Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-11-2007

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 12-1, box:

 

RF S. Fuld 2/4, R, 3B (1), BB, K

CF B. Coats 2/5, 2 R, K

DH G. Soto 1/4, 2 R, HR (20), 3 RBI, BB, K

LF J. Fox 3/5, 3 R, 3 HR (5), 6 RBI - 58 Iowa AB: .328/.371/.672/1.043

3B M. Craig 1/5, R, 2 K

SS J. Simokaitis 1/4, R, 2B (4), BB, K

C T. Richie 3/5, R, 2B (5), 3 RBI

SP JR Mathes 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 K/1 BB, HR, 6 GO-10 FO, 88 pitches (54 strikes)

RP N. Cotts 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K/0 BB, 0 GO-2 FO, 13 pitches (10 strikes)

RP R. Cherry 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K/1 BB, 3 GO-0 FO, 12 pitches (7 strikes)

 

Tennessee won 12-10 in 11 innings on a Kyle Reynolds walk-off 2-run HR, box:

 

DH J. Spearman 1/5, 2 R, 2B (14), BB, K

LF J. Cortes 2/5, RBI, BB, CS (2)

CF T. Colvin 2/5, R, 3 RBI, SB (4)

3B K. Reynolds 3/5, 4 R, 2B (4), 2 HR (6), 3 RBI, BB - 63 AB at Tenn: .333/.391/.683/1.074

RF-1B I. Salas 2/5, 2 R, 2B (15)

SP J. Berg 3.2 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 3 K/3 BB, 3 GO-4 FO

RP M. Avery 2.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 K/1 BB, HBP, 0 GO-4 FO

RP G. Johnson 2.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K/0 BB, 4 GO-1 FO

 

Daytona lost 5-3, box:

 

2B J. Rea 1/4, 2B (3)

SS M. Matulia 2/4, R, HR (2), RBI

C S. Clevenger 0/4

1B B. Dopirak 1/3, R, K, HBP

RF R. Harvey 2/4, R, HR (9), 2 RBI

LF A. Joseph 0/2, K, 2 HBP, OF assist at second base

SP A. Mendez 5 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 2 K/4 BB, WP, HR, 2 GO-11 FO

RP S. Koerber 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K/0 BB, 0 GO-1 FO

 

Peoria won 6-1, box:

 

SS D. Barney 2/3, RBI, CS (1), E (4, throw)

RF J. Adduci 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB

C W. Castillo 2/4, R, HR (9), 3 RBI, K, CS (2)

LF C. Hardman 1/4

1B R. Canzler 0/4, 3 K, E (7, missed catch)

SP J. Papelbon 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 4 K/2 BB, 8 GO-9 FO, E (2, throw)

RP J. Ceda 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 5 K/1 BB, 0 GO-1 FO - since coming off the DL (as a reliever): 13 IP, 2 ER, 0 H, 21 K/7 BB

 

Boise lost 9-1, box:

 

2B T. Thomas 1/5, 3B (3), 3 K

CF J. Wyatt 3/4, 2B (13), BB

LF T. Wright 0/4, R, SB (6)

RF K. Burke 1/3, 2B (8), RBI, 2 K, HBP

C J. Donaldson 1/3, BB

SP A. Hempy 3.1 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 K/2 BB, HR, 5 GO-3 FO

RP A. Santana 1.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 K/2 BB, 2 GO-3 FO

 

Mesa won 2-1, box:

 

CF B. Guyer 1/2, R, BB, K, HBP, SB (6), E (1, fielding)

SS G. Guzman 2/3, 2B (3), RBI, BB, SB (5), CS (4)

3B M. Gonzalez 0/4, K

C C. Perez 1/4, K

LF C. Andersen 1/4, 2 K, SB (3)

RF Nelson Perez 1/3, R, 2 K

SP A. Harben 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K/1 BB, 3 GO-2 FO

RP M. Bunton 5 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 K/1 BB, 11 GO-3 FO

RP R. Acosta 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K/1 BB, 1 GO-2 FO - pro debut (2007 12th rounder)

 

DSL Cubs: PPD - Rain

 

Overall: 4-2

Edited August 12, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: LHP JR Mathes (9-6, 5.21 ERA, 124.1 IP, 69 K/29 BB, .323 BAA)

Tennessee: RHP Justin Berg (5-7, 5.06 ERA, 112 IP, 55 K/55 BB, .284 BAA)

Daytona: RHP Adalberto Mendez (Tenn: 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 6 IP, 2 K/1 BB, .292 BAA)*

Peoria: LHP Jeremy Papelbon (5-5, 3.57 ERA, 75.2 IP, 73 K/21 BB, .245 BAA)

