Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-18-2009

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 9-3 Box Score

 

2B/3B R. Freel 2/4, BB, 3 R, 2B (2), 2 K

CF S. Fuld 2/5, 2 R

1B B. Scales 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB 2), HBP

C S. Clevenger 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (4)

RF M. Camp 0/4, K

3B N. Spears 0/4

SP M. Atkins 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 7-11 GO-FO

RP J. Russell 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee walked off Game 1 of their DH 7-6 in the 12th thanks to a Tyler Colvin HR Box Score

 

2B T. Thomas 2/6, 2 RBI, CS (8)

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

RF D. Deeds 2/5, R

3B M. Smith 0/3, 2 BB, K

SS D. Barney 1/4, R, RBI, HR (2), K

PH T. Wright 1/1, R, RBI, HR (3)

PH R. Canzler 0/1

C W. Castillo 0/1

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

RP J. Ruhlman 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO

RP M. Carrillo 2.2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 2-4 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost Game 2 of their DH 6-3 Box Score

 

2B T. Thomas 0/4, 2 K

LF T. Wright 1/4, 2 K

3B M. Smith 1/4, RBI, 2B (13), K

1B R. Canzler 1/4, RBI, K

RF J. Mota 1/2, BB, R, 2B (6)

C W. Castillo 0/3, K

SS D. Barney 1/3

SP C. Coleman 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2/1 K/BB, HBP, 7-6 GO-FO

RP A. Maestri 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, HBP, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 2-1 Box Score

 

LF T. Campana 1/4, RBI, K, SB (17)

SS S. Castro 1/4

2B J. Opitz 0/2, BB, K, E (6, fielding)

PH/2B N. Samson 0/1

CF B. Guyer 0/3, BB

DH R. Keedy 1/3

PH/DH R. Chirinos 0/1

1B J. Rosa 0/4

3B M. Gonzalez 0/2, K

SP D. McDaniel 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 9-5 GO-FO

RP D. Sasser 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 4-3 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 5-4 in the 10th thanks to a Josh Vitters walkoff single Box Score

 

2B D. Macias 0/4, 3 K

LF J. Harrison 0/4, BB

3B J. Vitters 2/5, R, RBI, K

CF K. Burke 2/4, R

1B R. Ridling 1/4, R, 2 K

C M. Brenly 3/4, 3 RBI, 2 2B (7), PB (4)

SS J. Lake 0/4, K, E (18, throw)

DH R. Flaherty 0/4, 3 K

RF N. Perez 1/3, BB, R, 3B (2)

PR D. Rundle 0/0, R

SP C. Archer 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5/2 K/BB, 2 WP, 1-2 GO-FO

RP R. Buchter 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO

RP M. De Leon 2.1 scoreless, 3 H, 2/1 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 12-4 Box Score

 

CF M. Pestana 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3B (2)

SS A. Alcantara 3/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (4)

3B J. Pena 1/4, R, RBI, K, HBP

RF X. Batista 3/5, R, 3 RBI, 2B (5), HR (4), K

C Y. Fuenmayor 1/5, R, 2 K, PB (6)

DH Y. Astacio 0/3, BB, R, RBI, K, SB (4)

2B J. Rodriguez 1/4, R, 3 K

SP R. Vargas 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2/3 K/BB, HBP, 10-3 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 10-7 Box Score

 

3B V. Bieneme 4/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2 SB (7), CS (4)

SS J. Montecino 2/5, 2 R, K, SB (7)

CF G. Robles 0/1

C H. Suarez 1/5, RBI, K, E (8, throw)

DH J. Altagracia 0/4, R, K, HBP

CF/RF J. Gonzalez 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (2)

2B C. Henry 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 K, SB (5)

SP D. Castro 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, WP, 0-3 GO-FO

RP L. Padron 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 3-5 GO-FO

RP R. Leyba 2 scoreless, 2 H, 4/0 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO

RP A. Robles .2 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO

RP D. Severino .1 perfect, 1-0 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 5-2

[Outshined_One]

Article on Vitters

 

“I’m not going to worry about what happens as far as getting promoted,” said Vitters, the consensus top prospect in the Cubs’ farm system.

