Minor League & Prospects Thread

Yankees MILB 5/11: Brock Selvidge’s CG Effort Leads Somerset

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The Yankees released OF Luis Gonzalez from his minor league contract, finally getting their revenge for that game-winning hit in the 2001 World Series. Sorry, Luis, you are guilty by association even if you don’t have any association.



Gonzalez hit .282/.374/.397 in 91 plate appearances for Scranton.



Expect a report delay on Sunday due to Mother’s Day.



Scranton (26-11) (Split a doubleheader with Rochester)



Game 1 (Lost a close one, 15-3)



3B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB, K

CF Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, RBI, 3 K

.248/.333/.519 in 150 PA. The 35.3% K is concerning.

1B T.J. Rumfield: 0-for-4, K

C Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-4, 2 2B (7), RS, 2 K

LF Taylor Trammell: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K

Trammell cleared waivers and was outrighted to Scranton, where the Yankees will try to tap into some of what once made him a top prospect.

RF Oscar Gonzalez: 0-for-1, RS, 2 BB, K

DH-P Jose Rojas: 0-for-2, RS, BB

SS Kevin Smith: 0-for-1, SF, RBI, BB

2B Josh VanMeter: 0-for-2, BB



LHP Edgar Barclay: (L, 3-2) 4 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 3 HR

This is a “toss it out” outing. Season: 4.86 ERA (33.1 IP, 30 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 5 HR, 19 BB, 34 K).

RHP Cody Morris: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

LHP Clayton Andrews: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR

RHP Jose Rojas: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR



Game 2 (Won, 5-3 – proving that one game rarely builds momentum to the next)



CF Greg Allen: 1-for-3, K

3B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-2, BB

.290/.414/.442 in 170 PA. He owns a 15-game on-base streak.

1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, BB

.310/.372/.476 with 18 RBI in 94 PA since his promotion.

DH Taylor Trammell: 0-for-3, K

RF Oscar Gonzalez: 1-for-3, HR (2), RBI, RS

LF Jose Rojas: 1-for-3, HR (7), RBI, RS, K

Pitches in Game 1, homers in Game 2 – is there anything Jose Rojas can’t do?

LF Brandon Lockridge: 0-for-0

C Luis Torrens: 1-for-3, RS, 2 K

SS Jeter Downs: 1-for-1, 2B (5), 2 RS, 2 BB

.267/.358/.533 in 107 PA. This is Downs’ 4th season in Triple-A, and he didn’t do much in the first three years.

2B Josh VanMeter: 1-for-3, 2B (6), RBI, K



RHP Cody Poteet (W, 3-0): 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, HR

3.68 ERA (29.1 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 4 HR, 7 BB, 34 K). One thing the Yankees don’t lack is adequate pitching depth.

LHP Anthony Misiewicz (S, 3): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K



Somerset (15-15) (Defeated Altoona, 7-3, in a 7-inning game. This was supposed to be a doubleheader, but Game 1 was delayed, so they postponed Game 2. They will try to play two tomorrow)



CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-3, 3 RBI, SB (6), BB, K

His recent slump is documented, so this is nice to see.

SS Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, 3 K

2B Anthony Seigler: 0-for-0

C Ben Rice: 2-for-4, HR (8), RBI, 2 RS, 2 K

Rice’s first HR since April 30. He is hitting .264/.386/.509 in 133 PA.

1B Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, RS, K

HR >>>>> Singles. However, I like the fact he compiled a couple of singles today. Maybe this is the start of non-HR falling in more often. He is hitting .248/.387/.564 in 124 PA.

2B-SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, 2B (11), 2 RS, BB

.333/.416/.556 in 125 PA (11 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 18 R, 11.2% BB, 16% K). He is on pace to match last year’s HR total (10) while eclipsing last year’s doubles pace (18 in 453 PA).

DH Grant Richardson: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K

.299/.361/.483 in 97 PA. When do we take his Double-A performance (which goes back to the second half of 2023) seriously?

3B J.C. Escarra: 3-for-4, 2 RS

Escarra was in a 1-for-17 slump entering today.

