More roster moves as Double-A Trenton gears up for their playoff drive: IF Ali Castillo, RHP Taylor Garrison, and RHP Branden Pinder have all been promoted from High-A Tampa to the Thunder according to Nicholas Flammia. LHP Caleb Smith was sent the other way to clear a roster spot.
Triple-A Scranton (3-2 loss to Rochester)
- 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 3-4 — 17 hits in his last 45 at-bats (.378) with five doubles and two homers
- RHP Sam Demel: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 19 of 33 pitches were strikes (58%), plus he picked a runner off first … very quietly has a 65/23 K/BB in 52.1 innings
Double-A Trenton (9-4 win over Portland) no CF Mason Williams today after he left yesterday’s game for an unknown reason, but he has not (yet) been placed on the DL
- CF Ben Gamel: 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB — career-high fourth homer … that lack of power is why he’s not considered a better prospect; he’s a bit of a ‘tweener
- DH Ramon Flores: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — 12-for-25 (.480) with two doubles, two triples, one homer, four walks, and two strikeouts in his last six games
- C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — 27 doubles and 15 homers in 117 games this year after 29 doubles and 18 homers in 116 games last year
- RF Tyler Austin: 2-5, 1 2B, 2 K — threw a runner out at the plate … 7-for-14 with two doubles in four total games since coming back from the wrist injury
- LHP Nik Turley: 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 2 HB, 4/3 GB/FB — 60 of 98 pitches were strikes (61%) … finishes the regular season with a 3.88 ERA and a 141/76 K/BB in a career-high 145 innings
- RHP Charley Short: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GB/FB — 25 of 42 pitches were strikes (60%)
- RHP Tommy Kahnle: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — only 14 of 29 pitches were strikes (48%) … 11/13 K/BB in his last 7.1 innings
- LHP Francisco Rondon: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K — ten pitches, six strikes
High-A Tampa (9-6 win over Lakeland) this was the final game of their season … they finished in last place of the North Division at 58-78 and did not qualify for the postseason (duh)
- CF Taylor Dugas: 2-5, 1 R — finishes the year at .285/.405/.339 with two homers, 64 walks, 39 strikeouts (!), and 17 steals in 28 attempts (61%) … I suppose they could send him to Trenton for the playoffs if Williams will be out a while, but there’s no indication that will actually happen
- SS Cito Culver: 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — finishes at .248/.322/.362 with a career-high nine homers, though remember, this is his first year hitting right-handed exclusively … the uptick is power is encouraging, if nothing else
- 1B Rob Refsnyder: 1-3, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP — finishes at .293/.413/.413 with six homers, 84 walks, 82 strikeouts, and 23 steals in 29 attempts (79%)
- C Peter O’Brien: 2-5 — finishes at .291/.350/.544 with the most doubles (39) and homers (22) in the system
- RHP Erick Canela: 2 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/1 GB/FB — up from the GCL to help the pitching staff … safe to say he wasn’t ready for this level
Low-A Charleston (5-4 loss to Rome)
- CF Jake Cave: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HBP
- 1B Greg Bird: 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 E (pickoff) — up to 107 walks, one fewer than Joey Votto for the most in all of baseball
- 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
- LHP Eric Wooten: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HB, 6/1 GB/FB — 60 of 89 pitches were strikes (67%) … 51/6 K/BB in 50.1 innings for the former independent leaguers
Short Season Staten Island (7-4 win over Hudson Valley)
- SS Abi Avelino: 1-5, 2 R, 1 RBI
- CF Michael O’Neill: 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
- LF Brandon Thomas: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
- RHP Tim Giel: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 5/0 GB/FB — undrafted free agent out of Columbia has a 20/4 K/BB and a 54% ground ball rate in 20.2 innings since signing
The season is over for both Rookie GCL Yanks affiliates.
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