Minor League & Prospects Thread

Yankees MILB 6/14: Kyle Carr’s Strong Effort

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Scranton (40-27) (Lost to Rochester, 2-1)



2B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-5, 3 K

Vivas is 11-for-60 (.183) with 18 strikeouts for Scranton (he also has 11 walks)

3B Oswald Peraza: 1-for-2, SB (5), 2 BB

Last 9 games: 8-for-34 (.235) with a double, homer, and 8 walks.

CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-3, BB

For Scranton: .394/.412/.667 in 34 PA (3 doubles, 2 HR, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB). His single tonight was another scorcher – he seems to hit everything hard.

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

Rice is 0-for-8 in his last two games, ending the speculation on whether he can hit .500 in Triple-A.

C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-4, K

DH Jose Rojas: 0-for-3, BB

RF Oscar Gonzalez: 0-for-4, K

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

SS Jeter Downs: 2-for-4, HR (7), RBI, RS, 2 SB (8)

.256/.349/.487 in 187 PA (9 doubles, 3 triples, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 30 R, 8-for-11 SB, 11.2% BB, 26.7% K). He’s receiving a decent amount of playing time, especially with Caleb Durbin out.



RHP Gerrit Cole: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K

Cole tossed 70 pitches tonight, as he struck out 10+ batters for the first time in his minor league career (that isn’t a typo!). Will he throw 90 pitches against Baltimore/Atlanta next time or will have one more rehab start? I would bring him back to New York, personally.

LHP Oddanier Mosqueda: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

4.09 ERA (33 IP, 23 H, 19 R, 15 ER, 3 HR, 19 BB, 51 K). Mosqueda has 12 strikeouts in his last 5.1 IP.

RHP Duane Underwood Jr.: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

1.52 ERA (23.2 IP, 14 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 14 BB, 26 K). He allowed two of those four runs in his first appearance.

RHP Phil Bickford: (L, 2-2) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K



Somerset (29-31) (Lost to Binghamton, 9-7)



DH Spencer Jones: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K

Jones has drawn five walks in his last four games (one in his first eight June games). Before this stretch, he homered in three of four games. Furthermore, he has 15 RBI this month. It’s an encouraging stretch for him to build on.

C Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-5, 2B (13), RS, 2 K

Ramirez has six multi-hit efforts in his last 12 games. He has doubled in three straight contests.

SS Ben Cowles: 0-for-5, K

Cowles’ June hasn’t been great (.265/.308/.327). A slump was inevitable as all players have slumps. He is still hitting .307/.382/.486.

3B Tyler Hardman: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RS, SB (1), 2 K

2B Alexander Vargas: 1-for-1, HR (1), RBI, RS

Vargas tied the game with one out in the top of the 9th. He isn’t the most likely of sources for a game-tying blast, but he hit 9 HR in 103 games for Hudson Valley last year.

CF Elijah Dunham: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, BB, 3 K

LF J.C. Escarra: 3-for-4, RBI, BB, K

Escarra is on a ridiculous 3-game run. He has three consecutive 3-hit games (9-for-14, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI)

2B-3B Jordan Groshans: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, K

RF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-3, RS, SAC, 2 K

1B Max Burt: 0-for-4, 3 K



RHP Blane Abeyta: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR

RHP Luis Velasquez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

RHP Carlos Gomez: (L, 2-1) 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR



Hudson Valley (32-28) (Lost a heartbreaker to Brooklyn, 4-3)



2B Roc Riggio: 0-for-3, BB

SS Jared Serna: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, K

Serna has an 8-game hitting streak (14-for-32; 7 doubles). He has 48 RBI and 43 runs in 59 games. One can’t help but be impressed.

LF Jace Avina: 1-for-4, 2 K

Avina has hit safely in four straight contests after an 0-for-19 stretch.

C Rafael Flores: 0-for-4, K

DH Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, K

PR-DH Brenny Escanio: 0-for-0

PH Omar Martinez: 0-for-0, BB

PR Nelson Medina: 0-for-0

RF Garrett Martin: 1-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K

1B Josh Moylan: 0-for-3, RBI, BB, K

CF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-2, RS, 2 BB, 2 K

3B Beau Brewer: 0-for-2, RS, BB



LHP Kyle Carr: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K

An impressive night for Carr, who lowers his ERA to 6.07 (46 IP, 51 H, 39 R, 31 ER, 3 HR, 33 BB, 44 K). The 8 strikeouts are a new personal best (this is his first season). The Yankees were aggressive placing him at this level. Will it pay off? It is still too early to tell.

