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Yankees MILB 8/8: Jasson Dominguez: 3 More Hits

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The Yankees have released three prospects. Outfielders Anthony Garcia and Aldenis Sanchez are no longer members of the Hudson Valley Renegades, while RHP Blas Castano is gone from the Somerset Patriots. Additionally, the Yankees have designated RHP Deivi Garcia for assignment. Because we are beyond the trade deadline, Garcia is not eligible to be traded. If he clears waivers, he can be outrighted to the minors or released.

Anthony Garcia showed off his three outcome chops in 2022, as he hit .195/.372/.369 (121 wRC+) over 384 PA with 15 home runs. This season, in his first taste of High-A, his walk rate dropped from 21.6% to 15.1%. His wRC+ dropped to 85.

Sanchez, acquired for Mike Ford, is a speedy outfielder who hasn’t been able to develop the hit tool. He is hitting only .225/.300/.352 (79 wRC+) with 14 stolen bases.

Castano was ranked as the Yankees’ #26 prospect by Fangraphs prior to 2023. For Somerset this season, he pitched to a 4.76 ERA (4.66 FIP) over 45.1 innings with a 12.5% BB and 21% K. The walk rate is the big thing in this profile, as he was known for his ability to throw strikes in the lower minors.

The Yankees tried to convert Deivi Garcia to a full-time reliever in 2023, and it hasn’t gone well. Once regarded as one of the top pitching prospects in the system, he fell off a few years ago with plenty of rumors as to why.

There are so many promotions today that I could write an entire entry on them alone. I won’t dig into that deeply up here – you will see blurbs below as they make their debuts at new levels.

Scranton (50-56; 16-16 in the second half) (Lost to Syracuse, 3-0. They were no-hit through 8 innings before Brandon Lockridge broke it up)

SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, K
DH Austin Wells: 0-for-4
CF Everson Pereira: 0-for-3, K
.330/.375/.553 in 112 PA at this level. He has 30 strikeouts (26.8%). To me, it comes down to this: Are you willing to accept the warts in his game in exchange for him getting some MLB playing time? Eventually, MLB pitchers will find the areas to exploit. That happens to the best of the best, after all. Player development is a balancing act. My opinion is clear: Get him some playing time in 2023, whether that is a week from now or a few weeks from now. 
1B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-3, 2 K
RF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-3, K
C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-3, K
3B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-2, BB, K
LF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-2, BB, SB (13)
At this level: .295/.363/.384 in 124 PA. Overall: .303/.378/.442 in 238 PA with 30 stolen bases. He has elite speed and can cover all three outfield positions. If he can show any kind of stick in MLB, he will earn himself some playing time. I don’t know if that will happen here, as he is Rule 5 eligible (again) and having success in the upper minors. He is the type who can be selected and stick.
2B Wilmer Difo: 0-for-3, K, CS (5)

LHP Edgar Barclay: (L, 0-1)  5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR
He improved from his first start at this level last time out.
RHP Zac Houston: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
RHP Spencer Howard: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Somerset (60-41; 18-15 in the second half) (Lost to Binghamton, 9-7)

CF Jasson Dominguez: 3-for-5, 2B (13), 2 RBI, 2 RS
Dominguez has hit safely in all seven August games (13-for-30), including a pair of 3-hit efforts. He has his triple slash up to .243/.364/.392 in 451 PA (13 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 71 R, 72 BB, 118 K, 33-for-40 SB). After the games of July 6, Dominguez was hitting .198/.341/.343. 
C Ben Rice: 3-for-5, 2B (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB (3)
Since promotion: .295/.377/.607 in 61 plate appearances. His injury earlier this season was unfortunate, but he hasn’t stopped hitting all season when healthy.
DH Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-5, 2 K
Ramirez, a 21-year-old catcher, reaches his third level in 2023. After hitting .245/.387/.397 (117 wRC+) in 232 plate appearances for Tampa, he turned it up several notches for High-A Hudson Valley, hitting .384/.430/.714 (203 wRC+) in 121 plate appearances. Given that he is in Somerset now, it is a near certainty that he will be protected in this winter’s Rule 5.
RF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 2 2B (9), 3 RBI, BB
At this level: .277/.364/.532 in 110 plate appearances. Here is hoping he can find his way back to Scranton, where he struggled earlier this season.
1B Mickey Gasper: 2-for-5, K, SB (5)
SS Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
2B Max Burt: 0-for-4, 4 K
LF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-4, K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-4, 2B (2), 2 RS

RHP Chase Hampton: 4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Since promotion: 4.99 ERA (48.2 IP, 44 H, 30 R, 27 ER, 7 HR, 20 BB, 56 K). He isn’t the first prospect to run into a little wall in Double-A and won’t be the last. Now, it is all about the adjustments. I will continue to note that this is Hampton’s debut season.
RHP Jack Neely: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
Promoted today from Hudson Valley, the tall (6’8″) right-hander pitched to a 2.03 ERA in High-A with a 39.2% K and 9.0% BB. Along with Ryan Anderson (6’6″ LHP), Bailey Dees (6’8″), and Danny Watson (6’7″), they form a rather tall (and I would guess intimidating) Double-A bullpen.
LHP Ryan Anderson: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 14.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 17 K. 
RHP Danny Watson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
Since promotion: 1.38 ERA (26 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 29 K)

Hudson Valley (57-44; 18-16 in the second half) (Lost to Jersey Shore, 5-3)

CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-4, 2B (25), RBI, SB (27)
Jones is hitting .265 with a .792 OPS. He has 11 3+ hit games this season.
2B Jared Serna: 1-for-4, RS, K
Serna’s High-A debut after hitting .283/.350/.483 (124 wRC+) in 443 plate appearances down in Tampa (19 HR, 71 RBI, 72 R, 19 SB). He is on the smaller side (5’6″) but is a legitimate prospect. 
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, RS, BB
Familia has hit safely in all five of his August games. He is having a crazy offensive season and has done more than enough to earn a shot at the upper levels, whether that is later in 2023 or 2024. Not every prospect reaches that point.
1B Rafael Flores: 1-for-4, RBI, K
3B Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, K
Cowles extends his hitting streak to six and has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games.
C Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-3, BB, K
Rodriguez’s High-A debut after hitting .297/.378/.426 (122 wRC+; 10.9% BB, 14.9% K) in 348 plate appearances down in Tampa. He was used at C/1B/3B/LF at that level.
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-4, K
RF Anthony Hall: 0-for-4, K
Hall’s High-A debut after hitting .269/.382/.449 (128 wRC+) in 272 plate appearances down in Tampa. He was the Yankees’ 4th round pick in the 2022 draft and likely gets here earlier if not for injury.
DH Antonio Gomez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Brendan Beck: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
At this level: 1.17 ERA (23 IP, 18 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 25 K)
RHP Shane Gray: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Cole Ayers: (L, 0-1) 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
High-A debut. Ayers pitched to a 4.08 ERA in 46.1 IP for Tampa with a 64/17 K/BB
RHP Carlos Gomez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Tampa (49-53; 18-18 in the second half) (Lost to Clearwater, 10-4)

2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB, K
This year’s 4th round pick was promoted here after five games in the FCL. All indicators point to Riggio being a fast-rise prospect. 
3B Kiko Romero: 0-for-5, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, K
Martinez didn’t get promoted today, which is a little surprising but there are a lot of catchers up and down the system right now. He just turned 22 in July. Does the fact he wasn’t promoted mean the organization is down on him? Not necessarily. If they feel a kid needs more time at a level, that’s perfectly fine. There is still some time left for him to get to High-A as well – today was a big promotion day but not necessarily a final promotion day.
1B Josh Moylan: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB
4-for-13 with a home run and three runs batted in. He has four walks and four strikeouts.
RF Garrett Martin: 1-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI, K
The 23-year-old earns his first professional RBI. Congrats!
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-4, 2 K
LF Coby Morales: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
5-for-20 with a pair of doubles and a home run.
CF Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-4, 2B (12)
DH Daury Arias: 0-for-4, K

RHP Justin Lange: (L, 1-4)  3.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K, HR
4.58 ERA (72.2 IP, 50 H, 48 R, 37 ER, 8 HR, 55 BB, 115 K). He was coming off of a few strong outings lately. There is definitely some Dellin Betances/Luis Medina here. You just hope something clicks to keep him in the rotation or that he can become a dominant reliever down the line.
RHP Alex Bustamante: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Matt Keating: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 7 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 11 K. Whether he struggles or not, this is where he belongs. Too good for the FCL.

