DotF: Austin, Higashioka, Puello all have big games in AAA win

Some notes:

C Gary Sanchez (thumb) has started hitting again, according to Shane Hennigan. He was scheduled to take batting practice today for the first time since a foul tip broke his thumb.
In a bit of a surprise, OF Estevan Florial as been promoted to High-A Tampa, reports Josh Norris. I think this might be temporary. One of those “Tampa needs an outfielder so let’s grab someone from the minor league complex across the street” things. Florial was talked up all winter as the team’s next great prospect, and he still only 18.
OF Aaron Judge placed 12th on this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet, so check that out. Judge rebounded nicely from that ugly 0-for-24 stretch a week or so ago.

Triple-A Scranton (10-7 win over Louisville)

CF Jake Cave: 0-5, 2 K — threw a runner out at second
RF Aaron Judge: 0-3, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP
1B Tyler Austin: 3-5, 2 R, 3 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K — 11-for-27 (.407) with six doubles and two homers in seven games since being promoted … you know, the big league first base job is pretty wide open
DH Kyle Higashioka: 3-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB — 18-for-44 (.409) with four doubles and five homers in eleven games since coming up to fill in for Sanchez
LF Cesar Puello: 4-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB, 1 E (throwing) — the former Mets farmhand is hitting .322/.459/.471 on the season
RHP Luis Cessa: 1.1 IP, 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 32 of 50 pitches were strikes … yuck, though, to be fair, he barely pitched the last three weeks
RHP Johnny Barbato: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 27 of 44 pitches were strikes (61%)

Double-A Trenton (7-4 win over Erie)

SS Tyler Wade: 2-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 CS — 35/35 K/BB in 56 games for the 21-year-old
DH Dustin Fowler: 2-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI — his hot streak is getting ridiculous … he’s gone 37-for-111 (.333) with ten doubles, three doubles, and two homers in his last 25 games
2B Billy Fleming: 2-5
1B Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
CF Michael O’Neill: 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B
3B Cito Culver: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
LHP Daniel Camarena: 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 5/7 GB/FB — 64 of 86 pitches were strikes (74%) … he missed all of last season with an elbow injury but has pitched very well this season

High-A Tampa (3-2 win over Bradenton)

SS Jorge Mateo: 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
3B Thairo Estrada: 0-4
DH Miguel Andujar: 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 CS — he’s up to .284/.325/.477 with an 11.7% strikeout rate
RF Austin Aune: 1-4, 1 K
2B Abi Avelino: 1-4, 2 K, 1 CS
CF Estevan Florial: 1-4, 1 K — your new prospect crush has arrived
RHP Chance Adams: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 1 HB, 3/2 GB/FB — 58 of 80 pitches were strikes (73%) … he seems to have gotten the hang of this starting thing … 73/15 K/BB in 57.2 innings

Low-A Charleston (3-0 win over Asheville)

SS Kyle Holder: 1-4, 1 RBI
3B Angel Aguilar & LF Leonardo Molina: both 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K — Leo scored a run
2B Hoy Jun Park: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB — had been in a 4-for-25 (.160) slump
RF Alex Palma: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
RHP Domingo Acevedo: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 4/4 GB/FB — 51 of 71 pitches were strikes (72%) … 47/7 K/BB in 37 innings in the 6-foot-7 behemoth