LHP Josh Rogers was named the 25th best prospect in the Cape Cod League today by Baseball America (subs. req’d). “His three-pitch mix and strike-throwing ability give him a chance to become a back-of-the-rotation starter,” said the write-up. The Yankees selected Rogers in the 11th round of this year’s draft and gave him an above slot $485,000 bonus.
Triple-A Scranton (4-3 loss to Pawtucket in ten innings, walk-off style)
- LF Ben Gamel: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-5, 2 K — why isn’t he playing second base in the Bronx? probably because he’s hitting .269/.357/.396 in 507 plate appearances with the RailRiders
- 3B-1B Jose Pirela: 3-4, 1 BB
- C Gary Sanchez: 0-3, 1 K — left the game after grounding into a double play in the fifth … it would be pretty crummy if he got hurt just a few days before rosters were set to expand
- RF Aaron Judge: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K
- CF Slade Heathcott: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K
- 1B-C Austin Romine: 1-4, 1 R — not to get too far ahead of myself, but is Sanchez is hurt, Romine’s the obvious third catcher call-up in September
- LHP Caleb Smith: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 2/7 GB/FB — 59 of 109 pitches were strikes (54%) … up from Double-A to make the spot start
- RHP Johnny Barbato: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3/0 GB/FB — 25 of 42 pitches were strikes (60%) … 63/22 K/BB in 59 innings for the guy they got in the Shawn Kelley trade … Barbato figures to ride the bullpen shuttle next year
- RHP Andrew Bailey: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 17 of 24 pitches were strikes (71%) … guessing he throws a tune-up inning Saturday or Sunday, then is with the big league team when rosters expand Tuesday
- RHP Caleb Cotham: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 12 of 16 pitches were strikes (75%)
Double-A Trenton (5-3 win over Akron)
- CF Jake Cave: 2-4 — in his last six games, he’s had two hits three times and no hits three times
- 2B Tony Renda: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K — fourth straight game with a double … he had 12 doubles in his first 57 games with Trenton
- RF Tyler Austin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K — had been in an extended 8-for-49 (.163) slump
- SS Tyler Wade: 2-4, 1 R, 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — first Double-A homer and third of the season overall
- RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 6/6 GB/FB — 51 of 82 pitches were strikes (62%) … just up from Charleston to make the spot start
High-A Tampa had a scheduled off-day.
Low-A Charleston (3-2 loss to Hickory)
- SS Vince Conde: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
- RHP Jordan Foley: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 Balk, 3/4 GB/FB — wonder if he’ll find himself in Triple-A for the postseason after the Yankees pick the RailRiders’ roster clean when rosters expand September 1st … Foley made two spot appearances with Scranton earlier this year and handled himself well
Short Season Staten Island Game One (7-1 win over Aberdeen in seven innings) makeup of the August 20th rainout
- CF Jeff Hendrix: 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB — threw a runner out at second
- DH Trey Amburgey: 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB — keeps mashing
- 2B Brandon Wagner: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- SS Kyle Holder: 1-3, 2 R
- RHP Derek Callahan: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 4/6 GB/FB — 50 of 83 pitches were strikes (60%)
Short Season Staten Island Game Two (2-1 loss to Aberdeen in seven innings)
- LF Zack Zehner & SS Thairo Estrada: both 0-3
- CF Trey Amburgey: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — third homer of the season and all three have come in his last eight games … he’s gone an insane 33-for-66 (.500) with eight doubles, three triples, and three homers in his last 17 games
- 2B Brandon Wagner: 1-3, 2 K — 25.4 K% and 14.7 BB% for this year’s sixth rounder
- RF Jhalan Jackson: 1-3, 2 K
- RHP Matt Borens: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — 30 of 48 pitches were strikes (63%)
Rookie Pulaski (4-0 win over Bristol)
- CF Carlos Vidal: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
- 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 SB — eight walks in his last four games
- LF Nathan Mikolas: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- RHP Drew Finley: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 3/2 GB/FB — 36/18 K/BB in 29 innings for this year’s third rounder, who was considered a late-first/early-round talent going into the draft
Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game One (5-1 loss to GCL Blue Jays in seven innings) completion of the August 13th game, which was suspended due to rain in the middle of the second inning … that was the makeup of the July 28th rainout … they’re playing makeup games for makeup games
- SS Danienger Perez: 1-2, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
- RF-LF Leonardo Molina: 0-3, 1 K
- RHP Daniel Alvarez: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 3/3 GB/FB — 19-year-old is just up from the Dominican Summer League
Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game Two (10-7 loss to GCL Blue Jays in seven innings)
- LF Welfrin Mateo: 0-4, 1 K
- SS Wilkerman Garcia: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 E (fielding) — 18 walks and 22 strikeouts in 37 games for the 17-year-old
- 3B Donny Sands: 0-2, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — left the game in the sixth inning for an unknown reason
- LHP Anderson Severino: 4 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 2 HB, 4/4 GB/FB — one of the batters he hit was named Jesus Severino … there are Severinos everywhere these days
Rookie GCL Yanks2 (3-1 loss to GCL Astros)
- SS Yonauris Rodriguez: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB
- LF Isiah Gilliam: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB
- 3B Dermis Garcia: 1-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
- RHP Paddy O’Brien: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 HBP — 22/8 K/BB in 15 innings for the ex-catcher
- LHP Omar Luis: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1/0 GB/FB — he’s Rule 5 Draft eligible this offseason, but there’s no way the Yankees will add him to the 40-man roster
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