FCL Yankees (25-19) (Lost to the FCL Phillies, 6-4)

DH Keiner Delgado: 2-for-5, RBI, K, SB (25)
.282/.384/.460 in 190 PA with a league-leading 25 stolen bases.
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K, CS (6)
RF Willy Montero: 0-for-4, HBP
SS Hans Montero: 0-for-5, 3 K
Montero is off to a slow 2-for-14 start to August.
LF John Cruz: 2-for-3, RS, BB, SB (7)
3B Dylan Jasso: 2-for-3, 2B (3), 2 RS, BB
Jasso is 6-for-14 with eight walks to start his professional career.
C Edinson Duran: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB

RHP Luis Serna: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR
4.32 ERA (16.2 IP, 15 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB, 20 K). He allowed 6 ER in his first 2.1 innings this season and two in his last 14.1 IP.

DSL Yankees (27-14) (The game against the DSL Royals B was suspended. It is 1-1 in the 7th inning)

CF Brando Mayea: 0-for-3, K

RHP Christian Zazueta: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, HR
Zazueta sets a new personal best for strikeouts in a game.
RHP Orvis Fernandez: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

DSL Bombers (20-23) (Lost to Rangers Red, 6-0, in a 7-inning game)

2B Gabriel Terrero:  0-for-3, 2 K
LF-CF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-3, K

RHP Sunayro Martina: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Yankees MILB 8/6: Jasson Dominguez Homers, Steals 4, Scores 4

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I have nothing to report

Scranton (50-55; 16-15 in the second half) (Bullpened Rochester, 5-3)

SS Oswald Peraza: 2-for-4, HR (13), RBI, RS
.272/.359/.502 in 245 PA (8 doubles, 1 triple, 13 HR, 33 RBI, 37 R, 23 BB, 43 K, 12-for-16 SB). Peraza hit his first HR since July 1 (20 straight minor league games without a bomb)
DH Austin Wells: 0-for-2, BB, HBP
Since promotion: .260/.387/.360 in 62 PA (5 doubles, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 10 BB, 18 K)
CF Everson Pereira: 1-for-2, 2B (6), RS, 2 HBP
The painful way to increase your OBP. Since promotion: .340/.385/.570 in 109 PA (6 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 20 R). Pereira has a little speed but has yet to attempt a stolen base since his promotion (7-for-9 down in Somerset). Some of that can simply be a lack of opportunities.
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-3, SF, 2 RBI
Chaparro is tied with Jared Serna for the organizational lead in RBI (71).
RF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-2, HR (9), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4
3B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3, HBP
LF Michael Hermosillo: 2-for-4
2B Wilmer Difo: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Zach Greene: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Zach McAllister: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
McAllister’s last appearance as a member of the Yankees’ organization was on 8/17/2010, where he allowed four runs on seven hits over five innings. 
RHP Ron Marinaccio: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Deivi Garcia: (W, 3-2)  2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
5.67 ERA (46 IP, 49 H, 31 R, 29 ER, 9 HR, 32 BB, 45 K). Technically, the Yankees have until next spring to continue to evaluate him (if they don’t DFA him before that) – but methinks his best shot at making it will be elsewhere. There might be enough here to work with out of the pen, but the Yankees are good at finding relievers and Deivi may just be out of time.
RHP Aaron McGarity: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz (S, 1): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Since being claimed: 4.63 ERA (11.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 15 K)

Somerset (60-40; 18-14 in the second half) (Lost to Akron, 10-8)

LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, HR (13), RBI, 4 RS, BB, 4 SB (34)
This is his first career 4 SB game (never stole more than two in a game prior to today). Dominguez is up to .238 with a .747 OPS (12 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 56 RBI, 69 R, 71 BB, 118 K, 34-for-41 SB). In August, he is 10-for-25 (.400) with a pair of doubles and a homer. This follows a very strong July, so it is becoming safer to say that he has adjusted and matured.
1B Ben Rice: 2-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, K, SB (2)
Rice is hitting .273 with a .965 OPS in 63 PA since his promotion. Overall, in 173 PA, he is hitting .299 with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 31 R, 30 BB, and 29 strikeouts. 
CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-2, 2B (7), SF, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB (13)
Dunham is 25-for-31 stealing bases between here and Scranton. 
DH Anthony Seigler: 0-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K, CS (5)
C Josh Breaux: 1-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, 3 K
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-4, BB
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, 2 BB
Rosario has seven walks in his last four games.
SS Max Burt: 1-for-4, RS
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-3, 2B (1), RS, SAC

RHP Blane Abeyta: (L, 6-6)  4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
LHP Lisandro Santos: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Bailey Dees: 0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
No issues here – he walked a batter before a long rain delay and didn’t come back out.
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Hudson Valley (57-43; 18-15 in the second half) (Defeated Wilmington, 3-1)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-4, 3 K
.260/.330/.452 in 394 PA (24 doubles, 4 triples, 12 HR, 50 RBI, 51 R. 36 BB (9.1%), 119 K (30.2%), 26-for-34 SB). He is in another down period after a hot stretch – his season is filled with peaks and valleys. The end result is fine – he has things to work on.
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, 2 K
Cowles has hit safely in all five of his August games and in 13 of his last 14 games.
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, K
Ramirez has been so good that a simple 2-for-4 feels routine. Trust me, it isn’t. Since promotion: .384/.430/.714 in 121 PA. Overall: .297/.399/.517 in 353 PA with 16 homers and 58 RBI. He has six multi-hit games in his last ten games played. 
DH Rafael Flores: 0-for-4
SS Alexander Vargas: 2-for-4, 2B (11), RS, CS (6)
.208/.256/.354 in 347 PA. Last season, down in Tampa, Vargas hit .203/.271/.311 in 431 PA. I don’t know why anyone would want to get into the prospect-watching game. It can be so tedius as you sit and hope for someone to break out.
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 2-for-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, K, CS (7)
Sanchez has hit three home runs in his last seven games. This is a kid who has *8* career home runs in 1,375 plate appearances. Baseball!
RF Grant Richardson: 0-for-3, 2 K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-3, K

RHP Sean Hermann: (W, 1-0) 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
A solid debut at this level for Hermann, who pitched to a 6.00 ERA (5.37 FIP) over 78 innings for Tampa. He did compile a solid 58.9% GB, so that is something he can build on as he moves up. He is only 20 years old.
RHP Harrison Cohen: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 2.10 ERA (30 IP, 21 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 12 BB, 38 K)
RHP Luis Velasquez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Since promotion: 2.95 ERA (21.1 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 15 BB, 25 K). Last 15.1 IP: 7 H, 1 R, 10 BB, 17 K. The walks are obviously still not ideal.
LHP Clay Aguilar (S, 2): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.55 ERA (25.1 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 13 BB, 37 K)

Tampa (49-52; 18-17 in the second half) (Held off Bradenton, 11-9)

2B Jared Serna: 3-for-6, 2B (21), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K
Serna, who has 113 hits in 2023, has ten 3+ hit performances this season. He is hitting .283/.350/.483 in 443 PA (21 doubles, 1 triple, 19 HR, 71 RBI, 72 R, 40 BB, 75 K, 19-for-25 SB)
RF Anthony Hall: 0-for-5, BB, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-4, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
.269/.377/.487 in 329 PA (11 doubles, 1 triple, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 49 R, 46 BB, 86 K, 8-for-9 SB). He hit 11 home runs in 110 games between 2018-2022.
LF Coby Morales: 2-for-4, 2B (2), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
4-for-17 with a pair of doubles, a home run, and six runs batted in. The Yankees drafted the 21-year-old in the 18th round out of Washington.
3B Kiko Romero: 1-for-5, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
1B Josh Moylan: 2-for-3, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K
Moylan’s first professional home run.
SS Brenny Escanio: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, RS
CF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB, 2 K
DH Daury Arias: 0-for-4, RS, BB, K

RHP Ryan Harvey: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HR
Just toss this one out and move on.
RHP Montana Semmel: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Yorlin Calderon: (W, 6-2)  1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
3.34 ERA (59.1 IP, 53 H, 25 R, 22 ER, 4 HR, 18 BB, 72 K)
RHP Huey Morrill (S, 2): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
He is listed as Hueston Morrill, but baseball-reference uses Huey, so we’ll go with that.

FCL Yankees (25-18)

Day off.

