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  • RHP Clarke Schmidt faced batters today for the first time as part of his Tommy John surgery rehab, according to his Twitter feed. Steve Givarz says Schmidt sat 92-93 mph with his fastball and 82-84 mph with his slider, which sounds about right at this point of his rehab. Last year’s first rounder is expected to return to game action when the short season leagues begin next month.
  • 1B Tim Lynch has been released, reports Matt Eddy. He was the team’s ninth round pick in 2016. Lynch struggled in limited time this year, but he hit .310/.368/.573 (173 wRC+) with 13 homers in only 57 games with High-A Tampa last season.
  • IF Vince Conde has been released as well, the team announced. He was the team’s ninth round pick in 2014 and he spent the last few seasons bouncing around as an organizational utility man. Conde hit .206/.308/.301 (80 wRC+) in 321 games with the Yankees.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (7-6 loss to Pawtucket)

  • SS Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
  • LF Clint Frazier: 0-5, 4 K — d’oh
  • 3B Brandon Drury: 0-3, 1 BB — 3-for-13 (.231) in four games since being optioned
  • DH Greg Bird: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — 5-for-29 (.172) with ten walks and seven strikeouts in ten rehab games
  • 1B Adam Lind: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
  • RF Billy McKinney: 1-4, 1 R
  • C Kyle Higashioka: 1-4, 1 K
  • RHP Chance Adams: 3 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, 1/1 GB/FB — 48 of 82 pitches were strikes (59%) … feels like one step forward, two steps back this year … he’s up to eight homers in 43.1 innings this season … last year he allowed eleven homers in 150.1 innings
  • RHP J.P. Feyereisen: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 18 of 30 pitches were strikes (60%) … 18/9 K/BB in 19 innings

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Callis: Yankees sign ninth rounder SS Vince Conde

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Via Jim Callis: The Yankees have signed ninth round pick Vanderbilt SS Vince Conde for $155,000. Slot money for the 272nd overall pick is $146,500. Conde actually played for Short Season Staten Island last night, going 2-for-4 with a walk in his pro debut. He signed so late because Vanderbilt was playing in the College World Series.

Conde, 21, hit .284/.397/.379 with four homers, 15 steals, 41 walks, and 42 strikeouts in 72 games for the Commodores this spring. He’s a no-doubt shortstop long-term with a very good glove, but he doesn’t project to be much of a hitter in pro ball. As you can see at our 2014 Draft Pool Tracker, Conde’s over-slot bonus pushes the Yankees over their spending pool by roughly $120,000. They’ll have to pay approximately $90,000 in tax, assuming no more over-slot signings. The signing deadline is this coming Friday and it doesn’t appear the team will sign Florida HS RHP Garrett Cave (17th round) or Connecticut HS 3B Will Toffey (23rd round), their two late round signability fliers.