3/21/24 : 7:50 AM Update - reports on games in Tampa
A level games @ Yankees Complex in Tampa :
High A Game : Yankees 8 Phillies 4
Tampa, Florida
At the Plate : 4 R, 10 H, 6 BB, 11 K’s
Right fielder Raylin Heredia and third baseman Nikau Pouaka-Grego each had two hits (both were 2 for 4 with singles). First baseman Cole Moore was 1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs as well as a walk. Left fielder TJayy Walton, DH Eduardo Tait, second baseman Trent Farquhar, center fielder Cade Fergus and catcher Kehden Hettiger each had singles. Shortstop Aidan Miller walked twice in four plate appearances.
Others who played in the contest were 2B Devin Saltiban, center fielder Avery Owusu-Asiedu, catcher Ryan Leitch, DH Jordan Viars and first baseman Keaton Anthony.
Pitching Notes : 8 R, 7 H, 12 BB, 2 K’s
RH Cam Brown - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 7 BB, 0 K’s - 49 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Alex Rao - 2 IP, 3 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 37 pitches - 17 strikes
LH Danny Wilkinson - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 38 pitches - 19 strikes
RH Nate Karaffa - 2 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 29 pitches - 19 strikes
Low A Game : Yankees 10 Philles 5
Tampa, Florida
At the Plate : 5 R, 7 H, 6 BB, 7 K’s
First baseman Chad Castillo doubled and had an RBI in two AB’s - left fielder Yemal Flores doubled and walked in three plate appearances, he also had an RBi. Shortstop Starlyn Caba was 1 for 2 with a single and two stolen bases. Third baseman Nolan Beltran tripled and walked in two plate appearances. Both center fielder Yhoswar Garcia and DH Luis Caicuto were 1 for 3 with a single and a walk. Garcia also stole a base. Second baseman Marco Soto was 1 for 2 with a single and two RBIs.
Others who played in the contest were SS Diego Gonzalez, 2B Aroon Escobar, 1B Dakota Kotowski, C Jorge Mendez, C Leonardo Rondon, 3B Lou Helmig, RF Junior Marin, RF Gavin Tonkel and LF Ezra Farmer.
Pitching Notes : 10 R, 7 H, 8 BB, 7 K’s
RH Luke Russo - 3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 48 pitches - 29 strikes
RH Jaydenn Estanista - 2 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 39 pitches - 17 strikes
LH Mason Ronan - 2 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 43 pitches - 20 strikes
Minor League Camp :
On field BP and fielding and the following :
Side Bullpen : Jonathan Petit
Minor League Spring Training Games @ Carpenter Complex : AAA/AA levels
AAA Game : Yankees 8 Phillies 2
Clearwater, Florida - Roberts Field
At the Plate : 2 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s
Third baseman Jim Haley had two hits (singles) and a walk in three plate appearances. Catcher Andrick Nava doubled and scored a run in two AB’s. Center fielder Marcus Lee Sang, center fielder Troy Schreffler, shortstop Rodolfo Castro, first baseman Darick Hall, right fielder Gabriel Rincones Jr and DH Carson Taylor each singled.
Others who played in the game : SS Casey Martin, 1B Rixon Wingrove, RF Leandro Pineda, LF Baron Radcliff, 2B Trevor Schwecke, 2B Kendall Simmons and C Herbert Iser.
Pitching Notes : 8 R, 9 H, 11 BB, 3 K’s
RH Noah Skirrow - 3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 5 BB, 1 K - 55 pitches - 28 strikes
RH Orion Kerkering - 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 18 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Andrew Baker - 1 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 33 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Brett Schulze - 1 2/3 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 0 K’s - 34 pitches - 15 strikes
AA game : Yankees 4 Phillies 1
Clearwater, Florida - Ashburn Field
At the Plate : 1 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s
Center fielder Justin Crawford was 2 for 4 (singles)and stole a whopping four bases 👀. Second baseman Erick Brito was 2 for 4 (single, double) with a stolen base.
Others who played in the game : LF Emaarion Boyd, SS Bryan Rincon, SS William Bergolla, DH Caleb Ricketts, RF Hendry Mendez, RF Pierce Bennett, 1B Felix Reyes, 3B Zach Arnold, C Jordan Dissin and C Gus Sosa.
