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Yankees prospects: May statistics from the farm - Triple-A & Double-A

Checking in on the statistics of Yankee minor leaguers at the conclusion of May. Many numbers lie ahead. You've been warned.

By TanyaAnderson@Tanya__Anderson Jun 6, 2013, 10:00am EDT

Yankees' prospects have finally gotten in a full month of the season, and with that comes a bigger sample size on which to judge their performance. Anyone can have a hot or cold few weeks, but more at-bats and innings pitched tend to even out the streaks. A little less than two months into the MiLB season, this is where the Yankee prospects stand so far.

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Here was last month's post, if you need a quick refresher. Now, on to May.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders:

Player

May

2013 Season Total

LF Thomas Neal

19 games, 25 for 66, 4 doubles, 1 SB

2 homers, 8 RBI, 13 Ks, .379/.512/.530

38 games, 47 for 133, 10 doubles, 2 SB

2 homers, 22 RBI, 27 Ks, .353/.446/.474

OF Ronnier Mustelier

27 games, 32 for 115, 4 doubles, 4 SB,

3 homers, 17 RBI, 12 Ks, .278/.314/.391

28 games, 35 for 120, 4 doubles, 4 SB

3 homers, 17 RBI, 12 Ks, .292/.325/.400

CF Zoilo Almonte

28 games, 30 for 111, 8 XBH, 3 SB,

3 homers, 18 RBI, 20 Ks, .270/.331/.405

53 games, 56 for 199, 18 XBH, 4 SB

6 homers, 34 RBI, 39 Ks, .281/.365/.437

CF Melky Mesa

27 games, 27 for 110, 12 XBH, 4 SB,

2 homers, 10 RBI, 46 Ks, .245/.252/.409

52 games, 51 for 202, 19 XBH, 6 SB

6 homers, 19 RBI, 83 Ks, .252/.276/.421

2B Corban Joseph

25 games, 21 for 100, 3 doubles, 1 SB,

2 homers, 10 RBI, 21 Ks, .210/.313/.300

47 games, 45 for 188, 9 doubles, 2 SB

6 homers, 19 RBI, 39 Ks, .239/.329/.383

SS Addison Maruszak

20 games, 13 for 69, 6 doubles, 0 SB,

0 homers, 8 RBI, 18 Ks, .188/.260/.275

40 games, 29 for 129, 11 doubles, 0 SB,

0 homers, 14 RBI, 27 Ks, .225/.336/.310

3B Josh Bell

12 games, 10 for 46, 3 doubles, 0 SB,

1 homer, 6 RBI, 10 Ks, .217/.315/.348

28 games, 25 for 102, 7 doubles, 0 SB,

1 homer, 10 RBI, 28 Ks, .245/.333/.343

C Bobby Wilson

20 games, 12 for 66, 3 doubles, 0 SB,

0 homers, 5 RBI, 14 Ks, .182/.325/.227

33 games, 20 for 105, 5 doubles, 0 SB,

2 homers, 18 RBI, 21 Ks, .190/.310/.295

Unsurprisingly, Melky Mesa is leading the International League in strikeouts by 22 over the second-highest batter, Wil Myers. Thomas Neal's .353 batting average is good enough for second in the IL, but Neal leads the league in OBP. Call him up, please.

