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Yankees MILB 8/19: Everson Pereira Homers Twice

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Scranton (56-60; 22-20 in the second half) (Lost a crazy one to Worcester, 14-12)

SS Oswald Peraza: 3-for-5, 3B (2), HR (14), 2 RBI, 3 RS, HBP, K, SB (15)
This qualifies as a rather productive night. Peraza is hitting .262/.350/.477 in 294 PA (9 doubles, 2 triples, 14 HR, 36 RBI, 45 R, 28 BB (9.5%), 54 K (18.4%), 15-for-19 SB). Peraza has 754 career plate appearances in Triple-A. That is criminal if you truly believe in a prospect – and, if you don’t, it is criminal that you didn’t take advantage of his value. 
C Austin Wells: 2-for-6, 2B (9), HR (2), 3 RBI, RS, 4 K
I would rather not see the four strikeouts, but the power is nice. He is hitting .250/.340/.413 in 106 PA at this level and .237/.329/.430 in 389 PA overall (23 doubles, 14 HR, 63 RBI, 39 R, 43 BB (11.1%), 91 K (23.4%), 7-for-7 SB). 
LF Everson Pereira: 2-for-4, 2 HR (8), 2 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
Pereira’s second 2-HR game in 2023. Overall, between here and Somerset, he is hitting .302/.370/.551 in 338 PA (17 doubles, 2 triples, 18 HR, 64 RBI, 50 R, 30 BB (8.9%), 97 K (28.7%), 10-for-12 SB). For Scranton, he is hitting .316/.379/.559 with eight homers and 33 RBI. I will tell anyone who listens that there are good things in his profile and not-so-ideal things in his profile. It doesn’t matter – let him get some well-deserved reps against big-league pitching. Nobody is asking him to be a savior at this point.
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, HR (23), RBI, RS, BB
Chaparro has homered in three straight games and is three behind the injured Tyler Hardman for the organization’s home run lead.
RF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-4, RS, BB
DH Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 K, SB (4)
Between here and Somerset: .247/.382/.417 in 304 plate appearances. The question the Yankees need to ask is whether he is a viable MLB backup. If another team thinks so, he will be plucked in the Rule 5 if not protected.
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-2, RS, 3 BB, SB (4)
3B Jake Lamb: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, 3 K
CF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-5, K

LHP Edgar Barclay: (L, 0-2) 3 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 HR
Since promotion: 8.04 ERA (15.2 IP, 18 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 5 HR, 12 BB, 15 K)
RHP Michael Gomez:  2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
RHP Ron Marinaccio: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Wilmer Difo: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Difo is the go-to guy when they are out of pitchers.

Somerset (66-46; 24-19 in the second half) (Lost to Reading, 8-7)

CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-5, K
His games have been so exciting (for the most part) lately that a random, uneventful 0-for-5 feels out of place.
C Ben Rice: 1-for-4, K
1B Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-4, K
RF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, HR (8), RBI, RS, K
DH Josh Breaux: 1-for-3, HR (7), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
It comes to the surprise of nobody has Breaux has seven homers in 20 games here. He has 26 homers in 99 games at this level from 2021-2023.
SS Jesus Bastidas: 2-for-3, 2B (2), 2 RS, BB, K
LF Aaron Palensky: 2-for-4, 3B (1), HR (8), 4 RBI, 2 RS, K
Palensky launches his 20th HR combined between here and Hudson Valley. He is 10-for-34 (.294) in August and has homered in three of his last four games, driving in ten runs. 
2B Max Burt: 0-for-3, BB, K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K

RHP Matt Sauer: 3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR
It just wasn’t his night. Sauer now owns a 4.19 ERA in 38.2 IP (33 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 6 HR, 17 BB, 49 K)
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo: (L, 2-1)  1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Jack Neely: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Hudson Valley (62-51; 23-24 in the second half) (Lost to Brooklyn, 8-7)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, 2B (28), RS, BB, K, SB (34)
Last 10 games: 12-for-41 (.293; 4 doubles, 4 RBI, 8 R, 5 BB, 12 K, 8-for-8 SB). He leads the South Atlantic League in doubles and is fifth in stolen bases.
RF Anthony Hall: 1-for-5, HR (1), RBI, RS
Hall’s first HR since his promotion and 10th overall between here and Tampa. Since promotion: 9-for-41 with five doubles and a homer. 
2B Jared Serna: 1-for-3, 2B (3), RBI, RS, BB, HBP, 2 K, SB (5)
At this level: .267/.353/.333 in 51 PA (3 doubles, 3 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 7 K, 5-for-5 SB), Overall, Serna is hitting .281/.350/.467 in 494 PA (24 doubles, 1 triple, 19 HR, 74 RBI, 78 R, 44 BB, 82 K, 24-for-30 SB).Serna is answering every challenge thrown at him – I am not concerned by his lack of pop in his small High-A sample size. 
C Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4, BB, 2 K
DH Antonio Gomez: 0-for-5, 2 K
SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, K
.263/.361/.416 in 379 PA. Cowles is 16-for-45 with 13 walks in August.
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, HR (9), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Familia is up to 20 HR, 54 RBI, and 51 runs scored in 54 games between here and Tampa. 
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, RS
.269/.351/.367 in 370 PA (15 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 43 R, 41 BB, 92 K, 3-for-4 SB). He needed this game as he is only 9-for-55 (.164) in August 
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-4, 3 K

RHP Zach Messinger: 4 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, HR
4.52 ERA (87.2 IP, 77 H, 55 R, 44 ER, 13 HR, 46 BB, 103 K)
RHP Anderson Munoz: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: (L, 2-2)  1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Shane Gray: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Tampa (55-58; 24-23 in the second half) (Lost to Daytona, 11-5)

DH Roc Riggio: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
Riggio is hitting .200 (6-for-30) at this level with 14 walks (31.1%) and 13 strikeouts (28.9%) in 45 PA. I love small sample madness.
3B Kiko Romero: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, 3 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-4, SF, RBI, K
1B Josh Moylan: 2-for-5, RS
Moylan is holding his own in 54 plate appearances (.256/.715 OPS; 1 HR, 7 RBI, 9 R, 10 BB, 14 K). As stated previously, he was a highly sought-after non-drafted free agent.
SS Brenny Escanio: 2-for-4, 3B (4), BB
Escanio has a 9-game hitting streak (14-for-36). This is his first extra-base hit during the streak.
CF Cole Gabrielson: 1-for-3, 2B (2), RBI, BB, 2 K
Gabrielson is 6-for-29 (.207) at this level with two doubles and a triple. 
RF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
LF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
2B Jose Colmenares: 0-for-3, RS, HBP

RHP Ryan Harvey: (L, 1-1)  4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, HR
At this level: 20 IP, 15 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB, 15 K. Harvey was their 11th-round pick in the 2022 draft out of UC Santa Barbara.
RHP Adam Stone: 0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Nolberto Henriquez: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Luis Arejula: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

FCL Yankees (32-21) (Shut down the Blue Jays, 5-0, to clinch the division. They will be one of four teams in what is a quick playoff format. The first round is only one game. The championship round is the best of 3. It starts on Thursday)

SS Keiner Delgado: 1-for-3, BB, 3 SB (34)
Delgado steals three bases for the second day in a row. He is hitting .286/.408/.471 in 228 PA with a 34-for-40 stolen base rate.
DH George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, K
Lombard Jr. stats his career 2-for-6 with a double.
LF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
CF Willy Montero: 0-for-4, RS
1B Dylan Jasso: 0-for-3, RBI, RS, BB
RF John Cruz: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB, SB (9)
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-3, BB
3B Hans Montero: 1-for-2, RBI, RS, 2 BB, K, SB (16)
.267/.424/.420 in 224 PA (6 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 39 R, 41 BB, 46 K, 16-for-16 SB). This is a legitimate bonus baby prospect who is hitting 8th in this lineup.
C Edinson Duran: 0-for-4, K

