DotF: Bird, Bichette, and Gumbs help Tampa to blowout win

Matt Eddy (no subs. req’d) went back and ranked the most productive drafts of the last ten years. The 2004 Astros, led by Hunter Pence and Ben Zobrist, claim the top spot. The 2005 Yankees are eighth thanks mostly to Brett Gardner and Austin Jackson. I’m surprised the 2006 Yankees draft didn’t make the list. It produced arguably three of the ten best relievers in baseball (David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Mark Melancon) as well as the solid Ian Kennedy and serviceable Joba Chamberlain. I guess the WARs don’t add up.

Triple-A Scranton‘s game was suspended due to rain with two outs in the top of the third inning. They’ll finish it up tomorrow. Here’s the box score until then. OF Zoilo Almonte hit two homers already. Hopefully he’ll be in the Bronx tomorrow.

Double-A Trenton (5-2 win over New Hampshire)

• CF Mason Williams: 1-5, 1 R, 1 K
• LF Ben Gamel: 1-5, 2 K
• DH Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K — 9-for-33 (.272) during his little eight-game hitting streak
• 1B Peter O’Brien: 3-3, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — 8-for-14 (.571) with four doubles and a homer in his last four games
• RF Tyler Austin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI — 15-for-36 (.417) with four doubles and a homer in his last ten games
• RHP Zach Nuding: 8 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 7/8 GB/FB — 66 of 97 pitches were strikes (68%)

High-A Tampa (13-6 win over St. Lucie)

• SS Cito Culver: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K
• 1B Greg Bird: 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — 10-for-24 (.417) with three doubles and two homers during his seven-game hitting streak
• DH Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
• 3B Eric Jagielo: 0-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP
• RF Aaron Judge: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• 2B Angelo Gumbs: 3-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — had been in a 1-for-18 (.056) slump
• RHP Brady Lail: 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HB, 5/7 GB/FB — not his best game, but it is only his second start since the promotion
• LHP Jacob Lindgren: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GB/FB — Kiley McDaniel said he was 91-94 mph with a filthy 83-85 mph slider, so just another day at the office

Low-A Charleston (6-4 win over Lexington)

• CF Mark Payton: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB — 16-for-46 (.348) with eleven walks and nine strikeouts in 14 pro games for this year’s seventh rounder
• SS Tyler Wade: 0-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RF Dustin Fowler: 0-2 — left the game in the fourth inning for an unknown reason
• RF Michael O’Neill: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB — 13-for-39 (.333) in his last ten games
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-2, 2 BB, 1 K
• LF Brandon Thomas: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
• RHP Rookie Davis: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 5/3 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island (3-0 win over Hudson Valley)

• C Luis Torrens: 1-4, 1 CS — hitting streak is up to 18 games
• 2B Ty McFarland: 3-4, 1 R, 1 SB
• 1B Connor Spencer: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 CS
• RHP David Palladino: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 40/18 K/BB in 37.2 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks1 has their game suspended due to rain after four innings. They’ll wrap it up tomorrow. Here’s the box score if you can’t wait that long. C Kyle Higashioka played in his first game since last April following Tommy John surgery.

Rookie GCL Yanks2 Game One (3-2 loss to GCL Tigers in seven innings, walk-off style)

• LF Frank Frias: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K — threw a runner out at third
• SS Angel Aguilar: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• RF Wilmer Romero: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
• LHP Nestor Cortes: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks2 Game Two (10-3 win over GCL Tigers in seven innings)

• CF Jose Figueroa: 2-3, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• 2B Tyler Palmer & SS Angel Aguilar: both 3-4, 2 R, 1 3B — Palmer drove in two runs, struck out, and committed a fielding error … Aguilar drove in three
• LF Frank Frias: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• RF Wilmer Romero: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K22/8
• RHP Jonathan Padilla: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/6 GB/FB — 22/8 K/BB in 22.2 innings