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Yankees MILB 8/16: Jasson Dominguez: 3 Hits, HR

News:

Yes, I saw the quotes from OF Ben Ruta, a former Yankees farmhand who is exposing some of the inner workings down on the farm.

I am not someone who is going to go crazy over a former prospect lashing out. While I don’t think he is lying, there could be some exaggeration for effect. I would love to hear more stories from prospects who played in the system around the same timeframe to verify the claims.

Back in the old days, we would never just take one person’s word for it. You would interview multiple people to verify the claims being made. That is all I am asking for.

Ruta had a couple of solid seasons in the Yankees system but eventually faded away. He did play for the Padres’ system in 2021, hitting .178 in 76 games before being released. No word on who is blamed for that.

Scranton (55-58; 21-18 in the second half) (Lost to Worcester, 8-1)

RF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-4, K
SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, K
LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, 2 K
Pereira is in a little 2-for-16 slump (8 K)
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, K, SB (2)
Wells is now 39-for-39 stealing bases in his career. Since promotion: .253/.344/.386 in 96 PA (8 doubles, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 10 BB, 23 K, 2-for-2 SB)
1B Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
Since promotion: .258/.391/.421 in 235 PA. Narvaez is a Rule 5 eligible C/1B who is hitting well in the upper minors. There are only so many players you can protect and I would guess he is on the borderline.
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3, 2 K
DH Jake Lamb: 1-for-3, 2 K
CF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-3
SS Wilmer Difo: 1-for-3, HR (4), RBI, RS, K

RHP Clayton Beeter (L, 1-4): 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HR
Since promotion: 6.31 ERA (35.2 IP, 35 H, 26 R, 25 ER, 10 HR, 19 BB, 42 K)
RHP Aaron McGarity: 1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HR
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Between here, Somerset, and Hudson Valley: 2.57 ERA in 28 IP (27 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 32 K)
RHP Matt Bowman: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
LHP Nick Ramirez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Somerset (65-44; 23-18 in the second half) (Tripled up Reading, 9-3)

LF Jasson Dominguez: 3-for-5, 2B (15), HR (14), RBI, RS, 2 K
.244/.361/.395 in 485 PA (15 doubles, 2 triples, 14 HR, 60 RBI, 77 R, 75 BB (15.5%), 125 K (25.8%), 36-for-43 SB). Dominguez is 21-for-59 (.356) in August
C Ben Rice: 1-for-5, HR (9), RBI, RS, 2 K
Rice has homered in back-to-back games and in four of his last six games. He has 13 HR, 48 RBI, and 40 runs in 48 games across three levels (his ten games for Tampa were rehab games). 
DH Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-5, 2 K
Jumping three levels in one year is tough. This is a great experience for Ramirez. I won’t tell you to ignore the numbers – I will tell you how valuable this experience is for him, regardless of where his Double-A numbers land at the end of the season.
CF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-5, 2 K
1B Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, 2B (4), 2 RS, BB, K
2B Anthony Seigler: 1-for-2, HR (3), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB, HBP
.171/.335/.253 in 218 PA. For the second straight season, he has more walks (43) than strikeouts (40). That is impressive, but we need to see more of a hit tool.
3B Max Burt: 0-for-4, RS, HBP, 2 K
SS Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-3, 2B (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
RF Aaron Palensky: 2-for-3, 2B (10), HR (7), 3 RBI, RS, HBP, K
Palensky, who has topped the organization’s wRC+ leaderboard most of the year, has 19 doubles, 19 HR, 56 RBI, and 63 runs scored between here and Hudson Valley. He is trying to finish strong (8-for-26 in August with three doubles and two homers)

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Gomez sets a new personal best for strikeouts in a game. He owns a 3.14 ERA in 43 IP (29 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 24 BB, 51 K). The Yankees have stored him on the 40-man roster for a few years now – more for his projection as he hasn’t stayed healthy. He is one to watch this winter.
RHP Tanner Myatt: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo: (W, 2-0)  2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
3.24 ERA (41.2 IP, 37 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 13 BB, 41 K). He hasn’t allowed a run in five August appearances (6 IP)

Hudson Valley (61-49; 22-22 in the second half) (Knocked down Brooklyn, 7-1)

CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-4, 2B (27), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K, 2 SB (32)
Jones has two 3-hit games in his last four games played and 13 such games in 2023 (including a 4-hit game). I get that some wish he had more than 12 HR in 94 games, but he is earning his extra-base hits and showing off his athleticism with the stolen bases. The home run stroke should come with maturity.
RF Anthony Hall: 1-for-3, 2B (4), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB, K
Since promotion: 6-for-28. He has hit safely in four straight games after starting off 0-for-10 at this level.
SS Jared Serna: 0-for-4, HBP, K
Serna’s 10-game hitting streak is snapped. He is 9-for-32 (.281) since his promotion.
C Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-3, BB, HBP, K
Rodriguez is 8-for-23 with six walks since his promotion.
2B Alexander Vargas: 1-for-5, RBI, K
DH Antonio Gomez: 0-for-5, K
3B Ben Cowles: 0-for-1, RS, 3 BB, K, SB (17)
.261/.358/.414 in 371 PA (16 doubles, 1 triple, 10 HR, 36 RBI, 50 R, 44 BB, 104 K, 17-for-20 SB). He is 14-for-39 with 11 walks in August.
LF Christopher Familia: 0-for-2, 2 RS, 2 BB
1B Rafael Flores: 0-for-3, RS, BB

RHP Justin Lange: (W, 1-0) 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
A very impressive High-A debut for Lange, who has all the talent in the world. He just needs to harness it (I say that as if it is so easy). Between here and Tampa, he has 123 strikeouts in 78.1 innings. The issue is the 56 walks.
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Cole Ayers: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Tampa (53-57; 22-22 in the second half) (Held off Daytona Beach, 8-6)

DH Roc Riggio: 0-for-2, 2 RBI, 4 BB, K
A pair of RBI walks for Riggio, who is 4-for-18 with nine walks and seven strikeouts at this level.
1B Kiko Romero: 0-for-2, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 2 K
Sheesh, the top of the order set the table tonight, eh? Yet, neither scored a run. Anyway, Romero (who also had a pair of RBI walks) has six walks in his last two games. We should see college kids adjust to Low-A pretty quickly.
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
Martinez is up to 62 RBI, which ranks him second in the league (former teammate Jared Serna still leads the way at 71)
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
CF Daury Arias: 1-for-5, RS
RF Garrett Martin: 0-for-4, RS, HBP, 3 K
LF Cole Gabrielson: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (1)
Gabrielson with his first career SB.
2B Beau Brewer: 1-for-2, 3 RS, 3 BB, K
August: 13-for-35 with eight walks and four strikeouts. Remember that Brewer is only 21 – it is easy to think that he is older as he was drafted out of college, but it was a JUCO.
3B Jose Colmenares: 0-for-2, RBI, RS, 3 BB, K

RHP Cam Schlittler: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR
At this level: 4.09 ERA (11 IP, 12 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 10 K). This is obvious a “get your feet wet” season for Schlittler.
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: (W, 2-0) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 10.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 15 K
RHP Adam Stone: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Stone’s first performance since July 19th.
RHP Anderson Munoz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Nolberto Henriquez: (S, 1) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Henriguez loaded the bases with nobody out in the 9th, but got out of it.

FCL Yankees (30-20)

Day off.

DSL Yankees (31-16) (Lost to LAD Bautista, 9-8. This was the conclusion of a suspended game from 7/27)

I am not going to dig too deeply into the numbers.

