Remember Scott Bittle? The Yankees took him with their second round pick in 2008 but did not sign him after a physical revealed “wear and tear” in his pitching shoulder. He went back to school, got drafted by (and signed with) the Cardinals the next year, then did not pitch at all in 2009 or 2010 because of shoulder problems that eventually required surgery. They released him today with just 5.1 career innings to his credit. For shame. With the compensation pick they received for failing to sign Bittle in 2008, the Yankees took J.R. Murphy in 2009.
Speaking of Murphy, you may have noticed that he hasn’t played in a while, since last Thursday in fact. He is currently on the disabled list according to the High-A Tampa roster, though I don’t know why. Hopefully it’s nothing serious, just some nagging bumps and bruises from catching.
Triple-A Scranton (11-2 win over Buffalo)
Kevin Russo, 3B: 1 for 4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
Greg Golson, CF: 0 for 5, 3 R, 2 K – threw a runner out at the dish … he reached base three times in fielder’s choices, hence the three runs
Jesus Montero, C: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K – the double went to center, the homer was pulled to left … that’s his fifth homer in 15 games, and six of his last eight hits have gone for extra bases
Mike Lamb, DH: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Jorge Vazquez, 1B & Luis Nunez, 2B: both 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR – Nunez’s was a solo shot … JoVa drove in two but struck out four times
Jordan Parraz, RF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – he’s been their most consistent hitter all year, seems like he’s always picking up a hit or two
Austin Krum, LF: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 CS
Doug Bernier, SS: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 K, 1 E (missed catch) – eight for his last 15 (53.3%)
D.J. Mitchell, RHP: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, 8-4 GB/FB – 60 of 105 pitches were strikes (57.1%) … more walks and strikeouts in two of his last three starts
Buddy Carlyle, RHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – ten of 12 pitches were strikes
Eric Wordekemper, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GB/FB – eight of 12 pitches were strikes
Kevin Whelan, RHP: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GB/FB – seven of 12 pitches were strikes
Double-A Trenton (4-3 win over Akron)
Ray Kruml, CF & Addison Maruszak, 3B: both 1 for 4 – Kruml drove in a run, walked, and whiffed … Maruszak struck out twice and missed a catch for an error
Corban Joseph, 2B, Melky Mesa, RF & Zoilo Almonte, LF: all 1 for 5 – CoJo drove in two and struck out … Mesa scored a run and struck out in his first game of the season not in CF or at DH … Zoilo doubled
Austin Romine, C & Rob Lyerly, 1B: both 0 for 4, 1 BB – Romine struck out twice, Lyerly thrice
Jose Pirela, SS: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 RBI, 1 K
Damon Sublett, DH: 1 for 2, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Craig Heyer, RHP: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 9-2 GB/FB – 11 fewer strikeouts this year than last in 17.1 more innings
Josh Romanski, LHP: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GB/FB
Chase Whitely, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
High-A Tampa (2-1 win over Fort Myers in 11 innings)
Abe Almonte, CF & Neil Medchill, RF: both 1 for 4, 1 CS – Almonte walked
Kelvin Castro, 2B: 2 for 4, 1 BB
Ronnier Mustelier, LF: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 K – had been in a little slump, good to see him snap out of it quickly
Kyle Roller, 1B & Rob Segedin, 3B: both 1 for 5, 1 K – Roller drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th after Mustelier’s triple
Cody Johnson, DH: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K – telling you, gonna crush this level
Mitch Abeita, C & Emerson Landoni, 2B: both 0 for 4 – Landoni struck out twice
Brett Marshall, RHP: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 6-1 GB/FB – 27-4 K/BB in his last 24 IP (five starts)
Kramer Sneed, LHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GB/FB
Preston Claiborne, RHP: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 4-3 GB/FB – the box score was screwy earlier, so I’m not 100% convinced that he actually threw all four innings … chances are he threw two and someone else threw two
Low-A Charleston (6-4 loss to West Virginia) they faced the second overall pick from last year’s draft
Eduardo Sosa, CF: 1 for 5, 1 R, 3 K – threw a runner out at first
Anderson Feliz, 2B: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – 12 for his last 26 (.462) with four doubles and a triple
Shane Brown, DH, Mike Ferraro, RF & Garrison Lassiter, 3B: all 0 for 4 – Lassiter whiffed twice, the other two once each
Kevin Mahoney, 1B: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B
Gary Sanchez, C: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB – he’s hit four of his ten homer this month … the homer came off Taillon, so a brand name
Ramon Flores, LF: 2 for 4, 2 K – 13 for his last 32 (.406)
Jose Toussen, SS: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 SB
Zach Nuding, RHP: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GB/FB
Manny Barreda, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GB/FB
Aaron Dott, LHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GB/FB
Mark Montgomery, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 B, 0 K, 3-0 GB/FB – no strikeouts? … his K/9 plummeted from 18.9 to 17.6
Short Season Staten Island had a scheduled day off.
Rookie GCL Yanks (12-9 win over GCL Phillies) they were down 9-3, then scored nine runs in the bottom of the eighth (five with two outs)
Claudio Custodio, SS: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 K, 1 SB, 2 E (both fielding)
Jose Rosario, 2B: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 SB – 14 for his last 41 (.341) with two doubles, two triples, and two homers
Isaias Tejeda, C: 0 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Dante Bichette Jr., 3B: 4 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI – 24 for his last 44 (.545) with six doubles, two triples, a homer, six walks, and six strikeouts
Yeicock Calderon, RF: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 K – 12 for his last 23 (.522) with five doubles, two triples, and a homer
Ravel Santana, CF: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS
Damian Taveras, DH: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Danny Lopez, PR-DH: 0 for 0, 1 R, 1 SB
Jorge Alcantara, LF: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
Fu-Lin Kuo, 1B: 2 for 2, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (missed catch) – had two hits total in his last 22 at-bats (.091)
Zach Varce, RHP: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7-1 GB/FB
Evan Rutckyj, LHP: 3 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 3-1 GB/FB – 14 runs in his last 4.1 IP though three were unearned
Reinier Casanova, RHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Joaquin Hinojosa, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB
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