Boise: LHP Arik Hempy (1-2, 3.97 ERA, 22.2 IP, 26 K/8 BB, .198 BAA)*

Mesa: LHP Michael Bunton (2-3, 3.44 ERA, 34 IP, 19 K/14 BB, .290 BAA)

DSL Cubs: RHP Yohan Gonzalez (0-1, 4.73 ERA, 13.1 IP, 13 K/6 BB, .269 BAA)

 

Mendez (at Daytona & Tenn): 3-3, 4.57 ERA, 65 IP, 51 K/32 BB, .235 BAA

Hempy (at Boise at Mesa): 1-2, 4.07 ERA, 24.1 IP, 27 K/9 BB, .223 BAA

[Little Slide Rooter]

Matt Craig has been phenomanal now that hes finally made AAA. He was always a great AA guy, and at 26 he finally makes Iowa. Thats like 42 in minor league age.

[Skyballer]

Should be nice to see Papelbon.

I thought he only has two proffesional starts. :-k

[RammyFanny]

Matt Craig has been phenomanal now that hes finally made AAA. He was always a great AA guy, and at 26 he finally makes Iowa. Thats like 42 in minor league age.

 

I used to not have much faith in those guys (major league wise), but after seeing older guys like Theriot and Fontenot contribute, it gives me a little excitement.

[TruffleShuffle]

iowa trashing oklahoma 12-1... soto has one homer... jake fox has THREE :shock: :shock: :shock:

[Little Slide Rooter]

Soto needs to come up STAT. I like Jake Fox, but I fear he could be another DuBois/Kelton career minor leaguer type.

 

Tyler Colvin may be on the fast track to the big show, and Id like to see Matt Craig get a shot before hes 30.

 

Not much to look forward to as far as pitching gos. Donnie Veal was supposed to be the one, but hes not showing it this year, but hes only like 22 and still has more than enough time to get back on track.

[snoodmonger]

Tyler Colvin may be on the fast track to the big show.

 

he's certainly not walking there.

[Guest]

All boxes posted!

 

IowaCubs.com[/url]"]Fox Blasts Cubs Past RedHawks 12-1 Saturday

First Three Home-Run by an I-Cub in over three years

By Deene Ehlis / http://www.iowacubs.com

 

Jake Fox hit three homeruns as Iowa pounded Oklahoma 12-1 Saturday night at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. The Cubs now trail Nashville by 4 1/2 games in the American North Division as the Sounds lost to Albuquerque 3-1.

Oklahoma took a 1-0 lead Saturday night on a Desi Relaford homer in the fourth inning. Fox connected for his first homer in the sixth inning to right-center field with a man on base to open Iowa's scoring barrage, putting the Cubs ahead 2-1. Tony Richie added a two-run double in the sixth, increasing Iowa's advantage to 4-1. Fox homered to deep leftcenter with two men on in the seventh inning and in the eighth inning, after Geovany Soto belted a three run homer, Fox hit the next pitch out to left field for his third homer on the night.

 

It was the first career three homer game for Fox who has hit 23 home runs this season, five since joining the Iowa Cubs. Fox has hit safely in 13 of the 14 games he's played with Iowa and explains his three homer effort, "I came out tonight and tried to be really more aggressive. I tried to swing at pitches I know I can put the sweet spot on."

 

J.R. Mathes picked up his tenth win of the season with a seven inning effort for the Cubs. Mathes has had three straight double figure win seasons in the Cubs organization.

 

Soto's homerun extended his hitting streak to twelve games. The Iowa catcher is hitting .353 and was leading the league in batting when play began Saturday.

 

The three homerun game for Fox was the first for an I-Cub since Jason Dubois on April 4, 2004 at Albuquerque. Will Ohman reported to Iowa Saturday and is expected to pitch Monday or Tuesday.

 

SmokiesBaseball.com[/url]"]Reynolds' 11th inning walk-off home run the difference in 12-10 win

 

Sevierville, TN – For the second consecutive night, the Tennessee Smokies rallied from six runs down, and Kyle Reynolds continued his torrid hitting for the Smokies with a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give the Smokies a 12-10 win over West Tennessee. Reynolds hit his fifth and sixth home runs of the season tonight to lift the Smokies to a 26-23 second half record in front of 5,260 appreciative fans.

 

For the third straight game, the Diamond Jaxx were able to take the early lead in the first inning on the Smokies, plating a run on a Marshall Hubbard RBI single to take a 1-0 lead. Their lead was short lived, however, as the Smokies put up two runs of their own in the bottom half of the second to take a 2-1 lead. The lead was extended to 3-1 in favor of Tennessee in the third on a Casey McGehee RBI single.