CF Brando Mayea was 1-for-2. He was pulled for a pinch runner, but I believe that was back on 7/27, not today…DH Josue Gonzalez doubled, walked, and scored a pair of runs. He has 13 doubles in 30 games…LF Jhon Imbert compiled a double, swatted a sacrifice fly, and drove home three…

DSL Bombers (24-25) (Defeated Arizona Red, 7-4. This was the conclusion of a suspended game from 7/26)

3B Gabriel Terrero went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a walk…LF David Beckles drove home three and drew a pair of walks…

RHP Jose Julian Rodriguez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

Yankees MILB 8/13: Christopher Familia: HR, 5 RBI

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (54-57; 20-17 in the second half) (Defeated Syracuse, 6-2)

LF Everson Pereira: 0-for-5, 3 K
Since promotion: .311/.368/.533 in 136 PA. 
C Austin Wells: 0-for-4, K
Since promotion: .257/.356/.365 in 87 PA with eight doubles, ten walks, and 20 strikeouts. 
3B Oswald Peraza: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
.261/.354/.470 in 271 PA (8 doubles, 1 triple, 13 HR, 33 RBI, 42 R, 28 BB, 48 K, 12-for-16 SB). His season doesn’t shout at you, but he is still doing more than enough to earn a consistent MLB shot.
RF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-3, 2B (11), RS, BB
1B Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-1, 2 RS, 2 BB
Since promotion: .262/.396/.426 in 227 PA (6 doubles, 8 HR, 24 RBI, 33 R, 38 BB (16.7%), 54 K (23.8%))
DH Jake Lamb: 1-for-3, HR (1), 3 RBI, RS
Lamb’s first HR as a member of the Yankees organization.
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-3, HR (17), 3 RBI, RS, BB
Westbrook is two away from tying his career-best for homers in a season. His .524 SLG is the best number in his career. I hope this grinder at least earns a cup of MLB coffee. He has been doing the minor-league thing for years.
CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, 2 K, SB (15)
For Scranton: .286/.348/.365 in 138 PA. Overall: .297/.369/.428 in 252 PA (12 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 32 R, 25 BB, 61 K, 32-for-36 SB (88.9%))
SS Wilmer Difo: 0-for-3, BB

LHP Edgar Barclay: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, HR
Since promotion: 4.97 ERA (12.2 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 8 BB, 11 K). Overall: 2.31 ERA in 46.2 IP (40 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 4 HR, 19 BB, 62 K)
RHP Michael Gomez: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Zach Greene: (W, 2-0) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Aaron McGarity: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
LHP Nick Ramirez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (63-43; 21-17 in the second half) (Shut down Binghamton, 8-0 – remember, Somerset is already in the playoffs)

LF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-5, K
After his insane hot streak, Dominguez is 0-for-12 with a pair of walks in his last three games. Correct – three games is about as small of a sample size as you can get. He is hitting .240/.743 OPS in 474 PA (14 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 74 R, 74 BB (15.6%), 122 K (25.7%), 36-for-43 SB)
DH Ben Rice: 2-for-3, BB, K
Since promotion: 27-for-79 (90 plate appearances; .342; 5 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 16 R, 9 BB (10%), 16 K (17.8%), 4-for-5 SB)
C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-3, 2B (1), BB
Ramirez notches his first extra-base hit since his promotion. As he is moving up, the BB rate has gone down (18.5% for Tampa; 6.6% for Hudson Valley; one walk in 26 PA (3.8%) for Somerset). Is that worrisome? Not really – he was smoking the ball in Hudson Valley and the sample size is still quite small in Somerset.
1B Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, RS, K
2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-1, 2 RS, 3 BB, SB (1)
Bastidas draws three walks for the first time in his career.
CF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, SF, RBI
RF Aaron Palensky: 2-for-3, 2B (9), HR (6), 3 RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
Palensky has 18 doubles and 18 HR between here and Hudson Valley.
SS Max Burt: 1-for-4, HR (10), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
The utility guy reaches double digits in homers for the second straight year.
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, K

RHP Blane Abeyta:(W, 7-6)  6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
5.65 ERA (100.1 IP, 102 H, 65 R, 63 ER, 13 HR, 40 BB, 103 K). His K rate has jumped up from his time in Hudson Valley last year, though the same is true of the home run rate. It makes me wonder if they have changed anything with his pitch mix.
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Danny Watson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 1.33 ERA (27 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 HR, 11 BB, 31 K). Overall, Watson is up to 70 strikeouts in 51.1 innings.
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.38 ERA (40 IP, 36 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, 39 K)

Hudson Valley (59-49; 20-22 in the second half) (Lost two games to Jersey Shore – remember, Hudson Valley is already in the playoffs)

Game 1 (Lost, 12-10. Since this game was the conclusion of a suspended game, it went all nine innings)

CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-5, 2B (26), RBI, 2 RS, K, 2 SB (30)
Jones joins Jasson Dominguez and Brandon Lockridge in the organization’s 30+ SB club. He has 12 3+ hit games this season.
2B Jared Serna: 2-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB, SB (4)
Serna’s hitting streak (split between here and Tampa) reaches eight. He has 23 stolen bases in 29 tries between the two levels.
SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
LF Christopher Familia: 3-for-5, 2B (4), HR (8), 5 RBI, 2 RS
Familia has two 5-RBI games in 2023 and has 19 homers and 52 RBI in 50 games between here and Tampa. His up-to-the-minute triple slashes: Overall: .317/.390/.678. For Hudson Valley (128 PA): 259/.328/.500.
C Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, 2 2B (14), RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
A much-needed game for Flores, who entered action 3-for-32 in August.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, BB
7-for-13 with four RBI and five walks since his promotion.
RF Anthony Hall: 1-for-5, K
3-for-21 with a double since his promotion.
DH Antonio Gomez: 1-for-5, RS, 2 K
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-5, 3 K

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Mason Vinyard: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: 2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
LHP Clay Aguilar: (L, 3-3)  2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Aguilar did allow three inherited runners to score.
RHP Cole Ayers: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Game 2 (Lost, 6-1. Since this was Game 2, it was a 7-inning game)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, K
.264/.333/.451 in 418 PA (26 doubles, 4 triples, 12 HR, 52 RBI, 55 R, 38 BB, 124 K, 30-for-38 SB)
SS Jared Serna: 1-for-3, BB
Serna extends his hitting streak to nine and is 8-for-24 since his promotion. So far, the pitching here isn’t overwhelming him. 
LF Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-4, 2 K
2B Alexander Vargas: 2-for-3, 2 2B (14), RS, 2 SB (13)
Vargas is 6-for-9 in his last two games with three doubles, a home run, four runs batted in, and three stolen bases. 
C Antonio Gomez: 0-for-2, K
3B Ben Cowles: 0-for-2, BB, K
1B Rafael Flores: 1-for-3, RBI, K
.273/.357/.363 in 353 PA (14 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 40 R, 40 BB, 90 K, 3-for-4 SB). A bit of a slump took him away from his chase for .300, but he is still having a solid year. I keep asking the same question about many: Is he a catcher? Plus, do the Yankees think there is power for him to tap into? He isn’t a small kid (6’4″, 220) so maybe they think he can grow into some additional pop.
RF Grant Richardson: 0-for-3, K
DH Jared Wegner: 0-for-2, BB

RHP Brendan Beck: (L, 0-1)  3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Beck tossed 61 pitches tonight.
Pitches by start: 37, 45, 48, 57, 54, 53, 59, 61.
Stats (not including his one FCL start): 1.71 ERA in 26.1 IP (22 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 29 K)
RHP Luis Velasquez: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 2.33 ERA (27 IP, 16 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 16 BB, 30 K)
RHP Shane Gray: 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR

Tampa (52-56; 21-21 in the second half) (Knocked off Clearwater, 11-5)

SS Roc Riggio: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K
Since promotion: 3-for-13 with a double and four walks.
1B Kiko Romero: 1-for-5, 2 RS, K
Romero is 8-for-38 in nine games since his promotion.
DH Omar Martinez: 3-for-4, 2 2B (14), 3 RS, BB, K
.269/.382/.485 in 353 PA (14 doubles, 1 triple, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 55 R, 52 BB, 94 K, 8-for-9 SB). It is likely frustrating when your teammates get promoted and you are left behind. That is human nature, after all. All Martinez can do is continue to perform and learn.
LF Coby Morales: 3-for-5, 3 2B (6), 3 RBI, 2 RS
The 21-year-old left-handed bat has six doubles and a homer in nine games. That is a nice way to get your career started.
RF Garrett Martin: 1-for-4, BB, K
6-for-26 with three doubles, four walks, and eight strikeouts. He was sent right to this level after being signed as an undrafted free agent.
C Manuel Palencia: 3-for-5, 4 RBI, RS
At this level: 5-for-12. He sets a new personal best for RBI in a game (this was only his 96th career game)
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, SB (10)
Arias stole home and the back end of a double steal. He is hitting .222/.321/.321 in 361 PA.
3B Beau Brewer: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, K, SB (3)
Brewer is 10-for-29 (.345) in August.
2B Jose Colmenares: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, K

