DotF: Judge homers in Scranton’s latest blowout win

Got two notes to pass along:

• The Yankees have released 1B Ike Davis, the team announced. The move clears a roster spot for LHP Richard Bleier, who was send down yesterday. I wouldn’t read anything into this regarding a potential call-up for 1B Tyler Austin. They needed a roster spot and Davis was most expendable. That’s all.
• PNC Field in Scranton (well, Moosic, technically) will host the 2017 Triple-A Championship Game between the International League and Pacific Coast League, reports Shane Hennigan. That’s pretty neat. Each year the IL and PCL champs meet for a one-game winner-take-all Triple-A title game.

Triple-A Scranton (10-0 win over Lehigh Valley) they lead the International League with 538 runs … only one other team is over 500 for the season

• LF Ben Gamel: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — 12-for-30 (.400) in his last six games
• CF Clint Frazier: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI — 8-for-17 (.471) with two doubles, a triple, and a homer in his last five games
• RF Aaron Judge: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — here’s video of the homer
• DH Cesar Puello: 0-4, 1 R
• 1B Tyler Austin: 3-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — 10-for-17 (.588) with five doubles in his last six games … I have to think he’s the odds on favorite to come up after Alex Rodriguez is released Saturday, but we’ll see
• C Kyle Higashioka: 1-5, 1 R, 1 PB
• LHP Dietrich Enns: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 9/3 GB/FB — 59 of 94 pitches were strikes (63%) … he has a 1.29 ERA in 181.1 innings since coming back from Tommy John surgery last season
• RHP Kirby Yates: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — nine pitches, eight strikes

Double-A Trenton (5-4 win over Richmond in ten innings)

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-4, 1 BB, 3 K
• CF Dustin Fowler: 2-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 SB — absolutely on fire
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-2, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — doubled in the go-ahead run in the top of the tenth
• DH Mike Ford: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 BB
• 2B Abi Avelino: 0-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RHP Will Carter: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 10/0 GB/FB — 55 of 89 pitches were strikes (62%) … when he has starts like this, I can’t help but wonder how many of those hits are ground balls with eyes through a Double-A caliber defense
• RHP J.P. Feyereisen: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 3/0 GB/FB — 19 of 31 pitches were strikes (61%) … 5.2 scoreless innings since the trade

High-A Tampa was rained out. They’re going to play a doubleheader tomorrow.

Low-A Charleston (6-4 loss to Rome in 12 innings)

• CF Ricardo Ferreira: 0-6, 3 K
• 3B Mandy Alvarez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — he’s cooled down since his insane start, but has still been quite productive
• RF Alex Palma: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI — quietly having a really nice year
• C Luis Torrens: 2-4, 1 BB, 1 PB
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Erik Swanson: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 3/3 GB/FB — 48 of 65 pitches were strikes (74%) … he was part of the Carlos Beltran trade
• RHP Dillon Tate: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 6/2 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%) … there have been too many outings like this for him this season, which is why the Yankees were able to get the No. 4 pick in last year’s draft for rental Beltran

Short Season Staten Island (7-3 loss to Aberdeen)

• CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
• 2B Nick Solak: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B — 18-for-44 (.409) during his eleven-game hitting streak
• 3B Drew Bridges: 1-5, 3 K
• SS Angel Aguilar: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K — kinda sorta starting to come around
• RHP Freicer Perez: 1.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 32 of 47 pitches were strikes (68%) … not a good outing for the 6-foot-8 20-year-old

Rookie Pulaski (11-1 loss to Bluefield)

• CF Estevan Florial & SS Wilkerman Garcia: both 0-4, 2 K — Florial is in a 4-for-23 (.174) slump
  
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
• RF Isiah Gilliam & DH Donny Sands: both 1-4, 1 K
• 2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-4
• RHP Abel Duarte: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HB, 5/2 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing)

Rookie GCL Yanks East Game One (7-3 loss to GCL Tigers East in seven innings) makeup of the July 26th rainout

• RF Brayan Emery: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 E (missed catch)
• CF Edel Luaces: 1-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — five homers in 33 games for this year’s 25th rounder
• DH Jordan Scott: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• RHP Paddy O’Brien: 0 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/0 GB/FB — GCL defenses, man

Rookie GCL Yanks East Game Two (2-0 win over GCL Tigers East in seven innings)

• CF Jordan Scott: 0-3
• DH Brayan Emery: 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 CS
• LF Edel Luaces: 1-2, 1 3B, 1 RBI
• RHP Rony Garcia: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 Balk, 1 HBP, 7/2 GB/FB — 8/0 K/BB in 10.1 innings here after a 39/9 K/BB in 43 Dominican Summer League innings for the 18-year-old

Rookie GCL Yanks West (7-4 loss to GCL Blue Jays)

• CF Terrance Robertson: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS — threw a runner out at second
• SS Diego Castillo: 2-5, 2 K — 12-for-32 (.375) during his eight-game hitting streak
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-5, 1 2B, 2 K
• C Miguel Flames: 0-4, 1 R
• LHP Tony Hernandez: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/7 GB/FB
• RHP Alexander Rosario: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — eight baserunners and no runs in three innings? impressive