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TRENTON — The Trenton Thunder, a Class AA Eastern League affiliate for the Yankees, have had some highly touted prospects on their club this season.

Shortstop Gleyber Torres, the organization's No. 1 prospect, was around for a while before being promoted to Triple-A. The same goes for third baseman Miguel Andujar, who now is in Triple-A.

There are a bunch of good prospects around, some who have been on the club all season and others who recently promoted from A-ball.

Here are scouting reports on current Trenton Thunder players from manager Bobby Mitchell (pictured above) along with info on how each has been doing of late and for the season:

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Domingo Acevado, RHP

Age: 23 (24 on March 6, 2018)

Acquired: Signed as amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic for $7,500 on Oct. 16, 2012.

Yankees prospect ranking: MLB Pipeline, No. 8.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA) 5-0, 2.24 ERA, 11 starts, 64.1 IP, 54 hits, 18 runs, 16 ER, 5 HR, 10 BB, 65 K through Aug 4. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA), 1-1, 4.38 ERA, 2 starts, 12.1 IP, 12 hits, 6 runs, 6 ER, 8 BB, 8 K. Tampa (High-A), 0-4, 4.57 ERA, 7 starts, 41.1 IP, 49 hits, 29 runs, 21 ER, 5 HR, 9 BB, 52 K.

Update: The 6-foot-7, 250 pounder has been put on an innings limit for the remainder of the season and won't work past five innings in any start. … Began season at Tampa before going to Trenton (May 18) to Scranton (June 16) to Trenton (June 17) to Scranton (June 19) and back to Trenton (June 24).

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "He's on a five-innings limit for the rest of the year and they're going to run out by the end of the season. We're trying to keep them low so he can go through the season pretty much instead of having that layoff that Chance Adams had last year. If he runs out of innings before the playoffs, we'll miss him for sure. He's electric. He's 6-foot-7, so he's got a really good down angle and he's throwing 95 to 100 mph. Plus, he's got a good breaking ball and a changeup to go with it, so you just can't sit on his fastball. He's gets hitters to go out in front with his changeup because it's the same motion as his fastball, and when a guy throws as hard as he does, it makes his changeup even better. He's been lights-out for us. Who knows what role he'll fall into as a big-leaguer, but I would say he'll be a starter."

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Colton Brewer, RHP

Age: 24 (25 on Oct. 29)

Acquired: Signed by Yankees as minor-league free agent on Feb. 28, 2017.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 2-1, 1.43 ERA, 23 games, 32 IP, 30 hits, 8 runs, 5 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 31 K through Aug 4. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA), 0-0, 11.57 ERA, 4 games, 7 IP, 9 hits, 9 runs, 9 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 9 K. Tampa (High-A), 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 games,9.1 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 ER, 1 BB, 15 K.

Update: Fifteen of his last 18 outings have been scoreless. … The 6-foot-4, 230 pounder began season with Tampa, then went to Trenton on April 29 to Scranton on May 14 to Trenton on May 25 to Scranton on July 15 and back to Trenton on July 21. … Was selected by Pittsburgh in the fourth round of the 2011 draft.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "This guy shouldn't be off the radar because he can pitch and he's got nasty stuff. When he's throwing strikes with his curveball and nasty cutter, he's tough to hit for anybody, and that's what he's been doing. He's a big guy. He's got down angle on his cutter. He's got a good curveball. He throws 95 with movement. He's just working on command issues a little bit. For me, he can definitely be a big-league pitcher."

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Daniel Camarena, LHP

Age: 24 (25 on Nov. 9)

Acquired: 2011 draft, 20th round out of Cathedral Catholic (Calif.) High.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 1-1, 3.09 ERA, 9 starts, 47.2 IP, 51 hits, 25 runs, 18 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 24 K through Aug 4. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA), 4-2, 3.28 ERA, 7 starts, 35.2 IP, 30 hits, 14 runs, 13 ER, 3 HR, 11 BB, 30 K.

Update: Has allowed 2-or-fewer ERA in four of his last five starts. … Was on disabled list from May 14 to June 17 with a shoulder injury and demoted from Triple-A to Double-A immediately after being activated.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Camarena pitched in Trenton last year most of the season until he went up to Triple-A and he pitched really well. Then he had a tired arm and some arm issues a little bit this year. It was nothing serious. No surgery or anything. When I watch him now, he's climbing back from being out a while. His velocity used to be low 90s. It's 88-89 now, so he's still getting some strength back. But he knows how to pitch. He knows how to locate. He knows how to keep hitters off balance. Being left-handed, he has a chance to be a big-league reliever. We've all seen pitchers like go and be successful."

