Tag: Thomas Pannone

Yankees MILB 9/20: T.J. Rumfield Homers

News:

The Yankees activated RHP Cody Poteet from his rehab stint and demoted him to Scranton. To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Ron Marinaccio was designated for assignment.

The 29-year-old Marinaccio was a breakout reliever in 2022. He posted a 2.05 ERA (3.20 FIP) over 44 innings with a 30.9% K, 13.3% BB, 41.5% GB, and 4.7% HR/FB.

However, in 2023-2024, Marinaccio appeared in 61 games, posting a 3.95 ERA (4.77 FIP) over 70.2 IP with a 26.6% K, 12.2% BB, 38.8% GB, and 13.5% HR/FB. His average fastball dropped by one MPH in 2024 compared to 2022.

I hate speculating on whether a player will be claimed or not. Many players I think are guaranteed to be claimed aren’t. Many players I think will slip through waivers are claimed. My instinct is that this is a tough time of the season to be DFA. Most teams have a set 40-man roster and playoff teams are unlikely to see Marinaccio as a difference-maker with a week left. He has not earned the right to reject an outright assignment if he clears.

By the way, it’s odd that many are upset over this. The Yankees specialize in cheap, controllable relief pitchers. Marinaccio is exactly what they look for, not someone they look to bury. They gave him chances to succeed and it didn’t work out in their mind. It happens.

As for Poteet, he is depth. If Jake Cousins is OK, there isn’t any room on the MLB roster.

Scranton (87-60) (Defeated Buffalo, 5-1)

SS Caleb Durbin: 1-for-5, 2B (21), RBI, K
Durbin’s 23rd overall double (he hit a pair during his rehab stint) sets a new personal best. 
2B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-3, SF, RBI
1B Ben Rice: 0-for-4
3B Oswald Peraza: 1-for-4, 2B (13), RS, 2 K
DH T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, HR (15), RBI, RS
Rumfield has homered in back-to-back games and 3 times in his last seven games. He has 32 HR in 870 PA in 2023-2024 (4 in the first 344 PA in his career)
   PR-DH Duke Ellis: 0-for-0, RS, SB (5)
Between all minor league and MLB action, Ellis is 61-for-65 stealing bases.
LF Taylor Trammell: 1-for-3, RBI, SB (20), BB, K
Trammell needs to hit two homers this weekend to compile a 20/20 campaign.
RF Oscar Gonzalez: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, K
C J.C. Escarra: 2-for-4, RS
Escarra has four multi-hit efforts in his last seven games and is 18-for-57 (.333) with four doubles and six homers in September.
CF Greg Allen: 0-for-2, SAC, BB, K

LHP Thomas Pannone: (W, 10-9)  6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Since signing with the Yankees: 11 starts, 6-1, 2.34 ERA; 61.2 IP, 57 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 6 HR, 6 BB, 49 K. I wonder if they will try to retain him this winter (given how well he pitched, he may want to stick with the organization).
RHP Joey Gerber: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Phil Bickford: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Somerset (2-0)

Scheduled day off. The championship series begins on Sunday against either Erie or Akron. Erie leads Game 3, 2-1, in the 6th inning.

Hudson Valley (73-58 (regular season); 3-3 (playoffs))

Their season is over.

Tampa (54-74)

Their season is over.

FCL (35-22)

Their season is over.

DSL Yankees (17-36)

Their season is over.

DSL Bombers (30-25) 

Their season is over.

Yankees MILB 9/7: Spencer Jones Doubles, Homers

News:

RHP Nick Burdi, who showed promise early in the year, was designated for assignment. Burdi’s velocity was down during his rehab stint and his history of injuries and poor control didn’t help him.

If Burdi clears waivers, he has the right to refuse an outright assignment and elect free agency.

