Trenton repeats as EL Champs
ByDouble-A Trenton (5-1 win over Akron) Trenton wins the best-of-five series 3-1 … it’s their second consecutive Eastern League Championship
Reegie Corona, Ramiro Pena & Frankie Cervelli: all 1 for 3 – Corona drove in a run with a sac fly & scored another … Pena was hit by a pitch & swiped a bag … Cervelli drew a walk, scored a run & picked a runner off first with a snap throw
Austin Jackson: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K – had himself a helluva postseason
Chris Malec & PJ Pilittere: both 1 for 4, 1 R – PJ drove in a run
Colin Curtis: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 K – hit .414 in the postseason
Edar Gonzalez: 0 for 2, 2 BB
Kevin Russo: 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 E (fielding)
Jeff Marquez: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 Balk, 7-6 GB/FB
Jason Jones: 3 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 2-2 GB/FB – first relief appearance (and save) of the year couldn’t come at a better time
Triple-A Scranton won the Governor’s Cup. They’ll play the Sacramento River Cats (A’s) in the Bricktown Showdown on Tuesday, with Ian Kennedy facing Brad Knox. The Bobby Murcer Award will be presented to the game’s MVP for the first time this year; the game will be televised on ESPN2.
High-A Tampa’s season is over; they did not qualify for the playoffs. The Daytona Cubs won the league championship.
Low-A Charleston’s season is over; they did not qualify for the playoffs. The Augusta Green Jackets (Giants) won the league championship.
Short Season Staten Island’s season is over; they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Batavia Muckdogs (Cards) won the league championship.
The Rookie GCL Yanks’ season is over. The GCL Phils won the league championship.
DotF will return Tuesday for the Bricktown Showdown, but then it’ll be on hiatus until Hawaii Winter Baseball starts on Sept 27th. The Arizona Fall League doesn’t start until October 7th, and the Yanks still have to assign two more pitchers to the league. I’ll also post stats from the various Caribbean Winter Leagues from time to time as well. Otherwise that’s it for 2008.
It’s been one hell of a season, no?
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Overall a pretty good season from yankee minorleaguers.
Melancon was superb, Montero was a beast, A-Jax progress nicely and turn it on both ends of the ball in the postseason.
Hell even guys who were not prospects like Hughes and IPK did well in AAA.
I can’t wait for next season with Montero at High-A Ad, and A-Jax at AAA.
It’s been real.
Thanks Mike. I used to actually go through all the box scores on my own, but you made it much easier(and more insightful).
Commenter Dave mentioned this in the previous thread and it didn’t get noticed… Who’s the “watch” going to be next season? Last season it seemed like we were debating it for weeks until somebody came up with the TJ rehab quartet.
I’m thinking my vote goes to McAllister. He’s going to AA next season so he’s not too far from the majors that he’ll be on there forever, but he’ll be on the watch for more than a month (like A-Jax could be if he really turns a corner). He’s probably as close to a sure thing as this organization has (among pitchers, at least). There’s no poll (as of now), but my top choices for the watch next season would be:
1. McAllister
2. A-Jax
3. Brackman
Brackman is number three only because he could take longer than expected to recover, and I don’t want him to be on the watch forever. And there also aren’t 4 rehab guys this coming year like there were this past season. Thoughts?
Next year will be the Brackman Watch. That’s the guy everyone’s going to want to keep an eye on.
Brackman no doubt.
I suppose we could do a poll, but this blog isn’t a democracy. It’s a three-pronged tyranny.
we could do a catcher one. We have so many potential catchers its crazy.
But it’s so much better when it’s a pitcher.
I was just throwing it out there, I agree with the Brackman Watch.
Plus it’s alot less work to update it only once every 5 days. Doing it everyday would be tough.
I just googled Brackman to find out that we have the same birthday.
any ways, I understand how hard it is for you mike with DotF’s and game threads on top of daily life stuff. Just Brackman it is.
How about the “Melvin Croussett in America” watch?
Alright, Andy, the jig is up. We’re not falling for your clever ruse anymore… You’re Melvin Croussett’s dad.
It always good to pick out a player in the low minors and root for them. Sure I could choose Jesus, he’s the “trendy” pick, he’s the one with a lot of “talent” and “possibility”, but I’m going with the lefty with ridiculous numbers.
Plus, when I was a kid I wished my name was either Melvin or Curtis.
Its nice to see our young guys winning and playing hard-nosed baseball at these levels.
