2008 Arizona Fall League

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Derrek Lee belatedly received the AFL Distinguished Alumni Award yesterday for being inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2007.

 

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Cubs update, primarily on Clevenger: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081116&content_id=3681320&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

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Is Darwin Barney going to be good enough to have a Ryan Theriot-like career?

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11/17: Mesa won 13-6 Box Score

 

2B N. Spears 2/4, 2 R, HR (1), 2 RBI, BB, K, E (3, fielding)

SS D. Barney 0/4, BB

RP R. Roquet 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 0 GO-3 FO

RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 0 GO-2 FO

 

Overall:

 

Darwin Barney: 25/77, 6 2B, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 1/1 SB, 3 E - .325/.358/.403/.761

Tyler Colvin: 3/17, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 K - .176/.176/.353/.529 - (3.12 pitches/PA) - out for remainder of AFL season (elbow)

Steve Clevenger: 16/57, 6 2B, 7 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP; defense: 4/11 SB (36%), 3 E, 3 PB - .281/.369/.386/.755

Nate Spears: 25/74, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 15 BB, 17 K, 2 HBP, 3/4 SB, 3 E - .338/.462/.500/.962

Esmailin Caridad: 16 IP, 13 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 17 K, 2 HR, 13 GO-15 FO - 3.94 ERA

Jesse Estrada: 24.1 IP, 25 H, 9 ER, 7 BB, 22 K, 1 WP, 5 HR, 26 GO-27 FO - 3.33 ERA

Rocky Roquet: 13.2 IP, 18 H, 9 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 1 HBP, 3 HR, 22 GO-6 FO, 1 E - 5.93 ERA

Donnie Veal: 7 IP, 8 H, 9 ER, 11 BB, 9 K, 3 WP, 1 HR, 3 GO-9 FO - 11.57 ERA

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11/18: Mesa won 10-4 Box Score

 

SS D. Barney 0/5, BB, 2 K, E (4, throw)

1B N. Spears 1/4, R, 2B (6), RBI, BB

C S. Clevenger 2/3, R, RBI, 2 BB; defense: CS - 0/1, E (4, throw)

RP D. Veal 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2 balks, 2 GO-1 FO

 

Overall:

 

Darwin Barney: 25/82, 6 2B, 4 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 1/1 SB, 4 E - .305/.345/.378/.723

Tyler Colvin: 3/17, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 K - .176/.176/.353/.529 - (3.12 pitches/PA) - out for remainder of AFL season (elbow)

Steve Clevenger: 18/60, 6 2B, 9 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP; defense: 4/12 SB (33%), 4 E, 3 PB - .300/.400/.400/.800

Nate Spears: 26/78, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 16 BB, 17 K, 2 HBP, 3/4 SB, 3 E - .333/.458/.500/.958

Esmailin Caridad: 16 IP, 13 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 17 K, 2 HR, 13 GO-15 FO - 3.94 ERA

Jesse Estrada: 24.1 IP, 25 H, 9 ER, 7 BB, 22 K, 1 WP, 5 HR, 26 GO-27 FO - 3.33 ERA

Rocky Roquet: 13.2 IP, 18 H, 9 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 1 HBP, 3 HR, 22 GO-6 FO, 1 E - 5.93 ERA

Donnie Veal: 8 IP, 9 H, 10 ER, 12 BB, 9 K, 4 WP, 1 HR, 5 GO-10 FO - 11.25 ERA

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http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/majors/organization-reports/chicago-cubs/2008/267218.html

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11/19: Mesa wins 7-4 Box Score

 

SP J. Estrada 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 4 GO-6 FO

 

Overall:

 

Darwin Barney: 25/82, 6 2B, 4 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 1/1 SB, 4 E - .305/.345/.378/.723

Tyler Colvin: 3/17, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 K - .176/.176/.353/.529 - (3.12 pitches/PA) - out for remainder of AFL season (elbow)

Steve Clevenger: 18/60, 6 2B, 9 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP; defense: 4/12 SB (33%), 4 E, 3 PB - .300/.400/.400/.800

Nate Spears: 26/78, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 16 BB, 17 K, 2 HBP, 3/4 SB, 3 E - .333/.458/.500/.958

Esmailin Caridad: 16 IP, 13 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 17 K, 2 HR, 13 GO-15 FO - 3.94 ERA

Jesse Estrada: 28.1 IP, 30 H, 13 ER, 9 BB, 22 K, 1 WP, 7 HR, 30 GO-33 FO - 4.13 ERA

