Minor League Recap 7/23

Written by Greg Fertel | 23 July 2008

Scranton's game against Richmond was rained out Trenton defeats New Hampshire, 3-1

Chase Wright was very effective, allowing a run on 5 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings of work, and striking out 1. He lowered his ERA to 2.96 with this effort.
Mark Melancon earned the win by throwing 2 scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 1.93 on the season. 5 of the 6 outs he got were via the groundball, a very encouraging sign.
Reegie Corona was 2 for 4, raising his average to .272.
Ramiro Pena and Walter Ibarra were each 1 for 4.
Austin Jackson was 1 for 4 with a double, dropping his average to .297. Work harder Austin! Get over .300!
Chris Malec was 1 for 3 with a triple and a walk, raising his average to .322.
Colin Curtis was 2 for 3 with a walk.

Tampa beats Brevard County, 6-4

Ryan Pope was solid in the start, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings of work, and striking out 7. He has a 2.49 ERA on the season.
Luis Nunez was 2 for 4 with a double.
Eduardo Nunez was 2 for 3 with 2 walks to raise his avearge to .258.
Kevin Smith was 1 for 5.
Josh Kreuzer was 1 for 4 with a 2-run homer and a walk.
Kyle Anson was 2 for 2 wiht a triple and a walk.
Tim Battle was 1 for 4 with a steal.

Charleston over Greensboro, 4-3

Wilkins de la Rosa was impressive as a starter again, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 8. He lowered his ERA to 2.32 with this outing, and continues to look strong, striking out many hitters without walking many.
Abe Almonte, Brandon Laird, and Austin Krum were each 0 for 4. Abe's average dropped to .231, and the poor guy just can't seem to buy a hit in July.
Austin Romine was 1 for 4 with a double.
Brad Suttle was 0 for 3 with a walk.
Justin Snyder was 2 for 4 with a 2-run homer that tied the game in the top of the 9th. He is hitting .296 on the season, and .390 in his last 10.
Carmen Angelini was 1 for 4.
Jeff Nutt was 2 for 4.
Prilys Cuello, playing leftfield, was 1 for 3 before being pinch-hit for in the top of the 9th.
Jesus Montero, who pinch-hit for Cuello, drove in the winning run with an RBI single in his only at bat. Now that's clutch.

Staten Island falls to Jamestown, 7-2

Nick Asselin started, and wasn't great. In 2 2/3 innings, he gave up 4 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 4.
Addison Maruszak, Daniel Brewer, Brian Baisley, Melky Mesa, Jahdiel Santamaria and Brian Chavez were each 1 for 4.
Mike Lyon was 2 for 4 with a solo homer to raise his average to .319.
Mitch Abeita was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Braedyn Pruitt was 1 for 3, and is hitting an even .200.

GCL Yanks beaten by Braves, 7-1

Ronny Marte started, and pitched pretty well in 3 2/3 innings. Marte surrendered an unearned run on 3 hits, and struck out 3, lowering his ERA to 1.40.
Jose Pirela was 1 for 4.
Chris Smith was 0 for 3, dropping his average to .164.
Jimmy Paredes was 0 for 4, lowering his average to .295. He also made his 12th error, playing shortstop today.
Neall French, Chad Gross, and Mitchell Delaney were each 1 for 4.
Zoilo Almonte was 2 for 3 with a double.
Emerson Landoni was 2 for 3 with a double.

In other news, Ken Davidoff is reporting that the Yankees have signed 7th-rounder Kyle Higashioka, a high school catcher committed to Cal, for around $400,000. This signing was expected, but I am not sure if it is official yet. If it is official, Higashioka could wind up in the GCL soon. Judging by the size of the bonus, he is somewhere between Austin Romine and Chase Weems as a prospect, adding another nice piece to the Yankees' catching depth.