RHP Carlos Lagrange: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K
When I look at rookie league stat lines, I pay a lot more attention to recording all seven outs via strikeout than anything else. The big (6’7″) 20-year-old owns a 4.97 ERA in 41.2 IP (34 H, 25 R, 23 ER, 4 HR, 24 BB, 63 K)
LHP Edwar Polimir (W, 4-0): 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Yoljeldriz Diaz: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
9 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 14 K. 
LHP Pablo Mujica (S, 1): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

DSL Yankees (32-18) (Lost to DSL Orioles Black, 10-3. They are in a tie for first with DSL Colorado, though they have a better winning percentage. That is important because they don’t force games to be made up. This league plays an eight-team playoff – the six division winners + 2 wild cards)

CF Brando Mayea: 1-for-3, HR (3), RBI, RS, BB
Mayea with a leadoff home run.
C Josue Gonzalez:  0-for-4, K
DH Santiago Gomez: 1-for-2, BB, SB (18)
LF Darwin Castillo: 1-for-2, 2B (2), 2 RBI, BB, K

RHP Brian Arias: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Joshua Quezada: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

DSL Bombers (26-26) (Defeated the DSL Nationals, 9-2)

DH Louis Pierre: 1-for-3, RBI, 3 BB, K
RF Richard Meran: 2-for-5, 2B (2), RS, 2 K
3B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K, CS (5)
C Edgleen Perez: 2-fot-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-3, 2 RS, BB, HBP, SB (18), CS (8)
.267/.401/.411 in 182 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 29 RBI, 34 R, 28 BB (15.4%), 30 K (16.5%), 18-for-26 SB). He is high on my list of long-long-long term prospects. 
SS Kevin Verde: 2-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB. 3 SB (8), CS (3)
.250/.310/.397 in 129 PA for the 17-year-old in his debut season.
2B Geyber Blanco: 1-for-3, 2B (15), RS, 2 BB
Blanco has 15 doubles in 37 games during his debut season. He has yet to launch his first career HR

RHP Michell Chirinos: 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
RHP Stanly Alcantara (W, 3-1): 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Yankees MILB 8/9: Everson Pereira Homers, Drives Home 5

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Scranton (51-56; 17-16 in the second half) (Knocked off Syracuse, 9-5)

SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-1, 3 RS, 4 BB
We all know that Peraza had a 4 BB game for the MLB squad this year – this is his first such game in his minor league career.
C Austin Wells: 3-for-5, 2B (6), 2 RBI, 2 RS
Wells has six doubles in 16 games since his promotion (20 doubles in 74 games between here and Somerset). He is up to .273 with a .753 OPS in 16 games since his promotion.
RF Everson Pereira: 2-for-4, HR (6), 5 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Pereira has 30 RBI and 22 runs scored in 26 games since his promotion. Between Scranton and Somerset, he is hitting .309/.371/.559 with 16 homers and 61 RBI in 72 games. Furthermore, Pereira has seven multi-hit games in his last 11 games played.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
DH Franchy Cordero: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-4, 2B (13)
LF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-4, 2 K
1B Jake Lamb: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K

RHP Will Warren: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR
Since promotion: 5.24 ERA (55 IP, 55 H, 41 R, 32 ER, 11 HR, 29 BB, 57 K)
RHP Aaron McGarity: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Zach McAllister: (W, 1-0)  1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Greg Weissert: (S, 8)  1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR

Somerset (60-42; 18-16 in the second half) (Lost to Binghamton, 4-2)

CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, 2B (14), 2 SB (35)
Dominguez increases his hitting streak to eight, including four straight multi-hit games. During this stretch, he is 15-for-34 (.441/.500/.647; 4 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 6 K, 6-for-7 SB). Overall, his line is up to .245/.365/.396 in 455 PA (14 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 71 R, 72 BB (15.8%), 118 K (25.9%), 35-for-42 SB (83.3%)). He is certainly earning that spot atop the Yankees’ prospect list.
1B Ben Rice: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K, SB (4)
Rice didn’t show much interest in stealing bases in 2021-2022, swiping five in 90 games. He has eight in 41 games this year, including four in his last five games.
C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-4, K
Ramirez’s first Double-A hit. A common question I receive is about his defense. If he continues to hit like he is doing in 2023, you won’t care much about his defense. That said, I haven’t read anything that indicates that he will need to move off of the catching position.
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-4
2B Anthony Seigler: 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS, K
Seigler’s first career start at 2B. Recently, Mickey Gasper and Aaron Palensky made their first career starts at second base.
DH Josh Breaux: 1-for-3, HR (5), RBI, RS, BB, K
Crazy that Seigler and Breaux, once considered the future behind the plate, homer on the same day with neither playing the catcher position. Anyway, Breaux hit 13 HR in 59 games for Somerset last year – should surprise nobody that he has five in 16 games this year.
SS Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-3, BB, K, CS (1)
3B Max Burt: 0-for-3, HBP, K, CS (5)
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-3, K

RHP Yoendrys Gomez (L, 0-2): 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Gomez was done in by a pair of 2-run homers. He reached 64 pitches today.
RHP Bailey Dees: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Just like with Danny Watson, don’t be surprised if Dees’ strikeout rate falls in his first taste of Double-A. Eventually, Watson started to bring his up.
RHP Alex Mauricio: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.46 ERA (39 IP, 36 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, 38 K)

Hudson Valley (57-45; 18-17 in the second half) (Lost to Jersey Shore, 9-2)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-4, CI, 2 K
SS Jared Serna: 1-for-4, K
DH Christopher Familia: 0-for-3, BB
C Rafael Flores: 0-for-4, 2 K
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, 2B (15), RS, BB, K, SB (16)
Cowles increases his hitting streak to seven. He is hitting .257/.348/.403 in 351 PA.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 3-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, 2 RS
4-for-7 in his first two games at this level. He had 28 multi-hit games for Tampa (84 games) and is one of the most consistent hitters in the system this season (.303/.383/.432)
RF Anthony Hall: 0-for-2, CI, BB, K
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-4, 2B (16), RBI, K
LF Jared Wegner: 2-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, K
Wegner doubled in his first High-A AB. Though he was drafted this year, he is already 24 years old so they are smart to aggressively move him to High-A.

RHP Baron Stuart: (L, 1-1)  6 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HR
Stuart threw 89 pitches. There is always that fine line with prospects – you want them to get their full work in but you don’t want them to feel overwhelmed. To Stuart’s credit, he tossed a scoreless 6th after giving up five runs in the 5th.
RHP Mason Vinyard: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
Since promotion: 3.60 ERA (20 IP, 17 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 15 BB, 20 K)
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Since promotion: 1.99 ERA (31.2 IP, 22 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 13 BB, 38 K)

Tampa (49-54; 18-19 in the second half) (Lost to Clearwater, 10-8)

3B Kiko Romero: 2-for-6, 2B (1), RBI, RS, K
Romero is 6-for-26 at this level with a pair of multi-hit efforts.
LF Coby Morales: 0-for-4, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-4, RS, 2 BB, 3 K
1B Josh Moylan: 1-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, K
Moylan is 5-for-16 (HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 6 BB). He should play well at this level.
SS Brenny Escanio: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
RF Garrett Martin: 1-for-2, 2B (2), RBI, RS, HBP, 2 BB, K
4-for-19 with a pair of doubles.
CF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, HBP, BB
DH Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-4, RBI, RS, BB
2B Beau Brewer: 3-for-5, RBI
Brewer has three straight multi-hit games (five in his last seven games)

RHP Cam Schlittler: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
He allowed three runs in three innings in his first appearance at this level, so nice improvement.
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Anderson Munoz: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
The 25-year-old is on a rehab stint (he missed all of 2022). Tonight, he was hitting as high as 95.9 on the gun.
RHP Huey Morrill: (L, 0-1) 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Montana Semmell: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR

FCL Yankees (25-19)

Day off.

