Sanchez’s slam powers GCL Yanks to big win

Make sure you scroll down for tonight’s game thread.

Baseball America released their midseason top 25 prospects list today, with still-a-Yankee Jesus Montero coming in at number five. “Montero hasn’t improved this year, and for some he hasn’t impressed,” said the BA crew. “After generating positive defensive trends and reports at the end of 2009 at Double-A Trenton, Montero has convinced scouts this year that he won’t be a long-term catcher … He’s experiencing his first adversity offensively, but scouts are confident his bat will still be strong.”

Meanwhile, Dellin Betances got a little love in The Team Photo section of this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet. Bronx Baseball Daily interviewed David Adams following today’s non-trade, so make sure you check that out.

Triple-A Scranton‘s game was postponed. I assume they’ll make this one up when they go back to Buffalo at the very beginning of September.

Double-A Trenton (6-3 loss to Bowie)
Luis Nunez, SS: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 HBP – five for his last eight
Matt Cusick, 2B: 1 for 5, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Austin Romine, C: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 PB – he should be leaving for the Futures Game tomorrow
Brandon Laird, 3B: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 K – first multi-hit game since June 29th
Dan Brewer, CF, Kevin Smith, 1B & Justin Snyder, 2B: all 0 for 3, 1 BB – Brewer go caught stealing … Smith committed a throwing error … Smith & Snyder each K’ed twice
Marcos Vechionacci, DH: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI – he’s just two away from his previous career high of ten homers
Hector Noesi: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-2 GB/FB – just a little tune up before the Futures Game this Sunday … no worries, he’s not hurt
Cory Arbiso: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GB/FB
Ryan Pope: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 1-5 GB/FB – picked a runner off first

High-A Tampa (7-6 loss to Daytona, walk-off style)
Ray Kruml, LF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Jose Pirela, SS: 3 for 5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) – dude had one homer total in the last three freakin’ seasons before tonight
Corban Joseph, 2B: 1 for 4
Bradley Suttle, DH, Melky Mesa, CF & Walt Ibarra, 3B: all 0 for 4 – Suttle K’ed three times, Ibarra once … Mesa threw a runner out at the plate … Ibarra committed a throwing error
Zoilo Almonte, RF: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Joe Gil, C: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Graham Stoneburner: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HB, 8-4 GB/FB – just wasn’t working tonight, huh?
Craig Heyer: 3 IP, zeroes, 5 K, 2-2 GB/FB – 32-0 K/BB ratio in 39.2 IP … love that goose egg in the walk column
Pat Venditte: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K – coughed it all up in the 9th

Low-A Charleston (6-5 loss to Rome)
Kelvin Castro, SS, DeAngelo Mack, RF & Kyle Higashioka, DH: all 1 for 4 – Castro drew a walk, doubled, scored a run & committed a fielding error … Mack drove in two & got caught stealing
Jimmy Paredes, 2B & J.R. Murphy, C: both 0 for 4 – Paredes K’ed & committed a throwing error
Neil Medchill, LF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B – six for his last 11 (.545) with four doubles
Rob Lyerly, 1B: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
Hector Rabago, 3B: 0 for 3, 1 K
Francisco Santana, CF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI – threw a runner out at third … no Slade Heathcott for the second straight day … might be nursing something minor, he’s not on the DL
Sean Black: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 5-3 GB/FB – so whatever caused him to miss last night’s start couldn’t have been serious
Ryan Acosta: 2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-3 GB/FB
Andy Shive: 1 IP, zeroes, 1-1 GB/FB – the other out was a line out

Short Season Staten Island (3-2 loss to Tri-City)
Eduardo Sosa, CF, Kyle Roller, 1B & Kevin Mahoney, 3B: all 2 for 5 – Sosa doubled, stole a base, drove in a run & threw a runner out at second
Shane Brown, LF: 0 for 4, 1 BB
Francisco Arcia, C: 1 for 5, 1 R
Kelvin DeLeon, RF: 3 for 5, 1 RBI – threw a runner out at second
Jose Mojica, SS: 1 for 5, 1 SB, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
Mike Ferraro, DH & Luis Parache, 2B: both 1 for 4 – Ferraro doubled, scored a run, walked & K’ed
Zach Varce: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 7-6 GB/FB
Mike Gipson: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 0-2 GB/FB
Preston Claiborne: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 0-4 GB/FB –
Chase Whitley: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GB/FB – another guy that seems to pitch every day

Rookie GCL Yanks (7-2 win over GCL Blue Jays)
Kelvin Duran, CF: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 2 K
Anderson Felix, DH, Reymond Nunez, 1B, Henry Pena, RF-LF, Fu-Lin Kuo, 3B & Jose Rosario, SS: all 1 for 4 – Felix walked, tripled, drove in a run, scored twice & K’ed … Nunez stole a bag … Pena scored a run & K’ed … Kuo scored a run & K’ed twice .. Rosario doubled, scored a run & K’ed
Gary muthaf@#kin’ Sanchez: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 H, 5 RBI, 1 E (throwing) – the homer was a grand slam … .393/.470/.696 in 15 games as a 17-year-old!
Cito Culver, SS: 1 for 3, 1 BB – 7-6 K/BB ratio in 13 games
Mariel Checo: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 2-4 GB/FB
Conor Mullee: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 6-1 GB/FB
Justo Arias: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-2 GB/FB