DotF: Refsnyder, Katoh stay hot in losses

Some real quick notes:

• LHP Manny Banuelos will come off the Double-A Trenton DL to start tomorrow, according to Nick Peruffo. He’s been out with a blister issue.
• RHP Luis Severino was named the High-A Florida State League Pitcher of the Week after his six-inning, no-hit outing the other day. Congrats to him.
• According to Matt Eddy, the Yankees have signed Texas Tech LHP Jonny Drozd, Dallas Baptist C K.J. Alexander, and Texas Tech OF Adam Kirsch as undrafted free agents.
• UNC Wilmington RHP Jordan Ramsey (32nd rounder) told Eric Detweiler will not sign and instead return to school for his senior season. He confirmed the Yankees did offer him an above-slot bonus.

Triple-A Scranton (9-7 loss to Lehigh Valley)

• RF Jose Pirela: 1-5, 1 RBI — they’re not playing him in right field for fun, he might be coming up soon
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• 3B Zelous Wheeler: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP — 19 doubles and seven homers in 64 games
• DH Kyle Roller: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• C John Ryan Murphy: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• 1B Scott Sizemore: 2-3, 2 R, 2 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB — last five hits have done for extra bases (two doubles, two triples, one homer)
• SS Dean Anna: 0-4, 1 K
• CF Taylor Dugas: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
• RHP Bruce Billings: 6 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 8/4 GB/FB — 66 of 103 pitches were strikes (64%)
• RHP Danny Burawa: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 21 of 37 pitches were strikes (57%)
• RHP Matt Daley: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — ten of 15 pitches were strikes (67%)

Double-A Trenton (2-0 win over Portland)

• CF Mason Williams: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
• LF Ben Gamel & C Gary Sanchez: both 0-4 — Gamel struck out twice, Sanchez once
• 1B Peter O’Brien: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
• RF Tyler Austin: 1-2, 1 BB
• LHP Eric Wooten: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 9/3 GB/FB — 58 of 93 pitches were strikes (62%), plus he picked a runner off first
• LHP Tyler Webb: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K — nine of 13 pitches were strikes (69%) … 58/13 K/BB in 41.2 innings

High-A Tampa had a scheduled off-day

Low- Charleston (4-2 loss to Kannapolis)

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 RBI, 3 K
• CF Dustin Fowler: 1-5, 2 K
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-3, 1 R — starting to heat up a little bit
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-4, 1 RBI —16-for-43 (.372) in his last 12 games
• LHP Chaz Hebert: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 8/3 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island had a scheduled off-day.

Rookie GCL Yanks1 had their game suspended due to rain with two outs in the bottom of the first. They’ll finish this one off tomorrow. Here’s the box score.

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (6-3 win over GCL Pirates)

• 2B Junior Valera: 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB
• RF Frank Frias: 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — 12-for-29 (.414) with four walks and four strikeouts in nine games
• SS Angel Aguilar: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
• 3B Allen Valerio: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
• DH Wilmer Romero: 1-4, 1 RBI
• LHP Carlos Diaz: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GB/FB