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First, some notes:

• Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper put together a list of one disappointing prospect from each organization, selecting RHP Brett Marshall for the Yankees. Hard to blame him, Marshall owns a 6.81 ERA (5.59 FIP) with nearly as many walks (28) as strikeouts (35) in 39.2 innings for Triple-A Scranton.
• Apparently LHP Josh Romanski has been traded to the White Sox, according to Josh Norris. Sounds like they’re getting a player to be named later in return. Romanski had a 2.00 ERA (1.45 FIP) in nine innings at Double-A Trenton this year (his third at the level) while frequenting the phantom DL to clear roster spots.
• Forgot to mention this yesterday, but LHP Dietrich Enns was named the Low-A South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week. He’s got a 0.64 ERA (1.19 FIP) with a 48/11 K/BB in 28.1 innings for the River Dogs this year.

Second, the stats:

Triple-A Scranton (5-2 win over Norfolk)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 2-4, 1 R
• RF Thomas Neal: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — nine walks in his last ten games
• CF Zoilo Almonte: 0-3, 1 BB
• LF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB
• RHP Dellin Betances: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 2/1 GB/FB — 23 of 31 pitches were strikes (74%)

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RHP Danny Burawa has been placed on the Double-A Trenton DL with left knee bursitis, according to Josh Norris. Meanwhile, Norris says SS Cito Culver was placed on the DL recently with an ankle injury. It’s not considered serious and he’s expected back soon.

Triple-A Scranton (10-8 loss to Norfolk)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• RF Thomas Neal: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding) — 13 hits in his last 31 at-bats (.419)
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 3-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — 13 hits in his last 32 at-bats (.406)
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 0-4, 1 BB
• CF Melky Mesa: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K
• RHP Brett Marshall: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 5/3 GB/FB — 48 of 93 pitches were strikes (52%) … ugly season continues
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 27 of 51 pitches were strikes (53%) … first appearance with more strikeouts than walks in a little less than two weeks
• RHP Cody Eppley: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — only 11 of 24 pitches were strikes (46%), though one of the walks was intentional

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Triple-A Scranton (8-0 win over Norfolk)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 0-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP
• RF Thomas Neal: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K — hitting .355/.459/.484 with more walks (six) than strikeouts (five), but it’s only 37 plate appearances
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 3-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS — 19 hits in his last 47 at-bats (.404), so he’s starting to head up
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI — ten hits in his last 28 at-bats (.357), so he’s starting to come around again
• CF Melky Mesa: 0-4, 1 K
• RHP Chien-Ming Wang: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 10/8 GB/FB — 48 of 83 pitches were strikes (58%) … pretty close to vintage CMW with all the quick outs, just need a few more grounders and a few less fly balls

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According to Nick Cafardo, RHP Chris Bootcheck as a late-June opt-out date in his contract. The 34-year-old came into Sunday’s start with a 2.80 ERA and 3.73 FIP in 45 innings for Triple-A Scranton. He hasn’t appeared in a big league game since 2009 and I don’t expect the Yankees to add him to the big league roster regardless of well he pitches. If Bootcheck finds a team willing to bring him to the show next month, he’ll be a goner.

Triple-A Scranton (7-3 win over Durham)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 0-5, 1 RBI, 1 E (fielding)
• DH Thomas Neal: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — seven hits in his last 23 at-bats (.304)
• RF Ronnie Mustelier: 2-5, 1 R — 18 hits in his last 39 at-bats (.462)
• CF Melky Mesa: 0-5, 2 K — 74 strikeouts and five walks in 48 games
• RHP Chris Bootcheck: 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 9/4 GB/FB — 59 of 91 pitches were strikes (64%) … and the ERA goes up
• RHP Chase Whitley: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — eleven of 18 pitches were strikes (61%)

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Some notes…

• SS Cito Culver was placed on the Low-A Charleston DL for an unknown reason according to Josh Norris. Not sure what’s wrong with him, hence the “unknown reason” part. IF Jose Rosario was called up from Extended Spring Training to replace him on the roster.
• 1B Luke Murton has been activated off the Triple-A Scranton DL, the team announced. RHP Graham Stoneburner was sent down to Double-A Trenton in a corresponding move. The Triple-A squad was carrying 14 pitchers and needed some position player depth.
• Check out this Jonathan Lehman article on some of the team’s top position player prospects, with quotes from High-A Tampa hitting coach Marcus Thames. Yes, that Marcus Thames. They Yankees hired him as a coach in January.

Triple-A Scranton (11-6 loss to Durham)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
• RF Thomas Neal: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K — threw a runner out at second
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K — man has he been slumping hard of late
• DH Ronnie Mustelier: 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — 16 hits in his last 44 at-bats (.364)
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K – that’s his first walk since April 14th, and it ain’t like he’s a part-time player either
• RHP Caleb Cotham: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 5/3 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 40 of 73 pitches were strikes (55%) … he’s been completely overmatched at this level
• RHP Dellin Betances: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/2 GB/FB — 26 of 50 pitches were strikes

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Triple-A Scranton (9-4 loss to Durham)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — had been in a 5-for-35 (.143) slump
• RF Brennan Boesch: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — he was called into the manager’s office after the game, so he’ll almost certainly be coming up to replace the injured Curtis Granderson
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-5
• DH Thomas Neal: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K — 11 hits in his last 25 at-bats (.440)
• CF Melky Mesa: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K — 70 strikeouts (!) and four walks in 45 games
• RHP Chase Whitley: 1.2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 15 of 22 pitches were strikes (68%) … first scoreless outing of the year
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 25 of 48 pitches were strikes (52%), and he was sitting mostly 89-90 mph with the fastball … 15 strikeouts and 15 walks in his last 15.1 innings
• RHP Sam Demel: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 12 pitches, eight strikes … he’s been their only reliable reliever this year

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Triple-A Scranton (8-5 loss to Durham)

• 2B Corban Joseph: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
• RF Brennan Boesch: 3-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI — had two hits in his first five games since being sent down
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-4, 1 K
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
• RHP Brett Marshall: 4 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 9/0 GB/FB — 49 of 83 pitches were strikes (59%) … hooray ground balls?

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J.D. Sussman at FanGraphs posted a scouting report (with video!) of RHP Jose Ramirez today, so check that out. Nothing really surprising there, big-time velocity with a knockout changeup, third pitch and command issues.

Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off-day.

Double-A Trenton (5-4 loss to Richmond)

• SS Walt Ibarra: 3-5, 1 R, 1 K
• RF Tyler Austin: 0-5, 2 K — two hits in his last 26 at-bats (.077)
• C J.R. Murphy: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
• RHP Jose Ramirez: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 3 WP, 2/0 GB/FB — 31 of 58 pitches were strikes (53%) … yikes

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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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