CHICAGO — The New York Yankees have some work to do, basic supervisor Brian Cashman mentioned. At the very least for now, Jasson DomÃnguez goes to do his work within the minors.
New York is competing with the Baltimore Orioles for the AL East lead, and DomÃnguez, 21, is likely one of the staff’s high prospects. However DomÃnguez is enjoying for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre whereas Alex Verdugo stays in left subject with the Yankees.
“Jasson’s doing every thing he must do proper now, and Verdugo’s enjoying clearly higher baseball lately,” Cashman mentioned earlier than Friday’s 3-0 victory on the Chicago Cubs. “So the evaluations that we’re having with our subject workers and participant growth workers and entrance workplace workers is simply what will give us the very best probability to win, and as of proper now, we’re staying pat with what we have got, however we’re at all times within the place to vary our minds in some unspecified time in the future, too.”
DomÃnguez homered for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday and Thursday. He was batting .313 with seven homers, 24 RBIs and 15 steals in 41 video games for the Triple-A membership earlier than Friday.
DomÃnguez, nicknamed “The Martian,” made his large league debut final yr and hit 4 homers in eight video games earlier than he had Tommy John surgical procedure on his proper elbow. He was known as up for the Little League Traditional final month and went 0-for-4 in New York’s 3-2 loss to Detroit, after which was despatched again to the minors after the sport.
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Verdugo, who was acquired in a December commerce with Boston, went 1-for-3 with a stroll in New York’s series-opening victory at Wrigley Subject. The 28-year-old outfielder is batting .341 (15-for-44) in his previous 12 video games, growing his season numbers to a .236 batting common with 11 homers and 56 RBIs.
When large league rosters expanded to twenty-eight gamers Sunday, New York activated first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the injured checklist and introduced up outfielder/pinch-runner Duke Ellis from Triple-A as a part of a flurry of strikes. But it surely saved the switch-hitting DomÃnguez within the minors.
“If he comes, he is obtained to play. He is not going to come back right here and simply sit,” Cashman mentioned.
New York had dropped 4 of 5 going into the sequence at Chicago. Regardless of having one of many majors’ greatest lineups, led by Aaron Decide and Juan Soto, the Yankees had been simply 31-38 of their final 69 video games after a quick begin to the season.
Supervisor Aaron Boone is using a closer-by-committee method after Clay Holmes surrendered a game-ending grand slam in a 7-4 loss at Texas on Tuesday night time. Holmes has blown a serious league-high 11 saves in 40 probabilities.
Luke Weaver obtained an opportunity Friday, incomes his first profession save in his first alternative in 199 main league appearances.
“I believe the bullpen scenario is, I believe now we have plenty of high quality on the market,” Cashman mentioned, “and Boonie’s clearly, and his workers, with Matt Blake main the pitching facet of it, they’re attempting to determine it out … what’s the very best lanes for everyone now, and if clearly it’s a must to change issues up, so be it.”
Additionally Friday, the Yankees optioned right-hander Ron Marinaccio to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Lefty Josh Maciejewski was outrighted to the staff’s high minor league affiliate.
Marinaccio, 29, is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 appearances with New York this season.