DSL Yankees (27-14)

Day off.

DSL Bombers (20-22)

Day off

Yankees MILB 8/5: Jasson Dominguez: 3 Hits (2 Doubles)

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The Yankees have signed RHP Zach McAllister to a minor league contract. If that name sounds familiar, he was the Yankees’ third-round pick in the 2006 draft. Yes, he was drafted three years before the Yankees’ latest title.

Eventually traded to Cleveland for OF Austin Kearns in 2010, McAllister has enjoyed a 480-game MLB career, posting a 4.09 ERA (100 ERA+) over 591.2 innings. He hasn’t pitched in MLB since 2018 with the Tigers.

He has bounced around baseball since then. His latest stint was earlier this season, when he pitched to a 4.93 ERA in 38.1 innings for the Diamondbacks Triple-A squad in Reno.

For the Yankees, he is here for depth purposes. They just lost veteran Tanner Tully, so McAllister may just take his slot.

Scranton (49-55; 15-15 in the second half) (Lost to Rochester, 6-4)

SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-5, 2B (8)
Peraza has hit safely in all five August games (7-for-21, 2 doubles)
C Austin Wells: 1-for-5, 2B (5), 2 K
Wells has doubled in three straight games.
LF Everson Pereira: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
Pereira is hitting .337/.371/.561 in 105 PA here and .308/.366/.551 in 290 PA overall.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-2, 2 RS, 2 BB
.249/.346/.474 in 425 PA. Known for his pop, Chaparro has 11 walks in his last 12 games.
DH Franchy Cordero: 2-for-4, HR (8), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-2, 2 BB, K
RF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-4, RBI
1B Rodolfo Duran: 1-for-4, 2 K
CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, K

RHP Mitch Spence: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
5.00 ERA (113.1 IP, 118 H, 70 R, 63 ER, 22 HR, 40 BB, 101 K)
RHP Michael Gomez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Spencer Howard: (L, 0-1) 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
His organizational debut isn’t a memorable one…at least not in a good way. Howard once had enough prospect credibility to be ranked as one of the top pitching prospects in the game. Baseball is a tough sport.
RHP Zac Houston: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Between here and Somerset: 4.01 ERA in 24.2 IP (16 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 3 HR, 15 BB, 44 K)
RHP Greg Weissert: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Somerset (60-39; 18-13 in the second half) (Shut down Akron, 2-0)

LF Jasson Dominguez: 3-for-5, 2 2B (12), 2 RBI, 2 K
His 2-out, 2-run double broke a 0-0 tie in the 9th. Dominguez has hit safely in all five August games (8-for-21) and is up to .235 with a .735 OPS (12 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HR, 55 RBI, 65 R, 71 BB, 118 K)
C Ben Rice: 1-for-5, K
Rice has slowed down a bit since an unsustainable strong start at this level. 
CF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-4, K
1B Mickey Gasper: 2-for-4
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-4, K
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-4, K
DH Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-1, 3 BB, K
2B Max Burt: 1-for-4, RS, K, SB (13)
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-3, RS, BB
Burt (single, SB) and Torrealba (BB) set up Dominguez’s heroics.

RHP Matt Sauer: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
A solid line for Sauer, though it did take him 85 pitches to record those 14 outs.
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Alex Mauricio: (W, 2-2)  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
3.65 ERA (37 IP, 36 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 12 BB, 36 K)
RHP Danny Watson (S, 4): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 1.05 ERA (24.2 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 28 K)

Hudson Valley (56-43; 17-15 in the second half) (Lost to Wilmington, 2-1, in ten innings)

CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, K
Jones started August 0-for-12, so it is good to see him get out of that little funk.
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-5, K
C Rafael Flores: 0-for-5
RF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, BB, K
DH Antonio Gomez: 2-for-4, K
.242/.304/.335 in 276 PA (14 doubles, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 27 R, 19 BB, 92 K)
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-3, HBP, K
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-4, 2 K
2B Luis Santos: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
In his last appearance down in Tampa, Pestana allowed six runs in 0.2 innings. In his High-A debut tonight, he throws very well.
LHP Joel Valdez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Mason Vinyard: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Jack Neely: (L, 5-3)  2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
He allowed the ghost runner to score, so who cares? Season: 2.03 ERA (48.2 IP, 27 H, 15 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 17 BB, 74 K)

Tampa (48-52; 17-17 in the second half) (Defeated Bradenton, 4-2)

2B Jared Serna: 1-for-5, K
Serna is 7-for-24 (.292) in August
C Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
DH Omar Martinez: 1-for-4, RS
6-game hitting streak (14-for-27; 1 double, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 10 R)
RF Garrett Martin: 0-for-4, 2 K
3B Kiko Romero: 1-for-2, RS, 2 BB
3-for-10 with three walks at this level.
LF Jared Wegner: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI
Wegner is already 24 years old so the FCL (where he went 4-for-9 with two doubles and two home runs)/Low-A shouldn’t present much of a challenge to him.
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, BB, K
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-4, RS
1B Beau Brewer: 2-for-4
Last 6 games: 10-for-21

RHP Hayden Merda: (W, 2-5)  5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, HR
Merda has struck out eight batters three times this season (it is his personal best). He owns a 6.20 ERA in 81.1 IP (86 H, 64 R, 56 ER, 8 HR, 41 BB, 83 K)
RHP Alex Bustamante: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
3.40 ERA (45 IP, 30 H, 21 R, 17 ER, 1 HR, 30 BB, 49 K)
RHP Matt Keating (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
3.56 ERA (48 IP, 45 H, 25 R, 19 ER, 4 HR, 25 BB, 68 K)

FCL Yankees (25-18) (Lost to the Tigers, 7-6)

2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-3, RS, BB
Riggio left the game early…
SS Keiner Delgado: 2-for-4, 2B (12), RS, BB
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RS, BB, K, 2 SB (20)
Tejada is second in the league (to teammate Keiner Delgado (24)) in stolen bases.
1B Dylan Jasso: 0-for-1, RS, 4 BB, K
RF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-4, HBP, 3 K
CF Wilson Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 2B (2), 3 RBI, BB, K
The 18-year-old is 6-for-14 with six runs batted in to begin his professional career.
DH Josh Tiedemann: 0-for-4, BB
The Yankees selected the 2-way player in the 13th round out of High School. It is so odd to see a player listed as a “TWP”
C Edinson Duran: 1-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, BB, K.
.350/.441/.513 in 93 PA (3 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 19 R, 6 BB, 11 K)

RHP Chalniel Arias: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

DSL Yankees (27-14) (No-hit Mets Orange, 4-0)

CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-5, RBI, K, 2 SB (19)
Mayea is heating up and is now hitting .272/.376/.368 in 133 PA.
SS Santiago Gomez: 0-for-3, BB, HBP, SB (13)
C Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-4, 2B (11), BB
A fun DSL line of .365/.555/.622 in 110 PA. He has 20 RBI, 23 R, and a 30/16 BB/K. Nuts.
LF Darwin Castillo: 2-for-3, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, SB (3)
The 20-year-old right-handed bat hits his first professional home run.
2B Joshua Leito: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, K, SB (1)

LHP Joshua Quezada (W, 5-0): 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
The 19-year-old has a 3.35 ERA in 37.2 IP (29 H, 17 R, 14 ER, 2 HR, 15 BB, 39 K)
RHP Stanly Alcantara: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
The 19-year-old has a 1.72 ERA in 15.2 IP (11 H, 11 R, 3 ER, 20 BB, 8 K). That’s a fun line.
RHP Jesus Castellanos: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Bombers (20-22) (Defeated the Cardinals, 8-3)

LF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-5, K
When I highlight a DSL prospect who goes 0-for-5, you know I like the kid.
DH Ramiro Altagracia: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
.281/.364/.422 in 154 PA
3B Kevin Verde: 2-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K, SB (4), CS (2)
The 17-year-old is hitting .276/.340/.437 in 97 PA.
2B Abrahan Ramirez: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB
.316/.481/.405 in 106 PA with 25 walks and 13 strikeouts.
RF David Beckles: 2-for-2, 2B (7), 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, SB (4)
Deuces wild!

RHP Keninson Diaz (W, 4-0): 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
LHP Rafelin Nivar: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

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 7/27: Jasson Dominguez Collects 3 Hits

News:

Both C Anthony Seigler (Somerset) and OF Anthony Hall (Tampa) returned from lengthy injury list stays today. Seigler is readded to the upper-level catcher mix, where the Yankees have several prospects competing for playing time.