RF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-2, RBI, BB

LF Jared Wegner: 0-for-3, 2 K



LHP Brock Selvidge: (W, 3-1): 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HR

The rare minor league complete game. Selvidge needed 93 pitches to get through this one. Season: 2.18 ERA (33 IP, 26 H, 13 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 33 K). Selvidge won’t be 22 until late August. I think he belongs on midseason Top 100 lists, but when you get towards the bottom of those lists, there are a lot of prospects for the “experts” to choose from.



Hudson Valley (14-15) (Lost to Aberdeen, 6-5, in extra innings. This game started extremely late due to rain)



2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-5, K

SS Jared Serna: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K

Serna’s 9-game hitting streak is snapped.

RF Jace Avina: 1-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K

C-3B Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-3, 2B (6), 2 RBI, RS, K

Rodriguez is hitting .321 with a .919 OPS (6 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 16 R).

3B Beau Brewer: 1-for-3, RS, BB, K

PR-LF Kyle Battle: 0-for-0, RS

1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-3, 2 2B (7), RBI, BB, K

DH Kiko Romero: 0-for-1, 3 BB, K

CF Nelson Medina: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K

LF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-4, K

C Juan Crisp: 0-for-0



LHP Kyle Carr: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K

Carr sets a new personal best for strikeouts (only his 6th start). He owns a 5.64 ERA in 22.1 IP (26 H, 21 R, 14 ER, 1 HR, 20 BB, 19 K).

RHP Matt Keating: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

4.00 ERA (18 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 23 K)

RHP Cole Ayers: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

RHP Steven Fulgencio: (L, 1-1) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K



Tampa (10-22) (Lost to Clearwater, 9-4. By the way, I love it when affiliates play well and win titles. However, do I worry about a 10-22 Low-A team? No)



SS George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-3, 3 K

Not the return he wanted, but at least he is back. He is hitting .226/.422/.258 in 83 PA.

2B Brenny Escanio: 2-for-2

13-for-43 (.302) in limited action.

2B-SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, K

1B Dylan Jasso: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K

7-game hitting streak (13-for-29)

CF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-4, 2B (5), BB, K

RF Willy Montero: 1-for-4, RBI, RS

3B Hans Montero: 2-for-4, SB (1)

Montero’s third straight multi-hit effort jumps his average to .300 (9-for-30). When Enmanuel Tejeda returns from injury, there will be an infield crunch to sort through. Will Montero head to the FCL?

LF Coby Morales: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K

DH Tomas Frick: 2-for-4, 2B (6), RS

Frick is hitting .373 with a 1.033 OPS (6 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 8 BB, 11 K). He has reached base safely in all 15 of his games.

C Manuel Palencia: 2-for-4, RS



RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

It’s only a matter of time before he is activated.

RHP Josh Grosz: 4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR

6.66 ERA (25.2 IP, 33 H, 28 R, 19 ER, 7 HR, 12 BB, 40 K). The K rate is solid and the HR rate needs to come down (his HR/FB was 27.8% entering today, which will likely go up. Is that unlucky? Let me say this: 13% is considered “awful”) He is 21 and in his first professional season – he deserves a load of patience.

RHP Cade Austin: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR

RHP Montana Semmel: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

RHP Kris Bow: 0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR



FCL (4-2) (Defeated the Blue Jays, 9-3, in a 7-inning game)



(Remember, I do not list out the entire lineup for the FCL/DSL games)



C Edgleen Perez: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K

Perez went 0-for-2 with a HBP in the season opener. Since: 5-for-10, 2 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 5 BB, 1 K

1B Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-2, RBI, RS, 3 BB, K

7-for-15 (2 doubles, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 7 BB, 4 K). When Perez is 17, Gonzalez is 20. Since the FCL starts earlier and ends earlier now, some of these kids will trickle up to Low-A once this season ends. Gonzalez already looks like a good candidate.

DH Engelth Urena: 1-for-4, SF, RBI, 2 K

Season debut for the 19-year-old who hadn’t played since 2022. Oh, in case you are wondering, he too is listed as a catcher. I would love to be in the room when the Yankees discuss all their catching prospects.

SS Juan Matheus: 1-for-2, HR (1), 3 RBI, RS, 2 BB

Two good signs for Matheus: They are playing him extensively at shortstop and batting him in the middle of the order. That indicates some level of trust.

