Yankees farm report Thursday: Miguel Andujar auditioning for call-up with 2 HR, Anthony Volpe rakes for Tampa
Updated May 07, 8:14 AM;
Posted May 07, 8:14 AM
Miguel Andujar (left), Trey Amburgey (top right) and Rob Brantly combined for nine hits, eight runs and eight RBI for the Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in Thursday night’s 17-11 road win over the Syracuse Mets.AP
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Who knows? Maybe slumping Yankees left fielder Clint Frazier saved his roster spot hitting a two-run, opposite-field homer during Thursday’s 7-4 loss to the Houston Astros. Frazier, who has been slumping for weeks and is hitting .151 after a 1-for-3 afternoon, suddenly has stiff competition with the minor league season underway this week.
Estevan Florial, Donny Sands, Diego Castillo lead Somerset Patriots to 2nd straight win
Updated 7:25 AM;
Today 5:37 AM
Somerset Patriots third baseman Diego Castillo (2) went 3-for-4 with a run scored in a 3-1 win over the Harrisburg Senators Wednesday at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J.
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For the second game in a row, New York Yankees outfield prospect Estevan Florial found himself in the middle of another Somerset Patriots win.
Batting leadoff, Florida went 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in the Patriots’ 3-1 win Wednesday over the Harrisburg Senators at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J.
Top prospects Estevan Florial, Luis Gil send message to Yankees in Somerset Patriots’ Opening Day win
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
New York Yankees prospect Luis Gil threw 3.2 shutout innings in the Somerset Patriots Opening Day 6-0 win over the Harrisburg Senators on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at TD Bank Ballpark.
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While Hicks struggles with the New York Yankees, Florial, the club’s No. 10 prospect, began his season with a leadoff home run in the Somerset Patriots’ 6-0 win Tuesday over the Harrisburg Senators at TD Bank Ballpark.
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The game marked the debut of the Patriots as the Yankees’ Double-A franchise. Before Opening Day, there was some debate about whether to assign the 23-year-old Florial to Double-A Somerset or Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Why Yankees’ Estevan Florial debate leads to Double-A Somerset, not Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Updated May 04, 2021;
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The more Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks struggles, the more fans will be pleading for something better, even though Hicks isn’t yet halfway through a seven-year, $70-million contract.
As 18-year-old phenom Jasson Dominguez starts moving up the ladder the $5.1 million signee has a long way to go with no professional at-bats on his resume the Yankees’ former No. 1 prospect will be eyed as a possible solution. Now 23 but still raw due to a lot of time on the injured list, Estevan Florial is still an intriguing farmhand with a high ceiling even as he’s dropping in prospect rankings.