Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-27-2009

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 5-2 Box Score

 

CF S. Fuld 1/4, RBI

3B A. Miles 0/4 - rehab

LF-1B J. Dubois 1/3, R, 2B (19), BB

1B-2B B. Scales 2/4, RBI, K, CS (5)

C S. Clevenger 0/4, K

SS D. Barney 2/4, R, 2B (3), K

SP J. Ascanio 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 B, 4 K, 7-4 GO-FO

RP J. Waddell 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 8-2 Box Score

 

3B M. Smith 0/5, K

LF T. Colvin 0/4

RF D. Deeds 2/3, 3 R, 2B (11), HR (5), RBI, BB, K

1B B. Lalli 2/4, R, 2B (18), RBI, K, 2 E (4, missed catch, throw)

2B T. Thomas 2/4, 2 R, HR (9), 2 RBI, K

C M. Reed 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), 2 RBI, K

SP D. Patton 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-4 GO-FO - rehab

RP J. Papelbon 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 5-6 GO-FO

RP M. Mateo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 1-0 Box Score

 

LF T. Campana 1/4, K, E (5, fielding)

3B J. Harrison 0/4, K

SS S. Castro 1/3, BB, CS (9)

CF B. Guyer 2/3, 2B (11), K, HBP

C R. Chirinos 1/4, K

DH J. Vitters 0/4

SP R. Dolis 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 8-3 GO-FO

RP H. Williamson 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP, 3-2 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 2-1 Box Score

 

2B R. Flaherty 1/4, R, HR (14), RBI, 2 K

1B R. Ridling 4/4, R, HR (12), RBI

RF K. Burke 2/4, K

3B J. Rosa 1/4, 2B (4)

SS J. Lake 1/3

DH N. Perez 2/3, K

SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 9 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 13-7 GO-FO - complete game

 

Boise lost 10-2 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 1/3, RBI, BB, CS (4), E (16, throw)

CF B. Jackson 1/4, R

1B J. Bour 1/4. E (3, fielding)

RF JH Ha 1/4, RBI

3B G. Rohan 0/3, BB, K, E (4, throw)

C M. Williams 1/3, R, 2 K, HBP, PB (6)

SP R. Hernandez 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, HBP, HR, 2-4 GO-FO

RP D. Nuñez 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K, HBP, 4-1 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs lost 12-4 Box Score

 

CF F. Guzman 2/3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (15), CS (4), OF assist at home

SS W. Darvill 0/1, BB, K

2B DJ LeMahieu 0/3, RBI, BB, 2 K

1B C. Thomas 1/4, RBI, E (4, fielding)

DH B. Springfield 1/4, RBI

SP C. Hams 1+ IP, 3 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO

RP M. Sierra 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 2-2 GO-FO

RP A. Spencer 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 2-4 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 lost 3-1 Box Score

 

SS A. Alcantara 0/4, E (27, fielding)

LF X. Batista 2/4, 2B (10), 2 K

3B J. Peña 2/4, 2B (10), 2 K, E (21, fielding)

C Y. Fuenmayor 2/4, 2B (3), RBI, K, CS (2), PB (13)

SP H. Mayora 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 4-4 GO-FO

RP R. Vargas 3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HB, 3-2 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 11-10 in the 10th Box Score

 

SS R. Disla 0/4, R, BB, K, HBP, 2 SB (13)

DH W. Contreras 0/5, R, K, HBP

1B M. Camarena 4/6, 4 R, 2B (8), HR (4), 6 RBI

C H. Suarez 2/2, R, 2B (6), RBI, 2 BB, E (11, throw), 2 PB (19)

3B J. Altagracia 2/5, 2B (11), 3 RBI, K

2B C. Henry 0/4, R, BB, 2 K

SP S. Rodriguez 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, 4-1 GO-FO

RP D. Castro 0+ IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, WP - Is this Starlin's brother? His name is Darlin.

 

OVERALL: 4-4

[Guest]

Iowa: RHP Jose Ascanio

Tenn: RHP David Patton

Daytona: RHP Rafael Dolis

Peoria: RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx

Boise: RHP Robert Hernandez

AZL Cubs: RHP Toby Matchulat

[Guest]

Rafael Dolis is off to a great start tonight: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 8-2 GO-FO.

[CUBZ99]

Miles with an 0-4 game. Wonder if he will ever get the bat going again.

[Wrigley Rat]

A 9-inning complete game in the minors! Rarely seems to happen for us.

Bibens-Dirkx (W, 2-1), 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO, 1 HR, 2.39 ERA

[Wrigley Rat]

Hector Suarez

Catcher - Dominican Cubs 2

Born: 05/05/1992

Birthplace: Barcelona , Venezuela

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 170

Bats: S

Throws: R

 

.217 AVG, .339 OBP, .292 SLG, .631 OPS

11 errors

19 passed balls

75 stolen bases against (7 caught stealing)

 

Can we end this experiment of this man catching? If I was playing on his team, I would be miserable!!!!!!

[Wrigley Rat]

D.J. LeMathieu has been promoted to Peoria.

D.J. Fitzgerald has been assigned to Boise.

 

http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3873284

[Guest]

D.J. LeMathieu has been promoted to Peoria.

D.J. Fitzgerald has been assigned to Boise.

