DotF: Judge’s hot hitting continues in Tampa’s win

Some notes, including a few roster moves courtesy of Nicholas Flammia, Nick Peruffo, and Donnie Collins.

• Baseball Prospectus posted a bunch of (free!) firsthand scouting reports of Yankees prospects today, including LHP Jacob Lindgren, C Gary Sanchez, OF Tyler Austin, and OF Mason Williams. Williams got absolutely crushed, which isn’t all that surprising, sadly.
• C John Ryan Murphy was activated off the Triple-A DL. He missed a little more than a week after taking a foul tip to the face mask. C Jose Gil was placed on the phantom DL to clear a roster spot. Also, Sanchez was activated off the Double-A paternity list.
• 2B Angelo Gumbs was placed on the High-A Tampa DL with an unknown injury and RHP Caleb Cotham was bumped from the rookie Gulf Coast League up to High-A Tampa to continue rehabbing from whatever his injury was.

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 loss to Buffalo)

• LF Jose Pirela: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K — 95/49 K/BB this year after 82/84 K/BB last year
• RF Zoilo Almonte & DH Kyle Roller: both 0-4, 2 K
• 3B Scott Sizemore: 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
• 1B Austin Romine: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
• C John Ryan Murphy: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PB, 1 E (throwing) —
• LHP Nik Turley: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 7/2 GB/FB — 58 of 101 pitches were strikes (57%) … 43/40 K/BB in 55 innings
• RHP Nick Rumbelow: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GB/FB — 20 of 28 pitches were strikes (71%) … 75/17 K/BB in 53.2 innings across four levels

Double-A Trenton (3-0 win over New Britain)

• LF Jake Cave: 0-4, 1 K — in a 9-for-41 (.220) slump
• CF Mason Williams & 1B Greg Bird: both 2-4 — Williams got caught stealing and Bird doubled twice
• C Gary Sanchez: 0-3, 1 BB
• RF Tyler Austin: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI — had been in 5-for-36 (.139) rut
• RHP Jaron Long: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 10/5 GB/FB — 65 of 105 pitches were strikes (62%) … took a perfect game into the sixth inning

High-A Tampa (10-6 win over Brevard County)

• CF Mark Payton: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K — nine walks and five strikeouts in his last nine games … 26/24 K/BB in 39 pro games for this year’s seventh rounder
• SS Cito Culver: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• 3B Eric Jagielo: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K — 21/12 K/BB in his last 17 games
• RF Aaron Judge: 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K — 8-for-16 in his last four games
• LF Ericson Leonora: 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
• 1B Rey Nunez: 3-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K — whale of a game
• RHP Brett Gerritse: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 8/4 GB/FB
• RHP Caleb Cotham: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (12-0 win over Greenville)

• SS Abi Avelino: 1-6, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 K — 8-for-27 (.296) in his last five games, so he’s getting over that post-DL slump
• 2B Tyler Wade: 3-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS
• LF Michael O’Neill: 1-4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-4, 2 , 1 RBI, 1 BB
• DH Gosuke Katoh: 0-2, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 SB
• 1B Bubba Jones: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
• LHP Justin Kamplain: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 2/3 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 38 of 73 pitches were strikes (52%), plus he picked two runners off first

Short Season Staten Island (2-0 loss to Brooklyn) they faced a rehabbing Daisuke Matsuzaka

• CF Devyn Bolasky: 2-4, 1 2B
• 3B Ty McFarland: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• DH Chris Breen & 1B Connor Spencer: both 1-4 — Breen struck out twice, Spencer once
• C Luis Torrens: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K — in a 5-for-35 (.143) slump
• RF Austin Aune: 0-3, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) — threw a runner out at the plate
• RHP Matt Borens: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 6/1 GB/FB
• LHP Rony Bautista: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K — 55/28 K/BB in 41 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks1 (4-2 win over GCL Astros)

• RF Ramon Flores: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — played the full nine innings for the first time since coming back from the ankle injury
• DH Alex Palma: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI — 17-for-39 (.436) with five doubles, two homers, one walk, and two strikeouts
• 3B Drew Bridges: 2-3, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Luis Cedeno: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 5/0 GB/FB — picked a runner off first … 31/6 K/BB in 35 innings for the 20-year-old
• RHP Manolo Reyes: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4/2 GB/FB
• LHP Jonny Drozd: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 20/0 K/BB in 12.2 innings for the undrafted free agent

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (8-2 loss to GCL Blue Jays)

• SS Yancarlos Baez: 0-5, 2 K
• LHP Carlos Diaz: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 1/1 GB/FB — 40/39 K/BB in 37 innings for the 19-year-old