We continue our look at the Yankees' farm system with their two rookie/short season teams. The Staten Island Yankees, also known as the Baby Bombers, are 32-21, 3 games ahead of the Mets' short season team, the Brooklyn Cyclones. They won for the seventh time in ten tries last night, 1-0 over the Williamsport Crosscutters. Andy Shive improved to 7-2 with four scoreless innings and Pat Venditte recorded his 14th save.
Addison Maruszak, who leads the ball club with a .333 average and .903 OPS, is second in home runs with 5, and is third in RBI with 22. First baseman Brian Beasley has a team-high 6 home runs and 32 RBI to go along with a .324 average. Dan Brewer is second on the club in RBI with 24. Mike Lyon (.283-3-18) has been one of the team's most consistent performers.
The starting pitching has been the biggest key to the team's success. Casey Erickson (2-0, 3.16), Dave Phelps (5-2, 2.98), Brandon Braboy (2-1, 3.21), and Nick Montgomery (1-1, 2.28) have helped to form a solid staff. Luke Greinke, one of the better known names on the team, has pitched in some bad luck (he's 0-6, 4.01). His numbers don't tell the true story of how well he has pitched.
The most well known name on the team is, of course, closer Pat Venditte, he of the ambidextrous throwing ability. Venditte has saved 14 wins and posted a 1.19 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 22.2 innings pitched. Andy Shive and Drew Shetrone have helped form a solid nucleus in the pen.
The Gulf Coast Yankees got off to a rough start, but have won five straight to move a game over .500 at 22-21. Catcher Neall French is off to a torrid start, hitting .385-3-11 with a 1.050 OPS. Shortstop Corban Joseph (.292-2-16), third baseman Jimmy Paredes (.302-1-11), and outfielder Tommy Baldridge (.288-2-10), have been regular contributors to the offense. Second baseman Emerson Landoni is second on the squad with a .353 average.
The team has seen a number of pitchers from higher levels rehab injuries this season. Humberto Sanchez, Jeff Marquez, Dellin Bettances, Christian Garcia, Ryan Pope, Brian Bruney, Ian Kennedy, and Chase Wright have all worn the GCL uniform. And major league veteran Victor Zambrano is also on the squad looking to make a come back.
Manny Banuelos (3-0, 2.73) and Arodys Vizcaino (2-1, 3.71) lead a pitching staff which is improving with the season. Most of the rehabbing pitchers start the game, so the team's true starters tend to come out of the bullpen for games.
Closer Mike O'Bradovich saved six games before being promoted to Staten Island. Ryan Flannery has stepped up with five saves in nine games and has posted a 0.92 ERA.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Down on the Farm - 8/12
We continue our look at the Yankees' farm system with their two rookie/short season teams. The Staten Island Yankees, also known as the Baby Bombers, are 32-21, 3 games ahead of the Mets' short season team, the Brooklyn Cyclones. They won for the seventh time in ten tries last night, 1-0 over the Williamsport Crosscutters. Andy Shive improved to 7-2 with four scoreless innings and Pat Venditte recorded his 14th save.
Addison Maruszak, who leads the ball club with a .333 average and .903 OPS, is second in home runs with 5, and is third in RBI with 22. First baseman Brian Beasley has a team-high 6 home runs and 32 RBI to go along with a .324 average. Dan Brewer is second on the club in RBI with 24. Mike Lyon (.283-3-18) has been one of the team's most consistent performers.
The starting pitching has been the biggest key to the team's success. Casey Erickson (2-0, 3.16), Dave Phelps (5-2, 2.98), Brandon Braboy (2-1, 3.21), and Nick Montgomery (1-1, 2.28) have helped to form a solid staff. Luke Greinke, one of the better known names on the team, has pitched in some bad luck (he's 0-6, 4.01). His numbers don't tell the true story of how well he has pitched.
The most well known name on the team is, of course, closer Pat Venditte, he of the ambidextrous throwing ability. Venditte has saved 14 wins and posted a 1.19 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 22.2 innings pitched. Andy Shive and Drew Shetrone have helped form a solid nucleus in the pen.
The Gulf Coast Yankees got off to a rough start, but have won five straight to move a game over .500 at 22-21. Catcher Neall French is off to a torrid start, hitting .385-3-11 with a 1.050 OPS. Shortstop Corban Joseph (.292-2-16), third baseman Jimmy Paredes (.302-1-11), and outfielder Tommy Baldridge (.288-2-10), have been regular contributors to the offense. Second baseman Emerson Landoni is second on the squad with a .353 average.
The team has seen a number of pitchers from higher levels rehab injuries this season. Humberto Sanchez, Jeff Marquez, Dellin Bettances, Christian Garcia, Ryan Pope, Brian Bruney, Ian Kennedy, and Chase Wright have all worn the GCL uniform. And major league veteran Victor Zambrano is also on the squad looking to make a come back.