Player	May	2013 Season Total
SP Chien-Ming Wang	32.0 IP, 35 H, 13 ER, 16 Ks, 3.66 ERA	58.0 IP, 57 H, 15 ER, 25 Ks, 2.33 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
SP Chris Bootcheck	31.1 IP, 36 H, 18 ER, 25 Ks, 5.17 ERA	55.1 IP, 51 H, 19 ER, 45 Ks, 3.09 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
SP Brett Marshall	21.1 IP, 25 H, 15 ER, 19 Ks, 6.33 ERA	39.2 IP, 49 H, 30 ER, 35 Ks, 6.81 ERA, 1.94 WHIP
SP Caleb Cotham	23.2 IP, 29 H, 21 ER, 19 Ks, 7.99 ERA	23.2 IP, 29 H, 21 ER, 19 Ks, 7.99 ERA, 1.61 WHIP
SP Clay Rapada	8.2 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 3 Ks, 4.15 ERA	8.2 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 3 Ks, 4.15 ERA, 1.73 WHIP
RP Sam Demel	15.0 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 19 Ks, 1.20 ERA	27.2 IP, 19 H, 4 ER, 34 Ks, 1.30 ERA, 1.01 WHIP
RP Mark Montgomery	14.0 IP, 17 H, 4 ER, 17 Ks, 2.57 ERA	27.0 IP, 26 H, 7 ER, 34 Ks, 2.33 ERA, 1.59 WHIP
RP Dellin Betances	14.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 12 Ks, 3.21 ERA	34.0 IP, 28 H, 21 ER, 36 Ks, 5.56 ERA, 1.44 WHIP
RP Jim Miller	12.2 IP, 12 H, 6 ER, 19 Ks, 4.26 ERA	23.0 IP, 23 H, 16 ER, 34 Ks, 6.26 ERA, 1.61 WHIP
RP Josh Spence	12.2 IP, 12 H, 5 ER, 10 Ks, 3.55 ERA	20.1 IP, 21 H, 7 ER, 17 Ks, 3.10 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
RP Cody Eppley	10.2 IP, 14 H, 10 ER, 13 Ks, 8.44 ERA	18.2 IP, 27 H, 13 ER, 19 Ks, 6.27 ERA, 2.09 WHIP

Wang's ERA is second-best in the International League, while his WHIP is fifth in the league. Bootcheck didn't have as impressive of a May as his outstanding April, but his WHIP still made the top ten in the league. On the other end of the spectrum, Brett Marshall's 28 walks are sixth-highest in the IL for the season so far.

Double-A Trenton Thunder:

