Minor League Recap, 6/27

Written by Greg Fertel | 27 June 2007

Scranton's game against Buffalo was postponed. Trenton vs. Altoona (I think it was Joba's turn) was also postponed. Stupid rain. Tampa blanks Vero Beach, 8-0

Kevin Whelan started, continuing to work on his control and his secondary pitches. Tonight, he was very effective, allowing only 1 hit and 1 walk in 4 scoreless innings.
Jacob McGee, the Ray's top pitching prospect (at least until David Price signs) was perfect through 4, but the Yanks broke through for 6 runs against him in the 5th.
Reegie Corona was 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Austin Jackson was 1 for 4 with a 3-run homer. Action Jackson is now hitting .455 since being promoted to Tampa.
José Tabata was 1 for 4 with a homer, doubling his season total. He hasn't homered since early in the season, so it's good to see him go deep. If he continues to hit .300, and shows some power, he could earn a promotion to Trenton, which he has been hoping for all season.
Francisco Cervelli, mired in a bit of a slump, was 1 for 3, bringing his average up to .283.

Charleston had the day off. Staten Island falls to Hudson Valley, 2-1 (5 innings).

Nick Chigges had a mediocre outing, only lasting 3 2/3 innings while giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts.
Taylor Holiday, 2007 draftee from UC Irvine, made his Yankee debut by going 1 for 3, leading off and playing 1st base.
Matt Morris, Holiday's Irvine teammate, batted behind him and played center field, also going 1 for 3 in his debut.
Dave Williams was 1 for 2, and he has now hit in 9 out of the last 10 games he has played.
Another 2007 draftee, Louisville outfielder Isiah Howes, made his Yankee debut tonight as well. Howes, in left field, was 0 for 2.

GCL Yanks top Phils, 5-4

Pete Walker (age 38) pitched an inning to start the game, allowing an unearned run on 2 hits while striking out 2.
Manuel Barreda had another rough outing, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits (1 homer) in 3 innings. Despite Barreda's 12.60 ERA, there is good news, as he has a k/bb ratio of 7:1 in 5 innings.
Prilys Cuello was 1 for 5 with his 2nd homer of the season, although he also made 2 fielding errors.
Ryan Wehrle was 1 for 4 with a walk.
Zoilo Almonte (I've been incorrectly spelling it Zolio the whole time) continued to rake, going 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
Brandon Laird was 2 for 4 with a double.
Gerardo Rodriguez was 2 for 3 with a walk.

That's all for tonight. Hopefully, there will be more good stuff tomorrow. It's good to see the SI roster starting to fill with some decent players as the 2007 draftees. Olbrychowski is on the roster, and he will probably be pitching soon. Other draftees like Pope, Carpenter, Brackman and Suttle (if they sign in time), could see time in Staten Island. While the major league team looks pathetic and lost at the moment, take solace in the fact that help is on the way.