2007 Mexican Pacific League

[CaliforniaRaisin]

So far, only one Cub has shown up on a Mexican roster - that's second baseman Issmael Salas with the Algodoneros de Guasave and he's eligible to be a free agent on October 15th.

 

Anyways, the Mexican Pacific Winter League starts tonight.

[Guest]

Casey McGehee and Marco Carillo are playing for Culiacan. Today was the first day with a full slate of games.

 

Gusave lost 8-3, box:

 

3B I. Salas 0/4, K

 

Culiacan lost 3-1, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 0/4

RP M. Carrillo 0+ IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 0 K/1 BB - faced 3 batters

[Guest]

Culiacan won 3-0, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 1/3, CS (1)

 

Gusave lost 6-2, box:

 

3B I. Salas 0/3

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave) 0/7, 0 BB, 1 K

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 1/7, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/1 SB

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 0+ IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 0 K/1 BB

[Guest]

Culiacan won 8-7, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 0/4

RP M. Carrillo 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K/1 BB, 1 GO-2 FO

 

Gusave lost 10-3, box:

 

3B I. Salas 1/3, R

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 1/10, 0 BB, 1 K, .100/.100/.100

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 1/11, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/1 SB, .091/.091/.091

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 0 K/2 BB, 18.00 ERA

[wvcbxl]

Thanks for digging up and posting all this info (about the other leagues as well), Raisin, I really appreciate it.

[Guest]

Saturday:

 

Culiacan won 1-0, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 0/3

 

Gusave won 9-0, box:

 

3B I. Salas 0/1

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 1/11, 0 BB, 1 K, .091/.091/.091

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 1/14, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/1 SB, .071/.071/.071

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 0 K/2 BB, 18.00 ERA

[Guest]

Thanks for digging up and posting all this info (about the other leagues as well), Raisin, I really appreciate it.

 

Not a problem!

[Guest]

Culiacan won 5-4, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 1/3, R, HR (1), 3 RBI, BB, K

RP M. Carrillo 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K/0 BB, 1 GO-2 FO

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 1/11, 0 BB, 1 K, .091/.091/.091

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 2/17, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/1 SB, .118 /.167/.294

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 2.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 K/2 BB, 7.71 ERA

[Guest]

Culiacan won 2-1, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 1/3, 2 RBI, BB, K

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 1/11, 0 BB, 1 K, .091/.091/.091

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 3/20, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, 0/1 SB, .150 /.227/.300

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 2.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 K/2 BB, 7.71 ERA

[Guest]

Culiacan beat Gusave 4-3, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 0/4

PH-3B I. Salas 0/2, K

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 1/13, 0 BB, 2 K, .077/.077/.077

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 3/24, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, 0/1 SB, .125 /.192/.250

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 2.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 K/2 BB, 7.71 ERA

[biittner77]

If McGahee is playing in Mexico (again) why is he playing 3rd and not C, OF or 2nd base? It seems to me that his best chance of making the 25 man is as a corner utility guy/ 3rd catcher.

[Guest]

If McGahee is playing in Mexico (again) why is he playing 3rd and not C, OF or 2nd base? It seems to me that his best chance of making the 25 man is as a corner utility guy/ 3rd catcher.

 

I'm guessing his play at catcher isn't good enough to get actual playing time down in Mexico. These leagues are pretty competitive and development of minor leaguers isn't their biggest priority.

[Guest]

Gusave beat Culiacan 19-3, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 3/3, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, BB, E (1, fielding)

RP M. Carrillo 0.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 1 K/2 BB, HR

3B I. Salas 2/5, 2 R, HR (1), RBI, BB

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 3/18, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, .167/.211/.333

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 6/27, 2 HR, 3 BB, 2 K, 0/1 SB, .222 /.300/.444

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 2.2 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 K/4 BB, 16.85 ERA

[Guest]

Culiacan lost 11-1, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 1/2, RBI, 2 BB

 

Gusave lost 5-1, box:

 

3B I. Salas 2/4

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 5/22, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, .227/.261/.364

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 7/29, 2 HR, 3 BB, 2 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .241 /.313/.448

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 2.2 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 K/4 BB, 16.85 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

[Guest]

Saturday:

 

Culiacan won 4-3 in 10 innings, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 2/4, BB

 

Gusave won 14-7, box:

 

3B-1B I. Salas 1/4, 2 R, 2B (1), BB

 

Overall

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 6/26, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .231/.286/.385

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 9/33, 2 HR, 6 BB, 2 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .273 /.385/.455

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 2.2 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 K/4 BB, 16.85 ERA 8

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

[Guest]

Sunday:

 

Gusave won 8-4, box:

 

3B I. Salas 2/4, R, HR (2), RBI

 

Culiacan lost 5-4, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 1/4, 2B (1)

RP M. Carrillo 0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K/0 BB, 1 GO-0 FO

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 8/30, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .267/.313/.500

Casey McGehee (Culiacan) 10/37, 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 2 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .270 /.372/.459

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan) 3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 K/4 BB, 15.00 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

[Guest]

Tuesday:

 

Gusave lost 4-3, box:

 

3B I. Salas 0/4

 

Culiacan won 11-4, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 1/3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 8/34, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .235/.278/.441

