Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-12-2008

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 10-6 Box Score

 

2B E. Patterson 1/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (5)

LF M. Murton 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 2B (3)

1B M. Hoffpauir 3/5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR (1), 2 K

RF J. Kroeger 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (12), 3B (2), K, Assist (2B), HBP

SP S. Marshall 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, HR, HBP, 4-4 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 9-7 Box Score

 

SS M. Matulia 1/5, R

CF T. Colvin 4/4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 2B (7), 2 HR (5)

LF J. Fox 2/5, R, RBI, HR (1)

C S. Clevenger 1/5, K

RF R. Harvey 0/4, 2 K

1B D. Deeds 2/4, 2B (7), K

PH/RF M. Camp 1/1, BB, R, SB (6)

SP M. Holliman 4.2 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 4 HR, HBP, 5-7 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 7-4 Box Score

 

2B T. Thomas 0/3, BB

DH T. Wright 1/3, BB, R, K

C W. Castillo 0/4, R, PB (6)

LF Y. Carter 1/4, R

CF J. Wyatt 1/2, 2 BB, 2 R, 3B (3)

3B J. Mota 2/4, 4 RBI, 2B (1)

SS D. Barney 0/3, BB, R

SP J. Ceda 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0/4, K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO

RP J. Papelbon 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 3-1 GO-FO

RP D. Garcia .2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 0-1 GO-FO

RP C. Lambert .2 perfect, 2-0 GO-FO

Game Note: Manager Jody Davis Ejected in the 2nd

 

Peoria won 7-5 Box Score

 

CF C. Andersen 2/3, 2 BB, 2 R, SB (4)

SS N. Samson 2/5, R, K

C J. Donaldson 0/5, 3 K

RF K. Burke 1/4, BB, R, RBI, K

3B M. Smith 1/4, R, K

1B J. Rosa 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI

LF D. Johnston 1/4, R, K, 2 SB (4)

DH E. Lara 2/4, RBI, K

2B M. Gonzalez 0/4, K

SP R. Acosta 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, WP, 7-5 GO-FO

RP A. Santana 2 scoreless, 1 H, 4/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO

RP C. Muschko 2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 3-1

Edited May 13, 2008 by Outshined_One

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: LHP Sean Marshall (at Iowa: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 IP, 6 K/0 BB, .000 BAA)

Tennessee: RHP Mark Holliman (at Iowa & Tenn: 1-1, 5.61 ERA, 25.2 IP, 16 K/14 BB, .301 BAA)

Daytona: RHP Jose Ceda (2-1, 4.66 ERA, 29 IP, 31 K/14 BB, .229 BAA)

Peoria: RHP Ryan Acosta (0-1, 3.38 ERA, 29.1 IP, 22 K/8 BB, .298 BAA)

[Guest]

LHP Sean Marshall is expected to join the I-Cubs today. RHP Michael Cooper is back with the Smokies (he pitched yesterday).

 

Matt Craig (hip) is expected to return to the Smokies sometime this week. LHP Ed Campusano has a biceps injury ("unrelated to the elbow surgery he had" a while ago) and is expected to be out for some time.

 

Chris Siegfried has a strained oblique per the Peoria Journal-Star.

 

It wasn't much of a surprise when the Chicago Cubs moved Josh Vitters back down to extended spring training from Peoria on Monday.

 

The third baseman, ranked as the top prospect in the Cubs system, hadn't played since April 21 because of tendinitis in his left hand. Vitters played just four games with the Chiefs and started with a bang, going 3-for-4 in his opening game, with all three hits doubles. After that he was hitless.

 

"He went back because he was hurt, and this will get him some at-bats," Sandberg said. "Where he goes from there is up to him."

[Outshined_One]

I'm going to tonight's Chiefs game!

 

:yahoo:

 

I've been trying to get my friend to go over the past few days, but he's been back and forth on it. He just called me half an hour ago and told me he wanted to go to tonight's game and possibly Wednesday's game if the weather's good. :D

 

I'm bringing my camera and a notebook, so expect a report from me when I get back tonight!

[Flames24Rulz]

Marshall's first inning: BB on four pitches, K on three pitches, 6-4-3 DP. 10 pitches, 5 strikes for Marshall after 1.

[Flames24Rulz]

Marshall's final line: 4 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 ER, 3 K's/2 BB's, 1 HR given up, 4 GO's/4 FO's, 63 pitches with 38 of them being strikes.

 

Hoffpauir is 2/2 with a two-run homer as Iowa leads 4-3 in the 5th.

[Outshined_One]

Well, that was quite the exciting night. I had great seats and took a bunch of notes. Some observations...

 

-Ryan Acosta has some potential, but there's work left to be done before he enters the conversation among the top Cubs prospects. His fastball was 86-91 at the start of the night with good movement. His curveball was his best pitch of the night, with very good downward movement. His third pitch (pretty sure it's a changeup) was passable. Aside from one pitch (his first one, oddly enough), he looked pretty good for the first four innings. Once he got into the 5th, his velocity and movement were down. He got through the 5th, but not before the damage was done. The umpire behind home plate had a tight zone with outside corners, to boot.

