Lillibridge & Ruiz homer again in SWB win

Following a brief four-game tune-up with the Rookie GCL Yanks, 3B Eric Jagielo has been bumped up to Short Season Staten Island according to Alex Faust. I suspect he’ll remain there for the rest of the season, unless he completely tears the cover off the ball and forces a promotion.

Triple-A Scranton (5-2 win over Buffalo)

• CF Adonis Garcia: 2-5, 1 R, 1 3B
• 2B Brent Lillibridge: 1-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB — four homers in the last six games
• RF Fernando Martinez: 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB
• DH Randy Ruiz: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• 1B Dan Johnson: 3-4, 2 RBI — he’s been mashin’ of late
• LF Thomas Neal: 1-4
• RHP Brett Marshall: 8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 8/4 GB/FB — 63 of 96 pitches were strikes (66%) … career-high in innings … third straight strong outing
• RHP Dellin Betances: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1 HB, 1/0 GB/FB — nine of 11 pitches were strikes (82%) … it’s early, but so far the move to the bullpen is working out wonderfully

Double-A Trenton (5-4 loss to Reading)

• DH Eduardo Nunez: 0-5, 2 K — he will stay with the Thunder at least one more day according to Josh Norris, but a bump up to Triple-A could come after that
• LF Ramon Flores: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B
• CF Slade Heathcott: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) — 71st game of the year is just five shy of the career-high he set in 2010 … if nothing else, at least he’s stayed healthy this year
• RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
• RHP Mikey O’Brien: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 4/7 GB/FB — 57 of 101 pitches were strikes (56%)
• LHP Cesar Cabral: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%)

High-A Tampa‘s game was suspended due to rain after a whole two batters. They’ll finish this one up tomorrow. Here’s the box score.

Low-A Charleston (4-1 win over Augusta)

• CF Jake Cave: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
• SS Cito Culver: 0-5, 2 K
• DH Greg Bird & 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: both 0-3, 1 BB — Bird struck out twice, DBJ once
• 2B Angelo Gumbs: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB — second homer in the last three games
• LHP Dan Camarena: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2/5 GB/FB — last seven outings: 27 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 15 K … this is the guy I was hoping to see when the season started, but I better late than never
• LHP Tyler Webb: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 13/3 K/BB in eight innings so far for this year’s tenth rounder

Short Season Staten Island (9-1 loss to Hudson Valley)

• CF Michael O’Neill & 3B Eric Jagielo: both 1-4 — O’Neill struck out three times
• DH Brandon Thomas: 0-4, 2 K
• RF Yeicok Calderon: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — third Yeicokshot! in the last four games
• RHP Jairo Heredia: 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 9/2 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game One (3-1 loss to GCL Astros) completion of yesterday’s day, which was suspended due to rain with one out in the top of the third

• SS Tyler Wade: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB — this year’s fourth rounder has six walks and one strikeout in six pro games
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-4, 1 K
• RF Austin Aune: 0-4, 3 K
• 3B Chris Tamarez: 0-3, 1 R, 1 K
• LHP Chaz Hebert: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GB/FB — picked two runners off first base … he pitched yesterday before the rain
• RHP Francis Joseph: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 5/1 K/BB in 3.2 innings for the 19-year-old who spend the last two years in the Dominican Summer League

Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game Two (5-1 loss to GCL Astros in seven innings)

• SS Abi Avelino: 0-3, 1 K — first game of the year for the 18-year-old, who missed the first few weeks with an unknown injury … he signed for $300k in 2011 and is one of the team’s better shortstop prospects (more info here)
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-3, 1 K
• RF Austin Aune: 0-3, 3 K — 5-for-31 (.161) with 20 strikeouts, which is quite bad for anyone, especially such a high draft pick who signed for nearly double slot money
• RHP Luis Severino: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 18/3 K/BB in 12 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (4-2 loss to GCL Blue Jays)

• C Luis Torrens: 2-4
• LF Nathan Mikolas & 3B Renzo Martini: both 0-4, 1 K — Martini stole a base
• SS Thairo Estrada: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — the 17-year-old is 10-for-27 (.370) in nine games so far
• RHP Joey Maher: 4 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 5/2 GB/FB
• RHP Dayton Dawe: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 1/2 GB/FB