DotF: Mason Williams returns; Wade and Fowler have big games in Trenton’s win

Some quick notes:

• 1B Nick Swisher is going home to spend the rest of the season with his wife and two daughters, he announced. Swisher’s wife gave birth to their second child a few days ago. Swisher says he isn’t retiring and will evaluate his options for next season at a later time.
• I missed this last weekend: David Laurila had a brief interview with RHP Drew Finley in last week’s Sunday Notes column. Finley’s father, a longtime scout and executive, did not let him pitch at all from ages 12-16. He also taught him how to scout hitters, which helps him read swings and make adjustments on the fly. Pretty neat stuff.

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 win over Buffalo)

• CF Ben Gamel: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI — he’s been crushing the ball for over a month now
• RF Aaron Judge: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• C Gary Sanchez: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 PB — 5-for-5 in steals this year … his career high is 15 steals, believe it or not … he did that back in 2012
• 1B Tyler Austin: 0-4
• DH Ike Davis: 1-4, 2 K — this is only his third game with the RailRiders, but he’s yet to play first base … I’m glad the Yankees have made Austin the priority at the position
• LF Cesar Puello: 2-4, 2 R, 1 K, 1 SB — the Yankees signed the former Mets prospect as a minor league free agent over the winter and he’s hitting .295/.427/.403
  
• RHP Johnny Barbato: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 18 of 38 pitches were strikes (47%) … made the spot start in place of RHP Chad Green, who is starting for the Yankees tomorrow
• RHP Diego Moreno: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 8/3 GB/FB — 42 of 69 pitches were strikes (61%) … kinda weird Barbato started and not Moreno … I wonder if Barbato is coming up Monday to replace Green, and they wanted to make sure he got his tune-up work in today
• LHP Tyler Webb: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 16 of 26 pitches were strikes (62%) … 51/12 K/BB in 45 innings … he’ll be Rule 5 Draft eligible this offseason and he’s going to wind up someone’s 40-man roster, probably the Yankees’

Double-A Trenton (5-2 win over Richmond)

• SS Tyler Wade: 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 E (fielding, throwing) — 18-for-50 (.360) in his last 13 games
• CF Dustin Fowler: 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI — multiple hits in five of his last seven games
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-3, 1 RBI — in a little 2-for-13 (.154) rut
• C Kyle Higashioka: 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K
• LHP Jordan Montgomery: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 11/1 GB/FB — 64 of 100 pitches were strikes
• RHP Jonathan Holder: 1.2 IP, zeroes, 3/0 GB/FB — 15 of 21 pitches were strikes

High-A Tampa (4-2 win over Dunedin)

• SS Jorge Mateo: 3-5, 1 CS, 1 E (fielding) — had been in a 2-for-26 (.077) slump
• 2B Thairo Estrada: 0-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB
• RHP Domingo Acevedo: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K, 3/2 GB/FB — 63 of 93 pitches were strikes (68%) … 74/13 K/BB in 65.1 innings … his control has been impressive for a 6-foot-7 pitcher … guys that size usually have trouble repeating their mechanics and locating
• RHP Matt Marsh: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 17 of 22 pitches were strikes (77%) … 47/10 K/BB in 37.2 innings for the former undrafted free agent signing (2014)

Low-A Charleston (2-1 loss to Augusta)

• Jeff Hendrix: 0-4, 1 K — he’s still 28-for-48 (.583) in his last 13 games, which is nuts
• SS Kyle Holder: 1-4
• 2B Hoy Jun Park & 1B Chris Gittens: both 0-4 — Park stole a base … Gittens struck out and committed a fielding error
• DH Jhalan Jackson: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
• 3B Angel Aguilar: 2-4
• RF Alex Palma: 1-4 — threw a runner out at first … that’s already his fourth outfield assist in only 18 games … he had 15 outfield assists in 81 games last year
• RHP Domingo German: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 10/2 GB/FB — 42 of 55 pitches were strikes (76%) … much better second outing … he got rocked last time out, which was his first start since August 2014 due to Tommy John surgery

Short Season Staten Island Game One (4-1 win over Vermont) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain after one inning plus one out

• RF Ricardo Ferreira: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 SB — he’s 10-for-11 in steals in 13 games
• 2B Nick Solak: 0-4, 1 RBI — got picked off first … first hitless game for this year’s second rounder … he started his career with a seven-game hitting streak
• 3B Mandy Alvarez: 1-5, 1 K
• C Luis Torrens: 0-0 — started the game yesterday but wasn’t in the lineup for the continuation today
• CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
• 1B Drew Bridges: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB — three homers in 13 games with Staten Island this year
• RHP Kolten Mahoney: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 WP, 2/3 GB/FB — 67 of 102 pitches were strikes (66%) … last year’s 16th rounder is already 24 because he went on a two-year Mormon mission
• RHP Taylor Widener: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3/0 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%)

Short Season Staten Island Game Two (7-6 loss to Vermont in 15 innings)

• CF Ricardo Ferreira: 1-8, 1 K — threw a runner out at third
• 2B Nick Solak: 1-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
• 3B Mandy Alvarez: 5-8, 2 R, 1 RBI — has a hit in 12 of 13 games this season
• C Luis Torrens: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB — didn’t play the day game but did play this one … he was removed in the seventh inning, though it appears that was for a strategic pinch-runner
• 1B Drew Bridges: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 BB, 1 K — eight walks and four strikeouts in his last eight games
• RHP Austin DeCarr: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 44 of 67 (66%) pitches were strikes … second start back from Tommy John surgery
• RHP David Palladino: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 7/1 GB/FB — 39 of 53 pitches were strikes (73%) … 19/2 K/BB in 11.1 innings here after a 16/11 K/BB in 8.2 innings with Charleston earlier this season

Rookie Pulaski (15-14 loss to Bristol) 15-14? sounds like a fun night at the park

• DH Estevan Florial: 2-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — four walks in his last four games after drawing zero walks in his first seven games
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 2-6, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — first homer of the season, so I guess the shoulder’s healthy
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 4-6, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K — threw a runner out at second
• 3B-1B Kevin Cornelius: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP — third homer in his last four games
• CF Leonardo Molina: 1-5, 2 K
• C Brian Reyes: 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 4 PB — nice night at the plate, bad night behind it
• LHP Jeff Degano: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 8 BB, 4 K, 1 WP — he’s walked 13 of 24 batters he faced (54.2%) in his two starts … I wrote about his apparent control problems in Friday’s mailbag
• RHP Spencer Mahoney: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 1/1 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks East (2-0 loss to GCL Yanks West) going to combine the two teams into one update

• DH Mason Williams: 0-4, 1 K — first game action since June 19th of last season … he hurt his shoulder diving back into first base on a pickoff play and eventually required season-ending surgery
• RF Jordan Scott: 2-4, 2 K
• LF Brandon Wagner: 0-3
• SS Diego Castillo & 3B Nelson Gomez: both 0-4 — Gomez struck out
• RF Trey Amburgey: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI — threw a runner out at the plate … played seven innings as he continues to work his way back from a hamstring injury
• 1B Miguel Flames: 0-3
• LF Juan DeLeon: 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K
• RHP Miguel Yajure: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 6/2 GB/FB
• RHP Isaac Padilla: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 2/2 GB/FB