Minor league action from May 14, 2022. Tampa strikes out 24x in 1-0 loss (Yes, 9 inning game!)

AAA: SWB (12-21) won 4-1.
RF Estevan Florial 2 hits (#30 prospect)
SS Oswald Peraza 2 hits, 2 RBI (#2 prospect)
2B Armando Alvarez solo HR (2)

Wesneski (W, 1-4) 6 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. 2.31 (#8 prospect)
Lane (H, 3) 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K. 1.35
Mujica (H, 1) 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H< 0 W, 1 K. 6.75
Miller (S, 3) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.70

The Yanks will soon need to make room on the 40 man roster for pitchers like Wesneski and Ken Waldichuk.

AA: Somerset (20-11) won 8-7.
CF Jeisson Rosario 2 hits.
2B Derek Dietrich 3 hits, 3 RBI. (Ex-MLB). Solo HR (7)
RF Blake Perkins 2 hits
C Rodolfo Duran 2-run HR (2)
1B Max Burt solo HR (2)

Medina 3 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 4 W, 3 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 WP 1 HBP 5.00 (#12 prospect)
Ramirez 1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1 WP 3.60
Maciejewski (W, 1-0) 4 1/3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 W, 6 K. 3.10
Ernst (S, 2) 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 1 WP 2.76

High A: Hudson Valley (15-16) lost 7-3 in 11 innings. They got just 3 hits.
1B Tyler Hardman 2-run Game-tying, two out HR in bottom of ninth. (3)

Sikkema 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 3 K. 0.00 (#20 prospect)
Barclay 3 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 W, 3 K. 1 WP. 1 HBP 1.48
Coleman 3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 W, 6 K. Gave up 1 HR. 0.47
Myatt 1 1/3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 W, 1 K. 1.38
Blanton (L, 0-1) 1 2/3 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 2 W, 3 K. 1 WP Gve up 1 HR 9.58

Low A: Tampa (14-17) lost 1-0, and of the 27 outs they made, they struck out 24 times!
They got just 2 hits.

Champlain (L, 0-2) 5 1/3 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 W, 6 K. Gave up 1 HR. 2.49
Anderson 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 1.65
Watson 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K. 3.79

Minor League Action, May 10, 2022

AAA: SWB (11-19) won 2-0.
LF Miguel Andujar 2 hits.
3B Phillip Evans 2 hits, RBI
RF Matt Pita solo HR (4)

Sears 3 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 8 K. 0.79 (Hope Yanks bring him back up soon. #24 prospect)
Mujica 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 7.20
McClain 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 0 K. 5.91
Miller (W, 1-2) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 1 WP. 2.92

AA: Somerset (17-10) lost 4-3.
LF Elijah Dunham 2 hits, RBI. Solo HR (3) (#27 prospect)

Brito (L, 2-2) 5 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 3 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 HBP. 1.42
Minnick 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 2.87
Craft 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 W, 2 K. 2 WP. 6.97

High A: Hudson Valley (14-13) lost 12-4.
C Austin Wells 3 hits, 3 RBI. Solo HR (5). (#4 prospect)

Abeyta (L, 0-2) 2 IP, 6 R, 4 H, 3 W, 1 K. 1 WP. 2 HBP. 6.19
Hutchison 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 2 K. 5.59
Blanton 1 IP, 4 R, 0 H, 5 W, 1 K. 1 Balk. 1 HBP. 8.31. Quite wild.
Ruegger 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 2 K. 9.00
Correa 2 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 0.84

Low A: Tampa (13-14) lost 12-11.
SS Alexander Vargas 2 hits, RBI. Solo HR (3) (#17 prospect)
CF Jasson Dominguez 3 hits, 4 RBI Solo HR (3) (#3 prospect)
1B Anthony Garcia 2 hits.
RF Madison Santos 2 RBI 2-run HR (2)
3B Marcos Cabrera 3 RBI . 3-run HR (4)

Yulie 3 2/3 IP, 8 R, 4 H, 3 W, 3 K. 1 Balk. 2 HBP. Gave up 1 HR 7.97
Anderson (L, 1-1) 1 1/3 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 0 W, 2 K. Gave up 2 HR. 1.84
Watson 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 W, 1 K. gave up 1 HR. 1 WP. 4.00
Holloway 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1 HBP 2.35
C. Gomez 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1.53

Couldn’t post this until I got out of Facebook jail (what’s happening to our country? Wake up, people! Defend your 1st Amendment (and other rights under other Amendments!))

Rain wreaks havoc again. Here are some minor league results. Rortvedt begins rehab.

Rain Saturday washed out the Yankees game (to be made up Monday afternoon) as well as the games of their AA and High A farm teams. Here are the games that WERE played.

AAA: SWB (10-18) lost both games of a doubleheader.

Game 1: lost 9-2, getting just four hits.

