Clarke Schmidt was so-so and the Yanks bats were a bit quiet as the Yanks (10-15-1 in spring training) lost to Washington Wednesday, 5-2.
Notes
Peraza 0 for 4. #3 prospect. .188 in spring training, as for me, Volpe should be starting SS. Stanton 1 for 3, scored a run. Cabrera 2 for 3. SB Elijah Dunham 1 for 1, RBI. #18 prospect. Rafael Ortega 0 for 2, RBI. .161 in spring training. Does he make team? I’d go with Calhoun. Willie Calhoun 0 for 1. Not as versatile in OF as Ortega, but .306 this spring training Estevan Florial 0 for 3, 2 strikeouts. .167 in spring training, and out of options. Could be DFA’d soon.
Schmidt (L) 3 2/3 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 2 W, 1 K. King 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. Krook 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. Has good chance of making team as 2nd lefty in bullpen. Danish 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. Gave up 1 HR. No chance of making team with a 33.23 spring training ERA.
It was not a good outing for Domingo German, who gave up 7 runs on 4 HR and 2 HBP in an outing that lasted less than three innings. The Yanks (9-12-1 in spring training) lost to Detroit, 8-7.
The lineup featured mostly prospects and minor leaguers. The most notable thing was IKF in CF.
Volpe 0 for 4 #1 prospect. Benjamin Cowles 1 for 1, 2-run HR. Peraza 1 for 3, was HBP. #3 prospect Hicks 2 for 3 with walk but made his third bad fielding play of spring training. Kiner-Falefa (IKF) 1 for 3 Spencer Jones 2 for 2 #5 prospect Estevan Florial 2 for 4, 3 RBI Wilmer Difo 2 for 4, 2-run HR Mickey Gasper 1 for 1
German (L) 2 2/3 IP, 7 R, 9 H, 0 W, 1 K. Gave up 4 HR. 2 HBP. Krook 2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 W, 3 K. Gave up HR Deivi Garcia 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 3 K. Danish 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K.
You have to remember that Jasson Dominguez, aka as “The Martian”, is only 20 years old and has only played a handful of games in AA, where he will probably start out at in 2023.
But it is ok to dream of him being in the Bronx soon. He homered yet again today in one of the Yankees (8-8 in spring training) split squad games. He played in the home game, in which they lost to the Phillies, 6-3.
The Yanks only had four hits in this game.
LeMahieu 1 for 2 with a walk Judge 0 for 2 with a walk. Stanton 2 for 3, single and double. Dominguez 1 for 3, 2-run HR #2 prospect Volpe 0 for 1 with a walk, also was HBP #1 prospect
German 2 1/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 W, 3 K M. Gomez 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K. Peralta 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K Holmes 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K 1 HBP King 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. Krook (L) 2 2/3 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 1 W, 3 K. 2 WP has shot at bullpen spot. Keating 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1 WP
They lost the away game, 3-0 to the Pirates, getting just 5 hits.
Peraza 0 for 3 #3 prospect Kiner-Falefa 1 for 3 Florial 0 for 2, 2 strikeouts. I expect him to be DFA’d soon. Donaldson 0 for 3 McKinney 2 for 3 Jones 0 for 2, 2 strikeouts #5 prospect.
Weber (L) 2 2/3 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 2 W, 1 K. Gave up 2 HR 1 balk Hamilton 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K. Ramirez 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. Has shot at bullpen spot. Santos 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 W, 1 K.
The game didn’t start out well as new Yankee Carlos Rodon, in his first spring training outing, gave up 2 HR and 5 runs. Also, the streaky Giancarlo Stanton doesn’t have a hit in spring training so far and was 0 for 3 Sunday with 3 strikeouts.
Down 6-2 going into the top of the ninth, Jamie Westbrook and Jasson “the Martian” Dominguez each hit 3-run homers in an 8-run inning to give the Yankees (6-4 in spring training) a 10-6 win.
Notes:
Harrison Bader 0 for 2, walk. Everson Pereira 1 for 2, double (#6 prospect) Gleyber Torres 0 for 3 Oswaldo Cabrera 1 for 3, solo HR. Looking for LF job, looks like he will be utility man. “where’s Oswaldo?” Stanton 0 for 3, 3 strikeouts. Kiner-Falefa 0 for 3. It appears both Peraza and Volpe are beating him out for the SS job. Westbrook 1 for 2, 3-run HR. Estevan Florial 0 for 2. Out of options and I think he gets DFA’d Higashioka 0 for 2 Dominguez 1 for 2, 3-run HR (#2 prospect)
Pitching:
Rodon 2+ IP, 5 R, 6 H, 1 W, 2 K. Gave up 2 HR. 1 HBP Abreu 2 IP, 0 r, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. trying for bullpen job, out of options Krook 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 4 K. Lefty trying for bullpen job. longshot but would give Yanks 2nd lefty (Peralta) Evans (Winner) 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. Santos 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K.
