Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-5-2009

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 3-2 Box Score

 

2B M. Camp 2/5, K, CS (3)

1B M. Craig 1/3, BB, R, 2B (12), K

RF B. Snyder 1/3, BB, R, 2 K

3B B. Scales 0/2, 2 BB, K

C C. Robinson 0/4, 2 K

SS D. Barney 1/3, BB, RBI

PH J. Dubois 0/1

PH N. Spears 1/1, R

SP E. Caridad 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 12/2 K/BB, HR, 2-3 GO-FO

RP J. Gaub 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB

RP B. Parker 2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 6-4 Box Score

 

SS S. Castro 2/5, R

CF J. Adduci 2/5, R, SB (24), CS (8)

C G. Soto 1/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (2), 2 K

RF T. Colvin 1/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (8)

LF T. Wright 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (8)

1B B. Lalli 3/4, RBI, 2B (21)

3B M. Smith 1/3, BB, 2B (30), K

2B T. Thomas 0/4, K

2B J. Mota 0/0, BB

SP C. Coleman 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 6-6 GO-FO

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

RP A. Maestri .2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 6-3 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 3/4, SB (45), CS (12), Assist (2B)

SS N. Samson 1/4, R, K

1B J. Opitz 0/2, 2 BB, 2 R, E (15, throw)

RF B. Guyer 2/3, BB, 2 R

3B M. Gonzalez 0/3, BB, R, RBI, K

DH J. Jones 1/4, RBI

2B J. Made 0/2, RBI, CS (1), E (1, fielding)

SP J. Jackson 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, 6-7 GO-FO

RP L. Sommer 2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-4 GO-FO

RP D. Cales 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 7-1 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 0/3, HBP

SS R. Flaherty 0/4, K

1B R. Ridling 1/4

RF K. Burke 0/3, BB, 2 K

2B D. LeMahieu 1/4, K

DH J. Rosa 0/4, 2 K

LF N. Perez 1/3, R

3B D. Macias 1/3, RBI, 2B (8), 2 K

SP A. Shafer 3 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 5/2 K/BB, HR, 2-2 GO-FO

 

Boise lost 7-5 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 2/4, BB, SB (15)

3B G. Matheus 2/4, 2 R

PH R. Wagner 0/1, K

2B L. Watkins 1/5, 2 K

1B J. Bour 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (2), 2 K

RF JH Ha 1/4, K, Assist (2B)

LF G. Rohan 1/4

C M. Williams 1/4, RBI, K, SB (1)

CF J. Valdez 2/4, R, 2 SB (15)

SP R. Whitenack 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 2 WP, Balk, 10-2 GO-FO

RP Y. Gonzalez 1.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 HR, WP, 2-3 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs lost 4-3 Box Score

 

CF F. Guzman 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (2), 2 K, SB (17)

2B W. Darvill 0/4, 3 K

RF J. Morelli 0/3, BB, RBI, K, SB (7)

1B C. Thomas 1/3, BB, 2B (7), K

3B J. Petraitis 0/3, RBI, K, HBP

SS R. Bautista 1/3, BB, R, 3B (4), 2 K, SB (12)

SP A. Kirk 1 scoreless, 0 H, 3/1 K/BB - 2009 3rd Rounder; Professional Debut

SP B. Muldowney 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1-2 GO-FO

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

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 8-3 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-4 in the 12th Box Score

 

OVERALL: 4-4

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Esmailin Caridad (5-10, 4.21 ERA, 119.2 IP, 93 K/43 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Casey Coleman (10-5, 3.26 ERA, 113.1 IP, 61 K/45 BB)

Daytona: RHP Jay Jackson (Daytona: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.2 IP, 9 K/1 BB; overall: 5-5, 3.46 ERA, 88.1 IP, 86 K/40 BB)

Peoria: RHP Aaron Shafer (8-6, 5.12 ERA, 82.2 IP, 54 K/25 BB)

Boise: RHP Robert Whitenack (0-2, 4.44 ERA, 24.1 IP, 18 K/10 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP Larry Suarez (at Mesa: 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 2 K/0 BB; overall: 2-0, 9.00 ERA, 16 IP, 15 K/16 BB)

[UK1679666180]

I have no desire to see Shafer and after 14 innings last night, I'll take my day off and save the 110 mile round-trip.

