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Scranton loses to Rochester, 9-3
Victor Zambrano got the start and was terrible. In 4 innings of work, Victor surrendered 8 runs on 11 hits and 3 walks, while managing to strike out two. This washed up major leaguer is definitely not going to get a shot anytime soon.
Scott Patterson allowed a solo homerun in his 2 innings of work, walking 1 while striking out 3.
Justin Christian was ...
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Alfredo Aceves has finally been promoted to big club. It’s about time. Now, hopefully the Yankees will give him Ponson’s spot in the rotation. I can’t stand seeing that worthless piece of junk come out every 5th day only to tax the bullpen and allow 5+ runs. Chad Jennings has the story .
By the way, David Robertson was demoted in favor of Aceves. It had to be done.
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Scranton shuts out Buffalo, 2-0
Al Aceves got the start and was solid. In 6 innings of shutout ball, Al scattered 3 hits and walked 2 while he struck out 8. With this start, Al might have pushed Rasner out of the rotation. At least I hope so.
Mark Melancon struck out 3 in his 2 innings of relief.
Justin Christian and Melky Cabrera were 0 for 4.
Juan Miranda was 0 for 3.
Shelley ...
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Scranton shuts out Lehigh Valley, 4-0
Chase Wright got the start and was dominant. In 7 innings of shutout ball, Chase scattered 5 hits and struck out 3. With the start, Chase lowered his ERA to 2.05 on the season.
Phil Coke and Scott Strickland each struck out a batter in their single innings of relief.
Justin Christian was 1 for 4.
Matt Carson was 2 for 4 with a triple.
Melky ...
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I’d like to apologize in advance for the potentially sporadic posting over the next 2 weeks or so, as I just got back to school and will be busy with various things. That said, here’s the recap for tonight (better late than never).
Scranton squeaks by Lehigh Valley, 13-12
Phil Hughes was absolutely roughed up through 3 1/3 innings. The 22 year-old gave up 8 runs on 10 hits ...
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Scranton rattled by Rochester, 7-2
Ian Kennedy was the starter, and was up and down. In 5 innings, the righty from USC gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and a walk, but struck out 9.
Scott Patterson struck out 3 in 1 1/3 innings of 1-hit relief.
Phil Coke walked 1 and fanned 1 in 1 2/3 innings of relief.
Justin Christian was 2 for 5.
Melky Cabrera was 2 for 4, raising his AAA average to ...
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Scranton falls to Rochester, 3-1
Alfredo Aceves put together his best outing in AAA, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) o 3 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 8. He gave up 2 homers, which is not a great sign, but otherwise it was a very solid performance.
Melky Cabrera and Shelley Duncan were each 1 for 4.
Eric Duncan was 1 for 3 with a walk and a fielding error.
Nick Green was 1 for ...
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Scranton was off today
Trenton handles Reading, 8-2
Victor Zambrano got the start, and looked very impressive through 5 scoreless innings. The oft-injured righty gave up just 4 hits and a walk while striking out 5. This may be premature, but I wonder if the Yankee brass is considering him for that last rotation spot if they think Hughes is not ready.
Reegie Corona was 2 for 5 with 2 ...
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Scranton defeats Lehigh Valley, 9-6.
Phil Hughes got the start and was not good at all, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits in his 3 2/3 innings of work. He threw 91 pitches in that span and also struck out 4. Even with the bad outing, I still think Phil gets called up to make his next start, as the Yankees don’t have a starter slated to pitch next Thursday against Roy Halladay and the Blue ...
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Scranton defeats Lehigh Valley, 12-9 (10 innings)
Chase Wright started, and continued to pitch well. In 6 innings, the lefty gave up 3 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and a walk, and struck out 3.
Mark Melancon pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.
Phil Coke gave up an unearned run on 1 hit in 2/3 of an inning.
JB Cox gave up 4 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits.
Bernie Castro was 2 for ...
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Scranton falls to Lehigh Valley, 5-4
Kei Igawa was the starter, and gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings, striking out 3 and surrendering 2 home runs.
Steven Jackson gave up a hit and a walk in 1 1/3 scoreless.
Mark Melancon took the loss, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk in 1 inning of work.
Matt Carson, Shelley Duncan, and Chad Moeller were each 1 for 4. ...
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Baseball America reports that the deal with Bleich, a sandwich pick out of Stanford, is done. According to BA, the lefty received a $700,000 bonus, which is below the slot recommendation for the 44th pick. I’m shocked that a Scott Boras client would accept a below-slot deal, and even more surprised that the Yankees would go after a below-slot guy in the sandwich round. This news, ...
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Per Baseball America , the Yankees have officially signed 27th round pick Garrison Lassiter, a shortstop from West Forsyth High School in North Carolina to an overslot deal. Lassiter, a UNC recruit, signed for $600,000, which is about 2nd-round money. Here’s BA’s take on Lassiter:
A shortstop from West Forsyth High in Clemmons, N.C., Lassiter has a quick lefthanded bat, power ...
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According to ESPN , the Yankees have fired two scouting directors in connection with the bonus skimming scandal in the Dominican Republic. Carlos Rios, director of Latin American scouting, and Ramon Valdivia, director of scouting in the Dominican Republic, who have both been on leave during the investigation, will not return to their positions.
This is a big blow to the ...
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According to Mike Francesa on WFAN, the Yankees
just sent down Melky Cabrera and waived Richie Sexson.
Taking their place is Brett Gardner and Cody Ransom . This move can only help the Yankees. Cabrera gave us nothing at all, and Richie was a waist ...
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Tyler Kepner from the New York Times is
reporting that fireballing RHP Gerrit Cole, the Yankees 1st-round
pick in the 2008 draft, will not be turning pro despite a very substantial bonus offer from the Yankees. Barring a last-minute change of heart ...
This time in terms of interviewing Yankees prospects, I got a hold of catching prospect, Kyle Higashioka, the 7th-round pick by the Yankees in this year’s draft out of Edison High School in Huntington Beach , California. Not only does Kyle have all the tools behind the plate to become a defensive stud, but he’s also got a projectable bat. It was a pleasure interviewing Kyle, and I can’t wait ...
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Scranton falls to Pawtucket, 5-1
Alfredo Aceves started, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and a walk in 6 innings. After dominating in Tampa and Trenton, the Mexican Gangster has struggled to the tune of a 5.12 ERA.
Chris Britton struck out 2 in a shutout inning.
Scott Patterson gave up a run on 2 hits in 1 inning, and struck out 2.
Brett Gardner was 3 for 3 with a walk, raising his ...
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Scranton tops Pawtucket, 8-6 (11 innings)
The Phil Hughes rehab extravaganza continued, as the 22 year-old righty gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings (he reached 84 pitches at that point), while striking out 4.
Mark Melancon allowed 2 runners inherited from Hughes to score on 2 hits, and struck out 1 in 2 innings of work.
Phil Coke pitched a perfect inning of relief. ...
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Scranton was off today
Trenton was off today
Tampa falls to Sarasota, 3-1
Ivan Nova started for the Yankees, giving up 2 runs on 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings, and striking out 4. He also put up a respectable 8-4 groundout-flyout ratio. His ERA on the season dropped to 4.19.
Mike Dunn gave up a runs on 2 hits in 2 innings of work.
Eduardo Nunez, Tim Battle and Seth ...
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Gardner, Ransom Promoted