Scranton (46-50; 12-9 in the second half) (Defeated Buffalo, 5-1)

LF Estevan Florial: 1-for-5, 2B (15), RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Florial has a 7-game hitting streak (9-for-27). He has four doubles and a homer during the streak.
SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, BB, K, SB (1)
The only thing he can do is perform down here and earn his way back.
C Austin Wells: 2-for-4, BB
Wells is hitting .286 (6-for-21) with two doubles and two walks since his promotion.
3B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-4, BB, K
Chaparro is 22-for-68 (.324) in July with 11 walks.
DH Franchy Cordero: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-2, RS, 3 BB, K
1B Rodolfo Duran: 0-for-4, BB
RF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-4, BB, 3 K
CF Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, K, SB (10)
Lockridge is 10-for-11 stealing bases at this level and 27-for-30 overall. He is 14-for-43 (.326) in July.

RHP Randy Vasquez: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
5.04 ERA (69.2 IP, 73 H, 43 R, 39 ER, 8 HR, 39 BB, 80 K). Just like with Jhony Brito, his numbers down here don’t concern me.
RHP Zach Greene: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Greg Weissert: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Somerset (55-36; 13-10 in the second half) (Defeated Bowie, 4-3, in ten innings)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, K
Sweeney now has a 10-game hitting streak and has 14 walks in July. His hit tool is legit.
RF Willie Calhoun: 1-for-5, K
LF Jasson Dominguez: 3-for-5, RBI, K, SB (27)
Dominguez is now at a season-high .223 (correct – he has not been above .223 all season) thanks to his first 3-hit game since May 16th. He is 26-for-84 (.310) in July. 
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 3 K
1B Ben Rice: 0-for-4, BB, K
10-for-24 with three walks and two strikeouts since his promotion.
2B Max Burt: 0-for-3, K
   2B Mickey Gasper: 1-for-2, RBI
Walk-off single in the 10th.
DH Anthony Seigler: 0-for-3, RS, BB
Seigler’s first game since June 25th.
C Josh Breaux: 3-for-4, 2B (2), HR (3), 2 RBI, RS
His 2-run HR with one out in the 9th tied the game.
CF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, BB, K, SB (9)

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR
1.72 ERA (31.1 IP, 18 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 20 BB, 36 K)
LHP Edgar Barclay: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
1.32 ERA (34 IP, 26 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 51 K)
RHP Danny Watson: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Since promotion: 1.31 ERA (20.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 24 K). The dominance is so overwhelming that you wonder if a trip to Scranton is in the cards. They can replace him with Jack Neely here.
RHP Jesus Liranzo: (W, 1-0)  2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
A much-needed dominant effort for Liranzo.

Hudson Valley (52-40; 13-13 in the second half) (Lost to Hickory, 6-5)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-5, K
SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-5, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, HR (7), RBI, 2 RS
Ramirez has homered in four straight games and has three straight multi-hit games (11 since his promotion). He is hitting .402/.449/.780 in 89 PA since his promotion and .293/.402/.515 in 321 PA overall. He has to be on the list of Yankees breakout prospects in 2023.
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Flores has quietly hit .295/.375/.392 in 305 PA. He has three consecutive multi-hit games. I guess much of his prospect value will be dependent on whether he is capable behind the plate or if he is a 1B-only type.
RF Anthony Garcia: 1-for-3, HR (6), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Garcia has homered in back-to-back games and has drawn at least one walk in five straight games.
DH Antonio Gomez: 0-for-4, 4 K
LF Grant Richardson: 2-for-4, K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-4, K
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-4, K

RHP Zach Messinger: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR
4.09 ERA (83.2 IP, 73 H, 49 R, 38 ER, 12 HR, 42 BB, 101 K). For Tampa last year, in the same exact number of innings, he pitched to a 4.30 ERA with a 112/45 K/BB ratio. He allowed seven fewer home runs.
LHP Joel Valdez: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
LHP Clay Aguilar (L, 3-1): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Tampa (45-48; 14-13 in the second half) (Defeated Dunedin, 6-5, on a walk-off single/error)

2B Jared Serna: 0-for-5, RBI
One is shocked when Serna puts up an 0-for-5, but at least he drove in a run (66th this season)
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB (15)
He keeps flirting with .300 (including going over that mark during the game). He is on a 5-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games. The 15-for-17 SB rate is an added bonus.
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-5, SB (8)
CF Anthony Hall: 0-for-2, SF, RBI
Hall, hitting .269/.382/.448 in 241 PA, plays in his first game since July 4th.
   CF Daury Arias: 1-for-2, K
He hit the single in the 9th that scored Rodriguez on an error.
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, BB
RF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-2, 2 K
  RF Felix Negueis: 1-for-1, HR (2), RBI, RS, BB
A nice job off the bench.
DH Brett Barrera: 1-for-3, RS, BB
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB
1B Beau Brewer: 2-for-4, RS

RHP Baron Stuart: 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Since promotion: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert (W, 5-1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
2.72 ERA (39.2 IP, 28 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 1 HR, 21 BB, 46 K)

FCL Yankees (20-14) (Defeated the Blue Jays, 6-2)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-4, RS
.287/.394/.485 in 160 successful plate appearances. He has 20 stolen bases and is maintaining a BB/K ratio over 1.00 (21/19). 
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-4, 3B (3), RBI, RS
.315/.483/.472 in 145 PA (.289/.463/.493 in 188 PA in the DSL in 2022). His BB/K ratio is exactly 1.00 (31/31)
CF Willy Montero: 0-for-4, K
.333/.386/.452 in 140 PA. Montero is 23-for-57 (.404) in July. Even with today’s 0-for, he has ten hits in his last five games.
SS Hans Montero: 1-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
.265/.445/.444 in 155 PA. After a red-hot start, he is slumping in July (.160/.333/.200) but his overall line remains strong.
RF John Cruz: 2-for-3, RS, BB
.256/.343/.487 in 134 PA. Cruz has an impressive 7 HR and 32 RBI in 31 games.
LF Jose Mendez: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS
The 20-year-old is no stranger to the home run, hitting 12 HR in 108 games down in the DSL.
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-4, RBI, RS
DH Juan Sanchez: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI
Sanchez (20) has only five plate appearances this season. He is l isted as a catcher.
1B Kelvin Espino: 1-for-3

RHP Luis Serna: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
6.30 ERA (10 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 13 K)
RHP Jordarlin Mendoza (W, 3-0): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Jordy Luciano: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Steven Fulgencio: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Sebastian Keane: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
1.50 ERA (18 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 9 BB, 26 K). Just get him to Tampa already.

DSL Yankees (22-13) (Lead LAD Bautista, 4-1, in the second inning. The game was suspended at that point. I don’t see a completion date listed. By the way, LAD Bautista is 30-6)

CF Brando Mayea: 1-for-2
DH Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-1, 2B (11), RS
The double isn’t official (yet) but it would be his 11th in 21 games.

DSL Bombers (18-18) (Destroyed Rangers Blue, 17-6, in a rain-shortened (7 innings) affair)

CF Richard Meran: 0-for-0, HBP
He left the game after the HBP.
  PR-RF Abrahan Ramirez: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB, 2 SB (6)
Not bad for someone who wasn’t scheduled to play…
C Edgleen Perez: 2-for-4, 2B (6), 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
RF-CF Gabriel Lara: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS
.278/.398/.454 in 133 PA (5 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 25 R, 21 BB, 22 K, 12-for-16 SB). A strong debut season.
LF Ramiro Altagracia: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K, CS (2)
DH David Beckles: 2-for-2, RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB, SB (3), CS (2)
SS Kevin Verde: 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K, SB (1)
Verde’s first professional HR and SB. The 17-year-old is hitting .263/.321/.408 in 84 PA.
1B-C Johan Contreras: 3-for-4, 3 2B (6), 2 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
You don’t see many 3 double games nowadays…
2B Geyber Blanco: 2-for-4, 2B (12), RBI, RS, SB (2)
Blanco is second in the league with 12 doubles. He is hitting .341/.413/.488 in his debut season.
3B Adrian Gonzalez: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB, K, SB (2)

RHP Mariano Salomon (W, 3-1): 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
The 20-year-old has a 3.27 ERA and 47/7 K/BB over 33 IP.

