- A trade! Late last week the Yankees sent RHP Jordan Foley to the Rockies for RHP Jefry Valdez, the team announced. “(Valdez is) a really loose, wiry 6-foot-1 with a good arm action. He has been 92-94 with an above-average curveball in my looks. I like him as a late-blooming relief candidate,” wrote Eric Longenhagen. Seems like the Yankees traded Foley for a two-years-younger version of Foley. Works for me. Foley is Rule 5 Draft eligible this offseason and Colorado didn’t even bother to add him to their 40-man roster before the protection deadline.
- The MLB.com crew listed one notable Rule 5 Draft eligible player for all 30 teams. 1B/3B Dermis Garcia got the nod for the Yankees. “(He) has massive raw power. The downside is that he doesn’t have much hittability or athleticism, so New York has begun to explore using him on the mound, where he has shown a mid-90s fastball,” says the write-up. It’s real hard for me to see Dermis sticking in MLB all next season. Hiding him a three-man bench all year won’t be easy.
- The Yankees have re-signed minor league free agent RHP Dallas Martinez, reports Matt Eddy. The 24-year-old has been intermittently injured and a deep sleeper the last few years. He’s thrown three innings above rookie ball for the Yankees, but last year they loaned him to the Mexican League, where he had a 3.66 ERA (4.73 FIP) in 91 innings. Not bad considering his experience and the fact the Mexican League is close to Triple-A in terms of competition level.
Arizona Fall League (stats are final)
- IF Thairo Estrada: 19 G, 19-for-80 (.238), 9 R, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 15 K, 1 CS, 1 HBP (.238/.282/.263)
- OF Estevan Florial: 21 G, 13-for-73 (.178), 10 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 8 RBI, 12 BB, 29 K, 2 SB, 1 CS (.178/.294/.260)
- 1B Steven Sensley: 21 G, 15-for-76 (.197), 4 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 26 K, 1 CS, 2 HBP (.197/.256/.263)
- RHP Jordan Foley: 7 G, 7 GS, 19.2 IP, 20 H, 20 R, 20 ER, 19 BB, 20 K, 2 HR, 1 HB, 2 WP (9.15 ERA and 1.98 WHIP) — he was traded after the AzFL season ended
- RHP Hobie Harris: 9 G, 15 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 7 BB, 16 K, 1 HR, 2 WP (4.20 ERA and 1.40 WHIP)
- RHP Matt Wivinis: 11 G, 12 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 14 K, 1 HB, 1 WP (1.50 ERA and 1.00 WHIP)
- RHP Kyle Zurak: 9 G, 9.1 IP, 16 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 10 BB, 3 K, 3 HR, 3 WP (11.57 ERA and 2.79 WHIP)