DotF: Sheffield strong again in Scranton’s win

Keith Law (subs. req’d) wrote up a bunch of notes from a recent scouting trip. He says RHP Matt Sauer’s stuff has “backed up a little bit, to the point where it’s hard to forecast him as a starter,” which is a bummer. “That said, Sauer won’t turn 20 until January, and there’s plenty of raw material for coaches to work with here, if they can even slightly clean up his mechanics to allow him to throw better strikes and/or do so with less effort,” he added.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (6-2 win over Norfolk)

• SS Tyler Wade: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — 3-for-22 (.136) in six games since being sent down
• 2B Abi Avelino: 1-5
• 1B Ryan McBroom: 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB — 10-for-27 (.370) in seven games back with the RailRiders
• DH Mike Ford: 0-5, 1 K
• 3B Ronald Torreyes: 2-5, 1 R — 10-for-19 (.526) in his last four games
• LHP Justus Sheffield: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2/5 GB/FB — 51 of 86 pitches were strikes (59%) … 2.19 ERA and 114/45 K/BB in 107 total innings this year … seventh straight start with no more than one earned run allowed
• LHP Stephen Tarpley: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — eight of eleven pitches were strikes

Double-A Trenton Thunder (9-7 loss to Altoona)

• 3B Brandon Wagner: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 E (throwing) — five walks and three strikeouts in his last five games
• RF Trey Amburgey: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K — threw a runner out at the plate
• RHP Trevor Stephan: 4 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 4/3 GB/FB — 48 of 86 pitches were strikes (56%) … he’s allowed at least four runs in six of this 13 starts with Trenton and at least five runs four times
  
• LHP Phil Diehl: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 0/3 GB/FB — 24 of 38 pitches were strikes (63%) … 95/18 K/BB in 63 innings now … he’ll soon become the farm system’s first 100+ strikeout full-time reliever since RHP Gio Gallegos (106) and RHP Jonathan Holder (101) in 2016
• LHP Trevor Lane: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 17 of 30 pitches were strikes (57%)

High-A Tampa Tarpons (5-3 win over Bradenton)

• CF Estevan Florial: 0-4, 2 K, 1 CS — in a 5-for-34 (.147) slump
• SS Diego Castillo: 1-5, 1 R, 1 K
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 0-4, 3 K — in an 8-for-43 (.190) skid
• 2B Hoy Jun Park: 0-4, 2 K
• 1B Steven Sensley: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Nick Nelson: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 2/3 GB/FB — 70 of 100 pitches were strikes … eleven strikeouts are one short of his career high … his previous record for most strikeouts in a game with zero walks was eight

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (3-0 loss to Lakewood in five innings) completed early due to rain

• DH Jason Lopez: 0-2, 1 K
• 3B Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-2
• 1B Dermis Garcia: 0-1, 1 BB — in a 0-for-20 (.050) skid
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 0-2
• RHP Janson Junk: 5 IP, 7 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 6/2 GB/FB — 54 of 85 pitches were strikes (64%)

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (5-2 loss to Lowell in ten innings)

• SS Eduardo Torrealba: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K
• C Josh Breaux: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI — this year’s second rounder is hitting .281/.273/.406 in ten games with Staten Island around a hamstring issue … I do enjoy AVG > OBP batting lines
• DH Canaan Smith: 0-4, 1 K
• 2B Kyle Gray: 2-4, 2 K, 1 CS
• RHP Rodney Hutchison: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 9/2 GB/FB — 45 of 63 pitches were strikes (71%) … 2.25 ERA with 18/4 K/BB and 62% grounders in 20 innings for this year’s sixth rounder
• RHP Drew Finley: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1/3 GB/FB, 1 E (fielding) — 22 of 31 pitches were strikes (71%)

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (3-1 win over Burlington)

• 2B Ezequiel Duran: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• CF Everson Pereira: 0-4, 1 K — 2-for-10 in three games back from his mystery injury
• 1B Mickey Gasper: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — this year’s 27th rounder has five homers in his last eight games and seven homers in his last 14 games
• RHP Pedro Espinola: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 47 of 85 pitches were strikes (55%)

Rookie GCL Yankees East (8-6 loss to GCL Pirates)

• CF Isaiah Pasteur: 2-2, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS — six extra base hits (four doubles, two homes) and six singles in 13 games for this year’s 13th rounder
• DH Saul Torres: 0-5 — now 1-for-20 (.050) since being send down here from Pulaski
• LF Alexander Santana: 0-5, 1 R, 2 K
• RHP Elvis Peguero: 4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 8/4 GB/FB
• RHP Derek Craft: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2/0 GB/FB — this year’s 16th rounder has allowed 18 runs (17 earned) and 34 baserunners in 16.1 innings so far

Rookie GCL Yankees West Game One (3-1 loss to GCL Phillies West in seven innings)

• CF Antonio Cabello: 0-3, 1 K
• DH Anthony Garcia: 1-2, 1 2B, 1 BB — 15 extra-base hits (six doubles, four triples, five homers) and 17 singles in 38 games
• RF Stanley Rosario: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
• RHP Carlos Rodriguez: 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 7/1 GB/FB — 2.27 ERA and 37/10 K/BB in 35.2 innings for the 19-year-old from Panama

Rookie GCL Yankees West Game Two (4-0 win over GCL Phillies West in seven innings) makeup of their July 31st rainout

• SS Roberto Chirinos: 1-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 SB — first pro homer for the 17-year-old who signed for $900,000 last summer
• RF Anthony Garcia: 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB
• LF Stanley Rosario: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI — pretty solid doubleheader
• C Hemmanuel Rosario: 0-2, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Anderson Reynoso: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 6/1 GB/FB