Manny Banuelos (3-0, 2.73) and Arodys Vizcaino (2-1, 3.71) lead a pitching staff which is improving with the season. Most of the rehabbing pitchers start the game, so the team's true starters tend to come out of the bullpen for games.
Closer Mike O'Bradovich saved six games before being promoted to Staten Island. Ryan Flannery has stepped up with five saves in nine games and has posted a 0.92 ERA.
Addison Maruszak, who leads the ball club with a .333 average and .903 OPS, is second in home runs with 5, and is third in RBI with 22. First baseman Brian Beasley has a team-high 6 home runs and 32 RBI to go along with a .324 average. Dan Brewer is second on the club in RBI with 24. Mike Lyon (.283-3-18) has been one of the team's most consistent performers.
The starting pitching has been the biggest key to the team's success. Casey Erickson (2-0, 3.16), Dave Phelps (5-2, 2.98), Brandon Braboy (2-1, 3.21), and Nick Montgomery (1-1, 2.28) have helped to form a solid staff. Luke Greinke, one of the better known names on the team, has pitched in some bad luck (he's 0-6, 4.01). His numbers don't tell the true story of how well he has pitched.
The most well known name on the team is, of course, closer Pat Venditte, he of the ambidextrous throwing ability. Venditte has saved 14 wins and posted a 1.19 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 22.2 innings pitched. Andy Shive and Drew Shetrone have helped form a solid nucleus in the pen.
The Gulf Coast Yankees got off to a rough start, but have won five straight to move a game over .500 at 22-21. Catcher Neall French is off to a torrid start, hitting .385-3-11 with a 1.050 OPS. Shortstop Corban Joseph (.292-2-16), third baseman Jimmy Paredes (.302-1-11), and outfielder Tommy Baldridge (.288-2-10), have been regular contributors to the offense. Second baseman Emerson Landoni is second on the squad with a .353 average.
The team has seen a number of pitchers from higher levels rehab injuries this season. Humberto Sanchez, Jeff Marquez, Dellin Bettances, Christian Garcia, Ryan Pope, Brian Bruney, Ian Kennedy, and Chase Wright have all worn the GCL uniform. And major league veteran Victor Zambrano is also on the squad looking to make a come back.
Manny Banuelos (3-0, 2.73) and Arodys Vizcaino (2-1, 3.71) lead a pitching staff which is improving with the season. Most of the rehabbing pitchers start the game, so the team's true starters tend to come out of the bullpen for games.
Closer Mike O'Bradovich saved six games before being promoted to Staten Island. Ryan Flannery has stepped up with five saves in nine games and has posted a 0.92 ERA.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Minor League Recap - 7/11
Games of 7/10
Dan McCutchen is getting the hang of Triple-A. He put together his 4th straight good start last night in a 7-3 Scranton win over the Columbus Clippers. McCutchen allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings pitched. He walked just 1 and struck out 6. McCutchen is 3-6, 3.32 since his promotion to Scranton, but is 2-1, 1.95 over his last four starts, with a 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio.
McCutchen got plenty of offensive support last night as Yankees Cody Ransom, Juan Miranda, and Matt Carson each went deep against former Yankees Tyler Clippard. Miranda is quietly making a bid for a shot at the bigs next season, specifically against right-handed pitching. Overall, he's hitting .296-5-29 and has posted an .826 OPS. He's hitting .350 against right-handers, as opposed to .151 against lefties.
Eric Hacker wasn't at his best (3 earned runs in 5.1 IP), but he was good enough in Trenton's 5-3 win over the Altoona Curve. Hacker improved to 5-1, 2.37 as a member of the Thunder, after posting a 2-2, 1.87 mark for Tampa. Colin Curtis had a big night with the bat, banging out three doubles and drove in 3 runs. Anthony Claggett struck out 4 in the final 2 innings for his 7th save.
The Tampa Yankees losing streak was extended to 10 games after losing a pair of 7 inning games to the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday. The Mets scored 2 runs off of Josh Schmidt in the 7th for a 3-1 win in the opener. Former Yankees prospect Elvys Quezeda picked up the win.
The Mets won the nightcap 6-3 as Yankees starter Jason Stephens had his worst start of the season. Stephens, who was an All-Star at Charleston prior to his promotion to Tampa, allowed 6 runs in just 3.2 innings pitched. He had allowed just 2 earned runs in his previous 17 innings. Tim Battle, who drove in the lone Tampa run in game one, homered in the nightcap. The Yankees will try to snap their streak tonight when they start a 4-game series with Vero Beach.
