Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-28-2006

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa gets 2-hit, loses 1-0: box score

 

CF F. Pie 0/4

2B E. Patterson 0/3, BB

DH M. Restovich 0/3, BB, 2 K

C G. Soto 0/2, BB

LF L. Montanez 1/3, 2B (12)

SS A. Ojeda 1/3

SP J. Ryu 8 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 7 K/2 BB, HBP, HR, 9-5 GO-FO, 114-pitch CG

Boise has the day off.

 

West Tenn gets walked-off on in the 9th, 4-2: box score

 

CF C. Walker 1/2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (46)

SS S. Moore 0/3

C J. Fox 1/4, 2B (16), K, passed ball (14)

1B B. Sing 1/3, BB, RBI

3B R. Lewis 1/4, K, CS (5)

SP H. Castellanos 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K/3 BB, HBP, 11 GO-3 FO

 

Daytona loses 8-1: box

 

3B J. Spearman 2/4, BB, E (22, throw)

C C. Robinson 1/4, K

1B M. Craig 2/4

RF R. Harvey 1/3, RBI

SS J. Simokaitis 2/2, R, BB, E (17, fielding)

SP J. Berg 3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 3 K/2 BB, WP, HR, 3-3 GO-FO

RP M. Phelps 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K/0 BB, HR, 2 GO-1 FO

RP G. Johnson 1 scoreless IP, 1 H, 2 GO-1 FO

 

Peoria won 3-1: box score

 

2B V. Heredia 1/4, R, SB (1)

RF J. Valdez 2/4, R, K

1B R. Norwood 0/3, HBP, 2 K

LF A. Garcia 1/2, BB, HBP

C M. Reed 0/3, K

SP J. Estrada 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 4 K/0 BB, 9 GO-8 FO

RP S. Koerber 1 scoreless and hitless IP, 2 K/0 BB, 1 GO-0 FO

RP J. Rayborn 1 scoreless and hitless IP, 2 K/0 BB, 1 GO-0 FO - where have I seen that line before?

 

Mesa loses 10-5: box score

 

2B L. Rosario 3/4, 2B (4), BB, SB (14)

SS N. Sampson 2/5, 2 RBI, 3 K

CF D. Rundle 0/3, BB, HBP, 2 K, OF assist at third base

1B W. Castillo 0/5, E (2, pickoff)

RF C. Andersen 2/5, 2 R, 3B (4)

C C. Perez 2/5, 2B (5), 2 K

3B C. Valentin 2/4, R, 2 RBI

SP R. Hernandez 3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 K/2 BB, 3 GO-3 FO

RP O. Bernard 2.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 K/1 BB, 4 GO-1 FO

 

OVERALL: 1-4

Edited August 29, 2006 by CaliforniaRaisin

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: RHP Randy Wells (4-4, 5.53 ERA; overall: 8-6, 3.47 ERA) @ LHP Derek Lee (5-11, 4.30 ERA)

West Tenn: RHP Hugo Castellanos (0-1, 2.16 ERA; overall: 6-1, 3.22 ERA)

Daytona: RHP Justin Berg (7-6, 4.25 ERA)

Peoria: RHP Jesse Estrada (5-1, 3.51 ERA) @ RHP Juan Colon (1-1, 7.08 ERA)

Mesa: RHP Robert Hernandez (5-1, 2.72 ERA) & RHP Oscar Bernard (1-4, 3.38 ERA; overall: 1-4, 4.55 ERA)

 

Wells (Iowa & West Tenn): 119.1 IP, 103 K/32 BB

Castellanos (Iowa, West Tenn & Tijuana): 123 IP, 127/49

Berg: 110 IP, 79/50

Estrada: 82 IP, 53/27

Hernandez: 36.1 IP, 15/14

Bernard (Boise & Mesa): 29.2 IP, 14/15

Edited August 28, 2006 by CaliforniaRaisin

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Standings:

 

PCL American North
Nashville  73-63 .537   -
Iowa       71-65 .522  2.0  --- 8 games remaining

 

SL North
Huntsville    37-25 .597   -
Chattanooga*  34-29 .540  3.5
Tennessee     34-29 .540  3.5

 

If Chattanooga wins the SL North again, the Diamond Jaxx will make the playoffs.

 

FSL East
Daytona     35-27 .565    -  --- 8 gams remaining
St. Lucie*  34-27 .557   0.5
Palm Beach  31-26 .544   1.5

 

Peoria already clinched a playoff spot by winning the MWL North in the first half.

 

NWL East
Boise     38-29  .567   -  --- 9 games remaining (including 6 against Tri-City)
Tri-City  35-32  .522  3.0

 

*First-half division winner.

[RyCubsFan]

What's the scoop with Castellanos?

[Outshined_One]

Sorry about that folks, I fell asleep with my hw last night.

 

Law school is rough. :(

[CaliforniaRaisin]

What's the scoop with Castellanos?

 

Signed out of the Mexican League (AAA), don't know anything else really.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Fun fact of the day: Geo Soto is hitting .272/.367/.495/.862 since the all-star break (~120 PA's)

[goonys evil twin]

Fun fact of the day: Geo Soto is hitting .272/.367/.495/.862 since the all-star break (~120 PA's)

 

He's penciled in as my backup catcher for 2007. It would be stupid to spend money on a veteran cacther, unless Barrett is traded or moved to a new position.