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Cody Carroll, RHP

Age: 24 (25 on Oct. 15)

Acquired: 2015 draft, 22nd round out of Southern Mississippi.

Yankees prospect ranking: MLB Pipeline, No. 27.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 1-3, 2.15 ERA, 17 games, 34.1 IP, 25 hits, 9 runs, 8 ER, 3 HR, 3 BB, 14 K through Aug 4. Tampa (High-A), 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 13 games, 20 IP, 10 hits, 7 runs, 5 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 30 K.

Update: Opponents' batting average is .179. … Has 70 strikeouts over 54 1/3 innings counting his time with Tampa and Trenton. … promoted to Trenton on May 27.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "You've got to watch this kid. He's solid. He's 6-5 with down angle and some serious velocity. He averages 95-96 (mph) and he'll get up to 97-98. Once he learns to command his pitches and be a pitcher instead of just a hard thrower, he's definitely a big-league pitcher. He's shown it. He's tough to hit. When he gets in trouble, he loses his command. But he's been doing a great job for us."

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Will Carter, RHP

Age: 24 (25 on Jan. 18).

Acquired: 2015 draft, 14nd round as a college junior out of Alabama.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 2-0, 2.19 ERA, 10 games, 1 start, 24.2 IP, 25 hits, 7 runs, 6 ER, 0 HR, 9 BB, 12 K through Aug. 4.

Update: Made his first start of the season on Aug. 4 against Altoona and pitched a one-hit shutout over five innings with two strikeouts and two walks.. ... Didn't make his season debut until June 20 due to an arm injury. that wasn't serious.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Carter has been lights out for us. He had some arm issues last year in the beginning of year and he got it taken it care of. This guy is nasty. He's got power stuff with natural sink. He's been throwing 93-95 and he's got a decent curveball. Last year he overthrew a little bit, and when does that, it kind of keeps his sinker from sinking as much."

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Nestor Cortes, LHP

Age: 22 (23 on Dec. 10)

Acquired: 2013 draft, 36th round out of Hialeah (Fla.) Senior High.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 5-0, 2.60 ERA, 18 games, 7 starts, 52 IP, 35 hits, 15 runs, 15 ER, 4 BB, 21 K through Aug. 4. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA), 1-2, 0.95 ERA, 5 games, 1 start, 19 IP, 13 hits, 6 runs, 2 ER, 4 BB, 21 K. Tampa (High-A), 0-0, 2.08 ERA, 1 game, 4.1 IP, 6 hits, 1 run, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.

Update: Worked two shutout innings for Trenton on Aug. 4. ... In his previous outing, he pitched 4 2/3 perfect innings with seven strikeouts in a Triple-A start before being pulled because he'd reached his pitch count (65). … Has been changing teams all season as he's gone from starting out at Tampa to Trenton (April 11) to Scranton (June 26) to Trenton (July 3) to Scranton (July 8) to Trenton (July 13) to Scranton (July 16) to Trenton (July 17) to Scranton (July 30) to Trenton (July 31).

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Cortes has proven he can pitch anywhere because he's been up and down all year, and he's been successful everywhere he's gone. He's a game, man. He gets out there and he knows how to pitch. He knows how to locate. He's sneaky with his fastball at times."

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Cale Coshow, RHP

Age: 25 (26 on July 16, 2018)

Acquired: 2013 draft, 13th round out of Oklahoma Christian.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 2-3, 3.97 ERA, 14 saves, 3 blown saves, 35 games, 45.1 IP, 56 hits, 27 runs, 20 ER, 3 HR, 14 BB, 58 K through Aug 4.

