Triple-A Scranton (5-1 loss to Columbus)

• CF Melky Mesa: 2-5, 1 K
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-5, 1 SB — four hits in his last nine at-bats after an 0-for-14 stretch
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 3-5, 1 R, 1 SB — 11 hits in his last 31 at-bats (.355)
• RHP Chien-Ming Wang: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 9/2 GB/FB — 62 of 102 pitches were strikes (61%)
• RHP Chase Whitley: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 2/2 GB/FB — only ten of 23 pitches were strikes (43%)

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RHP Gabe Encinas is done for the season with some kind of elbow surgery according to his Twitter feed. No idea if it’s Tommy John surgery or bone chips or something else entirely. He was placed on the DL last week. Meanwhile, C Peter O’Brien was named the Low-A South Atlantic League Offensive Player of the Week.

Triple-A Scranton (6-5 loss to Columbus in ten innings, walk-off style)

• 2B Corban Joseph & RF Brennan Boesch: both 0-4, 1 BB — CoJo whiffed twice … Boesch scored a run and struck out three times
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB
• DH Thomas Neal: 2-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RHP Sam Demel: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 0/1 GB/FB – 15 of 27 pitches were strikes (56%)

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Triple-A Scranton (10-4 loss to Columbus)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 1-4, 1 BB
• RF Brennan Boesch: 1-2, 1 R, 3 BB – five walks and four strikeouts in four games here
• CF Zoilo Almonte: 0-5, 2 K — stuck in a 12-for-57 rut (.211)
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
• RHP Caleb Cotham: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 62 of 94 pitches were strikes (66%) … allowed four homers, so he’s up to seven in 13 innings at this level
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 25 of 39 pitches were strikes (64%) … seven walks and seven strikeouts in his last 8.1 innings

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According to Ben Badler, LHP Omar Rodriguez is listed on the Short Season Staten Island roster. That in an of itself means list — he could be assigned to any affiliate at any time — but it’s an indication the southpaw has secured a visa after getting stuck in Haiti for a few months. The Yankees gave Rodriguez $4M last summer, their last big signing before the international spending restrictions were implemented.

In other news, RHP Chase Whitely has finally been activated off the DL. He missed the start of the season with an oblique problem and has rejoined Triple-A Scranton.

Triple-A Scranton (4-3 loss to Columbus, walk-off style)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — has been just 2-for-17 (.118) since being send down following the doubleheader against the Indians
• DH Brennan Boesch: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Ronnie Mustelier: 0-5
• 3B Josh Bell: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
• RF Thomas Neal: 1-2, 2 BB
• CF Melky Mesa: 0-4, 2 K — 66 strikeouts and four walks in 159 plate appearances (41.5 K% and 2.5 BB%)
• RHP Chase Whitley: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — 19 of 32 pitches were strikes (59%)

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RHP Rafael DePaula placed fifth on this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet. He’s struck out 69 of 159 batters faced this year (43.4%). Meanwhile, the Yankees have signed 3B Josh Bell according to Chris Cotillo. Bell, 26, was a big prospect just a few years ago, but he’s been done in by poor plate discipline and an 80 swing-and-miss tool. He’s just a warm body for the Triple-A roster, I’ll be surprised if we see him with the big league team at any point.

Triple-A Scranton (4-3 win over Toledo in ten innings)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 0-5, 2 K
• RF Brennan Boesch: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K – hopefully he gets a few games in at first base while down here
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-5, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — nine hits in his last 41 at-bats (.220)
• 2B Ronnie Mustelier: 3-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI — drove in the go-ahead run in the tenth … seven hits in his last 16 at-bats (.438)
• DH Josh Bell: 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Graham Stoneburner: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 4/9 GB/FB — 57 of 99 pitches were strikes
• RHP Sam Demel: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 29 of 51 pitches were strikes
• LHP Clay Rapada: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 11 of 17 pitches were strikes (65%)