 

West Tennessee, for the second night in a row, benefited from two big innings to grab the lead back from the Smokies. There were five runs scored by the Diamond Jaxx in the top of the fourth inning, due mostly in part to right fielder Issmael Salas losing a fly ball in the lights with two out and the bases loaded. With the runners going on contact, all three runs came around to score. The Diamond Jaxx scored another four runs in the top of the sixth, three of which came off of a home run by Prentice Redman. After West Tennessee batted in the sixth, they were staked to a commanding 10-4 lead.

 

The situation was very similar to the previous night, with the Smokies down by six runs. For the second consecutive night, the Smokies offense stormed back, this time in the bottom of the sixth. Kyle Reynolds crushed his first home run of the night to deep right center field to get the inning started. A Tyler Colvin two RBI single also highlighted the inning. When it was all said and done in the sixth, the Smokies had pulled to within one run.

 

The Smokies tied the game in dramatic fashion, with two out in the bottom of the ninth. With Reynolds, who doubled with one out, on third base, Alan Rick slapped a single to right field to score him and tie the game at 10-10. But Matt Camp, who came in as a pinch runner, was thrown out at second base to send the game to extra innings.

 

After a scoreless tenth inning, Smokies reliever Geoff Jones (3-1) shut down the Diamond Jaxx in the top of the eleventh as well. Jones went 2 2/3 innings of scoreless work, giving up just two hits. In the Smokies half of the eleventh, Jorge Cortes led off the inning with an infield single, and the Smokies looked to be in business. But Cortes was thrown out trying to steal second, and there were suddenly two out with nobody on base for Tennessee. McGehee kept the inning alive with another infield single, which brought Reynolds to the plate. Reynolds deposited the first offering from Juan Sandoval (1-3) over the right centerfield wall to end the game for the Smokies, and the second consecutive celebration at home began.

 

DaytonaCubs.com[/url]"]Cubs Strike First, Threshers Strike Harder

Harvey, Matulia Homer; Clearwater Wins, 5-3

 

By: Matt Martinez

 

(CLEARWATER, FL) After winning the first two games on the road, the Daytona Cubs faltered on Saturday night as the Threshers rallied off five straight runs in a 5-3 win in Clearwater.

 

The Cubs have been scoring early against Clearwater and Saturday night was no exception. In the top of the second, Brian Dopirak was plunked and Ryan Harvey exacted immediate revenge to the the tune of a two-run blast to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.

 

Daytona added one more run in the top of the third as Matt Matulia hit only his second homer of the 2007 season on a solo shot to make the score 3-0, Cubs.

 

After two scoreless innings of baseball thrown by Cubs' right-handed starter Adalberto Mendez, John Urick unloaded a home run of his own of the solo variety to close the gap to a two-run deficit.

 

A Steve Clevenger error in the bottom of the fourth led to two runs for the Threshers to tie the game at 3-3.

 

Clearwater wasted little time in taking their first lead of the ballgame. In the fifth, All-Star catcher Lou Marson laced a two-run single to swing the advantage in Clearwater's favor, 5-3.

 

The Cubs' bats would be silented for six consecutive innings as the Threshers took the third game of the series, 5-3.

 

Scott Koerber relieved Mendez in the sixth inning and Koerber struck out the side and struck out the leadoff batter in the seventh as he sat down four Thresher's in order by way of the K. Tim Layden tossed an effective eighth, facing the minimum, but the Cub's bats never brought them back from the two-run deficit.

 

BoiseHawks.com[/url]"]Hawks Fall to Volcanoes, 9-1

 

KEIZER, OR -- The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes beat the Boise Hawks Saturday night 9-1. Four Volcanoes pitchers combined to limit the Hawks to six hits. Kyler Burke drove in the lone run for Boise in the sixth inning with a double.

 

Jonathan Wyatt had three hits for the Hawks, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. It is the longest hitting streak of the season in the Northwest League, matching Eugene's Luis Durango who hit in 19 straight earlier in the season.

 

Tony Thomas had a triple in the ninth inning for Boise to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.

[Guest]

Kyle Reynolds hit 14 HRs in 3 years at Baylor and 14 more HRs in pro ball before this season (5 at Boise in 2005 and 9 at Peoria in 2006). This season - between Daytona and Tennessee - he's hit 18 homeruns.

 

Jose Ceda continues to be red hot since coming off the DL - 13 hitless innings with 21 strikeouts.

 

Former Cub prospect Justin Jones threw 8.1 perfect innings before Robert Valido broke it up with a single (Jones is now at high-A ball in the Nationals' system now).

[TruffleShuffle]

if soto isn't on the big club come next year i'm going to kill someone

[the splendid splinter]

Kyle Reynolds hit 14 HRs in 3 years at Baylor and 14 more HRs in pro ball before this season (5 at Boise in 2005 and 9 at Peoria in 2006). This season - between Daytona and Tennessee - he's hit 18 homeruns.