Rocky Roquet: 13.2 IP, 18 H, 9 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 1 HBP, 3 HR, 22 GO-6 FO, 1 E - 5.93 ERA

Donnie Veal: 8 IP, 9 H, 10 ER, 12 BB, 9 K, 4 WP, 1 HR, 5 GO-10 FO - 11.25 ERA

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11/20: Mesa lost the regular season finale 10-9 (10 innings) Box Score

 

2B N. Spears 3/5, 3 R, HR (2), RBI, K, SB (4)

1B S. Clevenger 1/3, R, K

SS D. Barney 1/4, R, HR (1), RBI, E (5, throw)

RP D. Veal 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 3 GO-0 FO

 

Overall:

 

Darwin Barney: 26/86, 6 2B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 1/1 SB, 5 E - .302/.341/.407/.748

Tyler Colvin: 3/17, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 K - .176/.176/.353/.529 - (3.12 pitches/PA) - out for remainder of AFL season (elbow)

Steve Clevenger: 19/63, 6 2B, 9 BB, 9 K, 1 HBP; defense: 4/12 SB (33%), 4 E, 3 PB - .302/.397/.397/.794

Nate Spears: 29/83, 6 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 16 BB, 18 K, 2 HBP, 4/5 SB, 3 E - .349/.465/.542/1.007

Esmailin Caridad: 16 IP, 13 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 17 K, 2 HR, 13 GO-15 FO - 3.94 ERA

Jesse Estrada: 28.1 IP, 30 H, 13 ER, 9 BB, 22 K, 1 WP, 7 HR, 30 GO-33 FO - 4.13 ERA

Rocky Roquet: 13.2 IP, 18 H, 9 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 1 HBP, 3 HR, 22 GO-6 FO, 1 E - 5.93 ERA

Donnie Veal: 9 IP, 9 H, 10 ER, 13 BB, 9 K, 4 WP, 1 HR, 8 GO-10 FO - 10.00 ERA

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11/22: Phoenix beat Mesa 11-4 for their 5th straight AFL championship Box Score

 

RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 GO-2 FO

 

Regular Season & Championship Game:

 

Darwin Barney: 26/86, 6 2B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 1/1 SB, 5 E - .302/.341/.407/.748

Tyler Colvin: 3/17, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 K - .176/.176/.353/.529 - (3.12 pitches/PA) - out for remainder of AFL season (elbow)

Steve Clevenger: 19/63, 6 2B, 9 BB, 9 K, 1 HBP; defense: 4/12 SB (33%), 4 E, 3 PB - .302/.397/.397/.794

Nate Spears: 29/83, 6 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 16 BB, 18 K, 2 HBP, 4/5 SB, 3 E - .349/.465/.542/1.007

Esmailin Caridad: 17 IP, 14 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 18 K, 2 HR, 13 GO-17 FO - 3.71 ERA

Jesse Estrada: 28.1 IP, 30 H, 13 ER, 9 BB, 22 K, 1 WP, 7 HR, 30 GO-33 FO - 4.13 ERA

Rocky Roquet: 13.2 IP, 18 H, 9 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 1 HBP, 3 HR, 22 GO-6 FO, 1 E - 5.93 ERA

Donnie Veal: 9 IP, 9 H, 10 ER, 13 BB, 9 K, 4 WP, 1 HR, 8 GO-10 FO - 10.00 ERA

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Not surprising but there were no Cubs in the top 20 AFL prospects list for BA: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1815

 

1. Matt Wieters, c (Orioles)

2. Tommy Hanson, rhp (Braves)

3. Brian Matusz, rhp (Orioles)

4. Logan Morrison, 1b (Marlins)

5. Carlos Triunfel, ss/2b (Mariners)

6. Bud Norris, rhp (Astros)

7. Gordon Beckham, ss (White Sox)

8. J.P. Arencibia, c (Blue Jays)

9. Justin Smoak, 1b (Rangers)

10. Brett Wallace, 3b (Cardinals)

11. Dan Cortes, rhp (Royals)

12. Sean West, lhp (Marlins)

13. Julio Borbon, of (Rangers)

14. Sean Doolittle, 1b/of (Athletics)

15. Tyler Flowers, c (Braves)

16. Aaron Poreda, lhp (White Sox)

17. Jason Donald, ss (Phillies)

18. Scott Cousins, of (Marlins)

19. Jeff Manship, rhp (Twins)

20. Eric Young Jr., of/if (Rockies)

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Not surprising but there were no Cubs in the top 20 AFL prospects list for BA: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1815

 

1. Matt Wieters, c (Orioles)

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