D. Garcia (L, 0-2) 3 2/3 IP, 6 R, 4 ER, 4 H, 3 W, 4 K. gave up 1 HR. 2 WP 9.17 (#29 prospect)
McClain 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 6.52
Espinal 1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 1 W, 0 K. 9.82

Is anyone else (I’m sure you all are) concerned about the regression of Deivi Garcia? Garcia is 3-9, 7.23 at AAA between last year and this. Garcia is still young, turning 23 in less than two weeks, but his regression is concerning. I think, based on recent results, it’s time to send Deivi down to AA and promote Ken Waldichuk (#6 prospect) from AA to AAA. Waldichuk is 2-0, 1.45 in four starts at AA this year, 28 K in 18 2/3 IP. Between 2021 and 2022, Waldichuk has gone 6-3, 3.67 at AA with 136 K in 98 IP.

Game 2: Lost 7-6 in 10 innings.
RF Phillip Evans 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (2)
2B Jose Peraza 2 hits, RBI

Clarke Schmidt 2 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 W, 3 K. 3.86 (#7 prospect)
Mujica 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 13.50
Banuelos (BS, 1) 2 1/3 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 3 W, 2 K. 1 WP 3.32
Miller 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 3.48
M. Gomez (L, 1-1) 2 1/3 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 W, 2 K 1 HBP 2.13

Low A: Tampa (13-12) lost 3-2.
DH Ben Rortvedt solo HR as he starts a rehab assignment

Champlain 4 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 W, 6 K. 2.70
Cortijo 1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 4.50
Watson (L, 1-2) 2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 W, 0 K. 3.71

Minor league report, Games of 5/1/22

AAA: SWB (9-14) lost to Lehigh Valley, 9-3, giving up 7 runs in the last two innings.
(Didn’t SWB start out 4-0?)

CF Estevan Florial 2 hits, RBI (#30 prospect)
C Max McDowell 2 hits.
LF Ryan LaMarre 2 hits, RBI.

Banuelos 4 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 W, 4 K. 2.16
McKay 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 0 K. 2.00
Marinaccio 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 5 K. 0.00 (#28 prospect)
McClain (L, 0-1; BS, 1) 1/3 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 0 W, 0 K. 7.56
Miller 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 W, 0 K. Gave up 1 HR. 4.15
Mujica 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. Gave up 1 HR. 18.00

AA: Somerset (14-7) won 5-0 on a one-hitter.
SS Anthony Volpe solo HR (3) (#1 prospect)
DH Brandon Lockridge 2 hits, 2 RBI. (#18 prospect)
3B Andres Chaparro 2-run HR (5)
C Mickey Gasper 2 hits.

Brito (W, 2-1) 7 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 6 K. 0.89
Ramirez 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 0.00
Zurak 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 0.00

High A: Hudson Valley (12-9) lost 8-6.
CF Everson Pereira 2 hits, RBI (#11 prospect)
1B Eric Wagaman 2 RBI. 2-run HR (1)
C Austin Wells solo HR (3) (#4 prospect)
LF Aaron Palensky solo HR (1)

Low A: Tampa (9-11) split a doubleheader.
Game 1: Won 3-2.
1B Anthony Garcia 2 hits, RBI. Solo HR (6)

Champlain 5 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 1 W, 3 K. Gave up 1 HR 2.87
Dees (W, 1-0) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 0 K. 0.00
Neely (S, 2) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 5.40

Game 2: Lost 3-0, getting just one hit.

Panacual (L, 0-2) 4 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 2 W, 7 K. 2 HBP. 3.45
Milam 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 4.00
Messinger 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 4.50
Watson 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.61

Minor League Report. SWB loses 2 to LV

AAA: SWB (9-12) lost both games of a doubleheader to Lehigh Valley.
Game 1: Lost 11-3.
3B Phillip Evans 2 hits, 2 RBI . 2-run HR (1)

Gil 4 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 3 W, 5 K. gave up 2 HR. 12.00 (#10 prospect)
Bristo (L, 0-1) 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 2 W, 2 K. 7.71
Mujica 1 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 W, 0 K. 1 WP Gave up 2 HR. 18.00
McClain 1 1/3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 W, 2 K. 5.63

Game 2: Lost 7-3.
3B Armando Alvarez solo HR (1)

Sears 2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 4 K. 3.86 (#24 prospect)
Miller (L, 0-2) 1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 W, 3 K. 2.25
Greene 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 W, 1 K. gave up 1 HR 6.10
Weissert 2 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 2 W, 2 K. Gave up 1 HR 4.66

AA: Somerset (12-7) won 7-1.
2B Derek Dietrich 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (3)
RF Blake Perkins 2-run HR (6)
3B Chad Bell w-run HR (2)

Medina (W, 1-1) 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 6 K. 2.31 (#12 prospect)
Maciejewski (S, 1) 4 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 W, 4 K. 4.40

High A: Hudson Valley (11-8) won 9-2.
SS Trey Sweeney solo HR (3) (#5 prospect)
DH Austin Wells 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (2) (#4 prospect)
3B Tyler Hardman 2 hits, 3 RBI. 2-run HR (1)
1B Eric Wagaman 2 hits, 2 RBI.
CF Aldenis Sanchez 2 hits, RBI

Way (W, 1-0) 5 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 W, 6 K. 3.77 (#22 prospect)
Correa 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 6 K. 0.00
Ruegger 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 W, 1 K. 4.50

Low A: Tampa PPD.

Minor League Report.

AAA: SWB (4-1) suffered their first loss of the season, losing 4-3 in 10 innings.
CF Estevan Florial (Yanks #30 prospect) 2 hits.
SS Oswald Peraza (#2 prospect) 4 hits, RBI
LF Miguel Andujar 2 hits

Gil 3 2/3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. 4.91 (#10 prospect)
Lane 1 1/3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 W, 1 K. 0.00
Bristo 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 1 K. 3.00
Greene 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. 4.50
Miller (L, 0-1) 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 0.00

AA: Somerset (2-0) won 11-2.
LF Elijah Dunham 2 hits (#27 prospect)
DH Josh Breaux 2 hits, 4 RBI. A 3-run HR (2) (#26 prospect)
3B Andres Chaparro 3 hits
1B Chad Bell 2 hits, 3 RBI
C Rodolfo Duran 3 hits, RBI; Solo HR (1)
2B Oliver Dunn 3 for 3, 3 RBI

Waldichuk (W, 1-0) 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 W, 7 K. 0.00 (#6 prospect) 1 WP
Ernst 1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 W, 1 K. 2 WP 5.40
Espianal 1 IP ,1 R, 2 H, 2 W, 1 K. 9.00
Zurak 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0W, 2 K. 0.00

Waldichuk put up a great year last year and off to a good start here. A lefty to watch.

High A: Hudson Valley (1-1) won 8-6 in 10 innings.
DH T.J. Rumfield 3 RBI, 2-run HR (1)
LF Aldenis Sanchez 2 hits, 2 RBI
3B Eduardo Torrealba 3 hits.

Way 4 1/3 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 2 W, 7 K. 2 WP. Gave up 1 HR, 6.23 (#22 prospect)
Myatt 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 W, 2 K. 0.00
Munoz 2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.86
Mauricio (W, 1-0) 1 2/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 W, 1 K. 5.40
Blanton (S, 1) 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 0.00

Tampa (1-1) lost 5-1.
3B Marcos Cabrera 2 hits, solo HR (2)

Panacual (L, 0-1) 3 1/3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 W, 6 K. 5.40
C. Gomez 3 1/3 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 0 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. 5.40
Neely 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 0.00

Minor League Report. SWB scores late to win, 5-3.

SWB (2-0), down 3-0, scored twice in the top of the eighth, and three times in the top of the ninth to win, 5-3.

In the eighth, Rob Brantly and Estevan Florial homered. For Florial (ranked Yankees’ #30 prospect), it was his second HR in as many games, and he had two of the Railriders’ five hits.

Brantly hit a SF to tie the game in the ninth, and Ryan LaMarre’s 2-run double was the game winning hit.

#8 Prospect Hayden Wesneski pitched five scoreless innings.

Wesneski 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 4 K. 1 WP
Bristo 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K.
Greene 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 W, 3 K. Gave up 1 HR.
Miller (S) 1 P, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K.

S.T. Game 17. Yanks fall to Toronto, 7-5.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson each hit a 2-run HR, but Luis Gil struggled as the Yanks (7-9-1 in spring training) lost to Toronto 7-5 Sunday afternoon.

Besides Donaldson having two hits, Max McDowell also had a two-hit game for the Yanks.

Pitching Line:

Gil 2 1/3 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 1 W, 2 K. Also a WP, Balk, and an error.
Schmidt (L) 4 1/3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR
Gomez 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K.
Miller 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K.

Ex-manager Ray Miller dies at age 76

One-time MLB manager Ray Miller has passed away at the age of 76.

Miller took over in the Twins in mid-1985, and was 50-50 as they finished 4th. The next year, he was 59-80 when he was replaced by Tom Kelly. The Twins finished 6th. Kelly led the Twins to the WS Championship in 1987.

Miller then managed the Orioles in 1998 and 1999, going 79-83, then 78-84, finishing 4th both years.

He was 266-297 as a manager, winning pct. .472 which over a 162 game season, averages out as 76-86.

Miller, Simmons make HOF. Munson, Mattingly and John come up short.

It would have been nice to see two or even three Yankee captains entering the HOF on the same day but it won’t happen.

Thurman Munson and Don Mattingly were not elected to the HOF yesterday by a committee, so neither will be joining Derek Jeter (expected to get in, perhaps unanimously, by the writers) and Tommy John was not elected either.

Elected were Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons.

Miller, who died in 2012 at the age of 95, was a union leader who fought for players rights, such as free agency and against the reserve clause and as a result, player’s salaries skyrocketed.

Simmons, a switch-hitting C, played for St. Louis 1968-1980, Milwaukee 1981-1985, and Atlanta 1986-1988. He helped the Brewers win the 1982 AL Pennant. He got MVP consideration 7x, finished in the top 10 3x, and was an 8x All Star. His 162 g. average was .285-16-92 with an OPS+ of 118. He hit .186-3-8 in 17 postseason games. He had 2472 hits and 248 HR.