Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-15-2006

[jaxxradio]

He ain't going anywhere this year.. I'll guarantee you that..

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Gallagher's going to get called up if he keeps his ERA in the mid 2.00s. Don't agree with it, but it's going to happen.

 

Yeah, I agree with everyone else. He won't come up till next season.

 

Bah, Ron. You jinxed Sean! You call his curve Lord Charles and promptly Gallagher gives up a HR. 2-1 West Tenn leads it.

Edited August 16, 2006 by CaliforniaRaisin

[ChiefsVoice]

Gallagher's going to get called up if he keeps his ERA in the mid 2.00s. Don't agree with it, but it's going to happen.

 

no chance...they have too many guys who are rule V eligible that they have to call up or risk losing. They aren't going to start the clock on Sean when he is 20 and hasn't pitched in AAA at all.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Iowa down 5-1 in the 6th. Iowa got their run on a Freddie Bynum RBI single.

 

West Tenn up 2-1 in the bottom of the 6th. Sean Gallagher: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 3 BB. Scott Moore with a 2-RBI single for the WT runs.

 

Daytona still down 1-0 in the 6th inning of game two.

 

Peoria now down 5-0 in the 5th, Blackford is struggling.

 

Mike Billek gives up 7 runs in 0.2 innings and Boise is down 7-0 after 1. Tyler Colvin is 1 for 1 with a triple.

 

Mesa down 7-0 in the 7th inning of game 1.

[Mephistopheles]

If in December I told you that Carlos Marmol, Sean Marshall and Juan Mateo would all get a lot of starts with the Cubs with a combined 0 AAA starts, would you believe me? I know Mateo's only at 2, but Marshall and Marmol have gotten quite a few.

[Chris]

Sean Gallagher: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 3 BB.

 

=D>

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Sean Gallagher: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 3 BB.

 

=D>

 

That's his final line. Ron has him at 79 pitches, but he thinks that's very wrong.

[Laura]

Gallagher is done, Pignatiello is in, DJaxx up 2-1

 

Inning 1

Dustin Delucchi LF LHB

1-0 inside

1-1 fastball called

3 unassisted, one out

 

Luis Cruz 2B RHB

1-0 outside

1-1 called

1-2 fastball called

K swinging, curveball, two outs

 

Vince Sinisi 1B LHB

0-1 fastball outside corner

1-1 fastball low

1-2 taken

2-2 fastball high

fastball ripped down RF line, off Lewis' glove, 2B

runner at 2nd, two outs

 

Stephen Smitherman RF RHB

1-0 curveball outside

2-0 fastball outside

2-1 called

3-1 curveball high

3-2 curveball inside corner called

BB high

runners at 1st & 2nd, 2outs

 

Colt Morton, C RHB

8 unassisted - nice running catch by Chris Walker

 

0R, 0ER, 1H, 1K, 1BB, 19 pitches

Paul Hutchison behind plate

 

2nd inning

Brett Bonvechio 3B LHB

0-1 called

0-2 fastball called

K swinging curveball

one out

 

Drew Macias CF LHB

0-1 inside corner called

1-1 outside

1-2 fastball called

2-2 outside

2-2 curveball fouled 1st base side

2-2 fouled fastball jammed him 3rd base side

2-2 fastball 92mph fouled back

lined into RF single

one out, runner at 1st

 

Juan Ciriaco SS RHB

0-1 fastball called

0-2 swinging nasty slow curve

FO-8

two outs, runner at 1st

 

Michael Ekstrom P RHB

1-0 outside

1-1 called

1-2 swinging

2-2 fastball just outside

K fastball called outside corner

 

0R, 0ER, 1H, 2K, 19 pitches

 

Inning 3

Dustin Delucchi LF LHB

1-0 high

2-0 low

2-1 pop foul out of play

2-2 fouled

3-2 low

FO-7 outstanding sliding catch by Aaron Weston

one out

 

Luis Cruz 2B RHB

lined to left center, FO-7

two outs

 

Vince Sinisi 1B LHB

1-0 outside

2-0 low

3-0 fastball

BB

two outs, runner at 1st

 

