The Yankees farm report: The playoffs and beyond
By Cory Claus
Thairo Never Stops
But without question, the man who has emerged as the star of the Thunder’s playoffs is SS Thairo Estrada. His production line is sparkling: eight hits, five runs scored, and five runs batted in. He also included a double, triple, and home run.
Best of all, those last three all came in the same game. Trenton lost game one. With the season on the brink, Estrada came back to hit for the cycle in game two, the first one of his career.
"“I’m very happy, very happy to be able to accomplish that,” he said. “But I am even happier because we got the win.”"
Surprising to no one, Estrada will join Florial in the AFL, as will Sheffield. Dillon Tate had a good year, albeit a disappointing end, but will get a chance to polish his skills in the AFL, as well.
Now we have to wait to see how the final series plays out. But we don’t have to wait for the awards.
Once again, Thairo Estrada leads. He was the only player chosen as a PSAL. But he wasn’t the only one to gain significant recognition.
Good Players, Good Men
"The Thunder, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, announced today that starting pitcher Domingo Acevedo has been named the winner of the Smith’s ACE Hardware Pitcher of the Year award, outfielder Zack Zehner is the recipient of the 2017 OxiClean “Dirtiest Uniform of the Season” award, and pitcher Cale Coshow is the recipient of the 2017 Samuel J. Plumeri, Sr. Community Service award. Coshow, who was selected for the award by Thunder management for the second straight year, is the first two-time receipient of the award."
Even those are internal awards, and it’s nice to see players recognized for their works and deeds.
Now out to Staten Island, and perhaps the Yankees affiliate with the best two starters in the playoffs.