Tag: Drew Thorpe

My Take: Yankees Acquire OF Juan Soto

The trade: The Yankees acquired outfielders Juan Soto and Trent Grisham from the Padres for C Kyle Higashioka and right-handed pitchers Michael King, Randy Vasquez, Jhony Brito, and Drew Thorpe This is one of those blockbusters that will be talked about for as long as baseball exists. It is the second blockbuster that Soto has been […]

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Yankees MILB 9/20: Drew Thorpe Wins Player of the Year

News: C Rodolfo Duran was placed on the 7-day injured list today. Meanwhile, the Railriders added a couple of bodies, bringing up OF Kyle Battle and IF Ben Cowles from Hudson Valley. The Renegades’ season ended last night. The 23-year-old Cowles hit .254/.356/.393 (109 wRC+) in 444 plate appearances in High-A.He was 23-for-27 in the stolen base department while […]

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Yankees MILB 9/6: Spencer Jones: 2 Hits, 3 SB

News: SS Trey Sweeney was activated today for Somerset. IF Caleb Durbin, who left the game early the other day, was placed on the injured list. Scranton (66-66; 32-26 in the second half) (Defeated Columbus, 6-0) CF Estevan Florial: 2-for-4, 2 RS, BB Florial has scored 78 runs this season. He has set personal bests in HR, RBI, […]

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Yankees MILB 8/31: Drew Thorpe Ks 9

News: Yesterday’s busy news day did not extend into today. Scranton (64-63; 30-23 in the second half) (Defeated Rochester, 4-1, in ten innings. I won’t lie – with all the promotions to MLB and no big prospects replacing them, Scranton’s roster isn’t the most exciting in minor-league baseball. But they still have a playoff berth […]

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Yankees MILB 8/18: Jasson Dominguez’s Big Night

News: I don’t even know what to report anymore. Scranton (56-59; 22-19 in the second half) (Lost to Worcester, 3-1) DH Estevan Florial: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, 2 K, SB (14) LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-2, 2 BB, K, SB (2) Pereira celebrates his lack of a promotion with a solid evening. C Austin Wells: 0-for-3, […]

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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 […]

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Yankees MILB 7/22: Drew Thorpe Ks 13

News: UTIL Oswaldo Cabrera is on his way back to Scranton. The Yankees have tried to send him down a few times before, only for injuries to interfere with their plans. Hence, he has played only two games at Triple-A, going 1-for-6 with a walk. Scranton (44-48; 10-7 in the second half) (Split two games with […]

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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 […]

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Yankees MILB 7/9: Drew Thorpe is Cruising

News: Just like their MLB counterparts, the minor leagues will be taking Monday – Thursday off. The only exception is the DSL – poor kids. Tonight is the MLB draft. Who do I think the Yankees will select?  I couldn’t tell you who most of the prospects are. If they don’t end up with Dave Parrish […]

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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 […]

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