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 7/18: Jasson Dominguez Stays Hot

News:

The Yankees have promoted a few players. Firstly, C/1B Ben Rice is on his way to Somerset. Rice just completed a rehab stint in Tampa. Earlier this season, he was a beast for Hudson Valley. He hit .341/.559/.523 in 68 plate appearances and was likely in line for an early promotion to Somerset at that point. Rice is a 24-year-old left-handed bat.

The Yankees promoted LHP Brock Selvidge from Tampa to Hudson Valley. Only 20 years old, Selvidge pitched to a 3.38 ERA (2.75 FIP) over 77.1 innings for Tampa. His rates across the board are impressive: 28% K, 6.5% BB, and 52% GB. He was their 21st-round pick in 2021 and is not Rule 5 eligible until after 2025. Selvidge is on the same flight (bus?) as RHP Shane Gray, who will also make his way to Hudson Valley. Gray, a reliever, pitched to a 4.26 ERA (4.32 FIP) over 38 innings with a 28.7% K and 9.1% BB. The 23-year-old was chosen in the 16th round of the 2022 draft.

We will probably see more promotions in the coming days ahead.

According to Chris Kirschner on Twitter, the Yankees have signed 17 of their 18 draft picks. The lone holdout is 4th round pick Roc Riggio, who has some leverage as a draft-eligible sophomore.

Scranton (43-45; 9-5 in the second half) (Defeated Norfolk, 5-3)

CF Greg Allen: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
His rehab stint was moved here from Tampa.
   CF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-1, K
RF Everson Pereira: 1-for-5, 2 K
Pereira has at least one hit in all eight games since his promotion. The most recent five of those games are 1-hit affairs, but he is still hitting .371/.405/.543.
C Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, K, SB (2)
Narvaez increases his hitting streak to five. 
3B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-5, HR (18), 2 RBI, RS
In July, Chaparro is 15-for-44 (.341) with 3 HR and 16 RBI. 
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-4
DH Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-2, HR (13), RBI, RS, 2 BB, K
The veteran is hitting .295/.391/.506 in 277 PA. 
LF Michael Hermosillo: 2-for-4, 2B (3), RS
SS Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-4, RS, K, SB (6)
.261/.322/.430 in 276 PA. Bastidas has a .752 OPS this season after a .750 mark with Somerset in 2022.
2B Wilmer Difo: 0-for-1, SF, RBI, 2 BB

RHP Jhony Brito: (W, 2-1)  6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, HR
LHP Matt Krook: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
1.05 ERA (25.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 18 BB, 46 K). I would love to see Krook get an extended MLB opportunity.
RHP Aaron McGarity: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Zach Greene (S, 1): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (49-34; 7-8 in the second half) (Lost to Hartford, 7-5)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-5, 3B (2), 3 RBI, K
If you are going to have a one-hit night, may as well make it a 3-run triple. Sweeney is hitting .245/.363/.425 in 366 plate appearances. 
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, HR (12), RBI, RS, K
Dominguez has four straight multi-hit games (six multi-hit games in his last seven games played). He is up to .220/.358/.383 in 363 plate appearances (27.3% K; 17.6% BB). After games of July 6th, he was hitting .198/.341/.343.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-5
Wells is 11-for-50 in July (.220). I would rather not see that, but he still doesn’t belong here. 
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-2, RS, 3 BB, 2 K
.217/.320/.446 in 284 plate appearances. 
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-3, BB, HBP, K
3B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-3, 2B (9), RS, BB, 2 K
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
Palensky is hitting .187/.372/.374 in 121 plate appearances at this level.
DH Josh Breaux: 0-for-4, K
Breaux is 4-for-20 at this level after going 1-for-10 with Scranton. 
2B Max Burt: 0-for-2, RBI, RS, BB, HBP, K, SB (10)

RHP Matt Sauer: (L, 1-2) 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Sauer needed 75 pitches to get those ten outs. The good part of that sentence is that he is being stretched out to 75 pitches after spending most of the first half on the shelf.
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Blas Castano: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR
LHP Lisandro Santos: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
2.74 ERA (46 IP, 27 H, 23 R, 14 ER, 2 HR, 32 BB, 49 K)

Hudson Valley (48-37; 9-10 in the second half) (Lost to Brooklyn, 7-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-4, HR (11), RBI, RS, K
.267/.341/.476 in 328 PA (20 doubles, 4 triples, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 43 R, 32 BB (9.8%), 101 K (30.8%), 21-for-29 SB). Jones is 12-for-34 in July with eight walks.
2B Ben Cowles: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K, SB (8)
Cowles is a perfect 8-for-8 stealing bases (14-for-20 in 2022)
C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-4, 2 K
6-game hitting streak. Since promotion: .407/.439/.685 in 57 PA
DH Rafael Flores: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, BB, K
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, 3B (4), RS
.213/.260/.348 in 288 PA (10 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 35 R, 17 BB, 76 K, 10-for-15 SB)
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, K
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-4, 3B (2), RBI, RS, K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-4

RHP Tyrone Yulie: (L, 4-6)  5 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR
4.48 ERA (70.1 IP, 53 H, 44 R, 35 ER, 11 HR, 40 BB, 84 K)
LHP Joel Valdez: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 2.78 ERA (22.2 IP, 19 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 30 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Tampa (42-43; 11-8 in the second half) (Won a crazy one against Lakeland, 17-11)

SS Jared Serna: 2-for-5, HR (18), 3 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
Serna has four home runs and 13 RBI in his last four games. Overall, he is hitting .290 with 18 doubles, 1 triple, 18 HR, 64 RBI, and 62 runs scored. An incredible season.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-6, 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
Rodriguez has three multi-hit games in his last four games played. He is up to .294 and has hit for average in his entire short career (tonight was his 163rd career game). He is only 21 and won’t turn 22 until next April.
2B Brenny Escanio: 3-for-3, 2 2B (7), 2 RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB
Escanio only had three hits all month entering tonight. Baseball! Anyway, reaching base five times in a game is always a special night.
C Omar Martinez: 2-for-5, 2B (8), HR (9, grand slam), 4 RBI, 2 RS
Martinez has homered in four of his last five games and has back-to-back 4-RBI efforts. He has done a solid job drawing walks this season (14.8% BB) and is now showing off some power in July. 
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, BB
DH Brett Barrera: 2-for-5, RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
The Stanford product hasn’t been able to get much going since being drafted in the 8th round of the 2022 draft. A 2-for-28 start to 2023 put him in an instant hole. An injury in June held him back as well.
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-4, RBI, RS, BB
1B Beau Brewer: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, BB, SB (2)
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K

RHP Sean Hermann: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
A rain delay in the third inning derailed his outing – the two runners that were on base prior to the delay ended up scoring. In other words, I think he deserves a pass. 
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
3.12 ERA (49 IP, 41 H, 20 R, 17 ER, 4 HR, 13 BB, 62 K). After an extended stretch of awesomeness, he has allowed runs in each of his last three appearances. No need for concern.
RHP Alex Bustamante: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert:  0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
RHP Cole Ayers: (W, 2-1) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Ayers did an outstanding job calming this game down. He has a 3.79 ERA in 38 IP with a 52/13 K/BB.
RHP Montana Semmel: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Semmel’s Low-A debut. He was drafted back in 2019 out of high school – a kid whose development was altered by the lost COVID season and an injury that kept him out for 2021.

FCL Yankees (16-11) 

Their game against the Blue Jays was postponed. They will try to make it up on July 25th.

DSL Yankees (19-10) (Lost to DSL Colorado, 12-6)

CF Brando Mayea: 0-for-3, RS, BB
RF Jose Castro: 1-for-4, HR (2), 4 RBI, RS, K
A grand slam for the 17-year-old, who is hitting .291/.444/.436 in 72 plate appearances.
DH Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-4, K
Gonzalez (hitting .440) is on a 6-game hitting streak.
1B Luis Ogando: 1-for-3, 2B (8), HBP, K, SB (8)
2B Luis Escudero: 2-for-4, RBI, RS
The 17-year-old is hitting .278/.441/.444 in 93 plate appearances.

DSL Bombers (12-17) (Lost to Arizona Black, 2-1)

DH Gabriel Terrero: 0-for-4, K
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-4
2B Abrahan Ramirez: 1-for-3, RBI, SB (4)
.288/.419/.390 in 74 PA

RHP Michell Chirinos: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K

Yankees MILB 7/16: Jasson Dominguez: Heating Up

News:

Veteran RHP Matt Bowman has opted out of his minor league deal. The Yankees have 72 hours to add him to the MLB roster or lose him. The 32-year-old has a 3.29 ERA in 38.1 innings for Scranton with a 36/18 K/BB. He hasn’t pitched in MLB since 2019.

