled by how Oswald Peraza is being handled. That’s all I am going to say about that (I said enough about it on Twitter).

Scranton (46-51; 12-10 in the second half) (Lost to Buffalo, 12-2)

CF Estevan Florial: 3-for-4, 2B (16), 2 RBI, BB, CS (10)
Florial, who is hitting .301 with a .990 OPS, has five 3+ hit games this season. He has four doubles and a homer in his last five games (8-game hitting streak)
SS Oswaldo Cabrera0-for-5, K
RF Everson Pereira3-for-5, 2B (4), 2 K
Pereira is hitting .343 with a .971 OPS since his promotion (4 doubles, 4 HR, 17 RBI). He does have 20 strikeouts in 72 PA (27.8%).
C Austin Wells1-for-4, BB, 2 K
Wells is hitting .280 (7-for-25) since his promotion with four walks and ten strikeouts.
DH Andres Chaparro0-for-2, RS, 2 BB
1B Carlos Narvaez0-for-4, 3 K
3B Jake Lamb: 2-for-3, RS, BB, K
2B Jesus Bastidas1-for-4
LF Brandon Lockridge1-for-3, BB, K

RHP Will Warren: (L, 4-4)  3 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 2 K
A rough night for Warren spikes his ERA to 5.52 at this level (44 IP, 43 H, 35 R, 27 ER, 8 HR, 26 BB, 46 K)
RHP Michael Gomez2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Zac Houston1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Somerset (56-36; 14-10 in the second half) (Blasted Bowie, 10-0)

SS Trey Sweeney1-for-5, RBI, RS, K, SB (14)
11-game hitting streak. Sweeney had a .765 OPS in Hudson Valley (100 games) and now owns a .789 OPS for Somerset (98 games)
DH Jasson Dominguez1-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K, SB (28)
Dominguez is not only hitting in July – he is frisky on the basepaths. He is now 10-for-13 stealing bases this month.
3B Tyler Hardman: 4-for-4, 2 HR (26), SF, 6 RBI, 3 RS
Not only is Hardman leading the Yankees organization in home runs, but he is also tied in the overall minor league lead (entering tonight, Shay Whitcomb (AAA, HOU) also had 26 home runs). Additionally, the six RBI sets a new personal best. Overall, Hardman is hitting .236/.328/.561 in 326 PA (9 doubles, 2 triples, 26 HR, 55 RBI, 55 R, 39 BB, 109 K, 9-for-12 SB). He has five multi-HR games.
CF Elijah Dunham1-for-5, 2B (4), RBI, SB (10)
1B Mickey Gasper1-for-4, K
2B Max Burt0-for-3, BB, K, SB (11)
C Anthony Seigler0-for-2, RS, BB
  C Josh Breaux1-for-1
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-3, RS, HBP, K
RF Jeisson Rosario: 3-for-3, 2 2B (11), 3 RS, BB
.207/.343/.359 in 306 PA (11 doubles, 9 HR, 32 RBI, 36 R, 52 BB, 98 K, 9-for-14 SB). He had a 3-hit game on July 19th as well.

LHP Nestor Cortes4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
He appears to be on track to get back into the rotation soon.
LHP Ryan Anderson: (W, 1-0) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
LHP Lisandro Santos1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
2.63 ERA (48 IP, 28 H, 23 R, 14 ER, 2 HR, 33 BB, 52 K). He is a hard-throwing lefty with a lot of control issues.
RHP Bailey Dees1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Double-A debut is a clean enough one.
RHP Blas Castano1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley (53-40; 14-13 in the second half) (Mauled Hickory, 11-2)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, 2B (24), RS, BB, K, SB (24)
Jones has four doubles and three stolen bases in his last six games. 
LF Christopher Familia: 2-for-5, HR (5), RBI, RS, 3 K
Familia has homered in four straight games and has 16 HR and 45 RBI in 40 games between here and Tampa. In his last 9 games: 13-for-37 (.351) with four home runs and nine runs batted in. 
DH Agustin Ramirez1-for-4, RS, BB
Ramirez decided to let his teammates do most of the heavy lifting tonight. He is on a 5-game hitting streak (has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games) and is hitting .395 since his promotion. 
C Rafael Flores0-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 K
SS Alexander Vargas2-for-4, HR (7), 4 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Vargas has two 4-RBI games in his last three games played. It would be nice to see him get on a late-season surge.
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-4, RS, HBP, K
RF Aldenis Sanchez1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Obviously not known for his power, Sanchez has homered in back-to-back games.
2B Luis Santos0-for-4, RBI, BB, 3 K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 2-for-5, HR (6), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K