RHP Ryan Harvey: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Since promotion: 3.38 ERA (16 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 12 K)
RHP Montana Semmell: (W, 1-0) 2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
Since promotion: 10 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Anderson Munoz: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Nolberto Henriquez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

FCL Yankees (28-19; first place by 2.5 games over the Phillies)

Day off

DSL Yankees (29-15; first place by 0.5 games over DSL Colorado)

Day off

DSL Bombers (21-24; 9 games behind the DSL Yankees)

Day off

Yankees MILB 8/12: Enmanuel Tejeda Goes Yard

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (53-57; 19-17 in the second half) (Defeated Syracuse, 4-2)

LF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-4, HR (12), RBI, RS, K
Cordero has three HR in his last two games.
DH Everson Pereira: 0-for-3, BB, K
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, 2B (8), RBI, RS, SB (1)
Wells is now 6-for-6 stealing bases this year and 38-for-38 in his career. This is his 8th double in 19 games since his promotion and 22nd double in 82 games overall.
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, 2B (19), K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 1-for-3, BB
3B Jake Lamb: 0-for-2, RS, HBP, 2 K
CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-3
RF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-2, 2B (4), RBI, BB, K

LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
All the MLB injuries and whatnot has thinned out the Triple-A rotation a bit.
RHP Zac Houston: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
LHP Josh Maciejewski (W, 2-0): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Zach McAllister: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Ron Marinaccio: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Greg Weissert (S, 9): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (62-43; 20-17 in the second half) (Lost to Binghamton, 4-0)

C Ben Rice: 1-for-3, 2B (5), HBP, 2 K
In his last six games, Rice is 12-for-25 (4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR). Overall across all levels, he is hitting .323/.459/.613 in 196 PA with 10 doubles and 11 home runs.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-4, 2 K
.243/.362/.389 in 469 PA (14 doubles, 2 triples, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 74 R, 74 BB, 121 K, 36-for-43 SB). His stretch of consecutive multi-hit games ended yesterday, though it came with a pair of walks.
DH Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-4, K
Since promotion: 3-for-22 with an RBI.
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-3, K
1B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-3
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, K
2B Anthony Seigler: 0-for-3
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-2, HBP
3B Max Burt: 0-for-3, 2 K

RHP Matt Sauer (L, 2-3): 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, HR
At this level: 3.53 ERA (35.2 IP, 27 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 5 HR, 15 BB, 43 K)(
LHP Ryan Anderson: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Jack Neely: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Between here and Scranton: 3.38 ERA (42.2 IP, 25 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 3 HR, 30 BB, 52 K)

Hudson Valley (59-47; 20-20 in the second half) (Lead Jersey Shore, 6-4, in the 4th. The game was suspended at that point)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-2, 2B (26), RBI, RS
2B Jared Serna: 1-for-1, RBI, RS, BB
A nice 6-for-19 start to this level and a combined 8-game hitting streak between here and Tampa.
SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-2, RS
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, RS
The stats don’t count yet, but Familia will have 49 RBI in 50 games once they do.
C Rafael Flores: 1-for-2, 2B (13), RBI, RS, K
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-2, RBI
RF Anthony Hall: 1-for-2
DH Antonio Gomez: 1-for-2, RS, K
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-1

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Mason Vinyard: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Tampa (51-56; 20-21 in the second half) (Destroyed Clearwater, 9-3)

1B Kiko Romero: 1-for-5, HR (1), RBI, RS, 2 K
The first professional HR for this year’s 7th-round pick.
LF Coby Morales: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RS, BB, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K
DH Josh Moylan: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, K
.269/.424/.385 in a measly 33 PA sample.
CF Cole Gabrielson: 1-for-5
RF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-2, 2 RS, BB, 2 HBP, K, SB (7)
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-2, 2 RS, 2 BB, SB (16)
Taking walks (63; 15.3%) and stealing bases (16-for-22) is pretty much his thing.
3B Beau Brewer: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB
2B Jose Colmenares: 1-for-3, HR (4; grand slam), 5 RBI, RS, BB, K
.194/.390/.613 in a fun 41 PA sample.

RHP Sean Hermann (W, 5-6): 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
This follows up a solid effort in High-A last time out. Overall: 5.52 ERA in 88 IP (101 H, 62 R, 54 ER, 8 HR, 39 BB, 75 K). 
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Huey Morrill: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

FCL Yankees (28-19) (Defeated the Blue Jays, 9-6)

LF Jackson Castillo: 0-for-1, 2 RS, 4 BB, 1 K
The 20-year-old undrafted free agent out of the College of Southern Nevada shows off some discipline in game 2 of his professional career.
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-4, HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB
.308/.468/.462 in 188 PA. This is what I like to say about teenagers in the rookie leagues: The goal is to do enough to earn a coveted slot in a full-season league. Tejeda has done that, so we’ll see what’s next.
RF John Cruz: 4-for-5, RBI, 2 RS
It will be hard to top his feat of 14 RBI in two games, but today was a good day. It is his second 4-hit game this season.
SS Hans Montero: 1-for-5
3B Dylan Jasso: 2-for-4, 2B (5), RBI, BB
13-for-27 (.481) with five doubles and nine walks. Jasso should crush this level and is.
CF Willy Rodriguez: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, K
DH Josh Tiedemann: 1-for-5, RS, 3 K
Tiedmann’s first professional hit.
C Edinson Duran: 2-for-5, 2 RS, SB (2)
1B Enger Castellano: 1-for-4, RBI, K, SB (5)

RHP Chalniel Arias: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
I am often asked about players being promoted from the DSL to the FCL in the same season. I don’t think it happens often, but here is one example.
RHP Sebastian Keane: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Yoljeldriz Diaz: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

DSL Yankees (29-15) (Demolished Mets Orange, 20-8)

DH Brando Mayea: 1-for-6, RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K, SB (21)
.260/.362/.366 in 152 PA with 21 stolen bases in 25 attempts.
CF Jose Castro: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (16)
.250/.402/.360 in 127 PA for the 17-year-old. He is 16-for-17 SB.
C Josue Gonzalez: 0-for-4, RS, 2 BB, 3 K
SS Santiago Gomez: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, 1 K
SS Luis Suarez: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 RS, K, SB (18)
2B Luis Escudero: 1-for-4, RBI, 3 RS, BB, K
1B Gabriel Bersing: 3-for-6, 2 HR (3), 4 RBI, 3 RS, 2 K
Bersing compiles his first career multi-HR game.
LF-CF Andry Javier: 2-for-3, HR (1), 4 RBI, 4 RS, 3 BB, K, SB (8)
It took 50 games, but the 19-year-old hits his first professional home run. 
RF Niurby Asigen: 0-for-2, 2 RS, 3 BB, K

LHP Joshua Quezada (W, 6-0): 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

DSL Bombers (21-24-1) (Lost to DSL Colorado, 5-2)

2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-3, 2 BB, K

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

News:

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 7/25: Ben Rice is Lovin’ Double-A

News:

The Yankees have released a pair of veteran relievers.

RHP Michael Feliz, signed on May 18th, was released from his contract. He reportedly will sign with a team in Japan. The veteran pitched to a decent 3.38 ERA in only 13.1 innings with a 15/5 K/BB.
LHP D.J. Snelten was also cut. Snelten, who hadn’t pitched since making 20 starts with the Chicago Dogs (Independent) in 2019, was an interesting story but he simply did not perform. He compiled a 7.50 ERA in 30 games with Scranton, with a 48/42 K/BB over 36 innings.

RHP Bailey Dees was promoted from Hudson Valley to Somerset today, reuniting with former bullpen mate Danny Watson to form a towering duo. Dees, who stands 6’8″, pitched to a 1.74 ERA and 59/15 K/BB ratio over 41.1 innings. He was the Yankees’ 18th-round pick in the 2021 draft out of Penn State.

