DotF: Scranton walks off with a pair of wins in doubleheader

July 10, 2014 by Mike Axisa 57 Comments

Some quick notes:

RHP Mark Montgomery (shin) has been activated off the Double-A Trenton disabled list, according to Josh Norris. LHP Fred Lewis, meanwhile, is off to see a doctor for something, says Nick Peruffo. Lewis has been dreadful of late. Not surprising he might be hurt.
Matt Kardos reports LHP Tyler Webb has been added to the Double-A Eastern League All-Star Game roster as a replacement for LHP Matt Tracy, who is ineligible to pitch in the game due to the timing of his next scheduled start.

Triple-A Scranton Game One (5-4 win over Rochester in seven innings, walk-off style)

2B Jose Pirela: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
RF Rob Refsnyder: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — right field again
1B Austin Romine: 1-3
C John Ryan Murphy: 2-4, 1 K
DH Kyle Roller: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — walk-off fielder’s choice
RHP Bruce Billings: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 8/7 GB/FB — 67 of 99 pitches were strikes (68%)
RHP Diego Moreno: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GB/FB — eight of 12 pitches were strikes … Clip’d the win (some of you have been around long enough to remember what the means, right?)

Triple-A Scranton Game Two (1-0 win over Rochester in seven innings, walk-off style)

LF Taylor Dugas: 1-3
RF Rob Refsnyder: 0-3, 1 K — again, right field
3B Adonis Garcia: 3-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI — walk-off dinger
1B Kyle Roller & C Austin Romine: both 0-2
LHP Jeremy Bleich: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 6/0 GB/FB — 29 of 48 pitches were strikes (60%)
RHP Joel De La Cruz: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 6/2 GB/FB — 33 of 46 pitches were strikes (72%)

Double-A Trenton (5-1 win over Reading)

CF Mason Williams & LF Ben Gamel: both 2-5 — Williams drove in a run … Gamel stole a base, drove in a run, and struck out twice
C Gary Sanchez: 0-5, 1 K
1B Peter O’Brien: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — 29th homer of the year is the third most in baseball behind Rangers 3B Joey Gallo (31) and Cubs 3B Kris Bryant (30)
RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 R
RHP Zach Nuding: 7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 8/6 GB/FB — 62 of 99 pitches were strikes (63%)

High-A Tampa (11-2 win over Clearwater)

CF Jake Cave: 1-5, 1 RBI
SS Cito Culver: 0-5, 1 R, 2 K
1B Greg Bird: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI — 18-for-54 (.333) during his 13-game hitting streak
RF Yeicok Calderon: 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB — Yeicokshot!
DH Aaron Judge: 2-4, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — fourth homer in his last ten games
2B Angelo Gumbs: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
RHP Rafael DePaula: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 6/1 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — has allowed no more than one run in three of his last four starts

Low-A Charleston (4-1 loss to Savannah in 7+ innings) games was completed early due to rain

LF Michael O’Neill & SS Tyler Wade: both 0-3 — O’Neill was hit by a pitch and Wade struck out twice
CF Dustin Fowler & 3B Miguel Andujar: both 1-3 — Andujar struck out
1B Mike Ford & CF Mark Payton: both 0-2, 1 BB — Payton threw a runner out at second
2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-3
RHP Gabe Encinas: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HB, 2/0 GB/FB — 21 of 42 pitches were strikes (50%) … back up from the GCL after rehabbing from Tommy John surgery
RHP Rookie Davis: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 7/4 GB/FB — 55 of 79 pitches were strikes (70%)

Short Season Staten Island (11-0 win over Lowell)

C Luis Torrens: 3-5, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 PB — Ben Badler says one of the doubles was off the top of the wall and initially called a homer before the umpires changed the call to a double
2B Ty McFarland: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 E (fielding)
RF Austin Aune: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 CS — had been in a 6-for-34 (.176) slump
3B Renzo Martini: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Andy Beresford: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 7/1 GB/FB — 18/2 K/BB in 19.1 innings at this level
RHP Jordan Foley: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 4/0 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game One (3-2 loss to GCL Phillies in 12 innings) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain in the tenth inning

3B Drew Bridges: 2-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
DH Leonardo Molina: 1-5, 1 K
RF Alex Palma: 1-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI — only six strikeouts in 72 plate appearances (8.3%)
RHP Travis Hissong: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 12 strikeouts and no walks in eleven pro innings for the undrafted free agent

Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game Two (3-2 win over GCL Phillies) SS Jorge Mateo has not played since leaving Monday’s game after two at-bats, so something’s up with him

3B Drew Bridges: 2-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — 6-for-16 (.375) with three doubles in his last four games
CF Leonardo Molina: 0-3, 2 RBI, 1 K — 12-for-61 (.197) with 20 strikeouts
RF Alex Palma: 0-4, 1 RBI
RHP Manolo Reyes: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3/0 GB/FB — 14/10 K/BB in 12 innings
RHP Christopher Cabrera: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 10/7 K/BB in 9.2 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (9-6 loss to GCL Braves)

SS Angel Aguilar: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
1B Bo Thompson: 2-5, 2 RBI
RF Wilmer Romero: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — threw a runner out at second
RHP Jhon Morban: 4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 3 HB, 5/1 GB/FB — 10/12 K/BB in 14 innings

Mark

Possible second base starter next year who could use everyday reps at 2nd. GET HIM IN RF GUYS!
tom

Finally I have witnessed a fucking positive moment. Bichette Jr. and DePaula have got better and better. Yah!!!!
Eric Duncan Fan

Aune’s entire career has been one long slump.

Anyway Vince Conde signed an above slot deal , i wonder if they’ll promote he’ll start in S.I or bump Wade to Tampa and have him start in charelston
- Yanks
  
  Wade definitely isn’t ready for Tampa and Conde wasn’t all that great this year. Just start him at SI, especially since it seems Thairo is injured.
- ChristisKing
  
  Where did you read that Conde signed? Im looking and cant find it
  - Eric Duncan fan
    
    Check Jim Callis Twitter timeline
    - ChristisKing
      
      Thank you
PhillyMatt

Ah encouraging minor league results to forget about the big league team direction

Look to the future
Now Batting

I hope Judge doesn’t stay in High A for long.
- Yanks
  
  A late season promotion would be cool, but for now, just let him get adjusted to the better pitching and work on keeping the batting average up and the strikeouts down since we know the power is there.
TWTR

They should promote as many minor leaguers as is feasible to the major league club.
Adam B

What happened to Jagielo? He was rehabbing then suddenly stopped
Angelo

Badler also mentioned on twitter that he views Luis Torrens as a top ten prospect in the Yankees farm system. Some nice praise. The home run he hit today was crushed to center field apparently.
- n0exit
  
  Would like to see him back in A ball. Officially, he was sent on a rehab assignment to SI so maybe he’ll come back. Also, he’s only been catching for a little while but he really has to up his game in that regard.
  - Yankee$
    
    The kid is only 18. Maybe leave him where he is for the rest of the season. Probably just started him in Charleston to get him some game action. I don’t see this as a setback at all.
    - Angelo
      
      Agreed. Even if he doesn’t go back to Charleston until next season, he will still be ahead of most of his peers since he’s so young.
- nycsportzfan
  
  Yup, we all figured he was gonna be the next hard hitting , big upside C to be in the system, and were starting to see that upside offensively.
Kevin

Luis Torrens is ripping up short season ball as an 18 year old. The kid is another exciting catching prospect.
Angelo

It’d be great if O’Brien could improve that hit tool. As usual, his power is great, but lacking elsewhere.

He’s still striking out 24.5% of the time and walking less than 5% of the time at Double-A. He’ll be 24 in less than a week, so he’s not exactly young for the level either.
Kevin

The lower levels of the Yankee minor leagues are STACKED w/ talent. They may not have much at the AAA level but the lower levels are something to be excited about.
- Yankee$
  
  Right, and 9 of the top 30 International Prospects just signed on.
- edb
  
  When hasn’t the lower levels of the Yanks minor league been stacked? Something evil seems to happen as these guys move up the ladder. We’ve been saying the lower levels have been stacked since before Jairo Heredia and Kelvin De Leon were prospects. Eric Duncan? Killer Bs? Christian Parker? Rudy Guillen?
- Dick M
  
  AA is the litmus test.
  - Jorge Steinbrenner
    
    This.
Angelo

Clip’d the win (some of you have been around long enough to remember what the means, right?)

Columbus Clippers reference I’m assuming? I’ve followed the farm system for a while, but am unaware of the reference.
- Yankee$
  
  Ron Davis…Vulture style ???
- Eric Duncan fan
  
  Yep.
  