Player

May

2013 Season Total

SS Walter Ibarra

7 games, 10 for 29, 1 double, 0 SB,

0 homers, 1 RBI, 10 Ks, .345/.345/.379

19 games, 24 for 71, 4 XBH, 2 SB,

1 homer, 6 RBI, 21 Ks, .324/.333/.419

C JR Murphy

22 games, 22 for 84, 4 doubles, 1 SB,

1 homer, 8 RBI, 16 Ks, .262/.337/.345

43 games, 44 for 160, 10 doubles, 1 SB,

5 homers, 24 RBI, 29 Ks, .275/.362/.431

1B Kyle Roller

28 games, 18 for 91, 7 doubles, 0 SB,

3 homers, 8 RBI, 30 Ks, .198/.348/.374

54 games, 52 for 196, 21 XBH, 0 SB,

7 homers, 29 RBI, 59 Ks, .265/.361/.449

RF Tyler Austin

28 games, 28 for 107, 10 XBH, 1 SB,

4 homers, 20 RBI, 21 Ks, .262/.333/.439

52 games, 51 for 198, 17 XBH, 2 SB,

5 homers, 32 RBI, 51 Ks, .258/.359/.399

2B Ali Castillo

26 games, 20 for 87, 1 XBH, 3 SB,

0 homers, 12 RBI, 17 Ks, .230/.299/.253

40 games, 31 for 139, 5 XBH, 3 SB,

0 homers, 20 RBI, 27 Ks, .223/.283/.281

LF Neil Medchill

26 games, 19 for 89, 4 doubles, 2 SB,

1 homers, 8 RBI, 31 Ks, .213/.280/.292

48 games, 44 for 174, 9 doubles, 3 SB,

4 homers, 22 RBI, 64 Ks, .253/.316/.374

CF Slade Heathcott

28 games, 31 for 112, 10 XBH, 2 SB,

3 homers, 21 RBI, 31 Ks, .277/.305/.429

46 games, 45 for 183, 14 XBH, 4 SB,

4 homers, 27 RBI, 51 Ks, .246/.300/.377

LF Ramon Flores

29 games, 26 for 118, 5 doubles, 2 SB,

2 homers, 12 RBI, 24 Ks, .220/.301/.314

55 games, 54 for 222, 13 XBH, 4 SB,

2 homers, 25 RBI, 46 Ks, .243/.328/.329

2B Jose Pirela

25 games, 18 for 90, 9 XBH, 5 SB,

2 homers, 5 RBI, 10 Ks, .200/.324/.356

51 games, 38 for 189, 14 XBH, 6 SB,

3 homers, 12 RBI, 26 Ks, .201/.324/.328

Despite getting off to a rough start to the season, Tyler Austin has drawn the fifth most walks in the Eastern League so far in 2013. Austin also has the tenth most RBI in the league with 32 this season. The Thunder offense was supposed to be a juggernaut with an all-prospect outfield, but it's only been that in glimpses throughout the season. Neil Medchill started the season absolutely on fire, but he has since racked up the second most strikeouts in the league. Kyle Roller isn't far behind in that department at fifth.

Player	May	2013 Season Total
SP Zach Nuding	32.0 IP, 34 H, 13 ER, 24 Ks, 3.66 ERA	57.2 IP, 63 H, 21 ER, 48 Ks, 3.28 ERA, 1.47 WHIP
SP Nik Turley	25.0 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 30 Ks, 2.52 ERA	54.1 IP, 46 H, 25 ER, 58 Ks, 4.14 ERA, 1.36 WHIP
SP Matt Tracy	33.1 IP, 19 H, 6 ER, 35 Ks, 1.62 ERA	53.0 IP, 52 H, 30 ER, 49 Ks, 5.09 ERA, 1.57 WHIP
SP Jose Ramirez	27.1 IP, 16 H, 9 ER, 34 Ks, 2.96 ERA	37.1 IP, 23 H, 11 ER, 45 Ks, 2.65 ERA, 0.96 WHIP
SP Mikey O'Brien	29.0 IP, 24 H, 8 ER, 20 Ks, 2.48 ERA	29.0 IP, 24 H, 8 ER, 20 Ks, 2.48 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
RP Francisco Rondon	15.0 IP, 17 H, 12 ER, 12 Ks, 7.20 ERA	39.0 IP, 40 H, 29 ER, 31 Ks, 6.69 ERA, 1.69 WHIP
RP Jeremy Bleich	14.2 IP, 14 H, 8 ER, 10 Ks, 4.91 ERA	27.0 IP, 23 H, 11 ER, 18 Ks, 3.67 ERA, 1.41 WHIP
RP Dan Burawa	13.1 IP, 12 H, 6 ER, 14 Ks, 4.05 ERA	26.2 IP, 23 H, 12 ER, 30 Ks, 4.05 ERA, 1.61 WHIP
RP Aaron Dott	13.2 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 19 Ks, 1.98 ERA	25.2 IP, 26 H, 9 ER, 32 Ks, 3.16 ERA, 1.21 WHIP
RP Branden Pinder	10.2 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 11 Ks, 3.38 ERA	24.1 IP, 28 H, 17 ER, 22 Ks, 6.29 ERA, 1.81 WHIP
RP Tom Kahnle	15.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 16 Ks, 1.17 ERA	24.1 IP, 15 H, 5 ER, 28 Ks, 1.85 ERA, 1.19 WHIP

Matt Tracy had a nice May after a disastrous April. His 10.98 ERA in April was lowered to a 1.62 ERA last month. Zach Nuding's 3.28 ERA is good enough for twelfth best in the Eastern League. Unfortunately, on the other end of the ERA leader board, Tracy's 5.09 ERA is fourth highest in the league. Nik Turley is tied for ninth in the EL in strikeouts with 58 on the season. Turley and Tracy rank fourth and second, respectively, in most walks issued so far this season. Things have gone pretty poorly for the Thunder pitchers not named Jose Ramirez.

A day or so of June statistics were included in the total because of procrastination. My apologies. A similar post for High-A and Low-A is to follow.