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DotF: Gary Sanchez goes deep again in third rehab game

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Less than one week left in the minor league regular season, so here’s another standings update. One affiliate has clinched a postseason spot, two others are in a race for a postseason spot, and the five others have been eliminated from postseason contention.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (10-2 loss to Syracuse) they are 79-55 and have already been eliminated in the division race … they’re one game back of the wild card spot and there are five teams within 1.5 games of that spot, so the race is tight … Scranton’s regular season ends next Monday, September 3rd

  • SS Tyler Wade: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
  • DH Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — here’s video of the homer, his second in as many days … including his first rehab stint a few weeks ago, he has four homers in five games with Scranton
  • 3B Gio Urshela: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI — dude has been on fire for a good three weeks now
  • 1B Mike Ford: 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP
  • RF Ryan McBroom: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
  • RHP Adonis Rosa: 5.2 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 1 WP, 8/7 GB/FB — 68 of 103 pitches were strikes (66%) … he’s in the rotation because RHP Chance Adams and LHP Justus Sheffield have moved to the bullpen the stretch run

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DotF: Gary Sanchez goes deep in rehab game with Scranton

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (9-6 win over Lehigh Valley in ten innings)

  • CF Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 K
  • C Gary Sanchez: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — here’s video of the home run and here’s video of the single … he caught seven innings as scheduled … he’s going to DH tomorrow, catch a full nine innings Wednesday and Thursday, then be reevaluated
  • 1B Ryan McBroom: 0-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K,1 HBP
  • DH Mike Ford: 3-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI — 9-for-19 (.474) with four doubles, one homer, three walks, and no strikeouts in his last five games
  • PR-DH Quintin Berry: 0-0, 1 R — the Yankees signed him today and it sure looks like they’re preparing him for September pinch-running duty
  • SS Gio Urshela: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — Berry needing a 40-man roster spot probably doesn’t bode well for Urshela’s chances at a September call-up
  • LHP Nestor Cortes: 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 4/5 GB/FB — 63 of 100 pitches were strikes … had allowed four runs total in his previous four starts and 25.1 innings

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DotF: Amburgey’s big game helps Trenton clinch playoff spot

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RHP Chance Adams has been moved to the bullpen, the team announced. He’s not closing in on an innings limit — Adams has thrown 113.1 innings this year after 150.1 innings last year — so I assume the Yankees are preparing him for a bullpen role as a September call-up. Not as exciting as LHP Justus Sheffield moving to the bullpen for a big league role, but it’s the same idea.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (5-3 loss to Lehigh Valley)

  • LF Tyler Wade: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB — he’s been on base 18 times in his last ten games
  • SS Gio Urshela: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — hitting .358/.385/.552 with an 11.4% strikeout rate in his last 18 games now
  • 1B Ryan McBroom: 0-4, 2 K
  • DH Mike Ford: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
  • RHP Raynel Espinal: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 WP — 31 of 50 pitches were strikes … 3.20 ERA and 90/26 K/BB in 64.2 innings … career reliever made a few spot starts earlier this year, and it looks like he’ll make some more with RHP Chance Adams now in the bullpen
  • LHP Stephen Tarpley: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 22 of 34 pitches were strikes (65%)
  • RHP Chance Adams: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 0/2 GB/FB — 25 of 38 pitches were strikes (66%) … like LHP Justus Sheffield, Adams allowed one run in two innings in his first outing since the move to the bullpen

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DotF: Gary Sanchez begins rehab assignment in GCL finale

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (2-1 loss to Lehigh Valley, walk-off style)

  • 2B Tyler Wade: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
  • 3B Gio Urshela: 1-4, 2 K, 1 HBP — been hitting well for a good three weeks now … I really do wonder if he’s going to get a September call-up … he’s an excellent defender and would be a good late-inning replacement for Miguel Andujar
  • 1B Ryan McBroom: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K
  • RHP Erik Swanson: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 9/3 GB/FB — 52 of 75 pitches were strikes (69%)
  • LHP Justus Sheffield: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 4/1 GB/FB — 20 of 30 pitches were strikes … his second relief appearance since the move to the bullpen … he’s allowed one run in two innings both times out

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DotF: Mike King flirts with no-hitter in Scranton’s win

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (9-1 win over Lehigh Valley)

