News:
RHP Tanner Myatt was released from his contract.
Since being drafted in the 11th round of the 2018 draft out of Florence-Darlington Technical College, injuries limited Myatt to 203.2 innings. He posted a 3.71 ERA and 246/153 K/BB (10.9 K/9; 6.8 BB/9). He allowed only 13 home runs and 5.2 hits/9.
Myatt had a massive upside at the time of his draft. Standing 6’7″, he reportedly hit 101 MPH with his fastball. The Yankees gave him a bonus slightly over the $125,000 cap (at the time) for a player in the 11th round or later ($147,500).
A pitcher with his raw talent is worth taking a shot with. It didn’t work out.
Scranton (79-59) (Split a doubleheader with Lehigh Valley. Worcester won, yet again. Worcester is 39-26. Scranton is 37-28. Remember: The Triple-A season doesn’t end until 9/22)
Game 1 (Lost, 3-1. This wasn’t the best offensive performance in history)
3B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-3, K
2B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-3
1B Ben Rice: 0-for-3, K
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-3, 2B (12)
DH T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-3
C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-2
RF Oscar Gonzalez: 0-for-2
LF Jahmai Jones: 0-for-2, K
CF Cam Eden: 1-for-2, HR (8), RBI, RS
Eden’s first home run since joining the Yankees organization.
RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K
3.76 ERA (79 IP, 54 H, 35 R, 33 ER, 12 HR, 38 BB, 88 K)
RHP Yerry De Los Santos (L, 2-2): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Joey Gerber: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Game 2 (Won, 4-2)
3B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, 2B (16), RS, 2 K
In his last 11 games, Vivas has 4 doubles, a triple, and a pair of home runs. In his previous 15 games, Vivas had one extra-base hit (double).
2B Caleb Durbin: 2-for-2, HR (9), RBI, RS, SAC, SB (26), BB
Durbin sets a new best for HR in a season (9 in 80 games this year; 8 in 105 games in 2022). He is hitting .300 with a .902 OPS at this level.
DH Ben Rice: 0-for-3, RS, HBP, 2 K
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-4, RBI, 3 K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-3, K
RF Taylor Trammell: 0-for-1, RS, 2 BB, K
C J.C. Escarra: 0-for-2, BB, K
LF Greg Allen: 1-for-3, 3B (3), RBI, K
CF Duke Ellis: 0-for-3, 2 K
RHP Cody Poteet: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
Poteet is likely good to go if the Yankees see a need for him.
RHP Scott Effross: (W, 4-1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Ron Marinaccio (S, 6): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Somerset (72-61) (Defeated New Hampshire, 8-2. Portland lost, so Somerset takes a half-game lead with four games to play)
CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, RS, K
Jones is up to 199 strikeouts. Season: .259/.335/.449 in 528 PA. Last season: .267/.336/.444 in 537 PA.
C Rafael Flores: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
At this level: .273/.358/.524 in 257 PA. An impressive first run through Double-A for the 23-year-old.
1B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, K
2B Anthony Seigler: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Seigler is 10-for-32 (.313) in September with more walks (7) than strikeouts (6).
LF Grant Richardson: 1-for-4, 2B (25), RS
RF Jared Wegner: 2-for-3, 2B (15), 3 RBI, RS, BB
Last season’s 9th-round pick is hitting .215/.320/.350 in 350 plate appearances.
DH Elijah Dunham: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-4, K
3B Max Burt: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, CS (2), K
RHP Bailey Dees: (W, 7-7) 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
4.25 ERA (137.2 IP, 118 H, 71 R, 65 ER, 19 HR, 54 BB, 145 K). This was his first year as a starter and he performed well. Importantly, he ended the season strongly (22.2 IP, 13 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 10 BB, 29 K).
RHP Cole Ayers: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Since promotion: 9 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 11 K. He allowed four of those runs in 0.2 innings during one appearance.
RHP Matt Sauer: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
At this level: 2.86 ERA (22 IP, 15 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 3 BB, 19 K)
RHP Danny Watson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Last 6 appearances: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K. Has Watson found his groove?
Hudson Valley (1-0)
Day off. They lead the best-of-3 semi-final series, 1-0, against Greensboro. The series resumes tomorrow in Greensboro.
Tampa (54-74)
Their season is over.
FCL (35-22)
Their season is over.
DSL Yankees (17-36)
Their season is over.
DSL Bombers (30-25)
Their season is over.