D.J. Mitchell nearly threw a complete game shutout last night, and that earned him to top spot on today’s Minor League Update (subs. req’d). “Scouts think he could be effective as either a back-end starter or middle reliever,” wrote Kevin Goldstein, “as while he’s on the small side, he’s ultra-athletic and features a fastball that has slightly above-average velocity and plenty of movement. He’s not going to be a star, but he should have big league value, even on a championship-level roster.”
In other news, the Yankees have signed Nelson Figueroa according to the right-hander’s Facebook page. The 37-year-old Brooklyn native and former Met will help chew up some Triple-A innings. This might be an indication that Manny Banuelos’ sore back will keep him out a little longer than expected. Either that or Ramon Ortiz is already sick of all the travel.
And finally, Neil Medchill has been promoted to Double-A Trenton. Dan Brewer has been placed on the phantom DL to make room on the roster.
Triple-A Empire State (5-3 win over Rochester)
CF Ray Kruml, LF Dewayne Wise & 1B Steve Pearce: all 1-4 — Kruml stole two bases and scored two runs … Pearce hit a three-run homer and struck out
C Frankie Cervelli: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
DH Jack Cust & 2B Doug Bernier: both 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K — Bernier doubled, drove in a run, and committed a fielding error
3B Brandon Laird: 0-4, 2 K
RF Colin Curtis: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB
SS Ramiro Pena: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 CS, 1 E (fielding)
RHP Adam Warren: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 7/6 GB/FB — 61 of 101 pitches were strikes (60.4%)
LHP Juan Cedeno: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — ten of 15 pitches were strikes
RHP Manny Delcarmen: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP — six of ten pitches were strikes … not exactly sure why he came out of the game, it’s a little odd that he was lifted for another righty after facing just two batters
RHP Jason Bulger: 0.2 IP, zeroes, 1/0 GB/FB — seven pitches, four strikes
RHP Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 12 of 19 pitches were strikes (63.2%)
Double-A Trenton (6-2 loss to Harrisburg) former Yankee farmhand Chris Garcia came out of the bullpen for Harrisburg
LF Abe Almonte, 3B Ronnie Mustelier & CF Melky Mesa: all 0-4, 1 K
RF Zoilo Almonte: 0-2, 1 K, 1 CS — left the game with a tweaked hamstring, he’s day-to-day … Neil Medchill went 0-2 with a strikeout after coming off the bench
1B Luke Murton: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
DH Cody Johnson & 2B Walt Ibarra: both 1-3, 2 K — Johnson drew a walk and scored a run … Ibarra doubled
C Jose Gil: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
SS Addison Maruszak: 1-3, 1 BB
LHP Josh Romanski: 7 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 7-6 GB/FB — 64 of 99 pitches were strikes (64.6%)
RHP Michael Dubee: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 23 of 32 pitches were strikes (71.9%)
High-A Tampa (5-2 win over Daytona)
CF Eduardo Sosa: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HBP — I swear, it’s either a multi-hit game or an 0-fer with him
2B Kelvin Castro: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
LF Ramon Flores: 1-5, 1 K
RF Rob Segedin: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K — 12 for his last 37 (.324)
1B Kyle Roller: 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
C J.R. Murphy: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing) — another guy that like Sosa, has been hot or cold early on
3B Zach Wilson & SS Jose Mojica: both 1-4 — Wilson scored a run and struck out
DH Shane Brown: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 K
RHP Jose Ramirez: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3/8 GB/FB — very nice, good to see him have a solid start
LHP Vidal Nuno: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 3/0 GB/FB
RHP Manny Barreda: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB
Low-A Charleston (9-8 win over West Virginia) they turned a 6-3-2-5 triple play in the third inning … too bad there’s no video, that sounds fun
CF Mason Williams: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB — quietly has an 11-game hit streak … has a hit in all but one game this season
2B Angelo Gumbs: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (missed catch) — hit a grand slam to cap a six-run comeback in the fifth
C Gary Sanchez: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SB, 2 E (throwing, pickoff) — dude stole two bases all of last year … he has five steals on the season after stealing four total from 2010-2011
RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K — 19 for his last 35 (.543) with five doubles, three triples, and three homers … he has the highest OPS among all prospects to appear in Baseball America’s 2012 Prospect Handbook, so we’re talking 900 of the best minor leaguers in the world
LF Ben Gamel & SS Cito Culver: both 1-4 — Gamel struck out once, Culver thrice … Cito also stole a base and committed a throwing error
DH Rey Nunez: 0-4, 1 K
1B Casey Stevenson: 2-3, 3 R, 1 3B, 1 SB, 1 HBP
3B Anderson Feliz: 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
RHP Bryan Mitchell: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 30 of 49 pitches were strikes (61.2%) … ugly ugly ugly, but he’ll have a chance to right the ship in five days
LHP Dan Mahoney: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 4/0 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — 25 of 41 pitches were strikes (61.0%)
RHP Mariel Checo: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1/1 GB/FB — 25 of 37 pitches were strikes (64.9%)
RHP Pedro Guerra: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 37 of 51 pitches were strikes (72.5%) … had seven strikeouts in seven innings coming into this game
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