Minor League Report. Torres needs TJ surgery, done for year.

Yankees’ top prospect, INF Gleyber Torres, needs TJ surgery and is done for the year. He injured his non-throwing elbow sliding into home the other day and hyperextended the elbow, injuring ligaments as well.

The Yanks were possibly grooming Torres to take over at 3B for Chase Headley later this year. They also now have promoted 3B Miguel Andujar to AAA. Andujar is an option for the future at 3B, also the Yanks may look at the trade deadline for a 3B. They aren’t happy with Headley’s performance so far.

Besides 3B, the Yanks may also look to upgrade at starting pitching and 1B. With CC out until early August and Tanaka struggling, an upgrade in the rotation, via Chance Adams being called up,Fo or a trade, looks imminent.

Also, 1B has been a problem with Greg Bird hurt and shut down, and the disappointing performance of Chris Carter. Here, the Yanks could look at a promotion (Tyler Austin, Mike Ford, Ji-Man Choi) or look to trade.

These are three positions that bear watching over the next month. How do the Yanks upgrade here? Is there a big deal brewing?

AAA: SWB (42-26) won 6-1. CF Dustin Fowler double, HR, 2 RBI. 3 hits, HR, 2 RBI LF Jake Cave. 3 hits, RBI 2B Donovan Solano. RF Clint Frazier 2 hits.

Lail (W, 4-2, 4.78) 6 2/3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 2 W, 3 K.
Layne (H, 1) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 0.00
Heller 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. 2.48.

AA: Trenton off.

High A:   Tampa (37-31) won 4-2. 2B Nick Solak 2 hits, solo HR. LF Tito Polo 2 hits, rbi. C Sharif Othman 2 hits.

Widener (w, 4-6, 3.94) 6 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 W, 4 K.
Foley (H, 1) 1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1.59
Gomez (S, 2) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 3 K. 2.55

Low A: Charleston off.

UPDATE: Yanks’ minor league pitcher Matt Marsh has been suspended 50 games for using a banned substance.

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.

Just a quick reminder. No posts for a little over a week. I will be on vacation and on the other side of the country June 24-July 2.

AAA: SWB (35-25) lost 6-4 to Lehigh Valley. SS Tyler Wade 3 hits, 15th SB. CF Dustin Fowler 2 hits, RBI. 2B Donovan Solano 2 RBI. LF Mason Williams 2 hits. SWB struck out 15x.

Adams 6 2/3 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 1 W, 6 K. Gave up 1 HR 2.52
Webb (Bs, 2; L, 3-1, 3.30) 1/3 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 0 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR.
Graham 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 4.61

AA: Trenton (40-21) won 5-3. SS Thairo Estrada 3 hits, RBI. .330. 1B Mike Ford 2 RBI. 2 RBI CF Rashad Crawford.

Rogers (W, 3-0, 3.60) 7 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 W, 6 K. Gave up 1 HR (Overall A+/AA 7-3, 2.67)
Marsh (H, 2 ) 1 IP, 1 r, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. 4.26
Brewer (S, 3) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1.88

High A:  Tampa was off.

Low A: Charleston (30-33) lost 3-2. C Eduardo Navas 2-run HR. 2B Angel Aguilar 2 hits.

Rosa (L, 1-2, 4.23) 5 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 0 w, 3 K.
Sosebee 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 W, 2 K. 3.15

Minor League Report.

AAA: SWB (35-24) pounded Lehigh Valley 11-4. Rehabbing 1B Greg Bird 2 doubles, RBI. 2-Run HR LF Dustin Fowler. 3-run HR C Kyle Higashioka. 2B Donovan Solano 3 hits, rbi. SS Cito Culver 2 hits, 2 rbi.

Mitchell 2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 2 W, 3 K. 4.50
Feyereisen 3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 W, 6 K. 4.76
Jones (W, 5-1, 2.64) 1 2/3 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 0 W, 3 K.
Heller 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 2.60

AA:  Trenton (39-21) won 7-3. 3B Miguel Andujar double, HR, 3 RBI. 1B Mike Ford 2 hits, CF Rashad Crawford 2 hits, RBI. 3 hits, RBI for C Jorge Saez. SS Abiatal Avelino 2 hits, rbi.

Cortes (W, 4-0, 3.26) 5 IP, 1 R, 4 h, 0 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. Another pitcher w/a nice record.
Frare 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 W, 4 K. 5.13
Coshow 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 W, 2 K. 4.21
McNamara 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.50

High A: Tampa (32-31) lost 5-1. LF Trey Amburgey double, solo HR. Jorge Mateo is at .238.

Clarkin (L, 3-3, 2.49) 3 IP, 5 R, 3 H, 4 W, 0 K. Gave up 1 HR.
Tarpley 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 W, 1 K. 0.00
Reeves 2 iP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 k. 5.79
Schwaab 1 ip, 0 R, 1 H, 0 w, 0 K. 4.70

Low A: Charleston (30-32) lost both games of a DH.