Scranton (45-49; 11-8 in the second half) (Lost to Buffalo, 3-1)

CF Estevan Florial: 2-for-3, 2B (14), RS, BB, K
Florial now has a 5-game hitting streak (7-for-17). He has three doubles during the streak.
LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, K
Pereira is hitting .345 (20-for-58) since his promotion (at least one hit in 13 of 14 games)
SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-for-3, BB, K
C Austin Wells: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, K
Since promotion: 3-for-14 (1 double, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K)
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-4
DH Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-4, 2B (5)
Since promotion: .285/.416/.486 in 178 PA.
RF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-3, 2 K
1B Jake Lamb: 0-for-2, BB, K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3

RHP Jhony Brito: (L, 2-2) 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
5.45 ERA (36.1 IP, 40 H, 23 R, 22 ER, 16 BB, 33 K). Do his Triple-A numbers matter? Not really.
RHP Michael Gomez: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Somerset (54-35; 12-9 in the second half) (Shut out Bowie, 6-0, in a 6-inning game (rain))

FYI: If you see any numbers below that don’t match up to other numbers you are seeing, it is due to July 9th. That game was suspended and MILB.com is treating it weirdly. The overall numbers include that game – the splits do not. So, when you see “numbers in July” below, keep in mind that one game is currently not included.

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, HR (13), RBI, RS, K
The home run was a lead-off blast. Sweeney is hitting .253/.369/.437 in 396 PA. In July, he is hitting .288/.413/.455 in 17 games (3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 14 R, 12 BB, 15 K). He has shown more against RHP (.856 OPS) than LHP (.630) but there is no reason for concern. Just something to watch.
RF Willie Calhoun: 2-for-3, BB
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K, SB (26), CS (6)
.220/.349/.368 in 392 PA. In 18 July games, Dominguez is hitting .307/.381/.427.
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
.230/.321/.544 in 312 PA. 
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-0
He left the game early – never a good thing.
 1B Mickey Gasper: 1-for-2, 2 RS, BB
LF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-2, SF, RBI, SB (9), CS (2)
Dunham has a 5-game hitting streak (9-for-21) and has 21 stolen bases in 27 tries between here and Scranton.
DH Ben Rice: 2-for-2, HR (3), 4 RBI, RS, BB
Since promotion: 10-for-17 (.588) with three home runs in four games. Overall, Rice is hitting .365/.516/.646 in 128 spectacular plate appearances. I don’t know if catching is part of the long-term plan, but the Yankees seem to have an intriguing hitter here.
C Josh Breaux: 0-for-3, K
2B Max Burt: 0-for-1, 2 BB, K, CS (3)

RHP Blane Abeyta (W, 6-4): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
It goes down as a shutout in the record books. Abeyta owns a 5.46 ERA in 85.2 IP with a 91/37 K/BB.

Hudson Valley (51-39; 12-12 in the second half) (Smoked Hickory, 16-5)

CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-6, RBI, RS, K
Jones now has a 6-game hitting streak (11-for-27 (.407); 2 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI). This is his 10th 3+ hit game this season (including one on 7/21). It’s been a season of streaks for Jones, but the overall resume is a good one. 
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-6, RS, 3 K
C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-6, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS, K
Ramirez is hitting .392 with 15 extra-base hits (10 doubles, 5 HR) in 18 games since his promotion. 
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-5, 3 RS, BB, 3 K
Flores has five 2-hit games in his last nine games played (hitless in the other four games)
DH Christopher Familia: 3-for-4, HR (3), RBI, 3 RS, BB
Familia has two 3-hit games in his last three games played. He is up to .254 since his promotion.
SS Alexander Vargas: 2-for-4, 3B (5), 4 RBI, 4 RS, BB
Vargas takes over the organizational lead with his 5th triple. This is his second 4-RBI game this season (first 4-run game).
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K
LF Anthony Garcia: 2-for-2, 2B (6), HR (5), 3 RBI, RS, 3 BB
Garcia has the type of night we were all dreaming about a few years ago. 
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-5, SF, 2 RBI

RHP Tyrone Yulie: (W, 5-6) 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR
4.66 ERA (75.1 IP, 58 H, 49 R, 39 ER, 13 HR, 41 BB, 89 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
2.49 ERA (27.2 IP, 21 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 11 BB, 37 K)

Tampa (43-48; 12-13 in the second half) (Lost to Dunedin, 5-1)

2B Jared Serna: 1-for-4, K, SB (19)
After going a month without a stolen base (and only one attempt), Serna is now 3-for-3 in his last four games.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4
Rodriguez has hit safely in ten of his last 11 games (15-for-43; .349)
C Omar Martinez: 1-for-2, HR (10), RBI, RS, 2 BB, SB (7)
Martinez has ten home runs in 69 games this season (11 HR in 110 games prior to 2023)
SS Brenny Escanio: 2-for-3, 2B (8), BB
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-4, 2 K
DH Brett Barrera: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-2, 2 K
  LF Jake Palmer: 1-for-2
1B Ronny Rojas: 3-for-4
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-4, K

RHP Sean Hermann: (L, 4-6)  4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR
5.99 ERA (73.2 IP, 85 H, 56 R, 49 ER, 8 HR, 33 BB, 59 K)
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
3.25 ERA in 52.2 IP (44 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 66 K). Calderon comes at you with a sinker/change/slider mix, with a few curves mixed in.
RHP Matt Keating: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.95 ERA (41 IP, 41 H, 24 R, 18 ER, 3 HR, 22 BB, 60 K). Keating doesn’t throw extremely hard (91-93) but has a few weapons to go to (4-seam, cutter, slider, curve)
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

FCL Yankees (19-14) (Defeated the Blue Jays, 2-1. The Blue Jays only compiled one hit)

2B Keiner Delgado: 1-for-5, RS
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 2-for-2, 2 BB, SB (18), CS (5)
.317/.489/.462 in 141 PA (2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 26 R, 31 BB, 30 K, 18-for-23 SB)
CF Willy Montero: 4-for-4, RBI, CS (4)
.344/.397/.467 in 136 PA (7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 17 R, 11 BB, 25 K, 4-for-8 SB). He is fifth in the league in AVG and third in runs batted in.
SS Hans Montero: 0-for-4
RF John Cruz: 1-for-4, HR (7), RBI, RS, K
.246/.331/.482 in 130 PA. He is the league leader with 32 RBI.

RHP Carlos Lagrange: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, HR
2.73 ERA (29.2 IP, 15 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 3 HR, 16 BB, 41 K). Like many big pitchers, you look for improvements in control. Not allowing a walk works.
RHP Jackson Fristoe (W, 1-2): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 2 K
Fristoe’s first professional win – congrats!
RHP Yoljeldriz Diaz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
When you have a 22-year-old who has pitched in only 20 games in four seasons, you know that injuries are the likely reason.
RHP Eric Reyzelman (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
His first professional save – congrats! 

DSL Yankees (22-12) (Destroyed the Rangers Red, 12-2)

CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-6, RS, K, SB (15)
.258/.377/.360 in 106 PA. Hard to complain about his first 100+ professional plate appearances.
DH Jose Castro: 3-for-6, 2B (4), RBI, RS, SB (10)
.286/.440/.429 in 91 PA. Castro (17) is a perfect 10-for-10 stealing bases.
SS Santiago Gomez: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB, K
.303/.458/.461 in 118 PA. In 68 total games at this level between 2022-2023, he is hitting .261/.421/.412 in 273 PA.
LF Andres Lacruz: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, HBP, SB (16), CS (2)
2B Luis Escudero: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, SB (4)
The 17-year-old is hitting .282/.451/.436 in 102 PA. This is his debut season.
3B Andry Javier: 1-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, RS
RF Niurby Asigen: 4-for-5, RBI, 3 RS
His first career 4-hit game raises his triple slash from .169/.319/.271 to .219/.351/.313. The wonders of small sample sizes.

RHP Jerson Alejandro: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
LHP Pedro Rodriguez (W, 5-0): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Jose Guzman (S, 1): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

DSL Bombers (17-18) (Won an 11-10 thriller over DSL Brewers 1. The Brewers scored four to take a 10-6 lead in the top of the 10th, only for the Bombers to score five to secure the win)

DH Gabriel Terrero: 2-for-6, HR (5), 3 RBI, RS, 3 K
.319/.398/.571 in 103 PA with 20 runs batted in. He is a 17-year-old switch-hitting middle infielder in his debut season.
C Edgleen Perez: 3-for-5, RBI
CF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-5, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
.272/.398/.456 in 128 PA with a 12-for-16 stolen base rate. I am intrigued.
LF Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-5, RS, BB, 2 K
2B Abrahan Ramirez: 2-for-3, 2B (4), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB
3B Rafael Martinez: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS

Yankees MILB 7/22: Drew Thorpe Ks 13

News:

UTIL Oswaldo Cabrera is on his way back to Scranton. The Yankees have tried to send him down a few times before, only for injuries to interfere with their plans. Hence, he has played only two games at Triple-A, going 1-for-6 with a walk.

