Got some news, including a few tidbits courtesy of Chad Jennings:
- RHP Nick Goody had Tommy John surgery and will obviously miss the rest of the this season, probably the start of next season as well. He also missed some time in camp after hurting his ankle in a car accident. I ranked Goody as the team’s 21st best prospect before the season because he had the potential to be a quick-moving power reliever. So much for that idea.
- UTIL Ronnie Mustelier is back playing in games after suffering what was apparently a nasty bruise at the very end of Spring Training. He played three innings in an Extended Spring Training game and probably needs another week or so before rejoining Triple-A Scranton.
- LHP Vidal Nuno and 1B Kyle Roller were named the Triple-A International League Pitcher of the Week and the Double-A Eastern League Offensive Player of the Week, respectively. At some point this summer the Yankees are going to have to give Nuno a shot in the big leagues just to see what he can do. It’s not like they don’t need the pitching this year or going forward.
Triple-A Scranton (8-1 win over Syracuse)
- 2B Corban Joseph: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K
- RF Thomas Neal: 2-3, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP — threw a runner out at third … would he be worse than Ben Francisco?
- LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
- C Austin Romine: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K — very quietly has ten hits in his last 24 at-bats (.417)
- CF Melky Mesa: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB
- RHP Chris Bootcheck: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 4/6 GB/FB — 60 of 91 pitches were strikes (66%) … first run he’s allowed all year
Double-A Trenton (13-8 win over Akron)
- LF Ramon Flores: 2-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — 15 hits in his last 32 at-bats (.469)
- 2B Jose Pirela: 3-5, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing)
- RF Tyler Austin: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — ten walks in his last five games
- C J.R. Murphy: 0-3, 3 BB, 1 K
- CF Slade Heathcott: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB — threw runners out at second and third, plus he got picked off first
- 3B Rob Segedin: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 E (missed catch) — 15 hits in his last 39 at-bats (.385) with seven doubles
- LHP Francisco Rondon: 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 Balk, 1 HB, 8/3 GB/FB, 1 E (interference) — 60 of 98 pitches were strikes (61%) … what is this accomplishing, exactly?
- RHP Graham Stoneburner: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 5/1 GB/FB — 37 of 48 pitches were strikes (77%)
High-A Tampa (12-1 win over Brevard County)
- CF Mason Williams: 1-4, 3 R, 1 BB
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 1-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
- 3B Anderson Feliz: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- RHP Shane Greene: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 25/4 K/BB in 23.1 innings
Low-A Charleston had a scheduled off-day.