Scranton (78-56) (Mauled Syracuse, 19-0. Worcester beat Rochester. Worcester and Scranton are 35-26, while Rochester is 34-28 in the race for the second-half crown)

3B-LF Jon Berti: 2-for-4, 2B (1), HR (1), SF, 2 RBI, 3 RS, BB
I assume he will be up with the team after this weekend. While not a big deal, he has attempted only one stolen base in his 14 rehab games.
2B Caleb Durbin: 1-for-4, HR (8), 2 RBI, RS, SAC, K
Durbin returns with a bang, as he homered in his first plate appearance. He is hitting .302/.416/.492 in 308 PA at this level. He tied his personal best for HR tonight (8 in 76 games. He hit 8 in 105 games in 2022)
LF-CF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4, 3 RS, BB, 2 K
Dominguez has 12 multi-hit efforts in his last 20 games. He is at .314/.372/.488 at this level.
1B Ben Rice: 2-for-4, HR (6), 3 RBI, 3 RS, BB, 2 K
Rice has homered in three straight games.
SS Oswald Peraza: 2-for-5, 2B (11), 3 RBI, 2 RS
DH J.C. Escarra: 2-for-4, HR (7), SF, 2 RBI, 2 RS
Escarra has homered in four straight games (5 HR during the streak)
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, 2B (19), 2 RBI, RS, HBP, 2 K
RF Oscar Gonzalez: 2-for-5, 2 2B (20), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
CF Greg Allen: 0-for-3
  3B Jahmai Jones: 2-for-2, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 RS
Not bad for a guy who entered the game late (nothing wrong with Allen – they wanted to give Berti a few innings in LF)

LHP Thomas Pannone: (W, 9-9)  7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
Since signing with the Yankees: 1.99 ERA (49.2 IP, 46 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 5 HR, 4 BB, 42 K). Pannone has been a solid veteran addition to the Scranton roster.
RHP Lou Trivino: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Trivino’s rehab started on August 14th. A rehab stint lasts up to 30 days for pitchers. Once that clock runs out next week, a decision must be made.
LHP Oddanier Mosqueda: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Funny that they needed to bring in Mosqueda to get an out in a 19-0 game. 

Somerset (70-60) (Defeated Binghamton, 4-1. Portland won to maintain their 0.5-game lead)

DH Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, 2B (29), HR (16), 2 RBI, RS, K
Jones was 0-for-9 with nine strikeouts on Thursday/Friday. In typical Jones fashion, he brushes that off to have a big game tonight. I have never quite seen a prospect like him. Maybe that is because many prospects with this offensive profile don’t survive in the lower minors (remember Anthony Garcia?). 
C Rafael Flores: 2-for-5, 2B (12), K
I honestly didn’t expect Flores to become an extra-base machine this season. He is hitting .280 with a .900 OPS since his promotion and has 50 extra-base hits (29 doubles, 21 HR) in 115 games between here and Hudson Valley.
1B Tyler Hardman: 0-for-5, 3 K
2B Anthony Seigler: 1-for-4, K
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-3, RS, SB (16), BB, 2 K
CF Cole Gabrielson: 2-for-4, 2B (2), 3B (1), RS, K
LF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, SB (12), K
For Somerset: .258/.297/.392 in 232 PA.
3B Kiko Romero: 0-for-4, K

RHP Zach Messinger: (W, 6-8)  6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR
3.19 ERA (144 IP, 112 H, 68 R, 51 ER, 9 HR, 50 BB, 132 K). Messinger has tossed 6+ innings in 9 of his 24 starts. This was his first start in September after posting a 1.52 ERA in 29.2 innings during August. He should be somewhere in the conversation for Organizational Pitcher of the Year. Some may consider him the favorite.
RHP Sean Boyle: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Clayton Beeter: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Beeter, who pitched in the season’s second game for the Yankees, makes his first rehab appearance.
RHP Leonardo Pestana (S, 2): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Since promotion: 2.66 ERA (20.1 IP, 16 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 23 K)

Hudson Valley (72-58) (Lost to Asheville, 8-4. The Renegades already clinched the second-half title)

