Minors Report for 9/4/10 (David Phelps; Jose Pirela; Zolio Almonte; Deangelo Mack; Kramer Sneed)

Minor Leagues Report — By Tom K on September 4, 2010 11:25 pm

Scranton:

It seems like every time David Phelps pitches, he shows the Yankees that the minor leagues may not be a spot he should stay at for very long in 2011.

Phelps threw eight strong innings, and Jorge Vazquez hit his 17th home run as Scranton took a 6-1 decision.

Phelps went eight innings, allowing one run on five hits. He walked nobody and struck out four to improve to 4-2 with a 3.07 ERA for Scranton (70.1 IP, 76 H, 13 BB, 57 K, 4 HR, 0.99 GO/AO). Overall, he is 10-2 with a 2.50 ERA (158.2 IP, 139 H, 36 BB, 141 K, 6 HR, 1.12 GO/AO). He’s pretty much as close to a finished product as you are going to find in the organization – this is not to say that a half of a season in Scranton in 2011 is going to hurt him – but if the Yankees should probably shy away from the Dustin Moseley’s of the world next spring.

Vazquez is at .270/.313/.523 on the season.

Jesus Montero only managed a 1-for-5 night. ———————————————————– Trenton:

Trenton was on the short end of a 10-7 slugest.

Daniel Brewer hit a double and drove in a pair, while Marcos Vechionacci cranked out a solo home run in the loss.

A tough night for Adam Warren, who only lasted 4.1 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on six hits. He walked three, struck out three, and allowed a home run. He is 4-2 with a 3.15 ERA for Trenton (54.1 IP, 49 H, 16 BB, 59 K, 2 HR). In 135.1 innings overall, he has allowed 121 hits while walking 33 and striking out 126. He has allowed four home runs. Overall, you cannot really say anything negative about his season. ————————————————————– Tampa:

They gave up three in the eighth inning and lost a 4-3 heartbreaker. By the way, like Scranton and Trenton, Tampa will also be in the playoffs this season as they took the league’s second half title.

Jose Pirela went 3-for-4 with a double, walk, and his 30th stolen base of the season. He is at .249/.328/.363 with 30 steals in 37 attempts. He has a .762 OPS in the second half, after putting up a .594 OPS in the first half of the season.

Meanwhile, Zolio Almonte went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple to improve to .264/.326/.370 with Tampa and .271/.333/.426 with 23 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs, 61 RBI, and 15 steals in 22 attempts overall.

Josh Romanski pitched the first five innings, allowing one run on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four to lower his Tampa ERA to 4.50 (12 IP, 15 H, 4 BB, 12 K, 2 HR). Overall, the left-hander is 8-5 with a 3.32 ERA (100.1 IP, 99 H, 21 BB, 85 K, 10 HR). —————————————————————– Charleston:

A shutout victory tonight as Charleston’s bats finally came to life.

Deangelo Mack, Neil Medchill, and Emerson Landoni each homered to lead the eight-run outburst. Mack is hitting .257/.338/.415 with 20 doubles, 12 home runs, 56 runs batted in, and 52 runs scored. He is a 23-year old outfielder who will be 24 by the time 2011 arrives, so he’ll have to (at the very least) move up a level per season. Landoni’s home run (a grand slam) was his third (.271/.315/.361 in 255 at-bats for the 21-year old middle infielder who the Yankees acquired after Florida released him in 2007). Medchill is having a very disappointing season, hitting a combined .200/.280/.331 in 411 at-bats between Tampa and Charleston. He started the year in Tampa, struggled mightily, was sent down to Charleston, and pretty much has never really be able to get on track. He is a 23-year old outfielder.

Despite the shutout, not too much to report on the pitching side of things. 23-year old Ben Watkins made the start, going three innings allowing one hit while walking one and striking out three. It was his first start of the season (35 games, 58 IP, 59 H, 16 BB, 34 K, 3 HR). He was a 40th round pick in the 2009 draft.

Manny Barreda got the win in relief, throwing 2.2 innings, allowing five hits while walking one and striking out three. Talk about walking the tightrope. He has yet to allow a run for Charleston (7.1 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 7 K). He is a 21-year old with a good arm that hasn’t been healthy. He still is only 21 years old, but in four seasons with the organization, he has combined to throw 106.1 innings..never pitching more than 39 innings in any one season. ———————————————————————— Staten Island:

They split a double-header today, winning a 3-1 decision before losing a 7-2 game.

Kramer Sneed pitched in the opener, going 5.1 innings while allowing one run on four hits. He walked two and struck out four (1-3, 4.09 ERA, 33 IP, 35 H, 7 BB, 42 K). Thomas Kahlne earned the save with a scoreless inning of relief, striking out one while walking one.

Not much to report from the hitting side, as no one player had a big day in both games. Gary Sanchez played in only one game, and went 1-for-3. Kyle Roller went 1-for-6 with a double and a run batted in.