Maybe the few who will see the majors will bring that same kind of attitude to the Yanks.
Phil Coke showed a little fire that I didn’t really expect. Joba-esque.
Hey Mike you think that Melancon has a legit shot to win ROY award?
I understand guys like Weiters have a better shot and Melancon is a relief pitcher but he’s type of guy who can certainly pitch very well next season. Is that too much expectation?
With all the talent in the whole AL who knows, he could don’t get me wrong, its just that Price qualifies next year and some other big name prospects. My money would go on Price.
I’ll take Weiters
Yeah, it might be. It’s hard enough to win any award as a reliever, and to win ROY as a reliever he’s going to have to be stellar. Mo would have to get hurt (knock on wood) allowing Melancon to assume closing duties for him to win it I think.
A guy who goes say, 5-1, 2.50 ERA, 8.0 Kper9 as a middle reliever just isn’t ROY material. Some rook will win 15 games or hit .280-25-90 next year, leaving Melancon in the dark.
yeah thanks alot for the dotf all season long.!!
I want to see A jax robberies of homeruns from yesturday, any videos out there?
I haven’t seen any, I’d like to see them too.
We have a winner for stupid LoHud comment of the day:
This also shows what a disappointment the single A team is.
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/200.....ent-534395
Yea cuz the yanks have to win at every level at all cost. Fuck development.
you read the comments?
DAYUM, Sanchez is a BIG man.
http://thunderbaseball.files.w.....nchez9.jpg
Look at the chin!
I saw that too. I was like damn, your a fat motherfucker.
Listed at 6’6″, 270 lbs.
that was before the team buffet.
He looks like Prince when he was a kid.
which one? He’s got more than one chin.
Carlos Zambrano has a no-hitter through 7. Only 85 pitches.
people thought cubs were done with out him.
Can’t wait to see what Montero does next season especially on the defensive end of things. He does have to be Russell Martin or Mauer but just average.
This guy could be miguel Cabrera playing catcher.
Is the AAA game a one and done? and is there no AA all around championship?
Yes and yes.
Or, uh, no. There is no all-around AA title.
Stupid double negatives.
i apologize for the improper grammar, and I’m glad no poster jumped all over me…
Mike, Ban this fucker immediately.
Do the IL and PCL ever play interleague or is this the only game the whole year where they play.
This is the only one. Cross-country bus trips would suck.
Man second year in a row that the Brewers are choking in september.
and they are MUCH better this year too. Good by CC and Sheets and possibly Prince next year. No way in hell they are contending next year. Maybe if some of those prospects they have can step it up when the reach the majors.
It figures that Extra Innings isn’t carrying the Cubs game. Nor is anybody else. Maybe ESPN will switch over.
Three more outs for the Big Z.
history in the making potentially.
Speaking of CC, alot people seem that he’s staying in the NL especiallyto the west coast. I understand money talks and what not but it seems like it’s not a lock that he doesn’t sign with the yanks.
Who ya guys got in mind?
Alot of people seem to have a fetish for Burnett.
According to Mike Ashmore over at thunder thoughts Humberto Sanchez is heading to New York and Kevin Russo and Ramiro Pena are going to Scranton. Isn’t it a bit early for Sanchez? I mean hes pitched 14 innings since coming back from TJ.
He’s probably just gonna watch and snag a couple fly balls and hang out and etc. I’ll be somewhat surprise if he pitch.
is his clock used up on the injury? they may have to bring him up
actually that really wouldn’t make sense since the season is over, but I agree with Ivan just get him to see NY, better than sending him home
Sanchez will be alright if the Yanks limit him to one inning stints, which they SURELY will.
One more out.
Z-man is a beast.
Congratulations, Carlos Zambrano.
Big Z did it. Congrads my dude.
WOW, Zambrano is beastly.
Bush league fist pump.
Honestly though, Krod’s reaction to a “8-1 game ending in a strike out and he was in just to get work” kinda game is worse that Zambrano’s No-no.
Yea but it’s a no-no, shit I’ll do the same thing.
Honestly? He walked the guy with the .285 OBP to ruin the perfecto? For reels?
He also hit Pence.
Dropping Carlos Zambrano last week, Fail:
http://failblog.org/2008/09/08/hospitality-fail/
I still can’t believe Colin Curtis didn’t win the MVP but who can argue when “Superman” is in CF
Seriously this is a performance business the Yankees should reward Curtis for hitting .414 in the postseason for Trenton.