Minor League Report.

Ji-Man Choi, just DFA’d, cleared waivers and accepted a Minor league assignment back to SWB.

AAA: SWB (63-37) lost 5-3. DH Jake Cave 3 hits. 2B Jonathan Diaz 2 hits.

Lail (L, 5-4, 5.12) 5 2/3 Ip, 5 R, 8 H, 2 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR.
Mantiply 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 2 K. 3.23
Holder 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W. 1 K. 2.25

AA: Trenton (66-33) lost 2-1 in 11 IP.  They only got 4 hits.

Camarena 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 W, 3 K. 3.16
Cortes 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.72
Carroll (BS, 2) 2 Ip, 1 R, 3 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1.82
Coshow (L, 1-3, 4.46) 1 IP, 1 R, UNEARNED, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K.

Estrada 2 errors (14).

High A:   Tampa (57-42) won 6-2. DH Tim Lynch HR, 3 RBI. C Sharif Othman double, HR, 2 RBI. LF Alexander Palma 2 hits, RBI.

Keller (W, 1-2, 4.13) 7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 W, 4 K.
Lane 1 Ip, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 8.10
Harvey 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 0.00

Low A: Charleston (54-45) won 3-2. CF Estevan Florial 2 hits. 1B Mandy Alvarez 2 hits, RBI. LF Carlos Vidal 2 hits.

Vargas 6 Ip, 2 R, 6 H, 0 W, 3 K. Gave up 1 HR. 2.25
Cedeno (W, 3-0, 1.04) 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. ?
Sosebee (S, 7) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.31

Minor League Report.

The big club was off today. Didi Gregorius finished 3rd in the last man All Star voting so unless an injury occurs, he won’t be joining five teammates at the All Star Game in Miami.

Mason Williams cleared DFA and was outrighted to SWB.

Trenton pitcher Justus Sheffield goes on the DL with an oblique strain.

Check out the NY Post for a good article about how the Yankees’ backups are letting the team down.

AAA: SWB (54-32) won in 11 innings, 4-3. Miguel Andujar 2 RBI single that won the game. 3 hits apiece for 1B Mike Ford and RF Billy McKinney. McKinney has really been doing well since going from AA to AAA. 3 hits also for 2B Jonathan Diaz, who they just got from Toronto. DH Jake Cave with 2 hits. Dietrich Enns, who missed most of this year with injury after a sterling 2016 (14-4, 1.73), started and pitched well

Enns 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 H, 4 K. 2.45
Holder 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 W, 2 K. 4.50
Heller 2 IP, 0 R 0 H, 0 W, 3 K. 2.68
Mantiply (w, 4-3 3.83) 2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 W, 2 K. /

AA: Trenton (57-28) won 6-3. 3B Billy Fleming a 2-run HR.

Camarena 4 1/3 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 2 W, 2 K. 4.42
Gomez (W, 1-0, 0.00) 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 5 K. Promoted.
Carroll (H,1) 1 2/3 IP 0 R, 1H, 1 W, 3 K. 1.57
Coshow (S, 11) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.76

High A: Tampa (47-36) lost 8-3. LF Trey Amburgey 2 hits, HR, 2 RBI. 1B Tim Lynch 2 hits, rbi.

Keller (L, 0-1, 9.00) 5 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 2 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. Up from Low A.
Reeves 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K. 3.20
Roeder 1 IP, 3 R 3 H, 1 W, 1 K. 6.48
Schwaab 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. 3.41

Low A: Charleston (43-41) lost 13-9. 1B Brandon Wagner 3 hits, double, HR, 4 RBI. 4 hits, 3 doubles, 2 RBI 3B Mandy Alvarez. OF Estevan Florial 2 hits. RF Isiah Gilliam 2 hits, RBI.

DeCarr (L, 1-1; 6.75) 2 IP, 8 R, 4 H, 5 W, 2 K.
Rosa 4 2/3 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 10 H, 1 W, 4 K.  3.88
Harris 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.03

Minor League Report, and Ex-MLB Conley dies at 86.

AAA: SWB (53-32) won 3-1. RF Billy McKinney 2-run HR. Up from Trenton.

Mitchell (W, 2-2, 3.60) 7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 W, 3 K.
Jones (S, 2) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K.

AA: Trenton (56-28) won 8-2. SS Jorge Mateo 2 doubles, 2 RBI. LF Tito Polo 2 hits, 3 RBI. Both up from Tampa. 2B Billy Fleming 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2 hits for DH Jhalen Jackson.

Sheffield 4 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.09
Cortes (W, 5-0, 2.83) 2 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 3 K.
McNamara 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 3 K. 7.27

High A: Tampa (47-35) lost 3-1. CF Jeff Hendrix double, HR.