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Triple-A Scranton (4-1 loss to Toledo)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 1-4, 1 HBP
• RF Brennan Boesch: 0-5, 1 K
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K — tough to win when the 1-2-3 hitters go a combined 1-for-13
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 2-5
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RHP Chien-Ming Wang: 6.2 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 8/6 GB/FB — 66 of 100 pitches were strikes … the lack of grounds and all the hits are a pretty good indication the sinker wasn’t working
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 14 of 24 pitches were strikes (58%)

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Triple-A Scranton (12-11 loss to Toledo)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K
• RF Thomas Neal: 3-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K — quietly hitting .329/.385/.402
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI — six hits in his last 13 at-bats (.462)
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 2-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 E (fielding)
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 K, 1 E (throwing)
• RHP Chris Bootcheck: 3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 44 of 76 pitches were strikes (58%) … the Chris Bootcheck Regression Tour is very much underway
• RHP Cody Eppley: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 18 of 23 pitches were strikes (78%)

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RHP Gabe Encinas’ mystery injury is indeed elbow-related, reports Josh Norris. Could be inflammation, soreness, a torn ligament, who knows. He was placed on the DL yesterday.

Triple-A Scranton (10-2 loss to Toledo)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 0-5, 2 K
• 3B David Adams: 2-4, 1 K — last day in the minors as he’s expected to be called up tomorrow
• RF Thomas Neal: 0-4, 3 K
• DH Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4
• CF Melky Mesa: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K — ten hits in his last 20 at-bats
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB — had been in a 7-for-34 (.206) rut
• RHP Joba Chamberlain: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GB/FB — nine of 12 pitches were strikes … had a little more on him earlier
• RHP Caleb Cotham: 4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 5/3 GB/FB — 38 of 68 pitches were strikes (59%)
• RHP Dellin Betances: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/0 GB/FB — 18 of 32 pitches were strikes (56%) … second relief appearance so far
• LHP Clay Rapada: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GB/FB — only 15 of 32 pitches were strikes (47%)

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RHP Gabe Encinas has been placed on the DL, according to Josh Norris. He saw the doctor about his mystery ailment yesterday. RHP Luis Niebla has been bumped up from Extended Spring Training to fill the Low-A Charleston roster spot.

Triple-A Scranton (3-2 loss to Gwinnett)

• 2B-3B David Adams: 1-4, 1 BB
• LF Curtis Granderson: 1-3, 1 BB — had a tiny bit more on him earlier
• DH Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
• 3B-LF Ronnie Mustelier: 0-4, 1 K — hasn’t exactly forced them to call him up, eh?
• CF Melky Mesa: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — eight hits in his last 16 at-bats (.500) with two doubles and a homer
• LHP Nik Turley: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 4/6 GB/FB – 53 of 90 pitches were strikes (59%) … pretty good Triple-A debut, but he’s one up for one start and will head back to Double-A Trenton before his next start
• RHP Graham Stoneburner: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 21 of 27 pitches were strikes (78%)
• RHP Sam Demel: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — half of his 12 pitches were strikes

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With IF Alberto Gonzalez joining the big league team, IF Reggie Corona has been promoted from Double-A Trenton to Triple-A Scranton to fill the team’s shortstop vacancy according to Josh Norris. Meanwhile, LHP Nik Turley will get bumped up to Triple-A Scranton for tomorrow’s start and tomorrow’s start only, says Norris. RHP Brett Marshall will be with the big league team in case they need to add a pitcher between doubleheader games.

Triple-A Scranton (7-6 win over Gwinnett)

• RF Curtis Granderson: 3-5, 1 R, 1 K — had a little more on him earlier
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
• 3B David Adams: 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — only two more days until he’s a big leaguer
• 1B Dan Johnson: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB — still hitting just .198/.366/.327 on the year
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-4, 2 K
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 30 of 50 pitches were strikes

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