S.T. Game 17. Yanks tie, kids impress again.

The Yanks (8-8-1 in spring training) tied Boston Sunday, 3-3, but once again, the show was the kids.

#1 prospect Anthony Volpe went 2 for 4 with a double and HR, and #2 prospect Jasson “The Martian” Dominguez was 1 for 2.

Others:

Aaron Hicks 1 for 3, but I have noticed in spring training that a bad habit of his is continuing. He gets his hits with no one one, but continues to struggle with RISP.

Rafael Ortega 1 for 3 as he fights for an OF spot.

Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, who could be on the trade block, especially if Volpe wins that SS job, 1 for 2. I read where IKF, who made a lot of soft contact last year, put on 18 pounds of muscle in the offseason. Nice, but hope it doesn’t affect flexibility.

Andres Chaparro 1 for 3, RBI. Hmm. Donaldson is 37, and I don’t expect his option to be picked up after this season. Could Chaparro play himself into a 3B spot for 2024?

Jake Bauers 2 for 2, RBI.

Yoendrys Gomez 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 W, 4 K. 1 HBP. #11 prospect.
Cordero (BS) 1 1/3 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 1 W, 1 K. gave up HR. Hurt himself today in trying for bullpen spot.
Abreu 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K
Marinaccio 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K.
Weissert 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K.
Evans 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K

S.T. Game 7. Yanks hit 3 HR in 9-1 win over Pirates.

Two players with fair to decent shots of maybe making the team homered, and the first eight of the nine pitchers the Yankees used gave up no hits as the Yanks (5-2 in spring training) beat Pittsburgh 9-1 on Thursday.

#1 prospect Anthony Volpe, fighting for the SS job, led off the game with a HR, and Rafael Ortega, fighting for the LF job, hit a 2-run HR in the third. Andres Chaparro hit a grand slam in the ninth.

Gleyber Torres had a tooth extraction, so he was out of service for today,

Volpe 2 for 3, solo HR and also a walk. Fighting for SS job
Chaparro 1 for 2, grand slam
Oswald Peraza 0 for 1, walked, scored 2 runs (#3 prospect) also fighting for SS job.
Jasson Dominguez 0 for 2 (#2 prospect)
Ortega 2 for 3, 3 RBI. 2-run HR and RBI triple.
Jake Bauers 2 for 2
Estevan Florial 1 for 2, RBI double battling for LF job. Out of options
Everson Pereira 1 for 2, double (#6 prospect)

Pitching:

Trivino 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 2 K
Peralta 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K.
Holmes 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1 HBP
Abreu 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K battling for bullpen job. out of options.
Cordero 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. trying for a bullpen job.
Chase Hampton 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. #26 prospect.
Norwood 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 0 K.
Santos 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K.
Bowman 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 W, 1 K. Gave up HR. Rough S.T. for him so far.

Minor League action from 7-27-22.

With the trade of two of the top 30 prospects to KC for Benintendi, I’ll update the prospect rankings soon.

AAA: SWB (47-48) won 7-4.
LF Miguel Andujar 3-run HR (10)
RF Jake Bauers 3 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (8)

Sears 3 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 5 K. 1.67 Hoping Yanks bring him back up soon. #23 prospect
M. Gomez 1 1/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 W, 2 K. 6.35
Zach Greene (W, 7-0) 1 2/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 W, 0 K. Gave up 1 HR. 4.50
Cordero (H, 6) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 3.18
Weissert (S, 11) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1 HBP 2.11

AA: Somerset (57-34; won 1st half division crown) won 6-0.
CF Everson Pereira 2 hits. #10 prospect .227
C Austin Wells 3-run HR (2nd in AA). #4 prospect
RF Elijah Dunham 2 hits. #26 prospect .253
2B Jesus Bastidas solo HR (11)

Medina (W, 4-3) 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 5 K. 1 WP 3.38 #11 prospect
Loseke (H, 3) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 2 K. 3.46
Ernst (H, 3) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 4.50
Minnick (S, 2) 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.65

High A: Hudson Valley (49-42) lost 6-2.
3B Tyler Hardman 2 hits.

Castano 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 W, 4 K. 3.62
Miller (L, 1-3) 2/3 IP, 5 R, 2 H, 3 W, 0 K. Gave up 1 HR. 6.04
Milam 1 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 W, 2 K. 1 WP 6.75
Correa 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 2.01

Low A: Tampa (44-46) swept a DH.
Game 1: Won 3-2.
SS Alexander Vargas solo HR (7) #16 prospect

Yulie 4 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 5 K. 4.04
Cortijo (W, 2-1) 1 2/3, 1 R, 4 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1 WP 4.24
van Zijll (S, 3) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. 4.11

Game 2: Won 7-1.
C Ben Rice 2-run HR (5)
3B Luis Santos 2 hits, 2 RBI

Y. Castro 4 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 W, 4 K. 3.19
Dees (W, 3-2) 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K. 3.78

Minor League action from 7-12-22. Loaisiga on rehab. Rortvedt, too.

