Gumbs & Sanchez lead Tampa to win

Baseball America published lists of the ten youngest players in each league on Friday, with both Ramon Flores (fifth youngest) and Tyler Austin (tenth) making the Double-A Eastern League list. C Gary Sanchez (fourth) and 2B Angelo Gumbs (sixth) both make the High-A Florida State League list as well. On to the new shorter yet still informative updates…

Triple-A Scranton (9-4 loss to Pawtucket)

• 3B David Adams: 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K
• 2B Corban Joseph: 1-5
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — threw a runner out at the plate
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 CS — better than last night’s strikeout fest
• C Austin Romine: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
• RHP Dellin Betances: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 44 of 72 pitches were strikes (61%) … not great, but solid

Double-A Trenton (7-4 loss to Portland) they struck out 17 times as a team

• CF Slade Heathcott & LF Ramon Flores: both 1-4, 3 K
• RF Tyler Austin: 0-4, 2 K
• C J.R. Murphy: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 E (both pickoff throws)
• DH Neil Medchill: 1-3,  R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — second homer in as many days
• RHP Zach Nuding: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 5/5 GB/FB — 51 of 84 pitches were strikes (60.7%) … can’t say I ever remember seeing one pitcher charged with seven unearned runs before
• LHP Jeremy Bleich: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 27 of 52 pitches were strikes (52%)

High-A Tampa (9-2 win over Lakeland)

• CF Mason Williams: 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — more of these, please
• 2B Angelo Gumbs: 2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI — my pick for the breakout prospect of the year
• CF Ben Gamel: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 SB
• C Gary Sanchez: 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
• 3B Zach Wilson: 3-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 E (throwing)
• RHP Corey Black: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 6/4 GB/FB — solid season debut … still think he winds up in the bullpen long-term, but he’ll get every chance to stick as a starter

Low-A Charleston (4-2 loss to Greenville) first game of the year for these guys after yesterday’s rain out, so here’s the full lineup

• SS Cito Culver: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 E (fielding) — rumor has it he stopped switch hitting and is only batting right-handed now, but I haven’t seen that confirmed anywhere
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• 1B Greg Bird: 0-2, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 E (pickoff) — nice full season debut
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-5, 3 K — oh Dante
• RF Yeicok Calderon: 0-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
• C Peter O’Brien: 1-4, 2 K, 1 PB, 1 E (throwing)
• DH Saxon Butler: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Kelvin DeLeon: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 K
• CF Claudio Custodio: 0-4, 2 K — center field huh? guess that shortstop stuff didn’t last
• RHP Cesar Vargas: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 9/0 GB/FB — 40 of 61 pitches were strikes (66%) … three-pitch guy with command, he’s a nice little sleeper
• RHP Brett Gerritse: 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 13 of 22 pitches were strikes (59%)
• RHP Ben Paullus: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 21 of 42 pitches were strikes