Some roster moves:
- OF Mason Williams has been promoted up to Double-A Trenton, according to his Twitter feed. Not coincidentally, OF Slade Heathcott was placed on the DL with what appears to be a season-ending knee injury earlier this week. Williams, 21, hit a disappointing .261/.327/.350 (94 wRC+) for High-A Tampa this year, but the Thunder need someone to play center.
- OF Ben Gamel and LHP Rigoberto Arrebato were also bumped up from High-A Tampa to Double-A Trenton, reports Josh Norris. Gamel missed a bunch of time due to an unknown injury but otherwise hit .272/.351/.396 (112 wRC+) with Tampa.
- RHP Cesar Vargas was promoted from Low-A Charleston to High-A Tampa, the team announced. RHP Kelvin Castro — the former utility infielder — goes from Short Season Staten Island to the River Dogs.
- In other news, LHP Mike Zagurski has opted out of his minor league contract according to Chris Cotillo. The reliever had a 3.08 ERA (2.78 FIP) in 26.1 innings for Triple-A Scranton after signing in June.
Triple-A Scranton (4-0 win over Charlotte)
- C J.R. Murphy: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- CF Melky Mesa: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB — 16-for-42 (.381) with three doubles and four homers in his last ten games
- 2B David Adams: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- LF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
- RHP Chase Whitley: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2/3 GB/FB — 36 of 58 pitches were strikes (62%) … very nice spot start in place of David Huff, who was called up to the big league team
- LHP Cesar Cabral: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — ten of twelve pitches were strikes … 10/1 K/BB in six innings at this level
Double-A Trenton (6-5 loss to Harrisburg)
- CF-LF Ramon Flores: 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K
- C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 PB — has a hit in all eight games with the Thunder so far
- PR-CF Mason Williams: 0-1, 1 R, 1 K — guessing he arrived at the park late following the promotion
- RHP Shane Greene: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4/3 GB/FB — 63 of 87 pitches were strikes (72%) … going to be interesting to see if they leave him exposed in the Rule 5 Draft this winter, he could definitely stick in the bigs as the last guy in the bullpen next year
- SwP Pat Venditte: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 19 of 29 pitches were strikes (66%)
High-A Tampa (5-3 loss to Brevard County)
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB
- C Peter O’Brien: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K — stuck in a 2-for-28 (.071) slump
- SS Cito Culver: 1-4, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
- RHP Cesar Vargas: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 4/2 GB/FB
- RHP Charley Short: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 79/15 K/BB in 53 innings for the former independent leaguer
Low-A Charleston Game One (1-0 win over Lexington in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout
- CF Jake Cave & 2B Angelo Gumbs: both 0-3 — Gumbs struck out twice
- 1B Greg Bird & 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: both 0-2 — DBJ is fresh off the DL (unknown injury)
- LF Ericson Leonora: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — 14-for-37 (.378) with three doubles and two homers in the last ten games
- LHP Daniel Camarena: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 5/2 GB/FB — 41 of 65 pitches were strikes (63%), plus he picked a runner off first … 48/5 K/BB in his last 68.2 innings
Low-A Charleston Game Two (8-4 win over Lexington in six innings) completed early due to rain
- CF Jake Cave: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB
- 2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI
- DH Greg Bird: 1-1, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB — 89 (!) walks on the year
- 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-2, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP
- RHP Luis Severino: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 3/1 GB/FB, 1 E (fielding) — 44 of 58 pitches were strikes (76%) … 53/10 K/BB in 44 innings for the 19-year-old
Short Season Staten Island (10-6 loss to Aberdeen)
- 2B Derek Toadvine: 0-2, 2 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 SB
- SS Abi Avelino: 1-5, 1 R, 1 E (fielding)
- 3B Eric Jagielo: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 E (fielding) — nine hits in his last 35 at-bats (.257), but six doubles
- LF Michael O’Neill: 0-0, 1 R, 1 HBP, 1 SB — left the game after the hit-by-pitch, though he did stay in to run the bases
- CF Brandon Thomas: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
- 1B Bubba Jones: 2-5, 1 R, 2 K
- RHP David Palladino: 2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 0/2 GB/FB
- RHP Nick Rumbelow: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — 18/5 K/BB in 16.1 innings
Rookie GCL Yanks1 (4-3 win over GCL Blue Jays)
- DH Tyler Wade: 0-4, 2 K
- 2B Gosuke Katoh: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 E (throwing) — nine hits in his last 25 at-bats (.360)
- CF Dustin Fowler: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
- RF Austin Aune: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
- LHP Rony Bautista: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 5/1 GB/FB — 43/20 K/BB in 31.2 innings
Rookie GCL Yanks2 (14-5 loss to GCL Astros)
- SS Thairo Estrada: 2-4, 3 R, 2 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — eight hits in his last 18 at-bats (.444)
- LF Nathan Mikolas: 1-5, 2 RBI
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