Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-11-2009

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 4-2 Box Score

 

1B M. Hoffpauir 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K

RF B. Snyder 0/3, 2 K

3B B. Scales 1/3, 2 RBI

DH M. Craig 0/3, K

C S. Clevenger 0/3, 2 K

SS D. Barney 0/3

SP J. Russell 4.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 6-5 GO-FO

RP J. Gaub 2.2 scoreless, 0 H, 4/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO

RP V. Perkins 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/4 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 9-0 Box Score

 

2B J. Mota 1/4, 2B (13), K

CF J. Adduci 2/4, CS (9), Assist (2B)

3B M. Smith 1/4, K

RF T. Colvin 0/4, 2 K

LF T. Wright 0/4, K

1B B. Lalli 1/3, BB

C W. Castillo 0/4, K, PB (7)

SS S. Castro 1/3, E (3, throw)

PH R. Canzler 0/1

PH T. Thomas 0/1

SP C. Carpenter 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 6-4 GO-FO

RP J. Ruhlman .2 scoreless, 1 H, 0-1 GO-FO

RP M. Mateo 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO

RP M. Carrillo 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/3 K/BB, HR, 0-2 GO-FO

RP D. Sasser .1 scoreless, 0 H, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 8-3 Box Score

 

RF B. Guyer 1/3, 2 BB, R, SB (19)

CF T. Campana 1/4, BB, RBI, 2 K, Assist (Home)

2B N. Samson 2/4, K

3B J. Vitters 0/4, 2 K, E (8, fielding)

SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, 3 K

1B J. Opitz 2/4, R, 2 2B (14)

SP R. Searle 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2/3 K/BB, HBP, 8-3 GO-FO

RP C. Siegfried 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO

RP B. Muldowney 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, HR, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 4-2 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 2/5, K

2B R. Flaherty 0/4, BB, R, E (11, throw)

1B R. Ridling 1/1, 3 BB, R

RF K. Burke 0/3, BB, K, Assist (2B)

DH DJ LeMahieu 1/4, RBI

3B J. Rosa 0/4, K

SS J. Lake 1/3, BB, K, 3 E (32, throw, fielding, throw)

C M. Brenly 0/4, K

LF D. Macias 0/3, 2 K, HBP

SP J. Bristow 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 2 WP, 6-1 GO-FO

RP J. Beliveau 5.1 scoreless, 4 H, 1/1 K/BB, 6-8 GO-FO

 

Boise won 13-7 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 2/6, 2 R, RBI, 3B (2), K

2B L. Watkins 2/6, 2 R, RBI

DH G. Rohan 3/4, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (9)

1B J. Bour 2/6, K

3B R. Wagner 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (3), E (2, throw)

LF D. Fitzgerald 1/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (1), SB (2)

C R. Jones 4/5, R, 4 RBI, 2B (4), HR (1), K

RF/CF R. Davis 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI

CF J. Valdez 0/3, 2 BB, K

SP J. Nagel 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3/3 K/BB, WP, 2 HBP, 2-1 GO-FO

RP Y. Gonzalez 2.2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 3-3 GO-FO

RP R. Sontag 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, HR, 1-3 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs won 5-4 Box Score

 

SS W. Darvill 1/4, R, RBI, 2 K, 2 E (8, throw, fielding)

RF J. Morelli 2/5, RBI, 3 K, SB (8)

1B C. Thomas 1/5, 2 K

3B J. Petraitis 2/3, R, RBI, HBP

2B D. Kemp 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (2), 3B (3), K

DH B. Springfield 1/3, BB, R, K

PH/CF F. Guzman 1/2, R, K

SP C. Hams 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 2 WP, 5-1 GO-FO

RP M. Sierra 3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 lost a 7 inning game (completed early: rain) 5-4 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost an 8 inning game (completed early: rain) 5-4 Box Score

 

OVERALL 3-5

[Guest]

Busy day at work.

 

Iowa: LHP James Russell

Tennessee: RHP Chris Carpenter

Daytona: RHP Ryan Searle

Peoria: RHP Justin Bristow

Boise: RHP Jon Nagel

AZL Cubs: RHP Miguel Sierra & LHP Cody Hams

[Guest]

Chris Weimer is back on the AZL Cubs' DL.

 

RHP Billy Muldowney has been promoted from Mesa to Daytona. 1B John Contreras to the Daytona DL.

 

LHP Ted Lilly will be assigned to the Peoria Chiefs tomorrow in advance of his rehab assignment.

