BBDP MVP: David Adams – 3/4, 2 2B, HR (6), 2 RBI
According to Kendall Rogers, the Yankees signed undrafted free agent Daniel Aldrich out of College of Charleston, also Brett Gardner’s alma mater. He’s a high power, high strikeout kind of hitter who played well in the Cape Cod League. Low risk, high reward type of signing. He signed for at least $150,000, as the Yankees had plenty of money left over after the Ty Hensley signing.
Triple-A Empire State: L 9-7 to Pawtucket. L: John Maine
Kevin “Roose” Russo: 2/5, R, RBI, BB, K (.300)
Corban “CoJo” Joseph: 1/3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB (.256)
Ed Nunez: 0/4, 2 RBI, K (.209)
Ronnier Mustelier: 0/4, BB, K (.284)
Brandon Laird: 1/4 (.252)
Francisco Cervelli: 1/4, R, K (.248)
Kelvin Perez: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, BB, 5 K (0.00 ERA) I sure hope they find a way to keep him next year. He’s due to be a minor league free agent after this season. This season was his coming out party, and his stuff improved by leaps and bounds. 1.05 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A this season.
Double-A Trenton: L 2-7 vs Reading. L: O’Brien (4-6)
Abe Almonte: 0/3, BB, K (.276)
Jose Pirela: 1/4, R (.300) Turned a DP with Ibarra.
David Adams: 3/4, R, 2 2B, HR (6), 2 RBI (.322) DHed today, can’t wait to see him in Triple-A.
Adonis Garcia: 0/4 (.317)
Luke Murton: 0/3, BB, 2 K (.251)
JR Murphy: 0/4, K (.220)
Rob “Seggy” Segedin: 1/3 (.200)
Walt Ibarra: 1/3, K (.283)
Addison Maruszak: 0/3, 2 K(.274)
Mikey O’Brien: 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, BB, 5 K (4.57) Rough go of it in Double-A this season.
Francisco Rondon: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, HR (3.95 ERA)
Mark “Monty Python” Montgomery: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K (2.57 ERA) Beast.
High-A Tampa: L 0-4 vs Clearwater. L: Tracy (5-5)
Ramon Flores: 0/3, BB, K (.293)
Slade Heathcott: 1/4, 3 K (.303) 11 game hit streak going.
“Stone Cold” Tyler Austin: 2/4, 2B (.299) I don’t care what Josh Norris’ scouts notes say this kid is the real deal.
Kyle Roller: 0/1, K (.270)
Gary “Sanchize” Sanchez: 2/3, 2B, BB, K (.288)
Matt Tracy: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K (3.29 ERA) Let up three runs in the first, then settled in to pitch a solid game.
Low-A Charleston: L 2-5 vs Asheville. L: Wetherell (5-7)
Ali Castillo: 1/4, R, HR (4), RBI, K (.326)
Cito Culver: 0/4, K (.226) One scout was less than impressed with him according to Josh Norris. Said he would never hit.
Ben “Gam-Gam” Gamel: 2/4, R, 2B (.300)
Dante Bichette Jr.: 1/4, RBI (.241)
Saxon Butler: 2/4 (.258)
Robert “The Ref” Refsnyder: 1/3 (.198)
Daniel Mahoney: 2 IP, H, 0 ER, BB (3.63 ERA)
Charlie Short: 2 IP, H, 0 ER, 3 K (1.23 ERA) Looking like a good find so far.
GCL Yankees: L 8-2 vs GCL Pirates. L: Gallegos (0-1). They also lost their game from last night, giving up two runs for the loss in the bottom of the ninth.
Mikeson Oliberto: 1/4, R, 2B, K (.261)
Austin Aune: 1/3, RBI, BB, K (.275)
Yeicok Calderon: 1/4, 2 K (.258)
Greg Bird: 0/4 (.250)
Miguel Andujar: 0/4, 2 K (.234) He’ll have lots of things to work on this offseason. Good thing he’s SO YOUNG (17).
Nathan Mikolas: 1/3 (.162)
Eduardo de Oleo: 0/2, R, BB (.189)
Pedro Feliciano: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K (0.00 ERA) Second rehab appearance.
Giavanny Gallegos: 3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, HR (2.05 ERA) Little explosion here, hopefully it’s just an anomaly.
Chaz Hebert: 0.2 IP, H, R, ER, 2 BB, K (1.64 ERA)
Rookie Davis: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K (2.03 ERA) Knight in shining armour for the GCL tonight.
ugh swept across the farm system. Good to see Adams is still raking though
Agreed. It always eases the pain when the big league club wins too
Daniel Aldrich is signed with Yankees for 150k? I thought Yankees maxed out budget plus 75% overage tax when they signed both Hensley and Mesa Jr. How much signing bonus does Mesa Jr. sign for?
No, the Yankees saved a lot of money by signing Hensley for $400K under slot and then they saved a lot more when they signed picks 6-10 at just $10K each. So $150K to Aldrich shouldn't put them over.
Great to see Heathcott showing some consistency
It's huge. In a relatively down year on the farm, having him do what he's done is a major saving grace.