RHP Luis Arejula: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K

3.75 ERA (24 IP, 21 H, 14 R, 10 ER, 1 HR, 15 BB, 25 K).

RHP Cole Ayers (L, 2-3) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

RHP Matt Keating: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K



Tampa (23-37) (Their game against Clearwater was suspended in the top of the 3rd. They will try to resume it tomorrow)



DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-2, K

SS George Lombard Jr.: 0-for-0, 2 BB

2B Roderick Arias: 0-for-1, K

CF Jackson Castillo: 0-for-1

3B Hans Montero: 0-for-1, K

RF Willy Montero: 1-for-1

Montero will have a 10-game hitting streak when this game finishes.

1B Coby Morales: 0-for-1

C Tomas Frick: 0-for-1, K

LF Daury Arias: 0-for-0, BB



RHP Luis Serna: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

It is a wasted start for Serna, but that isn’t a big deal. Season: 4.31 ERA (48 IP, 35 H, 23 R, 23 ER, 2 HR, 14 BB, 56 K). OK, I am jumping the gun – nothing counts if this game is never concluded.



FCL (18-11) (Outlasted the Blue Jays, 13-9, in 10 innings. This squad seemingly plays the Blue Jays (6-23) every other day. I don’t know how that aids development, but who am I?)



CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-6, 2 RS, 2 SB (12), CS (1), 2 K

.257/.342/.300 in 79 PA.

DH Edgleen Perez: 1-for-2, 2B (6), SF, 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB (2), 3 BB, 1 K

.292/.475/.444 in 99 PA with more walks (23) than strikeouts (16)

C Josue Gonzalez: 0-for-3, 2 RS, HBP, 2 BB, K

1B Engelth Urena: 2-for-6, 2 RBI, RS

Urena, who missed all of 2023, is 8-for-46 (.174) with a pair of homers and 11 RBI.

LF Brian Sanchez: 4-for-5, 2B (9), HR (3, grand slam), 4 RBI, 2 RS, 3 SB (10), BB, K

Sanchez hit a walk-off grand slam, as he sets new personal bests for hits and RBI in a game. This is a stat line that most players will never put up in their careers. Season: .378/.427/.676 in 88 PA (9 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 20 R, 10-for-11 SB, 14.8% BB, 22.7% K)

SS Juan Matheus: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, SB (6), BB, K

3B Luis Ogando: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, RS, SB (7), BB, K

Ogando increases his hitting streak to five.

SS Santiago Gomez: 0-for-3, RS, HBP, BB, K

RF Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-3, HR (1), SF, 2 RBI, RS, HBP



RHP Danny Flatt: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

3.13 ERA (23 IP, 21 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 11 BB, 27 K)

RHP Chris Kean (W, 1-1): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Kean’s first career win. Congrats!



DSL Yankees (2-7) (Lost to the DSL Tigers 2 (how creative), 3-2)



CF Louis Pierre: 1-for-3, 2B (1), RS

C Luis Puello: 2-for-3, 2B (1), RBI



RHP Alexander Almonte: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

Almonte is only 17 years old (debuted last year at 16). Standing 6’4″, he appears small for a Yankees’ pitching prospect!



DSL Bombers (5-3) (Defeated DSL Colorado, 9-3)



LF Browm Martinez: 2-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, RS, 2 SB (6), 2 K

CF David Carrera: 1-for-4, 2B (3), 3 RBI, RS, 2 K

5-for-14 with three doubles, a triple, and five RBI.

C Carlos Villarroel: 2-for-4, HR (1), 3 RBI, RS, K

The 17-year-old’s first professional home run. Congrats!

2B Luis Escudero: 2-for-3, 2 RS, 2 SB (8), HBP

8 SB in 6 games (4 in 31 games in 2023)

SS Kevin Verde: 2-for-4, 2B (3), RS, SB (4)

6-for-16 with 5 RBI (4-for-4 SB)



RHP Mariano Salomon: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

In an article by Baseball America, Brian Sanchez was listed as one of the 10 Standout Complex League Prospects So Far In 2024 article.

He got hurt again, but I thought Effross was going to play a big part in the Yankees bullpen. Neely seems to have the stuff to be a good Closer. Just my opinion, but Neely is another player that should be in Triple A and maybe even be in the Yankees bullpen later this season.

Wow, FCL unis look like Nascar with all the ads. Sure hope this isn't where MLB is going. 

Update on Ramirez.