Swanson 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 4 K. 3.83
Espinal 4 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 W, 6 K. 2.00
Frare (L, 0-1, 9.00) 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 W, 5 K. 9.00 Was demoted from Trenton.
Pena 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K. 3.06

Low A: Charleston (43-40) won 10-9 in 10 innings. CF Estevan Florial 2 hits, inc. grand slam. C Donny Sands 3 hits, inc. a 2-run HR. RF Blake Rutherford, 1B Brandon Wagner and 3B Mandy Alvarez 2 hits each.

Garcia 5 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 1 W, 7 K. Gave up HR 5.40
Diehl 1 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 1 W, 1 K. Gave Up HR. 4.47
Frawley (H, 5) 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 W, 0 K. 1.33
Cedeno (BS, 1; W, 1-0, 3.00) 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K. Gave up HR.
Mundell (S, 9) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 2.30

Gene Conley, who won titles as both an NBA player (Celtics 59-61) and MLB pitcher (1957 Braves) has died at the age of 86. Conley was an All-Star in 1954,  1955 and 1959. At 6’8″, he pitched for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, Phillies and Red Sox from 1952, 1954-1963. He went 91-96, 3.82, ERA+ 101 in his MLB career. He got into one WS game in 1957, giving up 2 runs in 1 2/3 IP. As a hitter, he hit .192 with 5 HR.

Minor League Report. Acevedo, Estrada continue to impress, Chapman rehab, FSL All Stars.

AAA: SWB (38-26) won 8-1. 2B Tyler Wade (.317) 2 hits, RBI. CF Dustin Fowler (who I thought they’d call up instead of Mason Williams, but apparently Fowler isn’t on the 40-man roster) 2 hits, 2 RBI. DH Tyler Austin 2 hits, RBI. RF Clint Frazier 3-run HR. SS Gleyber Torres 3 hits.

Domingo Acevedo promoted. First AAA game. Rapidly rising. Was 0-4, 4.57 at Tampa this year, then 2-0, 1.62 at AA, now this. Overall 3-4, 3.09.

Acevedo (W, 1-0, 1.29) 7 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 5 W, 4 K.
Layne 1 2/3 IP, 0 r, 0 H, 1 w, 2 K. 0.00   Sent here after DFA and not claimed.
Heller 1/3 IP, 0 r, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.57

AA: Trenton (43-22) won 4-2. Gleyber Torres gets all the attention, deservedly, but SS Thairo Estrada 2 hits, .323. Jorge Mateo at High A has been struggling and has already been passed on the SS depth chart by Torres, Wade and Estrada. Trade bait? Torres is 20, but Estrada is only 21.

1B Mike Ford solo HR. Aroldis Chapman put in a rehab appearance, hmmm…. Chapman is expected to rejoin the Yanks on Sunday.

Chapman 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 2 W, 2 K. 13.50. Threw two WP. Hit 102.
Pena 3 1/3 IP, 0 r, 1 H, 0 W, 4 K. 0.00. Just promoted, first AA game.
Mesa (BS, 1) 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 W, 3 K. 1.80. Just promoted, 2nd AA game.
Marsh (W, 2-2, 3.68) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 5 K.
Rumbelow (S,1) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 0.00

High A: Tampa off. The Florida State League All-Star Game is today. For the FSL North, from Tampa (and some of these players have already been promoted to AA Trenton): P Cody Carroll, P Zack Littell, P Dillon McNamara, P Jose Mesa (son of ex-MLB reliever Jose Mesa), P Josh Rogers, SS Jorge Mateo (even though he is struggling). OF Tito Polo.

Low A: Charleston (32-36) lost 4-1. LF Ben Ruta and 3B Mandy Alvarez 2 hits each. RBI for Ruta.

Nelson (L, 0-6, 6.34) 3 1/3 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 1 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR.
DeCarr 4 2/3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 W, 4 K. 2.16
Lane 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 0.84

Minor League Report. Littell shines after callup to AA.

With various Yankees’ injuries, we’ll have to see who gets called up.

As reported in the Yankees’ report, the Yanks have shut down Greg Bird.

Hopefully no curse. The Yanks released Eric Ruth.

AAA: SWB (37-26) lost 8-2. 3B Tyler Wade (.315) 3 hits. DH Ji-man Choi (.301) 2 hits. 2B Donovan Solano 2 hits.