DSL Yankees (27-14)

Day off.

DSL Bombers (20-23-1) (They completed a suspended game from July 13th…it ended in a 5-5 tie)

2B Gabriel Terrero: 2-for-4, RBI, K
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-1, RS, 2 BB, SB (9), CS (4)
The totals retrofit back to the date the game started. Lara actually has 15 stolen bases in 21 attempts and is hitting .256/.395/.408 in 157 PA

RHP Joshawn Lampson: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

Yankees MILB 8/3: Brock Selvidge Tosses a Masterpiece

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

3B Oswald Peraza: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, K
5-for-12 with 4 RBI in August.
RF Everson Pereira: 2-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 Wells: 1-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 Narvaez: 1-for-3, 2B (6), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
LF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-2 RS, 2 BB
CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-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 Difo: 1-for-4, RBI, CS (4)

RHP Will Warren: 6 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 Garcia: 0.1 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 Dominguez: 1-for-4, BB
.230/.357/.371 in 431 PA. He is off to a 4-for-11 start in August (3 walks)
DH Ben Rice: 0-for-4, K
CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, RS
1B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-3, BB, K
With Trey Sweeney hurt last night, Bastidas was demoted down here to get some playing time in.
C Anthony Seigler: 1-for-2, 2 BB
2B Max Burt: 1-for-4, 2B (8), RBI, 2 K
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-4, 2 K
Torrealba was promoted back up here. Somerset had an infield shortage before tonight. 

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 3 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 Maciejewski: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Bailey Dees: 2 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 Jones: 0-for-5, 3 K
SS Ben Cowles: 2-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 Familia: 1-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 Henson: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-3, HR (12), 2 RBI, RS, BB
Richardson has homered in three straight games.
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-4, SB (8)
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-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 Serna: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-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 Martinez: 4-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 Hall: 0-for-5, RBI, 2 K
1B Kiko Romero: 0-for-4, BB, 3 K
LF Coby Morales: 0-for-5, K
DH Brenny Escanio: 2-for-5, RS
RF Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K
2B Jose Colmenares: 0-for-1, 3 RS, 3 BB, K

RHP Cam Schlittler: 3 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 Semmel: 1.1 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 Riggio: 0-for-3, BB, K
2-for-9 with three walks to start his career.
SS Hans Montero: 0-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 Montero: 2-for-3
.322/.369/.425 in 160 PA. 
  PH-LF Joel Mendez: 1-for-1, RS
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-3, RS, HBP
.306/.472/.446 in 161 PA. 
CF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 HBP
The painful way to drive in a run.
1B Dylan Jasso: 1-for-3, HBP

LHP Allen Facundo: 3 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 Gonzalez: 2-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 Gomez: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K
1B Jhon Imbert: 2-for-4, 2 RS, BB, 2 SB (15)
3B Anthony Pena: 1-for-4, 2B (5), RS, 2 K, SB (2)
LF Andres Lacruz: 3-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 Terrero: 1-for-4, 2B (8)
.311/.402/.575 in 122 PA. An impressive debut season.
SS Kevin Verde: 1-for-4, SB (3)

RHP Angel Sanchez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Yankees MILB 8/2: Randy Vasquez Ks 11

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (48-53; 14-13 in the second half) (Defeated Rochester, 8-1)

LF Oswaldo Cabrera: 2-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, 3 RS
Cabrera is 6-for-18 with a pair of homers in his last four games.
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K
DH Austin Wells: 1-for-2, RBI, 3 BB, K
It is nice to see Wells reach base four times. It is the first time this season he has drawn three walks (not that it is an easy feat)
CF Everson Pereira: 2-for-4, 3B (1), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
Since promotion: .337/.370/.593 in 92 PA with 25 runs batted in.
3B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-4, K
RF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
1B Jake Lamb: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-4, RS

RHP Randy Vasquez: (W, 3-8) 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, HR
Vasquez ties his personal best (set in August 2021) for strikeouts in a game.
RHP Jonathan Loaisiga: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
As long as he is feeling fine, one has to assume he will be back in pinstripes shortly.
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Greg Weissert: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (58-38; 16-12 in the second half) (Lost to Akron, 4-2)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-3, BB, SB (16)
He left the game early – not sure why, though it wasn’t long after an “injury delay” following his stolen base.
  LF Anthony Seigler: 0-for-0, BB
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, 2 K, SB (30)
Dominguez is the first Yankees’ farmhand to reach 30 stolen bases this season. Dominguez has reached .230 for the first time in 2023.
LF-1B Elijah Dunham: 1-for-5, 2B (5), RS, 3 K
C Ben Rice: 0-for-3, HBP
1B-3B Mickey Gasper: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB
DH Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, 2B (3)
2B Aaron Palensky: 1-for-4, 2B (8), RBI, 2 K
Palensky’s first career game at second base.
RF Jeisson Rosario: 1-for-3, 2B (14), BB
3B-SS Max Burt: 1-for-4, K

RHP Chase Hampton: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR
Hampton struggled early before throwing better over his final three innings. Since promotion: 4.43 ERA (44.2 IP, 40 H, 25 R, 22 ER, 7 HR, 17 BB, 52 K). Overall, Hampton is up to 91.2 innings in his debut season.
RHP Danny Watson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 1.14 ERA (23,2 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 26 K)
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley (55-43; 16-15 in the second half) (Shut down Wilmington, 3-0)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-3, RS, BB, SB (26)
.265/.337/.465. He is 5-for-5 stealing bases in his last nine games.
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, CS (2)
DH Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-3, BB, K
Ramirez has a 17-game on-base streak.
1B Rafael Flores: 0-for-3, BB
C Antonio Gomez: 0-for-4, 3 K
LF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-1, SF, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB (4)
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-4
RF Grant Richardson: 2-for-4, HR (11), RBI, RS
.195/.294/.372 in 269 PA. He has homered in back-to-back games. Richardson has a .241 BABIP and can take some walks – but the hit tool has been inconsistent overall.
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-4, K

RHP Baron Stuart: (W, 1-0) 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Stuart, signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022, is impressive in his High-A debut.
RHP Mason Vinyard: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 3.06 ERA (17.2 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 18 K)
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 2.25 ERA (28 IP, 21 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 12 BB, 35 K)
RHP Jack Neely (S, 6): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
2.14 ERA (46.1 IP, 26 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 16 BB, 70 K). How dominant is he? This is his first game without a strikeout since June 11th (13 straight games with a strikeout before tonight)

Tampa (46-51; 15-16 in the second half) (Lost to Bradenton, 3-2)

SS Jared Serna: 1-for-5, K
C Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-3, 2B (15), RS, BB
.298/.375/.432. Rodriguez has been pretty consistent since Day 1.
DH Anthony Hall: 1-for-4, 2B (10), RS, 2 K
1B Josh Moylan: 0-for-4, RBI, 3 K
Professional debut for the undrafted Moylan. He is a 21-year-old 6’4″ left-handed bat out of East Carolina who hit .302/.412/.587 with 15 HR and 70 RBI for the Pirates this past season. The 70 RBI topped the American Athletic Conference. The Yankees signed him for a bonus of $150,000, which is $25,000 more than you can sign a player for without penalty (in this case, the $25,000 simply went against their bonus pool). In other words, this isn’t your typical undrafted free agent – there was some demand for his services.
3B Kiko Romero: 2-for-4, RBI
A solid Low-A debut for this year’s 7th-round pick out of Arizona.
2B Brenny Escanio: 1-for-3, BB, K
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, BB, K
RF Jared Wegner: 0-for-4, 3 K
Wegner, drafted in the 9th round out of Arkansas, is a 24-year-old right-handed bat.
LF Garrett Martin: 2-for-4, K
Bounces back nicely from his 0-for-5 professional debut.

