Trenton walks off with a win

Remember hearing that the recently signed Gary Sanchez would be reporting to the Rookie GCL Yanks later this summer? Not gonna happen. Ben Balder tells me that farm director Mark Newman confirmed that Sanchez has signed a 2010 contract like every other international signee. He’ll begin his career next year, most likely in Extended Spring Training before going to the GCL.

Shelley Duncan is one of six players who will take part in next week’s Triple-A Homerun Derby.

Triple-A Scranton (4-1 loss to Buffalo)
Kevin Russo & Austin Jackson: both 1 for 4 – Russo doubled … Jackson drove in a run & K’ed
Ramiro Pena & Yurendell DeCaster: both 2 for 4, 1 2B – Pena scored a run … DeCaster K’ed
Shelley Duncan, Juan Miranda & Eric Duncan: all 0 for 3 – Shelley drew a walk … Miranda walked & K’ed
Colin Curtis: 0 for 4, 1 K – threw a runner out at home from CF
Chris Stewart: 1 for 1 – left the game after singling in the third … there’s no way he would have been released (to make room for Cervelli) mid-game
Kevin Cash: 0 for 2
Romulo Sanchez: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 6-8 GB/FB – 37 of 66 pitches were strikes (56.1%) … could you ask for any more out of a spot starter?
Paul Bush: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GB/FB – 18 of 32 pitches were strikes (56.3%)

Double-A Trenton (2-1 win over New Hampshire in 11 innings)
Austin Krum: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 K, 1 SB – threw a runner out at second from CF
Richie Robnett, Jesus Montero & Marcos Vechionacci: all 0 for 4 – Robnett drew a walk & K’ed … Vech K’ed … Montero is 1 for his last 20 (.050), so he’s a slumpin;
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 5, 1 K – walk-off single, but no RBI because the outfielder made a throwing error
Jorge Vazquez, Chris Malec & Justin Snyder: all 1 for 4 – Vazquez doubled, drove in a run & missed a catch for an error … Malec doubled … Snyder was caught stealing & K’ed three times
Edwar Gonzalez: 2 for 4, 1 2B
Wilkins DeLaRosa: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 3-5 GB/FB – 67 K in 66 IP
Eric Wordekemper: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 3-2 GB/FB
Mike Dunn: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3-2 GB/FB – 71 K in 50.2 IP
Jose Valdez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Grant Duff: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 0-2 GB/FB – AA debut

High-A Tampa was washed out. I’m guessing they’ll play two at some point in the next few days.

Low-A Charleston (6-2 loss to Bowling Green)
Jose Pirela, Corban Joseph & Addison Maruzak: all 1 for 4 – Pirela scored a run, K’ed twice & committed a throwing error … Joseph drove in a run & K’ed … Maruzak K’ed twice & committed a throwing error
Ray Kruml: 2 for 4
Melky Mesa, Abe Almonte & Neall French: all 0 for 4 – Mesa & Almonte each K’ed once
Mitch Abeita: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
David Phelps: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 7-4 GB/FB
Brandon Braboy: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1-0 GB/FB
Luke Prihoda: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GB/FB – ummm, who are you?

Short Season Staten Island (2-1 loss to Hudson Valley)
Jimmy Paredes & Francisco Santana: both 0 for 3 – Paredes was hit by a pitch & K’ed once, Santana thrice
Carmen Angelini: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 HBP – hey, where have you been?
Zoilo Almonte: 0 for 2, 2 BB, 1 K
Kyle Higashioka & Kelvin Castro: both 0 for 4, 2 K – Castro committed a fielding error
Hector Rabago: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K – picked off first … he’s already a personal fave … how can you not love a guy that plays a different position every day, especially when one of them is catcher?
DeAngelo Mack & Luke Murton: both 1 for 4 – Mack K’ed twice … Murton doubled, scored a run & K’ed
Trenton Lare: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HB, 3-4 GB/FB – ejected in the 6th after hitting a batter in retaliation Paredes getting hit in the prior inning … 15 K & 5 baserunners in his last 9.1 IP
Ryan Flannery: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GB/FB
Ronny Marte: 1 IP, zeroes, 2-1 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks (3-1 win over GCL Tigers)
Ramon Flores, Mitch Delaney & Jhorge Liccien: all 0 for 2, 1 BB – Flores & Liccien each scored a run … Delaney K’ed
Jose Toussen: 1 for 4, 1 K
Kevin Mahoney: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K – 7 of his last 8 hits have gone for extra bases (6 doubles, 1 homer)
Kelvin DeLeon: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Eduardo Sosa: 0 for 4
Francisco Arcia: 1 for 2, 1 2B, 1 BB
Mikey O’Brien: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-7 GB/FB – 2008 ninth rounder is a nice little sleeper … just wish he was a little taller than 5′-11″
Shane Greene & Dan Miller: both 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – Greene had a 5-1 GB/FB, Miller 3-3
Julian Arballo: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB