News:
RHP Zach Greene‘s rehab is over and is on his way to Scranton. Greene has some credibility in the baseball world, as the Mets chose him in last winter’s Rule 5 draft. The 26-year-old pitched to a 3.42 ERA in 68.1 innings with a 96/32 K/BB ratio for Scranton in 2022.
The Yankees claimed LHP Anthony Misiewicz off of waivers from the Tigers organization. He will take the 40-man roster spot that was occupied by RHP Jimmy Cordero. The Yankees will have another 40-man roster decision to make tomorrow when LHP Carlos Rodon is activated off of the 60-day injured list. It is possible they can transfer OF Greg Allen to the 60-day list. It also isn’t impossible that they will simply DFA Misiewicz himself and try to get him through waivers.
Scranton (40-42; 5-2 in the second half) (Leveled Lehigh Valley (again), 18-2. Remember, they won 14-0 last night)
CF Estevan Florial: 1-for-4, HR (21), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K
.295/.391/.601 in 317 PA (11 doubles, 4 triples, 21 HR, 50 RBI, 57 R, 45 BB, 91 K, 18-for-27 SB)
PH-RF Max Burt: 0-for-0, BB
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-6, RS, 2 K
DH Ben Rortvedt: 3-for-6, 2 HR (6), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
.311/.431/.567 in 109 PA at this level (5 doubles, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 19 R)
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB, K
We love the power – but Chaparro is adding some walks lately. He has walked six times in the last three games and 13 times in his last 11 games.
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 K
LF Franchy Cordero: 3-for-4, HR (7), 3 RBI, 3 RS, BB
3B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-5, 3 RS, K
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-4, HR (8), 2 RBI, 2 RS, HBP
RF-CF Brandon Lockridge: 4-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, RS, BB, SB (6)
Lockridge has three 4-hit games in his career. He is hitting .317/.388/.483 since his promotion and .314/.392/.500 overall (12 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 22 R, 21 BB, 39 K, 23-for-26 SB)
RHP Mitch Spence: (W, 7-4) 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, HR
Spence tosses 7+ innings for the second start in a row and 4th time this season. He now owns a 4.45 ERA in 91 IP (90 H, 51 R, 45 ER, 17 HR, 34 BB, 79 K)
RHP Blas Castano: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
He was called up today to replace Deivi Garcia and did his job to close this one out.
Somerset (47-30; 5-4 in the second half) (Lost to Reading, 3-2)
SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K, SB (11), CS (5)
CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K
Dominguez keeps going above and below the Mendoza line – he is back below at .198.
DH Austin Wells: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, 2 K
1B Eric Wagaman: 2-for-4, CS (2)
Wagaman is hitting .339 and has four straight multi-hit games (6-game hitting streak)
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, BB, K
C Josh Breaux: 0-for-4, 3 K
2B Matt Pita: 0-for-1, RBI, RS, 2 BB, K
RHP Chase Hampton: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, HR
Hampton has struck out ten batters exactly four times this season. At this level: 4.03 ERA (22.1 IP, 19 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB, 26 K). Overall, Hampton is up to 103 strikeouts in 69.1 innings.
LHP Lisandro Santos: (L, 1-3) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Since signing: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K
Hudson Valley (4-33; 6-3 in the second half) (Defeated Jersey Shore, 5-4)
CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-3, BB, HBP, K, 2 SB (21), CS (7)
.263/.330/.470 in 312 PA. I think most would have expected 21 HR and 10 stolen bases, not vise versa. Anyway, he has the athleticism to steal some bases – whether he will do a lot of that in a few years is anyone’s guess.
SS Ben Cowles: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, K
Cowles’ second 3-hit game of 2023.
C Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-5, 2 K
You didn’t expect him to hit .500 the rest of the way, right?
DH Christopher Familia: 0-for-5, 2 K
1B Rafael Flores: 1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS, BB, K
.291/.362/.370 in 257 PA. He isn’t small (6’4″), so you wonder if the Yankees think there is some future power to tap into.
RF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K
LF Grant Richardson: 1-for-4, HR (7), RBI, RS, HBP, 3 K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 2-for-5, HR (5), RBI, 2 RS, 3 K
Cabrera has homered in back-to-back games.
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-2, RS, 2 BB
LHP Joel Valdez: (W, 2-4) 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Too many walks, but he gives them some length and keeps runs off the board.
RHP Jack Neely: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.48 ERA (36.1 IP, 19 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 58 K). At some point, you have to make room at the next level for a prospect.