Stephen Smitherman RF RHB

1-0 outside

Fox to mound

1-1 fastball inside corner called

2-1 fastball just inside

3-1 low & away

Gallagher asks for new baseball

throw to 1B

BB

two outs, runners at 1st & 2nd

 

Colt Morton, C RHB

0-1 called

1-1 outside

1-2 swinging fastball - 90-92mph tonight

2-2 curveball just outside

K swinging fastball

 

0R, 0ER, 1K, 2BB, 21 pitches

 

Through 3: 0R, 0ER, 4K, 3BB, 2H, 59 pitches

 

Inning 4

Brett Bonvechio 3B LHB

0-1 taken fastball

0-2 taken

1-2 fastball high

2-2 curveball outside

K swinging

one out

 

Drew Macias CF LHB

0-1 taken

1-1 fastball outside

1-2 taken outside corner

K swinging curve, dropped, 2-3

two outs

 

Juan Ciriaco SS RHB

1-0

1-1 fouled

2-1 in dirt

2-2 tapped foul behind home plate

K fastball called

3 outs

 

0R, 0ER, 3K, 13 pitches (72)

 

Inning 5

Michael Ekstrom P RHB

1-0

1-1 fastball called inside corner

1-2 swinging

K swinging

one out

 

Dustin Delucchi LF LHB

1-0 inside

1-1 don't know

1-2 fouled into picnic area

foul popout 5 unassisted, breaks string of 5 consecutive Ks

two outs

 

Luis Cruz 2B RHB

1-0 high

1-1 taken

2-1 low

2-2 fastball taken

4-3, three outs

 

0R, 0ER, 1K, 13 pitches (85)

 

Inning 6

Vince Sinisi 1B LHB

0-2 don't know

1-2 curveball outside

K called

one out

 

Stephen Smitherman RF RHB

0-1 fastball taken

0-2 fouled straight back

1-2 fastball up and in

K called curveball

 

Colt Morton, C RHB

1-0 fastball outside

2-0 low

HR

two outs

2-1 DJaxx

2nd HR given up by Gallagher in AA

 

Brett Bonvechio 3B LHB

1-0

1-1 fouled back

2-1 fastball low

FO-8

three outs

 

1R, 1ER, 1H, 2K, 15 pitches

 

Through 6: 1R, 1ER, 3H, 10K, 3BB, 100 pitches**

 

**Ron says they have him at 79 pitches, which doesn't match up, obviously

 

 

ETA: Ooops, that should be 100 pitches

Edited August 16, 2006 by Laura

[Chris]

Through 6: 1R, 1ER, 3H, 10K, 3BB, 90 pitches**

 

**Ron says they have him at 79 pitches, which doesn't match up, obviously

 

:shock:

[ChiefsVoice]

If in December I told you that Carlos Marmol, Sean Marshall and Juan Mateo would all get a lot of starts with the Cubs with a combined 0 AAA starts, would you believe me? I know Mateo's only at 2, but Marshall and Marmol have gotten quite a few.

 

true, but all 3 of those guys are 23, not 20. and none of them were planned to start in the rotation at any point this year without injuries to others.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

If in December I told you that Carlos Marmol, Sean Marshall and Juan Mateo would all get a lot of starts with the Cubs with a combined 0 AAA starts, would you believe me? I know Mateo's only at 2, but Marshall and Marmol have gotten quite a few.

 

Marshall and Marmol were already on the 40-man though.

 

Marshall doesn't have many innings at AA but he won a job in ST (with openings) and was a college draftee who has been considered more advanced. Marmol has logged 150 AA innings last season and this, which makes up for his inexperience relative to the others.

 

I think they're different situations, don't see why another rookie will be up in September, especially with guys like Ryu and Williams coming up from Iowa. On top of that, when Mateo was promoted, Dusty acknowledged that Sean Gallagher wasn't ready.

[Laura]

Dusty acknowledged that he was told Gallagher wasn't ready when he asked about him.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Daytona loses a rain-shortened (shocking, I know) 6-inning game two, 1-0.

 

Mesa loses game one 7-0.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Dusty acknowledged that he was told Gallagher wasn't ready when he asked about him.

 

My edit beat your post! 8-)

[Laura]

Dusty acknowledged that he was told Gallagher wasn't ready when he asked about him.