 

He's a pretty skinny guy and could probably put on some more muscle in his legs. He had a nice play on a comebacker. He did a very good job of repeating his mechanics, although he is treading dangerously close to inverted W territory in his mechanics.

 

-If I were to pick out the guys on this roster who could pass the eye test for major leaguers, I would pick Josh Donaldson and Marquez Smith in a heartbeat. Donaldson has a really thick lower body and noticeably muscular forearms. He has good awareness at catcher, but he needs to do a better job of getting out of his crouch and releasing the ball while in-game. During warmups, the guy displays a nice arm. Smith also has a pretty good build. I wasn't too thrilled with his defense at 3B, but he looked like he was agile enough to handle 2B if need be.

 

-Some guys on this team are selective at the plate almost to a fault. Don't get me wrong, I love guys who draw walks and work counts, but there's also something to be said for being able to drive hitters' pitches. Cliff Andersen and Kyler Burke both fall into this category. They had some good ABs (including a funny one for Burke where he didn't even realize he drew the walk) where they were taking and fouling off the right pitches, but they were letting some good pitches go. Plus, the umpire's zone made it easier for them to work the counts effectively.

 

-Dylan Johnston...wow, what an adventure. He's clearly new to LF. There wasn't much wind tonight, but he was getting himself into and out of quite a bit of trouble throughout the night in LF. He took some weird routes and made some impressively awkward catches tonight.

 

-Jovan Rosa impressed me, although I was honestly expecting someone who was a bit on the taller and stockier side. He showed good instincts at 1B and had some very nice awareness on the basepaths.

 

Some general observations: Holy wow were the Bandits terrible defensively (especially their 2B, Folli, and SP, Fick), Santana had a decent fastball with some nice offspeed stuff, Muschko was overpowering and made the Bandits look bad, the Bandits' C (de la Cruz) displayed excellent defense and a very good arm behind the dish, Samson showcased good defense at SS and nice fundamentals at the plate, Cards' 1st rounder Pete Kozma DHed and looked decent at the plate, Cliff Andersen's choice of "Jammin'" for his entrance music was...odd, and, finally, not a single ball hit by the Chiefs made it to the wall.

 

Overall, it was quite a fun night. O'Brien Park was accessible with lots of parking nearby. The minor league gimmicks were fairly toned down, aside from Methodist Mayham and a segment involving two young girls dancing that got the Chris Hansen signal sent out. It's a nice park with good prices. The ivy in the batter's eye is also starting to come in and should look really nice a few years from now when it fills in. My friend was with me all night and he had a really fun time.

 

If you want any specific comments or notes on the game, feel free to ask here or PM me.

[tfarks]

Colvin tearing it up, good to see.

[TruffleShuffle]

Colvin tearing it up, good to see.

 

yeah that ops is over .700, look out major leagues, here he comes!!!

[rawaction]

Best game by far of Tyler Colvin's young career. 12 for his last 34. Hopefully he can stay hot this time. He has some crazy home/away splits and Daytona is supposed to be one of the best parks for pitchers in that league.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Best game by far of Tyler Colvin's young career. 12 for his last 34. Hopefully he can stay hot this time. He has some crazy home/away splits and Daytona is supposed to be one of the best parks for pitchers in that league.

 

You mean Tennessee?

[rawaction]

Best game by far of Tyler Colvin's young career. 12 for his last 34. Hopefully he can stay hot this time. He has some crazy home/away splits and Daytona is supposed to be one of the best parks for pitchers in that league.

 

You mean Tennessee?

 

Uh yeah.... :oops:

[Guest]

Knoxville News-Sentinel[/url]"]Colvin was 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two home runs. The former Clemson star drove in five runs.

 

"He looked like a big leaguer," Bailey said.

 

Colvin gave the Smokies their first lead of the series in the first. He drove a 3-2 pitch from David Welch (5-1) to right field.

 

One-out singles by Nate Spears and Matt Matulia presented Colvin the opportunity to do more damage in the third and he did. The Cubs' first-round draft pick in 2006 yanked a first-pitch breaking ball 400 feet for his fifth homer.

 

It was a bittersweet night for Colvin, who raised his average 22 points to .247.

 

"This will help me gain a little confidence, but we lost," he said. "I can write it down and remember this game and how it felt at the plate but it would have been nice to beat these guys."

 

Colvin was hitting .140 against left-handers and his swing looked better against lefties as well as righties.

 

"Just trying to relax," he said. "I'm not going to get back to .300 in one game. I've got to remember that."

[Brett]

Is it wrong to wish that Colvin was 4-4... with a walk?

 

 

Thanks for the Peoria right-up, Outshined.

[tfarks]

Is it wrong to wish that Colvin was 4-4... with a walk?

 

 

Thanks for the Peoria right-up, Outshined.

 

Well he had 5 walks in 62 games at Tenn last year compared to 11 walks in 39 games this year. Still terrible, but improvement none the less.

 

And Truffle, I was talking about the game, not his season up to date.