RHP Justin Lange: 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Last two starts: 11 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 18 K. The talent is tantalizing – can he consistently find the strike zone? He now has 110 strikeouts in 69 innings (51 walks)
RHP Matt Keating: (L, 5-8)  3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
3.64 ERA (47 IP, 45 H, 25 R, 19 ER, 4 HR, 23 BB, 67 K)

FCL Yankees (24-15)

Day off.

DSL Yankees (24-14)

Day off.

DSL Bombers (19-20) 

Day off.

Yankees MILB 8/1: Omar Martinez Hits 3 Homers

News:

The Yankees added RHP Keynan Middleton from the Chicago White Sox for RHP Juan Carela (Rule 5 eligible).

The Yankees needed some bullpen innings (I guess) and acquired a pure rental to fill those innings. I guess that excites someone.

This year for the White Sox, the 29-year-old pitched to a 3.96 ERA in 39 games. He is showing off an impressive strikeout rate (30.1%) and, by emphasizing his changeup more, he has increased his GB rate to 50%. It was 26% in Arizona in 2022.

If Middleton started 2023 with the Yankees, we would be touting him as a major Matt Blake success story. While that is well and good, I am not sure what he adds to this bullpen for two months. He would be a nice complimentary acquisition of something bigger. As a lone acquisition, what’s the point?

Carela (21) pitched to a 3.67 ERA (3.73 FIP) over 83.1 innings for High-A Hudson Valley. His 31.1% K rate shows some of his potential, but he doesn’t possess the velocity that organizations look for. For Chicago, he represents a decent get for a rental relief pitcher. One can project him as a future reliever who focuses heavily on his breaking stuff.

The Yankees made a smaller trade for RHP Spencer Howard, giving up only cash considerations to the Texas Rangers. Howard has done nothing to thrill you in MLB, but he was ranked as the 27th prospect in MLB by Baseball America in 2021. Storing his arm in Triple-A hurts nobody, so this doesn’t bother me. If the Yankees made a meaningful acquisition today, his news would have been buried.

Scranton (47-53; 13-13 in the second half) (Defeated Rochester, 5-4)

2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-for-4, BB, 2 K
SS Oswald Peraza: 3-for-3, 2B (7), SF, 2 RBI, RS, BB, SB (12)
.272/.362/.508 in 221 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 12 HR, 30 RBI, 35 R, 21 BB, 39 K, 12-for-15 SB)
C Austin Wells: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
Since promotion: .235/.325/.294 in 40 PA. He has five walks and 15 strikeouts.
RF Everson Pereira: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K
Since promotion: .329/.368/.573 in 82 PA. Pereira has three multi-hit games in his last four games played.
CF Estevan Florial: 1-for-4, BB, 2 K, SB (19)
Florial has hit safely in ten of his last 11 games.
3B-1B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-3, BB
LF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K, SB (5)
  2B Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-0
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, RS, 3 K
1B Jake Lamb: 2-for-4, RS
   PR-LF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-0, RS, 2 SB (12)
Lockridge is 29-for-33 stealing bases between here and Somerset (he is tied with Jasson Dominguez and Caleb Durbin for the organizational SB lead)

LHP Edgar Barclay: 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HR
Barclay’s Triple-A debut.
RHP Zac Houston: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
Well, this is rather impressive.
RHP Michael Gomez: (W, 1-4)  3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
RHP Matt Bowman: (S, 4) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (58-37; 16-11 in the second half) (Lost to Akron, 6-1)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, 2 K
.249/.365/.420 in 425 PA (18 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 62 R, 58 BB, 83 K, 15-for-22 SB). Sweeney/Dominguez at the top of the order has produced plenty of baserunners for the hitters below them.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB, CS (7)
.228/.356/.372 in 421 PA (10 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HR, 53 RBI, 65 R, 70 BB (16.6%), 112 K (26.6%), 29-for-36 SB). I like to see dropping K rates…for hitters, at least.
1B Ben Rice: 0-for-3, BB
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-4, 2 K
2B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-3, 2 K
C Anthony Seigler: 0-for-3, 2 K
.166/.320/.221 in 181 PA, He continues to draw his walks (18.8%) but the hit tool has not developed well – some of that can be the injuries.
3B Max Burt: 0-for-2, BB, 2 K, CS (4)
DH Jeisson Rosario: 1-for-3, 2 K
RF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-3, RS

RHP Blane Abeyta (L, 6-5): 4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
5.82 ERA (89.2 IP, 93 H, 60 R, 58 ER, 12 HR, 39 BB, 93 K)
RHP Blas Castano: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
LHP Lisandro Santos: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.66 ERA (39.1 IP, 24 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 30 BB, 47 K)

Hudson Valley (54-43; 15-15 in the second half) (Lost to Wilmington, 8-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, 2B (14), RS, BB, K
He has hit safely in nine of his last ten games. 
C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS
Since promotion: .400/.447/.726 in 103 PA (10 doubles, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 19 R, 7 BB, 12 K). His hitting streak is up to seven (12-for-31)
DH Rafael Flores: 1-for-4, K
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4
Since promotion: .253/.316/.460 in 95 PA. Overall: .324/.395/.688 in 190 PA.
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-4, K
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 3-for-4, RS
Sanchez has a 6-game hitting streak (8-for-24). 
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-3, RBI, BB

RHP Brendan Beck: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
At this level: 0.47 ERA in 19 IP (14 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 4 BB, 20 K)
LHP Joel Valdez: (L, 2-5)  2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Shane Gray: 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Carlos Gomez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Tampa (46-50; 15-15 in the second half) (Annihilated Bradenton, 15-6)

SS Jared Serna: 4-for-6, 2 2B (20), HR (19), 2 RBI, 2 RS
As usual, once you think Serna is “slumping,” he does something like this. Serna has four 4-hit games this season and has 20 doubles, 19 HR, 68 RBI, and 69 runs scored.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, HBP, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 4-for-6, 3 HR (15), 5 RBI, 4 RS, K
Martinez is the third Yankees prospect to hit three home runs in a game this season (Jhon Imbert, Tyler Hardman). He is hitting .263 with a .857 OPS (11 doubles, 1 triple, 15 HR, 54 RBI, 46 R). 
CF Anthony Hall: 3-for-3, HR (9), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Hall is hitting .286 with a .875 OPS (9 doubles, 2 triples, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 42 R, 38 BB, 55 K). He likely belongs in Hudson Valley.
  PH-CF Daury Arias: 2-for-2, RS
DH Coby Morales: 2-for-5, 2B (1), HR (1), 4 RBI, 2 RS, K
This is an impressive professional debut for Morales, who was their 18th-round pick out of the University of Washington. He is a 21-year-old left-handed bat.
LF Garrett Martin: 0-for-5, BB, 2 K
Martin’s professional debut. The 23-year-old was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Austin Peay State. He played in 20 games for Oklahoma State back in 2022.
RF Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-6, RBI
1B Beau Brewer: 0-for-4, 2 BB
2B Jose Colmenares: 1-for-4, 2B (1), RS, BB

RHP Sean Hermann: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: (W, 1-0)  2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 10 K
RHP Cole Ayers: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Alex Bustamante: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
3.59 ERA (42.2 IP, 28 H, 21 R, 17 ER, 1 HR, 29 BB, 46 K)

FCL Yankees (24-15) (Split a doubleheader with the Phillies)

Game 1 (Won, 2-1, in 8 innings)

DH Keiner Delgado: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K, 2 SB (24)
2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K
Riggio made his debut yesterday. He has fast-rise potential.
RF Willy Montero: 0-for-4, 2 K
SS Hans Montero: 0-for-2, 2 BB
1B Dylan Jasso: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Jasso, a 20-year-old out of Mexico, makes his professional debut.
CF Cole Gabrielson: 3-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, K
Gabrielson, a 23-year-old right-handed bat out of USC, makes his professional debut. He was signed as a non-drafted free agent.
LF Joel Mendez: 1-for-2, K

RHP Luis Serna: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
4.97 ERA (12.2 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 15 K)
RHP Jordy Luciano (W, 2-3): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
4.26 ERA (19 IP, 15 H, 14 R, 9 ER, 0 HR, 18 BB, 20 K)
RHP Steven Fulgencio: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Fulgencio’s first career save. Congrats!

