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Somerset Patriots catcher Rafael Flores

C Rafael Flores Promoted from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Bridgewater, New Jersey - The New York Yankees have promoted C Rafael Flores from the Double-A Somerset Patriots to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Flores, the Yankees No. 15 prospect, hit .287/.346/.497 in 87 games for Somerset this season. He ranks among the Eastern League leaders with 39 XBH (1 st), 166 TB (1 st), 96 H (2 nd), 56 RBI (2 nd), 15 HR (3 rd), .496 SLG (3 rd), 48 R (T-5 th), .842 OPS (6 th) and... Full Story