2B Roc Riggio: 0-for-2, 3 BB
Riggio has a 14.8% BB and has four 3+ BB games this season. 
RF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-5, 3B (2), RS, K
3B Josh Moylan: 1-for-3, 2B (18), 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB
Moylan has doubled in four straight games (five doubles during the streak)
DH Garrett Martin: 0-for-3, HBP, CI, K
1B Dylan Jasso: 1-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
CF Brendan Jones: 0-for-3, SB (11), 2 BB
Jones started his professional career on fire but has (predictably) slowed down. He is still drawing walks (27 in 23 games) and stealing bases (16-for-16) so he is contributing.
C Antonio Gomez: 0-for-3, CI, K
LF Anthony Hall: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
SS Owen Cobb: 0-for-2, RS, SB (2), BB, K

RHP Baron Stuart: (L, 8-5)  4.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K
That is an interesting stat line for Staurt, who set a new personal best for strikeouts. He owns a 3.63 ERA at this level with a 102/42 K/BB in 109 IP.
RHP Matt Keating: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
3.89 ERA (69.1 IP, 45 H, 33 R, 30 ER, 10 HR, 32 BB, 83 K)
RHP Indigo Diaz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Kelly Austin: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Huey Morrill: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Tampa (54-73) (Lost to Dunedin, 5-4, in ten innings)

SS Roderick Arias: 1-for-5, RS, SB (37), K
Arias has converted 9 straight stolen base attempts. Yes, that is an important piece to his development.
DH Willy Montero: 0-for-3, SB (15), 2 BB
2B Hans Montero: 0-for-4, BB, K
RF Dillon Lewis: 1-for-5, 2B (4), 2 K
CF Marshall Toole: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, K
His first professional HR was a big one, as it tied the game in the bottom of the 9th.
LF Joe Delossantos: 1-for-4, CS (3), 2 K
2B Juan Matheus: 1-for-4, RS, SB (2)
Matheus earns his first Low-A hit.
1B Duncan Pastore: 1-for-3, SF, RBI
C Diomedes Hernandez: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, RS, K
The 19-year-old launches his first professional home run (55th game)

RHP Carlos Lagrange: 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Lagrange hit 99.8 MPH tonight. Hopefully, you recognize his velocity is more important than the stats. He is showing that his arm strength is there. Lagrange has rough edges to work out – that is known.
RHP Ryan Harvey: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Harvey’s first appearance since June 12th. It’s nice when an injured player gets back on the field before the season closes.
RHP Matt Givin: 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Kristofer Bow: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Cade Austin: (L, 2-4)  1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

FCL (35-22)

Their season is over.

DSL Yankees (17-36)

Their season is over.

DSL Bombers (30-25) 

Their season is over.

Yankees MILB 8/9: Oswald Peraza Homers

News:

The Yankees acquired OF Cam Eden from the Blue Jays for cash considerations.

“I thought the trade deadline was a hard deadline!”

It is. However, any player who has not appeared on a 40-man roster this season can be traded. Eden was on a 40-man roster in 2023, but not in 2024.

The 26-year-old, who has one career MLB hit, played in 91 games for Toronto’s Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, hitting .198/.299/.322 in 332 plate appearances with 26 stolen bases in 33 attempts. He plays all three outfield positions.

I see him as a replacement for Brandon Lockridge, who was traded at the deadline. He would be a good candidate for a September call-up under the old rules (pinch running, late defensive replacement, etc.) but I don’t know where he fits in under the new rules.

