The glut of outfielders that have been infused into the system in the a year ago made the lefty-hitting and throwing Gamel, 24, expendable.
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Today is the last day that teams can make trades with playoff implications, and the Yankees and Mariners came together on a small deal, albeit one with a popular Yankee farmhand. He was named the International League MVP this season after hitting.308 (149-for-483) with 80R, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 6HR, 51RBI, 43BB and 19SB in 116 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He finished third in hits (148), fifth in stolen bases (19) and sixth in batting average (.309). The 19-year-old out of Tucson had a commitment to attend the University of Arizona before the Mariners selected him in the 14th=round of the 2015 MLB Draft.
“They’re young pitchers with good arms”, Girardi said.
His fluid arm action and clean delivery allow him to pitch to both sides of the plate with his 91-94 miles per hour fastball, while his extension through the ball gives it some sinking action. He does a lot of things well.
“He’s optionable, he’s young and he’s athletic, three of things we are looking for”, Dipoto said.
Cito Culver, who finished with three hits and three RBI, got the offensive attack started when he singled home Solano for the game’s first run in the second inning, and Refsnyder added a two-run single later in the frame.
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De Paula, 18, was 1-2 with a 3.07 ERA with 53 strikeouts in seven starts and four relief appearances with the AZL Mariners this season. He had 121 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings pitched. Like Orozco, he has split time in Rookie ball between the rotation and bullpen the last two years, notching a 2.58 ERA, 2.0 BB/9, and 9.2 K/9 in 25 games. He was 14th round draft pick in the 2015 draft. “We’ll see where they go”.