LHP Brock Selvidge: (W, 1-0)  7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Absolutely brilliant performance in his second High-A start. Between here and Tampa, he now owns a 101/24 K/BB over 88.2 IP. There is little to complain about in his 2023 profile.
RHP Shane Gray: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Tampa (45-48; 14-13 in the second half) 

The game against Dunedin was postponed. They will try their best to play two tomorrow. The starting lineup was posted and is below.

SS Jared Serna0-for-0
Serna is hitting .283/.351/.486 (125 wRC+; 9.2% BB, 16.3% K) in 404 PA. He is 19-for-25 stealing bases. While Serna is playing a lot of shortstop, I have yet to read a report that suggests that will be his future gig. It doesn’t hurt to give him a lot of reps there, of course.
3B Jesus Rodriguez0-for-0
Rodriguez is hitting .297/.368/.434 (120 wRC+; 9.8% BB, 14.2% K) in 316 PA. He is 15-for-17 stealing bases.
C Omar Martinez0-for-0
Martinez is hitting .249/.364/.433 (120 wRC+; 14.4% BB, 27.5% K) in 291 PA. You have to like the ability to take walks but the strikeout rate will need to come down somewhat.
CF Daury Arias0-for-0
.233/.328/.343 in 323 PA (89 wRC+; 11.8% BB, 20.1% K) in 323 PA. 
DH Tayler Aguilar0-for-0
2B Brett Barrera0-for-0
LF Jake Palmer0-for-0
1B Beau Brewer0-for-0
RF Felix Negueis0-for-0

RHP Leonardo Pestana0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

FCL Yankees (21-14) (Defeated the Tigers, 4-2)

2B Keiner Delgado1-for-4, 2B (11), RS, SB (21)
Delgado now has a 9-game hitting streak (12-for-35; 1 double, 2 HR, 6-for-7 SB)
3B Enmanuel Tejeda0-for-3, BB, K
CF Willy Montero1-for-4, RBI, RS, 2 K
.331/.382/.446′ in 144 PA. Montero has 31 RBI in 32 games.
SS Hans Montero1-for-4, RS, K
With Roderick Arias out, Montero will get a lot of time at shortstop.

LHP Henry Lalane3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR
The 6’7″ 19-year-old has a 14/1 K/BB over 11 innings.
RHP Eric Reyzelman1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
The hard thrower hopefully won’t be here for long.
LHP Allen Facundo (W, 4-0): 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
1.64 ERA (22 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 11 BB, 30 K). 

DSL Yankees (22-14) (Had a tough day against Rangers Red, 12-3)

CF Brando Mayea1-for-4, RBI, RS, SB (16)
C Jose Gonzalez0-for-3, BB, 2 K
After a .462/.633/.808 start, Gonzalez has “shockingly” dipped to .375/.558/.656.
1B Jhon Imbert0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (12)
The 19-year-old is hitting .307/.459/.560 in 98 PA with 12 stolen bases in 13 attempts. Imbert is officially listed as a shortstop but has never played a game there professionally.