Reg. sched. game: Lost 5-3. 3 hits, HR, 3 RBI CF Estevan Florial. 3 hits 2B Diego Castillo.

Orozco (L, 3-4, 5.36) 3 2/3 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 W, 2 K. Gave up 1 HR
Morris 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1.50

Makeup of 5/22 rainout: Lost 4-2. SS Oswaldo Cabrera 2 RBI. 2 Hits RF Isiah Gilliam.

DeCarr 3 2/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 4 W, 3 K. 4.91
Espinal (L, 1-1, 1.26) 2 1/3 IP, 2 runs, both unearned, 2 H, 2 W, 3 K.

Minor League Report. Herrera continues to dominate.

AAA: SWB (33-24) lost 3-2 to Lehigh Valley. RF Clint Frazier 2 hits. 3B Donovan Solano 2 hits. Rehabbing 1B Greg Bird 1 for 3 w/2 walks.

Lail 6 iP, 1 R, 4 H, 3 W, 5 K. 4.91
Mantiply (L, 2-3, 3.12) 1 1/3 ip, 2 r, 3 h, 1 W, 2 K.
Heller 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.77

AA: Trenton (37-21) won 9-0. Amidst talk of the injured James Kaprielian, and of Chance Adams, and Justus Sheffield, Ronald Herrera has been overlooked, but look at his record.

1B Mike Ford 3-run HR. SS Thairo Estrada (.332) 3 hits, RBI. RF Billy McKinney 2 hits. DH Zack Zehner 2 RBI.

Herrera (w, 7-0, 1.07) 6 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 9 K.
Carroll 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 2 K. 1.00

Herrera, a 22 yr. old righty, was ok, not great (10-8, 3.94 last year) but this year has really improved. Maybe a callup to AAA soon and we’ll see what he does there.

High A: Tampa (31-30) split a DH, both games 2-1.

Reg. sched. game: Won 2-1. C Francisco Diaz 2-run HR.

Koerner (W, 1-1, 3.00) 5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR.
Reeves (H, 2) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 7.36
Gomez (H, 2 ) 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 1 K. 2.93
Schwaab (S, 2 ) 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 4.91

Makeup of 6/7 rainout: Lost 2-1. 1B Chris Gittens had 2 of their 4 hits.

Widener (L, 3-6, 4.33) 5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 W, 5 K.
Foley 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 2 K. 0.00

Low A: Charleston (30-29) split a DH.

Reg. Sched. game: won 3-1. RF Isiah Gilliam 2-run HR. Solo HR for LF Dalton Blaser.

Nick Green (W, 4-4, 2.75) 7 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 0 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR.

Makeup of 6/6 rainout: Lost 2-0. Got just 3 hits.

Perez (L, 1-3, 3.77) 6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 W, 5 K.
Sosebee 1 Ip, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K, 3.45.

 

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. Yanks trade Tejada to O’s for $$. Charleston romps, 17-0.

The Yankees traded SS Ruben Tejada, the former Met who spent all this year so far at AAA SWB, to the Orioles for cash.

AAA: SWB was rained out.

AA: Trenton (35-20) lost 5-4 in 12 innings. 1B Mike Ford 2 hits, solo HR. DH Zack Zehner 2 hits. RF Billy McKinney 3 hits. CF Rashad Crawford 2 hits, RBI.

Domingo Acevedo is another prospect to watch.

Acevedo 6 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 0 W, 7 K. 1.78
Wotherspoon (BS, 1) 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 W, 3 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1.67
Carroll 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K. 1.35.
Ruth (L, 0-2, 8.44) 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K.

High A: Tampa (29-28) won 9-1 in a game completed early (7 inn.) b/c of wet grounds.

CF Tito Polo 3 hits, double, solo HR. LF Trey Amburgey 3 hits, solo HR, 2 RBI.
RF Jhalen Jackson solo HR. 1B Chris Gittens 2 H, 2 RBI.

Rehabbing DH Greg Bird 1 for 4, single, RBI.

Littell (w, 7-1, 1.94)  7 IP, 1 R, 8 H, 2 W, 6 K.

Low A: Charleston (28-28) won HUGE. 17-0.

Diego Castillo, SS, 2 hits, HR, 4 RBI.
2B Hoy Jun Park, 2 hits, HR, 2 RBI.
CF Estevan Florial 3 hits, rbi.
C Donny Sands 3 hits, 3 RBI
DH Brandon Wagner 2 hits, 2 RBI.
1B Dalton Blaser 3 hits, HR, 4 RBI.

Orozco (w, 3-3, 5.21) 5 Ip, 0 R, 3 H, 4 W, 8 K.
Rosa (S, 2) 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 4 K. 4.08

An example of the stupid save rule. I mean, how do you get a “save” in a 17-0 win? What, he got the save because he didn’t give up 17 runs?