Mitchell (L, 0-2, 5.09) 3 2/3 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 1 W, 4 K. Disappointing year for him.
Wotherspoon 2 1/3 IP, 1 r, 3 H, 3 W, 2 k. 1.93
Feyereisen 2 IP, 0 r, 1 H, 1 W, 3 K. 3.12
Jones 1 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 1 W, 2 K. 3.55

AA: Trenton (42-22) won 5-1. SS Thairo Estrada (.320) 2 hits, RBI. 3B Miguel Andujar 3 RBI. LF Billy McKinney 2 doubles. RF Devyn Bolasky 2 hits.

Zack Littell was 8-1, 1.76 at Tampa. He was promoted to AA Trenton. This is his first AA game. He is a 21 yr. old RHP.

Littell (W, 1-0, 0.00) 7 IP, 1 R, UNEARNED, 2 H, 3 W, 10 K.
Frare 1 Ip, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 4.94
Brewer 1 Ip, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1.76

High A: Tampa (36-31) won 3-1. 1B Tim Lynch double, HR, 3 RBI.

Clarkin 4 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. 2.47
Hissong 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 3.97
Harvey (W 1-0, 0.00) 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 3 K.
Schwaab (H, 3) 1 IP, 0 r, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.00
Gomez (S, 1) 1 Ip, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.76

Low A: Charleston (32-35) lost 2-0. DH Mandy Alvarez 3 of Charleston’s 6 hits.

Orozco (L, 3-5, 4.95) 6 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 W, 3 K.
Frawley 2 IP, 0 r, 0 H, 0 W, 4 K. 1.53
Mundell 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.31

Minor League Report.

AAA: SWB (33-23) won 5-1. SS Gleyber Torres 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2B Tyler Wade 2 hits. LF Clint Frazier 3 hits.

Smith 5 1/3 IP, 1 R, UNEARNED, 2 H, 2 W, 7 K. 2.67
Jones (BS, 2; W, 4-1, 2.17) 1 2/3, 0 r, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K.
Webb (S, 1) 2 IP, 0 r, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K. 2.45

AA: Trenton (36-21) lost 7-3. DH Jake Cave solo HR. 1B Mike Ford 2 hits, solo HR, 2 RBI.

Sheffield (L, 4-4, 3.47) 6 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 4 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR.
McNamara 1 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 W, 0 K. 9.00  Just promoted, first AA game.
Frare 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 W, 0 k. 5.55
Coshow 1 Ip, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 2 K. 3.65

High A: Tampa (30-29) rained out.

Low A: Charleston (29-28) won a rain-shortened game, 8-3. It was the first game of a scheduled DH, and the second game was rained out.

CF Estevan Florial a 2-run HR. PH/RF Dalton Blaser 2 hits, solo HR. DH Brandon Wagner 2-run HR. 1B Mandy Alvarez 2 doubles, RBI.

Keller (W, 4-5, 4.30) 6 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 H, 0 W, 5 K.

Minor League Report. Bird starts rehab. Austin near ready?

AAA: SWB (30-21) lost 6-3. 1B Tyler Austin may be done with his rehab, ready for a callup, and that doesn’t bode well for a struggling Chris Carter. Austin was 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI. 2B Ruben Tejada solo HR.

Not only that, but see below. Greg Bird started his rehab with Tampa.

If anything happens to Sanchez or Romine, the Yanks may be a little thin catcher-wise. Kyle Higashioka is on the DL and the Yanks’ catchers at SWB right now are Eddy Rodriguez and Wilkin Castillo.

Smith 6 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 1 W, 9 K. 2.94
Feyereisen (L, 0-1, 4.50) 2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 H, 2 W, 1 K. 1st AAA game, called up from AA.
Graham 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 W, 0 K. 4.09

AA: Trenton (34-18) won 6-3. 3B Miguel Andujar 2 hits, HR, 3 RBI. SS Thairo Estrada and CF Mark Payton 2 hits each. LF Zack Zehner 2 hits, RBI. 1B Billy Fleming 3 hits.

Ramirez 3 IP, 0 R 3 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.52
Cortes (W 3-0, 3.51) 6 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 1 W, 4 K.

I don’t know why Ramirez left early.

High A:  Tampa (27-27) lost 6-4. 1B Greg Bird started his rehab and went 1 for 1 (single) with 2 walks.

DH Chris Gittens 2 hits, solo HR. 1B Mandy Alvarez replaced Bird in the middle of the game and had 2 RBI.

Koerner (L, 0-1, 3.60) 5 2/3 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 7 H, 3 W, 3 K.
Hissong 2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 7.11
Pena 1 IP, 0 r, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 3.92

Low A: Charleston (26-27) lost 3-2. 3B Angel Aguilar 2 hits, both doubles. CF Blake Rutherford 2 hits, RBI.

Nick Green (L, 3-4, 2.94) 7 1/3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 W, 6 K. Gave up 1 HR.
Morris 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1.72