RHP Indigo Diaz: (S, 1) 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
Tampa (37-41; 6-6 in the second half) (Squeaked past Dunedin, 5-4)
2B Jared Serna: 2-for-5, 2 2B (18), RS, K
Serna now has an 8-game hitting streak (11-for-38; .289). No player goes through a full season without a slump, but Serna has been consistent most of the season.
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
C Ben Rice: 2-for-5, 2B (2), 2 RBI, RS, K, SB (1)
Rice plays a full game behind the plate, so he is probably close to being done with his rehab. Of course, there are logjams at catcher all over the organization.
1B Omar Martinez: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB (5)
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-5, RBI, 2 K
He made his one hit count: Broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the 9th.
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-4, BB, K
DH Brett Barrera: 0-for-4, BB
LF Jake Palmer: 3-for-3, 3B (1), RS, HBP
Palmer has back-to-back 3-hit games. He is hitting .343/.500/.486 in 46 PA since his promotion (9 BB, 2 K)
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-4, 2 K
RHP Hayden Merda: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
RHP Shane Gray: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Gray had a tough game two outings back (0.2 IP, 5 R) – good to see this kind of bounce back.
RHP Yorlin Calderon: (W, 3-2) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
2.68 ERA (43.2 IP, 32 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, 54 K)
RHP Cole Ayers (S, 4): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
FCL Yankees (12-11) (Lost a crazy one to the Blue Jays, 14-10)
DH Keiner Delgado: 1-for-6, 2B (9), RS, K, SB (15)
Delgado is in a little 4-for-21 slump since the start of July. After drawing 16 walks in June, he has yet to walk in July.
SS Roderick Arias: 2-for-3, 2 HR (6), 5 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K, SB (9)
Arias’ first career multi-HR game extends his hitting streak to 11. He ties his personal best for RBI in a game, set exactly one month ago.
3B Hans Montero: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 SB (10)
.333/.505/.580 in 109 PA. He has reached base safely in 22 of his 23 games played.
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 3-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 SB (15), CS (3)
.347/.534/.528 in 103 PA. He increases his hitting streak to seven and he has reached base safely in 21 of his 22 games played.
CF Willy Montero: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, 2 K
Montero’s third straight 2-hit game.
RF John Cruz: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
LF Dayro Perez: 2-for-5, RS, K, CS (1)
C Edinson Duran: 0-for-4, HBP, 2 K
1B Enger Castellano: 2-for-4, 2B (4), 2 RBI, 2 RS, HBP
13-for-45 (.289) since the 0-for-9 start to the season.
RHP Ryan Harvey (L, 0-1): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Every pitcher has their “first rough professional appearance.” Let’s see how he rebounds.
RHP Sebastian Keane: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
DSL Yankees (16-6) (Split a doubleheader with the Mets Blue)
Game 1 (Won, 5-1)
3B Luis Suarez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, 2 K, SB (10)
26-for-30 stealing bases in his 51-game career.
CF Jose Castro: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, 2 K, 2 SB (3)
2B Santiago Gomez: 2-for-4, 2B (6), RBI, RS
.351/.494/.561 in 77 PA with 19 RBI and 19 runs scored. He was a $10,000 signing. One issue is that he is 19, but he won’t turn 20 until April.
RHP Sabier Marte: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
2.93 ERA (15.1 IP, 15 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 HR, 6 BB, 19 K
Game 2 (Lost, 14-9, in extra innings)
CF Brando Mayea: 0-for-2, 3 BB, CS (1)
Four walks in ten June games. Five walks in three July games.
2B Luis Escudero: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB, K, SB (2)
LF Jhon Imbert: 1-for-2, 2 RS, 2 BB, SB (6)
.294/.456/.529 in 68 PA.
C Gabriel Bersing: 2-for-5, 3B (1), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
SS Anthony Pena: 1-for-2, RBI, RS, 3 BB
The 17-year-old is 10-for-29 with three doubles and a home run.
3B Joshua Leito: 0-for-0, RS, 4 BB, CS (1)
2-for-6 with seven walks in limited action for the 18-year-old.
DSL Bombers (11-11) (Lost to Astros Blue, 6-2)
DH Edgleen Perez: 1-for-4, RBI, 3 K
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, K, SB (7)
.271/.397/.475 in 73 PA with 13 RBI and 13 runs scored. The $30,000 signing was described as being one of the fastest runners in all of professional baseball the moment he put his pen to paper. They don’t hand out scores of 80 often on the 20-80 scouting scale, but he got exactly that for his speed. Now to develop everything else.
1B Johan Ferreira: 1-for-2, 2 BB, K, SB (4), CS (1)
RHP Sunayro Martina: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
8.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 14 K