Casey McGehee (Culiacan): 11/40, 1 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 2 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .275 /.396/.450

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan): 3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 K/4 BB, 15.00 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

[Guest]

Wednesday:

 

Gusave won 8-7, box:

 

3B I. Salas 1/5, RBI

 

Culiacan lost 9-2, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 0/5, 2 K

RP M. Carrillo 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 K/2 BB, 5 GO-1 FO

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 9/39, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .231/.268/.410

Casey McGehee (Culiacan): 11/45, 1 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 4 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .244 /.358/.400

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan): 5 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 K/6 BB, 1 HR, 9.00 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

[Guest]

Thursday:

 

Gusave won 7-3, box:

 

3B I. Salas 0/0 - came in as a defensive replacement in the 8th inning, did not record a plate appearance

 

Culiacan won 8-3, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 2/4, R, 2B (2), 2 RBI, K

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 9/39, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .231/.268/.410

Casey McGehee (Culiacan): 13/49, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 5 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .265/.368/.429

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan): 5 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 K/6 BB, 1 HR, 9.00 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

[Guest]

Friday:

 

Culiacan won 4-0, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 1/3, 2 RBI, K

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 9/39, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .231/.268/.410

Casey McGehee (Culiacan): 14/52, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 6 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .269/.367/.423

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan): 5 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 K/6 BB, 1 HR, 9.00 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

[craig]

Cal, do you know if McGehee has played only 3B this winter? I'd really hoped he be working on his catching.

 

As a catcher, his hitting looks pretty interesting. A guy who can hit .270 with a .750-type OPS, a lot of big-league starting catchers don't do that, and most backups don't. (As we saw for Koyie and Bowen this summer). I have a contact who said that he thought McGehee looked pretty comfortable at catcher his summer. Casey has normally been reported to be an intense, baseball-smart kind of guy, perhaps the guy who isn't the best talent but who might be a smart game-caller and good handler of pitchers.

 

Don't know how his defense is. I assume it's lousy, even if my contact thought it looked pretty good. Maybe it's worse than Barrett, perhaps even worse than Fox. Beats me.

 

But if it could be big-league fine, I'd much prefer him catching than playing 3B. And if he could get there, but only with more practice, I'd rather he was practicing that than his 3B.

 

I think he's somewhat interesting especially considering the cub catching scene. With Soto in, I assume Kendall will go elsewhere. If that assumption is correct, we're left with Soto, Blanco, and little else. Ritchie, McGehee, and whatever we snag as a minor-league free agent. (Possibly Koyie Hill again?)

 

Given how often catchers get hurt, and how often they rest, I think the next option after Blanco has a good likelihood to play a number of games for us next year. Blanco is old, and his injury has been serious. I guess his winter-ball play reassures that he can physically go behind the plate, even if his .172 slugging average thus far is less than inspiring. But I wonder if he's going to be healthy all year. Soto, I doubt he's ever caught much more than 110 games in a season thus far, if that. I don't think it's a good idea to try to put him out there for 130. So the sub catcher(s) are likely going to need to play a fair bit.

 

If it turned out that McGehee was acceptable defensively for that role, I wouldn't be surprised if his hitting wasn't as/more desirable than Ritchie or Blanco or Koyie types. If he could evolve into a satisfactory long-term backup catcher, who could also do a little 3B or 1B if necessary, and might possibly even hit well enough to pinch hit occassionally, that could be a useful thing. If you could count on a backup catcher hitting in the .700's, it makes it lots easier to give the starter the rest that's really best.

[Guest]

Cal, do you know if McGehee has played only 3B this winter? I'd really hoped he be working on his catching. t think it's a good idea to try to put him out there for 130. So the sub catcher(s) are likely going to need to play a fair bit.

 

He's been at 3B all winter, it seems like wherever he's at as a catcher isn't good enough to get any innings in Mexico.

[Guest]

Saturday:

 

Culiacan won 1-0, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 0/3, R, 3 K, HBP

RP M. Carrillo 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K/0 BB, 0 GO-2 FO

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 9/39, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .231/.268/.410

Casey McGehee (Culiacan): 14/55, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 9 K, 1 HBP, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .255/.354/.400

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan): 6.1 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 4 K/6 BB, 1 HR, 7.11 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

Edited November 2, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[Guest]

Sunday:

 

Culiacan won 3-2, box:

 

3B C. McGehee 0/3, 2 K

 

Gusave lost 4-1, box:

 

LF I. Salas 1/1

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 10/40, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .250/.286/.425

Casey McGehee (Culiacan): 14/58, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 11 K, 1 HBP, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .241/.333/.379

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan): 6.1 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 4 K/6 BB, 1 HR, 7.11 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

Edited November 2, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[Guest]

Tuesday:

 

Gusave lost 9-6, box:

 

3B I. Salas 1/5, R, K

 

Overall:

 

Issmael Salas (Gusave): 11/45, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 K, .244/.277/.400

Casey McGehee (Culiacan): 14/58, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 11 K, 1 HBP, 0/1 SB, 1 E, .241/.333/.379

Marco Carrillo (Culiacan): 6.1 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 4 K/6 BB, 1 HR, 7.11 ERA

 

Issmael Salas is a minor league free agent and might not return to the Cubs.

Edited November 2, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin