Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-3-2009

[Outshined_One]

Box Score

 

Iowa lost 3-0 Box Score

 

CF S. Fuld 0/4

3B N. Spears 0/4

1B J. Dubois 0/3, K

1B K. Reynolds 0/1

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

2B D. Macias 1/3, K

1B/RF D. Deeds 0/1

SP JR Mathes 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO

RP V. Perkins 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/4 K/BB, WP, 3-4 GO-FO

RP G. Reinhard 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, HBP, 0-4 GO-FO

RP B. Parker .1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB

 

Tennessee lost 4-3 Box Score

 

2B T. Thomas 0/4, K

LF T. Wright 1/4, RBI

RF T. Colvin 2/3, R, RBI, HR (1), Assist (1B)

3B M. Smith 0/4, K

CF B. Guyer 0/1, K

SP J. Papelbon 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 0-7 GO-FO

RP J. Muyco 3.1 scoreless, 3 H, 3/0 K/BB, WP, 3-3 GO-FO

RP J. Gaub .2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 8-1 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 0/4, 3 K

SS S. Castro 0/4

2B N. Samson 1/4

DH R. Chirinos 0/3, BB, RBI, K

1B J. Rosa 0/4, K

LF J. Jones 0/4, E (1, fielding)

3B M. Gonzalez 1/3, R, HBP

SP D. McDaniel 2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4/3 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO

RP L. Sommer 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO

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

 

Peoria won yesterday's suspended game 3-2 Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 1/4, 2 R, K

LF/3B J. Harrison 1/2, 2 BB, 2B (15), K

3B J. Vitters 1/4, K

CF/LF K. Burke 0/4, 2 K

1B R. Ridling 2/4, 2 RBI, E (4, missed catch)

2B R. Flaherty 1/4

C M. Brenly 1/4

RF N. Perez 0/3, K, E (7, fielding), Assist (2B)

DH C. Andersen 0/3, 2 K

SP C. Archer 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2/4 K/BB, 2 WP, 2-1 GO-FO

RP A. Cabrera 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, HR, 8-4 GO-FO

RP M. Perconte .2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB

RP C. Huseby 1 perfect, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria won their regularly-scheduled game 2-1 Box Score

 

2B J. Lake 1/4, R, K

LF J. Harrison 1/2

3B J. Vitters 0/3

RF K. Burke 0/2, BB, R

1B R. Ridling 1/3, 2 RBI

SS R. Flaherty 0/2

SP M. Hatley 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, WP, 6-9 GO-FO, E (2, throw)

RP M. De Leon .1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, WP

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 2-1 Box Score

 

LF V. Bieneme 0/4, BB, K

SS A. Alcantara 0/3, BB, R, K, SB (2)

3B J. Pena 1/2, 2 BB

DH Y. Fuenmayor 0/4, 2 K

RF X. Batista 0/4, K. Assist (Home)

1B Y. Astacio 0/3, BB, K

C C. Romero 0/2, BB

2B J. Rodriguez 0/2, 2 BB, R, K, E (4, fielding)

SP R. Reyes 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 7-3 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 12-11 Box Score

 

SS C. Henry 3/6, 2 R, RBI, 3B (1), 2 K, 2 E (6, throw x 2)

CF G. Robles 2/5, R, SB (2)

3B J. Altagracia 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (2), 2 K, E (3, throw)

1B H. Suarez 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, E (4, fielding)

RF J. Gonzalez 1/4, BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (1), K

2B M. Perez 1/4, R, 3 K, SB (1), E (1, fielding), HBP

DH J. Montecino 1/5, SB (2)

SP S. Rodriguez 3.2 IP, 6 H, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, WP, HBP, 7-3 GO-FO

RP E. Martinez 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 4-2 GO-FO

RP D. Severino 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 4-3

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP JR Mathes (7-3, 2.89 ERA, 53 IP, 20 K/5 BB)

Tennessee: LHP Jeremy Papelbon (0-3, 4.50 ERA, 24 IP, 21 K/7 BB)

Daytona: RHP Dan McDaniel (3-1, 2.78 ERA, 32.1 IP, 30 K/15 BB)

Peoria (game two): RHP Marcus Hatley (3-3, 5.27 ERA, 41 IP, 29 K/17 BB)

[Guest]

Jay Jackson was placed on the DL Sunday with a bruised right leg and he tweeted that:

 

they are tryin to say im gonna have to miss 2 starts! there is no way in hell im missin 2!!!

