Here are the day’s notes:
- So long, RHP Ernesto Frieri. He has indeed opted out of his contract. There was some confusion about that. Frieri told D.J. Eberle he’s opting out because the Yankees have too much young pitching, and he thinks he has a better chance to get back to MLB with another team.
- Another goodbye: LHP Jason Gurka has been released, the team announced. The Yankees signed him to a minor league contract over the winter, and with all the young arms moving up, they need the roster spots. The journeyman gets the axe.
- RHP Yefry Ramirez left last night’s start after throwing his warm-up pitches in the fourth inning, and Matt Kardos says he had a problem with his thumbnail. It’s not a big concern and he’s expected to make his next start.
- RHP Chance Adams (fourth) and 3B Miguel Andujar (ninth) both made this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet. Adams struck out a career-high 12 the other day. Andujar has an 11-game hitting streak.
Triple-A Scranton (7-5 win over Toledo)
- SS Tyler Wade: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — leadoff home run against the formerly good at baseball Anibal Sanchez
- CF Dustin Fowler: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
- 3B Gleyber Torres: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) — now 8-for-33 (.242) in ten Triple-A games … he also has four errors in those ten games
- 1B Tyler Austin: 1-4 — this is day 15 of his 20-day rehab assignment … I assume he’ll be activated off the disabled list for the start of the homestand Monday
- RF Clint Frazier: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
- LF Mason Williams: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, SB
- RHP Brady Lail: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 7/6 GB/FB — 59 of 100 pitches were strikes
- LHP Tyler Webb: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 21 of 36 pitches were strikes (58%) … first walk of the season! … now has a 39/1 K/BB in 27.1 innings
- RHP Ben Heller: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 22 of 39 pitches were strikes (56%)
Double-A Trenton (2-1 loss to Richmond)
- SS Thairo Estrada: 2-5
- 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K — now has a 12-game hitting streak and a seven-game extra-base hit streak
- RF Billy McKinney: 0-4, 2 K
- CF Rashad Crawford: 0-4, 1 K
- LHP Justus Sheffield: 7 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 9/5 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 57 of 82 pitches were strikes (70%) … 33/4 K/BB in his last six starts and 38.2 innings … great to see the walks coming down
- RHP Nick Rumbelow: 1 IP, zeroes, 2/2 GB/FB — ten pitches, seven strikes … first outing back from Tommy John surgery … he last appeared in a game on April 10th of last season
High-A Tampa (7-5 win over Charlotte)
- CF Jorge Mateo: 2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 3 K, 1 E (fielding) — has three hits in his last 31 at-bats (.097)
- SS Kyle Holder: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B
- DH Greg Bird: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — played the entire game as the DH in his second rehab game
- LF Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 1 R
- 2B Nick Solak: 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
- RHP Erik Swanson: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 27 of 48 pitches were strikes (56%)
Low-A Charleston (4-2 loss to Greenville)
- LF Estevan Florial: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — got picked off first … 8-for-23 (.348) during his little six-game hitting streak
- 2B Diego Castillo: 2-4, 1 K, 1 CS, 1 E (pickoff) — 6-for-20 (.300) during his six-game hitting streak
- SS Hoy Jun Park: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K — started the season great, but is now in a 4-for-33 (.121) slump
- CF Blake Rutherford: 1-4, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
- C Donny Sands: 1-4, 1 K
- RF Isiah Gilliam: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP
- 3B Oswaldo Cabrera: 2-3, 1 BB
- RHP Freicer Perez: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 WP, 5/4 GB/FB — 60 of 91 pitches were strikes (66%) … five walks in his last 25.1 innings after ten walks in his first 14 innings
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