Scranton (62-47) (Defeated Lehigh Valley, 4-1)

DH Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K
LF Caleb Durbin: 1-for-2, RS, 2 BB, K
Durbin has 38 walks and 26 strikeouts this season (32/23 rate for Scranton)
CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-4, 3 K
Patience. Patience. Did I mention patience?
SS Oswald Peraza: 1-for-4, HR (8), 3 RBI, RS
Peraza has four homers in his last four games (7 HR in last 14 games)
1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, K
RF Taylor Trammell: 1-for-4, HR (12), RBI, RS
Taylor has homered 6 times in his last 9 games. 
2B Jahmai Jones: 1-for-4, 2 K
C J.C. Escarra: 1-for-4, K
3B Kevin Smith: 0-for-4, 2 K

LHP Thomas Pannone: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
LHP Tim Mayza: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Scott Effross: (W, 2-1)  2 IP, 0 H,0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
For Scranton: 4.86 ERA (16.2 IP, 16 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 15 K)
RHP Yerry De Los Santos (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Somerset (53-51)

Their game against Binghamton was postponed. They already have a doubleheader scheduled for tomorrow. This game has not yet been rescheduled. The two squads play one more series (in early September), so they will likely try to squeeze it in there or cancel the game.

Hudson Valley (54-49)

Their game against Brooklyn was postponed. They will play a doubleheader on Sunday.

Tampa (42-61) (Lost to Daytona, 6-2)

LF Marshall Toole: 2-for-4, 2 SB (3), CS (1)
Toole’s first career multi-hit effort (third game).
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
After a hot stretch, Arias is 3-for-25 in August, though he has 6 walks (11 strikeouts).
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-3, 2B (17), RS, SB (10), BB, 2 K
DH Tyler Wilson: 1-for-4, 2B (1), RBI
3B Hans Montero: 0-for-3, BB, K
1B Parks Harber: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-3
  C-P Diomedes Hernandez: 0-for-0
  C Josue Gonzalez: 0-for-1
RF Joe Delossantos: 0-for-4, K
2B Owen Cobb: 1-for-4, K

LHP Henry Lalane: (L, 0-1)  0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR
His Low-A debut didn’t go as planned, but Lalane missed most of 2024 and needs the work. Since he is in Low-A, we can see some data: Lalane featured four pitches (threw his slider only once), maxing out at 94.0 MPH with his 4-seamer (averaged 91.9; 39% usage). He also featured a change (34%) and sinker (24%).  Lalane is an intriguing long-term prospect. That’s the best I can offer as I am timid with pitching prospects.
RHP Jordy Luciano: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
For Tampa: 5.10 ERA (42.1 IP, 38 H, 32 R, 24 ER, 2 HR, 40 BB, 49 K). Control hasn’t been a strength for the 23-year-old.
RHP Kristofer Bow: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Luis Pacheco: 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
The stats aren’t great but Pacheco was humming tonight, hitting 97.6 with his 4-seamer and 97.3 with his sinker. Pacheco is a 25-year-old project who pitched in the Phillies organization from 2017 to 2019. He didn’t pitch in an affiliated league from 2020 to 2023.
RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
2.33 ERA (54 IP, 29 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 7 HR, 28 BB, 64 K). Interestingly, they allow Rodriguez to throw his full assortment of pitches while never using him as a starter.
RHP Diomedes Hernandez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
The catcher’s second career pitching appearance.

FCL (35-22)

Their season is over.

DSL Yankees (17-30) (Lost to the DSL Marlins, 7-6)

CF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB
I remember commenting last season that his power surprised me (.411 SLG/4 HR). He hasn’t been able to replicate that (.264 SLG/1 HR). 
3B Richard Matic: 0-for-3, RS, BB
C Luis Puello: 2-for-4, 3B (1), 2 RS
.327/.426/.510 in 115 PA for the 18-year-old. This is his second year at this level (.222/.372/.300 in 113 PA last year). As an 18-year-old, it doesn’t bother me that he is repeating the DSL. He should not be here for a third year, though.
LF Estivenzon Montero: 1-for-3, 3B (2), SF, 2 RBI, 2 K
The 17-year-old is hitting .256/.367/.402 in 98 plate appearances during his debut season.
RF Yael Zapata: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, K
Not every prospect can get off to a hot start. Zapata was 0-for-25 entering today. He finally earned that elusive first professional hit.

RHP Emanuel Vargas: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
15.1 IP, 11 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 3 HR, 9 BB, 18 K

DSL Bombers (26-21) 

Scheduled day off.