RHP Joshua Quezada5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
3.98 ERA (31.2 IP, 29 H, 17 R, 14 ER, 2 HR, 14 BB, 35 K)

DSL Bombers (18-19) (Lost to the DSL Marlins, 7-4)

CF Richard Meran1-for-4, 2 BB, K, CS (1)
3B-2B Gabriel Terrero1-for-3, 2B (7), RBI, RS, 2 BB, HBP, SB (12)
.319/.413/.574 in 109 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 24 R, 13 BB, 21 K, 12-for-16 SB)
RF Gabriel Lara0-for-2, HBP, 2 K
2B-RF Geyber Blanco1-for-2, RBI, RS, 3 HBP
Ouch! By the way, he moved to RF after Lara left the game (I assume due to the HBP)

 

Yankees MILB 7/26: Agustin Ramirez is on Fire

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (45-50; 11-9 in the second half) (Lost to Buffalo, 14-2)

LF Estevan Florial1-for-5, HR (22), RBI, RS, 2 K
His leadoff blast put the Railriders up 1-0 – it was downhill from there. He is on a 6-game hitting streak and is hitting .327/.424/.571 in July.
SS Oswaldo Cabrera1-for-4, K
CF Everson Pereira0-for-4, 3 K
DH Austin Wells1-for-3, 2B (2), RS, BB, K
Overall season: .233/.323/.431 in 303 PA (16 doubles, 12 HR, 53 RBI, 32 R, 34 BB, 71 K, 5-for-5 SB)
RF Franchy Cordero2-for-4, K
C Carlos Narvaez1-for-2, SF, RBI, BB
Narvaez now has a 10-game hitting streak (12-for-36; .333)
1B Jake Lamb1-for-4
2B Jesus Bastidas0-for-4, 2 K
.255/.318/.412 in 296 PA. Starts: 35 at SS; 30 at 2B; 8 at 3B.
3B Wilmer Difo0-for-2, 2 BB, K

LHP Tanner Tully (L, 5-5): 2.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
RHP Aaron McGarity1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
RHP Deivi Garcia2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
4.97 ERA (41.2 IP, 43 H, 25 R, 23 ER, 7 HR, 29 BB, 41 K)
RHP Zac Houston2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR

Somerset (54-36; 12-10 in the second half) (Lost to Bowie, 6-5)

SS Trey Sweeney1-for-5, 2 K
Sweeney now has a 9-game hitting streak.
DH Willie Calhoun1-for-5
LF Jasson Dominguez0-for-4, BB, 2 K
3B Tyler Hardman0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
I am not sure if Hardman will ever have a low strikeout rate – so adding in some value through walks will be imperative if he wants to reach his big-league potential. 
CF Elijah Dunham0-for-4, K
C Ben Rice0-for-3, RS, BB, K
Since promotion: 10-for-20 (1 double, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 2 K)
1B Mickey Gasper2-for-4, 2B (4), RBI, RS, K
2B Max Burt: 3-for-3, 2 2B (7), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Burt has four doubles in his last five games.
RF Jeisson Rosario: 2-for-4, 2B (9), 2 RBI, K

RHP Chase Hampton: 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 8 K, HR
4.54 ERA since his promotion (39.2 IP, 35 H, 21 R, 20 ER, 6 HR, 14 BB, 48 K). Overall, he owns a 125/30 K/BB over 86.2 IP. It is easy to forget that this is Hampton’s first professional season.
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Alex Mauricio1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
4.09 ERA (33 IP, 34 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, 34 K)
LHP Josh Maciejewski: (L, 0-2) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

Hudson Valley (52-39; 13-12 in the second half) (Shut down Hickory, 7-0)