[Brian]

did you guys notice in the people that he's following that Tony Thomas is doing it too

 

 

 

and stalking through it I deduced that his girlfriend/special lady has one and found this gem

Ahhh we're teaching Sandberg's wife to bellydance so she can put the moves on good ol Ryno...oh Sunday funday!!

[Outshined_One]

My point of view on Twitter in a nutshell.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Did JR Mathes get hurt? I notice he left after the 2nd after giving up 1 Er on 3 hits and a BB with 29 pitches.

[Guest]

Arizona Phil at The Cub Reporter[/url]"]I don't have much information about the game played on Field #1, other than the Cubs won, Cedric Redmond threw one shutout inning, Josh Lansford Gian Guzman, and a 4th pitcher threw two effective innings each, Chris Weimer blasted a HR, Robert Bautista hit an inside-the-park HR, and Jae-Hoon Ha smacked a triple over the centerfielder's head.

 

SPLIT SQUAD - FIELD #3

 

LINEUP:

1. Hak-Ju Lee, DH: 0-4 (K, 1-2 FC, E-4, 1-6 FC)

2. Dwayne Kemp, SS: 1-4 (1B, 5-4 FC, 6-3, K)

3. Matt Cerda, 2B: 0-3 (BB, 4-3, F-8, 1-3)

4. John Contreras, C: 1-3 (5-3, 1B, F-8)

5. Sean Hoorelbeke, 1B: 1-3 (6-3, 1B, P-6)

6. Jesus Morelli, LF: 2-3 (1B, 6-4-3 GIDP, 1B + 1 R)

7. Kevin Soto, CF: 0-2 (BB, K, K)

8. George Matheus, 3B: 0-2 (BB, F-9, 3-1)

9. Sean Williams, RF: 0-1 (BB, 3-U, BB + 1 RBI)

 

PITCHERS:

1. Cody Hams - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/3 GO/FO

2. Adam Spencer - 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 4/1 GO/FO

3. George Pineda - 0.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 3 WP, 1 BALK

4. Rogelio Carmona - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2/2 GO/FO

 

If you check out the comments, AZ Phil talks about Harrison, Cerda and how he hasn't seen anyone work out at Fitch yet before the draft.

[Guest]

Rain is delaying the start of the Daytona game.

[Guest]

Alberto Cabrera looked good today in the first game (the completion of the suspended game) - 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

There's some real gems in Tony Thomas's Twitter feed.

 

long night on the bus getting in a 4 a.m but am having a great morning cause when I woke up I saw Dunkin' Donuts!!!

 

I got so much swagger, swagger is tryin to sue me!

 

Miss my boo

[Guest]

Daytona is getting no-hit.

 

Again.

[Rob]

In Game 2 for Peoria, the game log shows Kyler Burke scoring from first on a fly ball single.

[Guest]

Colvin with a HR and a 2/3 day for Tennessee. He already had a double and walk in his previous start.

[Outshined_One]

Daytona's offense is pretty sad.

[17 Seconds]

it's amazing how quickly tt's numbers have imploded

[craig]

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If you check out the comments, AZ Phil talks about Harrison, Cerda and how he hasn't seen anyone work out at Fitch yet before the draft.

 

Phil's comments about Cerda were noteworthy, that he doesn't look like he'll be able to catch or infield, and then blames the seemingly wasted 4th round pick on Fleita.

 

I think it might be best if the Cubs didn't rely on Fleita too much for scouting.

