Williams returns to lineup in Charleston win

Got a bunch of injury updates and roster moves, so…

• Jose Campos’ elbow is barking and he’s headed for an MRI. I really hope we can all look back on this trade one day and laugh at how awful it looked four months in.
• Buried within this Joel Sherman column is word that Austin Romine’s back problem is “going to require at least six more weeks of rehab,” though Josh Norris is now reporting that he is headed to see a specialist. No bueno.
• David Adams said “everything feels great” with his neck and he’s headed to Tampa to start a rehab assignment later this weekend.
• Ramiro Pena has been placed on the 7-day DL for an unknown reason. Corban Joseph was activated off the Triple-A DL and sent down to Double-A. Walt Ibarra’s finger is bothering him, but apparently not enough to require a DL stint.

Triple-A Empire State (3-0 loss to Rochester)
2B Kevin Russo: 2-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — has reached base 21 times in his last ten games
SS Doug Bernier & RF Colin Curtis: both 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K — Curtis stole a base and threw a runner out at first
1B Steve Pearce, DH Jack Cust, 3B Brandon Laird & C Frankie Cervelli: all 0-4, 1 K — Pearce and Cust drew walks
LF Cole Garner: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
CF Ray Kruml: 2-4, 2 K, 1 SB
RHP Ramon Ortiz: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 7/2 GB/FB — 60 of 92 pitches were strikes (65.3%)
RHP Chase Whitley: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 21 of 34 pitches were strikes (61.8%)
RHP Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 13 pitches, seven strikes … I wonder if we’ll see him at some point this summer following Mariano Rivera’s injury, he’s pitching well enough for a call-up

Double-A Trenton (7-5 loss to New Hampshire in ten innings)
RF Abe Almonte: 0-5
LF Dan Brewer: 1-5, 1 K, 1 CS — threw a runner out at second
3B Ronnie Mustelier: 3-4, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — make that four straight days with a homer … 15 for his last 40 (.375) … after the game, he was rewarded with a promotion to Triple-A
DH Cody Johnson: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K
CF Melky Mesa: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
1B Luke Murton: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
2B Kevin Mahoney: 0-3, 1 BB
C Jose Gil: 1-4, 1 PB
SS Addison Maruszak: 1-4, 1 E (fielding
RHP Brett Marshall: 7 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 11/5 GB/FB — 59 of 95 pitches were strikes (62.1%) … had allowed 12 hits total in his last three starts
RHP Ryan Pope: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 29 of 41 pitches were strikes (70.7%)
RHP Michael Dubee:

High-A Tampa (2-0 win over Bradenton) faced RHP Jameson Taillon, the second overall pick in 2010 and one of the very best pitching prospects in baseball
CF Eduardo Sosa: 0-4, 1 K
C J.R. Murphy: 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB
LF Ramon Flores, RF Neil Medchill, 1B Kyle Roller & SS Jose Mojica: all 0-3 — Flores walked and whiffed twice … Mojica struck out
DH Rob Segedin: 1-2, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB — gotta think he’ll be in Trenton relatively soon, maybe within 4-6 weeks
2B Kelvin Castro & 3B Garrison Lassiter: both 1-3 — Castro stole a base … Lassiter scored a run and struck out
RHP Jose Ramirez: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 31/8 K/BB in 32 IP … first double-digit strikeout game in the system this year, no?
RHP Branden Pinder: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GB/FB
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 19 K in 13.1 IP

Low-A Charleston (5-1 win over Lakewood)
CF Mason Williams: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB — well, at least he’s back after missing a few days
2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-4, 1 , 1 SB
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-4, 1 K — you’re killin’ me, smalls
RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
C Gary Sanchez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 CS, 1 PB — the first homer’s coming soon, I can feel it
LF Ben Gamel: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — seems like he gets a hit everyday, but exactly one hit
DH Rey Nunez: 1-3, 1 K, 1 SB
1B Casey Stevenson: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB
SS Ali Castillo: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K — I assume he’s up while Cito Culver’s away from the team due to his grandfather’s death
RHP Brett Gerritse: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 5/0 GB/FB — 39 of 65 pitches were strikes (60%) … filling in for Campos
RHP Joel DeLaCruz: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 26 of 37 pitches were strikes (70.3%)
LHP Fred Lewis: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 18 of 22 pitches were strikes (81.8%)
RHP Phil Wetherell: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — ten of 18 pitches were strikes (55.6%)