The Yankees have signed left-hander Matt Bashore. The 24-year-old was the 46th overall pick in the 2009 draft, but he’s missed a ton of time since then (only 18.2 IP) due to elbow surgeries: one to remove bone chips, and Tommy John. Baseball America ranked him as the Twins’ 26th best prospect prior to the 2010 season, saying he sits anywhere from 89-94 with the fastball and backs it up with a “plus curveball and an average slider.” Whether or not that stuff came back after surgery is another matter entirely.
Triple-A Empire State (6-5 loss to Lehigh Valley)
2B Kevin Russo: 1-5, 1 K
CF Chris Dickerson: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K — threw a runner out at third
1B Steve Pearce: 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB — very nice
DH Jack Cust: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
3B Brandon Laird: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 E (throwing, fielding)
LF Colin Curtis: 1-4, 1 K
RF Cole Garner: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 K
C Frankie Cervelli: 0-4, 3 K – that’s not going to work Frankie, you gotta show them they made a mistake
SS Ramiro Pena: 1-4
RHP Dellin Betances: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 6/0 GB/FB — 54 of 81 pitches were strikes (66.7%) … very nice, effective and efficient
SwP Pat Venditte: 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 26 of 41 pitches were strikes (63.4%) … can’t imagine this is how he wanted his Triple-A debut to go
RHP Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K — nine of 14 pitches were strikes … now entering his fourth straight year at Triple-A
Double-A Trenton (3-1 loss to New Hampshire)
LF Abe Almonte: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI — opened the game with a leadoff homer
3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 K
2B David Adams, C Gus Molina & SS Walt Ibarra: all 0-3 — Adams got hit by a pitch and struck out … Ibarra struck out and got picked off first by the catcher
RF Zoilo Almonte: 0-4, 3 K — he’s 0-8 with 7 K and a GIDP so far … major ouch
1B Rob Lyerly: 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K
CF Melky Mesa: 0-4 — threw a runner out at the plate
DH Cody Johnson: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Graham Stoneburner: 4 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 WP, 4/4 GB/FB — 42 of 66 pitches were strikes (63.6%) … was sitting 87-88 with a few 89s early on, which I hope is just early season rust
RHP Ryan Pope: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — only 13 of 32 pitches were strikes (40.6%) … he sat 89-90 … gotta be better his fourth year at this level if I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t make it through the season
RHP Ryan Flannery: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 21 of 34 pitches were strikes (61.8%)
RHP Chase Whitley: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GB/FB
High-A Tampa (4-2 loss to Lakeland in ten innings)
CF Eduardo Sosa: 1-5, 1 K
2B-SS Kelvin Castro: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 SB
LF Ramon Flores & RF Rob Segedin: both 0-5 — Flores struck out twice
1B Kyle Roller: 0-4, 1 K
C J.R. Murphy: 2-4, 2 R, 1 K — threw out one of three attempted base stealers
3B Zach Wilson: 3-4, 1 K
DH Neil Medchill: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
SS Jose Mojica: 0-3
PH-2B Kevin Mahoney: 1-1, 1 RBI — pinch-hit and drove in the game-tying run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth
RHP Shane Greene: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 4/5 GB/FB
LHP Francisco Rondon: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GB/FB
RHP Branden Pinder: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB — I wonder how long he’ll be here, I can’t imagine it’ll be all season
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — he probably won’t be here as long as Pinder, this outing notwithstanding
Low-A Charleston (1-0 win over Rome)
CF Mason Williams: 2-4, 2 2B — hooray Prospect Watch!
SS Cito Culver & RF Tyler Austin: both 0-4, 2 K
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-4, 2 K, 1 CS — salvaged the day with a hit in his final at-bat
C Gary Sanchez: 2-3 — he should rake in his second tour of duty here
LF Ben Gamel & 2B Angelo Gumbs: both 0-3, 1 K
1B Rey Nunez: 0-2, 1 BB, 2 K
DH Kelvin DeLeon: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — dude can still hit the ball as far as anyone in the organization
RHP Jose Campos: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 5/6 GB/FB — 42 of 65 pitches were strikes (64.6%) … brilliant debut for the 19-year-old, who came over from the Mariners in the Michael Pineda trade and took a perfect game in to the fifth … I wish they would have let him go a little longer though, but it is his first start of the year, I’d be more upset if it was June
RHP Pedro Guerra: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — nine of 13 pitches were strikes (69.2%) … minor league free agent signing spent a bunch of years with the Twins
RHP Phil Wetherell: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 14 of 20 pitches were strikes … should dominate this level with his splitter
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