Game 2 (Lost, 4-3)

SS Keiner Delgado: 0-for-4, 2 K
.280/.386/.467 in 176 PA with a 24-for-29 stolen base rate. Delgado is 58-for-71 stealing bases in 88 career games.
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 2-for-3, RS
.305/.471/.449 in 157 PA with an 18-for-23 stolen base rate. He has 33 walks and 34 strikeouts.
LF John Cruz: 1-for-3
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-2, 2B (3), RBI, BB
His trip up to Low-A (where he went 2-for-4) was a one-off.
CF Wilson Rodriguez: 1-for-3, 2B (1), RBI, K, CS (1)
The 18-year-old was drafted in the 17th round in this year’s draft out of Puerto Rico. He is a left-handed bat.

RHP Jackson Fristoe: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
5.85 ERA (20 IP, 16 H, 13 R, 13 ER, 3 HR, 21 BB, 22 K). Although he is 23, it is also his first taste of pro ball.

DSL Yankees (24-14) (Defeated Colorado, 9-4)

CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-5, 3B (1), RBI, 2 RS, SB (17)
.248/.358/.352 in 123 PA with a 17-for-20 SB rate. He isn’t crushing the level, but his performance is fine.
SS Luis Suarez: 2-for-5, RBI, 2 RS, 2 SB (17)
2B Santiago Gomez: 2-for-4, 2B (9), 2 RS, BB, 2 SB (12)
.282/.433/.427 in 134 PA (9 doubles, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 27 R, 20 BB, 27 K, 12-for-15 SB). Gomez is 19 and repeating the level.
3B Luis Ogando: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K, SB (11), CS (6)
.374/.463/.596 in 121 PA for the 19-year-old. He hit .300/.417/.440 in 34 games at this same level last year.

RHP Christian Zazueta: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K
RHP Jesus Castellanos (W, 1-0): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Signed on July 12th, this is Castellanos’ professional debut.

DSL Bombers (19-20) (Lost to DSL Miami, 6-2)

2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
.314/.407/.578 in 118 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 25 R, 14 BB, 23 K, 12-for-16 SB). Nice debut season for the 17-year-old.
CF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 HBP
.263/.403/.430 in 144 PA (5 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 26 R, 23 BB, 25 K, 14-for-18 SB). Another 17-year-old having a nice debut season

RHP Joshawn Lampson (L, 0-3): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
A DSL line if there ever was one.

 

Yankees MILB 7/29: Everson Pereira Homers

News:

Two debuts today down in the FCL today. You will see what they did below (one hit a home run in his first game – always fun to see).

Scranton (46-52; 12-12 in the second half) (Lost to Buffalo, 14-7. They lost 12-2 last night. Time for a colon cleanse)

CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-5, 3 K
Florial’s 8-game hitting streak is snapped.
SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 2-for-5, 2B (1), HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
Nice night for Cabrera….
RF Everson Pereira: 2-for-5, 2B (5), HR (5), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K
Since promotion: .347/.390/.625 in 77 PA (5 doubles, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 14 R, 3 BB, 22 K). Overall: .308/.370/.570 in 262 PA (15 doubles, 1 triple, 15 HR, 51 RBI, 38 R, 22 BB, 76 K, 7-for-9 SB).  Where should Pereira be right now? It is easy to say to give the kid a chance in the big leagues. I don’t think the Yankees are doing that after 77 PA – but he is displaying a lot of pop in his first taste of Triple-A after showing more than enough pop in Double-A. One part of your brain is screaming at you to be patient while the other one screams “I WANT TO SEE THIS KID, DARNIT!”
C Austin Wells: 1-for-5, 3 K
Wells is hitting .267 (8-for-30) since his promotion. The issue is the 13 K in 35 PA (37.1%). It’s a small early sample size, of course.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-3, BB
.249/.343/.476 in 405 PA. 
LF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-2, HBP
   LF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-1, RS
Lockridge is at .295/.362/.400 in 105 PA at this level. He has a 6-game hitting streak.
DH Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-3, BB, K
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-4, RBI, K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB

RHP Clayton Beeter: (L, 1-2) 3.2 IP, 8 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 3 HR
Beeter entered tonight with a 3.26 ERA since his promotion. It is now 7.04 (23 IP, 23 H, 19 R, 18 ER, 6 HR, 13 BB, 25 K). What can you do? Sometimes, it simply isn’t your night. It is always important to note that, in an MLB setting, Beeter isn’t giving up 11 runs tonight. They would have pulled him at some point. In MILB, they want him to get his pitches in and evaluate. It doesn’t excuse the poor outing – it is just a different mindset sometimes when it comes to player development.
RHP Aaron McGarity: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Deivi Garcia: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
5.36 ERA (43.2 IP, 47 H, 28 R, 26 ER, 9 HR, 29 BB, 43 K). The baseball gods gave the Yankees a free extra year to evaluate him and it hasn’t gone well. He’s earned some extra service time at least – and will get a fresh start in 2024.

Somerset (57-36; 15-10 in the second half) (Defeated Bowie, 10-3)

SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-5, 2 K
Sweeney’s 11-game hitting streak is snapped.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 3-for-5, 2 2B (10), 2 RBI, RS
Dominguez is 30-for-94 (.319) in July. You can pick any prospect you wish in this system – Dominguez remains the one you want to see explode a bit. Even if he isn’t a Juan Soto-level unicorn, he can still become a top-of-the-order force for years to come. Nobody in the system has the combination of upside + closeness to MLB that he does. 
3B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, HBP, K
C Ben Rice: 1-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, K
Since promotion: .379 (11-for-29; 1 double, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 3 BB, 3 K). Rice has 8 HR and 32 RBI in 32 games overall in 2023 and still has more walks (26) than strikeouts (23)
LF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, HR (5), RBI, 2 RS, 2 K, SB (11)
Dunham has certainly not pouted since his demotion, given he has five home runs and 11 stolen bases in 17 games.
1B Mickey Gasper: 1-for-2, RS, BB, HBP, K, 2 SB (4)
2B Max Burt: 0-for-3, RS, BB,3  K
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, RS, HBP, K
DH Jeisson Rosario: 1-for-2, 2B (12), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
Rosario has eight doubles in his last 11 games.

RHP Richard Fitts: (W, 7-5)  6 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 2 HR
Fitts’ third 10-K game this season. He owns a 3.80 ERA in 106.2 IP (96 H, 46 R, 45 ER, 17 HR, 26 BB, 118 K). You have to love his ability to pound the strike zone though it can get him in trouble when he catches too much of the plate. He has a good upside as a bulldog starting pitcher – which sometimes feels like a lost art in the modern game.
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.97 ERA (34 IP, 35 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 12 BB, 35 K)

Hudson Valley (53-42; 14-14 in the second half) (Lost to Hickory, 8-6, in a 5-inning game. They battled back from a 6-0 deficit but the rain got in the way)

DH Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, K, SB (25)
.270/.340/.474 in 371 PA (24 doubles, 4 triples, 12 HR, 49 RBI, 50 R, 34 BB, 110 K, 25-for-33 SB)
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, 2B (13), RBI, K
.251/.340/.399 in 315 PA with a 12-for-13 SB rate.
1B Rafael Flores: 0-for-1, 2 BB
.290/.370/.386 in 312 PA.
LF Christopher Familia: 0-for-1, 2 BB, K
Since promotion: .259/.302/.481 in 86 PA. After the games of July 20th, he was hitting .190/.217/.276 at this level. I would say an adjustment was made, eh?  Overall, Familia is hitting .329/.392/.707 in 181 PA with 16 HR and 45 RBI. So, where does he fit in the prospect puzzle? I would be surprised if the midseason MLB Pipeline list doesn’t have him somewhere on the Yankees’ midseason list. He has shown enough bat to get attention. 
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-3, 2 K
RF Anthony Garcia: 1-for-2, HR (7), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K, SB (3)
Garcia has homered in three straight games. He is hitting .197/.317/.364 in 205 PA with 31 walks (15.1%) and 75 strikeouts (36.6%). He is known as a three outcomes prospect – but he has been unable to get the K% down to any kind of reasonable rate (plus, you need at least a bit of a hit tool in the lower minors even if one projects it won’t be there in the majors)
C Antonio Gomez: 1-for-2, RS, BB, K
CF Grant Richardson: 1-for-3, RS, 2 K, SB (12)
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-1, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, SB (7)
Torrealba has a little 5-game hitting streak going and is hitting .280/.376/.344 at this level. 