The Charleston River Dogs game with the Lexington Legends was rained out, but they start a new series tonight with the West Virginia Power.
Staten Island blew a 3-0 lead, but then beat the Oneonta Tigers 5-3. Mike Lyons' single in the 7th put the Yankees ahead for good, and Jahdiel Santamaria added an insurance RBI single for the Baby Bombers in the 8th. Drew Shetrone picked up the win after a very good start by Brandon Braboy. Pat Venditte earned his 6th save with a scoreless 9th, and has not been scored upon in 10.2 innings this season.
The GCL Yankees rallied from a 3-run deficit to beat the GCL Braves 6-5 in 11 innings. The Yankees trailed 5-2 in the 9th, but Alvaro Ramirez hit a 2-run home run and Tom Baldridge singled in the tying run. In the 11th, Zoilo Almonte singled, moved to 2nd base on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Neall French for the game winner. Mike O'Bradovich tossed 3 scoreless innings for the win.
Dan McCutchen is getting the hang of Triple-A. He put together his 4th straight good start last night in a 7-3 Scranton win over the Columbus Clippers. McCutchen allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings pitched. He walked just 1 and struck out 6. McCutchen is 3-6, 3.32 since his promotion to Scranton, but is 2-1, 1.95 over his last four starts, with a 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio.
McCutchen got plenty of offensive support last night as Yankees Cody Ransom, Juan Miranda, and Matt Carson each went deep against former Yankees Tyler Clippard. Miranda is quietly making a bid for a shot at the bigs next season, specifically against right-handed pitching. Overall, he's hitting .296-5-29 and has posted an .826 OPS. He's hitting .350 against right-handers, as opposed to .151 against lefties.
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Eric Hacker wasn't at his best (3 earned runs in 5.1 IP), but he was good enough in Trenton's 5-3 win over the Altoona Curve. Hacker improved to 5-1, 2.37 as a member of the Thunder, after posting a 2-2, 1.87 mark for Tampa. Colin Curtis had a big night with the bat, banging out three doubles and drove in 3 runs. Anthony Claggett struck out 4 in the final 2 innings for his 7th save.
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The Tampa Yankees losing streak was extended to 10 games after losing a pair of 7 inning games to the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday. The Mets scored 2 runs off of Josh Schmidt in the 7th for a 3-1 win in the opener. Former Yankees prospect Elvys Quezeda picked up the win.
The Mets won the nightcap 6-3 as Yankees starter Jason Stephens had his worst start of the season. Stephens, who was an All-Star at Charleston prior to his promotion to Tampa, allowed 6 runs in just 3.2 innings pitched. He had allowed just 2 earned runs in his previous 17 innings. Tim Battle, who drove in the lone Tampa run in game one, homered in the nightcap. The Yankees will try to snap their streak tonight when they start a 4-game series with Vero Beach.
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The Charleston River Dogs game with the Lexington Legends was rained out, but they start a new series tonight with the West Virginia Power.
Staten Island blew a 3-0 lead, but then beat the Oneonta Tigers 5-3. Mike Lyons' single in the 7th put the Yankees ahead for good, and Jahdiel Santamaria added an insurance RBI single for the Baby Bombers in the 8th. Drew Shetrone picked up the win after a very good start by Brandon Braboy. Pat Venditte earned his 6th save with a scoreless 9th, and has not been scored upon in 10.2 innings this season.
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The GCL Yankees rallied from a 3-run deficit to beat the GCL Braves 6-5 in 11 innings. The Yankees trailed 5-2 in the 9th, but Alvaro Ramirez hit a 2-run home run and Tom Baldridge singled in the tying run. In the 11th, Zoilo Almonte singled, moved to 2nd base on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Neall French for the game winner. Mike O'Bradovich tossed 3 scoreless innings for the win.
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Minor League Recap - 7/11
Games of 7/10
Dan McCutchen is getting the hang of Triple-A. He put together his 4th straight good start last night in a 7-3 Scranton win over the Columbus Clippers. McCutchen allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings pitched. He walked just 1 and struck out 6. McCutchen is 3-6, 3.32 since his promotion to Scranton, but is 2-1, 1.95 over his last four starts, with a 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio.
McCutchen got plenty of offensive support last night as Yankees Cody Ransom, Juan Miranda, and Matt Carson each went deep against former Yankees Tyler Clippard. Miranda is quietly making a bid for a shot at the bigs next season, specifically against right-handed pitching. Overall, he's hitting .296-5-29 and has posted an .826 OPS. He's hitting .350 against right-handers, as opposed to .151 against lefties.
