Down on the Farm

While the Roger Clemens news is obviously the story of the day, it’s definitely worth mentioning that an MRI revealed that Phil Hughes’ hammy injury isn’t as bad as originally thought, more in line with a bad Grade I sprain than a Grade II job. The Yanks are still likely to take it easy with the kid an exhaust the 4-6 week time frame, but for some reason, it’s easier to deal with that empty rotation spot now…

Triple-A Scranton (6-5 loss to Syracuse in 12 innings, walk-off style)
Chris Basak: 2 for 6, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI
Andy Phillips: 3 for 6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI – just raking down there…
Eric Duncan: 1 for 3, 1 R, 2 BB
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 6, 1 RBI, 1 K – 23 RBI leads organization in the non-A-Rod division
Alberto Gonzalez: 1 for 5
Colter Bean: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K – took 53 pitches to get 4 outs…he’s just as bad at starting in the minors as relieving in the bigs…
Chris Britton: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Ron Villone: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jim Brower: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 6-1 GB/FB – picked up The Brower Bulldog for some depth…

Double-A Trenton (5-0 win over New Britain)
Ramiro Pena: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI
Jamal Strong: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Shawn Garrett: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI – 6 for his last 8 with a double, triple, homer and 4 RBIs…
Justin Christian: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
Juan Francia: 2 for 4, 1 K, 1 CS
Brett Smith: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 12-2 GB/FB – ERA down to 0.92…
Edwar Ramirez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K – 12.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 23 K this year…

High-A Tampa (4-1 loss to Dayton)
Reegie Corona: 1 for 4, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
Tim Battle: 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 K – 2 for his last 17 with 7 K
Jose Tabata: 0 for 4, 1 K – still DH’ing, but at least he’s playing
Juan Miranda: 1 for 4, 1 3B, 2 K
Colin Curtis: 0 for 4
Frankie Cervelli: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 PB, 1 HBP – .358-.418-.444-.862 this year…
Eric Hacker: 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Jose Valdez: 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K – 16 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 17 K this year…

Low-A Charleston (5-4 loss to Columbus)
Mitch Hilligoss: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – extends hit streak to 17 games…
Austin Jackson: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K. 1 SB
Seth Fortenberry: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K – lefty hitter is hitting .205-.280-.341-.621 vs RHP, .391-.481-.522-1.003 vs LHP
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 4, 1 E (throwing)
Josue Calzado: 1 for 4, 1 2B
Edgar Soto: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 7-2 GB/FB
David Robertson: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K – first run allowed since he was in college last spring…

Don’t miss Timmy tonight…