RHP Drew Thorpe: (L, 10-2)  4 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 HR
This was bound to happen at some point, right? He was on the kind of roll that hardly anyone can sustain forever. Anyway, this jumps his ERA from 2.08 to 2.70 (103.1 IP, 78 H, 35 R, 31 ER, 9 HR, 32 BB, 128 K). He allowed eight total runs in his last nine starts entering tonight (four runs in his last eight starts). One start doesn’t kill a prospect’s value if indeed Thorpe is being discussed in trades. It is simply bad timing.
RHP Carlos Gomez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Tampa (45-50; 14-15 in the second half) (Swept in a doubleheader by Dunedin)

Game 1 (Lost, 13-1. We shall just put this one in the shredder, eh?)

SS Jared Serna: 0-for-3, 2 K
C Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-2, BB, K
.295/.368/.431 in 319 PA. He doesn’t have the “prospect pedigree” of others so it is hard to find a good, detailed scouting report. If he continues to hit, we’ll start seeing those scouting reports. The best I can find is from Fangraphs back in 2021 when he was on their list of “other guys we like” with a mention of liking his defense behind the plate. For Tampa, as I have mentioned, he has played C/1B/3B/LF.
1B Omar Martinez: 0-for-3, K
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, 2 K
DH Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-3, 3 K
2B Brett Barrera: 0-for-2, BB
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-3
3B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-2, HR (8), RBI, RS, K
Tampa’s only hit goes over the fence. Rojas has four home runs in July (.244/.273/.537)
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-1, BB, K

RHP Leonardo Pestana: (L, 0-5)  0.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
As I said last week, the Yankees are not likely to give up on a kid throwing in the mid-to-upper 90s. Today just wasn’t his day.
RHP Alex Bustamante: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Kris Bow: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Bow is struggling, but you have to keep throwing him out there. You just never know when things will click.
RHP Cole Ayers: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Game 2 (Lost, 6-3. They loaded up the bases in the 9th but could only muster one run)

DH Jared Serna: 0-for-3, BB, K
.278/.348/.478 in 411 PA. His average hasn’t been this low since he was hitting .267 after games of April 25th. Whenever something like this happens with Serna, he seems to bounce right back. I do worry a little about a “full season wall” – he compiled 204 PA in 2022.
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-4, K
C Omar Martinez: 2-for-3, 2B (11), 2 RS, BB
.251/.366/.434 (.800 OPS) in 298 PA. He is 24-for-80 (.300/.380/.588) in July with 5 doubles, 6 HR, and 21 RBI. Nice.
CF Anthony Hall: 0-for-1, 2 BB
.267/.385/.446 in 244 PA. Injuries suck – but I still hope he gets to Hudson Valley soon enough.
   CF Daury Arias: 0-for-0, BB
Hall is still essentially rehabbing – no need to read into Arias entering the game.
3B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-2, 2 BB
1B Beau Brewer: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB, K
2B Jose Colmenares: 1-for-4, HR (3), RBI, RS, K
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-2, BB, 2 K

RHP Hayden Merda: (L, 1-5)  4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
RHP Matt Keating: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
3.68 ERA (44 IP, 43 H, 24 R, 18 ER, 3 HR, 23 BB, 63 K). Keating threw five different pitches tonight but focused mainly on his slider and 4-seam fastball. He maxed out at 94.3.

FCL Yankees (22-14) (Beat up on the Tigers, 11-4. I say “beat up,” but it was close for a while. The Yankees scored four runs in the 8th and 9th)

SS Keiner Delgado: 2-for-3, RS, BB, K, SB (22), CS (5)
Delgado was pulled early – not sure why. He is on a 10-game hitting streak (14-for-38; .368). His 22 stolen bases are at the top of the league, four ahead of Jhonson Pena (PIT).
  PH-SS Hans Montero: 1-for-2, 2B (6), K
While it isn’t likely, it is possible that they wanted to split this game between Delgado and Montero. I would be able to wager that Montero was scheduled to get a full day and something (hopefully minor) happened with Delgado.
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-5, 2 K
1B Kiko Romero: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
The professional debut for the 22-year-old left-handed bat. He was the Yankees’ 7th-round pick in this year’s draft out of Arizona. While it appears he played a little outfield for Central Arizona College, Arizona anchored him at first base. The offensive bar is already raised.
RF John Cruz: 2-for-4, HR (8), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
At 17 years old, Cruz already has eight home runs in 33 FCL games. That is serious power production at that level.
LF Jared Wegner: 1-for-5, HR (1), RBI, RS
Wegner, the Yankees’ 9th-round pick out of Arkansas, homers in his professional debut. The good news is that Wegner hit 15 home runs in 43 games for Arkansas this year. The bad news is that he is already 24 years old.
2B Dayro Perez: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K
C Edinson Duran: 2-for-4, RS, BB
DH Juan Sanchez: 2-for-5, 3B (1), HR (2), 5 RBI, 2 RS
This is what you call production from the #9 hole. The 20-year-old left-handed bat is listed as a catcher. He has appeared in only four games this season.

RHP Cam Schlittler: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
2.95 ERA in 21.1 IP (17 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 24 K). The 22-year-old, part of last year’s draft class, is a 6’6″ kid out of Northeastern.
LHP Edwar Polimir: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Yoljeldriz Diaz (W, 1-0): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

DSL Yankees (22-14)

Day off.

DSL Bombers (18-19)

Day off.

 

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 Cabrera: 0-for-5, K
RF Everson Pereira: 3-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 Wells: 1-for-4, BB, 2 K
Wells is hitting .280 (7-for-25) since his promotion with four walks and ten strikeouts.
DH Andres Chaparro: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB
1B Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-4, 3 K
3B Jake Lamb: 2-for-3, RS, BB, K
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-4
LF Brandon Lockridge: 1-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 Gomez: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Zac Houston: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

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

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-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 Dominguez: 1-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 Dunham: 1-for-5, 2B (4), RBI, SB (10)
1B Mickey Gasper: 1-for-4, K
2B Max Burt: 0-for-3, BB, K, SB (11)
C Anthony Seigler: 0-for-2, RS, BB
  C Josh Breaux: 1-for-1
LF Aaron Palensky: 0-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 Cortes: 4 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 Santos: 1 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 Dees: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Double-A debut is a clean enough one.
RHP Blas Castano: 1 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 Ramirez: 1-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 Flores: 0-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 K
SS Alexander Vargas: 2-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 Sanchez: 1-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 Santos: 0-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 Serna: 0-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 Rodriguez: 0-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 Martinez: 0-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 Arias: 0-for-0
.233/.328/.343 in 323 PA (89 wRC+; 11.8% BB, 20.1% K) in 323 PA. 
DH Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-0
2B Brett Barrera: 0-for-0
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-0
1B Beau Brewer: 0-for-0
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-0

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

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

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-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 Tejeda: 0-for-3, BB, K
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, 2 K
.331/.382/.446′ in 144 PA. Montero has 31 RBI in 32 games.
SS Hans Montero: 1-for-4, RS, K
With Roderick Arias out, Montero will get a lot of time at shortstop.

