ByThe Red Sox are 17-18 since May 31st. The Yankees are 20-14 since May 31st. Just wanted to throw that out there… · (3) ·
Juan Miranda is a BEAST
By · CommentsTriple-A Scranton (6-5 win over Ottawa in 12 innings, walk-off style)
Justin Christian: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB – hitting .324 with Scranton
Kevin Reese: 1 for 4, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 SB – walk-off ground out to short with a throwing error on the throw to first in the attempted double play…
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 5, 4 RBI, 1 K – 70 RBI in 83 games puts him on pace for 112 over the full season
Eric Duncan: 0 for 5, 1 E (interference)Â - had been 4 for his previous 10…
Bronson Sardinha: 2 for 5, 1 2B, 1 K
Andy Cannizaro: 1 for 5, 3 K, 1 CS
Tyler Clippard: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP – 33-33 K-BB ratio in his last 53.2 IP
TJ Beam: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Chris Britton: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-0 GB/FBÂ - 2 walks in his last 19.1 IP
Charlie Manning: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
ByJorge Posada caught a marathon of a game on Friday night. Then he caught 13 innnings of a Saturday day-game-after-a-night-game. Now, he’s back in the lineup tonight and behind the plate. Sure, tomorrow begins the All Star break. But if Joe Torre can’t find a way to rest Posada with Nieves on the bench for a game this weekend, then the Yanks need a new backup catcher. · (5) ·
ByThe 9th annual Futures Game takes place today at 4pm EST. Joba Chamberlain last pitched on Tuesday, so you can go ahead and bet your 401k on him throwing an inning today. As you may remember, Phil Hughes got lit up his inning of work last year, coughing up 3 runs to the World Team and was almost decapitated by Jose Tabata. The game will be on ESPN, so find a comfy chair and watch the best prospects in the game strut their stuff. · (5) ·
ByThat quote comes from Staten Island Yankees’ manager Mike Gillespie in this article from the Daily News, and he’s talking about none other than Dellin Betances. Great piece on what Dellin was up to this winter, how he spent his 7-figure signing bonus, what scout’s think of him, and how he feels to be a part of the Yankees’ future. · (3) ·
Who says Jose Tabata isn’t hitting for power?
By · CommentsTriple-A Scranton (2-1 win over Ottawa in 11 innings)
Justin Christian, Juan Francia & Angel Chavez:Â all 2 for 5 – Christian doubled, stole a base and drove in a run…Chavez K’ed and drove one in
Shelley Duncan: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Eric Duncan: 1 for 4 – back after a 2 game hiatus
Matt DeSalvo: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K – while the “true” prospects have their inning count monitored, he gets left in to throw 110 pitches
Sean Henn: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 5-2 GB/FB
Jim Brower: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 10 of 15 pitches were strikes
Eric Duncan can’t get in on the fun
By · CommentsTriple-A Scranton (20-11 win over Ottawa)Â too bad Eric Duncan had the day off…
Justin Christian: 4 for 6, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K – hitting .339 with Scranton after hitting .235 with Trenton
Kevin Reese: 3 for 6, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Angel Chavez: 1 for 4, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 K – 11 game hit streak…he’s very quitely been the best hitter on the team not named…
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 E (throwing)Â - 66 RBI is second in the organization behind A-Rod
Chris Basak: 1 for 3, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Bronson Sardinha: 2 for 4, 2 3B, 4 RBI – 3 of his last 4 XBH have been 3-baggers
Andy Cannizaro: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI – hitting .500 with Scranton
Raul Chavez: 3 for 5, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Chase Wright: 5 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HB – 33-33 K/BB ratio with Scranton
Steven Jackson: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Jim Brower: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Cape Cod League & draft signings update
By · CommentsThe Cape Cod Baseball League is “it” for amateurs. Each summer the best of the best college players head up to the Cape to strut their stuff for scouts in anticipation of the following year’s draft, and in some cases they are trying to make themselves a few extra thousand bucks if they were already drafted. Many players have headed to the Cape with little hype, but left as top notch prospects; just ask Timmy Lincecum what his 0.69 ERA & .104 BAA did for him last year.Â
One player on the Cape looking to drive up his signing bonus is RHP Chris Carpenter, the Yanks’ 18th round pick out of Kent State in this year’s draft. A second rounder based on talent, Carpenter fell because of signability (as a draft-eligible sophomore, he’s got some extra negotiating leverage) and health concerns (Tommy John surgery and a separate elbow surgery to clean out scar tissue in recent years). In two starts for the Chatham A’s, Carpenter has gone 9 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 13 K, which isn’t as great as it may look when you consider that the CCBL is quite possibly the pitcher friendliest baseball league on the planet.
ByThe Star-Ledger had a good piece on our two favorite young hurlers in the Yankee organization yesterday. That article comes highly recommended. Hat tip to, um, well, Mike. · (6) ·