Scranton (40-28) (Lost to Rochester, 7-3)



3B Jorbit Vivas: 0-for-2, SB (2), HBP, BB, K

2B Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4, K

CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-3, RS, SB (2), 2 K

I am not sure why Dominguez was pulled. He has been playing full games recently, which can raise a red flag. Still, I wouldn’t read anything into it unless they give us a reason to read something into it.

CF Taylor Trammell: 0-for-1

1B Ben Rice: 2-for-4, RBI, RS, CS (1)

Rice is 14-for-39 (.359) since joining Scranton. He has 10 RBI in 10 games.

C Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-3, 2B (13), RBI, RS, BB, K

You should feel comfortable knowing that Narvaez is the #3 catcher.

DH T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4, RBI

Rumfield has a 6-game hitting streak (multiple hits in the first five). He is hitting .304/.360/.453 in 200 PA for Scranton.

RF Oscar Gonzalez: 0-for-3, 2 K

LF Jose Rojas: 0-for-3, K

SS Kevin Smith: 0-for-3



LHP Edgar Barclay: (L, 3-5) 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, HR

LHP Clayton Andrews: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K

RHP Matt Sauer: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Sauer has struggled since returning…

RHP Art Warren: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K



Somerset (31-31) (Defeated Binghamton, 6-4, in 10 innings)



CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, CS (4), 2 K

Jones is 14-for-53 (.264) in June with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 11 runs, 6 walks, and 18 strikeouts.

1B Agustin Ramirez: 2-for-4, HR (16), RBI, RS, HBP

Ramirez has multiple hits in four straight games as he takes over sole possession of first place in the organizational HR race.

SS Ben Cowles: 0-for-4, RS, BB, 2 K

C J.C. Escarra: 0-for-4, BB

DH Grant Richardson: 1-for-3, RBI, RS, 2 BB

2B Anthony Seigler: 1-for-4, SB (11), BB

Seigler is 11-for-12 stealing bases.

RF Jared Wegner: 3-for-5, 2B (5), RS, K

Wegner has five hits in his last two games.

LF Aaron Palensky: 1-for-4, HR (1), SF, 3 RBI, RS, K

Palensky hit 22 HR in 103 games in 2023.

3B Max Burt: 1-for-5, HR (2), RBI, RS, K



RHP Zach Messinger: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

3.50 ERA (69.1 IP, 55 H, 38 R, 27 ER, 5 HR, 22 BB, 78 K)

RHP Yorlin Calderon: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

Tremendous effort by Calderon. For Somerset: 2.89 ERA in 18.2 IP (14 H, 11 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 19 K).

RHP Jack Neely: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Neely didn’t have it tonight. He owns a 2.61 ERA in 31 IP (23 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 2 HR, 12 BB, 51 K). He has 243 strikeouts in 149.2 career innings.

RHP Jesus Liranzo:(W, 2-1) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K



Hudson Valley (32-29) (Lost to Brooklyn, 8-5)



2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-5, HR (3), 2 RBI, RS, K

.204/.343/.341 in 204 PA (8 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 34 R, 8-for-10 SB). It was his first HR since May 8th.

DH Jared Serna: 1-for-2, RS, SB (9), HBP, K

Serna has a 9-game hitting streak. However, he didn’t come back to the plate after the HBP.

PH-DH Christopher Familia: 0-for-1, BB

CF Jace Avina: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K

1B Rafael Flores: 2-for-4, 2B (17), HR (6), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K

.305/.409/.515 in 198 PA. He is 17-for-49 (.347) with three doubles and four home runs in June.

C Omar Martinez: 1-for-4, RS, 2 K

LF Garrett Martin: 2-for-4

3B Josh Moylan: 0-for-4, K

RF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-3, BB, K

SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, RBI, RS, BB, K



LHP Ben Shields: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR

3.21 ERA (42 IP, 30 H, 18 R, 15 ER, 5 HR, 9 BB, 53 K)

RHP Huey Morrill: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

LHP Joel Valdez: (L, 1-1) 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

RHP Eric Reyzelman: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

In 9 innings between here and the FCL: 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 16 K. The talent level is there for him to be a legitimate relief prospect. Walks were an issue when he pitched for the University of San Francisco (36 in 50.1 IP). He transferred to LSU, where he walked 18 in 42.2 IP.



Tampa (23-39) (Lost a doubleheader to Clearwater)



Game 1 (Lost, 9-4, in the conclusion of last night’s game. This game went a full 9 innings)



DH Enmanuel Tejeda: 2-for-4, 2B (5), RS, 2 K

SS George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-2, 2B (9), RBI, SB (16), 2 BB

2B Roderick Arias: 1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, RS, 2 K

Arias’ 8th extra-base hit (2 doubles, 2 triples, 4 HR) in 12 June games.