[rawaction]

Fun fact of the day: Geo Soto is hitting .272/.367/.495/.862 since the all-star break (~120 PA's)

 

He's penciled in as my backup catcher for 2007. It would be stupid to spend money on a veteran cacther, unless Barrett is traded or moved to a new position.

 

Yeah, Barrett's young enough and his bat is good enough that he is needed to play 130+ games behind the plate. Soto would be perfectly fine for 30 or so games.

[CubsWin]

Fun fact of the day: Geo Soto is hitting .272/.367/.495/.862 since the all-star break (~120 PA's)

 

He's penciled in as my backup catcher for 2007. It would be stupid to spend money on a veteran cacther, unless Barrett is traded or moved to a new position.

I agree. His offense should be comparable to Blanco's. I always heard that he is good defensively. Is this still accurate?

 

I think it is important to be strong defensively up the middle. Barrett is only okay, so having a strong defensive back-up is ideal.

[TruffleShuffle]

Fun fact of the day: Geo Soto is hitting .272/.367/.495/.862 since the all-star break (~120 PA's)

 

While I think the power is a bit of a fluke, he's always been able to draw some walks. I see him being something like a .250/.320/.360/.680 guy next year, which I'd be just fine with from a backup catcher. It's not amazing production, but it's good enough given the league minimum salary.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jae-Kuk Ryu - not Randy Wells - is starting for Iowa. It's scoreless in the third inning right now.

[Outshined_One]

Tough 1-0 loss for Iowa and JK Ryu tonight; Bizarro Derek Lee had a two hit CG SO.

 

West Tenn knotted at 2 heading into the bottom of the 9th. Scott Moore got the start at SS.

 

Daytona got clobbered 8-1 with Ryan Harvey getting the lone Daytona RBI.

 

Peoria with a good showing in tonight's game, winning 3-1. Almost everyone chipped in with hits, walks, and quality contributions.

 

Robert Hernandez got off to a rough start in Mesa, giving up 3 runs, 6 hits, and 2 BBs in 3 IP. Mesa is losing 3-1 in the 4th.

[NCCubFan]

West Tenn lost 4-2. Mobile scored two runs in the bottom of the 9th (obviously a walk-off home run; otherwise only one run would have counted).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

All boxes posted!

 

West Tenn lost 4-2. Mobile scored two runs in the bottom of the 9th (obviously a walk-off home run; otherwise only one run would have counted).

 

Yeah, Mobile's Drew Macias (no relation to Jose) hit a 2-run HR with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th against Bobby Brownlie (Colt Morton was at third base).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

EPatt makes the Team Photo in BA's Hot Sheet:

 

Eric Patterson, 2b, Triple-A Iowa (Cubs): While he put up OK numbers at Double-A West Tenn, hitting .263/.330/.408, Patterson has been on fire since getting called up to Triple-A on Aug. 19. In 36 at-bats with the I-Cubs, Patterson is .417/.425/.528.

[NCCubFan]

All boxes posted!

 

West Tenn lost 4-2. Mobile scored two runs in the bottom of the 9th (obviously a walk-off home run; otherwise only one run would have counted).

 

Yeah, Mobile's Drew Macias (no relation to Jose) hit a 2-run HR with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th against Bobby Brownlie (Colt Morton was at third base).

A shame that they'd use Brownlie in a game situation like that; that's like the Cubs using Rusch in a similar situation.

 

Of course, that game had no bearing on their playoff chances anyway. It's the games involving Huntsville and Chattanooga that will determine their fate (including the Jaxx five game season-ending series against Chattanooga).

[biittner77]

Did Scott Moore really start at SS?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Did Scott Moore really start at SS?

 

Yes. He's been getting playing time at SS and 1B (just like Jake Fox has gotten PT at LF, RF and 1B) and will continue to do so for the remainder of the season. Moore and Fox will play their regular positions a bit too.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Did Scott Moore really start at SS?

 

Yes. He's been getting playing time at SS and 1B (just like Jake Fox has gotten PT at LF, RF and 1B) and will continue to do so for the remainder of the season. Moore and Fox will play their regular positions a bit too.

 

If Moore could keep up his batting numbers at SS and be adequate there defensively, he would experience a boon to his prospect status, no?

[RyCubsFan]

Props to Ryu for pitching a great game.

[karenmac]

Jesse Estrada looked better than I've ever seen him (in 2 seasons)for the Chiefs...hopefully he'll be able to carry it into the playoffs! The most amazing thing to me anyway was his pitch count...he only threw about 72 or 73 pitches through 7 innings - it was awesome to see. Woo hoo! :)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jesse Estrada looked better than I've ever seen him (in 2 seasons)for the Chiefs...hopefully he'll be able to carry it into the playoffs! The most amazing thing to me anyway was his pitch count...he only threw about 72 or 73 pitches through 7 innings - it was awesome to see. Woo hoo! :)

 

Making his fourth spot start of the season, Chiefs right-hander Jesse Estrada allowed two hits, no walks and one run in seven innings.

 

"Right now, Estrada is in that (No. 3) spot," Davis said. "You get in the playoffs, a short series, we're probably going to need him out there. Especially lately, he's thrown the ball real well. You get in a short series, you better fire your bullets.

 

"He was pitching ahead, keeping the ball down and keeping them off-balance. He did just about everything pretty well."

 

Estrada kept his fastball low in the strike zone and utilized a late-breaking slider. Estrada stated his case to follow Mitch Atkins and Scott Taylor in the rotation when the playoffs begin Sept. 6.