Pitching Notes : 4 R, 9 H, 4 BB, 10 K’s
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 3 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 54 pitches - 33 strikes
RH Efrain Contreras - 3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 42 pitches - 27 strikes
LH Andrew Walling - 1 1/3 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 29 pitches - 15 strikes
LH Wesley Moore - 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 31 pitches - 19 strikes
Two A level games were played against the Yankees in Tampa, when information becomes available I will report on those games. - see above update
Grapefruit League Game Twenty-Six :
Orioles 13 Phillies 4
Sarasota, Florida
Baltimore scored five runs in the first inning including home runs by Anthony Santander (two runs) and Ryan O’Hearn (one run). Gunnar Henderson hit a two run home run for the Orioles in the second inning.
Brandon Marsh tripled in the third inning to score Kyle Schwarber (walked). Jordan Luplow singled in the sixth inning, advanced to second on a walk to Garrett Stubbs and scored on a single by Jake Cave. Cristian Pache walked to load the bases. Kody Clemens hit a sac fly to score a run.
Bryson Stott walked in the seventh inning, he went to third on a single by Brandon Marsh. Cam Gallagher singled to score Stott.
Baltimore scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh on two singles, a walk, two doubles and fielding error.
At the Plate : 4 R, 7 H, 7 BB, 12 K’s
First baseman Jordan Luplow was 2 for 2 (singles) with a walk in three plate appearances. Left fielder Brandon Marsh went 2 for 4 (single, triple) with an RBI. Garrett Stubbs walked twice in three plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber walked twice in five plate appearances.
Pitching Notes : 13 R, 12 H, 10 BB, 7 K’s
RH Taijuan Walker - 2 2/3 IP, 7 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 K
RH Konnor Ash - 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 1 inherited runner scored
RH Jose Ruiz - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s
RH Zach Haake - 1 IP plus 3 batters, 3 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K
RH Tyler McKay - 1 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K
RH Carlos Francisco - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 1 K
Minor League Camp Call-Ups for the game :
Pitchers : Konnor Ash, Carlos Francisco, Zach Haake, Daniel Harper, Tyler McKay, Robinson Pina, Paxton Thompson
Catchers : Lou Albrecht, Arturo De Freitas
Infielders : Bryce Ball, Pedro Martinez, Esteban Quiroz, Bryson Ware
Outfielder : AJ Shaver
Pedro Martinez (2B), Esteban Quiroz (3B), Bryce Ball (1B) and pitchers Konnor Ash, Carlos Francisco, Tyler McKay and Zach Haake played in the game.
Grapefruit League record is now 8-12-6
Big League Camp Roster Moves :
RHP Nick Nelson optioned to Triple-A.
RHP Nick Snyder, OFs Carlos De La Cruz, Matt Kroon & Simón Muzziotti, INF Nick Podkul and C William Simoneit reassigned to minor league camp.
Minor League Transactions :
RHP Jason Ruffcorn traded to Seattle Mariners for cash considerations. RHP Ezequiel Ventura traded to Minnesota Twins for cash considerations.
As shown on their player pages - C Anthony Quirion, OF Jared Carr, OF Santiago Torres and IF Jacob Gonzalez were released today.
Big League Roster Decisions :
Grapefruit League games aren’t necessarily indicative of where roster spots are earned, every spring the buzz amongst the fan base is seemingly based on how players perform in these games. As an annual observer now for the past nine seasons I can attest that’s far from true, the games are needed for evaluators to assess the progress being made by players as to what they’ve been asked to work on, more often than not that isn’t decided by the stats from the games but rather the daily interactions and reviews - when I coached I used the phrase “practices are for coaches, games are for players” meaning that the practices were how I evaluated - while Grapefruit League games are in essence practice they aren’t the tell all in regards to player evaluations during camp. Every year I’ve been a full time observer that’s proven over and again. That being said I enjoy watching the games as it’s a glimpse of what might be and it’s my only opportunity to watch all of the players on a daily basis in person. Just sayin.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
Photos from today’s games
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