Update: Has allowed just one unearned run over 10 1/3 innings in his last seven outings with 15 strikeouts and three walks. ... Worked three scoreless innings twice since July 15, most recently on July 30 at Altoona. … Was tied for second in saves in the Eastern League through Aug. 3.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "He's a big competitive guy who throws 95-to-100. He's been working on locating his fastball and his secondary pitches. He really needs a lot of work on his secondary pitches. He throws a slider and a changeup. His fastball doesn't move a lot. It can be a little straight, which is why he needs secondary pitches … especially a changeup because it makes your fastball look faster. When he's on and really good, he's locating his fastball in and out, and he's tough. His slider is coming along but he hasn't thrown enough of them because he's been relying on his fastball and he's not going to be able to do that. With his slider, he's working on both the break of it and command of it. It's got to look like a strike coming out of his hand, and right now only some do. He's been gaining a lot of confidence lately. It's improved a ton this year. We've emphasized that you have to have a short memory. He can get rattled sometimes out there. I think he's learned to control that. There have been times he's made really good pitches and he couldn't get an out because a guy would bloop one in and it snowballed on it. He's not letting that happen now.

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Rashad Crawford, OF

Age: 23 (24 on Oct. 15)

Acquired: Traded by Chicago Cubs to Yankees with SS Gleyber Torres, RF Billy McKinney and RHP Adam Warren for LHP Aroldis Chapman on July 25, 2016.

Bats: Left

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA), .217 average, 300 AB, 49 runs, 65 hits, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HR, 26 RBIs, 26 BB, 70 K, 12 SB, 3 CS, 85 games through Aug. 4.

2017 fielding stats: Has 4 assists 3 errors in 71 games (starts) playing center field, 0 assists and 0 errors in 5 games playing left field, no assists and no errors in 5 games playing right field.

Update: Hitting .132 (5-for-38) over his last 12 games. … Was on the DL from April 29 to May 16 with a hip flexor strain.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Crawford has been working on bunting, which he needs to do because he can run. He's working on stealing bases, too. When he made the jump this year from A-ball to Double-A, it was a big jump for him. It's probably the biggest jump for anyone because now you're getting into an elite group with guys who all have a chance to make the big leagues. Crawford is catching up because he was a basketball player in high school. It's just experience that he needs. He can run, he's got some raw power that shows up once in a while and he's really come a long way playing center field. When you play center, you have to be aggressive and be a take-charge guy. Crawford's personality isn't that way, but he's realizing he needs to be that way out there more and more and more. We look for big things from him."

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Thairo Estrada, INF

Age: 21 (22 on Feb. 22, 2018)

Acquired: Signed by Yankees as amateur free agent out of Venezuela in November 2012 for $49,000.

Bats: Right

Yankees prospect ranking: MLB Pipeline, No. 19.

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA) .297 average, 401 AB, 57 runs, 119 hits, 17 doubles, 2 triples, 5 HR, 33 RBIs, 28 BB, 43 K, 6 SB, 10 CS, 99 games through Aug. 4.

2017 fielding stats: Committed 16 errors in 68 games (67 starts) at shortstop, 0 errors in 22 games (22 starts) at 2nd base, 0 errors in 3 games (3 starts) at 3rd base.

Update: Ninth in the Eastern League in hitting and tied for second in hits third in hits. ... Is hitting .111 (2-for-18) in his last five games. ... Was the starting shortstop for the East in the Eastern League All-Star Game and was 1-for-3 with two walks. ... Hitting .316 (95-for-301) against right-handed pitching, .250 (24-for-96) against lefties.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: He's very solid at everything he does. He's a line-drive hitter with occasional power. He's got gap power. He's been so steady for us at shortstop plus he can play second and some third. He has some errors, but some of them weren't his fault. He's been very solid defensively. Competing at age 21 in this league like he is, Estrada definitely is a prospect. If you watch this kid day in and day out, you'll love him."

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Mike Ford, 1B

Age: 25 (26 on July 1, 2018)

Acquired: Belle Mead, N.J. native and Princeton alum was signed as non-drafted free agent on July 17, 2013.

Bats: Left.

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA), .287 average, 254 AB, 51 runs, 73 hits, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 11 HR, 47 RBIs, 53 BB, 45 K, 1 SB, 74 games through Aug. 4. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA), .266 average, 94 AB, 19 runs, 25 hits, 5 doubles, 7 HR, 21 RBIs, 18 BB, 16 K, 17, 25 games.

2017 fielding stats: Committed 6 errors in 68 games at 1st base.

