Cave & Bird help River Dogs to a win

If you’re looking for tonight’s Yankees-Dodgers game thread, then either scroll down or click here. Otherwise, here are some minor league notes:

The Yankees have signed RHP Jaron Long for just under $100k as an undrafted free agent, reports Mark Feinsand. He is hitting coach Kevin Long’s son. Jaron, a 21-year-old junior from Ohio State, dominated the Cape Cod League this season (0.30 ERA, 25/6 K/BB in 30 innings). He’s headed to Short Season Staten Island.
New York also signed IF Brady Steiger as an undrafted free agent, according to an announcement from Lewis-Clark State. The 22-year-old junior hit .430/.543/.618 with five homers, 36 walks, 21 hit-by-pitches (!), and and 23. Steiger is headed to one of the two GCL Yanks teams.
Yankees farmhands will suit up for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League this year, reports Adam Rubin. They’ll be on a team with Mets, Braves, Pirates, and Giants prospects.

Triple-A Scranton (3-2 loss to Indianapolis)

CF Adonis Garcia: 2-4, 1 R
LF Ronnie Mustelier: 0-4, 2 K
1B David Adams: 0-3, 1 BB
RHP Brett Marshall: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 7/3 GB/FB — 70 of 100 pitches were strikes … one earned run allowed in three straight starts
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GB/FB — 11 of 18 pitches were strikes (61%)

Double-A Trenton (11-3 win over Harrisburg)

RF Ramon Flores: 2-4, 2 R, 1 K —
LF Curtis Granderson: 1-3, 1 3B, 1 BB — had a little more on him earlier
CF Slade Heathcott: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 BB
RHP David Phelps: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 50 of 76 pitches were strikes (66%) … had more on him earlier as well

High-A Tampa (4-1 win over St. Lucie)

CF Mason Williams: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 SB — 36 walks in 87 games this year after 24 walks in 91 games last year
2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
C Peter O’Brien: 0-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP
DH Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB — just his second stolen base of the year after swiping 15 (!) last season
RHP Rafael DePaula: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — 127/36 K/BB in 92 innings now … I wonder how many more innings he has left, maybe 125-130 for the season? 135-140?
RHP Diego Moreno: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 23/10 K/BB in 26.2 innings … he was part of the A.J. Burnett trade and is coming back from Tommy John surgery, if you remember

Low-A Charleston (3-1 win over Hickory)

CF Jake Cave: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HBP — 15 hits in his last 33 at-bats (.455) with three doubles and a homer
SS Cito Culver: 0-4, 2 K
1B Greg Bird: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — 21 walks in his last 86 plate appearances (24.4%)
LHP Evan Rutckyj: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 5/3 GB/FB — 59 of 94 pitches were strikes (63%) … career-high tying eight strikeouts, done twice before (including once earlier this year)

Short Season Staten Island (5-3 loss to Jamestown) they struck out 14 times as a team

CF Michael O’Neill: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) — 50/7 K/BB in 36 pro games … yikes
3B Eric Jagielo: 0-4, 1 RBI, 2 K — three hits in his last 30 at-bats
LF Brandon Thomas: 0-3, 2 K, 1 HBP
LHP Caleb Smith: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 7/0 GB/FB — 35/8 K/BB in 29.2 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks1 (9-5 win over GCL Blue Jays)

SS Tyler Wade: 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 E (fielding) — 21/22 K/BB in 26 games
2B Bryan Cuevas: 3-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI
DH Gosuke Katoh: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K — 20/17 K/BB in 27 games
RF Dustin Fowler: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, RBI, 1 SB
3B Chris Tamarez: 2-5, 1 RBI
RHP Erick Canela: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 6/2 GB/FB — 20/8 K/BB in 23 innings for the 22-year-old

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (6-3 loss to GCL Astros)

3B Miguel Andujar: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
C Luis Torrens: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (missed catch) — five hits in his last 32 at-bats (.156)
DH Brady Steiger: 1-5, 2 K — see? told you they signed him
SS Thairo Estrada: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
RHP Jordan Cote: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 9/1 GB/FB — 38/9 K/BB in 47.2 innings since being the team’s third round pick in 2011