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DotF: Albert Abreu gets rocked in GCL rehab game

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FanGraphs ranked all the minor leaguers traded at the deadline. The highest ranked former Yankee? 3B Brandon Drury! Didn’t see that coming. He was fourth. Huh. Among the actual prospects the Yankees traded, OF Billy McKinney (No. 18) is a few spots above RHP Dillon Tate (No. 20).

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (6-2 loss to Rochester)

  • LF Mark Payton: 1-3, 1 BB
  • 2B Ronald Torreyes: 1-4, 1 K
  • DH Luke Voit: 0-3 — was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning … DJ Eberle says Voit and RHP Luis Cessa are being called up … I assume Voit will replace Shane Robinson … as for Cessa, I guess it means J.A. Happ to the disabled list with his hand, foot, and mouth disease? … whatever it is, it has to be a disabled list situation because Cessa hasn’t been down ten days yet
  • 1B Mike Ford: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
  • SS Abi Avelino: 0-4, 2 K
  • RHP Erik Swanson: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 3/4 GB/FB — 58 of 86 pitches were strikes (67%) … gave up a homer to Tyler Austin … two homers in two days for Austin against his former teammates
  • RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — eight pitches, seven strikes

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DotF: Payton homers for Scranton, King dominates for Trenton

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RHP Brody Koerner’s season is over. He was hit by a line drive over the weekend and Conor Foley says Koerner’s arm was broken. Ouch. It’s unclear whether he needs surgery, but, either way, he’s done for the year. Koerner, the team’s 17th round pick in 2015, bounced between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton this year, and he figured to get an extended look with the RailRiders the rest of the way after the recent trades thinned out their pitching staff. Tough break for him, no pun intended.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (8-3 loss to Rochester)

  • CF Mark Payton: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — three homers in his last six games … he hit six homers in 94 games all of last season
  • DH Luke Voit: 1-4, 1 K — first game since coming over in the Chasen Shreve/Gio Gallegos trade
  • 1B Mike Ford: 0-4, 1 K
  • SS Abi Avelino: 1-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI
  • RHP Luis Cessa: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GB/FB — 13 of 20 pitches were strikes … he was limited to one inning tonight in case the Yankees need him to fill in for J.A. Happ at some point … Happ came down with hand, foot, and mouth disease and was sent home today (no, really)
  • RHP Brady Lail: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 2/1 GB/FB — 28 of 52 pitches were strikes (54%) … gave up the homer to Tyler Austin, who only had to change dugouts after the trade
  • LHP Stephen Tarpley: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 6/0 GB/FB — 28 of 52 pitches were strikes (54%) … the batter he hit? Austin

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DotF: Seigler hits first pro home run in GCL doubleheader

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A couple notes to get us started:

  • IF Ronald Torreyes has rejoined Triple-A Scranton after a few tune-up games with High-A Tampa. “It’s good to have him back, and everything’s good at home, he said, so that’s important. His wife’s fine,” said RailRiders manager Bobby Mitchell to Conor Foley. Glad Mrs. Toe is okay.
  • With Gio Gallegos traded, OF Antonio Cabello has slid into MLB.com’s top 30 Yankees prospects. “He’s advanced in terms of his patience, plate discipline and ability to make repeated contact. He offers promising power potential as well thanks to his bat speed and strength,” says the write-up.
  • RHP Deivi Garcia ranked fourth in this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet. “(He’s) taken some of the biggest steps forward in the Yankees’ system this year. The righthander pairs a low-90s fastball with a power, downer curveball,” says the write-up.
  • RHP Ben Heller threw today for the first time since having Tommy John surgery in April, according to his Twitter feed. He’s still got a very, very long rehab road ahead of him, obviously, but good news. He’s making progress.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One (4-3 win over Rochester) completion of their June 24th game, which was suspended due to rain after the top of the fourth

  • SS Tyler Wade: 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — he played in the original game
  • 1B Tyler Austin: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI — homered in the original game and he did play today, but he was pulled from the game as the Lance Lynn trade went down
  • PH-SS Abi Avelino: 0-2, 1 K
  • DH Brandon Drury: 0-2, 1 K — played in the original game
  • PH-DH Mike Ford: 0-1, 1 BB
  • CF Billy McKinney: 0-1, 1 BB — also played in the original game … lots of names here I didn’t expect to ever see in DotF again!
  • 3B-SS-2B Ronald Torreyes: 0-3, 1 BB
  • C Kyle Higashioka: 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — another guy who played in the original game
  • RHP Chance Adams: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 4/1 GB/FB — 26 of 40 pitches were strikes (65%) … started the original game
  • LHP James Reeves: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 23 of 42 pitches were strikes (55%) … just up from Trenton to help cover for all the recent trades
  • RHP Tommy Kahnle: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — one pitch, one strike … gave up a hit on his only pitch and OF Zack Zehner threw the tying run out at the plate to end the game

