- Here are the Fall Stars Game rosters: East and West. OF Estevan Florial will represent the Yankees, though IF Thairo Estrada was on the Final 2 ballot and the winner hasn’t been announced yet. (Sorry I didn’t pass along the link sooner. My bad.) The Fall Stars Game is more of top prospects showcase than an All-Star Game that rewards performance. It’s the biggest names.
- Randy Miller spoke to a scout about all the players the Yankees have in the AzFL. “If Florial was in this year’s draft, he probably would have gone in the first five picks. He’ll figure it out. The good ones figure it out, and he’s a good one,” said the scout.
- Rob Terranova has an article on RHP Matt Wivinis. “Everything he throws is above average. The spin rate he gets on all his pitches is off the charts — in particular his breaking stuff. That’s why he gets a ton of swings and misses. And he’s got two different fastballs that have a lot of life,” said Yankees pitching coordinator Danny Borrell.
- I haven’t listened to it yet myself, but Baseball America posted a Yankees farm system podcast today, so check that out.
Arizona Fall League
- IF Thairo Estrada: 12 G, 14-for-52 (.269), 7 R, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 10 K, 1 CS, 1 HBP (.269/.321/.288) — he is 8-for-19 (.421) in his last four games following a slow start
- OF Estevan Florial: 14 G, 8-for-49 (.163), 6 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 7 RBI, 7 BB, 19 K, 1 SB, 1 CS (.163/.268/.286) — he is 5-for-14 (.357) in his last four games
- 1B Steven Sensley: 13 G, 11-for-49 (.224), 4 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 14 K, 1 HBP (.224/.269/.286)
- RHP Jordan Foley: 4 G, 4 GS, 8.1 IP, 11 H, 13 R, 13 ER, 8 BB, 14 K, 1 HR, 1 HB (14.04 ERA and 2.28 WHIP)
- RHP Hobie Harris: 5 G, 9 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 7 K (5.00 ERA and 1.67 WHIP) — had a strong regular season at three levels and is Rule 5 Draft eligible this winter, though he’s not really doing himself any favors in the AzFL
- RHP Matt Wivinis: 7 G, 9.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 11 K, 1 HBP (0.96 ERA and 1.07 WHIP)
- RHP Kyle Zurak: 5 G, 4.2 IP, 10 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 7 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (17.36 ERA and 3.64 WHIP) — terrible AzFL showing so far, but it wouldn’t surprise me if last year’s eighth rounder is the next out of nowhere relief prospect in the system … good fastball, good breaking ball, etc.
Dominican Winter League
- RHP Albert Abreu: 1 G, 1 GS, 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA and 1.50 WHIP) — that’s him on the mound in the video at the top of the post … very happy to see Abreu pitching in winter ball after injuries limited him to 72.2 innings this season … he has to make up for lost time and plus it just shows he’s healthy … hopefully Abreu can rattle off a few good starts down here before shutting it down for the winter
- LHP Nestor Cortes: 4 G, 4 GS, 21.2 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 29 K, 1 HR (1.25 ERA and 0.69 WHIP) — Nasty Nestor is up to 141.1 innings this season … his previous career high was 106 innings in 2016
- RHP Carlos Espinal: 3 G, 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (7.36 ERA and 1.91 WHIP)
- RHP Raynel Espinal: 3 G, 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HB (0.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP) — he’s Rule 5 Draft eligible this offseason and, after back-to-back strong bullpen seasons, I could see a team rolling the dice a la RHP Anyelo Gomez last year (Gomez was eventually returned)
- RHP Adonis Rosa: 2 G, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA and 1.25 WHIP)
- OF Wendell Rijo is listed on a roster but has not yet appeared in a game.
Mexican Pacific League
- 1B Ryan McBroom: 14 G, 13-for-50 (.260), 5 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 5 BB, 12 K, 2 SB, 1 HBP (.260/.328/.400)
Venezuelan Winter League
- IF Angel Aguilar: 8 G, 8-for-19 (.421), 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 SB (.421/.450/.526)
- C Francisco Diaz: 10 G, 9-for-31 (.290), 4 R, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 2 K (.290/.378/.290)
- IF Wilkerman Garcia: 6 G, 6-for-16 (.375), 2 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K (.375/.412/.563) — there’s not much prospect value here anymore, but at least a good winter ball showing would help his confidence, I’d think
- RHP Daniel Alvarez: 3 G, 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HR (10.13 ERA and 3.00 ERA)
- RHP Anderson Munoz: 3 G, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (6.23 ERA and 1.15 WHIP)
- IF Diego Castillo, RHP Yoiber Marquina, and RHP Edward Paredes are listed on rosters but have yet to appear in a game.
The Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico) season begins November 15th. The rosters have not yet been released.