Tag: Spencer Jones

Yankees MILB 5/3: Jared Serna: 3 Hits, HR

News:

Nothing new to report.

Scranton (11-17) 

The game against Rochester was postponed. They will play a doubleheader tomorrow.

The lineup is posted below for entertainment purposes. Also because, typically speaking, they just put the same lineup in place for Game 1 of the doubleheader. Time saver!

CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-0
.242/.405/.468 in 79 PA with a 21.5% BB and 31.6% K.
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-0
RF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-0
In an ideal world, he is Triple-A depth for the rest of the season.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-0
Chaparro has a reverse split thing going.
vs. RHP: .280/.349/.653 (all eight home runs)
vs. LHP: 2-for-28 with a walk
LF Kole Calhoun: 0-for-0
DH Ben Rortvedt: 0-for-0
C Rodolfo Duran: 0-for-0
.276/.323/.569 in 62 PA (5 doubles, 4 home runs). 
1B Billy McKinney: 0-for-0
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-0

RHP Mitch Spence: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Somerset (13-9) (Lost to Binghamton, 5-1)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, 2 K
CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-4, 3 K
Don’t read into stuff you see on Twitter: Dominguez is not ready regardless of his walk rate.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-3, K
  C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-1, 2B (5), CS (2)
LF Everson Pereira: 0-for-4
DH Anthony Seigler: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K
Seigler has eight walks in 48 plate appearances (16.7%). Last season, he compiled a 21.8% rate at Tampa/Hudson Valley.
RF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, K
1B Eric Wagaman: 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS
2B Max Burt: 0-for-4, 2 K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-4

RHP Richard Fitts: (L, 1-3)  7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HR
He allowed all four runs in the first inning. Impressive recovery, though the offense couldn’t quite make a game of it. He owns a 5.20 ERA in 27.2 IP (27 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 4 HR, 6 BB, 33 K). Solid enough peripherals.
RHP Justin Wilson: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
0.87 ERA (10.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 13 K)

Hudson Valley (15-8) (Knocked down Wilmington, 9-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, 2B (7), 2 RBI, RS
He has broken out of his 4-for-33 slump nicely. He is 11-for-31 (.355) since with two doubles, three triples, and two home runs.
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RS, HBP
Vargas started the season 1-for-13. He is 16-for-51 (.314) since with all nine of his extra-base hits.
3B Caleb Durbin: 3-for-5, 2 2B (5), RBI, 2 RS, CS (1)
Durbin is now 14-for-15 in the stolen base department. He is 23 and played 32 games at this level (for the Braves organization) in 2022. Hence, I assume he will be on the promotion list early if he keeps this up. 
DH Antonio Gomez: 0-for-3, BB
RF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-0, BB
  RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-3, RBI, K
C Rafael Flores: 0-for-3, BB
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB
2B Ben Cowles: 2-for-4, RS, K
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 2-for-3, 2 3B (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Triples are a lot of fun! Sanchez had two all of last year, which brings up another point: Triples are so unpredictable!

LHP Clay Aguilar: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
In his 2021 debut season (he missed all of 2022), Aguilar made five starts among his 22 appearances. We’ll see if they are attempting to stretch him out again.
RHP Harold Cortijo: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
LHP Ryan Anderson: (W, 1-1) 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Enrique Santana: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
9 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 9 K

Tampa (9-14) (Defeated Bradenton, 6-2)

SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-5, 4 K
DH Daury Arias: 2-for-4, 3B (1), RS, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-3, BB
2B Jared Serna: 3-for-4, 2B (4), HR (1), 2 RBI, RS, SB (7)
.323/.421/.431 in 76 plate appearances. Serna did pop six home runs in 49 games last season, showing that there could be some pop in his smallish frame. He is a fun prospect to follow, given his ability to make a lot of contact (Only 6 strikeouts in 76 plate appearances (7.9%))
RF Anthony Hall: 1-for-4, RS, K
CF Nelson Medina: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
LF Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-2, 2B (4), RS, SB (2)
   LF Felix Negueis: 0-for-1, RS, BB
1B Omar Martinez: 2-for-4, 3B (1), 4 RBI
Martinez has four straight multi-hit games. This is not a personal best for RBI, as he drove home six in a game back on 8/19/21, when he was down in the DSL.
3B Ronny Rojas: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
4.32 ERA (16.1 IP, 17 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 24 K)
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Mason Vinyard: (W, 1-1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Vinyard’s first professional win. Congrats!
RHP Matt Keating: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
1.46 ERA (12.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 17 K)

 

 

Yankees MILB 4/29: Spencer Jones Homers Twice

News:

C Anthony Seigler was activated today by the Somerset Patriots.

Scranton (10-16) (Lost to Worcester, 7-6, in 11 innings)

DH-CF Estevan Florial: 1-for-5, RBI, RS, 2 K
CF Harrison Bader: 0-for-5, K
  P D.J. Snelten: 0-for-0
3B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-5
.232/.298/.505 in 104 plate appearances. Once the plate appearances reach triple digits, I really start to pay closer attention to the stat lines.
LF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-2, 2B (7), RBI, RS, 2 BB, HBP, K, CS (2)
This is a much-needed performance by Dunham as he tries to break out of a recent malaise.
C Rodolfo Duran: 1-for-5, HR (4), RBI, RS
Power is his calling card and what makes him intriguing as a potential backup MLB catcher. 
2B Jesus Bastidas: 2-for-5
.205/.235/.333 in 85 plate appearances. Bastidas showed off some pop in 2022, which put him on my radar as a potential utility-type player for someone. 
RF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-4, RS, BB, K
1B Mickey Gasper: 2-for-3, 2 RS, 2 BB
A 6-game hitting streak has improved his line from .118/.231/.118 to .193/.292/.281. When you get off to a tough start, it takes some time to get the numbers up to where you want to see them.
SS Wilmer Difo: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, CS (1)

RHP Randy Vasquez: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
6.08 ERA (26.2 IP, 30 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 5 HR, 18 BB, 33 K). It would be nice to see Vasquez get on a roll because they might just need him.
RHP Deivi Garcia: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
3.86 ERA (16.1 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 17 K). Walks, walks, walks, walks…
RHP Matt Bowman: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Greg Weissert: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP James Norwood: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
LHP D.J. Snelten (L, 0-1): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
A modern-day stat line, as the ghost runner scores in both of his innings. 

Somerset (12-8) (Split a doubleheader with Harrisburg)

Game 1 (Won, 3-2)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, 2B (4), RS
DH Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-3, 2B (1), RBI, RS, HBP
He is still on his rehab stint – it has simply been moved up to Somerset.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-2, BB
LF Everson Pereira: 1-for-3, RBI, K, CS (1)
.246/.317/.421 in 63 plate appearances.
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-1, 2 BB
.185/.297/.370 in 64 PA. It is still a small sample and Hardman was very productive in 2022.
  PR Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-0, RS, SB (9)
  3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-0
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-3, RBI, SB (1)
C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-3
2B Max Burt: 2-for-3, 2B (3)

RHP Clayton Beeter: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, HR
1.74 ERA (20.2 IP, 16 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 23 K). Too many walks in his last two starts, but his dominant stuff allows him to keep the runs in check. That does get harder as you get closer to the big leagues, but his overall start to the season has been strong.
LHP Michael Giacone (W, 1-1): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
9 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 12 K
RHP Tanner Myatt (S, 2): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
9.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 11 K. If he can stay healthy, he has the power stuff you like for a short reliever (I think his days as a starter are long gone). I should note that I am not sure if that power stuff has held up through all the injuries.

