Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-24-2008

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 6-0 Box Score

 

2B E. Patterson 0/2, BB, 2 K, HBP

CF F. Pie 0/4

LF M. Murton 3/4, 2B (5)

RF J. Kroeger 0/4, K

3B C. McGehee 0/4, K

SP K. Hart 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HR, 4-3 GO-FO

RP C. Shaver 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO

RP C. Pignatiello 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 3-2 Box Score

 

3B K. Reynolds 0/4, K, E (8, throw)

CF T. Colvin 0/4

1B M. Craig 1/3, R

RF D. Deeds 1/2, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (4), SB (1)

LF J. Fox 0/3, K

C S. Clevenger 1/3, 2B (5)

SS/3B M. Matulia 0/3, R, SB (1), E (3, fielding)

PH/SS M. Camp 1/1

SP M. Atkins 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 6/0 K/BB, HR, 5-8 GO-FO

RP J. Samardzija .1 IP, 2 H, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 4-2 Box Score

 

CF J. Wyatt 1/4, BB, RBI, K

2B T. Thomas 1/5, R, 2B (8), CS (3), E (5, fielding)

DH T. Wright 2/5, R, RBI, K

RF Y. Carter 0/3, BB, K

C W. Castillo 1/4, RBI, 2 K, E (5, throw)

3B J. Lansford 2/4

SS D. Barney 2/3, BB, R, 3B (1), SB (2)

SP M. Mateo 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/3 K/BB, WP, 2-5 GO-FO

RP A. Harben 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2 WP, 1-5 GO-FO

RP C. Lambert 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 5-4 Box Score

 

DH E. Lara 1/5, R, RBI

SS N. Samson 1/3, 2 R, 2B (6), E (12, throw), HBP

LF B. Guyer 1/4, K, CS (1)

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

2B M. Smith 2/4, RBI

RF D. Johnston 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (7), 2 K

CF L. Johnson 1/4

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

 

OVERALL: 3-1

Edited May 25, 2008 by Outshined_One

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: RHP Kevin Hart (at AAA: 1-0, 2.87 ERA, 15.2 IP, 20 K/4 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Mitch Atkins (2-4, 4.58 ERA, 53 IP, 41 K/14 BB)

Daytona: RHP Adam Harben (1-5, 6.25 ERA, 31.2 IP, 27 K/35 BB)

Peoria: RHP Alberto Cabrera (1-6, 6.30 ERA, 40 IP, 24 K/26 BB)

 

Tennessee faces rehabbing Braves righty John Smoltz.

[Guest]

Marcos Mateo is making his first start of the season for Daytona. Adam Harben was placed on the 7-day DL.

[Guest]

Well, according to MiLB.com, not only is Adam Harben on the 7-day DL, he's also pitching for Daytona.

 

...

[Guest]

Vance nailed it, Samardzija's in the pen.

[E.J.]

Vance nailed it, Samardzija's in the pen.

 

Awesome. Our $10 million man is in the bullpen. Great signing Cobs.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Vance nailed it, Samardzija's in the pen.

 

Awesome. Our $10 million man is in the bullpen. Great signing Cobs.

 

 

Following the footsteps of Howry and Eyre, we have a 10 million dollar middle reliever.

[E.J.]

Vance nailed it, Samardzija's in the pen.

 

Awesome. Our $10 million man is in the bullpen. Great signing Cobs.

 

 

Following the footsteps of Howry and Eyre, we have a 10 million dollar middle reliever.

 

who's in the minor leagues and doesn't look like he'll be on the major league team anytime soon. At least Howry and Eyre have spent that money while on the Major League team.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Vance nailed it, Samardzija's in the pen.

 

Awesome. Our $10 million man is in the bullpen. Great signing Cobs.

 

 

Following the footsteps of Howry and Eyre, we have a 10 million dollar middle reliever.

 

who's in the minor leagues and doesn't look like he'll be on the major league team anytime soon. At least Howry and Eyre have spent that money while on the Major League team.

 

 

Quite true....quite true.

[Guest]

Peoria reliever Taylor Parker has now thrown 30 innings - 1.80 ERA, .208 BAA, 2.06 GO-AO, 35 K/14 BB.

 

Solid game for Murton.

[Outshined_One]

A quick Matt Murton update for those of you wondering about everyone's favorite redhead. Through 118 ABs, he has posted the following numbers in AAA...

 

5 2Bs, 1 3B, 1 HR, .356/.449/.441, 10/17 K/BB, 2/2 SB/CS

 

Four things are worth noting...

 

-All but three (all doubles) of his XBHs have come in the past 10 games.

-He's hitting LHPs to the tune of .485/.553/.606. Against RHPs, he's hitting .306/.410/.376.

-The great news is that he has an IsoD of .093. He's not only doing a very good job of being selective in terms of not striking out very often, but he's also walking at a very good rate.

-The bad news is that his IsoP is .085. If you're looking at a decent power hitter like, say, Tyler Colvin (probably will hit 20-25 HRs in the majors if he pans out), he is currently sporting a .130 IsoP despite having a down year. While Murton's power stroke seems to be coming back, as seen in his performance in the past 10 games, his trade value and future potential depend heavily on his ability to develop a respectable level of power. It's not just HRs, but it's also XBHs. If Murton wants to become a LF version of Fukudome, he needs to start hitting line drives again.

 

What does this mean?

