DotF: Sheffield strikes out nine in Double-A debut

Got some notes to pass along, including a bunch of chain reaction roster moves:

• In case you missed it earlier, the Yankees called up RHP Luis Severino, RHP Nick Goody, RHP Kirby Yates, UTIL Rob Refsnyder, OF Eric Young Jr., and RHP Jonathan Holder earlier today as their first round of September call-ups.
• RHP Matt Wotherspoon, RHP J.R. Graham, RHP Mark Montgomery, UTIL Jose Rosario, and OF Mark Payton were all bumped up from Double-A Trenton to Triple-A Scranton, reports Matt Kardos. They’ll fill-in for the September call-ups.
• LHP Justus Sheffield, RHP Matt Marsh, and RHP Eric Ruth were promoted from High-A Tampa to Trenton, the team announced. The Sheffield move was reported Wednesday, but now it’s official.
• RHP Domingo German was activated off the High-A DL and both OF Tito Polo and LHP Stephen Tarpley have officially been added to the Tampa roster, the team announced. Polo and Tarpley came over as the players to be named later in the Ivan Nova trade a few days ago.
• Holder, meanwhile, claimed the top spot in the final Prospect Hot Sheet of the regular season. That’s what happens when you strike out 12 batters during a four-inning postseason-clinching save. Quite a week for Holder.
• And finally, 2B Nick Solak made Baseball America’s Prospect Team of the Month for August, so congrats to him.

Triple-A Scranton (2-1 win over Buffalo, walk-off style) their season ends Monday … they’ve already clinched a postseason spot

• CF Mason Williams: 0-3, 1 RBI — drove in the game-tying run with a sac fly in the eighth
• RF Mark Payton: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 SB — threw a runner out at the plate in his Triple-A debut
• 3B Donovan Solano: 1-4, 2 K
• 1B Chris Parmelee: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — walk-off home run
• C Kyle Higashioka: 0-3, 2 K
• LF Jake Cave: 0-3, 1 K
• RHP Bryan Mitchell: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 7/2 GB/FB — 57 of 91 pitches were strikes (63%) … so does he make Chad Green’s start in five days?
• LHP James Pazos: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — seven pitches, four strikes
• RHP Gio Gallegos: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 17 of 27 pitches were strikes (63%) … 103/17 K/B in 75.2 innings
• RHP J.R. Graham: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — eight of ten pitches were strikes

Double-A Trenton (2-1 win over Reading, walk-off style) their season ends Monday and they’ve already clinched a postseason spot as well

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-4, 3 K
• CF Dustin Fowler: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — tied the game with a solo homer in the eighth
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K, 2 E (throwing, fielding) — 12-for-35 (.343) during his seven-game hitting streak
• 1B Mike Ford: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — walk-off tater
• RF Billy McKinney: 1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI — 10-for-32 (.313) with four doubles, a triple, and a homer in his last eight games
• 2B Abi Avelino: 0-3, 2 K
• LHP Justus Sheffield: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, 3/2 GB/FB — 49 of 80 pitches were strikes (61%) … very nice Double-A debut … 1.50 ERA with a 36/13 K/BB in 30 innings since the trade

High-A Tampa‘s game was postponed due to Tropical Storm Hermine. They’re supposed to play doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday, but this weekend’s forecast isn’t looking good at all. Tampa’s regular season ends Sunday and they’ve already clinched a postseason spot.

Low-A Charleston‘s game was also postponed due to Tropical Storm Hermine. They’ll attempt to make it up as part of a doubleheader Sunday. Their regular season ends Monday, and the River Dogs have already clinched a postseason spot.

Short Season Staten Island (6-3 loss to Tri-City) their season ends Monday … they’ve already been eliminated from the division race, but their magic number to clinch the wildcard spot is down to one

• CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 1-5, 2 K
• 2B Nick Solak: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K — this year’s second rounder is hitting .325/.419/.424 in 62 pro games
• 3B Drew Bridges: 1-5, 2 K
• SS angel Aguilar: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 K, 1 E (throwing)
• RHP Freicer Perez: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 2/0 GB/FB — 27 of 50 pitches were strikes … MLB.com currently ranks Perez as the 30th best prospect in the system, which seems crazy to me, but to each his own

The season is over for Rookie Pulaski, Rookie GCL Yanks East, and Rookie GCL Yanks West. None of the three teams qualified for the postseason.