Gamel leads the way in big Charleston win
ByTriple-A Scranton (4-2 win over Syracuse)
CF-LF Kevin Russo & DH Jack Cust: both 1-4 — Cust drove in a run and struck out
2B Corban Joseph, RF Cole Garner & C Gus Molina: all 1-4, 1 R — CoJo doubled and committed a fielding error … Molina homered, drove in three, and struck out
LF Ronnie Mustelier: 0-2 – left the game after grounding out in the third
CF Chris Dickerson: 1-2 — replaced Mustelier
1B Brandon Laird: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — not sure where Russell Branyan has been
SS Ramiro Pena: 1-4, 1 K
3B Doug Bernier: 1-3
RHP John Maine: 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 3/5 GB/FB — 64 of 99 pitches were strikes
RHP Cory Wade: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 22 of 28 pitches were strikes (79%) … we won’t have any idea if he’s righted the ship until he actually gets back in the bigs, but zeroes down here are better than something else
Double-A Trenton (3-1 win over New Britain)
CF Melky Mesa, 3B Kevin Mahoney & RF Rob Segedin: all 0-4 — Mahoney and Segedin each struck out
SS Addison Maruszak: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – 15 hits in his last 38 at-bats (.395) with four homers and three doubles
2B David Adams: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB
DH Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 K
1B Luke Murton: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 HBP
C Jose Gil: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
LF Neil Medchill: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP
RHP Brett Marshall: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4/3 GB/FB — 54 of 82 pitches were strikes (66%) … great outing, I just wish they’d let these guys empty the tank and get up to 100 pitches or so
LHP Lee Hyde: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0/1 GB/FB – nine pitches, four strikes
RHP Ryan Pope: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/0 GB/FB — 18 of 25 pitches were strikes (72%)
LHP Francisco Rondon: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K — five pitches, four strikes
RHP Jon Meloan: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 16 of 25 pitches were strikes (64%) … he’s allowed runs in half of his eight appearances since signing
Low-A Charleston (11-5 win over Greenville)
2B Ali Castillo, RF Kelvin DeLeon & LF Eduardo Sosa: all 1-4 — Castillo drove in a run and struck out … DeLeon drove in a run … Sosa tripled, scored a run, and struck out
SS Cito Culver: 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 SB — six hits in his last 15 at-bats (.400) with two doubles, two walks, and zero strikeouts
CF Ben Gamel: 4-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 SB — 14 hits in his last 46 at-bats (.304) with four doubles, a triple, and a homer … he’s really stepped up and grabbed the spotlight following the recent promotions
C Tyson Blaser: 3-5, 1 R, 3 RBI — 11 hits in his last 30 at-bats (.367)
1B Casey Stevenson: 1-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B — three doubles and a homer in his last eight games, so hopefully the power is starting to come out
DH Francisco Arcia: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI — first real huge game since the promotions
RHP Bryan Mitchell: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 2/4 GB/FB — 53 of 91 pitches were strikes (58%) … bad Bryan showed up today
RHP Phil Wetherell: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 1/0 GB/FB — 22 of 29 pitches were strikes (76%)
RHP Pedro Guerra: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/3 GB/FB – 13 of 21 pitches were strikes (52%) … no strikeouts? lame
RHP John Brebbia: 1 IP, zeroes, 2/1 GB/FB — eleven pitches, eight strikes
Short Season Staten Island (8-3 win over Lowell)
LF Taylor Dugas: 1-6, 1 R, 1 K — all the walks are neat, but he’s 9-for-37 (.243) in his last ten games
RF Exicardo Cayones: 0-4, 2 BB — 15 walks and 12 strikeouts in 17 games … he’s been a pleasant surprise, I thought he would be a total zero after they got him in the A.J. Burnett trade
DH Saxon Butler: 2-4, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 BB, 1 K — nine hits in his last 24 at-bats (.375) with five doubles and two homers
C Peter O’Brien: 1-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 2 E (throwing, pickoff)
1B Matt Snyder: 4-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB – 20 hits in his last 38 at-bats (.526) with six doubles, two homers, four walks, and four strikeouts
CF Ravel Santana: 2-4, 1 BB, 1 K — threw a runner out at the plate … eight hits in his last 21 at-bats (.381) with three doubles and a homer
1B Jamiel Orozco: 0-5, 2 K
3B Matt Duran: 1-4, 1 BB
SS Claudio Custodio: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding) – ten hits in his last 26 at-bats (.385)
LHP Gabe Encinas: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 15/14 K/BB in 22 IP
RHP Andrew Benak: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 3/1 GB/FB
LHP Eric Erickson: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 3/0 GB/FB
RHP Taylor Garrison: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB
High-A Tampa was rained out. They’re going to play a doubleheader tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Rookie GCL Yanks had Sunday off, as usual.





Too bad Maruszak is already 25.
Gardner had four at-bats in a three-inning simulated game in Tampa Sunday. “I think everything went OK,” Girardi said.
What is Ravel Santana’s ceiling if he can stay healthy?
Potentially a five-tool, though after that ankle injury he hasn’t stolen a base this year so who knows on the speed. I’ve seen some firsthand accounts that say he looks powerful on one swing and foolish on the next, so consistency is a priority, and considering his K rate (just shy of 1 in 4 ABs last year, 1/3 this year) he clearly has his work cut out for him. A ton of potential, but the next year or so should give an indication of how likely he is to get there.
There was a blurb on him spring 2011, before the injury
http://riveraveblues.com/2011/.....cts-44768/
When’s the post-draft prospect list coming out?
I believe Mike said some time at the end of this week coming up. I could be wrong though..
I think friday, mike said
Yikes, its been forever since we’ve seen a good start from Bryan Mitchell. Been such an up and down year after looking so well early on. Hope he starts pitching well and has a good second half.
He usually has one atrocious inning and is good or great the rest of the way. Hopefully he can fix that.
Yeah I miss him dominating.
I was at the Thunder game today in New Britain. Marshall looked terrific – had all his pitches working, they couldn’t touch any of his offspeed stuff. I agree, it would have been nice to see him go a little further. He got pulled after 1 baserunner in the 6th, certainly could have finished the inning out at least.
David Adams should be moved up. Cojo and Adams should split time just like in AA
The Adams/CoJo logjam could be alleviated by the trade deadline.
Agreed, Adams needs to be on someone’s doorstep and my guess is Cano will be a Yankee for the next7 years or so.
How does Gamel look in center? If he can stay up the middle it will really boost his stock.
Well he has 14 steals so that suggests that he can run a little. But he’s white so it remains to be seen how athletic he is.
Brett Gardner is white. So is Bryce Harper, and so is Mike Trout. Prince Fielder is black. Catch my drift?
It’s fine though. Because he’s white he is a smart, heady player that also loves to get his uniform dirty. So it balances out.
It’s been said a lot that he’ll likely end up as a corner outfielder. Nice swing, but it’s not geared toward power.
Things can change I guess.
What is the secret about Russ Branyan’s latest injury?He’s supposed to be on the 7 day D.L.yet according to the team roster he’s listed as active?