DotF: Florial returns; Frazier goes deep twice in Scranton’s win

It’s been a while, so let’s update the minor league standings today. First, some notes:

• In case you missed it earlier, LHP Justus Sheffield will represent the Yankees at the Futures Game in two weeks. The rosters will be officially announced tomorrow and it’s possible the Yankees will send a second player. Not sure who it would be though.
• The Yankees have signed Georgia Southern RHP Blakeley Brown (24th round) to a $132,500 signing bonus, reports Jim Callis. He counts as $7,500 against the bonus pool. The Yankees have less than $10,000 in bonus pool space remaining before having to give up next year’s first round pick. The signing deadline is tomorrow. Our Day Three draft recap has more info on Brown.
• The Yankees have also signed Vanderbilt RHP Justin Wilson (23rd round), according to his Twitter feed. Neat. I didn’t think he’d sign. MLB.com says he received a slot $125,000 bonus. He doesn’t count against the bonus pool at all. Our Day Three draft recap has more info on Wilson.
• Matt Eddy reports the Yankees have released OF Cody Brown, OF Jonathan Capellan, SS Jose Carrera, LHP Jeff Degano, OF Cesar Diaz, OF Edel Luaces, OF Luis Martinez, and 1B Matt Snyder. Degano came down with the yips after being the team’s second round pick in 2015. The last two years he had 34 walks, five hit batsmen, and 15 wild pitches in 6.2 innings. Poor guy.
• Here’s some video of a recent RHP Roansy Contreras start. Contreras, my preseason No. 24 prospect, has a 1.62 ERA (3.09 FIP) with 32.8% strikeouts and 9.0% walks in 16.2 innings with Short Season Staten Island this year. He’s developing nicely.
• 1B Tyler Austin has already started running the bases, according to DJ Eberle, so it seems his stint on the disabled list will be a short one. Austin was placed on the Triple-A disabled list with a back issue last Friday.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (9-6 win over Buffalo) they’re in second place at 44-30 and are 4.5 games back

• CF Clint Frazier: 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI — here are videos of his first homer and second homer … hitting .317/.393/.586 with ten homers in 46 Triples-A games … he is simply too good for this level
• 1B Billy McKinney: 3-4, 1 RBI — first game at first base this season … the plan to give him work there got put on hold when he hurt his shoulder earlier this year … 1B Tyler Austin (back), 1B Mike Ford (oblique), and 1B Ryan McBroom (day-to-day after fouling a pitch into his foot) are all hurt though, so Scranton needed someone to play first base today, and McKinney it was
• LHP Nestor Cortes: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 8/3 GB/FB — 66 of 83 pitches were strikes (80%)
• RHP Tommy Kahnle: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 13 of 24 pitches were strikes (54%) … still sitting mostly 94-96 mph, reportedly … I dunno, shouldn’t that be enough velocity to get big leaguers out?
• RHP Cody Carroll: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — eleven of 16 pitches were strikes

Double-A Trenton Thunder (8-2 win over Altoona) they’re in second place at 49-36 and are a half-game back

• SS Kyle Holder: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — finally makes it up to Trenton, more than three months after he was scheduled to begin the season here
• 2B Abi Avelino: 0-5, 2 K
• CF Trey Amburgey: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K — 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, a triple, and a homer in his last four games
• RHP Dillon Tate: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 4/5 GB/FB — 58 of 97 pitches were strikes (60%) … second time he’s walked four batters in his last three starts … he walked four only once in his first 13 starts

The High-A Tampa Tarpons were rained out. The game will be made up as part of an August 6th doubleheader. They’re 42-41 overall and 7-6 in the second half, and that’s the most important thing. Their only path to the playoffs is a second half division title. They’re in third place and 2.5 games back.

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (7-4 win over Augusta) they’re 42-31 overall and 8-4 in the second half … they’re currently tied for the division lead

• DH Pablo Olivares: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI — he’s hitting .374/.440/.519 in his last 37 games and 150 plate appearances now
• 2B Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB
• SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-3, 1 RBI
• 1B Dermis Garcia: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Jio Orozco: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 Balk, 2 HB, 5/3 GB/FB — 54 of 84 pitches were strikes (64%) … 3.05 ERA and 41/11 K/BB in 48.2 innings for the 20-year-old who came over in the Ben Gamel trade

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (8-6 win over Hudson Valley) they’re in last place at 8-12 and are six games back

• 1B Mike Ford: 2-4 — played seven innings in his third rehab game for the oblique injury
• LF Canaan Smith: 0-3 — left the game in the seventh inning for an unknown reason
• 2B Kyle Gray: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Erik Swanson: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 Balk, 2/2 GB/FB — 30 of 40 pitches were strikes (75%) … first rehab start for the groin injury … he’s been out since June 12th
• RHP Frank German: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 29 of 42 pitches were strikes (69%)
• RHP Drew Finley: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 Balk, 3 WP, 2 HB — 15 of 36 pitches were strikes (42%) … geez, filled up every column in the box score, huh?

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (5-3 win over Bluefield) they’re in fourth place at 7-9 and are seven games back

• SS Oswald Peraza: 4-4, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 BB, 1 CS, 1 E (throwing) — had been 2-for-16 (.125) on the year prior to this game
• CF Everson Pereira: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
• 2B Ezequiel Duran: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB — three homers in the last eight games
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
• RHP Alex Vizcaino: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 6/5 GB/FB — 42 of 62 pitches were strikes (68%)
• RHP Daniel Bies: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 28 of 43 pitches were strikes (65%) … 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 12 K in three pro appearances for this year’s seventh rounder

Rookie GCL Yankees East (13-4 loss to GCL Blue Jays) they’re in last place at 3-10 and are 4.5 games back

• CF Ryder Green: 0-2, 1 K — this year’s third rounder played five innings in his fifth pro game
• CF Isiah Pasteur: 0-1, 1 RBI — this year’s 13th rounder made his pro debut as Green’s replacement
• DH Josh Breaux: 1-3, 1 BB
• RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HB, 1/2 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yankees West (4-2 win over GCL Pirates) they’re in third place at 6-6,and are 2.5 games back

• CF Estevan Florial: 2-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB — played five innings in his first game since May 17th … hamate surgery was expected to sideline him until August, but he’s back well ahead of schedule, so that’s cool
• SS Roberto Chirinos: 1-3, 1 BB
• RF Anthony Garcia: 0-4, 1 K — threw a runner out at the plate
• LF-CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• LHP Chaz Hebert: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/2 GB/FB — season debut after missing time with an unknown injury