OF Anthony Hall, who is hitting .271/.387/.452 (131 wRC+) for Tampa, is currently on the injured list (was placed there on 7/5). Hall, who only received one plate appearance before going down to injury in 2022, was likely in line for a promotion.

The Yankees have recalled IF Oswald Peraza. You likely have read about his slump (I highlighted it myself) and his less-than-ideal metrics. While that isn’t meaningless, I think that Peraza has established that he can play in Triple-A over the last two seasons. If you don’t give him a chance now, when are you going to give him one?

Scranton (42-45; 8-5 in the second half) (Lost to Norfolk, 4-3)

DH Estevan Florial: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 K
Florial is 10-for-34 (.294) in July with seven walks. 
CF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RS
Pereira has at least one hit in all seven games since his promotion. Going back to his days in Somerset, he has a 9-game hitting streak. Between here and Somerset, he is hitting a gaudy .308/.373/.554 in 217 PA (13 doubles, 1 triple 11 HR, 40 RBI, 32 R, 20 BB, 61 K). The 28.1% K has to come down – that’s the one thing in his profile that gives you a little pause. For what it is worth, in the small Triple-A sample size, it sits at 21.9%.
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, 2B (3)
Since promotion: .272/.414/.464 in 157 PA.
3B Andres Chaparro: 2-for-4, 2B (17), RBI, RS, K
Chaparro is 13-for-39 (.333) in July with four doubles and 14 runs batted in. He is hitting .248/.336/.476 in 363 PA with 63 runs batted in.
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, K
RF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-4
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3, BB
LF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS, K

RHP Mitch Spence: (L, 7-5)  5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 HR
4.56 ERA (96.2 IP, 97 H, 55 R, 49 ER, 20 HR, 35 BB, 81 K)
RHP Michael Feliz: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
3.38 ERA (13.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 15 K). Don’t be surprised if the Yankees use him at some point.
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Michael Gomez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (49-33; 7-7 in the second half) (Defeated Binghamton, 9-4)

SS Trey Sweeney: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, RS
Entering this game, he was drawing some walks in July (eight) but was only 6-for-30. Hopefully, this will get him back on track. This is his 5th 3-hit game this season. He is hitting .246/.366/.422 in 361 PA.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI, RS, BB
Dominguez has three straight multi-hit efforts and five in his last six games. He is hitting .217/.358/.372 in 258 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 11 HR, 43 RBI, 57 R, 64 BB, 98 K, 25-for-29 SB)
C Austin Wells: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, BB
9-for-45 (.200) in July with four walks and ten strikeouts. He does have 12 RBI, so there’s that.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-5, 2B (10), RBI, RS, K
Rumfield has back-to-back multi-hit games and has doubled in three straight games.
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-5, 3 K
RF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS, BB
DH Mickey Gasper: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, HBP
2B Max Burt: 1-for-3, HR (8), RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
LF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K

RHP Richard Fitts: (W, 5-5)  5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
3.72 ERA (94.1 IP, 87 H, 40 R, 39 ER, 13 HR, 23 BB, 101 K). Today was a grind, but he has pitched very well for a while now (16 ER in his last 61 innings (2.36 ERA))
RHP Zac Houston: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.41 ERA ( 29 IP, 25 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 30 K)
RHP Danny Watson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 16.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB, 16 K

Hudson Valley (48-36; 9-9 in the second half) (Lost to Bowling Green, 8-2)

DH Spencer Jones: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K, CS (8)
Jones has ten walks in his last ten games. He is hitting .264/.340/.465 in 324 PA. The strikeout today was his 100th this season. He is going to strike out – the key for him is to limit them as much as possible to make himself a viable MLB player. 
SS Ben Cowles: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, 2B (9), RBI, RS
Since his promotion: .420/.453/.720 in 53 PA with seven multi-hit games (three consecutive). Overall, he is hitting .282/.396/.466 in 285 PA (16 doubles, 9 HR, 45 RBI, 42 R, 45 BB (15.8%), 47 K (16.5%), 7-for-11 SB)
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, 2B (11), RBI
.291/.363/.369 in 273 PA
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, 2 K
.196/.212/.294 in 52 plate appearances since his promotion. We’ll see how he adjusts.
CF Grant Richardson: 0-for-3, K
  PH Juan Crisp: 0-for-1
RF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-4, K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-3, 2 K
2B Luis Santos: 0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Juan Carela: (L, 2-4)  4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 3 HR
As I said last night, Bowling Green can hit. Drew Thorpe was able to navigate their lineup – Carela was not. Take it as a learning opportunity. His ERA is now 3.51 (77 IP, 62 H, 36 R, 30 ER, 6 HR, 29 BB, 98 K).
LHP Clay Aguilar: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
3.38 ERA (18.2 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 29 K)
RHP Mason Vinyard: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 3.77 ERA (14.1 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 15 K). 
RHP Luis Velasquez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 4.38 ERA (12.1 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 17 K)

Tampa (41-43; 10-8 in the second half) (Knocked out Lakeland, 11-5)

SS Jared Serna: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
.288/.348/.503 in 362 PA (18 doubles, 1 triple, 17 HR, 61 RBI, 59 R, 29 BB (8%), 61 K (16.9%), 16-for-21 SB). Serna has been one of the better performers in the FSL this season. 
RF Greg Allen: 1-for-3, 3 RS, BB, K, 2 SB (2)
  RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-1, K
C Ben Rice: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, HBP, 2 K
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 2 2B (13), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K, 2 SB (13)
.293/.372/.439 in 275 PA (13 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 32 RBI, 40 R, 30 BB (10.9%), 42 K (15.3%), 13-for-15 SB). 
1B Omar Martinez: 2-for-3, HR (8), 4 RBI, RS, BB, SB (6)
.238/.363/.395 in 251 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 31 R, 38 BB, 72 K, 6-for-7 SB). Martinez has homered in three of his last four games. He is a left-handed bat who plays catcher and first base.
DH Brett Barrera: 1-for-4
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-4, 2B (11)
.232/.323/.339 in 288 PA (11 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 32 R, 32 BB, 54 K, 9-for-10 SB)
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-4
2B Jose Colmenares: 2-for-4, 2 HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS
This is his second game of 2023 and 59th game going back to his debut in 2019 (where he played 46 of those games). In other words, Colmenares has not played much since signing

RHP Hayden Merda: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
5.32 ERA (69.1 IP, 67 H, 47 R, 41 ER, 5 HR, 33 BB, 69 K)
RHP Ocean Gabonia (W, 4-0): 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Cole Ayers: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

FCL Yankees (16-11) 

Day off.

DSL Yankees (19-9) 

Day off.

DSL Bombers (12-16) 

Day off.

Yankees MILB 7/15: Jasson Dominguez Homers

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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 appearances with 21 HR, 52 RBI, and 58 runs scored.
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-5, 2B (6), RS, 2 K
You know my opinion: Peraza has nothing to prove here. That said, he is in a little 7-for-44 stretch (.159) and this is only his second extra-base hit during that stretch. To be fair, he has drawn ten walks during this time period.
RF Everson Pereira: 1-for-5, 2B (2), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
Pereira has hit safely in all six games since his promotion (11-for-26; 2 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
C Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-5, RBI, 3 K
DH Andres Chaparro: 3-for-5, 2B (16), HR (17), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
Chaparro is hitting .244 with 16 doubles, 17 HR, 62 RBI, and 55 runs scored. He has 41 walks (11.4%) and 78 strikeouts (21.7%).
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS, BB, K
3B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB, catcher’s interference, K
LF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, 2 RS, HBP
Hermosillo has 11 home runs this season – tonight’s double was his first extra-base hit that did not go over the fence.
2B Wilmer Difo: 1-for-3, RS, BB

RHP Clayton Beeter: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Since his promotion: 4.11 ERA (15.1 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 8 BB, 13 K). Overall, he has a 2.49 ERA in 76 innings (57 H, 21 R, 21 ER, 6 HR, 39 BB, 89 K)
RHP Deivi Garcia: (W, 2-1) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP D.J. Snelten: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Greg Weissert: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Somerset (48-33; 6-7 in the second half) (Lost to Binghamton, 3-1)

SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-4
LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-3, HR (11), RBI, RS, BB
.213/.354/.364 in 353 PA (8 doubles, 1 triple, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 56 R, 63 BB, 98 K). He is 13-for-42 (.310) in July with six multi-hit games. 
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, 2B (9)
.215/.314/.446 in 274 PA. The BABIP gods were not kind to him in the first half (it now sits at .202)
DH Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, 4 K
CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4
Dunham is 8-for-24 since his demotion. 
RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-4, 3 K
3B Eric Wagaman: 0-for-3, K
2B Matt Pita: 0-for-2, HBP

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Gomez tossed 57 pitches tonight. His ERA sits at 1.21 (22.1 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 14 BB, 23 K)
LHP Ryan Anderson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 7.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K. He was used tonight as a bridge to Barclay, who I assume they wanted to start with a clean inning.
LHP Edgar Barclay (L, 2-1): 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
They stretched him out to 60 pitches tonight. He now has a 1.05 ERA in 25.2 IP (19 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 38 K)

Hudson Valley (48-35; 9-8 in the second half) (Squeaked past Bowling Green, 5-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, RBI, RS, K
.266/.338/.469 in 320 PA (20 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 42 R, 30 BB, 99 K, 21-for-28 SB). He is 8-for-24 in July with six walks.
2B Ben Cowles: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, K
.254/.342/.392 in 269 PA. Cowles is 11-for-33 in July.
DH Agustin Ramirez: 3-for-5, 2B (8), K
Ramirez is 19-for-46 (.413) since his promotion. He has eight doubles in 11 games here after hitting seven doubles in 51 games for Tampa. This is his 5th 3-hit game this season, all since June 9th.
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, RS, K
1B Spencer Henson: 2-for-4, K
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, RBI, RS
C Antonio Gomez: 1-for-3, RS, BB
.248/.315/.355 in 241 PA. Beyond an awful May (all months count, so we can’t just dismiss it), he has hit fairly well. 
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, K, SB (14)
  RF Grant Richardson: 0-for-0
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-4, 2 K

RHP Drew Thorpe: (W, 9-1) 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 2 HR
2.27 ERA (91.1 IP, 67 H, 27 R, 23 ER, 6 HR, 30 BB, 111 K). He entered this game on one of the craziest runs you will ever find (1 run in the last 40.2 IP). So, now he has allowed four runs in his last 47.2 IP. By the way, Bowling Green entered tonight with the highest OPS in the league – so this was a nice little challenge for him.
RHP Bailey Dees: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
1.93 ERA (37.1 IP, 19 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 14 BB, 57 K). 
RHP Jack Neely (S, 4): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
2.58 ERA (38.1 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 60 K)
All three pitchers I just listed should be promoted soon. None of them have anything else to prove here so time to make some space.

Tampa (40-43; 9-8 in the second half) (Lost to Lakeland, 4-3, in ten innings)

SS Jared Serna: 2-for-5, HR (17), 3 RBI, RS
Serna is now 15-for-49 (.306) in July (3 doubles, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 11 R). In an oddball stat: Serna has not attempted a stolen base since June 22nd. He is 16-for-21 in that department.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-5, 2 K
Rodriguez is hitting .289 in 270 PA (11 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 38 R, 29 BB, 41 K, 11-for-13 SB). 
DH Ben Rice: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-4
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-3, BB
2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-3, RS, HBP
1B Beau Brewer: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-4, K

LHP Brock Selvidge: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
3.38 ERA (77.1 IP, 72 H, 34 R, 29 ER, 21 BB, 91 K). Selvidge (20 years old) has put together an encouraging season.
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
2.43 ERA (37 IP, 27 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 1 HR, 17 BB, 41 K)
RHP Adam Stone: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Matt Keating: (L, 5-7)  2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
The defense hurt him in the 9th. The ghost runner or whatever you wish to call him got him in the 10th.

FCL Yankees (16-11) (Destroyed the Phillies, 12-3)

DH Keiner Delgado: 2-for-3, HR (5), 5 RBI, 3 RS, BB, HBP, 2 SB (18)
Last two games: 3-for-7, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 RS, BB, 3 SB. This raises his triple slash from .267/.374/.448 to .277/.391/.500. He leads the FCL in runs scored with 31 and stolen bases with 18.
SS Roderick Arias: 1-for-3, 3B (2), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 SB (13)
.283/.437/.543 in 119 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 25 RBI (second in FCL to teammate John Cruz), 30 R (second in the FCL), 25 BB, 25 K, 13-for-18 SB)
3B Hans Montero: 0-for-5, 2 K
.305/.484/.526 in 128 PA (5 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 24 R (5th in FCL), 27 BB, 23 K, 12-for-12 SB)
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 3-for-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI, SB (17)
.337/.508/.506 in 122 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 26 R (3rd in FCL), 27 BB, 25 K, 17-for-20 SB)
RF Willy Montero: 1-for-5, RBI, K
.307/.363/.446 in 113 PA (6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 15 R, 9 BB, 23 K, 1-for-3 SB)
LF Joel Mendez: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, 3 K
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-3, 3 RS, BB, K
1B Enger Castellano: 2-for-4, 2 RBI

RHP Ryan Harvey: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
3.72 ERA (19.1 IP, 22 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 29 K)
LHP Allen Facundo (W, 3-0): 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
1.80 ERA (15 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 10 BB, 26 K)
RHP Montana Semmell: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Yankees (19-9) (Lost to Brewers 1, 6-5)

C Brando Mayea: 0-for-4, BB, K
.265/.390/.397 in 82 PA. He is only 6-for-30 in July, but that comes with nine walks.
RF Jose Castro: 2-for-5, RB, RS
The 17-year-old is hitting .294/.456/.392 in 68 plate appearances. This is his debut season.
DH Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-2, K
Gonzalez (hitting .457 in 15 games) left the game early for reasons unknown.
  DH Anthony Pena: 1-for-2, HR (2), RBI, RS
It is the DSL, so it is just as likely that they wanted to give a few at-bats to Pena today. He is at .306/.419/.556 in 43 plate appearances (debut season).
3B Santiago Gomez: 2-for-4, 2B (8), RBI
.329/.471/.506 in 104 plate appearances.
SS Luis Suarez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 3 K, 2 SB (12)
1B Jhon Imbert: 1-for-4, RS, K, 3 SB (11)
2B Jelson Coca: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, RS

RHP Christian Zazueta: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
4.40 ERA (28.2 IP, 25 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 5 HR, 6 BB, 28 K). It isn’t too often you see an extended appearance like this in the DSL.

DSL Bombers (12-16) (Lost to Colorado, 8-4)

3B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-4, K, CS (4)
CF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K, 2 SB (11)
11-for-14 stealing bases. He owns a .394 OBP. 
LF Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-4, HR (4), RBI, RS, K
.277/.317/.468 in 101 plate appearances.
2B Geyber Blanco: 2-for-4, 2 2B (9), 2 RBI, RS
SS Rafael Martinez: 1-for-3, 2B (5), RBI, CS (4)
The 17-year-old owns a .286/.364/.375 in 66 plate appearances.

Yankees MILB 7/14: Jared Serna: 2 HR, 7 RBI

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What do I think about the Yankees draft?

I don’t pretend to be something I am not. I don’t follow much college baseball and I sure as heck don’t pay attention to high school baseball – so how much can I really know?

It seems like a bit of a typical draft – perhaps a little more “meh” than some recent ones.  They will pay George Lombard Jr. an over-slot bonus, pay players without much leverage well below their slot, and mix in some of the kids they drafted beyond the 10th round. I will read up more on them as they make their debuts. Until then, I grade their draft somewhere between a 20 and an 80 on the 20-80 scale.

You are going to start to see Top 100 lists come out. As you get lower on those lists, remember that publications are choosing between several players for the last several slots. Is there a major difference between #97 and #105? Probably not – but it still is beneficial to find yourself on the list.

Baseball America had a nice write-up on Chase Hampton as one of their “Notable Risers.”  He went from unraked to 61st. Meanwhile, Prospects Live! didn’t rank him at all (and only ranked two Yankees – Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones).

The Yankees signed veteran cornerman Jake Lamb to a minor league deal. Lamb, who has experience playing all four corner positions, hit .216/.259/.353 with two home runs in 18 games for the Angels earlier this season. In 723 career games, he has a .235/.326/.427 (97 OPS+) line with 96 home runs. Most of the good stuff was compiled back in 2016-2017 when he hit 59 home runs and drove in 196 runs in 300 games for Arizona.