3B Luis Ogando: 2-for-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 RS, HBP

Ogando hit 6 HR in 70 DSL games.



RHP Omar Gonzalez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

RHP Alejandro Gomez: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

RHP Jose Guzman (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

LHP Rafelin Nivar: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

CF: Pereira 1-for-4, RBI, 3 Ks.

Man, I wish he would cut down on his strikeouts.

Sunday's farm report from Tom Kosensky. Agustin Ramirez has 3 extra-base hits, Oswald Peraza homers, Durbin, Rumfield, Pereira and Narvaez power Scranton and Zach Messinger K's 8 in five innings.

tomkosensky.com/2024/05/12/yankees-milb-5-12-agustin-ramirez-3-extra-base-hits/

Yankees MILB 5/12: Agustin Ramirez: 3 Extra-Base Hits

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Happy Mother’s Day!



Scranton (27-11) (Defeated Rochester, 6-4)



2B Caleb Durbin: 2-for-4, 2 RS, 2 SB (17), BB

Durbin continues his big season: .296/.420/.444 in 175 PA (13 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 28 RBI, 28 R, 15.4% BB, 10.3% K, 17-for-19 SB).

DH Everson Pereira: 2-for-5, RS, SB (4), K

10-for-43 (.233) in May with a double and two homers. He also has a whopping 15 strikeouts.

1B T.J. Rumfield: 2-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, SB (1)

14-for-40 (.350) in May and .318/.378/.477 since his promotion.

C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-2, 2B (8), RBI, RS, 2 SB (4), 2 BB, K

Narvaez has three doubles in his last two games. His career best for stolen bases is 6, set last year.

RF Taylor Trammell: 1-for-4, RBI, K

3B Jeter Downs: 0-for-3, BB, K

LF Greg Allen: 1-for-3, RBI, BB

SS Kevin Smith: 0-for-4, K

CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, 3B (1), K



RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

3.47 ERA (23.1 IP, 17 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 3 HR, 16 BB, 28 K). Too many walks.

RHP Duane Underwood Jr.: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

RHP Alex Mauricio: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

1.50 ERA (18 IP, 14 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 21 K). A tremendous start to his 2024 campaign.

LHP Oddanier Mosqueda (W, 3-0): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

1.42 ERA (19 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 K).

RHP Yerry De Los Santos: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

RHP Phil Bickford (S, 3): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K



Somerset (16-16) (Split a doubleheader with Altoona)



Game 1 (Won, 5-2)



CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, K

DH Oswald Peraza: 1-for-2, HR (1), RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB

C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, 2B (3), HR (11), 2 RBI, RS

1B Ben Rice: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K

SS Ben Cowles: 1-for-3, RS, BB

RF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-3, BB

3B J.C. Escarra: 2-for-4, RS

LF Jared Wegner: 2-for-2, 2B (3), SF, RBI, BB

.256/.344/.462 in 90 PA (10% BB, 23.3% K)

2B Jordan Groshans: 0-for-3, BB, K



RHP Zach Messinger (W, 1-2): 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

4.19 ERA (38.2 IP, 28 H, 24 R, 18 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 45 K). Last 3 starts: 15.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 6 BB, 18 K.

RHP Leonardo Pestana: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Pestana has 5.1 scoreless innings since his promotion (3 H, 1 BB, 6 K)

RHP Kevin Stevens (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K



Game 2 (Lost, 3-1)



CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-3, RS, K

.250/.323/.386 in 99 PA (10.1% BB, 29.3% K)

DH Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-3, 2B (4)

.259/.389/.602 in 131 PA (4 doubles, 11 HR, 24 RBI, 24 R, 16.8% BB, 18.3% K). Eastern League ranks: OPS – 3; SLG – 2; HR – 1; RBI – 2. The questions about his catching will continue but the bat alone could make him a Top 50 prospect or better.

C Ben Rice: 0-for-2, BB

.252/.381/.487 in 140 PA. He has 14 starts at catcher, 9 at first base, and 8 at designated hitter.

SS Ben Cowles: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, 2 K

.327/.409/.540 in 132 PA. He is fifth in the Eastern League in batting average and second in doubles.

