DotF: Jagielo homers again in Tampa’s win

In this week’s Ask BA (no subs. req’d), J.J. Cooper answered a question comparing OF Aaron Judge to Adam Dunn. “Judge still has a long ways to go to match a Dunn comp,” he wrote. “Judge is 22. At that age, Dunn already had 45 big league home runs. But Judge does have an understanding of the strike zone, and his strikeout rate isn’t all that different than what Dunn did as a minor leaguer.”

In other news, LHP Ian Clarkin was placed on High-A Tampa’s disabled list, the team announced. I’m guessing it’s an innings management thing and not a real injury. It’s the time of the year for that. I suppose we’ll find out soon enough.

Triple-A Scranton (3-2 loss to Louisville in 14 innings)

• 2B-RF Jose Pirela: 2-7
• DH Rob Refsnyder: 1-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
• CF Zoilo Almonte: 2-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K — three straight multi-hit games
• 1B Kyle Roller: 1-5, 1 BB, 4 K
• SwP Pat Venditte: 3 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 42 of 67 pitches were strikes (63%) … had to make a spot start given the recent Bryan Mitchell and Chris Leroux call-ups
  
• LHP Jeremy Bleich: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, 7/1 GB/FB — only 29 of 59 pitches were strikes (49%)
• RHP Nick Rumbelow: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3/0 GB/FB — 18 of 29 pitches were strikes (62%)
• LHP Taylor Dugas: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 12 of 30 pitches were strikes (40%) … always sucks when a position player takes the loss

Double-A Trenton (4-2 loss to Altoona)

• LF Jake Cave, DH Ben Gamel, RF Tyler Austin & CF Mason Williams: all 1-4 — Cave struck out twice … Gamel drove in a run, walked, and struck out … Austin drove in a run and threw a runner out at second … Williams scored a run and struck out
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — picked a runner off third with a snap throw
• 1B Greg Bird: 0-3, 2 K, 1 HBP
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-4
• RHP Jairo Heredia: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 48 of 75 pitches were strikes (64%)
• RHP Danny Burawa: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — half of his 30 pitches were strikes

High-A Tampa (7-2 win over Lakeland)

• CF Mark Payton: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
• SS Cito Culver: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
• 3B Eric Jagielo: 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K — second straight game with a homer … his 17th homers are second most in the system even though he missed a month with an oblique injury
• RF Aaron Judge: 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K
• 2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
• LHP Miguel Sulbaran: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 6/2 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (13-9 win over Hickory)

• LF Michael O’Neill: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
• SS Tyler Wade: 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB — 7-for-22 (.318) in his last six games
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI —13-for-37 (.351) in his last ten games
• RF Yeicok Calderon; 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI — Yeicokshot!
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-3, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB — seven walks and six strikeouts in his last nine games
• CF Brandon Thomas: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB — great game in the middle of a brutal season (.191/.307/.285)
• RHP Rookie Davis: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 4/1 GB/FB — 40 of 67 pitches were strikes (60%)
• LHP Evan Rutckyj: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 24 of 35 pitches were strikes (59%) … 55/33 K/BB in 42 innings

Short Season Staten Island Game One (5-2 win over Connecticut in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• C Luis Torrens: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PB — 14 passed balls in 42 games this year for the recently converted infielder
• 3B Ty McFarland: 0-3, 1 K
• RF Austin Aune: 1-2, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS
• 1B Chris Breen: 1-3,1 R, 1 3B, 2 K
• RHP Dillon McNamara: 4 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 3/2 GB/FB — 26/9 K/BB in 40.1 innings
• RHP Matt Borens: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3/1 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island Game One (3-2 win over Connecticut in seven innings)

• 2B Ty McFarland: 0-3, 1 K
• DH Luis Torrens: 0-3, 1 K
• LF Connor Spencer: 0-3, 2 K
• 1B Chris Breen: 2-3, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 K — six doubles in his last four games
• RHP Jordan Cote: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 6/4 GB/FB

Both games of Rookie GCL Yanks1‘s doubleheader were rained out. They’re going to play a doubleheader tomorrow and another on August 27th.

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (6-5 win over GCL Astros in 12 innings)

• CF Jose Figueroa: 0-5, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB — got picked off second
• SS Yancarlos Baez: 1-6, 1 R, 2 K
• 3B Allen Valerio: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — left the game in the third inning for an unknown reason
• RF Frank Frias: 3-4, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 CS — .316/.381/.391 for the 20-year-old, who signed for only $7,500 two years ago
• LF Griffin Gordon: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — walk-off bases loaded walk for this year’s 27th rounder
• RHP Melvin Morla: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 1/4 GB/FB — 31/23 K/BB in 43.2 innings for the 21-year-old
• RHP Jose Pena: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 4/1 GB/FB — 35/6 K/BB in 26.1 innings for the 23-year-old