  • 2B Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
  • 3B Gio Urshela: 3-5, 2 R — 21-for-59 (.356) with only six strikeouts in his last 16 games
  • 1B Ryan McBroom: 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K — three straight two-hit games since returning from the disabled list
  • DH Mike Ford: 2-5, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI — back-to-back multi-hit games after a 3-for-26 (.115) rut
  • RHP Mike King: 6.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 7/3 GB/FB — 63 of 99 pitches were strikes … lost the no-hitter when the leadoff man doubled to start the seventh … 1.33 ERA and 24/5 K/BB in five starts and 31 innings with the RailRiders … 1.82 ERA and 145/28 K/BB in 153.1 innings overall … lots of innings! … he has one more regular season start remaining, so he has a chance to become the first Yankees farmhand to throw 160 innings in a season since RHP Ramon Ortiz (169.1) and LHP Shaeffer Hall (164.1) in 2012

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DotF: McBroom’s hot streak continues in Scranton’s win

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The minor league regular season is winding down, so here’s another standings update. Before we get to that, here are some notes, including updates on the Yankees’ last two first round picks:

  • Aaron Boone said yesterday that C Gary Sanchez will begin his minor league rehab assignment either today or tomorrow, and it looks like it’ll be tomorrow. Gary didn’t play today. He did post some workout videos on social media though. Sanchez is expected to play a few GCL games and a “week’s worth” of games in Triple-A. Seems like he’s lined up to return September 1st.
  • RHP Clarke Schmidt is done for the reason, reports Robert Pimpsner. He doesn’t have an arm injury. The Yankees are just bringing him back to Tampa. I imagine Schmidt will participate in Instructional League next month. Last year’s first round pick pitched to a 3.09 ERA (2.62 FIP) with 33.0% strikeouts and 6.6% walks in 23.1 innings back from Tommy John surgery.
  • C Anthony Seigler is done for the season with a concussion, reports Keith Law (subs. req’d). He took a foul tip to the face mask last week. Seigler, this year’s first round pick, hit .266/.379/.342 (108 wRC+) with more walks (14.7%) than strikeouts (12.6%) in 24 games in his pro debut. Pulaski’s season ends in less than a week. There’s no reason to rush the kid back.
  • In that same link, Law says RHP Luis Medina was 94-99 mph with his fastball last night, and added “his 80-83 curveball has real promise with tight spin and a lot of power to it.” “Medina looks athletic and his arm is loose … but he has to figure out how to throw his fastball for strikes before he’ll have any major league role,” says the write-up.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (7-3 win over Buffalo) at 66-61, they are ten games back in the division and one game back of the wild card spot … their regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

  • SS Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 K
  • 2B Abi Avelino: 0-2, 1 K — left the game in the fourth for an unknown reason
  • RF Ryan McBroom: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — 16-for-38 (.421) in his last nine games, though there’s a week-long disabled list stint mixed in there
  • 1B Mike Ford: 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI — had been in a 3-for-26 (.115) skid
  • DH Go Urshela: 0-4
  • RHP Adonis Rosa: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 9/5 GB/FB — 60 of 100 pitches were strikes … with LHP Justus Sheffield in the bullpen, Rosa stays up here to fill the rotation spot

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DotF: Urshela extends hitting streak in AAA doubleheader

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Earlier today the Yankees claimed C Chris Rabago off waivers from the Rockies, the team announced. He’s been optioned to Double-A Trenton. Rabago, 25, is hitting .213/.292/.361 (81 wRC+) in 66 Double-A games last season. He put up a .280/.349/.382 (102 wRC+) line in 211 games at the lower levels from 2015-17. Just a depth pickup. I don’t think Rabago will be on the 40-man roster very long.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One (2-1 loss to Buffalo, walk-off style) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain in the middle of the ninth inning

  • LF Tyler Wade: 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB
  • SS Abi Avelino: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — .337/.392/.553 in 49 Double-A games and .252/.284/.376 in 70 Triple-A games this year
  • 3B Gio Urshela: 1-4, 1 K — 8-for-23 (.348) during his six-game hitting streak
  • LHP Nestor Cortes: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 6/2 GB/FB — 70 of 96 pitches were strikes (73%) … he pitched yesterday, before the rain … no more than one run allowed in eight of his last 12 appearances
  • LHP Justus Sheffield: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 25 of 36 pitches were strikes (69%) … he pitched yesterday, before the rain … this is the first of what are expected to be 3-4 relief appearances before a September call-up
  • RHP George Kontos: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — ten pitches, six strikes … he threw two pitches yesterday, then it started raining, so he came back out to continue the game today

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