Update: Returned to Trenton on Aug. 2 after being promoted to Scranton for second time this season on July 5. ... Played both ends of a double-header his first day back and was 1-for-7 with three strikeouts in Trenton's split at Binghamton on Aug. 3.. … Was 3-for-4 with a homer in Trenton's 4-2 win over Altoona on Aug. 4. ... Was on disabled list from July 7 to July 18 with a hamstring injury.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: Ford can hit. He can hit righties and he can hit lefties. He's got a great knowledge of the strike zone, which really helps him because he gets into a lot of hitter's counts. He's among the best in the league in walking and getting on base. I think he's well known for that. He's got some raw power, too. After we lost Miguel Andujar (to Triple-A), Ford has been one of our best RBI guys when he's been with us. He's reliable. He's been working on his defense at first and he's gotten a lot better. He's taking it seriously because he knows he's going to have to play some defense, too."

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Anyelo Gomez, RHP

Age: 24 (25 on March 1)

Acquired: Signed as amateur free agent out of Dominican Republic in November 2012.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 2-1, 2.33 ERA, 9 games, 1 start, 19.1 IP, 16 hits, 6 runs, 5 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 20 K through Aug. 4. Tampa (High-A), 2-2, 2.55 ERA, 10 games, 17.2 IP, 15 hits, 5 runs, 5 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 19 K. Charleston (Low-A), 0-0, 1.93 ERA, 7 saves, 0 blown saves, 10 games, 14 IP, 10 hits, 3 runs, 3 ER, 4 BB, 23 K.

Update: Had worst outing of season in his last relief appearance when allowing five runs and six hits over 1 2/3 innings in a loss at Altoona on July 29. … Allowed one unearned run and 11 hits over 20 2/3 innings in 11 outings from June 8 to July 24. … Was promoted from Charleston to Tampa on May 8, then jumped from Tampa to Trenton on June 22.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Gomez has an electric arm, but he's got to work on his command, as any young kid would. He throws in the mid-90s. I would say he's a middle-to-late inning reliever.

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Jeff Hendrix, CF

Age: 24 (25 on July 16, 2018)

Acquired: 2015 draft, 4th round out of Oregon State.

Bats: Left

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA), .267 average, 15 AB, 1 run, 4 hits, 0 HR, 0 RBIs, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 4 games through Aug. 4. Tampa (High-A), .271 average, 236 AB, 28 runs, 79 hits, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 12 RBIs, 47 BB, 65 K, 13 SB, 7 CS, 67 games.

2017 fielding stats: Has no assists and no errors in 54 games (53 as starter) as center fielder, no assists and no errors in 6 games as right fielder, no assists and no errors in 6 games (5 starts) as left fielder.

Update: Kirkland, Wash., native was promoted to Trenton on Aug. 1. … Nine-game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-4 game against Altoona on Aug. 4. … Jhit .407 (11-for-27) over his last six Florida State League games.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "I didn't see Hendrix in spring training because he had hamstring issues and he just got here, but I know he can really run and he's a great leadoff guy to have. He plays center field really well because of his speed. He's been getting better and better out there with his reads and everything else. There are just a few things we need to tinker with to make him an elite center fielder. He's learning. He's learning how to steal bags. He's learning how to bunt. That's what he had to do as a leadoff guy because he's going to have to score some runs."

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Jhalan Jackson, RF

Age: 24 (25 on Feb. 12)

Acquired: 2015 draft, 7th round out of Florida Southern.

Bats: right.

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA), .367 average, 49 AB, 8 runs, 18 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 0 HR, 4 RBIs, 10 BB, 15 K, 1 SB, 1 K, 17 games through Aug. 4. Tampa (High-A), .228 average, 180 AB, 16 runs, 41 hits, 9 doubles, 7 triples, 7 HR, 31 RBIs, 21 BB, 58 K, 2 SB, 2 CS, 59 games.

2017 fielding stats: Has 8 assists and 3 errors in 49 games (47 starts) in right field, 0 assists and no errors in 1 game in left field.