Game 2

SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-3, RS, BB
Sweeney’s double in Game 1 snapped an 0-for-13, which is now a 1-for-20. Everyone goes through slumps.
LF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K
Dominguez has 20 walks (28.2%) and 18 strikeouts (25.4%) in 71 PA.
RF Jeisson Rosario: 1-for-3, HR (4), 3 RBI, RS, BB, 2 K
Rosario is making the most of his hits (8-for-55 with four home runs). He has drawn 16 walks.
C Anthony Seigler: 1-for-4, RS
Given his injury history, I am happy to see that this one wasn’t long-term.
DH T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4, RS, K
CF Brandon Lockridge: 3-for-3, 2 3B (2), RBI, BB, SB (10)
This boosts his average to .289 (he entered the day at .238 – early-season baseball!) He has ten stolen bases in 17 games this season after stealing 18 in 108 games last season.
2B Max Burt: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, K
The minor league veteran is up to .390.
1B Eric Wagaman: 0-for-3, 2 K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-3

RHP Gray Fenter: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR
LHP Lisandro Santos: (L, 0-1)  1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
As I have mentioned a few times:  Great arm, doesn’t always know where the ball is going.
RHP Justin Wilson: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Justin Maese: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
The 26-year-old was signed as a minor league free agent in February. He is yet another guy who came from the Braves organization (like Santos above). Maese was drafted by the Blue Jays in the third round back in 2015 out of high school. 

Hudson Valley (13-7) (Lost a forgettable game to Greenville, 17-4)

CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, 2 HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
.286/.329/.610 in 85 plate appearances. This is his second multi-HR game of the season.
SS Alexander Vargas: 3-for-4, 2B (1)
Vargas has three multi-hit games in his last five games played (7-for-19 with a double, triple, and home run. He has also walked five times)
2B Caleb Durbin: 2-for-4, 2B (3), K
Durbin has a .444 OBP in 16 games. His ability to get on base has been his calling card in professional ball – let’s see if he can keep it up in the upper minors.
C Ben Rice: 0-for-4, 2 K
Rice’s season-starting 14-game on-base streak is snapped.
DH Antonio Gomez: 1-for-4, 2 K
After his 10-game hitting streak was snapped yesterday, he starts up a new one today.
RF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-1, K
  PH-1B Rafael Flores: 1-for-3, 2B (4), RS, K, SB (1)
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RBI, 2 K
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-4, 2 K

RHP Juan Carela: (L, 0-1)  3.1 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
The conundrum you face in the minors: You need your pitchers to get their work in, but you don’t want to hang them out to dry. Carela tossed 80 pitches, so they went down the “get the work in” route, and that’s fine. Carela is a solid prospect who will just have to put this one out of his mind.
LHP Ryan Anderson: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Carlos Gomez: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Tampa (8-12) (Knocked off Jupiter, 9-5)

3B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-5, RS, BB, 2 K
DH Austin Wells: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB
Wells is 3-for-13 with a home run and three walks during his rehab stint.
SS Dayro Perez: 4-for-5, 2 2B (3), 2 RBI, SB (2)
Perez stole 16 bases in 20 tries last season down in the GCL (he compiled 56 stolen bases in 104 games down in the DSL). This was a much-needed performance as he entered the game 5-for-56.
2B Jared Serna: 1-for-3, RS, 2 BB
Serna has a 7-game hitting streak (12-for-28, so this is far from a cheap streak!)
RF Daury Arias: 0-for-5, RS, K
CF Nelson Medina: 1-for-5, HR (2), 3 RBI, RS, 3 K
Medina is hitting .300 with a .908 OPS
C Omar Martinez: 2-for-5, 2B (3), 2 RS
Martinez is hitting .264 with a .834 OPS.
1B Jesus Rodriguez: 3-for-4, RS, BB, K, SB (4)
Rodriguez had four 3-hit games in 2022 (GCL)
LF Alan Mejia: 2-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K

RHP Justin Lange:  3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
4.91 ERA (14.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 26 K). The walks and strikeouts = shortened outings (this was his 4th start – so he is averaging under four innings per start)
RHP Manny Ramirez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
RHP Matt Keating: (W, 2-1) 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR
1.74 ERA (10.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 14 K)
RHP Mason Vinyard: (S, 2) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Yankees MILB 4/26: Richard Fitts: 6 Scoreless IP

News:

Nothing to report.