 

My edit beat your post! 8-)

 

No, I saw the edit. The meaning was different. Dusty asked about Gallagher and was told No.

[BeerHere]

It isn't looking like a good day down on the farm. Billek lasted 1/3rd and gave up 7 for Boise. Everyone else has either lost or is losing.

 

:cry:

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Dusty acknowledged that he was told Gallagher wasn't ready when he asked about him.

 

My edit beat your post! 8-)

 

No, I saw the edit. The meaning was different. Dusty asked about Gallagher and was told No.

 

Oh, I got it on the re-read. My bad.

[texascub]

Huseby: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K. And because texascub didn't like his past GO-FO splits, Chris has a 6-1 GO-FO rate going today.

 

I recall saying something about Ceda's GO-FO rate, but not Huseby's. It wouldn't surprise me though because I'm skeptical of young pitchers with extreme FO tendencies.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

It isn't looking like a good day down on the farm. Billek lasted 1/3rd and gave up 7 for Boise. Everyone else has either lost or is losing.

 

:cry:

 

West Tenn is still up and threatening.

 

And Mesa just got underway in game 2 (it's scoreless in the middle of the 2nd).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Huseby: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K. And because texascub didn't like his past GO-FO splits, Chris has a 6-1 GO-FO rate going today.

 

I recall saying something about Ceda's GO-FO rate, but not Huseby's. It wouldn't surprise me though because I'm skeptical of young pitchers with extreme FO tendencies.

 

Wow, I've been real bad in this thread. You're right, it was Ceda, not Huseby.

 

:oops:

[Laura]

It isn't looking like a good day down on the farm. Billek lasted 1/3rd and gave up 7 for Boise. Everyone else has either lost or is losing.

 

:cry:

 

Cheer up! Jaxx won 2-1.

[craig]

I don't believe that Gallagher will be up this year. But next year, who knows. 40-man considerations work against, but big-league needs trump. If Gallagher is pitching well and the big-league rotation continues to flounder, they'll try anybody.

 

Maybe on winter paper Gallagher may look about 13th on their intended paper depth chart: (1 Z 2-outside pickup 3-outside pickup 4-Prior 5-Miller 6-Marshall 7-Hill 8-Marmol 9-Guzman 10-Mateo 11-Ryu, 12-Rusch 13-Gallagher). But the way things go with the Cubs, injury and ineffectiveness can knock those guys off the ladder pretty fast.

 

My concern is the high walks. >6 walks/9 IP, and he's got the pitch counts and low innings totals to match. Hard to see much success with that degree of control trouble.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Iowa loses 8-1. Nasvhille loses too, so Iowa remains 2 back.

 

Peoria lost 5-2.

 

Boise down 7-0 in the 9th. No one has scored in that game since the top of the first.

 

Mesa up 2-1 in the 6th inning of game 2: Carrillo: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K. Andersen is 2 for 2 with a double, his BA is up to .237.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Boise loses 7-0. Only gets 5 hits.

 

Mesa up 7-4 in the bottom of the 7th.

[CubinNY]

OK, My non-souting report.

 

-Gallagher was a man amongst boys tonight. He was 90-93 with his fastball which he threw about 80% of the time. Great hard breaking curve ball for Ks and mixed in a few change ups. The umpire did have a huge strike zone tonight though.

 

-Eric Patterson showed great patience at the plate. He struck out in the first on a real low strike, groused to the ump for a second or two amd walked back to the dugout. The next AB he ripped a single up the middle on the first pitch and then walked twice. The second time on a 3-2 count. The ball was in the same spot as his first k.

 

- Thomas Atlee closed out the last two innings and dominated the Bay Bears. He was in the mid-90s with his fast ball.

 

-Ron does a great impression of Harry Carey during the 7th inning stretch.

 

- The stands were empty, M-T

 

- Jake Fox gave my wife the eye and I think she liked it.

 

-Aaron Weston looks like a baseball player but I don't know how good he is.

 

Other than that no one else stood out on the D-Jaxx. One thing, Brandon Sing was riding the pine and Richard Lewis was at first. I was disapoined.

 

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The catcher #34, Colt Morton crushed a long HR off of Sean in the 6th. He looks like a player.