CF Spencer Jones1-for-5, 2B (23), RS, K, SB (23)
Jones now has a 7-game hitting streak that features three doubles and a pair of home runs. He is hitting .275/.345/.484 in 357 PA with a 29.97% K rate. 
2B Ben Cowles1-for-4, RS, HBP, 2 K, SB (12)
DH Agustin Ramirez2-for-4, HR (6), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Ramirez has homered in three straight games and in four of his last five contests. He has ten multi-hit games in 19 games since his promotion. Just pure dominant play and I can see him getting his feet wet in Somerset this year if he keeps this up. He is what you would call an exploding prospect at 21 years old.
LF Christopher Familia1-for-4, HR (4), 4 RBI, RS
Familia has homered in three straight games and has 15 home runs and 44 RBI in 39 games between here and Tampa. 
SS Alexander Vargas0-for-4, K
1B Spencer Henson1-for-3, HR (11), RBI, RS, BB
Henson sets a new personal best for HR in a season (he has 21 HR in 134 games over the last two seasons)
C Antonio Gomez3-for-4, K
I know following prospects can often turn into a “flavor of the month” but Ramirez has moved ahead of Gomez on the catching depth chart, I assume. That said, Gomez is a no-doubt-about-it catcher who still has time to grow. He is hitting .243/.307/.343. While he is Rule 5 eligible, it is highly doubtful anyone will touch him.
RF Aldenis Sanchez1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS
3B Marcos Cabrera0-for-3, BB, K

RHP Brendan Beck3.1 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Beck loaded the bases with nobody out at one point…struck out the next two hitters before inducing a popup. At this level: 0.60 ERA in 15 IP (13 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 16 K)
RHP Luis Velasquez (W, 1-1): 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 3.63 ERA (17.1 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 20 K)
RHP Jack Neely: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
With Danny Watson and Bailey Dees up in Somerset, Neely must be wondering when it will be his turn. He owns a 2.28 ERA in 43.1 IP (24 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 16 BB, 67 K)

Tampa (44-48; 13-13 in the second half) (Knocked out Dunedin, 8-2)

2B Jared Serna0-for-3, RS, 2 BB
.287/.356/.493 in 399 PA. 
C Jesus Rodriguez1-for-5, SB (14)
.296/.368/.434 in 311 PA. His offensive production has been consistent throughout 2023. As for the catching thing, I am not sure what the Yankees think of him behind the plate. They move him around the field, though 3B has been his other primary position.
1B Omar Martinez2-for-5, 2B (10), HR (11), 2 RBI, 2 RS
.250/.367/.438 in 286 PA (10 doubles, 1 triple, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 38 R, 42 BB, 80 K). 
SS Brenny Escanio1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, K
CF Daury Arias1-for-3, 2 RS, BB, K
LF Jake Palmer3-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, K
Palmer has three 3-hit games in July. 
DH Ronny Rojas1-for-3, SF, 2 RBI
RF Felix Negueis0-for-2, RS, BB, HBP
3B Jose Colmenares0-for-2, 2 BB, K, CS (1)

RHP Justin Lange: (W, 1-3) 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
This is the kind of line you dream of with Lange – because if he ever unlocks himself, this is his potential. Anyway, he now owns a 4.92 ERA in 64 IP (44 H, 39 R, 35 ER, 7 HR, 51 BB, 102 K)
RHP Montana Semmel2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Semmel hit 95.6 on the gun tonight.
RHP Cole Ayers1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.98 ERA (40.2 IP, 40 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 56 K). Ayers threw five different pitches in his short outing (sinker, 4-seam, cutter, slider, change). 

FCL Yankees (19-14) 

Day off.

DSL Yankees (22-13) (Lost the completion of a suspended game to the Blue Jays, 7-2. The game ended after only five innings)

I am not going to dig too much into the box score from this game – most of what happened occurred days ago.

CF Brando Mayea0-for-3, K
C Josue Gonzalez2-for-2, RS, SB (5)
.393/.571/.689 in 91 PA (10 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 20 R, 24 BB, 11 K, 5-for-7 SB)

DSL Bombers (17-18) (Trail Arizona Red, 4-3, in the third inning. The game was suspended due to lightning)

Again, not going to focus much on what has happened thus far in this one.

CF Richard Meran2-for-2, RS
3B Gabriel Terrero1-for-1, RS, BB
LF David Beckles1-for-1, 2B (6), 3 RBI, BB