Yankees Add Number of Patriots to 40-Man Roster
The New York Yankees announced four players with time in Double-A Somerset have been added to their MLB roster. The moves were made prior to Friday’s deadline to protect the Yankees from potentially losing…
Oswaldo Cabrera takes the field for the Somerset Patriots. (Courtesy Somerset Patriots).
The New York Yankees announced four players with time in Double-A Somerset have been added to their MLB roster. The moves were made prior to Friday’s deadline to protect the Yankees from potentially losing them in the December 8th Rule 5 Draft.
Oswaldo Cabrera, 22, batted .272/.330/.533 (127-for-467) with 72R, 31 doubles, 2 triples, 29HR, 89RBI, 41BB and 21SB in 118 games for Double-A Somerset (109G) and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (9G) in 2021.
He led all Yankees minor leaguers this season in RBI, ranked second in home runs and fifth in batting average. The switch-hitter also led the Double-A Northeast in hits (112), RBI (78), extra-base hits (54) and total bases (215), as well as ranking third in home runs (24), fourth in doubles (29) and fifth in stolen bases (20).
Courtesy: Somerset Patriots Media Dept.
Following the season, he was named the Double-A Northeast Most Valuable Player and a Postseason All-Star. He was also named the Fox Sports New Jersey Player of the Year.
He was also tabbed by Baseball America as the Yankees’ No. 8 prospect. In five minor league seasons (2016-19, ‘21), he has batted .262/.314/.403 (526-for-2,007) with 257R, 113 doubles, 8 triples, 51HR, 271RBI, 146BB and 50SB in 528 games. The Guarenas, Venezuela, native was signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2015.
Ron Marinaccio, 26, split the 2021 season with Double-A Somerset (22G) and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (18G), combining to go 2-1 with five saves and a 2.04 ERA (66.1IP, 35H, 16R/15ER, 27BB, 105K, 4HR) in 40 relief appearances.
Over four minor league seasons (2017-19, ’21), he has gone 5-3 with 18 saves and a 3.16 ERA (148.1IP, 106H, 59R/52ER, 57BB, 214K, 5HR) in 88 relief appearances. The Brick, N.J., native was originally selected by the Yankees in the 19th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Delaware.
Stephen Ridings, 26, posted a 1.80 ERA (5.0IP, 4H, 2R/1ER, 2BB, 7K) in five relief appearances in his Major League debut this season.
Additionally, he combined with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to go 5-0 with 1.24 ERA (29.0IP,16H, 8R/4ER, 4BB, 42K, 2HR) in 22 relief appearances. Following the season, the right-hander was tabbed by Baseball America as having the “Best Fastball” among Yankees farmhands.
The Huntington, N.Y., native was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on January 6, 2021. He was originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round of the of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Additionally, he was acquired by the Kansas City Royals from Chicago-NL in exchange for OF Donnie Dewees on March 9, 2019.
J.P. Sears, 25, went 10-2 with one save and a 3.46 ERA (104.0IP, 86H, 43R/40ER, 29BB, 136K, 11HR) in 25 appearances (18 starts) between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2021.
Among Yankees farmhands, the left-handed pitcher ranked second in wins, third in strikeouts and sixth in ERA (min. 100.0IP). In four minor league seasons (2017-19, ‘21), the Sumter, S.C., native has gone 16-13 with five saves and a 3.07 ERA (234.1IP, 178H, 91R/80ER, 68BB, 286K, 21HR) in 66 games (34 starts). He was acquired by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners along with RHP Juan Then in exchange for RHP Nick Rumbelow on November 18, 2017. He was originally selected by Seattle in the 11th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of The Citadel (S.C.).