Update: Hit safely in 13 of first 17 Double-A games. … Was promoted to Trenton on July 1. … Hit .316 (6-for-19) in final seven games with Tampa. … The 6-foot-4, 230-pounder has 23 homers in 228 career games,

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "He has big-time power. You can see it in BP. He just crushes ball. He can hit a ball on the line and knock down that ball in a hurry. He's that strong. He came up here to Trenton and I think he found it a little bit easier to hit because pitchers are closer to the zone than they were when he was in Tampa. Sometimes that happens. He's probably going to have to make adjustments once the league knows him better. They're probably going to throw him more breaking balls and he's going to have to adjust. But everybody has to do that. He's an average outfielder with a really good accurate. He's fun to watch. He's not a fast guy speed wise, but you'll see him out there working on his angles to the ball, which is important because if you don't have that speed you need to make up for it."

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Brody Koerner, RHP

Age: 23 (24 on Oct. 17)

Acquired: 2015 draft, 17th round out of Clemson.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 3-3, 3.72 ERA, 6 starts, 36.1 IP, 44 hits, 15 runs, 15 ER, 3 HR, 3 BB, 10 K through Aug 4. Tampa (High-A), 4-1, 2.45 ERA, 6 starts, 36.2 IP, 32 hits, 12 runs, 10 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 26 K.

Update: Has four quality starts in six outings since being promoted to Trenton on July 3. … Worked a combined 13 1/3 shutout innings over his first two Double-A starts. … Eastern League hitters are batting .299 against him.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Brody throws a sinker, slider and changeup. His sinker is his best pitch. He's had some good outings. When he gets in trouble, he starts to nibble a little too much and he gets behind hitters. He has good movement and he has good command usually. But when you get behind and you're trying to be too fine, then hitters become better hitters and that's kind of what happened the outings he's struggled."

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Ryan McBroom, 1B

Age: 25 (26 on April 9)

Acquired: Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Yankees for INF/OF Rob Refsnyder on July 23, 2017.

Bats: Right

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA), .341 average, 41 AB, 6 runs, 14 hits, 1 double, 3 HR, 8 RBIs, 2 BB, 7 K, 11 games through Aug. 4. New Hampshire (AA), .243 average, 346 AB, 45 runs, 84 hits, 19 doubles, 12 HR, 54 RBIs, 30 BB, 77 K, 0 SB, 2 CS, 96 games.

2017 fielding stats: 2 errors in 85 games at 1st base.

Update: Hitting .387 (12-for-31) with two homers and six RBIs in his last eight games. ... Was the starting first baseman for the East in the Eastern League All-Star Game and was 1-for-4 with a single. ... Hitting .337 (28-for-83) against left-handers, .223 (67-for-300) against righties. … Was selected by Toronto in 15th round of 2014 draft as a college junior at West Virginia.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "He has big power. I saw it when he was in New Hampshire and he played against us and I'm seeing now for us. He's always been one of those guys who can hit the ball out of the park. We're happy to have him because defensively he's a really good first baseman and he really helps the infielders. To move up, he's going to have to limit his strikeouts more and probably learn to hit the fastball a little better. He sometimes gets beat on fastballs and you can't get to the big leagues without being able to hit a good fastball."

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Josh Rogers, LHP

Age: 23 (24 on July 10, 2018)

Acquired: 2015 draft, 11th round

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 4-2, 4.62 ERA, 7 starts, 39 IP, 35 hits, 20 runs, 20 ER, 5 HR, 8 BB, 29 K through Aug. 4. Tampa (High-A), 4-3, 2.22 ERA, 8 starts, 52.2 IP, 45 hits, 16 runs, 13 ER, 3 HR, 8 BB, 51 K.

Update: Rogers went on the disabled list with left elbow soreness on July 18 (retroactive to June 29) and recently had season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "He's out for the year. I liked what I saw of him before he was struggling with his command, which he normally doesn't do. But he was doing that because his arm hurt and he didn't say anything. Then we realized he's probably pitching in pain. So it's better he got the surgery now so he can be ready for next year. He's a lefty that doesn't throw hard, but he knows how to pitch and he changes speeds. He knows how to locate and the only time he got really hit hard when he was up in the zone. He's somewhat like Jamie Moyer was. He throws a sinker, changeup and a breaking ball. Rogers is left-hander, so if he gets out lefties he could have a bright future. He did well against them for us. He doesn't have a lot of deceptive in his delivery, but he has a lot of movement on his pitches."

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Justus Sheffield, LHP

Age: 21 (22 on May 13, 2018)

Acquired: Traded by Cleveland Indians to Yankees with RHP Ben Heller, RHP J.P. Feyereisen and OF Clint Frazier for LHP Andrew Miller on July 31, 2016.