LHP Henry Lalane: 3.1 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 Reyzelman: 1.2 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 Mayea: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, SB (16)
C Jose Gonzalez: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
After a .462/.633/.808 start, Gonzalez has “shockingly” dipped to .375/.558/.656.
1B Jhon Imbert: 0-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 Quezada: 5 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 Meran: 1-for-4, 2 BB, K, CS (1)
3B-2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-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 Lara: 0-for-2, HBP, 2 K
2B-RF Geyber Blanco: 1-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 7/23: Everson Pereira: 2 HR

News:

I have nothing I wish to report.

Scranton (45-48; 11-7 in the second half) (Squeaked past Worcester, 6-5)

LF Estevan Florial: 2-for-4, 2B (13), RS, K
.294/.389/.585 in 342 PA. Despite some thinking that he was sitting due to the rehab assignments for veteran players, that is not accurate. He was healing up from a minor injury.
CF Everson Pereira: 2-for-3, 2 HR (4), 4 RBI, 2 RS, HBP
One of the home runs went 455 feet at 107.7 MPH.  Since promotion: .352/.407/.630 in 59 PA (3 doubles, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 13 R, 3 BB, 14 K). Overall, he is hitting .306/.373/.566 in 244 PA (13 doubles, 1 triple, 14 HR, 48 RBI, 37 R, 22 BB, 68 K, 7-for-9 SB)
DH Austin Wells: 1-for-4, 2B (1), 2 K
Wells is 3-for-11 since his promotion (but he has six strikeouts)
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-3, RS, BB
.253/.343/.488 in 388 PA (18 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 68 RBI, 59 R, 45 BB (11.6%), 84 K (21.6%)). In July, he is 20-for-60 (.333) with four home runs and 19 RBI.
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-3, 2B (4), RBI, K
.279/.414/.479 in 174 PA at this level. He now has an 8-game hitting streak (9-for-30)
3B Jake Lamb: 0-for-3, 2 K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-3, HR (14), RBI, RS, K
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-3, K
RF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-3, RS, 2 K

RHP Mitch Spence: (W, 8-5) 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
4.56 ERA (102.2 IP, 102 H, 58 R, 52 ER, 20 HR, 36 BB, 89 K)
RHP Zach Greene: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Greg Weissert (S, 7): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Somerset (53-35; 11-9 in the second half) (Crusied past Hartford, 7-2)

SS Trey Sweeney: 3-for-5, 2B (18), RBI, K
Sweeney now has a 7-game hitting streak (12-for-32; .375). This brings him line up to .253/.370/.430. Nice to see him get the OPS up to .800.
DH Willie Calhoun: 0-for-3
  PH-DH Aaron Palensky: 0-for-2, K
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, RS, K, CS (5)
.219/.348/.369 in 388 PA. He has hit safely in eight of his last nine games (13-for-35)
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-5, HR (17), RBI, RS, 3 K
LF Elijah Dunham: 3-for-4, 2B (3), HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 SB (8)
Since demotion: .320/.414/.620 in 58 PA. This brings his overall line up to .233/.343/.385 in 361 PA with a 20-for-25 stolen base rate. Hopefully, they get him back to Scranton to see if this stretch can carry over.
3B Tyler Hardman: 2-for-4, HR (24), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K, SB (9)
Hardman has homered in three straight games (4 HR total). He is hitting .232/.321/.551 in 308 PA. 
2B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
C Josh Breaux: 2-for-4, 2B (1), K
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-4, 3 K

LHP Nestor Cortes: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR
RHP Blas Castano: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Sauer: (W, 2-2) 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR
At this level: 4.79 ERA in 20.2 IP (18 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 25 K)
RHP Danny Watson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 1.40 ERA (19.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 20 K). I wonder if they will give him a taste of Scranton before the season is over

Hudson Valley (50-39; 11-12 in the second half) (Lost to Brooklyn, 7-4)

2B Ben Cowles: 2-for-4, 2 HR (9), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K, SB (11)
Cowles has two 2-HR games this season (the other came back on 4/30). He is now 16-for-53 (.302) in July.
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Since promotion: .397 (27-for-68; 10 doubles, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB, 10 K)
DH Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, K
Flores has 19 multi-hit games this season (70 games played)
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-4
LF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-3, BB, K
CF Grant Richardson: 0-for-4, 2 K
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 1-for-4, K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-4, 2 K

RHP Juan Carela: 4 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, HR
He allowed three walks and a grand slam in the 4th. Damn. Season: 3.78 ERA (81 IP, 64 H, 40 R, 34 ER, 7 HR, 32 BB, 105 K). So, his 4th inning wasn’t great but his season has been more than fine (he is only 21)
LHP Joel Valdez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Shane Gray: (L, 0-1)  1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Bailey Dees:  2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
1.74 ERA (41.1 IP, 20 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 15 BB, 59 K). July: 9 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 10 K

Tampa (43-47; 12-12 in the second half) (Split a doubleheader with Clearwater)

Game 1 (Lost, 12-3)

2B Jared Serna: 0-for-4
C Jesus Rodriguez: 3-for-4, 3B (3)
Rodriguez has five 3-hit games this season (he had four such games in 2022)
DH Omar Martinez: 1-for-4, RS, K
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, BB
CF Daury Arias: 2-for-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, RS
3B Brett Barrera: 2-for-3, 2B (2), K
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-2, HBP, K
1B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-3, K
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-3, K

RHP Hayden Merda: (L, 1-4) 2.1 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 3 BB, 1 K,  2 HR
RHP Alex Bustamante: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
3.69 ERA (39 IP, 27 H, 20 R, 16 ER, 1 HR, 27 BB, 41 K). This is the first HR he has allowed in his brief MILB career.
RHP Cole Ayers: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
4.08 ERA (39.2 IP, 40 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 55 K)

Game 2 (Won, 5-1)

2B Jared Serna: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K, SB (18)
Serna is hitting .290 (.856 OPS) in 390 PA (18 doubles, 1 triple, 18 HR, 65 RBI, 66 R, 35 BB (8.97%), 65 K (16.7%), 18-for-24 SB)
DH Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4, RS
Rodriguez continues to flirt with a .300 season (.298). He is 22-for-71 (.310) in July.
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-4, 2B (9), 2 RBI, 2 K
Martinez has 18 RBI in 16 July games.
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, 2 K
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-3, 2B (12), RBI, 2 K
.234/.329/.347 in 313 PA (12 doubles, 2 triples, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 34 R, 37 BB, 61 K, 9-for-10 SB)
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-2, HBP, K
1B Beau Brewer: 3-for-3, RS
Brewer’s first career 3-hit game.
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-2, BB, K
3B Jose Colmenares: 0-for-3, RS, 2 K

RHP Ryan Harvey: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
Harvey’s Low-A debut. He was their 11th-round pick in 2022 out of UC Santa Barbara. For the FCL, he pitched to 3.72 ERA in 19.1 IP with a 29/7 K/BB ratio.
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
2.79 ERA (38.2 IP, 28 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 1 HR, 21 BB, 45 K)
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

FCL Yankees (18-14) 

Day off.

DSL Yankees (21-11) 

Day off.

DSL Bombers (16-17)

Day off.

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 7/7: Everson Pereira: 4 Hits

News:

Nothing to report. I can go on a tirade about how this organization keeps recycling the same bad players, hoping for a better result but why bother?

