DotF: McBroom’s hot streak continues in Scranton’s win

The minor league regular season is winding down, so here’s another standings update. Before we get to that, here are some notes, including updates on the Yankees’ last two first round picks:

• Aaron Boone said yesterday that C Gary Sanchez will begin his minor league rehab assignment either today or tomorrow, and it looks like it’ll be tomorrow. Gary didn’t play today. He did post some workout videos on social media though. Sanchez is expected to play a few GCL games and a “week’s worth” of games in Triple-A. Seems like he’s lined up to return September 1st.
• RHP Clarke Schmidt is done for the reason, reports Robert Pimpsner. He doesn’t have an arm injury. The Yankees are just bringing him back to Tampa. I imagine Schmidt will participate in Instructional League next month. Last year’s first round pick pitched to a 3.09 ERA (2.62 FIP) with 33.0% strikeouts and 6.6% walks in 23.1 innings back from Tommy John surgery.
• C Anthony Seigler is done for the season with a concussion, reports Keith Law (subs. req’d). He took a foul tip to the face mask last week. Seigler, this year’s first round pick, hit .266/.379/.342 (108 wRC+) with more walks (14.7%) than strikeouts (12.6%) in 24 games in his pro debut. Pulaski’s season ends in less than a week. There’s no reason to rush the kid back.
• In that same link, Law says RHP Luis Medina was 94-99 mph with his fastball last night, and added “his 80-83 curveball has real promise with tight spin and a lot of power to it.” “Medina looks athletic and his arm is loose … but he has to figure out how to throw his fastball for strikes before he’ll have any major league role,” says the write-up.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (7-3 win over Buffalo) at 66-61, they are ten games back in the division and one game back of the wild card spot … their regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 K
• 2B Abi Avelino: 0-2, 1 K — left the game in the fourth for an unknown reason
• RF Ryan McBroom: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — 16-for-38 (.421) in his last nine games, though there’s a week-long disabled list stint mixed in there
• 1B Mike Ford: 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI — had been in a 3-for-26 (.115) skid
• DH Go Urshela: 0-4
• RHP Adonis Rosa: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 9/5 GB/FB — 60 of 100 pitches were strikes … with LHP Justus Sheffield in the bullpen, Rosa stays up here to fill the rotation spot

Double-A Trenton Thunder (8-3 loss to Reading) at 69-60, they are three games back in the division and eight games up on the wild card spot … unless something crazy happens, they’re going to play New Hampshire (Blue Jays) in the first round of the postseason … their regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

• 3B Gosuke Katoh: 1-5, 1 R, 2 K, 1 E (throwing)
• LF Trey Amburgey: 2-5, 1 SB
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 0-4, 4 K — 28.1 K% and 14.0 BB% with Trenton after 27.0 K% and 12.0 BB% in Tampa
• RHP Nick Green: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1 HB, 12/0 GB/FB — 57 of 95 pitches were strikes (60%) … 66.2% ground ball rate on the season
  

High-A Tampa Tarpons (8-2 win over St. Lucie) they are 64-65 overall and 29-30 in the second half … they are ten games back in the division and won’t be going to the postseason, barring a miracle … their regular season ends Sunday, September 2nd

• CF Estevan Florial: 0-2, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 K — eight walks and five strikeouts in his last seven games
• SS Diego Castillo: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
• LF Isiah Gilliam: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 K
• 2B Hoy Jun Park: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB — 16.9 K% and 16.1 BB%
• RHP Albert Abreu: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 6/2 GB/FB — 49 of 92 pitches were strikes (53%) … 18/7 K/BB in six starts and 19.1 innings since coming back from the elbow inflammation

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (6-0 loss to Greenville) they are 58-67 overall and 25-32 in the second half … they’re nine games back in the division and won’t be going to the postseason, barring a miracle … their regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

• 2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-4, 1 K, 1 E( (fielding)
• 1B Dermis Garcia: 0-2, 2 HBP
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 0-4, 2 K 1 E (fielding)
• RHP Janson Junk: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 3/4 GB/FB — 65 of 95 pitches were strikes (68%) … 64/28 K/BB in 82.1 innings for last year’s 22nd rounder
• RHP Alex Vargas: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR1 WP, 6/4 GB/FB — 35 of 49 pitches were strikes (71%)

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (6-2 loss to Aberdeen) at 33-29, they are three games back in the division and one game back of the wild card spot … their regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

• SS Eduardo Torrealba: 0-3, 1 HBP, 1 E (throwing)
• C Josh Breaux: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 PB — 13-for-44 (.295) with six doubles in his last 12 games
• DH Kyle Gray: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — this year’s 14th rounder has six homers in his last 21 games
• 2B Jesus Bastidas: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• LF Canaan Smith: 0-3, 1 BB — 10.8 BB% and 30.2 K% this year after 19.4 BB% and 18.6 K% last year
• RHP Rodney Hutchison: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4/2 GB/FB — 48 of 67 pitches were strikes (72%) … 1.93 ERA and 27/6 K/BB in 28 innings for this year’s sixth rounder
• RHP Drew Finley: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 27 of 40 pitches were strikes (68%) … 6.75 ERA and 29/16 K/BB in 24 innings in his first year as a full-time reliever

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (3-2 win over Princeton) they are 30-32 and have already been eliminated from postseason contention … their regular season ends Wednesday, August 29th

• SS Oswald Peraza: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 2 SB, 1 E (throwing) — Keith Law (subs. req’d) said the 18-year-old “showed a solid approach at the plate,” which is better than nothing
  
• CF Isaiah Pasteur: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Pedro Espinola: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 HB, 2/3 GB/FB — 50 of 80 pitches were strikes (63%) … 42/27 K/BB in 43 innings
• RHP Marcus Evey: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 , 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 33 of 53 pitches were strikes (62%) … 46/11 K/BB in 29.1 innings for this year’s 20th rounder

Rookie GCL Yankees East (3-0 loss to GCL Tigers West) they are 18-34 and have already been eliminated from postseason contention … their regular season ends this Saturday, August 25th

• C Saul Torres: 0-4, 3 K — now 3-for-41 (.073) in 13 games since being demoted from Pulaski
• DH Alexander Santana: 1-4, 1 K
• RHP Anyelo Luna: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3/2 GB/FB
• LHP Josh Maciejewski: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 35/7 K/BB in 26 innings for this year’s tenth rounder

Rookie GCL Yankees West (3-2 win over GCL Phillies East) they are 25-26 and have already been eliminated from postseason contention … their regular season ends tomorrow

• SS Roberto Chirinos: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS
• LF Anthony Garcia: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K — his 11th multi-hit game and he has at least one extra-base hit in nine of those games
• RF Stanley Rosario: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Leonardo Pestana: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HB, 2/0 GB/FB — 8.44 ERA and 31/11 K/BB in 21.1 innings for the 20-year-old