DotF: Swisher plays right field, goes deep in Scranton’s win

Some notes:

• In case you missed it earlier, RHP James Kaprielian is going on the High-A Tampa DL with elbow inflammation. He will be “treated conservatively” and there’s no timetable for his return. Bummer.
• In other in case you missed it earlier news, the Yankees have acquired LHP Phil Coke from the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League. He’s heading to Triple-A Scranton.
• The Yankees have signed RHP Luis Rodriguez, reports Matt Eddy. There are like a dozen Luis Rodriguezes playing baseball, so I have no idea which one they signed. The teenager from Mexico? The 33-year-old minor league journeyman? We’ll find out soon enough. Suspense!

Triple-A Scranton (5-2 win over Lehigh Valley)

• CF Ben Gamel: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K — 11-for-26 (.423) in his last seven games
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — 9-for-24 (.375) with four doubles, a triple, and a homer in his last six games
• RF Nick Swisher: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — the homer was his third homer in ten games with the RailRiders, and Shane Hennigan says it was an opposite field job … this was his first game in right field, and Dave Rosengrant says Swisher made a leaping catch at the wall to end the game … it’s not a coincidence he is playing right field with Aaron Hicks and Alex Rodriguez banged up
• LF Jose Rosario: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RHP Anthony Swarzak: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 5/6 GB/FB — 63 of 90 pitches were strikes (70%) … best start of the season for the RailRiders
• RHP Vinnie Pestano: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K — eleven of 18 pitches were strikes
• LHP James Pazos: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — seven of eleven pitches were strikes

Double-A Trenton (7-6 loss to New Hampshire in ten innings)

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing) — keeps on hitting
• CF Dustin Fowler: 0-4, 1 R, 1 HBP
• LF Tyler Austin: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — 13/13 K/BB in 16 games
• RHP Cale Coshow: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 10/1 GB/FB — 56 of 96 pitches were strikes (58%) … 14/9 K/BB in 22 innings after a 97/28 K/BB in 114 innings last year
• LHP Matt Tracy: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 1/0 GB/FB — 16 of 25 pitches were strikes (64%) … eleven runs and 20 base-runners in nine innings so far this year
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 17 of 25 pitches were strikes (68%)

Both High-A Tampa and Low-A Charleston had scheduled off-days.