http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/42684 Recent articles about Eric Wordekemper en-us The Rule 5 draft is one of the odd events in baseball, a chance for rebuilding teams to steal a talented gamble from a prospect rich team.  You have to keep a draftee on the 25 man roster for the entire season, or offer to sell him back to his original club (as happened to Reegie Corona last season). It's a testament to the job Cashman has done rebuilding the franchise that the Yankees lost 6 players in the Rule 5 last season, including 5 pitchers, and still had the arms to play... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Rule_5_and_the_40_man/1558412 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Rule_5_and_the_40_man/1558412 That's the season folks. It was a very good year for the Yankees minor-league system. Tampa and Staten Island won their league championships. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre just fell short of repeating as International League champs, but still had a good year. Remember to check back for my Arizona Fall League and Winter League reports starting next month.================We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight.He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I willpost ... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:33:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/917_Minor_League_Report_Playoff_Edition/1193456 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/917_Minor_League_Report_Playoff_Edition/1193456 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/917_Minor_League_Report_Playoff_Edition/1193456 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/c/0c406ddf96d56bc9c6e68b4951e963b019020250/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_02_13ab.jpg ================We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight.He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I willpost them. Thanks BG for the great contributions.(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lost to Gwinnett 8-5 in game 3 of their five-game series (SWB leads series 2-1): Box Score - RecapThe SWB Yanks were defeated by the Gwinnett Braves 8-5 in game 3 of the 1st round of the playoffs. The Yankees own a 2-1 lead in the series with game 4 Saturday at SWB.PITCHING:... Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:10:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/911_Minor_League_Report/1155156 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/911_Minor_League_Report/1155156 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/911_Minor_League_Report/1155156 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/7/37d3ca1eacb82e0f9beef4d93a6e89f0ed27a7b1/small/PicImg_New_York_Yankees_8f00.jpg ================(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (78-59) beat Rochester (69-71) 4-3 in 10 innings: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 7 11 0 Rochester 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 3 W: Sanchez, H (1-0, 0.00); L: Henn (1-1, 2.33)HR: SWB: Duncan, S (30), Corona (2).Offense:Brett Gardner: 0-for-3, BB, R, SB (2)Freddy Guzman: 1-for-1, R, SB (39)Austin Jackson: 2-for-5, RBIShelley Duncan: 1-for-5, HR, RBI, RJuan Miranda: 1-for... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:58:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/94_Minor_League_Report/1116814 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/94_Minor_League_Report/1116814 Last night we learned that Mike Dunn, Mark Melancon, Ramiro Pena, and Francisco Cervelli would be joining the Yankees. Today, Chad Jennings informs us that Edwar Ramirez will also be added to the roster.In 29 games for SWB Ramirez is 1-5 with 4 saves and a 3.18 ERA. In 51 IP he's allowed 18 ER on 39 hits, he's walked 16 and struck out 62. Oppenents are hitting .205 against him.Replacing them on the SWB Yanks roster will be RHP Humberto Sanchez, RHP Eric Wordekemper,and OF Freddy Guzma... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:54:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Add_Edwar_to_the_List_of_Call_Ups/1094316 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Add_Edwar_to_the_List_of_Call_Ups/1094316 ================(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (72-57) beat Syracuse (70-62) 2-1: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 Scranton/WB 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 2W: Sanchez, Ro (5-5, 4.24); L: Martis (3-4, 5.43); SV: Albaladejo (10)HR: SWB: Miranda (19).Offense:Kevin Russo: 2-for-4Austin Jackson: 1-for-3Shelley Duncan: 1-for-3, RJuan Miranda: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, RColin Curtis: 0-for-2, BBReegie Corona: 0-for-2, BBPitchin... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:06:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/827_Minor_League_Report/1066595 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/827_Minor_League_Report/1066595 Eric Wordekemper is a middle relief pitcher for the Trenton Thunder. He started the 2009 season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees but didn’t perform all that well so they moved him down to Trenton and he has responded. In his last 10 appearances for Trenton he has been pitching great. In his last 18.1 innings he is [...] Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:14:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Eric_Wordekemper_Minor_League_Player_Update/1017714 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Eric_Wordekemper_Minor_League_Player_Update/1017714 ================(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (68-52) vs. Lehigh Valley (58-65) was postponed.(Double-A) Trenton (60-61) beat Erie (63-57) 7-6 in 10 innings in the completion of yesterday's suspended game: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Erie 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 1 Trenton 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 18 1W: Wordekemper (1-1, 1.77); L: Waddell (0-1, 2.45)HR: ERI: St. Pierre, M (2).Offense:Austin Krum: 0-for-3, BB, R, SB (11)Chri... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:59:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/820_Minor_League_Report/1015401 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/820_Minor_League_Report/1015401 ================Dan Tomasino of the New York Post had a nice article on SI Yanks outfielder Neil Medchill in Sunday's Post. Check it out.(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (63-48) beat Lehigh Valley (55-58) 6-1: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 12 0 Lehigh Valley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1W: Hirsh (2-0, 0.82); L: Woods (5-2, 3.65)HR: SWB: Duncan, E (4).Offense:Kevin Russo: 3-for-4, 2B, BB, RReegie Corona: 0-for-5... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:56:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/89_Minor_League_Report/960658 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/89_Minor_League_Report/960658 ================(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (56-42) beat Toledo (47-55) 4-0: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 W: Wordekemper (2-0, 5.06); L: Brown, B (3-9, 3.95)HR: None.Offense:Kevin Russo: 3-for-4, 3 2B, 3 RRamiro Pena: 2-for-3, 2 2B, RBI - played short stopAustin Jackson: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, no strikeoutsShelley Duncan 1-for-3, 2 BBJuan Miranda: 0-for-4, RBIYurendell ... Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:18:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/727_Minor_League_Report/889085 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/727_Minor_League_Report/889085 ================(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (51-36) vs. Gwinnett (48-44) was suspended in the bottom of the seventh with the score tied at 1. (Double-A) Trenton (45-46) lost to Portland (44-47) 5-2: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Portland 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1 Trenton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 2 W: Tazawa (9-5, 2.74); L: Pope (3-7, 5.40); SV: Cox, B (7)HR: POR: Still (11).Offense:Austin Krum: 0-for-3, BB, RReegie Corona: 2-for-4, 2BNo... Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:08:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/717_Minor_League_Report/830202 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/717_Minor_League_Report/830202 ================(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (51-36) vs. Gwinnett (48-44) was suspended in the bottom of the seventh with the score tied at 1. (Double-A) Trenton (45-46) lost to Portland (44-47) 5-2: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Portland 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1 Trenton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 2 W: Tazawa (9-5, 2.74); L: Pope (3-7, 5.40); SV: Cox, B (7)HR: POR: Still (11).Offense:Austin Krum: 0-for-3, BB, RReegie Corona: 2-for-4, 2BNo... Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:08:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/717_Minor_League_Report/830201 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/717_Minor_League_Report/830201 ================(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (45-33) against Pawtucket (42-37) was postponed due to a wet field. A doubleheader is set for tomorrow starting at 5:00 p.m. Ivan Nova will start the game the openers, with Kei Igawa going in game two. (Double-A) Trenton (40-40) beat New Britain (41-39) 7-6 in 14 innings: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E New Britain 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 13 0 Trenton 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 ... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/74_Minor_League_Report/771454 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/74_Minor_League_Report/771454 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/74_Minor_League_Report/771454 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/0/e094ccee2d707bfd0d264e7644d2703efe999278/small/PicImg_New_York_Yankees_35bd.jpg