AAA: SWB (41-44) won 11-2.
SS Oswald Peraza 2 hits. #2 prospect .245
2B Oswaldo Cabrera 2-run HR (2) #13 prospect recently promoted to AAA
LF Miguel Andujar 3 hits, 2 RBI. .317
C Josh Breaux 3 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (1) #25 prospect. Recently promoted to AAA
RF Jake Bauers 2 hits, RBI. Solo HR (7)
3B Armando Alvarez 2 RBI
1B Ron Guzman 2 hits.

Schmidt 4 2/3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 W, 6 K. 2.63
Mujica (W, 1-1) 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.71
Loaisiga 1 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 W, 2 K. 9.00 REHAB
Cordero (H, 5) 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 2 K. 3.29
Shane Greene 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 0 K. 4.42

AA: Somerset (50-32; 1st half division champs)
SS Anthony Volpe 3 hits .252 #1 prospect
LF Elijah Dunham 2 hits, 4 RBI. 2-run HR (11) #26 prospect .253-11-43
RF Jeisson Rosario 3 hits.
DH Blake Perkins 2 his, 3 RBI

Randy Vasquez 5 IP, 6 R, 5 H, 1 W, 11 K. 2 WP, 2 HBP. Gave up 2 HR. 3.59 #15 prospect
Jennings 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.39
Myatt 1 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 2 W, 2 K. 1 WP 2.70
Loseke (L, 6-2) 1 2/3 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 1 W, 1 K. Gave up 2 HR. 3.31

High A: Hudson Valley (45-37) won 6-5.
SS Trey Sweeney 4 for 4, RBI. .245, 16 SB #6 prospect
CF Everson Pereira 2-run HR (9) .274-9-43-19 SB #10 prospect
C Carlos Narvaez 2-run HR (8)

Sauer (W, 5-1) 5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 W, 6 K. 3.29
Mauricio (H, 2) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K. 4.67
Alvarez 2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 W, 2 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1.86

Update: Ben Rortvedt, C, on rehab here. 0 for 2 with a walk.

Low A: Tampa (37-44) lost 6-5.
SS Alexander Vargas solo HR (5) #16 prospect .187-5-25, 20 SB
CF Jasson Dominguez 2 hits, RBI #3 prospect .267, 18 SB
C Antonio Gomez 2 hits, RBI .232 #18 prospect
DH Ben Rice solo HR (3)

Messinger (L, 0-6) 3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 5 W, 4 K. 1 WP 4.78
Anderson 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 W, 3 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 WP 2.95
Watson 2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 W, 4 K. 1 HBP 2.82
van Zijll 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.40
Neely 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 1 K. 4.38

Minor League Action from 7-10-22.

AAA: SWB (40-44) lost 8-3. Rare bad outing for #5 prospect Ken Waldichuk.
C Josh Breaux 3 hits. #25 prospect
1B Jake Bauers solo HR (6)
2B Derek Dietrich 2-run HR (2)

Waldichuk (L, 2-3) 2 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 2 W, 5 K. Gave up 2 HR. 3.27
Nittoli 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 3.53
Mujica 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.79
M. Gomez 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K. 4.09
Zach Greene 1 1/3 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 1 W, 4 K. 4.37
Weissert 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 2.43

AA: Somerset (50-31, 1st half division champs) won 3-1.
2B Jesus Bastidas 2-run HR (9)

Boyle (W, 6-4) 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 W, 7 K. 4.67
Jennings (H, 3) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 4.50
Ramirez (H, 4) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1.77
Coleman (S, 6) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1 HBP 1.99

High A: Hudson Valley (44-37) won 9-6 in 11 innings.
SS Trey Sweeney 3 hits, 2 RBI. #6 prospect. .233
DH Cooper Bowman 2 hits, 2 RBI. #24 prospect .232
3B Cristian Perez 3 hits

Panacual 5 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 2 W, 2 K. 1 WP 3.62
Sikkema (W, 1-1) 5 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 W, 11 K. 2.32 #19 prospect
Miller 1 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 4.57

Low A: Tampa ppd.