[Guest]

Haha, I was hoping you'd get a chance to see Jeffry Antigua but he pitches on Friday in Peoria.

[Guest]

On Jay Jackson's demotion:

 

Knoxville News-Sentine[/url]"]Pitcher Jay Jackson, who represented the Smokies in the SL All-Star Game and was the winning pitcher for the North Division, was sent down to Class A Daytona last week by the Cubs for disciplinary reasons.

 

"Very simple," Fleita said in explaining the move. "Failure to comply with club policy."

 

Fleita wouldn't be more specific but he liked the way the 21-year-old from Greenville, S.C, responded to his punishment. Jackson pitched 52<0x2044>3 innings in a no-decision against Charlotte. The right-hander allowed an unearned run on four hits with one walk and nine strikeouts.

 

"What he's done since is the way you're supposed to do it," said Fleita, who hasn't ruled out Jackson's return to the team. But Fleita didn't indicate if that would be this season.

[Brian]

What an odd last bit of that last sentence. He didn't rule out that one of the teams top prospects would get out of High A eventually. Really?

[Guest]

Bruce Miles[/url]"]--If you missed one of yesterday’s blogs, third-base prospect Josh Vitters has been out of Daytona’s games for about a week with a left-hand injury. Oneri tells me it’s not serious and that Vitters should be back in a couple days.

 

Today isn't the day for Vitters' return...

[Guest]

Another single for Starlin Castro at AA. Geovany Soto struck out looking in his first at bat of today's game.

[Guest]

Second time through, Castro reached on an error and Soto walked on a 3-2 pitch.

[Guest]

Third time through, Castro singles again and Soto hit a 2-run home run.

 

Castro is now 4/7 with a BB at AA.

[Ryno12]

Third time through, Castro singles again and Soto hit a 2-run home run.

 

Castro is now 4/7 with a BB at AA.

 

I think someone forgot to tell this kid it's supposed to be tougher when you advance a level...

[Guest]

Jay Jackson: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. ERA up to 0.77 at Daytona.

[inari]

Jay Jackson: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. ERA up to 0.77 at Daytona.

 

That's pretty nifty.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Brad Snyders back with Iowa and 1-2.

[davell]

Austin Kirk is making his debut for Arizona tonight and in the first inning walked one and struck out 3.......

[toonsterwu]

Austin Kirk is making his debut for Arizona tonight and in the first inning walked one and struck out 3.......

 

I'm very curious how long he's going to be at Arizona. Considering the promise of Boise made, I'm curious if it's a Boise cup of tea, or more.

[Guest]

Fantastic debut for Kirk. Billy Muldowney followed Kirk to make his 2009 debut and also threw a scoreless inning.

[TruffleShuffle]

geovany soto.

 

i don't see any reason to advance kirk to boise this year; he's a high school senior making his first appearance in pro ball.

[Guest]

Austin Kirk is making his debut for Arizona tonight and in the first inning walked one and struck out 3.......

 

I'm very curious how long he's going to be at Arizona. Considering the promise of Boise made, I'm curious if it's a Boise cup of tea, or more.

 

I didn't think it was a promise:

 

The Cubs told the hard-throwing left-hander that he could be assigned to the organization's short-season Boise team before the end of the summer.

 

Either way, he'll get one game at the end of the season in Boise a la Ryan Acosta in 2007 (Boise's rehular season ends later than anyone else in the system).

[bubblesdachimp]

Hak-Ju has two singles today.. Our Shortstops excite me. By my count we have at least four legit ones in DJ, Castro, Hak, and Flahery. Exciting

[Guest]

Hak-Ju has two singles today.. Our Shortstops excite me. By my count we have at least four legit ones in DJ, Castro, Hak, and Flahery. Exciting

Darwin Barney is probably a Theriot-level player, as well.

 

Then there are Logan Watkins and Junior Lake, too.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'd like to see Bour moved up to Peoria before the end of the year.

[Wrigley Rat]

Jason Waddell has been released from Iowa.

[Vanilla Ice]

Two years ago, we didn't even had one good SS prospect

[sandbergcubs]

sasser to AA