DotF: Mateo steals three more bases in doubleheader

Got a bunch of updates to pass along:

Chad Jennings has a whole bunch of minor league notes to check out. Most importantly, Brian Cashman confirmed OF Aaron Judge is day-to-day with “some minor stuff,” so he’s been out the last three days but it’s not a big deal. Also Jennings hears LHP Ian Clarkin is not expected to have surgery. That’s … good?
Other stuff from Jennings: OF Mason Williams (shoulder) has resumed playing catch, OF Slade Heathcott (quad) is close to playing in minor league rehab games, and LHP Jacob Lindgren (elbow) is rehabbing but has yet to begin a throwing program. RHP James Kaprielian is working out in Tampa, but Cashman doesn’t know when he’ll make his pro debut. That’s up to farm system head honcho Gary Denbo.
IF Nick Noonan was released from Triple-A Scranton, reports Brendan Kuty. He hit .262/.308/.328 (83 wRC+) in 67 games before landing on the DL. This pretty much confirms IF Cole Figueroa will be the starting shortstop the rest of the season.
And finally, 1B Kane Sweeney was named the Appalachian League Offensive Player of the Week. This year’s 29th rounder came into the day hitting .273/.373/.568 (158 wRC+) with three homers in 14 pro games.

Know what I haven’t done this season? Updated the standings. So let’s do that now.

Triple-A Scranton (5-0 loss to Indianapolis) they’re 51-46 and a half-game back in the division

CF Ben Gamel: 1-4, 1 K
LF Jose Pirela: 2-4 — 13-for-25 (.520) in his last six games
1B Greg Bird: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
RF Tyler Austin: 2-3, 1 2B
RHP Eric Ruth: 6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 8/6 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — 58 of 88 pitches were strikes (66%) … his strong season at Double-A was rewarded with a Triple-A spot start in place of RHP Luis Severino, who is away from the team because his wife is having a baby

Double-A Trenton (5-4 loss to Portland, walk-off style) they’re 51-44 and one game back in the division

CF Jake Cave: 2-4 — had been in a 2-for-28 (.071) slump
DH Mark Payton: 0-1, 1 RBI, 2 BB
2B Tony Renda: 1-3, 1 R
RHP Brady Lail: 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 8/4 GB/FB — 52 of 87 pitches were strikes (60%)
RHP Andrew Bailey: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 25 of 35 pitches were strikes (71%) … seems to be holding up well so far

High-A Tampa was rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow. They’re 46-47 overall, 12-11 in the second half, and four games out of first.

Low-A Charleston Game One (4-1 loss to Savannah) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain in the third inning

SS Jorge Mateo: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 SB — now 65-79 (82%) in stole base attempts
RF Alex Palma: 1-4, 2 SB
CF Austin Aune: 1-4, 1 K, 1 CS
RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 35 of 47 pitches were strikes (74%) when he started the game yesterday … 61/23 K/BB in 62 innings for last year’s 34th rounder

Low-A Charleston Game Two (2-1 loss to Savannah in seven innings) they’re 43-51 overall and 9-15 in the second half, 6.5 games out of first

DH Jorge Mateo: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
CF Austin Aune: 0-2, 2 K
RF Alex Palma: 1-3
LHP Ronny Bautista: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 WP, 1 HB, 3/0 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 47 of 87 pitches were strikes (54%) … 82/47 K/BB in 66.2 innings for the 6-foot-7 southpaw

Short Season Staten Island (5-4 win over Lowell, walk-off style) they’re 18-11 and tied for first in the division

CF Jeff Hendrix: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB
SS Kyle Holder: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
2B Thairo Estrada: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — walk-off single
DH Drew Bridges: 0-4, 2 K
RF Jhalan Jackson: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
3B Brandon Wagner: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Alex Robinett: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 34 of 48 pitches were strikes (71%) … 17/1 K/BB in 13.1 pro innings for the West Point cadet, and the one walk was intentional

Rookie level Pulaski (10-4 win over Princeton) they’re 16-11 and ties for first in the division

SS Hyo-Jun Park: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — 8/8 K/BB in his last 12 games
2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 1 K
LF Nathan Mikolas: 1-5, 1 R, 1 K
RHP Simon De La Rosa: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HB, 6/1 GB/FB — 30/15 K/BB in 24.1 innings

Rookie level GCl Yanks1 (8-5 loss to GCL Tigers) they’re 8-15 and ten games out of first already

3B Donny Sands: 0-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
DH Trey Amburgey: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
RF Leonardo Molina: 0-4, 2 K
CF Terrance Robertson: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
RHP Taylor Garrison: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 1/0 GB/FB
RHP Alex Vargas: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HB, 1/4 GB/FB — 43 base-runners allowed in 18.2 innings

Rookie level GCL Yanks2 (7-5 loss to GCL Phillies) they’re 11-11 and and a half-game back in the division

SS Yancarlos Baez: 0-5, 2 K
2B Yonauris Rodriguez: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 SB — 5-for-15 (.333) in his last four games
1B Kevin Cornelius: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB — leads the league with seven homers, three more than anyone else … of course, he turns 23 next month, so he’s not exactly young for the level
RF Isiah Gilliam: 2-3, 1 BB
RHP Jonathan Holder: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/5 GB/FB — should be back with Low-A Charleston soon, though I wonder if he’ll bump him up to High-A Tampa
RHP Paddy O’Brien: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K — pro debut for this year’s 24th rounder, who was a catcher in college the Yankees are trying on the mound