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DotF: Florial and Green have big games in Tampa’s win

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RHP Domingo Acevedo was placed on the Double-A disabled list with a biceps injury, the team announced. Acevedo told Sean Miller he’s going for an MRI tomorrow. “During the week I felt excellent, and then this came out of nowhere. Most of the time you feel a little something in your arm, but this time it was getting worse, and I did not want to make it worse,” Acevedo said.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (7-4 loss to Gwinnett)

  • LF Mark Payton: 0-4, 3 K — ejected for arguing balls and strikes
  • 1B Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 K — with 1B Luke Voit on the way, I reckon Austin will see more time in the outfield going forward
  • DH Mike Ford: 0-2 — also ejected for arguing balls and strikes … not a good day for the home plate umpire
  • SS Abi Avelino: 1-4, 2 K
  • LHP Nestor Cortes: 7 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 5/10 GB/FB — 66 of 95 pitches were strikes (69%) … had to wear this one because the bullpen is short due to recent workloads and all the trades
  • RHP Brody Koerner: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 13 pitches, nine strikes … he left the game after being hit by a comebacker
  • RHP J.P. Feyereisen: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 17 of 31 pitches were strikes (55%) … 2.17 ERA and 46/18 K/BB in 49.2 innings this year … he certainly moved up a few spots on the bullpen depth chart after all the trades

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DotF: Payton, Ford, and Garcia all go deep again

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (11-1 win over Gwinnett)

  • LF Mark Payton: 4-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI — 6-for-12 with two homers in three games since the Billy McKinney trade made him the team’s No. 1 outfielder
  • DH Tyler Austin: 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K
  • 1B Mike Ford: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — here’s video of the homer … five homers in his last 14 games
  • SS Abi Avelino: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
  • LHP Justus Sheffield: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 7/5 GB/FB — 66 of 102 pitches were strikes (65%) … 1.21 ERA and 23/8 K/BB in his last five starts and 29.2 innings

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DotF: Austin and Avelino go deep in Scranton’s win

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RHP Domingo German, who left yesterday’s start with a biceps issue, has been placed on the Triple-A disabled list, the team announced. RailRiders manager Bobby Mitchell told Conor Foley that German has been diagnosed with ulnaritis (nerve irritation, basically) and will be shut down ten days. He could return to the mound soon after that. Good news, all things considering.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (9-3 win over Gwinnett)

  • LF Mark Payton: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB
  • RF Tyler Austin: 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — 10-for-34 (.294) with four doubles and two homers in his last eight games … he’s not good in right field by any means, but they’re short on outfielders at the moment, so he’s going to play out there for the foreseeable future
  • 1B Mike Ford: 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB — 12-for-28 (.429) with three doubles and two homers in his last seven games
  • SS Abi Avelino: 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 K — here’s video of his grand slam … 14 homers in 97 games this season … he hit 16 homers in 516 career games prior to this season
  • RHP Erik Swanson: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 0/4 GB/FB — 48 of 74 pitches were strikes (65%) … 103/21 K/BB in 87 innings
  • RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1 HB, 0/1 GB/FB — nine of 16 pitches were strikes (56%) … 30/8 K/BB in 20.1 innings down here

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DotF: Domingo German injured in Scranton’s doubleheader

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MLB.com released their midseason top 100 prospects list and team top 30 prospects lists today. The Yankees have four top 100 prospects: LHP Justus Sheffield (No. 28), OF Estevan Florial (No. 47), RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (No. 77), and RHP Albert Abreu (No. 79). OF Billy McKinney dropped off the list after being traded for J.A. Happ this afternoon. RHP Glenn Otto, who had surgery to remove a blood clot from his shoulder earlier this year, slides onto the list at No. 30 in McKinney’s place.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One (5-4 win over Columbus) completion of the game that was suspended with two outs in the bottom of the third Tuesday, then again after the top of the fifth yesterday

  • SS Abi Avelino: 1-5, 1 R, 2 K
  • 1B Tyler Austin: 0-4, 2 K
  • RF Billy McKinney: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB — he was essentially traded between doubleheader games today
  • DH Mike Ford: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB — he hit the home run in the original game Tuesday night
  • CF Shane Robinson: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB — he was called up to take Brandon Drury’s spot on the roster, so he was a minor leaguer and a big leaguer in the same day
  • RHP Chance Adams: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 3/2 GB/FB — 31 of 57 pitches were strikes (54%) … he started the original game Tuesday before the rain
  • RHP Raynel Espinal: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 0/4 GB/FB — 42 of 63 pitches were strikes (67%) … he pitched yesterday, in the middle portion of this twice suspended game
  • LHP Stephen Tarpley: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 6/0 GB/FB — 21 of 31 pitches were strikes (68%) … he “started” the completion of the game today

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