Scranton (44-48; 10-7 in the second half) (Split two games with Worcester)

Game 1 (Won, 8-3. This was the conclusion of last night’s suspended game, so they played out the entire nine innings)

CF Greg Allen: 0-for-1, RS, HBP
  RF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-2, RBI, HBP, K
DH Jake Bauers: 2-for-2, 2B (7), RS
    DH Estevan Florial: 1-for-3, 2 K
LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, K
He has hit safely in all 11 games since his promotion.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
Triple-A debut.
3B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-3, HR (19), RBI, RS, BB
1B Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-3, HR (8), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB,  K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-1, RBI, RS, 2 BB, CI, CS (4)
RF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, K, 2 SB (9)
Between here and Somerset, Lockridge is 26-for-29 in the stolen base department. I doubt he gets through the Rule 5 draft again. Some team out there will like the speed and ability to play CF.
SS Wilmer Difo: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K

RHP Will Warren: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Warren was throwing well, but his outing will be cut short. At this level: 4.39 ERA (41 IP, 36 H, 26 R, 20 ER, 8 HR, 20 BB, 44 K)
RHP Clayton Beeter: (W, 1-1) 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Since promotion: 3.26 ERA (19.1 IP, 15 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 20 K). Overall, he possesses a 96/41 K/BB over 80 IP.
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Aaron McGarity: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR

Game 2 (Lost, 10-2)

CF Greg Allen: 1-for-4, K
LF Jake Bauers: 3-for-4, HR (11), RBI, RS
Who wouldn’t take a 5-for-6 in two games?  Between here and the Yankees, Bauers has 18 home runs in 73 games.
RF Everson Pereira: 0-for-3, K
His first hitless game since his promotion. Pereria is hitting .333 (17-for-51) since his promotion with three walks and 14 strikeouts.
DH Austin Wells: 1-for-3, 2 K
Wells collects a hit in his first two Triple-A games.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-2, BB, K
.252/.341/.489 in 384 PA (18 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 68 RBI, 58 R, 44 BB, 84 K, 3-for-3 SB)
1B Jake Lamb: 0-for-3, K
C Rodolfo Duran: 1-for-3, 3B (1), RS
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-1, 2 BB
2B Wilmer Difo: 0-for-3

RHP Deivi Garcia: (L, 2-2) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
4.76 ERA (39.2 IP, 39 H, 23 R, 21 ER, 6 HR, 28 BB, 40 K)
RHP Michael Gomez: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Zac Houston: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP D.J. Snelten: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Somerset (52-35; 10-9 in the second half) (Crushed Hartford, 9-3)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-2, 3 RS, 3 BB
Sweeney has 12 walks this month and is hitting .248/.367/.424 in 382 PA (17 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 55 R, 52 BB (13.6%), 73 K)
RF Willie Calhoun: 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, RS
  RF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-2
LF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-5, RS, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-5, HR (16), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
.224/.324/.457 in 299 PA. He has 16 HR in 299 PA this year after hitting four in 344 PA prior to this season.
C Ben Rice: 4-for-5, 2B (1), 2 HR (2), 4 RBI, 2 RS
Rice is 8-for-15 in three games since his promotion. He has ten multi-hit efforts this season (28 games). Overall, he is hitting .351 (33-for-94; 6 doubles, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 26 R, 23 BB, 21 K, 4-for-4 SB). You can’t just assume that a hitter would stay hot if they stayed healthy but it is too bad Rice missed so much time.
2B Mickey Gasper: 0-for-3, 2 BB
DH Josh Breaux: 0-for-5, 2 K
3B Max Burt: 0-for-5, K
CF Jeisson Rosario: 1-for-4, 2B (8)

RHP Richard Fitts: (W, 6-5) 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 HR
3.75 ERA (100.2 IP, 93 H, 43 R, 42 ER, 24 BB, 108 K, 15 HR). Fitts had a 6.21 ERA in his first seven starts. In 11 starts since: 2.54 ERA (67.1 IP, 55 H, 20 R, 19 ER, 14 BB, 72 K)
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
4.02 ERA (31.1 IP, 31 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 4 HR, 11 BB, 33 K)
LHP Lisandro Santos: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Hudson Valley (50-38; 11-11 in the second half) (Shut down Brooklyn, 3-0)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, 2B (22), 2 RBI, 3 K
.272/.344/.485 in 346 PA (22 doubles, 4 triples, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 47 R, 33 BB, 105 K, 22-for-30 SB). His K% is 30.3. He will need to cut that down, but we have to accept that a kid with his size is going to strike out. Don’t just focus on that, though. He is showing off solid power and can be a sneaky base stealer. 
3B Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, HBP, 2 K, 2 SB (10), CS (1)
DH Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-3, BB, SB (1)
This snaps his 8-game hitting streak though he still has a 9-game on-base streak. Ramirez is 26-for-64 (.406) since his promotion.
1B Rafael Flores: 0-for-3, 2 K
LF Christopher Familia: 1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS
Familia follows up his 3-hit effort last night with a home run tonight. Adjusting?
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-3
C Antonio Gomez: 0-for-3, 2 K
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 1-for-3, RS, 2 K
2B Luis Santos: 1-for-2, RS, HBP, K, SB (6)

RHP Drew Thorpe: (W, 10-1)  8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 13 K
2.08 ERA (99.1 IP, 69 H, 27 R, 23 ER, 6 HR, 31 BB, 124 K). The conspiracy theorist could say that the Yankees are keeping him here to keep his value up. While I can see that happening, an opposing thought could be that he would be worth even more if he went to Double-A and put together a strong effort. Whatever the case is, this is the reality: He does not belong here. These hitters have no chance against him and everyone needs to see how he can do against more advanced competition.
RHP Jack Neely (S, 5): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Neely is also in line for a promotion. He owns a 2.61 ERA in 41.1 IP (25 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 66 K)

Tampa (42-46; 11-11 in the second half) 

Their game against Clearwater was postponed.

FCL Yankees (18-14) (Lost to the Phillies, 3-2)

3B Keiner Delgado: 2-for-5, RS
.291/.404/.504 in 151 plate appearances (20-for-24 SB). He has 19 games at second base, three games at third base, and eight games at designated hitter.
SS Hans Montero: 0-for-3, BB
RF Willy Montero: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, K, 2 SB (4)
.322/.379/.449 in 132 plate appearances. He is 4-for-7 stealing bases this year after a 16-for-20 rate in 2022.
DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-3, BB

LHP Henry Lalane: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
The 6’7″ 19-year-old has a 4.70 ERA in only 7.2 IP (6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 9 K)
RHP Edward Sanchez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
The 22-year-old, listed as a shortstop, makes his professional debut on the hill.
LHP Allen Facundo: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
2.00 ERA (18 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 11 BB, 25 K)
RHP Sebastian Keane: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.59 ERA (17 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 25 K). Hopefully, they get his feet wet in Tampa before the season ends.

DSL Yankees (21-11) (Shut down the DSL Twins, 3-0. This was mundane for a DSL game)

CF Jose Castro: 0-for-2, RBI, RS, 2 HBP, K
DH Luis Suarez: 1-for-3, RS, 2 K, SB (13)
The 18-year-old has flashed his speed in his 59-game career (29-for-34 SB) but hasn’t yet shown off a hit tool.
C Josue Gonzalez: 0-for-2, BB, K
.393/.576/.714 in 85 PA (10 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 19 R, 23 BB, 10 K)
3B Anthony Pena: 1-for-3, K
.319/.407/.532 in 54 PA
SS Jelson Coca: 1-for-3, 2B (3), RS

RHP Joshua Quezada (W, 4-0): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
4.39 ERA (26.2 IP, 26 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 2 HR, 12 BB, 28 K). This is the 19-year-old’s debut season.
RHP Stanly Alcantara (S, 2): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K
2.03 ERA (13.1 IP, 11 H, 11 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 19 BB, 6 K). If any line can define a DSL pitcher, this might be it!

