Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-2-2008

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 5-2 Box Score

 

2B E. Patterson 1/4, SB (8)

CF F. Pie 1/4, K

LF M. Murton 0/3, BB

RF J. Kroeger 0/2, 2 BB, R, SB (7)

3B C. McGehee 0/4, K

PH J. Dubois 0/1, K

SP R. Keisler 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 5/5 K/BB, HR, 7-5 GO-FO

RP J. Ascanio 2 IP, 2 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2 HBP, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score

 

CF S. Fuld 0/3, BB, RBI

SS M. Camp 1/4, E (3, fielding)

LF T. Colvin 1/4, K, SB (5)

1B M. Craig 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (4)

RF D. Deeds 0/2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 K, Assist (Home)

DH J. Fox 2/3, BB, R, RBI, 2 2B (8)

SP J. Samardzija 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5/0 K/BB, 6-7 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 2-1 Box Score

 

2B T. Thomas 3/4, R, 2B (13), CS (4)

CF J. Wyatt 0/3, K

LF T. Wright 0/4, K

1B S. Clevenger 0/3, BB, 2 K

RF R. Harvey 1/3, BB, RBI, K

3B J. Mota 0/4, K

C M. Reed 0/3

SS D. Barney 0/3, 2 K

SP J. Ceda 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 7/1 K/BB, HR, 2-2 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 9-6 Box Score

 

LF C. Andersen 1/5, R, 3 K, E (2, fielding)

SS N. Samson 1/4, BB, 2 R, K, E (14, throw)

DH B. Guyer 0/4, 2 K

1B J. Rosa 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (18), K

3B M. Smith 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (8), E (10, throw)

RF D. Johnston 1/4, BB, K

3B G. Guzman 0/3, RBI, K

CF L. Johnson 1/3, BB, 2B (2), K

SP B. Muldowney 3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0/5 K/BB, HBP, 5-3 GO-FO

Edited June 3, 2008 by Outshined_One

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: LHP Randy Keisler (4-5, 3.00 ERA, 60 IP, 60 K/21 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Jeff Samardzija (3-5, 5.76 ERA, 54.2 IP, 32 K/33 BB)

Daytona: RHP Jose Ceda (2-2, 4.86 ERA, 46.1 IP, 40 K/27 BB)

Peoria: RHP Billy Muldowney (1-0, 2.25 ERA, 28 IP, 25 K/5 BB)

 

DSL Cubs 1 vs. DSL Twins, 10:30 am

DSL Cubs 2 at DSL Giants, 10:30 am

[CubinNY]

I think the wife and I will travel to Jackson to see Jeff pitch. Hopefully the team will look better than they did when I saw them in Montgomery.

 

I'll give my very ammeter scouting report.

[jaxxradio]

You mean, we are ACTUALLY going to have people in Pringles Park?? woo-hoo

[Guest]

Peoria is tied 6-6 at the 7th inning stretch. Billy Muldowney had horrid control as he surrendered 5 walks (doubling his season total!) and a HBP in 3 short innings. Marquez Smith hit his 8th HR of the season and 4th in 6 games.

[CubColtPacer]

Peoria is tied 6-6 at the 7th inning stretch. Billy Muldowney had horrid control as he surrendered 5 walks (doubling his season total!) and a HBP in 3 short innings. Marquez Smith hit his 8th HR of the season and 4th in 6 games.

 

Should Smith be a little more on the radar? He put up pretty good numbers last year, and has put up good numbers again this year. I know he's a 23 year old in A ball, which isn't good, but he's also only in his first full year of professional baseball. I'm not sure what his defense is like, but he really should be promoted at mid-season.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

He's really come on strong, .677 OPS in April to .944 in May. With no one really at 3B for Daytona(Lansford is just bad), he really should get a look at a promotion soon.

[Guest]

He's gotten some time at 2B this season (and they really pushed him there during instructs).If Smith can play second, I think he could be a significant prospect.

[Rob]

He's gotten some time at 2B this season (and they really pushed him there during instructs).If Smith can play second, I think he could be a significant prospect.

 

For the Cubs, sticking at second is the only requirement to being viewed as a significant prospect.

