Aune & Breen debut in GCL win

Notes!…

• RHP Dellin Betances headlined today’s Minor League Update but obviously not in a good way. Kevin Goldstein didn’t offer up any scouting notes or anything, just said it’s time for the Yankees to take him out of the rotation and either put him in the bullpen or have him work on things on the side. It’s a subscriber-only piece but the Betances blurb is above the pay wall.
• Fifth rounder 2B/OF Rob Refsnyder was named the College World Series MVP after his Arizona Wildcats won the National Championship last night. He hit .476 during the tournament. Last week we heard that Refsnyder was likely to sign as soon as his CWS run was over.
• UTIL Kevin Russo (sore right hamstring) was placed on the DL while OF Cole Garner was activated to take his roster spot.
• RHP Michael Dubee was released to free up a roster spot for the recently signed RHP Jon Meloan.

Triple-A Empire State (3-1 win over Gwinnett)
CF Chris Dickerson: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
2B Corban Joseph: 3-3, 1 R, 3 2B, 1 BB — got picked off first, but otherwise it was an excellent night for CoJo
LF Ronnie Mustelier, 1B Brandon Laird, RF Cole Garner & 3B Doug Bernier: all 0-3 — Mustelier drove in a run, walked, and struck out … Garner and Bernier struck out
DH Russell Branyan: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
C Frankie Cervelli: 0-2, 2 BB — stuck in a 2-for-20 rut (.100)
SS Ramiro Pena: 1-3, 1 R
RHP D.J. Mitchell: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 8/5 GB/FB — 67 of 103 pitches were strikes (65.0%) … he needed a strong start like this, he’s been struggling bad of late
RHP Jason Bulger: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — eight of 13 pitches were strikes
RHP Ryota Igarashi: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 11 of 15 pitches were strikes

Double-A Trenton (5-4 loss to New Britain)
LF Damon Sublett: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B
2B Jose Pirela: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K
RF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — 11 hits in his last 36 at-bats (.306)
CF Melky Mesa: 1-3, 1 R, 2 K, 1 HBP — he’s been on a nice little tear of late
1B Luke Murton: 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
3B Addison Maruszak: 1-3, 1 RBI
C Kyle Higashioka: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
DH Shane Brown: 0-4, 1 K
SS Yadil Mujica: 1-4, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
RHP Adam Miller: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 7/2 GB/FB — 45 of 73 pitches were strikes (61.6%) … he’s pretty much a release candidate at this point, the comeback hasn’t really worked out
RHP Kelvin Perez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 17 of 31 pitches were strikes (54.8%)
RHP Preston Claiborne: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 11 of 19 pitches were strikes

High-A Tampa Game One (7-6 loss to Fort Myers in eight innings, walk-off style) makeup of Sunday’s rain out
CF Ramon Flores: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
C J.R. Murphy: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — third homer in the last ten games
DH Slade Heathcott: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
RF Rob Segedin & LF Neil Medchill: both 1-4, 1 R — Segedin drove in a run and struck out twice … Medchill doubled, struck out, and missed a catch for an error
1B Kyle Roller: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — second straight game with a jack
3B Zach Wilson & SS Jose Mojica: both 1-4, 1 E — Wilson struck out and committed a fielding error … Mojica drove in a run and threw a ball away
2B Hector Rabago: 0-3, 1 K
RHP Shane Greene: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 6/2 GB/FB — strikeouts and grounders
RHP Branden Pinder: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — two of those walks were intentional

High-A Tampa Game Two (6-5 win over Fort Myers in seven innings)
RF Ramon Flores: 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI — he had two homers all year coming into the game
3B Zach Wilson: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
DH Slade Heathcott, RF Rob Segedin & CF Eduardo Sosa: all 0-3 — Slade and Sosa each struck out
1B Kyle Roller & SS Jose Mojica: both 0-2, 1 K, 1 HBP — Roller scored a run and committed a throwing error … Mojica got caught stealing
C Tyson Blaser: 3-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI — he’d slowed down a bit of late, but obviously got back on the horse tonight
2B Jose Toussen: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 CS
RHP Jose Ramirez: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 6/1 GB/FB
LHP Rigoberto Arrebato: 3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 5/1 GB/FB
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB

Low-A Charleston (7-6 win over Savannah in ten innings, walk-off style)
CF Mason Williams: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — no homer? slacker
2B Angelo Gumbs: 0-2, 2 K — left the game after striking out swinging in the third … not sure what that’s about, though I suppose he could have hurt himself on the swing
2B Ali Castillo: 3-3, 1 R, 2 SB — not a bad game off the bench
RF Tyler Austin: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — starting to get the Bonds treatment with all the walks
DH Gary Sanchez: 0-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-5, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — 65 games into the season and he still only has one homer
LF Ben Gamel: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
SS Cito Culver: 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB, 2 K
1B Casey Stevenson: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — second homer in his last ninth games
C Francisco Arcia: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 PB — walk-off single
RHP Will Oliver: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 6/1 GB/FB — 53 of 95 pitches were strikes (55.8%)
LHP Dan Mahoney: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 21 of 39 pitches were strikes (53.8%)
RHP Pedro Guerra: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3/3 GB/FB — 29 of 45 pitches were strikes (64.4%)
LHP Fred Lewis: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K — four pitches, three strikes

Short Season Staten Island (4-1 win over Aberdeen)
SS Claudio Custodio: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RF Exicardo Cayones: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP — threw a runner out at the dish
1B Saxon Butler, C Jackson Valera & 3B Matt Duran: all 0-3 — Butler and Valera each drew walks … Duran struck out twice
CF Ravel Santana: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
DH Matt Snyder: 0-2, 2 BB — six walks and three strikeouts in eight games so far
2B Fu-Lin Kuo: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — oh look, another extra-base hit … yawn
LF Danny Lopez: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Andrew Benak: 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2/0 GB/FB — he was mostly 88-90 but did hit 93 with the fastball
RHP Derek Varnadore: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 6/0 GB/FB
RHP Taylor Garrison: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB
RHP Nick Goody: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks Game One (10-3 win over GCL Tigers in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rain out
CF Kelvin Duran: 0-2, 2 BB
2B Jerison Lopez & 3B Miguel Andujar: both 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — Lopez struck out … Andujar committed a fielding error
1B Bubba Jones: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — has doubled in four of his six games so far
RF Ericson Leonora: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
C David Remedios: 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
SS Austin Aune: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 E (fielding) — second rounder signed for $1M and singled in his first pro plate appearance … he only played five innings, which is pretty typical for kids playing in their first career game
SS Fernando Perez: 1-1 — took over for Aune in the sixth
LF Mikeson Oliberto: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
DH Jorge Alcantara: 2-2, 2 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP
RHP David Aardsma: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/2 GB/FB — third rehab appearance
LHP Jeremy Bleich: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GB/FB — second appearance since shoulder surgery
RHP Kenedy Agramonte: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K
RHP Joey Maher: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5/1 GB/FB — sinker baller getting ground balls is a good thing

Rookie GCL Yanks (4-3 win over GCL Tigers in seven innings)
DH Kelvin Duran: 1-4, 3 K
2B Jerison Lopez: 3-3, 1 R, 1 RBI — 11-for-25 (.440) so far
3B Miguel Andujar: 0-4, 2 K
1B Bubba Jones: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
RF Ericson Leonora: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K —
CF Mikeson Oliberto: 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 K — drove in the game-tying run in the top of the seventh
C Chris Breen: 1-3 — so apparently the Yankees signed their 12th rounder … he only played five innings in his debut like Aune
C Eduardo DeOleo: 1-1, 1 RBI — drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh
LF Justin James: 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K — one hit and seven strikeouts in ten at-bats so far
SS Fernando Perez: 0-3, 1 K
RHP Rookie Davis: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 4/1 GB/FB — pro debut for last year’s $550k man
RHP Deivi Mojica: 0.1 IP, 1/0 GB/FB
RHP Cesar Vargas: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB
RHP Edison Mejia: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/3 GB/FB