[Guest]

Chris Carpenter at Tennessee: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5-3 GO-FO.

 

Ryan Searle at Daytona: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 8-3 GO-FO

[TruffleShuffle]

Chris Carpenter at Tennessee: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5-3 GO-FO.

 

Ryan Searle at Daytona: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 8-3 GO-FO

 

they both imploded soon thereafter.

[Guest]

Chris Carpenter at Tennessee: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5-3 GO-FO.

 

Ryan Searle at Daytona: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 8-3 GO-FO

 

they both imploded soon thereafter.

 

:(

[toonsterwu]

random thought - for an offense that ranks relatively high overall in the MWL rankings (last I checked), the Peoria offense is sure frustrating for me to follow. Guys with huge up and down swings (Burke had one iirc, Ridling), guys who should be better but have scuffled a bit (Flaherty comes to mind), raw talent not coming through (Lake/Perez), swing work (Rosa/Flaherty), and so forth. I'm not complaining ... it is MWL/Low A, but it sure if frustrating to follow that bunch at times.

[toonsterwu]

Beliveau did have an excellent relief outing. I still think this is a LOOGY, maybe a LOOGY-plus, but part of me wants to see him start some more considering the lack of lefty starting arm depth in the system.

 

The Boise bats came alive again. There's a part of me that wants to see Lee (and to a lesser extent, Watkins) get aggressively challenged, as both show an advanced approach at the plate that makes me think that they might be able to survive a push to say, Daytona, in 2010. Not expecting it, but there is a part of me that wonders. With the guys ahead of them, though, they'll probably be slowly worked up the ladder and starting at Peoria, which I'm perfectly fine with.

 

Looking briefly ahead to the 2010 early shakeout, I'm not sure how things fall. I'd be a tad surprised if Vitters went to Tennessee at the start. Could be off on that, and a strong offseason, and who knows. That would shake Rosa/Ridling as the likely 1st/DH combination, with Rosa spotting at 3rd. I'd probably guess LeMahieu and Flaherty splitting time at Daytona, with perhaps Lake down in Peoria.

 

Ah, no use thinking that far ahead. Never know how things shake out come spring.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Gaub at Iowa: 20 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 23/7 K/BB, 0 HR

 

I'm excited to see what he and Parker could do at the MLB level.

[KingCubsFan]

Talk about a tale of two seasons for Guyer. It will be interesting to see how he does in AA the second time around. Was he injured earlier this year?

[Guest]

Talk about a tale of two seasons for Guyer. It will be interesting to see how he does in AA the second time around. Was he injured earlier this year?

 

No, he's been healthy all season (unlike last year).

[toonsterwu]

Talk about a tale of two seasons for Guyer. It will be interesting to see how he does in AA the second time around. Was he injured earlier this year?

 

Statistically, he did have some bad luck early in the year. Now, even adjusted, the lines weren't great, so that doesn't explain all of his struggles. Here's hoping he can get it going. He's sort of been lost a bit this year in prospect discussions, but he's still a fairly intriguing (and exciting) asset.

[Guest]

random thought - for an offense that ranks relatively high overall in the MWL rankings (last I checked), the Peoria offense is sure frustrating for me to follow. Guys with huge up and down swings (Burke had one iirc, Ridling), guys who should be better but have scuffled a bit (Flaherty comes to mind), raw talent not coming through (Lake/Perez), swing work (Rosa/Flaherty), and so forth. I'm not complaining ... it is MWL/Low A, but it sure if frustrating to follow that bunch at times.

Lake looked severely over matched at the plate in the two games I saw in South Bend. He looked almost as bad as Soriano does on breaking balls.

[toonsterwu]

random thought - for an offense that ranks relatively high overall in the MWL rankings (last I checked), the Peoria offense is sure frustrating for me to follow. Guys with huge up and down swings (Burke had one iirc, Ridling), guys who should be better but have scuffled a bit (Flaherty comes to mind), raw talent not coming through (Lake/Perez), swing work (Rosa/Flaherty), and so forth. I'm not complaining ... it is MWL/Low A, but it sure if frustrating to follow that bunch at times.

Lake looked severely over matched at the plate in the two games I saw in South Bend. He looked almost as bad as Soriano does on breaking balls.

 

He's a raw kid. In the offseason, I was expecting Boise, with an outside shot at Peoria this year (with Castro in Peoria), so in that respect, I'm not that disappointed by this year.