  Even throwing it back to the pre-R.A.B days we were gushing about guys like Christian Garcia , Matt Desalvo & Tyler *the Yankee clipper* Clippard.
  
  back when Nomaas and Nyyfans , we’re pretty much the main sites that got the most site traffic regarding every thing yankees based (pre twitter)
  
  Thank goodness this blog took off and rose up to where it’s at now.
  - edb
    
    You’re forgetting Pinstriped Bible too.
    - Jorge Steinbrenner
      
      I was a big fan of Canyon of Heroes, as well as Bronx Banter, as well.
      - Looser trader droids FotD™
        
        I was on BB a lot. Weird how it faded in popularity. Did Wayne show up there?!
- Travis Lincoln
  
  Tyler Clippard reference. He was great at coming into ballgames with the lead, giving it up, then staying in until they re-took the lead. Thus…Clip’d the win.
  - Angelo
    
    Hah, I guess I missed that somehow.
    - Jorge Steinbrenner
      
      I don’t remember it as a thing on here. Funny.
TC

I thought it was a reference to Tyler Clippard from a few years ago when he was racking up all those vulture wins as a middle relief/set up guy. Then again, I haven’t been around long enough.
- Mark
  
  This is it, he did it so much that one season in Washington.
  - Kevin
    
    ONE SEASON???!!!! Check out what he’s done starting in 2009: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clippty01.shtml
    
    He’s merely one of the best relievers in baseball…..
    - Deep Thoughts
      
      You’re missing the point. This is representative of his relief in 2010. He won 11 games, 7 of which after blowing the save and Clipping someone else’s win:
      
      http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS201009220.shtml
      
      Tyler Clippard, BS (10), W (11-6)
- Angelo
  
  Eh, I’ve been going on RAB since late 2007, I think. Still don’t know the reference.
  - Jorge Steinbrenner
    
    I don’t remember it off-hand either.
    - Jim Is A (Bored) Peckerhead
      
      I can vouch for it.
http://rab.com Michael Cutler

The Tampa lineup is young, half the lineup could be major leaguers
- nycsportzfan
  
  The system is beastly. Great to see Katoh getting back in the fold. ALso, Peter O’Brien is a power hitting machine. This guy could probably hit 30hrs in the ML’s right now.
  - nycsportzfan
    
    Katoh has at least a 10game hit streak. Not sure if it goes back any further?
  - Yanks
    
    O’brien would also strike out probably 40-50% of the time…
    
    The system is getting better but it really isn’t beastly…
  - Scott
    
    Pete O’Brien will struggle in the majors mightily. There is no way on this earth he could come up right now and hit 30 HRs. He would K 200 times.
    I admire your love of Yankees prospects but it is often way overblown.
    - Jorge Steinbrenner
      
      I simply don’t get how some fans feel that single-A output can translate into instant MLB output. We hug waaaaay too hard in the lower levels. It’s why we become so disappointed with so many of them later.
      - CS Yankee
        
        So you’re saying his 11 year old Little League stud whose bashing can’t make his HS team today, WTF?
    - Brett is Bubbas Son
      
      O’Brien is hitting 350/395/725 over his last ten, he would be better right now than Mark Reynolds was 4-5 years ago if he had an actual position.
      - Jorge Steinbrenner
        
        I’ll be you one shiny internet dollar that Mark Reynolds, at his worst, would out-perform him right now.
        
        Now we just have to somehow enact this.
        
        Brett is Bubbas Son
        
        I don’t bet for less the 87 shiny internet dollars, come with the bucks or don’t come at all! ALL THE DOLLARS!
dkidd

i want hissong to make the majors just so sterling can make “killing them softly” jokes
- Jorge Steinbrenner
  
  Brilliant.
Robert

Lets get Bicchette up to Trenton.Its time to see what he does at the next level,
- CS Yankee
  
  The guy caught the suck for two years and is having a great month, lets not ruin his confidence/development just cause he is on a long, long overdue tear.
  - Jorge Steinbrenner
    
    There’s also the small matter of not giving three shits as to whether every single minor leaguer is getting a promotion or not.
    
    Too. Much. Information. Sometimes.
proday

It’ll be great when Refsnyder cools off and starts slumping and is playing every day in RF and the Yankees are stuck wondering wtf to do with him.
David Alvarez

So, where is Jagielo? Why was he rehabbing in the rookie league? Anyone?