DotF: Hensley needs second Tommy John surgery

Awful news: RHP Ty Hensley needs a second Tommy John surgery, Brian Cashman and farm system head Gary Denbo confirmed to Chad Jennings. Hensley had his first Tommy John last year. He was the team’s first round pick in 2012 (30th overall) and he’s thrown only 42.1 innings in parts of five seasons due to various injuries (hips, hernia, elbow). Poor kid. Here are some other notes, including more injury updates from Jennings:

• RHP James Kaprielian (elbow inflammation) will begin a throwing program shortly. We recently heard he’s expected to be back on a mound within 4-6 week. LHP Jacob Lindgren (elbow) is still shut down. Doesn’t sound like Lindgren’s return is imminent.
• OF Mason Williams (shoulder), OF Slade Heathcott (knee), C Luis Torrens (shoulder), OF Trey Amburgey (hamstring), and RHP Domingo Acevedo (hamstring) are all said to be working their way back with no issues.
• RHP Austin DeCarr and RHP Domingo German are both progressing well in their rehab from Tommy John surgery. There’s no timetable for their return to game action yet.
• LHP Nestor Cortes landed in Baseball America’s Prospect Report today after striking out 12 last night. It’s not behind the paywall, so make sure you check it out.

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 loss to Indianapolis)

• LF Ben Gamel: 0-4
• RF Aaron Judge: 1-4, 1 RBI
• DH Nick Swisher: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K — back-to-back games with an extra-base hit for the first time since signing
• CF Cesar Puello: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — missed some time with a concussion, but he’s quietly hitting .283/.443/.400 so far
• LHP Dietrich Enns: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 8/3 GB/FB — 53 of 91 pitches were strikes (58%) … he still has a 1.74 ERA on the season
• RHP Diego Moreno: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 29 of 45 pitches were strikes (64%)
• RHP Conor Mullee: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1/0 GB/FB — four pitches, three strikes

Double-A Trenton (8-7 loss to Reading)

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP — he’s been on base 22 times in his last 12 games
• CF Dustin Fowler: 1-5, 1 RBI
• 1B Tyler Austin: 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB — had been in a 2-for-17 (.118) slump
• RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 4 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 3/4 GB/FB — 51 of 79 pitches were strikes (65%) … guess they’re going to try to stretch him out as a starter
• RHP J.R. Graham: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 28 of 46 pitches were strikes (61%)

High-A Tampa (8-2 win over Fort Myers)

• SS Jorge Mateo: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• 2B Abi Avelino: 1-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K — he’s been on fire of late, can’t imagine he’ll be here much longer
• RF Austin Aune: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
• LHP Josh Rogers: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 3/8 GB/FB — 64 of 90 pitches were strikes (71%) … 43/7 K/BB in 45.2 innings for last year’s 11th rounder

Low-A Charleston (2-1 win over Columbia)

• 2B Thairo Estrada: 1-4
• DH Kyle Holder: 1-3, 1 BB — 12-for-33 (.364) during his nine-game hitting streak
• SS Hoy Jun Park: 0-4, 1 K
• 3B Angel Aguilar: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 1-4, 1 K
• CF Leonardo Molina: 1-3 — has a hit in nine of his 12 games with the River Dogs
• RHP Simon De La Rosa: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 5/4 GB/FB — 47 of 90 pitches were strikes (52%)
• RHP Cody Carroll: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 40 of 63 pitches were strikes (63%)