DSL Bombers (16-17) (Defeated the Cardinals, 9-2)

CF Richard Meran: 0-for-0, 2 RS, 2 BB, SB (1)
Meran’s first career stolen base is of home plate. He left the game early – not sure why.
2B Gabriel Terrero: 0-for-4, RS, BB, K
C Edgleen Perez: 2-for-3, 2B (3), RS, 2 BB
RF-CF Gabriel Lara: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
.287/.415/.489 in 118 plate appearances (5 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 21 R, 20 BB, 18 K, 12-for-16 SB). This is a successful debut season for the 17-year-old.
DH Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K
SS Kevin Verde: 1-for-5, 2B (7), 3 RBI, CS (1)
.258/.319/.371 in 69 plate appearances in his debut season.

RHP Alejandro Gomez (W, 3-1): 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
3.62 ERA (32.1 IP, 27 H, 18 R, 13 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 25 K)
RHP Dari Brito: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Yankees MILB 7/21: Spencer Jones Collects 3 Hits

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C Austin Wells was promoted to Scranton today, and instantly placed in the cleanup spot.

Wells, the Yankees’ first-round pick in the 2020 COVID draft, hit .248/.343/.460 in 113 Double-A games with 22 doubles, 1 triple, 23 HR, and 93 RBI. Whether he can stick behind the plate is still a matter of debate.

Scranton (43-47; 9-6 in the second half) (Lead Worcester, 4-0, in the 4th. The game was suspended due to a power outage. They will conclude this tomorrow afternoon (playing out the entire 9 innings) before a 7-inning nightcap)

CF Greg Allen: 0-for-1, RS, HBP
DH Jake Bauers: 2-for-2, 2B (7), RS
LF Everson Pereira: 0-for-2, 2 K
C Austin Wells: 1-for-1, RS, BB
Triple-A debut.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-1, BB
1B Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-2, HR (8), 2 RBI, RS, K
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-0, RBI, BB, CI, CS (4)
RF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-2
SS Wilmer Difo: 0-for-1, K

RHP Will Warren: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Warren was throwing well, but his outing will be cut short. At this level: 4.39 ERA (41 IP, 36 H, 26 R, 20 ER, 8 HR, 20 BB, 44 K)

Somerset (51-35; 9-9 in the second half) (Crushed Hartford, 9-2)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-5, RBI, RS, K
Sweeney increases his hitting streak to five (8-for-25; 2 doubles, 1 triple, 8 RBI). 
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-5, RBI, RS, K
.216/.349/.371 in 378 PA (8 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 60 R, 64 BB, 103 K, 25-for-29 SB). There is still plenty of time to go, but I wonder how his season will be judged when all is said and done.
3B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-3, HR (23), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB, 2 K
A new career best (23 HR in 71 games this year; 22 in 111 games last year). Hardman hits his bombs in bunches. He hit home runs in three straight games in early June and had a stretch where he hit six home runs in six games (including three in one game). While he has enough pop to make it to the big leagues, it is the strikeouts that are a problem: 101 in 302 PA (33.4%).
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-5, 2 K
RF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-5, HR (3), RBI, RS, K
Dunham has homered in back-to-back games and has hit safely in nine of his last ten games.
DH Ben Rice: 2-for-5, RS
Rice has back-to-back 2-for-5 efforts to begin his Double-A journey.
LF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-5, 2B (6), RS, K
C Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Breaux is 5-for-25 at this level. Overall, in 23 games, he is hitting .191/.250/.303.
2B Max Burt: 2-for-2, 2B (5), RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
.268/.358/.500 at this level. 

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
1.26 ERA (28.2 IP, 15 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 17 BB, 34 K). He is throwing very well in his limited spurts. Tonight, he tossed 57 pitches.
LHP Edgar Barclay: (W, 3-1) 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HR
1.20 ERA (30 IP, 23 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 45 K). Barclay hadn’t allowed a home run since September 15, 2021. He tossed 67.1 homerless innings in 2022. You are looking at a legit swingman type of prospect here who can probably start, pitch in the middle innings, and even give you some late-inning production. You are probably thinking about guys like Ramiro Mendoza or Alfredo Aceves, etc.
LHP Josh Maciejewski: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Hudson Valley (49-38; 10-11 in the second half) (Lost to Brooklyn, 8-7)

CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-5, 2B (21), RBI, 3 RS, SB (22)
Jones has nine 3+ hit games this season. He is 15-for-43 (.349) in July (2 doubles, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 10 BB, 9 K, 4 SB)
SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, 2B (12), SF, RBI
C Rafael Flores: 0-for-1, 3 BB, HBP
Flores collects his first career 3-BB game.
RF Christopher Familia: 3-for-5, 2B (3), 2 RBI, RS
Familia has been struggling a bit since his promotion, so this game was needed. He is now 14-for-63 (.222; 3 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 9 R). Overall, he has 10 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HR, 38 RBI, and 34 runs scored in 36 games between here and Tampa.
DH Antonio Gomez: 0-for-5, 4 K
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-5, HR (10), RBI, RS, K
Henson ties his personal best for HR in a season (61 games this year; 71 games in 2022). Overall, he has 28 HR and 98 RBI in 160 career games.
LF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 3 K
2B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-3, 2B (5), RS, BB, HBP
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-5

LHP Brock Selvidge: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
It wasn’t a spectacular High-A debut, but he battled to keep runs off the board. 
RHP Luis Velasquez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
LHP Clay Aguilar: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
3.98 ERA (20.1 IP, 16 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 10 BB, 31 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez: (L, 2-3)  1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Tampa (42-46; 11-11 in the second half) (Lost to Clearwater, 7-0. After a pair of slugfests, Tampa hasn’t scored a run in the last two games)

2B Jared Serna: 1-for-4, BB, SB (17)
This is Serna’s first stolen base since June 20th. It was only his second attempt this month. Just one of those weird things. Serna is 21-for-69 (.304). He hit .310 in April, .305 in May, and .263 in June (though that came with five home runs and 21 RBI). Just remarkable consistency.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-4, K
.292/.369/.432 in 294 PA. His 6-game hitting streak is snapped.
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
.244/.364/.409 in 269 PA. He is 16-for-54 (.296) in July with four home runs and 16 RBI. 
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, HBP
Escanio draws walks (52; .335 OBP) but hasn’t done enough in the contact department. The Yankees took him as a lottery ticket from the Brewers for J.P. Feyereisen.
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
DH Brett Barrera: 0-for-1, 2 HBP
  PR-DH Beau Brewer: 0-for-1
LF Jake Palmer: 1-for-3, BB
1B Ronny Rojas: 0-for-4, 2 K
RF Felix Negueis: 1-for-3, BB

RHP Leonardo Pestana: (L, 0-4)  2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
4.87 ERA (40.2 IP, 38 H, 23 R, 22 ER, 7 HR, 21 BB, 54 K). This is his new personal best for innings in a season – beating the mark he set in 2019. Injuries, injuries, injuries. By the way, the Yankees are unlikely to give up on this kid, as he is pumping upper-90s fastballs. 
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Yorlin Calderon: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.00 ERA (51 IP, 41 H, 20 R, 17 ER, 13 BB, 64 K). Calderon doesn’t throw hard, but he does have a starter’s arsenal (sinker, slider, change, curve). 
RHP Montana Semmel: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

FCL Yankees (18-13) (Lost to the Tigers, 4-3, in ten innings)

DH Keiner Delgado: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, 2 SB (20)
Delgado has ten multi-hit games (29 games played). 
SS Hans Montero: 0-for-5, 4 K
It happens to everyone….
RF Willy Montero: 0-for-4, BB, K
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-5, RBI, 2 K
CF John Cruz: 1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, RS, 2 K
Cruz, still only 17, has 11 home runs in 52 minor league games.
LF Joel Mendez: 3-for-4, 2B (4)

RHP Luis Serna: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
7.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 4 BB, 10 K. The important thing is that he is showing signs of being back on track after missing a vast majority of the season.
RHP Anderson Munoz: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
The 24-year-old is on a rehab assignment. He has made it as high as High-A Hudson Valley, where he pitched to a 4.41 ERA in 32.2 innings last season (48/12 K/BB)
LHP Miguel Pozo: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Steven Fulgencio (L, 0-1): 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
The 22-year-old was signed all the way back in 2018, but didn’t make his debut until 2022.

DSL Yankees (20-10) (Lost to DSL Tampa Bay, 8-3)

CF Brando Mayea: 1-for-4, BB
Mayea is 9-for-41 in July, but has walked 12 times.
SS Santiago Gomez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
1B Jhon Imbert: 0-for-1, 3 BB
3B Luis Ogando: 3-for-4, 2B (9), HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB (10)
Ogando is a 19-year-old right-handed bat who has played in 58 games at this level over the last two seasons (.330/.406/.519 in 226 PA)

RHP Yordanny Sosa: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Sosa pitched in 12 games back in his 2019 debut season, posting a 2.21 ERA (though that came with a 9/12 K/BB ratio), Then, he disappeared for four years and is back now. Injuries suck.