 

Frankly, if he comes back up with the Cubs, it'll be because someone is injured. Reed Johnson is the resident OF specialist against LHPs and can play every position. Considering Daryl Ward went down, Hoffpauir was clearly called up because he can hit for power. So, unless someone else gets hurt, I don't see Murton coming up to the Cubs any time before the roster expansions in September.

 

I feel kind of bummed saying this, but I think there's a really good chance he'll be traded at some point this season. There's nowhere to put him on the Cubs.

[wvcbxl]

Good job on the Murton update, O_O, thanks.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Its a shame that our organization is bent on sabotaging Murtons career so they'll have him just in case Soriano gets injured.

 

Seriously, on any other team, this guy would be in the majors, in many, hed be at least a platoon starter.

[karenmac]

I know it's only been 2 games since they've been back in town, but the Chiefs really seem to look like an entirely different club than what we saw in Clinton a couple of weekends ago and the last homestand. Not sure what got said in all those back-and-forth trips to Quad Cities, but whatever it is worked. Not sure if it was just the roster changes or what, but the Chiefs have been a fun team to watch the last couple of nights. Yipee!

[bring stone back]

Its a shame that our organization is bent on sabotaging Murtons career so they'll have him just in case Soriano gets injured.

 

Seriously, on any other team, this guy would be in the majors, in many, hed be at least a platoon starter.

 

Just to clarify, by "sabotaging" Murton's Cubs career, do you mean signing MUCH better players in Soriano and Fukudome? If you're pissed about stunting Pie's growth - I get that but Murton is/will always be viewed as a 4th or 5th OF - at best.

 

Clearly he wouldn't be on the majors on any other team and/or be a platoon starter for some - otherwise other GM's would have jumped all over him the multiple times Hendry has made it abundantly clear Murton is available. Earlier this year, he all but sent a memo to every GM in baseball saying he was available.

 

I really wish Murton was actually as good as many in the pro-Murton crowd think.

[Brett]

Its a shame that our organization is bent on sabotaging Murtons career so they'll have him just in case Soriano gets injured.

 

Seriously, on any other team, this guy would be in the majors, in many, hed be at least a platoon starter.

 

Clearly he wouldn't be on the majors on any other team and/or be a platoon starter for some - otherwise other GM's would have jumped all over him the multiple times Hendry has made it abundantly clear Murton is available. Earlier this year, he all but sent a memo to every GM in baseball saying he was available.

 

I'm not a Murton apologist, but I have to take issue with this position. Simply because Murton hasn't been traded does not mean other teams would not gladly have him on their 25-man roster, and possible give him starts in a platoon. It just means that they aren't willing to pay whatever Hendry has asked for him.

 

To me, the proof is this: If Murton were released today, how quickly would some AL team or lowly NL team scoop him up and put him on their 25-man? I think there would be at least 10 teams looking to do just that.

[bring stone back]

Its a shame that our organization is bent on sabotaging Murtons career so they'll have him just in case Soriano gets injured.

 

Seriously, on any other team, this guy would be in the majors, in many, hed be at least a platoon starter.

 

Clearly he wouldn't be on the majors on any other team and/or be a platoon starter for some - otherwise other GM's would have jumped all over him the multiple times Hendry has made it abundantly clear Murton is available. Earlier this year, he all but sent a memo to every GM in baseball saying he was available.

 

I'm not a Murton apologist, but I have to take issue with this position. Simply because Murton hasn't been traded does not mean other teams would not gladly have him on their 25-man roster, and possible give him starts in a platoon. It just means that they aren't willing to pay whatever Hendry has asked for him.

 

To me, the proof is this: If Murton were released today, how quickly would some AL team or lowly NL team scoop him up and put him on their 25-man? I think there would be at least 10 teams looking to do just that.

 

Point taken and I agree with you. However, nearly any team would take him for free but they must not think THAT much of him considering (on the surface) nobody is willing to give up anything of any value to acquire him.

 

The real funny part of this ongoing Murton debate is this - if the Cubs traded him today Hendry would be universally bashed on this board for not getting "true value" for Murton. Yet, by keeping him, they maintain that bargaining chip (no matter the value real or perceived) in case a corner outfielder on another team gets hurt, thus increasing Murton's value, and Hendry still gets bashed.

 

The Cubs are doing the right thing by holding on to Murton for the time being so he can replace Soriano the next time he pulls a muscle in his leg and just in case another team is desperate for his services.

 

As far as Murton being in AAA...is he better than Fukudome or Soriano? No. Can he be considered a late inning defensive replacement? No. Can he be considered a pinch runner or even play center in a pinch? No. Does he offer power off the bench? No.

 

I'm not saying he's a bad baseball player but not nearly as good as some wish/think. The Cubs, as they are assembled, just don't have the room or need for his talents right now.

[Bruce Miles]

Vance nailed it, Samardzija's in the pen.

 

Awesome. Our $10 million man is in the bullpen. Great signing Cobs.

 

Cubs say it's for one turn only.

[Guest]

I know it's only been 2 games since they've been back in town, but the Chiefs really seem to look like an entirely different club than what we saw in Clinton a couple of weekends ago and the last homestand. Not sure what got said in all those back-and-forth trips to Quad Cities, but whatever it is worked. Not sure if it was just the roster changes or what, but the Chiefs have been a fun team to watch the last couple of nights. Yipee!

 

http://www.pjstar.com/sports_chiefs/x1880508165/Chiefs-showing-some-new-attitude