Clarkin makes pro debut in GCL Yanks win

Triple-A Scranton (3-1 win over Lehigh Valley)

2B David Adams: 1-5, 1 K
CF Melky Mesa: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 CS
C J.R. Murphy: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B — nice game but he has struggled overall in August (.623 OPS), maybe he’s tiring a bit late in the year
RF Ronnie Mustelier: 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 E (throwing) — fourth straight multi-hit game
RHP Chase Whitley: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 4/5 GB/FB — 48 of 70 pitches were strikes (69%) … very nice spot start … he’s got three pitches, so he’s not a total fish out of the water in the rotation, but the bullpen is definitely his long-term future
RHP Dellin Betances: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 25 of 40 pitches were strikes (63%) … 66/22 K/BB in 53.2 innings as a reliever at this level

Double-A Trenton (6-4 loss to New Britain)

CF Mason Williams: 2-5, 1 3B, 1 RBI — four hits in his last 13 at-bats (.308) a double, a triple, and a homer
LF Ramon Flores: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
C Gary Sanchez: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB — only his second hitless game in 12 with the Thunder
RF Ben Gamel: 1-4, 1 2B
RHP Zach Nuding: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 24 of 36 pitches were strikes (67%) … he’s at a career-high 128.2 innings this year (28 more than his career-high in 2011), so the bullpen thing is probably more to control innings than a permanent move even though he’s probably a hard-throwing reliever long-term

High-A Tampa (11-2 loss to Clearwater)

SS Cito Culver: 0-4, 2 K
2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 CS
3B Peter O’Brien: 0-4, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) — 4-for-38 (.105) with 15 strikeouts in his last ten games
RHP Jaron Long: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 K/BB — undrafted free agent signee is already pitching at a higher level than anyone they actually drafted this year

Low-A Charleston (3-2 win over West Virginia in eleven innings, walk-off style)

CF Jake Cave: 1-5, 2 K
DH Greg Bird: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — walk-off double … boy he’s really had a great year, maybe the best on the farm since Nick Johnson’s insane 1999 effort … that’ll take some research, however
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
LHP Tyler Webb: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 15 of 26 pitches were strikes (58%)
RHP Jose Campos: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 15 of 21 pitches were strikes (71%) … this is the weird thing about him in the bullpen: if the game doesn’t go to extras, he doesn’t pitch … usually the prospects are on a set schedule and pitch on a certain day no matter what, usually by being the first guy out of the pen

Short Season Staten Island (2-0 loss to Brooklyn)

SS Abi Avelino: 2-4, 1 BB, 1 SB — got picked off first … six hits in his last 17 at-bats (.353) with two walks and zero strikeouts … he’s also 24-for-28 (86%) in stolen base attempts overall this year
LF Michael O’Neill: 0-5, 4 K — 76/10 K/BB … egads
3B Eric Jagielo: 1-1, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 HBP — eleven hits in his last 33 at-bats (.333) with seven doubles and two homers
CF Brandon Thomas: 0-4, 1 K
RHP David Palladino: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 10/1 GB/FB — great outing, too bad they couldn’t turn it into a win

Rookie GCL Yanks1 (3-0 win over GCL Braves)

SS Tyler Wade: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
DH Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 2 K
3B Chris Tamarez: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
RF Austin Aune: 0-3, 1 E (fielding) — threw a runner out at second
LHP Ian Clarkin: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GB/FB — pro debut for the team’s third first rounder in this year’s draft … he rolled his ankle almost immediately after signing and missed a few weeks
LHP Chaz Hebert: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 45/15 K/BB in 42 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (4-0 loss to GCL Pirates)

SS Thairo Estrada: 1-3, 1 CS, 1 SB
DH Luis Torrens: 0-4, 1 K
3B Miguel Andujar: 1-4, 1 E (fielding) — hitting streak is up to 14 games … that’s his 11th error in 22 games at the hot corner
LF Nathan Mikolas: 0-4, 1 K
RHP Joey Maher: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 6/5 GB/FB