CF Jackson Castillo: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K

3B Hans Montero: 1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, RS, K

RF Willy Montero: 1-for-4, K

Montero owns a 10-game hitting streak.

1B Coby Morales: 0-for-4, 2 K

C Tomas Frick: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K

LF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, SB (5), BB, K



RHP Luis Serna: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

This was a wasted start for Serna, but that isn’t a big deal. Season: 4.31 ERA (48 IP, 35 H, 23 R, 23 ER, 2 HR, 14 BB, 56 K).

RHP Steven Fulgencio: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

LHP Rafelin Nivar: (L, 0-1) 1.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

RHP Montana Semmel: 1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR

RHP Osiel Rodriguez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

1.88 ERA (28.2 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 HR, 15 BB, 34 K)



Game 2 (Lost, 5-4, in 10 innings. This was a scheduled 7-inning game, so extra innings = 3 innings)



3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-4, RS, SB (15), BB, 2 K

He has 17 stolen bases between here and the FCL (where he went on a rehab stint). His personal best is 24, set last year.

SS George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-5, 3 K

2B Roderick Arias: 0-for-5, K

CF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-5, HR (5), RBI, RS, 3 K

.252/.386/.430 in 189 PA.

DH Hans Montero: 1-for-4, 2 RS, SB (4), BB, 2 K

RF Willy Montero: 2-for-4, 2B (13), RBI, K

Montero increases his hitting streak to 11 (19-for-43, 6 doubles, 4 HR, 8 RBI). Overall, his triple slash is up to .235/.286/.366 in 231 PA.

1B Coby Morales: 1-for-3, 2B (5), RBI, BB, K

C Oscar Silverio: 0-for-4, 2 K

LF Daury Arias: 0-for-3, HBP, K



RHP Cade Smith: 4 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 6 K

Smith retired the first ten batters he faced but quickly lost it. Season: 3.28 ERA (57.2 IP, 40 H, 27 R, 21 ER, 3 HR, 28 BB, 74 K)

RHP Kristofer Bow: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Don’t be thrown off by his name – this is Kris Bow, who had his name updated. Season: 2.51 ERA (28.2 IP, 18 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 1 HR, 18 BB, 32 K).

RHP Ocean Gabonia: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K

RHP Juan Sanchez (L, 0-1): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Sanchez has done nothing but pitch in 2024 (four games). I guess they are transitioning him to the role.



FCL (18-12) (Lost a game they will forever wish to forget, 17-0, to the DSL Tigers. While they walked 8 times. they only had 1 hit and committed 6 errors)



CF Brando Mayea: 0-for-4, 2 K

DH Antonio Gomez: 1-for-3, BB, K

Gomez is still on his rehab stint.

3B-SS Abrahan Ramirez and LF-CF Brian Sanchez each went 0-for-3 with a walk.



RHP Joey Gerber: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Gerber is a 27-year-old on a rehab stint. He has 17 games of MLB experience, with Seattle in 2020 (4.02 ERA with a 6/5 K/BB over 15.2 IP)



DSL Yankees (3-7) (Defeated the DSL Bombers, 9-3)



SS Dexters Peralta: 2-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, 3 RS, 3 SB (6), BB

The 16-year-old switch-hitter is 6-for-28 (.214) with a double, 8 runs scored, and a 6-for-6 SB rate.

3B Richard Matic: 2-for-5, 2B (2), 3 RBI, RS, K

The 16-year-old is 9-for-24 (.375) with a pair of doubles and 7 walks.

C Justin Capellan: 2-for-3, 2 2B (2), RBI, RS, SB (3), K

The 17-year-old is 5-for-20. The two doubles are his first career extra-base hits.

1B Luis Puello: 2-for-4, HR (2), 3 RBI, RS, K



RHP Jorge Luna: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

RHP Keninson Diaz (W, 1-0): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

RHP Christopher Vasquez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K



DSL Bombers (5-4) (Lost to the DSL Yankees, 9-3)



CF Francisco Vilorio: 0-for-2

He left the game early, but it isn’t uncommon for players in the DSL to split time.

PH-CF Browm Martinez: 1-for-1, RS, 2 SB (8), BB

C Queni Pineda: 1-for-2, RS, 2 BB

DH Carlos Villarroel: 2-for-3, RBI

6-for-12 with a home run.



RHP Jerson Alejandro: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K

The norm for tall pitchers (he is 6’6″) is spotty control. The key is whether or not they can figure it out.

RHP Andry Javier: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

RHP Luis Suarez: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K