STANDINGS
SWB 8th of 10 in IL East. 5 GB
Somerset T-3rd in Eastern League Northeast 6-6 (1st half division champs at 44-25)
Hudson Valley 1st (10-5, 1 game up) in 2nd half, South Atlantic League North (1st half, 34-32, 3rd, 9 GB)
Tampa 1st (10-4, 1/2 game up) in 2nd half, Florida State League West (1st half 6th, last, 27-39, 15 GB)

Minor League Action from 7-8-22.

AAA: SWB (39-43) won 5-3.
CF Estevan Florial solo HR (11) #29 prospect. .308-11-31, 26 SB
SS Oswald Peraza 2 hits, RBI #2 prospect .246, 18 SB
C Josh Breaux 3 hits, RBI #25 prospect. Just promoted to AAA.
RF Jake Bauers 2-run HR (5)
LF Chris Owings 2 hits.

Hayden Wesneski (W, 4-7) 6 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 1 W, 6 K. 3.79 #7 prospect
M. Gomez 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 0 K. 4.22
Bristo 1 2/3 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 2 W, 1 K. 4.59
Zach Greene 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.74

AA: Somerset (49-30; first half division champs) scored 3 in the bottom of the ninth to win 3-2.
LF Elijah Dunham 2 hits. #26 prospect. .256

Luis Medina 4 2/3 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 4 W, 4 K. 2 WP 1 HBP 3.67 #11 prospect
Minnick 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 3.16
Coleman (W, 1-1) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K. 2.08

High A: Hudson Valley (42-37) won 6-3.
SS Trey Sweeney 2 hits, 3 RBI. 2-run HR (9) #6 prospect. .230-9-37
CF Everson Pereira 2 hits, 2 RBI. Solo HR (8) #10 prospect. .273-8-41

Beck Way (W, 4-4) 6 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 2 W, 7 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.88 #21 prospect
C. Gomez (H, 2) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1.82
Alvarez (S, 3) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1.67

Low A: Tampa (37-42) swept a DH.
Game 1: Won 5-3.
RF Oswaldo Cabrera 2 for 2, 2 walks.
C Ben Rice 2 hits, 2 RBI. Solo HR (2)
3B Roberto Chirinos 2 RBI

Carela (W, 5-2) 6 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 0 W, 6 K. 2 HBP 2.78
Cortijo (S, 1) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.21

Game 2: Won 3-1.
DH Jasson Dominguez solo HR (9). #3 prospect. .259-9-34, 17 SB (nicknamed “The Martian”)
SS Benjamin Cowles 2 hits

Fitts (W, 3-6) 5 1/3 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 W, 7 K. Gave up 1 HR. 5.10
Holloway (S, 2) 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1 WP 1.98

Minor League Action from 7-6-22.

AAA: SWB (37-43) won 4-2.
RF Jake Bauers 2 RBI
3B Phillip Evans 2 hits.
1B Greg Bird 2 hits.

Schmidt 4 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.00
Nittoli (W, 4-1) 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.74
Shane Greene (H, 2) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1 HBP 4.96
Weissert (S, 8) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 2.56

AA: Somerset (47-30, first half division champs) lost 5-4.
LF Brandon Lockridge 2 his, solo HR (7) #17 prospect .246-7-29
CF Blake Perkins 2 hits.
1B Mickey Gasper 3 hits, 2 RBI. Solo HR (5)

Randy Vasquez (L, 0-3) 5 IP, 4 R, 9 H, 0 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. 2 HBP 3.06 #15 prospect.
Jennings 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 4.62
Espinal 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1 WP 2.30

High A: Hudson Valley (40-37) won 9-3.
CF Everson Pereira 3 RBI #10 prospect .263
DH Carlos Narvaez 2 hits, RBI

Sauer 4 2/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 W, 6 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 WP. 2 HBP 3.39
Edgar Barclay (W, 4-2) 3 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 1.08 #30 prospect
Mauricio 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 1 Balk. 4.96

Low A: Tampa off.

Minor League Games of 7-3-22. Florial stays hot. German rehabs.

AAA: SWB (36-42) won 5-1.
CF Estevan Florial 2 hits, RBI. #29 prospect .311
1B Jake Bauers 2 hits.