Scranton (10-13) (Defeated Worcester, 4-1)

RF Estevan Florial: 2-for-5, 2 K, 2 SB (7), CS (2)
CF Harrison Bader: 1-for-3, BB
  CF Michael Hermosillo: 1-for-1
DH Elijah Dunham: 0-for-3, BB, HBP, 2 K
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-4, BB, K
LF Jake Bauers: 1-for-3, 2B (5), 2 RS, BB, K, 2 SB (5)
Bauers extends his hitting streak to seven.
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K
1B Billy McKinney: 3-for-4, 2B (3), 2 RBI, K
The veteran was only 11-for-59 (.186) entering tonight.
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, K
C Jose Godoy: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K

LHP Tanner Tully: (W, 1-1) 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Tully is a depth arm who pitched in three games for the Indians in 2022.
LHP Matt Krook: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Matt Bowman: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP D.J. Snelten (S, 1): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Snelten (30) hadn’t pitched since 2018 entering this season. This is what you call perseverance.

Somerset (10-7) (Held off Harrisburg, 4-3)

DH Trey Sweeney: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 3 K
.264/.365/.377 in 63 PA with 12.7% BB and 23.8% K rates.
LF Everson Pereira: 2-for-4, 2 2B (5), 2 RBI
Breaks out of his little 2-for-16 slump.
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, 2 K
SS Max Burt: 1-for-4, 3B (1), RS, 2 K
Burt’s first triple since 5/22/19.
CF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-4, RBI, K
1B Eric Wagaman: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS
His add-on solo HR in the 9th (giving Somerset a 4-0 lead) proved to be the game-winner. The 25-year-old set a career-best with his 13 home runs last season, including four at this level.
C Juan Crisp: 1-for-2, RS, 2 BB
The 22-year-old Crisp hasn’t played much since compiling 36 games down in the GCL back in 2019. It seems his role is that of an organizational backup catcher.
2B Eduardo Torrealba: 0-for-4, K

RHP Richard Fitts (W, 1-2): 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
5.23 ERA (20.2 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 3 HR, 5 BB, 26 K). It is all about command (not control) for Fitts.
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 10 K. Injuries have derailed the hard-throwing right-hander, who is now 24.
LHP Lisandro Santos: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Justin Maese: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

Hudson Valley (12-5) (Mauled Greenville, 16-2)

CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, BB, K, SB (7)
When will we see him in Somerset? In my opinion, the second half of the season at the latest – could be earlier if he starts to annihilate this level.
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-4, RS, 2 BB, K, 2 SB (4)
2B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-4, RS, 2 BB, SB (13)
Durbin is second in stolen bases amongst all minor leaguers (Victor Scott (A+, St. Louis) has 16)
C Ben Rice: 2-for-4, SF, 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
Rice has been a machine since Day 1. He entered tonight with a .627 OBP – so this performance will bring that number down.
DH Spencer Henson: 2-for-5, HR (5), RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K
Henson has 15 home runs in 84 games at this level and should probably be challenged in Somerset.
RF Anthony Garcia: 1-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, 4 RS, 2 BB, 2 K
Garcia sets a new personal best with four runs scored. His ceiling is that of a three outcomes type – the issue is that one of those outcomes (strikeouts) is two extreme right now.
1B Rafael Flores: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, 2 RS, BB
LF Aaron Palensky: 4-for-5, 2 HR (5), 7 RBI, 3 RS, 2 SB (7)
This is what you call a career game. Palensky, a 24-year-old outfielder, has homered in three of his last four games. He hit 10 home runs in 77 games at this level last season. His previous high for RBI in a game was four.
3B Ben Cowles: 1-for-5, 3 K

