DotF: Williams, Almonte go deep in losses

The video above is highlights from yesterday’s Double-A Trenton game, including Frankie Cervelli’s latest rehab game. Here are some other notes:

C Gary Sanchez, who was benched yesterday for disciplinary reasons, had a closed door meeting with the coaching staff according to Nick Peruffo. “Gary is out of there for a couple of days until we decide he deserves to play again, plain and simple,” said someone on the staff. This isn’t the first time they’ve had to discipline him — Sanchez was demoted to Extended Spring Training a few years ago because he refused to catch a bullpen session, among other things.
OF Slade Heathcott will once again have his knee scoped, VP of Baseball Ops Mark Newman confirmed to Josh Norris. Heathcott had surgery on the knee over the winter and it hasn’t been right since. The kid can’t stay healthy. Sigh.
On the bright side, Newman told Norris that 3B Eric Jagielo (ribcage) is about ten days away from being activated off the disabled list. C Luis Torrens (shoulder) and SS Abi Avelino (unknown) are two weeks ago. These are Newman timetables though, so who knows.

Triple-A Scranton (5-4 loss to Columbus)

1B Jose Pirela: 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB
LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — 12-for-32 (.375) with three homers in eight games since being sent down
DH Kyle Roller: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
3B Scott Sizemore: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — second homer in his last three games
2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-4, 2 K — snaps his multi-hit game streak at eight
C Austin Romine: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K
LHP Jeremy Bleich: 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 8/1 GB/FB — 47 of 81 pitches were strikes (58%) … after parts of five seasons, he finally made it out of Double-A
RHP Danny Burawa: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 20 of 31 pitches were strikes (66%)

Double-A Trenton (4-3 loss to Richmond)

CF Mason Williams: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — 14-for-41 (.341) in his last ten games
C Frankie Cervelli: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 PB — he is eligible to be activated off the DL tomorrow, though it sounds like he’ll have to wait until the team comes back from the West Coast to be activated
LF Ben Gamel: 0-4
1B Peter O’Brien: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — had been in a 7-for-35 (.200) slump
LHP Matt Tracy: 6.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 9/4 GB/FB — 74 of 110 pitches were strikes (67%) … not often you see a prospect (even a fringy one) throw 110 pitches in a start

High-A Tampa Game One (8-5 loss to Clearwater in seven innings) this was a scheduled doubleheader, it’s not a makeup or anything

CF Jake Cave & 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: both 2-4 — DBJ scored a run and struck out
SS Cito Culver: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — quietly hitting .304/.371/.441 in his last 26 games
DH Greg Bird: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
RHP Rafael DePaula: 2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 2/0 GB/FB — yikes

High-A Tampa Game Two (3-0 loss to Clearwater)

Low-A Charleston (6-4 loss to Lexington)

LF Michael O’Neill: 1-5, 2 R, 1 K, 1 SB
SS Tyler Wade: 2-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 E (throwing, fielding) — had been in a 4-for-25 (.160) slump
RF Aaron Judge: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — 14-for-35 (.400) with six doubles, one triple, and two homers in his last ten games
3B Miguel Andujar: 0-3
CF Dustin Fowler: 0-4
2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing) — 73 strikeouts in 55 games this year after 44 in 50 last year
RHP Brady Lail: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 10/1 GB/FB — 71/13 K/BB in 69.2 innings