DotF: Refsnyder’s hitting streak snapped in Scranton’s win

Got a bunch of notes:

• A non-update on RHP James Kaprielian: he is still shut down as he deals with elbow inflammation, per Anthony Rieber. Kaprielian has been shut down a little short of three weeks now. Seems longer, doesn’t it? He was placed on the High-A DL on April 25th.
• SS Jorge Mateo has been working out at second base, Brian Cashman told George King. He’ll play some games there before being moved up to Double-A Trenton. Sure seems like they’ll have Mateo and SS Tyler Wade split time on the middle infield with the Thunder. I thought they would slide Wade over to second in deference to Mateo, but Wade’s a legit shortstop prospect himself, so it makes sense to split time. Nothing wrong with letting Mateo try out another position.
• Mateo was included in this month’s Prospect Heat Check, so check that out. “He’s still got 80 speed, but he can’t just get away with it anymore,” said a scout. I’m not quite sure what that means. I think the scout is trying to say Mateo is still a burner, though he needs to improve his reads and instincts as he climbs the ladder?
• LHP Ian Clarkin’s ten strikeout game last night earned him a spot in today’s Prospect Report. The report says he’s working with a lower arm slot than in the past, but his stuff is back to where it was before last year’s elbow injury, and that’s most important. Clarkin has always had a high arm slot anyway (2014 video), so a little drop should be no big deal.
• The new-ish site 20-80 Baseball recently wrote up scouting reports on LHP Jordan Montgomery and RHP Matt Wotherspoon. Here are the links: Montgomery and Wotherspoon. Check ’em out.

Triple-A Scranton (4-2 win over Indianapolis)

• CF Ben Gamel: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
• LF Jake Cave: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI
• RF Rob Refsnyder: 0-4, 1 K — the hitting streak ends at 16 games
• DH Nick Swisher: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
• RHP Luis Cessa: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 6/2 GB/FB — 64 of 100 pitches were strikes … with Luis Severino hurt, there’s a pretty good chance Cessa’s next start will in the big leagues
• RHP Diego Moreno: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%)
• LHP James Pazos: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 16 of 24 pitches were strikes (67%)
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 0.2 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — nine pitches, six strikes

Double-A Trenton (2-1 win over Reading)

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-4, 1 K
• CF Dustin Fowler: 3-4, 1 3B — got picked off first … he’s been struggling of late, good to see him have a big game
• LF Tyler Austin: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Ronald Herrera: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 8/1 GB/FB — 48 of 76 pitches were strikes (63%) … keeps piling up zeroes
• RHP Jonathan Holder: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 24 of 31 pitches were strikes (77%)

High-A Tampa (5-1 win over Clearwater)

• SS Jorge Mateo: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K — not ready for second base just yet
• 2B Abi Avelino: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-4
• RF Austin Aune: 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RHP Chance Adams: 7.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 8/4 GB/FB — 58 of 88 pitches were strikes (66%) … he’s really settled in as a starter, awesome to see … 41/10 K/BB in 33.1 innings
• RHP Jordan Foley: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 15 of 23 pitches were strikes (65%)

Low-A Charleston Game One (4-2 loss to Lexington in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• CF Jeff Hendrix & SS Hoy Jun Park: both 0-3 — Hendrix struck out
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — third homer of the season
• 3B Angel Aguilar: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
• 2B Kyle Holder: 1-3, 1 3B, 1 CS
• LF Leonardo Molina: 1-3, 1 2B — 5-for-17 (.294) in five games since being bumped up
• RHP Christian Morris: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 6/3 GB/FB — 50 of 76 pitches were strikes (66%)

Low-A Charleston Game Two (4-3 win over Lexington in eight innings)

• CF Jeff Hendrix: 0-4, 3 K — surprised to see he has only a 27.1% strikeout rate … seems like it would be much higher
• SS Hoy Jun Park: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 SB — he’s a perfect 8-for-8 in steals this year
• 1B Chris Gittens: 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K — hit the go-ahead homer in the top of the eighth
• DH Jhalan Jackson: 0-4, 2 K
• 3B Angel Aguilar: 0-4
• 2B Thairo Estrada: 0-3, 1 K
• RF Leonardo Molina: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — he’s now 6-for-19 (.316) in six games with the River Dogs
• LHP Nestor Cortes: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 3/3 GB/FB — 42 of 69 pitches were strikes (61%)