LHP Joel Valdez:  4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
5.54 ERA (13 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 10 BB, 14 K). Valdez was acquired along with T.J. Rumfield from the Phillies for Nick Nelson and Donny Sands last year.
RHP Danny Watson: (W, 1-1)  1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
8.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 6 BB, 13 K
RHP Bailey Dees: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 12 K. The 24-year-old stands 6’8″ and is listed at 250 pounds – his career K-rate matches up to his size. Let’s see what he can do in the upper minors.
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
The 23-year-old was signed last year as an undrafted free agent (out of George Washington)
LHP Clay Aguilar: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
The 24-year-old is back after missing all of 2022. In his debut 2021 season, he pitched to a 1.90 ERA in 52 innings with a 71/11 K/BB. He made five starts that season, so we will see if they explore that again.

Tampa (6-11) (Lost to Jupiter, 5-2)

3B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, BB, K
Games by position, 2023: SS – 7; 3B – 5; 2B – 2. I give him some of the spotlight because they have been leading him off all season.
C Austin Wells: 0-for-2, BB, K
He is following the typical rehab formula – he was the DH in the first game and caught a partial game in his second game back.
  C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-1
DH Daury Arias: 1-for-4, RS, SB (4)
SS Dayro Perez: 0-for-4, 4 K
LF Nelson Medina: 1-for-4, 3B (1), RBI, RS
Medina has hit safely in 11 of his 13 starts this season (and has reached base safely in every start)
1B Jose Rodriguez: 0-for-4, RBI, K
CF Alan Mejia: 1-for-4, 3 K
RF Felix Negueis: 0-for-3, K
2B Roberto Chirinos: 1-for-3, K, SB (1)

RHP Leonardo Pestana: (L, 0-1) 3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
4.97 ERA (12.2 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 17 K). Pestana hasn’t pitched much since 2019 (two games in 2021; one game in 2022). He has 130 strikeouts in 91.2 innings (but has also walked 57)
RHP Shane Gray: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Gray was the Yankees’ 16th-round pick in the 2022 draft out of Evansville.
RHP Manny Ramirez:  1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Luis Velasquez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
11.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 12 K

Yankees MILB 4/25: Jasson Dominguez, Spencer Jones Go Off

News:

C Austin Wells has started his rehab stint down in Tampa. There is a chance he can help the MLB offense at some point in 2023, but we shouldn’t count on that happening…

Scranton (9-13) (Defeated Worcester, 8-6)

RF Estevan Florial: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K, SB (5)
CF Harrison Bader: 0-for-3, RS, BB, SB (1)
CF Michael Hermosillo: 0-for-1
LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 3 K
1B Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, HR (8), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K
Chaparro has 43 home runs in his last 810 plate appearances.
2B Jamie Westbrook: 2-for-4, 2B (4), 2 RS
DH Jake Bauers: 1-for-3, HR (9), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Bauers hasn’t had any MLB success but he is off to a strong Triple-A start. Does that mean anything? Doubtful.
C Rodolfo Duran: 1-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBI, RS, K
.295/.354/.591 in 48 plate appearances. He has some pop and can make it as an MLB backup, I think.
3B Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-4, 2B (4), K
SS Wilmer Difo: 0-for-3, BB, K

RHP Ryan Weber: (W, 2-2) 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
RHP Aaron McGarity: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Deivi Garcia: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
2.87 ERA (15.2 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 15 K). This is the “can we squeeze anything out of him?” season for Garcia, who is out of options in 2024 (it was thought he was out of options this year, but that turned out to not be true)
RHP James Norwood (S, 2): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Somerset (9-7) (Defeated Harrisburg, 5-2)

SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-3, RS, BB
.286/.379/.408 in 58 plate appearances with five stolen bases.
CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, 2B (2), HR (2), 3 RBI, RS
Dominguez needed this game. I love walks, but I want to see my prospects swing the bat (not saying they should go outside the strike zone – I just want them to get pitches to hit).  This gets his average over .100 (.116) – the next step is .200, etc.
LF Everson Pereira: 0-for-4, 3 K
.220/.304/.380 in 56 plate appearances. He has struck out 22 times (39.3%)
RF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, BB
3B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-4, 2 K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS, K
C Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-3, 2 2B (4), RS, BB, CS (1)
11-for-37 (.297/.409/.568) with six walks. Last year was the first time Narvaez didn’t hit for much average (.194), though he did set a personal best with 11 home runs.
2B Max Burt: 0-for-4, K
DH Eric Wagaman: 2-for-3, RS, CS (1)

RHP Blane Abeyta: (W, 1-0) 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
LHP Michael Giacone: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 10 K. Giacone has allowed two home runs in 60.1 career innings.
RHP Justin Wilson (S, 1):  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Wilson has pitched well coming off his injury (which caused him to miss all of 2022)

Hudson Valley (11-5) (Used a 5-run 9th to cruise past Greenville, 11-6)

CF Spencer Jones: 4-for-5, 2B (6), 2 3B (2), 3 RS, 2 SB (6), K
This is one way to break out of a slump. This jumps his average right back up to .300 with a .960 OPS (started the night at .255 with a .815 OPS)
SS Alexander Vargas: 2-for-4, HR (2), 4 RBI, RS, BB, K
Last 7 games: 8-for-29 (2 triples, 2 home runs, 5 walks, 2 stolen bases)
2B Caleb Durbin: 2-for-4, 2 RS, BB, 3 SB (12)
12-for-12 stealing bases this year after going 31-for-36 in 2022.
DH Ben Rice: 0-for-1, RS, 4 BB
Rice has reached base safely in all 11 games played this season. He has 17 walks in 11 games. He is a 24-year-old C/1B out of Dartmouth who should move to Somerset soon enough.
C Antonio Gomez: 1-for-5, 2B (3), RBI, RS, 2 K
Perhaps Gomez has taken a step back in prospect circles – but catchers especially can develop at different rates. So far, he is hitting pretty well to start off 2023.
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-5, HR (1), 3 RBI, RS, K
Richardson is off to a tough start, so it is nice to see him hit one out. He hit 16 home runs (including ten at this level) in 2022.
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, 3 K
3B Marcos Cabrera: 1-for-5, K
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-5, RS, 2 K

RHP Chase Hampton: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, HR
Hampton allowed four runs in the first inning before settling in. This is the 21-year-old’s first professional season and they are being aggressive with him. Thus far, he has struck out an impressive 24 batters in 13.2 innings. He was their 6th-round pick in the 2022 draft out of Texas Tech.
LHP Ryan Anderson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Carlos Gomez: (W, 1-1)  1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
RHP Jack Neely: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
9.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 13 K

Tampa (6-10) (Lost to Juniper, 3-2, in ten innings)

SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-5
DH Austin Wells: 1-for-4
He gets that first hit out of the way. Wells should get to Triple-A soon enough.
PH-DH Daury Arias: 0-for-1
C Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-3, BB
LF Anthony Hall: 1-for-4, 2B (1), RS
2B Jared Serna: 1-for-3, RS, BB, CS (2)
.267/.377/.333 in 53 plate appearances. It will be interesting to see how much power his small frame can generate as he moves up levels.
1B Omar Martinez: 0-for-3, RBI, BB, 2 K
CF Nelson Medina: 2-for-3, SF, RBI
In 19 GCL games in 2022, Medina hit .311/.426/.622. So far this season, he is hitting .317/.396/.488. At 22 years old, he does need to move and he does need experience – but this is a starting point.
RF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-4, 2 K
3B Ronny Rojas: 0-for-4, 3 K

RHP Hayden Merda: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
3.07 ERA (14.2 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 0 HR, 7 BB, 14 K). 17th round pick in the 2022 draft.
RHP Mason Vinyard: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Matt Keating: (L, 1-1)  2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
8 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 11 K