[Guest]

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If you check out the comments, AZ Phil talks about Harrison, Cerda and how he hasn't seen anyone work out at Fitch yet before the draft.

 

Phil's comments about Cerda were noteworthy, that he doesn't look like he'll be able to catch or infield, and then blames the seemingly wasted 4th round pick on Fleita.

 

I think it might be best if the Cubs didn't rely on Fleita too much for scouting.

 

Well, he has a lot of time. Hopefully he can eventually stick defensively at catcher (or second base). His bat would be an asset at those positions.

 

By the way, the Angels would have drafted him in the 4th round.

[Outshined_One]

Arizona Phil at The Cub Reporter[/url]"]I don't have much information about the game played on Field #1, other than the Cubs won, Cedric Redmond threw one shutout inning, Josh Lansford Gian Guzman, and a 4th pitcher threw two effective innings each, Chris Weimer blasted a HR, Robert Bautista hit an inside-the-park HR, and Jae-Hoon Ha smacked a triple over the centerfielder's head.

 

SPLIT SQUAD - FIELD #3

 

LINEUP:

1. Hak-Ju Lee, DH: 0-4 (K, 1-2 FC, E-4, 1-6 FC)

2. Dwayne Kemp, SS: 1-4 (1B, 5-4 FC, 6-3, K)

3. Matt Cerda, 2B: 0-3 (BB, 4-3, F-8, 1-3)

4. John Contreras, C: 1-3 (5-3, 1B, F-8)

5. Sean Hoorelbeke, 1B: 1-3 (6-3, 1B, P-6)

6. Jesus Morelli, LF: 2-3 (1B, 6-4-3 GIDP, 1B + 1 R)

7. Kevin Soto, CF: 0-2 (BB, K, K)

8. George Matheus, 3B: 0-2 (BB, F-9, 3-1)

9. Sean Williams, RF: 0-1 (BB, 3-U, BB + 1 RBI)

 

PITCHERS:

1. Cody Hams - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/3 GO/FO

2. Adam Spencer - 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 4/1 GO/FO

3. George Pineda - 0.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 3 WP, 1 BALK

4. Rogelio Carmona - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2/2 GO/FO

 

If you check out the comments, AZ Phil talks about Harrison, Cerda and how he hasn't seen anyone work out at Fitch yet before the draft.

 

Some fun notes from the comments...

 

Some days he catches, some days he plays 2B, and some days he's a DH. I don't think the Cubs know what to do with him, but he looks like he should be a corner OF to me.

 

Cerda is a good hitter with excellent plate discipline, he's not afraid to hit with two strikes, he has plus bat speed, and he looks like he will develop HR power as he matures (he set a HR record in high school, but that was with an aluminum bat).

 

Even with his potential as a hitter, if the Cubs had projected Cerda as a corner outfielder coming out of HS, I doubt that he would have been taken anywhere in the first 15 rounds, Of course, it was Oneri Fleita's belief that Matt Cerda could be a catcher (a position he hadn't played since little league) that motivated Tim Wilken & the Cubs scouting department to draft him in the 4th round and give him a half-million bucks to give up his opportunity to play college ball at the University of San Diego. (Oneri personally worked out Cerda at catcher prior to the draft, and Oneri is considered an expert on catchers).

 

Although he has struggled this Spring, the 19-year old Hams is a really interesting story. He was a star cricket player ("bowler") in South Australia, and he had never seen a baseball game in his life--much less played in one--until a teammate of his suggested he try playing baseball.

 

So he paid his own way to the MLB Australian Academy at the Gold Coast, and the second baseball game he ever saw in his life was a game where he was the pitcher. And he was so impressive (in a VERY raw form) at the MLBAAP that the Cubs offered him a $150,000 bonus to sign in March 2008, and he agreed.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I personally don't really care that Arizona Phil doesn't think Cerda sticks at C or IF, he doesn't have a good history to make his evaluations worth listening to. Really useful recaps and such from Mesa though.