Some more roster shuffling at the upper minors, which is becoming difficult to track. Injuries, doubleheaders, and big league needs are throwing a big wrench into things. All courtesy of Josh Norris and Donnie Collins:
- Triple-A Scranton: Both RHP Zach Nuding and LHP Fred Lewis have been sent down for Double-A Trenton. They were up to help cover for RHP Ivan Nova yesterday. He was scratched from his scheduled start so he could start for the MLB team tomorrow. IF Dan Fiorito was sent back to High-A Tampa and C R.J. Baker was placed on the phantom DL to accommodate the recently acquired RHP Chris Bootcheck and UTIL Brent Lillibridge.
- Double-A Trenton: UTIL Casey Stevenson has been bumped up to Triple-A Scranton. RHP Jose Ramirez, who was sent down yesterday, will be moved back up to Triple-A Scranton to start on Tuesday. The demotion was just a paper move to free up a roster spot. RHP Scottie Allen was sent back down following his spot start.
- High-A Tampa: 2B Angelo Gumbs has been demoted to Low-A Charleston, according to Norris. He’s hit .248/.299/.344 since coming off the DL (finger) a month ago. OF Eduardo Sosa was released, reports Nicholas Flammia.
- Low-A Charleston: IF Fu-Lin Kuo was been promoted to High-A Tampa to replace Gumbs. The Yankees have signed OF Aaron Gates out of an independent league and assigned him to the River Dogs, reports Norris. OF Taylor Dugas has been placed on the DL for an unknown reason.
Triple-A Scranton Game One (6-4 win over Norfolk in 11 innings, walk-off style) this was a regularly scheduled doubleheader from what I can tell, not a makeup date for anything
- CF Corey Patterson: 2-6, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 SB
- C J.R. Murphy: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K — 10-for-31 (.323) with five walks and five strikeouts in nine games since the promotion
- RF Fernando Martinez: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- LF Cody Grice: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K — 13-for-45 (.289) with two homers and two steals in 13 games since being an emergency call-up
- 3B-2B Casey Stevenson: 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding) — he has three homers this year, and this is second time he’s hit a walk-off homer in the first game at the new level … he did it when he joined High-A Tampa last month
- RHP Caleb Cotham: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 4/7 GB/FB — 58 of 81 pitches were strikes (72%)
- LHP Francisco Rondon: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 5/1 GB/FB — 32 of 48 pitches were strikes (67%)
- RHP Yoshinori Tateyama: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%)
Triple-A Scranton Game Two (5-2 loss to Norfolk)
- 2B Brent Lillibridge: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
- RF Fernando Martinez: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
- DH Dan Johnson: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — 52 walks and 50 strikeouts in 70 games
- RHP Graham Stoneburner: 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 4/4 GB/FB — 58 of 84 pitches were strikes (69%)
- RHP Dellin Betances: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 21 of 35 pitches were strikes (60%) … 27/9 K/BB in 24 innings as a reliever
Double-A Trenton (8-3 win over Portland)
- LF Ramon Flores: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
- CF Slade Heathcott: 0-5, 1 R, 2 K
- RF Tyler Austin: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K — threw a runner out at second
- RHP Mikey O’Brien: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 5/5 GB/FB — 56 of 87 pitches were strikes (64%)
- RHP Danny Burawa: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 14 of 23 pitches were strikes (61%)
- LHP Cesar Cabral: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K — 20 of 37 pitches were strikes (54%)
High-A Tampa (4-1 win over Brevard County in five innings) completed early due to rain
- CF Mason Williams: 1-3, R
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-2, 1 BB
- LF Ben Gamel: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- C Gary Sanchez: 1-1, 1 R, 1 BB — on pace for 43 walks after drawing 32 last year
- DH Peter O’Brien: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K — grand slam for his first homer at this level … if they do intend to play him as rumored, it might be a few days until he debuts there just so he can do some prep work, etc.
- RHP Bryan Mitchell: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 3/2 GB/FB — 24/6 K/BB in his last 28 innings
Low-A Charleston (7-3 loss to Rome)
- CF Jake Cave: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 K — 14 hits in his last 36 at-bats (.389)
- SS Cito Culver: 0-5, 4 K — four hits in his last 29 at-bats (.138)
- 1B Greg Bird: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- 2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-4, 2 K
- RHP Luis Niebla: 3 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 Balk, 5/0 GB/FB
Short Season Staten Island (4-2 loss to Hudson Valley)
- SS John Murphy: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — first pro homer for this year’s sixth rounder
- DH Michael O’Neill: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K — has a hit in all five games so far
- CF Brandon Thomas: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- RHP Gio Gallegos: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 3/8 GB/FB — only the third time he’s allowed a run in 13 career games
- RHP Andy Beresford: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GB/FB
- RHP Stefan Lopez: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GB/FB
- LHP Tyler Webb: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K
Rookie GCL Yanks1 (3-2 loss to GCL Pirates)
- 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HBP — second homer in as many pro games, and this one was an opposite field shot out to left for the left-handed batter
- RF Austin Aune & CF Jordan Barnes: both 0-4, 3 K
- 3B Chris Tamarez: 0-3, 2 K — signed for $650k back in 2010, though that was back when everyone thought he could stick at shortstop
- RHP Brady Lail: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 3/5 GB/FB — one of the better sleepers in the system, a three-pitch guy with a very good curveball and an upper-80s fastball that will hopefully add a few ticks as he fills out his 6-foot-2, 175 lb. frame
Rookie GCL Yanks2 (5-2 loss to GCL Tigers)
- CF Adonis Garcia: 1-2 — played five innings in the field as he rehabs from a broken wrist
- CF Kendall Coleman: 0-2, 1 K
- C Luis Torrens: 0-3, 1 K — played seven innings in the field, probably by design … he was born in 1996 (!!!) and just turned 17 last month
- LF Nathan Mikolas: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- 1B Dalton Smith: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B
- RHP David Herndon: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — former Phillies reliever has a 3.85 ERA (4.27 FIP) in 117 career big league innings and is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery … the Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Blue Jays, outrighted off the 40-man roster, then re-signed him to a new minor league contract this winter thinking he could be a middle relief option in the second half and maybe even in 2014 and beyond
- RHP Angel Rincon: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 22/6 K/BB in 22.2 innings at this level last year
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