- Jonathan Mayo spoke to Torres and OF Clint Frazier about watching Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller pitch this postseason. “Watching Miller dominate those hitters like that has been unreal. It kind of puts some pressure on you. You want to live up to the expectations,” said Frazier.
- RHP James Kaprielian spoke to Chris Tripodi about his injury and the fear of Tommy John surgery. “After getting multiple opinions and understanding what was happening, that was the biggest thing. Obviously, as a pitcher, the thought crosses your mind,” he said.
- J.J. Cooper polled scouts and created a master list of minor leaguers who hit 100 mph this year. There are 69 of them overall, including nine (!) Yankees. No other team has more than six. Tate, RHP Domingo Acevedo, RHP Domingo German, RHP J.P. Feyereisen, RHP Anyelo Gomez, RHP Ben Heller, RHP Luis Medina, RHP Freicer Perez, and RHP Daris Vargas are the nine. Three of them came over at the trade deadline.
- And finally, George King reports third base coach/infielder instructor Joe Espada will head to the AzFL at some point to work with Torres for a week. Torres is in the process of learning second base to increase his versatility.
Arizona Fall League
- 3B Miguel Andujar: 14 G, 15-46, 8 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 9 BB, 5 K (.326/.429/.413) — finishing the year strong, so that’s good to see
- 1B Greg Bird: 14 G, 11-54, 7 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 10 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP (.204/.338/.370) — went 2-for-13 (.154) last week, which dragged his overall numbers down
- IF Gleyber Torres: 12 G, 12-40, 20 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 11 BB, 5 K, 2 SB, 2 CS (.300/.451/.575) — pretty amazing he’s playing so well here … he’s only 19 and he played a full season in High-A before coming here, many kids this age are completely out of gas by time they get to the AzFL
- UTIL Tyler Wade: 10 G, 5-32, 8 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 9 BB, 9 K, 6 SB (.156/.341/.219) — he’s played one game at second, two in left, four in center, and three in right … he’s also played four innings at third
- LHP Nestor Cortes: 3 G, 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K (12.00 ERA and 3.00 WHIP)
- RHP J.P. Feyereisen: 7 G, 9 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 10 K (4.00 ERA and 1.89 WHIP) — so the link above says he hit 100 mph this summer … I had no idea he threw that hard
- RHP James Kaprielian: 5 G, 5 GS, 18.1 IP, 18 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 17 K, 3 HR (3.93 ERA and 1.20 WHIP) — the season ends on the 17th, so he has two starts left
- RHP Brody Koerner: 4 G, 2 GS, 11 IP, 14 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 7 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 1 WP (8.18 ERA and 1.91 WHIP) — the AzFL: not a pitcher’s league
- RHP Dillon Tate: 6 G, 9.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 2 HR 2 HB (3.86 ERA and 1.07 WHIP)
Dominican Winter League
- IF Abi Avelino: 6 G, 1-10, 1 R, 2 K (.100/.100/.100)
- SS Jorge Mateo: 10 G, 5-34, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP (.147/.194/.235) — he’s been playing shortstop exclusively, no second base or center field
- OF Cesar Puello: 6 G, 3-10, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB (.300/.500/.400) — the Yankees didn’t add him to the 40-man roster yesterday, which indicates they’ll let him become a minor league free agent Monday
- RHP Adonis Rosa: 2 G, 1 GS, 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA and 0.40 WHIP)
- UTIL Jose Rosario and RHP Anyelo Gomez are both listed on rosters as well, but they haven’t appeared in a game yet.
Mexican Pacific League
- OF Tito Polo: 14 G, 14-53, 11 R, 4 2B, 1 RBI, 4 B, 15 K, 8 SB, 1 CS, 3 HBP (.264/.350/.340) — he got hurt in Tuesday’s game and hasn’t played since, so that’s not good
- C Sebastian Valle: 15 G, 12-53, 5 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, 19 K, 1 HBP (.226/.323/.340)
The Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico) started its season last week. IF Cito Culver, IF Vince Conde, and OF Aaron Judge are all listed on rosters, though they haven’t played yet. And they might not.
Venezuelan Winter League
- IF Angel Aguilar: 6 G, 2-7, 3 R, 3 K (.286/.286/.286)
- C Francisco Diaz: 17 G, 11-51, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 11 K, 1 SB (.216/.259/.333) — poised to be the new Kyle Higashioka in that he’ll bounce around to the different levels depending on which team needs a catcher at any given time
- RHP Luis Cedeno: 3 G, 1 GS, 8.1 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, 1 GB, 2 WP (5.40 ERA and 1.56 WHIP)
- RHP David Kubiak: 4 G, 2 GS, 11.2 IP, 14 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 7 BB, 11 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 2 WP (8.49 ERA and 1.80 WHIP)
- RHP Mark Montgomery: 5 G, 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (7.36 ERA and 1.91 WHIP)
- LHP Miguel Sulbaran, RHP Daniel Alvarez, 3B Daniel Barrios, RHP Alex Mejias, 3B Andres Chaparro, OF Andres Fernandez, and C David Vergel are all listed on rosters as well.
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