Scranton (41-44; 7-4 in the second half) (Lost to Norfolk, 7-3)

CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K
47 walks in 68 games (54 in 101 games last season)
SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-3, 2 BB, K
Peraza has nine walks in eight July games. He is only 6-for-30, so the walks have helped keep him afloat during a bit of a down period.
LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
Pereira has hit safely in all five games since his promotion. He is 10-for-21, so this isn’t a situation where he is “simply” earning a hit a game.
DH Ben Rortvedt: 0-for-4, 2 K
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-4, 3 K
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-3, HR (7), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Narvaez is hitting .273/.418/.463 in 153 PA since his promotion. If the goal truly is to keep Austin Wells behind the plate, he will need to catch most of the time when he comes to this level. Assuming he ever does come to this level.
1B Jake Lamb: 1-for-4, 2B (1)
Lamb’s first game as a member of the Yankees organization.
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-3, HR (9), RBI, RS, BB
.261/.325/.436 in 268 PA. Bastidas continues to flash some pop (last year, he hit 18 home runs and slugged .427 down in Somerset)
RF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-3, BB, K, SB (7)
Lockridge is 24-for-27 stealing bases between here and Somerset. 

RHP Will Warren: 3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR
Since promotion: 4.74 ERA (38 IP, 34 H, 26 R, 20 ER, 8 HR, 18 BB, 39 K). He was on a bit of a roll entering tonight, so hopefully this is just a blip.
RHP Michael Gomez: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LHP Matt Krook: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Aaron McGarity: (L, 4-2) 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Well, he might not last on the 40-man roster for long.
RHP Zach Greene: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Somerset (48-32; 6-6 in the second half) (Defeated Binghamton, 4-2, in a rain-shortened contest)

SS Trey Sweeney: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB
Nice to see Sweeney earn a few hits. He is now 6-for-26 in July, though that comes with eight walks.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-3, RBI, BB, SB (25)
He has the OPS up to .700, courtesy of three multi-hit games in his last four games played. He is 11-for-35 in July.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, RBI, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-3, 2B (8), RBI, BB, K
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, 4 K
LF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 K, 2 SB (3)
Dunham has one objective: Get back to Scranton. 
2B Max Burt: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
DH Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, 2 K
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K

RHP Chase Hampton: (W, 1-0)  5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Hampton celebrates his inclusion on the Baseball America Top 100 with a solid performance. He didn’t seem to be on his game early, but he ended up with a strong line. Since promotion: 3.90 ERA (27.2 IP, 22 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 33 K)
RHP Tanner Myatt: (S, 5) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Hudson Valley (47-35; 8-8 in the second half) (Lost to Bowling Green, 7-4, in a 6-inning, rain shortened game)

CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-0, RS, 3 BB
.263/.337/.470. Jones is starting to take some walks, as he has 19 in 30 June/July games. In April/May, he walked 11 times in 39 games. This is the point where you hope he starts putting the power/discipline together all at once.
2B Ben Cowles: 0-for-2, RS, BB, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-3, 2 2B (7), 2 RBI
Ramirez is 16-for-41 (.390) with seven doubles and two home runs since his promotion. That works.
LF Christopher Familia: 0-for-3
Meanwhile, Familia has struggled since his promotion: 8-for-43 (.186) with a home run and 16 strikeouts.
DH Rafael Flores: 0-for-2, RS, BB, 2 K
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-3
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-2, BB, K
RF Grant Richardson: 2-for-3, HR (8), 2 RBI, RS
Richardson is hitting .192/.289/.390 in 93 games at High-A going back to last year. He has flashed some pop (18 HR) and speed (13-for-14 SB), but the rest of the game has yet to click.
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-3, 3 K

RHP Zach Messinger: (L, 1-7)  4.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR
3.80 ERA (73.1 IP, 67 H, 42 R, 31 ER, 11 HR, 37 BB, 89 K). It has been a bit of a roller coaster, but I assume the Yankees feel good about what he has done this season.
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
2.95 ERA (21.1 IP, 19 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 27 K). 
RHP Carlos Gomez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Tampa (40-42; 9-7 in the second half) (Lost a crazy game to Lakeland, 14-12)

SS Jared Serna: 3-for-5, 2 HR (16), 7 RBI, 2 RS
Serna has a career night in a season filled with big nights. He is hitting .290/.349/.502 while leading the FSL in home runs (16) and RBI (58) while hitting leadoff all season. Is he due for a promotion soon?
CF Greg Allen: 1-for-2
Allen starts his rehab assignment.
  CF Daury Arias: 0-for-1, BB
C Ben Rice: 2-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS
The question with Rice is what you do with him once the rehab is complete – Hudson Valley has Antonio Gomez and Agustin Ramirez. You could move him to Somerset (given his age and dominance of High-A earlier this season), but Austin Wells is there. Rice can squeeze out some playing time at first base, as well.
LF Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, BB, CS (2)
Rodriguez was caught stealing 3B with two outs in the 9th, team down 14-12. That is what you call a teachable moment.
DH Omar Martinez: 1-for-5, HR (7), RBI, RS
Martinez has homered in back-to-back games.
2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, 2 BB
3B Brett Barrera: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, RS, BB
1B Ronny Rojas: 1-for-3, 2 RS, BB
RF Felix Negueis: 1-for-2, RBI, 3 RS, BB, HBP, K

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
4.97 ERA (38 IP, 36 H, 22 R, 21 ER, 7 HR, 19 BB, 50 K). Pestana made three appearances between 2021-2022, after the entire minor league season was canceled in 2020. Hence, they are taking it very easy with him.
RHP Kris Bow: (L, 2-3) 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Bow is a bit of a work in progress – just has to keep going out there and gain experience. 
RHP Shane Gray: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Manny Ramirez: 0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
2.87 ERA (47 IP, 39 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, 61 K). I still wonder if the bullpen shift is permanent – the writing may be on the wall since that is the only role he has pitched in this year.
RHP Alex Bustamante: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

FCL Yankees (15-11) (Doubled up the Phillies, 8-4)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-4, HR (4), 3 RBI, RS, HBP, 3 K, SB (16)
.266/.375/.468 in 128 plate appearances. He is only 6-for-34 in July, so hopefully this gets him back on track. 
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-2, 2 RS, 3 BB, K
His 13-game hitting streak is over, but we’ll take the three walks. Arias is hitting .281/.430/.528 in 114 PA with 22 RBI, 28 R, and 11 stolen bases in 16 attempts.
3B Hans Montero: 2-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, HBP, SB (12)
.322/.504/.506 in 123 impressive plate appearances. He has reached base safely in 25 of his 26 games.
DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-5
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, K
.313/.370/.458 in 108 PA with 23 runs batted in. The 18-year-old is showing some prospect chops…
RF John Cruz: 2-for-4, RS, K
LF Joel Mendez: 2-for-4, RBI, K
C Edinson Duran: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, HBP
20-for-48 (.417) with a pair of doubles and triples. 
1B Kelvin Espino: 1-for-3, 2B (5), RS, BB, K

RHP Luis Serna: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
One of their intriguing lower-level pitching prospects puts together a strong effort.
LHP Edwar Polimir (W, 3-0): 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Sebastian Keane: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
1.62 ERA (16.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 24 K)

DSL Yankees (19-8) (Doubled up the Giants, 10-5)

CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-5, 2B (6), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (13), CS (3)
.281/.403/.422 in 77 PA with six doubles and a home run. 
C Josue Gonzalez: 2-for-4, 2B (10), RBI, RS, 2 BB, SB (4)
20-for-44 (.455) with 22 walks and six strikeouts. I don’t care which level you are playing at – that is ridiculous.
3B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, SB (10)
SS Luis Suarez: 0-for-1, RS, 2 BB
1B Luis Ogando: 1-for-3, 2B (7), 3 RBI, RS, 2 HBP, K
LF Andres Lacruz: 2-for-3, 2B (2), RBI, RS, SB (13)

RHP Sabier Marte: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
3.26 ERA (19.1 IP, 18 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 0 HR, 7 BB, 23 K)
RHP Joshua Quezada (W, 3-0): 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

DSL Bombers (12-15) (Lost to the Angels, 7-6)

2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, K, SB (10)
.367/.457/.667 in 70 PA
C Edgleen Perez: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-2, SF, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB (9)
RF Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, K