DotF: Solak’s first pro homer helps Staten Island to a win

Here are the day’s notes:

• RHP Chance Adams was included in the Helium Watch section of this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet. Interestingly enough, the write-up says his changeup is more advanced than his slider, which is pretty much the exact opposite of everything I’ve read since he was drafted last year. Weird.
• RHP Jordan Foley was promoted to Double-A Trenton and LHP Nestor Cortes has been promoted to High-A Tampa, according to Josh Norris. They’ve both had very nice years. Foley, the team’s fifth round pick two years ago, is a full-time reliever now.
• Reggie Jackson is joining the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders ownership group, reports Shane Hennigan. He’ll be part of the ownership group and serve as a special advisor to the club. So that’s two celebrity owners in the system. Bill Murray owns part the Charleston RiverDogs.
• Here’s a good story on the Pulaski franchise by Benjamin Hill. Two years ago the ballpark was run down and attendance was terrible, which led to the Mariners ending their affiliation. A new owner came in, renovated the park, hooked up with the Yankees, and now the franchise is the crown jewel of the Appalachian League.

Triple-A Scranton (6-5 win over Durham in ten innings)

• CF Mason Williams: 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB — 18-for-44 (.409) in his last eleven games
• LF Ben Gamel: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB — walk-off single
• C Gary Sanchez: 0-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB — picked a runner off second with a snap throw
• 1B Ike Davis: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• DH Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 BB, 3 K
• RHP Brady Lail: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 5/2 GB/FB — 43 of 70 pitches were strikes (61%)
• LHP Phil Coke: 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 17 of 29 pitches were strikes (58%)
• RHP Gio Gallegos: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 0/3 GB/FB — 30 of 44 pitches were strikes (68%) … 71/13 K/BB in 55.1 innings
• RHP Nick Goody: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — seven of 13 pitches were strikes (54%)

Double-A Trenton (5-2 loss to New Hampshire)

• DH Dustin Fowler: 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB — got picked off first … 10-for-22 (.455) in their last five games
• LF Mark Payton: 1-2, 3 BB
• C Kyle Higashioka: 1-5, 2 E (throwing)
• LHP Daniel Camarena: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 5/2 GB/FB — 52 of 78 pitches were strikes (67%) … 74/16 K/BB in 99.1 innings after missing all of last season with some kind of arm injury

High-A Tampa‘s game was suspended due to rain in the top of the third inning. Here’s the box score. The molten hot Jeff Hendrix had two more hits. The game will be completed tomorrow.

Low-A Charleston (4-2 loss to West Virginia)

• CF Ricardo Ferreira: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K
• SS Gosuke Katoh: 1-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI
• C Luis Torrens: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K — picked a runner off third with a snap throw … six walks and four strikeouts in nine games here
• DH Jhalan Jackson & 3B Mandy Alvarez: both 0-4 — Alvarez struck out
• RF Alex Palma: 0-3
• RHP Luis Cedeno: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HB, 4/2 GB/FB — 62 of 91 pitches were strikes (68%)
• RHP Eduardo Rivera: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1/0 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 22 of 35 pitches were strikes (63%) … 19/7 K/BB in 23.2 innings for the 23-year-old

Short Season Staten Island (13-7 win over Tri-City)

• LF Carlos Vidal: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K
• 2B Nick Solak: 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding) — first pro homer for this year’s second rounder
• 1B Drew Bridges: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI — fifth homer in 36 games this year … he hit four in 55 games last year
• RF Timmy Robinson: 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 K — his last 13 hits have gone for extra bases: seven doubles, three homers, three singles
• SS Angel Aguilar: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K
• 3B Yancarlos Baez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
• RHP Freicer Perez: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 3/0 GB/FB — 51 of 82 pitches were strikes (62%) … Hudson Belinsky clocked the 6-foot-8 20-year-old at 92-26 mph in his last start

Rookie Pulaski (8-0 win over Kingsport)

• CF Blake Rutherford: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — 13-for-32 (.406) in his last eight games
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
• LF Estevan Florial: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — 6-for-17 (.353) in his last four games
• DH Dermis Garcia: 1-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K — six of his last eight hits have gone for extra bases (two doubles, four homers)
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 4-4, 2 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI — third four-hit game of the season already
• RHP Chad Martin: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 12/2 GB/FB — last year’s 30th rounder has a 72.2% grounder rate in 28.1 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks East (8-4 win over GCL Blue Jays) they scored six in the top of the ninth to win

• SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 CS — 17-year-old is 38-for-77 (.494) with nine doubles, three triples, three homers, and only seven strikeouts in his last 19 games dating back to the Dominican Summer League … he signed for $100,000 last year
• LF Terrance Robertson: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K — last year’s 12th rounder has nine walks and eight strikeouts in his last seven games
• RF Erick Mendez: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 K
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-5, 1 R
• DH Jordan Scott: 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• RHP Raynel Espinal: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 2 HB, 3/5 GB/FB — 22-year-old has a 37/3 K/BB in 41.2 innings split between here and the DSL
• RHP Allen Valerio: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — converted infielder has a 3/6 K/BB in eight innings

Rookie GCL Yanks West (10-0 loss to GCL Pirates)

• SS Diego Castillo: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 0-4
• DH Miguel Flames: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K — DH today after catching five innings yesterday, his first action at catcher this season
• LHP Anderson Severino: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 11/1 GB/FB