In today’s chat at Baseball America, Jim Callis said that the Yankees’ farm system “should” rank among the ten best in the game, and that it is indeed in better shape than Boston’s. Considering that BA ranked the Yanks’ system 22nd before the season, that’s some nice improvement. I guess that’s what happens when basically all of your top shelf prospects break out or return from injuries with flying colors.
Meanwhile, SILive.com posted a pair of articles on Cito Culver and Gary Sanchez, so make sure you check them out.
Triple-A Scranton (3-2 win over Rochester) even though he didn’t play in the game, Jesus Montero was seen working on pop-ups after the game
Kevin Russo, SS & Chad Moeller, C: both 0 for 3 – Russo drew a walk, stole a base, scored a run, K’ed & committed a fielding error … Moeller K’ed twice
Greg Golson, CF: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 K – got picked off first
Juan Miranda, 1B & Chad Huffman, LF: both 1 for 4 – Miranda doubled, drove in a run, came around to score, K’ed twice & committed a fielding error
Jorge Vazquez, DH: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Brandon Laird, 3B: 0 for 4, 3 K – seven for his last 40 (.175) with 14 strikeouts … AAA has not been kind to him
Eric Bruntlett, 2B: 1 for 3, 2 K
David Phelps: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 4-8 GB/FB – 67 of 99 pitches were strikes … picked a runner off first … .199 AVG against in AA, but he’s at about .290 in AAA
Kevin Whelan: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GB/FB – 17 of 23 pitches were strikes (73.9%) … he’s nasty when he throws strikes, which sadly isn’t too often
Jon Albaladejo: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – eight of his 15 pitches were strikes … five more saves, and he’ll have the minor league single season record with 47
Double-A Trenton (2-1 win over New Hampshire) unless my math is wrong, this win clinched them a playoff spot
Justin Christian, LF: 1 for 4
Austin Krum, CF & Dan Brewer, RF: both 1 for 3, 1 R
Austin Romine, C: 0 for 3, 1 RBI
Corban Joseph, 2B: 2 for 3, 1 RBI – had been just six for his last 35 (.171)
Marcos Vechionacci, 1B, Damon Sublett, DH & Justin Snyder, 3B: all 0 for 3 – Sublett K’ed twice, Snyder once
Luis Nunez, SS: 1 for 3
Adam Warren: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 7-4 GB/FB – nice outing on his 23rd birthday … he was sitting 90-94 with the heater
J.B. Cox: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 0-2 GB/FB – reminiscent of the guy he was before Tommy John surgery
Ryan Pope: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB
High-A Tampa
Game One (8-3 loss to Brevard County in 7 innings) makeup of yesterday’s rain out
Ray Kruml, LF: 0 for 4, 2 K
Jose Pirela, SS: 1 for4, 1 SB
Bradley Suttle, 3B: 1 for 3, 1 K – nice little eight game hitting streak
Melky Mesa, CF & Mitch Abeita, C: both 0 for 3 – Abeita K’ed
Addison Maruszak, 1B: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B – three doubles in his last four games
Zoilo Almonte, RF & Anderson Feliz, 2B: both 1 for 3, 1 R – Almonte drove in a run & K’ed
Jack Rye, DH: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Shaeffer Hall: 2.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-3 GB/FB – yikes
Preston Claiborne: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1-2 GB/FB – 32-10 K/BB ratio in 26 IP
Trenton Lare: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1-0 GB/FB
Game Two (5-3 win over Brevard County in 7 innings)
Ray Kruml, LF & Bradley Suttle, 3B: both 1 for 4 – Kruml scored a pair of runs … Suttle doubled, drove in a run & K’ed
Jose Pirela, 2B: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
Melky Mesa, CF & Addison Maruszak, 1B: both 0 for 3 – Mesa drew a walk & K’ed … Maruszak committed a throwing error
Zoilo Almonte, RF & Myron Leslie, 1B: both 1 for 3
Jose Gil, C: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI – that’s his ninth homer this year … he hit just 18 total in his first four seasons as a professional
Josh Romanski: 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB – left after a rain delay
Ronny Marte: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 4-4 GB/FB
Pat Venditte: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-3 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 0-1 GB/FB
Low-A Charleston (8-0 win over Savannah in 6 innings) the game was completed early due to rain
Slade Heathcott, CF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 3 K – that’s 85 K in 257 AB, or almost exactly one out of every 3 at-bats … that has to come down in the future
Ramon Flores, RF: 1 for 2, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 K – 30 BB, 32 K this year, very impressive for an 18-year-old
J.R. Murphy, C: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB – six walks and just two strikeouts in his last five games
Rob Lyerly, 3B: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Neil Medchill, LF: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB – second homer in the last three games
Taylor Grote, DH: 0 for 3, 1 BB – hey look at this guy, forgot all about him … he’s been on the shelf since April 29th due to injury
Kevin Mahoney, 3B: 3 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI – that’s my boy
Brett Marshall: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 9-5 GB/FB – very, very nice … he was perfect through five … he’s allowed just one run and a dozen hits in his last 29 IP, so he’s starting to get on a nice roll
Short Season Staten Island was rained out. They’ll play two tomorrow.
Rookie GCL Yanks are in the same boat as SI. Rained out, dos mañana.
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