Eric Hacker wasn't at his best (3 earned runs in 5.1 IP), but he was good enough in Trenton's 5-3 win over the Altoona Curve. Hacker improved to 5-1, 2.37 as a member of the Thunder, after posting a 2-2, 1.87 mark for Tampa. Colin Curtis had a big night with the bat, banging out three doubles and drove in 3 runs. Anthony Claggett struck out 4 in the final 2 innings for his 7th save.
The Tampa Yankees losing streak was extended to 10 games after losing a pair of 7 inning games to the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday. The Mets scored 2 runs off of Josh Schmidt in the 7th for a 3-1 win in the opener. Former Yankees prospect Elvys Quezeda picked up the win.
The Mets won the nightcap 6-3 as Yankees starter Jason Stephens had his worst start of the season. Stephens, who was an All-Star at Charleston prior to his promotion to Tampa, allowed 6 runs in just 3.2 innings pitched. He had allowed just 2 earned runs in his previous 17 innings. Tim Battle, who drove in the lone Tampa run in game one, homered in the nightcap. The Yankees will try to snap their streak tonight when they start a 4-game series with Vero Beach.
The Charleston River Dogs game with the Lexington Legends was rained out, but they start a new series tonight with the West Virginia Power.
Staten Island blew a 3-0 lead, but then beat the Oneonta Tigers 5-3. Mike Lyons' single in the 7th put the Yankees ahead for good, and Jahdiel Santamaria added an insurance RBI single for the Baby Bombers in the 8th. Drew Shetrone picked up the win after a very good start by Brandon Braboy. Pat Venditte earned his 6th save with a scoreless 9th, and has not been scored upon in 10.2 innings this season.
The GCL Yankees rallied from a 3-run deficit to beat the GCL Braves 6-5 in 11 innings. The Yankees trailed 5-2 in the 9th, but Alvaro Ramirez hit a 2-run home run and Tom Baldridge singled in the tying run. In the 11th, Zoilo Almonte singled, moved to 2nd base on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Neall French for the game winner. Mike O'Bradovich tossed 3 scoreless innings for the win.
Dan McCutchen is getting the hang of Triple-A. He put together his 4th straight good start last night in a 7-3 Scranton win over the Columbus Clippers. McCutchen allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings pitched. He walked just 1 and struck out 6. McCutchen is 3-6, 3.32 since his promotion to Scranton, but is 2-1, 1.95 over his last four starts, with a 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio.
McCutchen got plenty of offensive support last night as Yankees Cody Ransom, Juan Miranda, and Matt Carson each went deep against former Yankees Tyler Clippard. Miranda is quietly making a bid for a shot at the bigs next season, specifically against right-handed pitching. Overall, he's hitting .296-5-29 and has posted an .826 OPS. He's hitting .350 against right-handers, as opposed to .151 against lefties.
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Eric Hacker wasn't at his best (3 earned runs in 5.1 IP), but he was good enough in Trenton's 5-3 win over the Altoona Curve. Hacker improved to 5-1, 2.37 as a member of the Thunder, after posting a 2-2, 1.87 mark for Tampa. Colin Curtis had a big night with the bat, banging out three doubles and drove in 3 runs. Anthony Claggett struck out 4 in the final 2 innings for his 7th save.
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The Tampa Yankees losing streak was extended to 10 games after losing a pair of 7 inning games to the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday. The Mets scored 2 runs off of Josh Schmidt in the 7th for a 3-1 win in the opener. Former Yankees prospect Elvys Quezeda picked up the win.
The Mets won the nightcap 6-3 as Yankees starter Jason Stephens had his worst start of the season. Stephens, who was an All-Star at Charleston prior to his promotion to Tampa, allowed 6 runs in just 3.2 innings pitched. He had allowed just 2 earned runs in his previous 17 innings. Tim Battle, who drove in the lone Tampa run in game one, homered in the nightcap. The Yankees will try to snap their streak tonight when they start a 4-game series with Vero Beach.
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The Charleston River Dogs game with the Lexington Legends was rained out, but they start a new series tonight with the West Virginia Power.
Staten Island blew a 3-0 lead, but then beat the Oneonta Tigers 5-3. Mike Lyons' single in the 7th put the Yankees ahead for good, and Jahdiel Santamaria added an insurance RBI single for the Baby Bombers in the 8th. Drew Shetrone picked up the win after a very good start by Brandon Braboy. Pat Venditte earned his 6th save with a scoreless 9th, and has not been scored upon in 10.2 innings this season.
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The GCL Yankees rallied from a 3-run deficit to beat the GCL Braves 6-5 in 11 innings. The Yankees trailed 5-2 in the 9th, but Alvaro Ramirez hit a 2-run home run and Tom Baldridge singled in the tying run. In the 11th, Zoilo Almonte singled, moved to 2nd base on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Neall French for the game winner. Mike O'Bradovich tossed 3 scoreless innings for the win.
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