DSL Bombers (15-17) (Destroyed DSL Miami, 12-1. Talk about a bunch of baserunners: They compiled 13 hits and 14 walks while Miami commited three errors. This game had real 28-1 DSL potential. Trust me, stuff like that has happened before at this level!)

SS Ovandy Frias: 3-for-5, RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K, 3 SB (10)
Have yourself a morning/afternoon, Ovandy! It is hard to find much out there on the 19-year-old, who is in his debut season.
C Johan Contreras: 3-for-5, 2B (3), 4 RBI, RS, BB, K, CS (1)
The 18-year-old right-handed bat hit very well in his debut 2022 season but has yet to repeat that in 2023. Perhaps today is the start of something good.
CF Geyber Blanco: 3-for-5, 2 2B (11), 2 RBI, K
I pay close attention when 17-year-olds start raking in their debut season. So far, Blanco is doing that: .333/.405/.480 with 11 doubles in 84 plate appearances. He was just signed back in February.
DH Abrahan Ramirez: 1-for-2, 2 BB, K
The 18-year-old left-handed bat is hitting .314/.442/.446 in 45 games at this level going back to last season.
RF Luis Puello: 1-for-3, 2B (2), 2 RS, 2 BB, K
1B Johan Ferreira: 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (5)
Ferreira is already 20 years old. This is his first professional home run!

RHP Daniel Guerrero: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K
RHP Mariano Salomon (W, 2-1): 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
He is 20 years old but this is his first professional season. Salomon has a 40/6 K/BB ratio over 29.1 innings.
LHP Luis Urbano: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

 

Yankees MILB 7/19: Spencer Jones Goes Yard

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Nothing to report.

Scranton (43-46; 9-6 in the second half) (Lost to Worcester, 11-5)

CF Greg Allen: 1-for-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, RS, K, CS (1)
He has one home run for Scranton (hit two as a member of the Worcester roster earlier this season)
RF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, RS, BB
Pereira has at least one hit in all nine games since his promotion (14-for-39)
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, RS
Narvaez now has a 6-game hitting streak (7-for-23)
3B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-3, BB, K
1B Jake Lamb: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
Lamb is 4-for-17 with a pair of doubles and four walks since signing.
DH Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3, RBI, CI
LF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-4, 2 K
SS Jesus Bastidas: 2-for-4, RS
2B Wilmer Difo: 2-for-4, RS, K

LHP Tanner Tully: (L, 5-4) 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
LHP Anthony Misiewicz: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Deivi Garcia: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
4.74 ERA (38 IP, 36 H, 22 R, 20 ER, 6 HR, 27 BB, 38 K)
LHP D.J. Snelten: 0 IP, 1 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
This is not one for the scrapbook.
RHP Michael Gomez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Somerset (49-35; 7-9 in the second half) (Lost a tough one to Hartford, 10-9. Hartford scored three in the 9th to earn the win)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-5, 2B (16), 2 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K, SB (13)
A night after hitting a 3-run triple, Sweeney contributes a 2-run double. He has seven RBI in his last three games and is hitting .244 with 16 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 54 runs, and 13 stolen bases in 19 attempts.
LF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-5, K
This snaps his stretch of four straight 2-hit games. Now the goal is to not let it snowball.
C Austin Wells: 0-for-4, RS, HBP, 3 K
Wells is 11-for-54 in July.
3B Tyler Hardman: 2-for-4, RS, BB, K, CS (3)
1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, HBP
Rumfield, who had some terrible BABIP luck in the first half, is 7-for-18 with three doubles since the break.
CF Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 3 RS, 3 SB (6)
Dunham is hitting .306 (11-for-36) since his demotion. Overall, he has 18 stolen bases in 23 attempts.
DH Ben Rice: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, K
Rice earns his first two Double-A hits in his Somerset debut.
2B Mickey Gasper: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB
RF Jeisson Rosario: 3-for-5, 2B (7), RS, K, SB (8)
Rosario’s second 3-hit game this season. 

RHP Blane Abeyta: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR
5.87 ERA (79.2 IP, 84 H, 54 R, 52 ER, 10 HR, 35 BB, 88 K)
RHP Jesus Liranzo: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
RHP Alex Mauricio: (L, 1-2) 0.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR

Hudson Valley (49-37; 10-10 in the second half) (Defeated Brooklyn, 6-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, HR (12), RBI, RS, K
Jones has homered in back-to-back games and owns a .267/.340/.483 line over 332 PA. I love baseball: Before these two home runs, he hadn’t homered since June 18th. There’s hope for Anthony Rizzo! Anyway, he is 11-for-34 in July with eight walks.
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, 2 RS, BB, K
DH Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-3, RS, BB
He continues to maintain his .400+ average since his promotion (23-for-57; .404). His hitting streak is up to seven (11-for-27).
1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, 2B (12), HR (3), 4 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
.290/.359/.381 in 281 PA. He is listed at 6’4″, 220 so I have wondered in the past if the Yankees think he will grow into some pop. Regardless, he signed as an undrafted free agent last year so anything they get is a bonus.
C Antonio Gomez: 0-for-4, 3 K
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, RBI, K
.214/.260/.347 in 292 PA. He has shown marginal improvement from his 2022 stat line, but is nowhere near his encouraging 2021 season down in the FCL.
LF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-3, BB
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-4
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-3, K

RHP Brendan Beck: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
Beck finally gives up his first professional run. In five starts, he owns a 0.66 ERA over 14.2 IP (7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 17 K). Before you ask: He is averaging less than three innings per start because he is just coming back from an injury.
RHP Shane Gray: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
High-A debut.
RHP Jack Neely (W, 5-2): 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
2.68 ERA (40.1 IP, 24 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 64 K)

Tampa (42-44; 11-9 in the second half) (Lost to Clearwater, 8-7. By the way, Clearwater has been a beast in 2023. The Threshers are 58-27)

SS Jared Serna: 1-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB, K, CS (6)
.290/.354/.509 in 373 PA. Serna has scored at least one run in ten straight contests and has 64 RBI and 64 runs scored. When does he get a taste of Hudson Valley? He should get there for at least a little while before the season comes to a close.
C Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 2B (14), RBI, RS, BB
Rodriguez is up to .297/.375/.442 in 286 PA (14 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 43 R, 31 BB, 43 K, 13-for-15 SB). He has three straight multi-hit games (four of his last five games)
2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K, CS (6)
1B Omar Martinez: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
.243/.364/.413 in 261 PA. He is 14-for-47 (.298) in July with four home runs and 16 runs batted in.
CF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 3 K
3B Brett Barrera: 0-for-4, SF, RBI, BB, 2 K
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-2, RBI, RS, 2 BB
DH Ronny Rojas: 1-for-4, HR (7), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
Rojas has three home runs in his last five games. 
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-3, RBI, BB, K

RHP Justin Lange: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 HR
5.28 ERA (58 IP, 38 H, 38 R, 34 ER, 7 HR, 49 BB, 92 K)
RHP Matt Keating: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Adam Stone (L, 1-3): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
He pitched here in 2022, so this is not his Low-A debut. According to BaseballSavant, he hit 93 MPH on the one sinker he threw. Signed back in 2018 for over $600,000, he is only 21 years old. 

FCL Yankees (16-11) 

Day off.

DSL Yankees (19-10)

Day off.

DSL Bombers (13-17) (Defeated DSL Seattle, 8-2. This was the conclusion of a suspended game from Monday)

CF Richard Meran: 1-for-5, 2B (1), RBI, RS, 3 K
Meran’s professional debut. He was a part of last year’s class that included the Brando Mayea signing, leaving not much left for everyone else.
2B Gabriel Terrero: 1-for-5, 3B (1), RS, 2 K
Terrero maintains his 1.000+ OPS (.329/.410/.603)
DH Edgleen Perez: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, RS, BB, K
LF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (12), CS (4)
With Lara’s crazy speed, he should be running as much as possible to get himself accustomed to the art of base stealing.
RF Ramiro Altagracia: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K, 3 SB (5)
3B Kevin Verde: 3-for-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI, RS, K
1B Adrian Gonzalez: 1-for-3, 3B (1), RBI, RS, BB, K
Something tells me that the baseballreference.com linker isn’t going to link to this kid…

RHP Chalniel Arias: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
The kind of outing that sticks out. Speaking of sticking out: He has a 2.18 ERA in 33 IP with a 49/6 K/BB ratio. At 19 (20 in September), you do want to see him start to move.
RHP Angel Sanchez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Sanchez is already 22 years old, but this is his professional debut. He was signed back in 2019 but had some injury issues. By the way, according to MILB, he was signed as a LHP but is now listed as a RHP. That would be intriguing if no mistakes were made.

