DotF: Mateo’s scorching hot start in Double-A continues

A trade! The Yankees have traded RHP Matt Wotherspoon to the Orioles for an undisclosed sum of international bonus pool money, the team announced. Wotherspoon is a bit of a long shot sleeper. The 25-year-old has a 1.85 ERA (2.42 FIP) with 29.4% strikeouts and 6.5% walks in 39 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this year. The 2017-18 international signing period opened today and the Yankees signed a bunch of players. Here’s a quick recap. I’ll have more on this year’s international class in a few days, once the dust settles.

Triple-A Scranton (14-7 win over Pawtucket)

• CF Jake Cave: 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• 1B Ji-Man Choi: 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI — second two-homer game in his last four games, and sixth homer in his last ten games … he hit two homers in his first 45 games of the season
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-6, 1 2B, 1 K — now 11-for-32 (.344) with two doubles and two homers in nine Triple-A games
• RF Billy McKinney: 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — 22-for-58 (.379) with six doubles, two triples, and two homers in his last 16 games
• LF Mark Payton: 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI
• RHP Chance Adams: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 56 of 88 pitches were strikes (64%) … 90/34 K/BB in 87.2 innings
• RHP J.P. Feyereisen: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/5 GB/FB — 27 of 42 pitches were strikes (64%)

Double-A Trenton Game One (14-3 win over New Hampshire in seven innings)

• 2B Jorge Mateo: 2-5, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — now 10-for-19 (.526) with five walks in five games with Trenton
  
• LF Tito Polo: 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB — threw a runner out at the plate
• SS Thairo Estrada: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
• CF Rashad Crawford: 2-4, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP — third homer of the season and his second in the last seven games
• RHP Domingo Acevedo: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER 2 BB, 7 K, 2 HB, 4/3 GB/FB — 72 of 103 pitches were strikes (70%) … 107/23 K/BB in 99 innings

Double-A Trenton Game Two (6-3 win over New Hampshire in seven innings) makeup of Friday’s rainout

• 2B Jorge Mateo: 2-4, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 K, 1 HBP, CS — man oh man how awesome would it be if the promotion lit a fire under Mateo’s butt? it’s still only six games though … small sample size, grain of salt, etc. etc.
• CF Tito Polo: 4-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SB — 8-for-12 (.667) with two doubles, one triple, one homer, and three steals in three games since the promotion … he could really help himself with a strong half-season at this level … he’ll be Rule 5 Draft eligible after the season and the Yankees probably won’t be able to fit him on the 40-man roster … I definitely think Polo could help as a fourth outfielder and stick on an MLB roster next season
• SS Thairo Estrada: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB
• RHP Anyelo Gomez: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB, 2 E (both pickoff) — 17 of 34 pitches were strikes (50%) in the spot start

High-A Tampa (3-0 win over Clearwater)

• DH Nick Solak: 1-5, 3 K
• LF Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 1 K
• RF Alex Palma: 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB
• SS Angel Aguilar: 2-3, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB — had been 1-for-15 (.067) in his first four games following the promotion
• RHP Dillon Tate: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, 1 WP, 5/2 GB/FB — 68 of 87 pitches were strikes (78%) … 21/3 K/BB in 18.1 innings since coming back from the shoulder issue

Low-A Charleston (11-0 loss to Augusta)

• SS Diego Castillo: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 E (fielding) — has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games, going 21-for-76 (.276) in those 18 games
• CF Blake Rutherford & RF Isiah Gilliam: both 0-3 — Gilliam struck out
• RHP Nick Green: 4 IP, 11 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 Balk, 10/0 GB/FB — 55 of 87 pitches were strikes (63%) … allowed nine runs total in his previous six starts

Short Season Staten Island (2-1 win over Tri-City)

• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K — off to a 7-for-33 (.212) start through ten games
• 3B Nelson Gomez & CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 1-3, 2 K — Gomez was hit by a pitch
• RF Leonardo Molina: 1-3, 1 K, 1 SB
• RHP Daniel Alvarez: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 10/2 GB/FB — 55 of 82 pitches were strikes (67%)

Rookie Pulaski Game One (3-2 win over Johnson City in seven innings)

• CF Pablo Olivares: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HBP — got picked off second
• RF Steven Sensley: 1-3, 1 BB
• DH Dermis Garcia: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — four of seven hits are for extra bases (two doubles, two homers)
• 1B Eric Wagaman: 1-3, 1 K — this year’s 13th round pick has started his pro career with an eight-game hitting streak, going 10-for-30 (.333)
• C Saul Torres: 0-3, 3 K
• SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-3, 1 K
• RHP Wellington Caceres: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 10/1 GB/FB — 52 of 85 pitches were strikes (61%)

Rookie Pulaski Game Two (4-2 loss to Johnson City in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• 3B Dermis Garcia: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — so now six of nine hits are for extra bases (three doubles, three homers)
• 1B Eric Wagaman: 1-3, 2 K — make it a nine-game hitting streak to begin his pro career
• RF Brayan Emery: 1-3, 1 2B — threw a runner out at third
• RHP Gilmael Troya: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 5/5 GB/FB — 50 of 79 pitches were strikes (63%

The two Rookie GCL Yanks affiliates had their regular Sunday off-day.