Scranton (41-42; 7-2 in the second half) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 9-8, in ten innings. Wilmer Difo hit a 2-run HR with two outs in the 10th for the win)

CF Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-5, RS, 2 K
Lockridge is up to .323 since his promotion. He has three straight multi-hit games (8-for-13)
DH Oswald Peraza: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K, CS (3)
Peraza has seven walks in six July games. 
RF Everson Pereira: 4-for-5, 2B (1), 2 RBI, RS
Pereira is 8-for-14 with 7 RBI since his promotion. Can he play in MLB right now? I think he could – I wouldn’t expect a miracle, but Triple-A truly is just a little stepping stone to MLB (Oswald Peraza’s journey notwithstanding). A prospect shouldn’t be asked to do much here before earning their shot.
1B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-5, 2 K
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, HBP, 2 K
Narvaez has hit safely in eight of his last nine games.
3B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-4, 2B (10), 2 RS, HBP
2B Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-3, RS, BB, HBP, K
LF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-5, HR (11), 4 RBI, RS
His grand slam in the 8th tied the game up at 7-7. Hermosillo has never hit in MLB – he has done a nice job as a veteran presence for the Yankees minor leaguers.
2B Wilmer Difo: 1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Walk-off blast with two outs in the 10th.

RHP Zach Greene: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
First appearance since coming off of his rehab stint.
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
At this level: 0.96 ERA in 9.1 IP (8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K)
LHP D.J. Snelten: 1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Michael Gomez: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
LHP Matt Krook: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.17 ERA (23 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 16 BB, 40 K)
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Michael Feliz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.75 ERA (12 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 12 K)
RHP Greg Weissert: (W, 3-2)  1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Somerset (47-31; 5-5 in the second half) (Lost to Reading, 4-2)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-3, HR (12), RBI, RS, 2 BB, K, CS (6)
Sweeney’s HR was of the leadoff variety. He is hitting .242/.366/.431 in 339 plate appearances.
LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, RBI, 2 K
Dominguez has three multi-hit games in July (seven games played). It’s hopefully a start…
C Austin Wells: 2-for-4, BB
In 105 Double-A games: .258/.354/.484 with 21 doubles, 23 HR and 90 runs batted in.
DH Tyler Hardman: 0-for-5, 4 K
Hardman is 0-for-19 since his 3-HR night. BASEBALL!
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, 2 K
CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, CS (1)
RF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-3, BB
3B Eric Wagaman: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Wagaman’s first career game at 3B. He is on a 7-game hitting streak (12-for-24)
2B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-4, RS

RHP Blane Abeyta: (L, 5-4)  5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Abeyta has a 5.93 ERA but I assume the organization is at least intrigued by the 83 strikeouts in 74.1 innings. It didn’t show tonight, but he has some issues with control – do you start thinking of a bullpen shift? In college, he pitched a lot out of the pen.
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Danny Watson: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
Since promotion: 1.76 ERA (15.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 14 K)

Hudson Valley (45-34; 6-7 in the second half) (Lost to Jersey Shore, 8-4)

SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-5, RS, 2 K, SB (10)
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
Familia is 8-for-36 (.222) since his promotion with two doubles, a home run, a walk, and 12 strikeouts.
DH Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-4, HR (2), 3 RBI, RS
Since promotion: .382 (13-for-34; 4 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R). Ramirez is becoming a legitimate catching prospect who is Rule 5 eligible. He’s probably a few years away from being ready but you never know what other organizations might do.
1B Rafael Flores: 0-for-4, RS, BB
C Antonio Gomez: 2-for-5, 2B (14), K
.246/.312/.355 in 237 PA. Since the beginning of June, he is 25-for-79 (.316) with seven doubles.
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 3-for-5, 2B (10), RBI, K, CS (5)
Sanchez has a sneaky 7-game hitting streak going (10-for-26; 4 doubles)
CF Grant Richardson: 0-for-3, BB, SB (11)
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-4, 3 K, SB (4)
2B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-3, 2B (3), BB

RHP Zach Messinger: (L, 1-6)  5.1 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 4 HR
3.54 ERA (68.2 IP, 62 H, 35 R, 27 ER, 10 HR, 34 BB, 85 K). 
RHP Carlos Gomez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LHP Clay Aguilar: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Tampa (38-41; 7-6 in the second half) (Defeated Dunedin, 4-2)

2B Jared Serna: 0-for-4, RS, K
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-4, K
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-3, 2B (7), RBI, BB, K
.230/.358/.356 in 229 PA. Taking walks has been his strength throughout his minor-league journey.
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, 2 K
DH Brett Barrera: 0-for-4, K
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB
So far in July: 8-for-16 with five walks.
1B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-4, HR (6), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
The 21-year-old Rojas has homered in back-to-back games.
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-3

RHP Sean Hermann: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
5.91 ERA (67 IP, 80 H, 50 R, 44 ER, 6 HR, 29 BB, 53 K). Hermann is an extreme GB guy with a very high BABIP. He is also very young, at 20 years old. 
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
I guess he was officially in the game, even though he never threw a pitch (rain delay)
RHP Alex Bustamante (W, 4-0): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
2.97 ERA (33.1 IP, 20 H, 15 R, 11 ER, 0 HR, 25 BB, 35 K)
RHP Manny Ramirez (S, 3): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

FCL Yankees (13-11) (Squeaked past the Blue Jays, 8-7)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-4, 2B (10), RS, BB, CS (3)
Delgado’s ten doubles are good for second-best in the league.
SS Roderick Arias: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, RS, K, SB (10), CS (4)
Arias now has a 12-game hitting streak.
3B Hans Montero: 0-for-1, 2 RS, 2 BB, HBP,  K, SB (11)
Montero has 83 walks in 488 career PA (17%). He did a lot of walking but not much hitting in the DSL – in the FCL this year, he has added some hitting.
DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 2-for-4, RBI, SB (16)
Tejeda now has an 8-game hitting streak (12-for-30). So far, he is outperforming his DSL numbers from 2022 (1.059 OPS this year; .956 last year), He has the league lead in stolen bases all to himself – a category where the Yankees have four of the top five players in the league (Tejeda, Delgado, H. Montero, Arias)
CF Willy Montero: 2-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, K
Montero hasn’t done much walking or stealing this year – instead, he is simply producing: .307/.364/.455 with 21 RBI in 21 games.
RF John Cruz: 1-for-3, RS, HBP, 2 K

RHP Jackson Fristoe: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
So far, in his short professional career, control has tripped him up (15 BB in 12.1 IP). This mimics his issues at Mississippi State, so he was likely drafted as a strong-armed project.
RHP Cam Schlittler: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
3.60 ERA (15 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 18 K). Just put him on the list of tall Yankees pitching prospects. 
LHP Pablo Mujica (W, 2-3): 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
The Yankees chose the 22-year-old during the minor league phase of the 2022 Rule 5 draft. 
RHP Montana Semmel: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

DSL Yankees (16-7) (Lost to Rangers Blue, 7-6)

DH Brando Mayea: 2-for-4, 2 BB, 2 SB (12). CS (2)
12 stolen bases in 14 games. He has drawn nine walks in his last six games (2 walks in his first eight games)
CF Jose Castro: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, 2 HBP, 2 K
3B Luis Ogando: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB,HBP,  2 K
His .369 average is 20th in the league. That isn’t a typo.
1B Jhon Imbert: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, K
LF Andres Lacruz: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
RF Niurby Asigen: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, HBP, K

DSL Bombers (11-12) (Lost to Rangers Red, 12-2)

CF Ramiro Altagracia: 0-for-4, K
.284/.329/.486 in 79 PA
DH Gabriel Lara: 1-for-4, 2B (5), 2 K
2B-LF-2B Abrahan Ramirez: 1-for-2, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, BB
Ramirez with his first professional home run
1B Johan Ferreira: 1-for-3, 2B (2), RBI

RHP Mariano Salomon: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
3.92 ERA (20.2 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 0 HR, 4 BB, 27 K). A nice start to his professional career.