Brito (W, 3-1) 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 W, 4 K. 1 WP 2.31 (AAA numbers)
Cordero 1 1P, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 1 K. 4.66
Bristo 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 2 K. 4.26
Weissert 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. 2.64

AA: Somerset (46-29; won 1st half division title) won 8-3.
SS Anthony Volpe 2 hits #1 prospect .246 32 SB
LF Elijah Dunham solo HR (10) #26 prospect .261-10-38
CF Brandon Lockridge 3 hits, RBI. solo HR (6) #17 prospect .245-6-28
2B Jesus Bastidas 2 hits,
RF Blake Perkins 2 hits,
1B Chad Bell 2 hits, RBI solo HR (11)
DH Michael Beltre 2 hits, 4 RBI 3-run HR (5)

German 4 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 W, 3 K. 1.23
Spence (W, 3-4) 3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 HBP 5.29
Coleman 1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 3 W, 2 K. 2.29
Espinal 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K 2.15

High A: Hudson Valley (38-37) won 6-2.
3B Tyler Hardman solo HR (11)
1B Eric Wagaman 2 hits, RBI solo HR (9)
RF Aldenis Sanchez 2 hits, 2 RBI

T.J. Sikkema 4 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 8 K. 3 HBP 2.77 #19 prospect
Correa (W, 1-2) 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR. 2.52
Panacual (S,1) 4 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 W, 2 K. 1 HBP 2.96

Low A: Tampa (33-42) lost 6-2.

Messinger (L, 0-5) 3 2/3 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 4 W, 0 K. 1 WP 4.46
Anderson 2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1 WP. 2 HBP 2.63
Milam 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 W, 5 K.

Minor League Report on games of 6-30-22.

AAA: SWB (33-42) won 8-1.
CF Estevan Florial 2 RBI #29 prospect .293 26 SB
RF Jake Bauers 2 hits, 2 RBI 2-run HR (4)
DH Armando Alvarez 3 for 3 solo HR (8)

Schmidt 2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 W, 3 K. 3.60
Nittoli (W, 3-1) 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K. 3.69
M. Gomez 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 W, 2 K. 4.11
Mujica 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. 4.26

AA: Somerset (45-27, 1st half division champs) won 6-2.
SS Anthony Volpe 2 hits, 2 RBI. #1 prospect .241 30 SB
RF Jeisson Rosario 2 hits, RBI
1B Chad Bell 3 hits, RBI. Solo HR (8)

Randy Vasquez 7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 W, 7 K. 1 WP 2.73 #15 prospect
Jennings (W, 2-2) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 5.05
Coleman 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.00

High A: Hudson Valley (36-36) lost 6-1.

Castano (L, 2-6) 6 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 1 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. 2 HBP 3.20
C. Gomez 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 4 K. 2.08
Strom 0 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 3 W, 0 K. 1 HBP 6.23
Correa 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.22

Low A: Tampa (32-40) won 5-3.
C Austin Wells 3-run HR (2nd at Low A) #4 prospect .319-8-22, 9 SB Low and High A combined.
1B Anthony Garcia 2-run HR (11)

Carela 4 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 5 W, 7 K. 2 HBP Gave up 1 HR. 2.61
Anderson 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 W, 0 K. Gave up 1 HR 2.55
Dees (W, 2-2) 2 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 4 K. 3.86
van Zijll (S, 1) 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.09

Minor League Action from 6-11-22. Waldichuk superb… again. Nice outing too for Panacual.

AAA: SWB (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) won 8-4. They are 23-36.
SS Oswaldo Peraza 3 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (6). #2 prospect. .203-6-17. Tough season.
LF Miguel Andujar 2 hits, RBI.
3B Phillip Evans 2 hits.
RF Jake Bauers 2 RBI

Waldichuk (W, 1-1 in AAA) 6 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 W, 11 K. 3 HBP. 1.69 #6 prospect
M. Gomez 2/3 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 2 W, 0 K. 1 HBP 4.70
Cordero (H, 1) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 5.79
Weissert 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1 WP 3.33

I don’t mean to keep hyping Waldichuk, but his performances just speak for themselves. This season, between AA and AAA, he is 5-1, 1.44 in 10 starts, with 78 K in 50 IP. Last year, the 24 year old lefty was 6-3, 3.03 in 23 games (21 starts) between High A and AA with 163 K in 110 IP.

Total minor league career so far for Waldichuk: 43 games, 41 starts. 11-6, 2.71. 290 K in 189 1/3 IP.

AA: Somerset (35-20) won 6-0.
SS Anthony Volpe 3 hits, 3 RBI. Yankees’ #1 prospect. .224
3B Max Burt 2 hits, RBI

Boyle (W, 3-3) 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 W, 7 K. 1 HBP 5.98
Craft 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 0 K 4.91
Loseke 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 1 K. 1.29
Jennings 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 3.73

High A: Hudson Valley (27-29) won 1-0.
DH Anthony Seigler HR (3) for the only run of the game.

Panacual (W, 2-0) 7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 0 W, 9 K. 1.17
Miller (H, 1) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 2 K. 7.04
Mauricio (S, 5) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 4.91

Low A: Tampa ppd.