 

Chiefs’ manager Marty Pevey believes Vitters could spend the entire summer in Peoria.

 

“Oneri (farm director Oneri Fleita) took care of that early on,” Pevey said. “Even when he was swinging the bat well, he was telling him basically you’re staying here the whole year.”

 

. . .

 

"He has to learn to be more patient at the plate and take his walks,” said Pevey. “Everybody knows how far and how hard he can hit the ball. They’re not pitching to him the same way.

 

“He’s the kind of player if you can surround him with people who can protect him, you kind of force their hand into throwing him more fastballs.”

 

Despite his success, Vitters believes he must constantly strive to improve.

 

“I can’t be completely happy with it,” he said. “You can always do better so I’ll keep working on continuing to get better every day.”

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Mitch Atkins (4-7, 7.33 ERA, 70 IP, 65 K/27 BB)

Tennessee (game one): RHP Marcos Mateo (at Tennessee: 1-4, 4.93 ERA, 42 IP, 24 K/19 BB)*

Tennessee (game two): RHP Casey Coleman (6-2, 2.73 ERA, 69.1 IP, 36 K/25 BB)

Daytona: RHP Dan McDaniel (3-4, 5.02 ERA, 43 IP, 40 K/22 BB)

Peoria: RHP Chris Archer (2-2, 2.18 ERA, 45.1 IP, 57 K/29 BB)

 

Mateo between Daytona and Tennessee: 1-4, 4.06 ERA, 51 IP, 31 K/21 BB.

[Guest]

McDaniel last 6 starts: 21.1 IP, 34 H, 21 ER, 15 BB, 24 K, 8.86 ERA. :(

[TruffleShuffle]

"He has to learn to be more patient at the plate and take his walks,” said Pevey. “Everybody knows how far and how hard he can hit the ball. They’re not pitching to him the same way.

 

“He’s the kind of player if you can surround him with people who can protect him, you kind of force their hand into throwing him more fastballs.”

 

i guess i'm kind of glad that he's not surrounded by great hitters so they aren't throwing him all fastballs. you're not going to become a good player by mashing low 90s fastballs and never seeing a good breaking pitch or change.

 

nice to hear they are stressing the need to become more patient, though.

[Little Slide Rooter]

So far, Tony Thomas is 2-4 and Tyler Colvin with a HR.

[Outshined_One]

Game 1 of the Tennessee/Carolina DH delayed due to rain in the 10th. Colvin, Barney, and Wright all have HRs so far.

[CubColtPacer]

Colvin hit his 2nd home run of the day in the bottom of the 12th to give Tennessee a 7-6 win in game 1 of their doubleheader.

[THISisTHEyear09]

So far Archer 2inn 5Ks yeah, my friend said a Cubs guy is there

[Outshined_One]

Josh Vitters is clutch, hitting the game-winning single in the 10th.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Colvin hit his 2nd home run of the day in the bottom of the 12th to give Tennessee a 7-6 win in game 1 of their doubleheader.

 

Colvin is really thriving in Tennesee. I wonder if he cracks Iowa by the end of the season.

 

Also, Darwin Barney is quietly having a nice season in Tenn. Hes hitting .330, and his .797 OPS is pretty good for a guy without a lot of power. Ive never seen him play, so I dont know if he projects to be a Ryan Theriot type or what, but hes another one that I could see in Iowa before the end of the year. Maybe the I Cubs can clear out some of those 30 year olds and give some actual prospects a chance.

[Guest]

Great to see a solid outing of Dan McDaniel after a month of slumping.

 

Colvin: 47 at bats - .319/.353/.617/.970 - 3 BB, 7 K.

[ChiefsVoice]

So far Archer 2inn 5Ks yeah, my friend said a Cubs guy is there

 

The "Cubs guy" was scouting director Tim Wilken. Has been here since Monday.

[chattbaseball]

Josh Vitters is clutch, hitting the game-winning single in the 10th.

 

No argument there, but I think the game ball has to go to Macias for the SAC bunt. \:D/