DotF: Blake Rutherford makes pro debut with GCL Yanks

The Yankees have signed Florida JuCo C Doug Borgh as an undrafted free agent, according to Matt Eddy. Borgh hit only .190/.320/.190 in 18 games this spring. Sounds like they just need a spare catcher for the lower levels. Borgh is local and available, and presumably cheap.

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

• DH Ben Gamel: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — he’s hitting .336/.420/.459 in 150 Triple-A plate appearances since June 1st
• RF Aaron Judge: 2-4, 3 RBI — 19-for-50 (.380) with eight walks in his last 13 games
• 1B Tyler Austin: 0-4, 1 K
• CF Jake Cave: 1-4
• RHP Luis Severino: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 6/7 GB/FB — 64 of 94 pitches were strikes (68%) … 38/11 K/BB in 44 Triple-A innings, which is good but not great
• LHP Tyler Webb: 1 IP, zeroes, 2/1 GB/FB — 12 pitches, nine strikes
• RHP Nick Goody: 1 IP, zeroes, 0/1 GB/FB — nine pitches, six strikes

Double-A Trenton (7-2 win over Bowie)

• SS Tyler Wade: 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) — fourth homer in 80 games this year, though one was an inside-the-parker … he hit four homers total in 306 games from 2013-15
• CF Dustin Fowler: 1-6, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K — in a little 2-for-17 (.118) slump
• C Kyle Higashioka: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• 2B Cito Culver: 3-5, 1 RBI, 1 K — the Summer of Cito continues
• RHP Chance Adams: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 4/4 GB/FB — 39 of 65 pitches were strikes (60%) … weird outing
• RHP Cale Coshow: 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 32 of 49 pitches were strikes (65%)
• RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 18 of 21 pitches were strikes (86%)

High-A Tampa (2-0 loss to Daytona)

• DH Mason Williams: 0-4 — his rehab assignment has been transferred here … his 20-day rehab clock started Saturday, so come Friday, July 22nd, expect the Yankees to activate Williams and option him to Triple-A … they’ll have to clear a 40-man roster spot since he’s on the 60-day DL, but that shouldn’t be a problem
• SS Jorge Mateo & RF Austin Aune: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Trey Amburgey: 0-3, 1 BB — so not only is he back from his hamstring injury, he’s been promoted to High-A
• SS Abi Avelino: 1-4, 1 CS
• 3B Thairo Estrada: 1-4, 1 2B
• LHP Ian Clarkin: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 11/2 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 62 of 90 pitches were strikes (69%), plus he picked a runner off first … he’s allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his last ten starts … 69/28 K/BB in 91.1 innings
• RHP Jordan Foley: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K — 18 of 23 pitches were strikes (78%) … 54/22 K/BB in 38 innings

Low-A Charleston (3-1 win over Columbia)

• SS Hoy Jun Park: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 SB
• 2B Kyle Holder: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB — he’s struck out only 34 times in 237 plate appearances (14.3%)
• DH Jhalan Jackson: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• RF Alex Palma: 0-4, 2 K
• 3B Gosuke Katoh: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 K
• RHP Luis Cedeno: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 1 Balk, 1 HB, 10/4 GB/FB — 56 of 91 pitches were strikes (62%)
• RHP Jose Mesa Jr.: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 23 of 35 pitches were strikes (66%)

Short Season Staten Island (3-2 loss to Hudson Valley)

• 2B Nick Solak: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
• 3B Mandy Alvarez: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K — this year’s 17th rounder has a hit in 12 of his 13 pro games, and he drew a walk in the game he went hitless
• C Luis Torrens: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K — playing time has sporadic because he’s been banged up, but he’s 12-for-34 (.353) with only four strikeouts in 36 plate appearances (11.1%)
• DH Dom Thompson-Williams: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Simon De La Rosa: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 2 WP, 6/1 GB/FB — 71 of 98 pitches were strikes (72%) … 22/6 K/BB in 18.1 innings here after a 38/27 K/BB in 31 innings with Charleston

Rookie Pulaski (7-6 win over Bristol, walk-off style) they scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth for the win

• CF Estevan Florial: 0-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB — got picked off first
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — drew the walk-off walk
• DH Kevin Cornelius: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB — hit a grand slam as part of the big ninth inning comeback … he’s hit four homers in his last five games
• LF Leonardo Molina: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K — 9-for-30 (.300) with six walks and seven strikeouts in his last seven games
• 3B Dermis Garcia: 0-5, 2 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
• RHP Nick Nelson: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 HB, 4/2 GB/FB — much better second outing for this year’s fourth rounder
• RHP Abel Duarte: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 8/1 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff)

Rookie GCL Yanks East (3-2 loss to GCL Tigers West, walk-off style)

• LF Edel Luaces: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K
• CF Jordan Scott: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB — 5-for-12 (.417) in his last three games
• 3B Brayan Emery: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 SB — 8-for-21 (.381) in his last six games
• 3B Yancarlos Baez: 1-4, 1 K
• RHP Kevin Magallanes: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 Balk, 6/3 GB/FB — second straight year in the GCL after spending three years in the Dominican Summer League
• RHP Juan Escorcia: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 3/3 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks West (2-1 win over GCL Tigers East)

• RF-LF Leobaldo Cabrera: 1-4,1 RBI
• SS Diego Castillo: 0-4
• CF Blake Rutherford: 0-2, 1 K — pro debut for this year’s first rounder … he played five innings before being removed … that’s not too uncommon, his high school season ended in May, so the Yankees aren’t going to throw him right into the grind of day in, day out baseball
• 1B Miguel Flames: 2-4, 1 R — Miggy Fire is 8-for-24 (.333) in his last six games … he has two strikeouts and one walk in 33 plate appearances, so he’s going to put the ball in play
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 0-2, 1 BB
• LHP Anderson Severino: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 8/3 GB/FB