 

Jose Ceda continues to be red hot since coming off the DL - 13 hitless innings with 21 strikeouts.

 

Former Cub prospect Justin Jones threw 8.1 perfect innings before Robert Valido broke it up with a single (Jones is now at high-A ball in the Nationals' system now).

That's why in baseball you can throw SOME stats right out the window, as some baseball experts would say that power is one of the last tools to come!!

[the splendid splinter]

In the Mesa boxscore last night it listed one of the pitchers as being Francisco Acosta, when according to my sources it was Ryan Acosta our 12th rounder who was pitching to 92 mph last night and had a scoreless inning in his pro debut.

[Guest]

In the Mesa boxscore last night it listed one of the pitchers as being Francisco Acosta, when according to my sources it was Ryan Acosta our 12th rounder who was pitching to 92 mph last night and had a scoreless inning in his pro debut.

 

I was wondering if it could be Ryan since Francisco hadn't thrown for over a month.

[Flames24Rulz]

Papelbon looked great. Mid-80's on the radar gun (the one at KC is slow), but he had pretty good control and was able to induce a lot of ground outs early on. A couple of the walks he had were due to a very poor home plate umpire. I usually never blame umpires for a bad strike zone or anything, but there were pitches that were seriously right down the middle that he was calling for balls. Papelbon was becoming very aggitated, but he still pitched around the walks. His defense didn't help him out either as Barney made a bad play at short and then Canzler could not handle a routine throw on a very routine ground out at 1st.

 

I was really impressed with Ceda. This guy has some great stuff. He was hitting mid-90's on KC's slow radar gun and his offspeed stuff was making the Cougars hitters look silly.

 

Castillo's HR was a bomb, the only question being whether it would stay fair or not. Peoria is now 3-0 at games I attend :)

[wvcbxl]

Tyler Colvin may be on the fast track to the big show.

 

he's certainly not walking there.

 

:lol: :lol: :lol:

This one cracked me up.

Thanks, Snood.

[ChiefsVoice]

Papelbon looked great. Mid-80's on the radar gun (the one at KC is slow), but he had pretty good control and was able to induce a lot of ground outs early on. A couple of the walks he had were due to a very poor home plate umpire. I usually never blame umpires for a bad strike zone or anything, but there were pitches that were seriously right down the middle that he was calling for balls. Papelbon was becoming very aggitated, but he still pitched around the walks. His defense didn't help him out either as Barney made a bad play at short and then Canzler could not handle a routine throw on a very routine ground out at 1st.

 

I was really impressed with Ceda. This guy has some great stuff. He was hitting mid-90's on KC's slow radar gun and his offspeed stuff was making the Cougars hitters look silly.

 

Castillo's HR was a bomb, the only question being whether it would stay fair or not. Peoria is now 3-0 at games I attend :)

 

Then you need to come to more games!!!!

 

Ceda was 97-98 last night...KC radar is 3-4 off...Papelbon was the best he has been all year...and Barney's error wasnt that bad, he shouldnt have thrown the ball, but Papelbon deflected it before Barney even got to it...

 

and all umpires suck in this league...

 

Big Win last night....need another one today!

[Guest]

If KC's radar is 3-4 mph, that's pretty interesting because that means Papelbon is in the upper 80s (which isn't bad for a lefty with good control, good offspeed and good deception). Ceda in the upper 90s is par for the course, esp when he's in relief. :D

 

Hopefully someone went to today's game too - Jon wussed out because of the "heat" and "laziness."

[ChiefsVoice]

If KC's radar is 3-4 mph, that's pretty interesting because that means Papelbon is in the upper 80s (which isn't bad for a lefty with good control, good offspeed and good deception). Ceda in the upper 90s is par for the course, esp when he's in relief. :D

 

Hopefully someone went to today's game too - Jon wussed out because of the "heat" and "laziness."

 

Id say Jeremy is 85-86...

 

oh and Im at the game today :lol:

[Guest]

Kane County Chronicle[/url]"]Cubs prospect report: The Cubs’ July 31, 2006 trade of Todd Walker to San Diego is looking better by the day.

 

Walker is currently out of baseball, and the young minor leaguer the Cubs received in return, 20-year-old Peoria reliever Jose Ceda, looks like the real deal.

 

Ceda, a 6-foot-5, 247-pound right-hander, threw two dominant innings Saturday in relief of Jeremy Papelbon, striking out five and walking one. His fastball hit as high as 95 mph on the radar gun, and his knee-buckling, 83 mph slider struck out Gustavo Rosendo to end the game.

 

“He has electric stuff, very smooth delivery, ball came out very clean and he hit his spots,” [Kane County manager Aaron] Nieckula said. “He had a nice, tight slider for a strikeout pitch.”