 

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 6/21: Brendan Beck’s High-A Debut

News:

RHP Brendan Beck will start his journey in Hudson Valley. He made only one rehab appearance for the FCL before this assignment.

Drafted by the Yankees in the second round of the 2021 draft, Beck underwent Tommy John surgery soon thereafter. Before the injury, he was considered a “quick rise” type of prospect. Just like Chase Hampton and Drew Thorpe (both from the 2022 draft class), he will skip Low-A, which makes sense.

At the very least, the Yankees are once again building up impressive pitching depth after trading a lot of pitching away over the last few years.

Scranton (33-37) (Defeated Buffalo, 4-1)

CF Estevan Florial: 1-for-4, 2 K
Florial’s OPS is now at 1.000 (a little 1-for-13 slump)
LF-2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-for-3, BB
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, HR (14), RBI, RS
Chaparro has three home runs in his last two games to raise his triple slash from .238/.314/.430 to .242/.316/.464. His season is a season of streaks, so let’s see if this one lasts.
RF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-3, BB
Dunham increases his on-base streak to 13.
DH Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
.272/.433/.444 in 104 PA since his promotion (.258/.402/.447 overall)
C Rodolfo Duran: 2-for-4, 2B (12), RS, 2 K
.263/.325/.480 in 166 PA. It is just interesting to follow Narvaez/Duran since the #3 catching job is up for grabs.
3B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-3, RBI
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-3, K
2B Wilmer Difo: 1-for-1, 2B (4), RS
  LF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-2, K

RHP Colten Brewer: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
1.37 ERA (19.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 18 K). Brewer pitched in three games earlier this season for the Yankees (in case you forget) before being DFA (he passed through waivers – obviously)
LHP Josh Maciejewski: (W, 1-0) 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP Blas Castano: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Castano’s Triple-A debut. It looks like his big weapon is a 93-95 MPH sinker that topped out at 96.1 MPH tonight. For Somerset, he pitched to a 4.79 ERA in 35.2 IP with a 33/18 K/BB ratio. It should be noted that it is very possible that this is a one-off since they had to use Brewer to start this game.
RHP Michael Feliz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 HR, 4 BB, 7 K. The Yankees are just trying to catch some lightning in a bottle with Feliz – zero risk.
RHP Greg Weissert (S, 6): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (39-25) (Lost to New Hampshire, 2-1)

SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-3, BB, K
CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-4, 3 K
Dominguez is back down to .203 and has 76 strikeouts in 270 PA (28.1%). He is only 14-for-70 (.200) in June with 12 walks and 28 strikeouts. He has his share of moments this season – in my opinion, his streaks just aren’t lasting long enough. He is very young so I am not giving up – I just want to see progress as the second half of the season gets started.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-4, K
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-2, BB, K, HBP
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, K
Since his massive home run binge: 1-for-16.  Baseball! Baseball! BASEBALL!
LF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-2, BB, K
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, K
2B Delvin Perez: 0-for-3, 2 K
The former Top 100 prospect (2017, Cardinals) plays in his first game since 4/20. He has 460 minor league games and has yet to reach MLB. You just never know with prospects…
DH Mickey Gasper: 1-for-3, HR (3), RBI, RS, K
Gasper’s playing time has been limited this season but he is 11-for-37 at this level (.297). He went 13-for-68 with a home run for Scranton.

RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
1.32 ERA (13.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 10 BB, 13 K). He has been able to cut down on the walk rate as his career has moved on. I wouldn’t worry about it much right now.
LHP Edgar Barclay: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
11.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 15 K. He allowed 7 HR in 77.1 IP in 2021. He didn’t allow any HR in 2019 (26 IP), 2021 (67.1 IP) or this season (11.1 IP)
RHP Ian Hamilton: (L, 1-1)  0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Hamilton’s second rehab appearance. I don’t worry much about results during rehab stints – just that the player is healthy and that their velocity is OK, etc.
RHP Alex Mauricio: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
3.60 ERA (20 IP, 16 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 18 K). Mauricio allowed five runs in his first 6.2 IP this season and three runs in 13.1 IP since.
RHP Danny Watson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K

Hudson Valley (39-26) (Defeated Brooklyn, 8-3)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-3, 3B (4), 2 BB, K
Last 9 games: 14-for-35 (.400; 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 6 BB, 10 K)
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
C Rafael Flores: 1-for-5, 3B (1), RBI, RS, 2 K
Flores compiles his first career triple.
RF Anthony Garcia: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
DH Antonio Gomez: 1-for-4, 2 RS, BB, K
15-for-42 (.357) in June. The defensive reputation is already there – developing some offense is the key.
2B Ben Cowles: 0-for-4, RS, HBP, K
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-3, RS, BB, HBP
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 2-for-3, 3B (4), 3 RBI, BB, HBP, K, CS (3)
It hasn’t been a fun season for Sanchez (.199) so it is nice to see him have a good night. 
3B Marcos Cabrera: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, K

RHP Brendan Beck: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Don’t expect Beck to throw a ton of innings this season. I am sure they want to build him all the way back up heading into 2024, but the main focus is to get him through his first professional season while bouncing back from surgery.
RHP Indigo Diaz: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Mason Vinyard: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Since his promotion: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 K. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in August, 2022.
RHP Jack Neely: (W, 3-1) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Neely has struck out at least one batter in 17 of his 19 appearances. Tonight’s results aren’t what he wanted and he now sports a 2.51 ERA in 28.2 IP (16 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 14 BB, 41 K)
RHP Nick Paciorek (S, 3): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
2.53 ERA (21.1 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 25 K)

Tampa (31-33) 

The game against Ft. Myers was postponed. They posted the lineup – so it is below with some notes.

2B Jared Serna: 0-for-0
.309/.372/.527 in 269 PA (12 doubles, 1 triple, 13 HR, 44 RBI, 44 R, 8.6% BB, 16.7% K, 16-for-20 SB). Serna has not had a stretch of three straight hitless games this season.  FSL ranks: HR: 1st; RBI: 1st; Runs: 2nd; Hits: 1st; BA: 5th; SLG: 2nd. 
CF Anthony Hall: 0-for-0
.273/.395/.416 in 195 PA (7 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 31 R, 16.4% BB, 20% K). He hit .121/.237/.242 in April but has hit very well since. A definite candidate to move to Hudson Valley.
C Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-0
.255/.404/.406 in 213 PA. He owns a 20.2% BB and 17.8% K. Walks are up compared to his time in the FCL, while his power is down. He is a catcher who is constantly hitting at the top of this lineup – pay attention.
DH Daury Arias: 0-for-0
Arias (21) is one of those “toolsy” types that you hope can put a package together. He is hitting .227/.306/.340 in 216 PA with a 10.2% BB and 20.4% K.
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-0
Escanio was acquired from the Brewers before he ever stepped foot on a professional diamond (signed by the Brewers on 7/2/19; traded to the Yankees on 9/1/19 for J.P. Feyereisen). He is hitting .214/.308/.265 in 251 plate appearances with a 12% BB and 28.3% K. Additionally, he has 14 stolen bases. A lottery ticket middle infielder.
3B Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-0
.310/.395/.458 in 196 PA with a 11.7% BB and 14.8% K. I have said it a few times: He’s not a big prospect but he has hit well since the day he signed his contract.
1B Omar Martinez: 0-for-0
.240/.364/.383 in 184 PA with a 15.2% BB and 29.9% K.
RF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-0
LF Jake Palmer: 0-for-0

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

FCL Yankees (8-4) (Lost to the Blue Jays, 13-8. The game was called with one out in the 9th)

Day off.

DSL Bombers (8-4) (Defeated Arizona Black, 7-4)

Day off.

DSL Yankees (10-1)

Day off.