 

http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3873284

 

Technically not yet. LeMahieu is batting for Mesa as we speak right now. :P

 

Nice to see him get bumped all the way to Peoria though.

[Wrigley Rat]

Technically not yet. LeMahieu is batting for Mesa as we speak right now. :P

Nice. :)

 

Has anyone heard about Chris Weimer? He hasn't played in a few weeks, but I haven't seen any transactions on him.

[Guest]

Technically not yet. LeMahieu is batting for Mesa as we speak right now. :P

Nice. :)

 

Has anyone heard about Chris Weimer? He hasn't played in a few weeks, but I haven't seen any transactions on him.

 

No. The problem is Mesa's roster has so much space that there's no point in DLs.

[Keener98]

Going to have to get over to Peoria and check out DJ.

[wvcbxl]

Technically not yet. LeMahieu is batting for Mesa as we speak right now. :P

Nice. :)

 

Has anyone heard about Chris Weimer? He hasn't played in a few weeks, but I haven't seen any transactions on him.

 

No. The problem is Mesa's roster has so much space that there's no point in DLs.

 

That could also explain Kemp's prolonged absence.

[jersey cubs fan]

Vitters still struggling in FSL. I still don't get the need to rush him to the higher level when he wasn't even dominating low A.

[CubColtPacer]

Vitters still struggling in FSL. I still don't get the need to rush him to the higher level when he wasn't even dominating low A.

 

A July promotion is hardly rushing him.

 

At this point, he will likely start next year in Daytona again, but now he has all offseason to work knowing full well about what his new level of competition entails.

 

I'm happy at least with the fact that he's still not striking out very much against more advanced pitchers.

 

Oh, btw, I have very little trust on LD percentage at that level, but they do have him at a 15.3% LD percentage. His BABIP so far in Daytona is only .253. And he's hitting a lot of ground balls, so that also should have caused a slightly higher BABIP than if he were hitting a lot of fly balls. He's almost certainly been a little unlucky so far.

[jersey cubs fan]

Vitters still struggling in FSL. I still don't get the need to rush him to the higher level when he wasn't even dominating low A.

 

A July promotion is hardly rushing him.

 

 

What? What does the month have to do with anything? I'm talking about his age and experience level. He wasn't dominating low A, and was promoted after one hot weekend following a month of struggling. And he's struggled for a good month in Daytona (when they haven't been rained out). I didn't get the timing then, and I don't get it now.

 

Oh, and he was promoted in June, no?

[CubColtPacer]

Vitters still struggling in FSL. I still don't get the need to rush him to the higher level when he wasn't even dominating low A.

 

A July promotion is hardly rushing him.

 

 

What? What does the month have to do with anything? I'm talking about his age and experience level. He wasn't dominating low A, and was promoted after one hot weekend following a month of struggling. And he's struggled for a good month in Daytona (when they haven't been rained out). I didn't get the timing then, and I don't get it now.

 

Oh, and he was promoted in June, no?

 

It was either the end of June/start of July. It doesn't really matter..my point wasn't the month, but rather that a midseason promotion is not rushing Vitters at all. What's wrong with giving him a look at a higher level? The thing he needs to work on (figuring out what strikes in the strike zone he should hit and laying off pitcher's strikes) is better worked on in Daytona where the pitchers are better at hitting their spots.

 

If his strikeout rate had gone way up, I would be concerned that he just isn't ready for the level. That hasn't happened though, and he'll make adjustments and figure out which pitches he can drive against better pitching and which pitches he can't. Now we'll have a better idea of his development if he can come back to Daytona at the start of next year having made the adjustments he needs to make over the winter.

[sneakypower]

Castro's progression:

 

Split	PA	 BB%	 K%	
April	68	2.9%	 11.8%
May	  91	2.2%	 9.9%	
June	 112	6.3%	9.8%	
July	 85	5.9%	 7.1%

[Guest]

Technically not yet. LeMahieu is batting for Mesa as we speak right now. :P

Nice. :)

 

Has anyone heard about Chris Weimer? He hasn't played in a few weeks, but I haven't seen any transactions on him.

 

No. The problem is Mesa's roster has so much space that there's no point in DLs.

 

That could also explain Kemp's prolonged absence.

 

Dwayne Kemp has a right leg injury of some kind.

[The Logan]

Will be tracking every pitch of the Tenn/Mobile series this week. Last night Patton only lasted like 40 pitches. 2 runs scored via errors, I have no idea why they took him out so early. Papelbon was lights out. Doug Deed's home run was a mammoth home run over the center field wall. The CF wall at Hank Aaron Stadium is about 20 feet tall, and the ball landed about 15 feet past the fence. I'm currently uploading the video to the D-Backs server right now, if I get some free time I'll put the videos of Thomas' and Deeds' home runs up. They're only shots of home plate, but you can at least see the contact.

 

Not sure I'm allowed to do that, but whatever.

[The Logan]

Tony Thomas' Home Run

 

Doug Deeds' Home Run

[Guest]

Tony Thomas' Home Run

 

Doug Deeds' Home Run

 

Thank you.

[The Logan]

Tony Thomas' Home Run

 

Doug Deeds' Home Run

 

Thank you.

 

No problem. I'll try and get some of Cashner's clips from tonight's game and any other big hits the offense has.