[Guest]

AZ Phil at Fitch:

 

• Josh Vitters went 3/4 with a double, triple, a walk and a strikeout but committed a throwing error.
  
• Kyler Burke went 3/4 with a double, a walk and a strikeout.
  
• Carlos Perez went 4/4 but they were all singles.
  
• Drew Rundle went 2/3.
  
• Kevin Soto went 2/3 with a triple and a strikeout.
  
• But this was all against Team China which has awful pitching.
  
• Chris Huseby went 1 IP and struggled with his control yet again (despite not throwing many FBs - which are his toughest to control pitch) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP (20 pitches - 8 strikes, 12 balls).
  
• Oneri Fleita was at the game.

[imb]

KEVIN SOTO

[imb]

Sam is through 2 innings with 2 ks, 1 hit and 0 bbs

[TruffleShuffle]

craig should probably be in iowa

[Guest]

Samardzija: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K

 

Ceda: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K ---> left after 4, hope he's not hurt

[UBlink]

craig should probably be in iowa

 

I bet more than a few AA pitchers would agree with you.

[RammyFanny]

Nice game by Vitters at Fitch.

[Guest]

Time to begin preparing Samardzija's HOF bust.

 

6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5/0 K/BB

 

Next season, after his first bad start, the Cubs should promptly demote him to the pen.

[Andy]

Time to begin preparing Samardzija's HOF bust.

 

6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5/0 K/BB

 

Next season, after his first bad start, the Cubs should promptly demote him to the pen.

Very very nice to see Shark pitch well tonight. I've grown much less enamored of him as a prospect this season but it goes without saying that I would love nothing more than to see him end up being a good pitcher for the Cubs.

[CubbieBum]

Time to begin preparing Samardzija's HOF bust.

 

6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5/0 K/BB

 

Next season, after his first bad start, the Cubs should promptly demote him to the pen.

Very very nice to see Shark pitch well tonight. I've grown much less enamored of him as a prospect this season but it goes without saying that I would love nothing more than to see him end up being a good pitcher for the Cubs.

 

 

Gee why is that???

[jersey cubs fan]

Sam is through 2 innings with 2 ks, 1 hit and 0 bbs

 

Is it wrong that I read that as zero boobs?

[YearofDaCubs]

I know Vitters is still young but his fielding looks to be worse than Braun's.

[Guest]

Ceda: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K ---> left after 4, hope he's not hurt

 

Ahh, left after a 1-hour rain delay.

[Guest]

DSL Cubs 1 beat the DSL Twins 8-6, box:

 

SS R. Bautista 2/5, R, 2B (1), RBI, 2 K

1B A. Mejia 1/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI

DH A. Damian 3/3, 2 R, HBP, SB (1) - 17 years old

C J. Medina 3/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI

SP J. Severino 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 K/1 BB, WP, 4 GO-5 FO

RP J. Tineo 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 0 K/4 BB, 1 GO-0 FO - 17 years old

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 14-4, box:

 

CF M. Pestana 2/4, R, SB (1), CS (2), OF assist at home

2B J. Montecino 1/2, 2 R, 2 BB - 17 years old

RF L. Andrades 3/4, 2 R, 2 2B (2), 2 RBI, K

LF G. Robles 0/3, 2 K - 17 years old

SP F. Acosta 3 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 4 K/2 BB, HBP, 2 WP, 4 GO-1 FO, E (1, throw)

RP Y. Veras 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 K/1 BB, HBP, 2 GO-0 FO, E (1, fielding) - 6'6" and 17 years old

[CubinNY]

We got to the game in the top of the 2nd inning. They didn't have a radar gun but Sam. had a pretty good but also pretty straight fastball. In hitter's counts they were sitting on and hitting the fastball well, but at people. Fuld made a real nice catch in CF and Camps made a great play at SS. However, his breaking ball (splitter?) was outstanding. He struck out all 5 batters on breaking pitches in the dirt. He seemed to tire in the 5th but powered his way through it.

 

I don't know how much talent was on display for the D-Jaxxs but Sam. pretty much dominated them last night. I was impressed if that means anything (and I know it does not).