1B J.C. Escarra: 0-for-2, CS (2), BB

2B Anthony Seigler: 0-for-2, K

3B Jordan Groshans: 0-for-2

LF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-2

RF Grant Richardson: 0-for-2, K



RHP Bailey Dees: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

I am not sure why he was pulled after 47 pitches. He owns a 4.41 ERA in 32.2 IP (28 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 5 HR, 15 BB, 33 K). The ERA is skewed high by his tough first start (3.1 IP, 8 ER)

LHP Ryan Anderson: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

RHP Luis Velasquez: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR

RHP Jack Neely: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

1.62 ERA (16.2 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 25 K). Neely has the look of a high leverage relief pitcher.



Hudson Valley (15-15) (Defeated Aberdeen, 4-3)



2B Roc Riggio: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K

SS Jared Serna: 3-for-4, 2B (8), RBI, RS

.252/.358/.459 in 134 PA (8 doubles, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 20 R, 13.4% BB, 14.2% K). He is 13-for-40 (.325/.386/.650) in May with 12 RBI.

CF Jace Avina: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, BB

.289/.400/.461 in 90 PA.

3B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-5, RBI

Rodriguez doesn’t stop hitting. He is hitting .324/.382/.532 in 123 PA. In May, he is 14-for-36 (.389) and he leads the South Atlantic League in hits, is second in batting average, fifth in slugging percentage, and third in OPS.

DH Omar Martinez: 1-for-4, 2B (2), BB, K

.217/.379/.391 in 116 PA (19.8% BB, 21.6% K)

C Rafael Flores: 2-for-5, RBI, 2 K

1B Kiko Romero: 1-for-3, BB, K

RF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-4, K

LF Kyle Battle: 0-for-2, 2 RS, SB (3), 2 BB, 2 K



LHP Ben Shields: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

Shields’ first professional start. One has to love the strikeouts!

RHP Trent Sellers: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

1.86 ERA (19.1 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 26 K)

LHP Joel Valdez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

RHP Mason Vinyard (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K



Tampa (10-23) (Lost to Clearwater, 8-2)



SS George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-2, 2B (3), 2 RS, SB (10), BB

This certainly screams “I’m Back!”

2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-2

2B-SS Roderick Arias: 2-for-4, CS (6), 2 K

.212/.354/.347 in 144 PA. Arias is 7-for-21 (.333) in his last six games. On the season, he owns a 16.7% BB and 35.4% K. His entire stat line suggests the raw talent that he is.

1B Dylan Jasso: 0-for-3, SF, RBI

.293/.391/.500 in 138 PA with 10 doubles, 4 homers, and 23 RBI. He has 15 RBI in 11 May games.

CF Jackson Castillo: 2-for-4, RBI

Castillo hit .200/.273/.333 in April. In May, he is hitting .267/.463/.467 with more walks (11) than strikeouts (10) and a 5-for-6 SB rate. He turned 21 in early May.

RF Willy Montero: 1-for-4, CS (1)

3B Hans Montero: 1-for-3, BB

Montero is hitting .303 (10-for-33) since his promotion.

LF Coby Morales: 1-for-4, 2 K

DH Manuel Palencia: 0-for-4, K

C Edinson Duran: 1-for-4, K



RHP Ryan Harvey (L, 0-2): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K

RHP Ocean Gabonia: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

RHP Yoljeldriz Diaz: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

RHP Jordy Luciano: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

RHP Aaron Nixon: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Just a quick add on here about how the game has changed. I'm pretty sure most members of the board remember the great Mickey Mantle fondly. Obviously a great hitter and I remember him being a high K guy, in fact he often joked about it. I looked up his career stats and he struckout in about 17% of his PAs. My lord, in today's game he would be considered a contact hitter.

While I think hitters have changed their approach a bit, I've wondered how much the way pitchers are used today has affected the increase in K's. Often a player like Mantle would get 4 abs against the same guy. Today a player might see 3 or 4 different pitchers each game including a backend guy who throws 100 mph.

Last season.

Well said, rizz. Mantle led the league in 58' with 120 K's, in 59' with 126 and 60' with 125, which in todays game he would have barely finished in the top 100. Of course, with todays hard throwers he would strike out much more, but probably hit 70 home runs a year. Imagine what his exit velocity would have been.