In case you missed it earlier, the Yankees signed a pair of arms to minor league deals. In other signing news, outfielder Cody Grice (this year’s 12th round pick) has signed for $52,500 and will report to Short Season Staten Island when the season starts later this week. I’m sure some other draftees have signed as well, just haven’t seen any confirmation of any of them yet.
David Phelps was supposed to start for Triple-A Scranton tonight, but the Yankees held him back in case they need him to start on Thursday. Brian Cashman described it as “preserving all options.”
Triple-A Scranton (8-3 win over Syracuse)
Austin Krum, LF: 0 for 4, 2 R, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP – he’s got a ~.255 OBP with SWB, which is certainly not leadoff man material
Ramiro Pena, SS: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Jesus Montero, C: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB – the homer was an opposite field bomb off a rehabbing big leaguer … he also got robbed of a third hit on a nice defensive place
Jorge Vazquez, 1B: 2 or 5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Brandon Laird, 3B: 1 for 5
Jordan Parraz, RF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 SB
Kevin Russo, 2B: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K – got picked off first
Greg Golson, CF: 2 for 3 R, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – threw a runner out at the plate … 11 for his last 28 (.393) with four doubles and a homer
Gus Molina, DH: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 RBI
George Kontos, RHP: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3-3 GB/FB – 33 of 48 pitches were strikes (68.8%) … fine spot start
Andrew Brackman, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 0-2 GB/FB – just 21 of 45 pitches were strikes (46.7%) … it’s unlikely this is just a “it’s a bullpen game and it’s his throw day so use him” thing, he was lined up to start today, but they essentially used an off day to skip him and go to Phelps … so apparently this is the start of a bullpen experiment for Mr. Brackman, hopefully the following appearances go better than this, because there are certainly bullpen spots to be had with the big league team
Cory Wade, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 13 of 17 pitches were strikes (76.5%) … he stranded all three runners he inherited from Brackman by getting a GIDP
Eric Wordekemper, RHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GB/FB – 19 of 33 pitches were strikes (57.6%) … he had 12 strikeouts all years coming into the game
Double-A Trenton had a scheduled off day.
High-A Tampa (2-1 loss to Dunedin) faced the 11th overall pick in last year’s draft
The Almontes: both 1 for 4, 1 K – that’s Abe and Zoilo, by the way
Walt Ibarra, SS & Luke Murton, DH: both 0 for 4, 2 K
Rob Lyerly, 1B: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Kevin Mahoney, 3B: 1 for 3, 1 RBI – eight for his last 21 (.381) with a homer
Taylor Grote, RF: 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K
Kyle Higashioka, C & Emerson Landoni, 2B: both 0 for 3 – Higgy struck out once, Landoni twice … Higashioka also missed a catch for an error
Josh Romanski, RHP: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 8-2 GB/FB – 16-2 K/BB in his last 16.1 IP
Chase Whitely, RHP: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 37-8 K/BB in 42.1 IP
Low-A Charleston (3-0 loss to Greeneville)
Slade Heathcott, DH, Anderson Feliz, 2B & Ramon Flores, CF-1B: all 0 for 4 – Flores struck out once, Feliz twice, Heathcott thrice
J.R. Murphy, 3B & Jose Mojica, SS: both 0 for 3 – Mojica struck out once, Murphy twice … Mojica also committed a throwing error
Kyle Roller, 1B: 1 for 2 – left the game between innings after singling in the fifth for some unknown reason
Jose Toussen, CF: 0 for 1 – replaced Roller
Rob Segedin, LF: 1 for 3, 1 K, 1 CS
Kelvin DeLeon, RF: 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K
Gary Sanchez, C: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 2 PB – already 18 passed balls … that’s insane
Mikey O’Brien, RHP: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HB, 4-3 GB/FB – excellent job not so much because of the strikeouts, but because of the walks … he uncharacteristically walked nine in his last 15.1 IP
Manny Barreda, RHP: 2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-2 GB/FB
Dan Burawa, RHP: 2 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 5-0 GB/FB – great outing
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