Yankees prospect ranking: MLB Pipeline, No. 5.

2017 stats: Trenton (AA), 7-5, 3.09 ERA, 16 starts, 90.1 IP, 89 hits, 41 runs, 31 ER, 13 HR, 33 BB, 79 K through Aug. 4.

Update: Sheffield has been on the DL with an oblique injury since July 6. … Was one of four Trenton players picked for the Eastern League All-Star Game.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Sheffield is coming along good rehabbing from his oblique thing, which can be dangerous. He's feeling great. He's not back on the mound yet, but he's been throwing 50 reps from 60 feet. I'm hoping he'll be ready to pitch by the end of the month or for the playoffs. He's not going to throw a lot of innings when he pitches. He's been great for us. He's only 21 and he was an All-Star. I talked to an executive with the Cleveland Indians, and they didn't want to give him up in last year's (Andrew Miller) trade. So we got a really good pitcher with a bright future. He's not very tall, but he throws hard from the left side. He's consistently around 94 mph. He's still working on his slider and his changeup, but he was becoming more consistent with both as the season has gone along. When Sheffield has a good changeup and works his sliders against lefties and keeps the ball down, he's really effective. When we got him, he was mostly a hard thrower. He's got to learn to pitch and be able to throw his secondary strikes and get swings out of them consistently. He reminds me of Mike Hampton, a lefty who threw hard. Hampton was an athlete, too. Shef is a really good athlete, too."

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Nick Solak, 2B

Age: 22 (23 on Jan. 11)

Acquired: 2016 draft, 2nd round as a college junior out of Louisville.

Bats: Right

Yankees prospect ranking: MLB Pipeline, No. 10.

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA), .417 average, 12 AB, 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 double, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 games through Aug. 4. … Tampa (High-A), .302 average, 354 AB, 59 runs, 107 hits, 18 doubles, 4 triples, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 53 BB, 76 K, 13 SB, 4 CS, 100 games.

2017 fielding stats: Solak has 10 errors in 95 games (91 starts) at 2nd base.

Update: Was promoted to Trenton on Aug. 1. … Was 2-for-4 with a first-inning solo homer in his second Double-A game. … Was 4-for-5 with two three-run homers for Tampa at Daytona on July 29. ... Has at least two hits in four of his last six games.

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Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "I haven't seen a lot of Solak, but he plays as hard as anybody and he wants to play every day, which is a great thing. He's a game. He can really hit. He needs work on his fielding. He's new to second base. In college, he played a lot of outfield until moving to second base his last year at Louisville. So he's not refined at second base right now at all. There's a lot of basic stuff he's still learning … where to position your hands when you're turning two, how to turn two at second base when it's not a flip and you have to turn your body to throw it. He needs a lot of work there, but his bat is really impressive. He has some power. He hits the ball where it's pitched. He'll barrel it up nobody where it is. I've seen him get a base-hit to center, then hit a bomb to left field for a homer and then on the next at-bat hit a line-drive down the right-field line on a ball away. So he's got that knack that's hard to teach about barreling up the ball wherever it's pitched."

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Zack Zehner, LF

Age: 24 (25 on Aug. 8)

Acquired: 2014 draft, 18th round out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Bats: Right

2017 hitting stats: Trenton (AA), .267 average, 337 AB, 50 runs, 90 hits, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 8 HR, 53 RBIs, 56 BB, 98 K, 7 SB, 3 CS, 102 games through Aug. 4.

2017 fielding stats: Native of San Diego has committed no errors in 57 games in left field, 2 errors in 27 games (26 starts) in right field, 0 errors in 2 games at first base. … Has 3 outfield assists.

Update: Hitting .175 (7-for-40) over his last 12 games. ... Was 2-for-2 with a two-run double in the Eastern League All-Star Game to earn MVP honors on July 12 in Manchester, N.H. ... He's made 48 starts in left field, 25 in right and one at first base.

Trenton manager Bobby Mitchell's take: "Zehner definitely has been under the radar, but he's a line-drive hitter who hits the ball the other way when he's going good. He's hit a lot of balls really hard over the second baseman's head that go into the gap. He's also hit a homer that went a mile. He's learning more and more to pull the ball with power. That's what he's been working on. That's a hard thing sometimes because you don't want to take away from his average by doing that."

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