JC Escarra was out of affiliated baseball for the last 2 years. He was released by Baltimore while planning a wedding & buying a house. He wanted to give up and almost did, but took one last swing in Indy Ball as a catcher. The Yankees like what they saw.
I've seen Tommy take down just about every guy in the Thunder clubhouse. But, he refused to pin Tim Tebow. Instead, he gives his signature John Cena "you can't see me" and a hug .
Covered the Yankees system for a decade now. I can’t recall a time where they’ve so clearly punted in order to keep a spot open for a prospect. They’re clearly banking on Volpe being the guy and from the moment he touches the Bronx, those expectations are going to be enormous.
Jasson Dominguez just met with the Somerset media for the first time this spring. He conducted it almost entirely in English with very little translation and it was super impressive.
Pretty wild that the Mets are probably going to lose their three biggest free-agents (Syndergaard, Conforto, Baez) and still be incredibly improved from last seasons end.
Sources say that the Angels are calling up right-hander Janson Junk to the big leagues tomorrow. The Yankees dealt Junk at the deadline in the Heaney deal.
Yankees should think long and hard about protecting Ron Marinaccio. The 26-year old righty fanned 105 batters in 66.1 IP. Opposition hit just .153 against him. Fastball sits high-90’s with a really good change and a solid slider.
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top-prospect Estevan Florial activated off the IL to make his season debut for Tampa tonight. He’s 2-for-2 with a single and a 3-run home run in his first 2 AB’s. Welcome back, Flo.
Volpe’s grandpa was at the yard just about every day last season. He loved telling fans stories about his grandson. He would hand out trading cards of him like they were candy. I know he’s elite-level proud today.
Oakland announces that they are calling up Dustin Fowler. This will be his first MLB appearance since that devastating injury that he suffered during his MLB debut in Chicago last season while playing for the Yankees.
This photo gives me goosebumps. What an incredible shot from last night by
@TrentonThunder
team photographer Michael Dill. The team rested a catchers mask along with a Hawaiian lei on home plate during moment of silence to remember Chace Numata, who passed away earlier this week.
ICYMI: Vlad Guerrero Jr. took Jose Mesa Jr. deep off of the batters eye in dead CF. The sound off of that bat is unmistakably special. It's just different. One of his 6 RBI for
@FisherCats
tonight.
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One of my lasting memories of Tyler Austin will always be him calling out then Mets prospect Noah Syndergaard prior to Game 1 of the ELDS in 2013. He promised the righty would be in for a long night and backed it up with 2 doubles and 2 RBI against him.
Final line on Deivi Garcia: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB. 15 K. 98 pitches-63 strikes (24 swing and miss). Historic effort in a division clinching game for Trenton.
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Absolutely unreal. What’s even more telling...deGrom was never a top 100 prospect. Not even close to sniffing it. Went from an unknown to a generational talent.
Luis Severino on if he thinks he is ready to rejoin the big league club. “When you get hit down here, that means you’re ready for the big leagues. That happens every time when you go to a rehab assignment – you get hit. Yeah, I’m big league ready.”
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Justus Sheffield at the Futures Game said his biggest takeaway from playing with the
@TrentonThunder
is that he misses Bat Boy Tommy Smith, "that was my homie"
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Well, now it is official. Luis Severino and Dellin Betances are scheduled to pitch in Trenton for the Thunder during game 3 of the ELDS tomorrow night.
Spoke to Nick Swisher tonight. I have never met a more upbeat and energetic guy in my entire life. He absolutely loves his new role as a special adviser to Brian Cashman. Will have that story on
@PinstripedPros
for y'all later today.
Yankees announce that they have DFA'd Ben Heller to make room for Darren O'Day. Clint Frazier is now the lone player remaining from the haul acquired from the Indians for Andrew Miller.
Might get interesting in Queens this season. Mets Rule 5 pick Zach Greene made his agent
@gaetasportsmgt
(Matt Gaeta) promise that when he debuts, Matt has to show up to the field in a suit with a Hello Kitty backpack. True story.
lol Dan Clark had no sources and his background is completely made up. A fraud in every sense. Nobody to fault but himself. The danger of Twitter is that it gives everybody a platform to spread BS. It’s up to you to follow with caution.
The Yankees have SO many damn good players that they should probably protect from the Rule 5 Draft. They obviously cannot keep all of them and I am utterly fascinated to see which ones they add.
Gleyber wants to be great at everything that he does. Needed a translator when he was younger. During the time I covered him in Trenton, he did every interview on his own without a translator in an effort to learn. Would ask reporters how his English was after interviews.
Pedro Martinez just said on the TBS pre-game show that Luis Severino told him that when he was not pitching well in the second half of the season, he was not healthy
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Thunder bat boy Tommy Smith, who is a person of special needs, is pulling bat boy duty for Binghamton tonight at the request of Tim Tebow. Easily the highlight of the night.
Really appreciate the
@nyjets
having a season ticket holder call with Coach Saleh last night. I was stunned that they actually selected me to ask a question. Definitely a neat experience. LGJ!
Deivi Garcia is done after 5 no-hit innings. His final line: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K. 92 pitches. Over his last 2 starts: 11 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 24 K.
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Luis Medina was listed as the probable starter prior to today for Somerset. Shawn Semple is now going after coming up from Hudson Valley earlier in the week. The team notes do not have Medina listed as an upcoming starter for the remainder of the series.
In June, Anthony Volpe slashed .298/.360/.538/.898 w 5 HR, 10 2B and 12-13 SB. In 11 games in July he slashed .325/.471/.600/1.071 w 2 HR, 5 2B, 10 BB, 5-6 SB. The Yankees top-prospect has been on fire for a while now. His average floated around .200 thru May, but he's up to .253
Tyler Austin epitomized class. Got to know his family very well during his career in the Yankees system. One of my favorite stories was this one, chronicling the day that Tyler’s lovely mother, Kim, found out that her son was getting the call to the bigs.
Final line on Luis Severino: 3+ IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 HR. 50 pitches-37 strikes (8 swinging). Fastball sat 94-96 most of the night and was as high as 97 MPH throughout.
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Ron Marinaccio fans the side in the sixth inning. He tossed 17 pitches in the frame - 12 for strikes. two of the punchouts were swinging at breaking stuff. Stadium gun had him as high as 97 MPH.
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Severino is through the first on 17 pitches (12 strikes). He K’d the leadoff batter, surrendered a double then generated a groundout to SS and a flyiut to CF. He hit 96 MPH six times and touched as high as 97 MPH three times.
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