It wasn’t a good day for the Yankees (3-2 in spring training) and especially not for pitcher Tyler Danish as the Yanks were hammered today by Tampa Bay, 12-0.
The Yanks only had five hits, all singles. They struck out 11x.
UPDATED PROSPECT RANKINGS
Boxscore notables:
Gleyber Torres 0 for 3 with a strikeout and an error Oswald Peraza 1 for 3 as he tries to grab the SS job. #3 prospect. Jose Trevino 1 for 3 with a strikeout. Everson Pereira 1 for 3 with a strikeout. #6 prospect. Spencer Jones 0 for 2, 2 strikeouts. #5 prospect having rough spring so far.
Sean Boyle (L) 3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 W, 3 K. Gave up 1 HR. #29 prospect Matt Krook 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1 HBP competing for a bullpen spot. Nick Ramirez 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K. also competing for a bullpen spot Tyler Danish 0 IP, 6 R, 4 H, 2 W, 0 K. Faced six batters, didn’t record an out, all six scored. Kaleb Cowart 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR. Sean Hermann 2/3 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 1 W, 0 K. Alex Mauricio 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K.
An interesting development. Dodger SS Gavin Lux was injured, tearing an ACL and will miss the whole season. So IKF could be on the trading block, being that the Dodgers need a SS and the Yanks may want to go with Oswald Peraza or Anthony Volpe at SS.
The Yankees announced they’ve selected pitchers Jhony Brito and Matt Krook onto the 40-man roster. New York also outrighted outfielder Tim Locastro off the roster, and the speedster elected minor league free agency upon clearing waivers.
Both Brito and Krook have played seven seasons in the minor leagues. That’d have given the right to elect free agency this evening if the Yankees didn’t place them on the 40-man roster. New York clearly values both enough to keep them from hitting the open market, with each player cracking a 40-man for the first time.
Brito, 25 in February, is a former amateur signee out of the Dominican Republic. He’s a quality strike-thrower, and Baseball America wrote this summer that he could develop into a back-of-the-rotation starter. The righty split this year between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, working to a 2.96 ERA through 112 2/3 combined innings. He only struck out 20% of opponents but had a tiny 7.7% walk rate.
Krook spent the whole year in Scranton, starting 22 of 29 appearances. The University of Oregon product, a fourth-round draftee back in 2016, pitched to a 4.09 ERA over 138 2/3 frames. He had a solid 25.7% strikeout percentage but walked an elevated 12.1% of batters faced. The left-hander is generally regarded by evaluators as a likely future reliever.
Locastro, a 30-year-old outfielder, has seen sporadic action for the Yankees in each of the last two seasons. He appeared in 38 games this year but worked mostly as a late-game entrant based on his speed and defense. Locastro hit .186/.239/.349 in 46 plate appearances this year and is a career .227/.325/.331 hitter. He spent most of the season in Scranton, putting up a .240/.332/.395 line over 47 games.
The Yankees announced that they have added right-hander Jimmy Cordero to their 40-man roster.
Cordero, 31, logged 83 innings of MLB action across the 2018-2020 time frame, putting up a 4.55 ERA in that time. Unfortunately, he required Tommy John surgery in March of 2021, wiping out that entire season. The White Sox outrighted him at the end of that campaign.
He signed a minor league deal with the Yankees for 2022 and was able to return to the mound by June. He eventually made 32 appearances for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. In 38 2/3 innings, he posted a 2.09 ERA, along with a incredible 31.8% strikeout rate and 51.7% ground ball rate.
Based on that strong showing, he’s earned his way back onto a 40-man roster. He has one option year remaining, which will allow the Yankees to use him as an optionable depth arm in 2023. He has between two and three years of MLB service time, meaning they can keep him around for years to come if he continues to hang onto that roster spot.
Also (and not from MLBTR) the Yanks are reportedly interested in Masataka Yoshida from Japan, who I wrote about a few days ago. Lefty hitting OF. Good bat-to-ball contact. Think Benintendi with more power.
The Yanks offered the qualifying offer to Anthony Rizzo ($19.65MM). We will see if he accepts or wants a little more, like 2 years/$40MM.
To no surprise, Aaron Judge added the Silver Slugger award to his Hank Aaron Award. We wait for all-MLB and MVP awards.
Low A: Tampa (61-66) were supposed to play a DH. One game was postponed. They lost the one they did play, 9-8, in 10 innings. C Juan Crisp 2 hits, 3 RBI. 1st game at Low A. 1B Anthony Garcia 2 hits, 2 RBI
Y. Castro 2 2/3 IP, 6 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.59 Will Brian 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 4 K. 0.00 First game at Low A. Paciorek 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. 25.07 Bustamante (BS, 1) 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 3 W, 2 K. 1 WP 2.08 Anderson 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 3 K. 4.26 Watson (L, 5-5) 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 W, 0 K. 4.01
The Sommer Frieze 
