Minor League Boxes 8-15-2009 (Daytona pitches a no-no!)

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 7-4 Box Score

 

3B A. Blanco 0/5, E (7, missed catch)

1B M. Hoffpauir 2/5, R, RBI, HR (2)

DH M. Craig 1/5

RF B. Snyder 1/5, R, 2 K

CF M. Camp 0/1

LF/2B B. Scales 1/3, BB, R

C S. Clevenger 2/4, R, 2 RBI

SS D. Barney 1/3, BB, R, K

SP JR Mathes 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, HR, 9-5 GO-FO

RP J. Gaub 2 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 0-4 GO-FO

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

 

Tennessee won 7-4 Box Score

 

2B T. Thomas 1/5, K

CF J. Adduci 1/4, R, 2B (20), CS (10)

LF T. Wright 2/4, R, RBI, Assist (2B)

1B B. Lalli 1/4, R, 2 RBI

RF T. Colvin 3/3, BB, 2 R, 3B (4)

3B M. Smith 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (32), K

C W. Castillo 1/4, RBI, 2 K

SS S. Castro 1/4, 2B (1)

3B J. Mota 0/1

SP C. Coleman 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4/4 K/BB, HR, HBP, 5-7 GO-FO

RP J. Ruhlman 1.2 perfect, 1-4 GO-FO

 

Daytona no-hit Dunedin in Game 1 of their DH 4-0 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 1/2, BB, 2 R

SS N. Samson 2/2, BB, R, 4 RBI, 2B (4), HR (1), E (12, throw)

3B M. Gonzalez 0/3, E (18, throw)

RF B. Guyer 1/3

1B J. Opitz 0/3, K

DH J. Vitters 1/3

SP C. Muschko 4 hitless/scoreless, 2/1 K/BB, 6-4 GO-FO

RP C. Siegfried 1 hitless/scoreless, 3-0 GO-FO

RP O. Martinez .2 hitless/scoreless, 0/1 K/BB, WP, 0-2 GO-FO

RP D. Cales 1.1 hitless/scoreless, 4-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost Game 2 of their DH 3-2 Box Score

 

2B N. Samson 2/4, K

CF T. Campana 1/4, K

RF B. Guyer 0/3

3B J. Vitters 0/3

SS M. Gonzalez 0/3

1B J. Opitz 2/3, R, 2B (15)

DH J. Jones 1/2

SP J. Leverton 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3/2 K/BB, HR, WP, Balk, 5-7 GO-FO

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

 

Peoria lost 3-2 in the 10th Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 0/5, 2 K, Assist (2B)

3B R. Flaherty 2/4, BB, R, RBI, HR (17), 2 E (14, throw, fielding)

1B R. Ridling 2/4, 2B (29), K

RF/1B K. Burke 0/2, 2 BB

2B DJ LeMahieu 0/4, 2 K

DH J. Rosa 0/4, K

LF N. Perez 1/4, R, K

SS J. Lake 1/4, RBI, CS (6), E (34, fielding)

SP A. Shafer 5.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3/0 K/BB, WP, 10-4 GO-FO

RP M. De Leon 1.1 scoreless, 0 H, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Boise won 4-3 in the 12th Box Score

 

2B L. Watkins 4/6, R

SS G. Matheus 2/6, R, RBI, K

1B J. Bour 0/5

DH JH Ha 3/5, R, 2B (12)

3B R. Wagner 1/3, 2 BB, R, RBI, 2B (4)

LF R. Jones 0/5, K

RF D. Fitzgerald 0/5, 2 K, E (2, throw)

C M. Williams 0/4, K, E (4, throw)

PH HJ Lee 0/1

CF R. Davis 0/5, 2 K

SP R. Whitenack 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4/1 K/BB, 8-3 GO-FO

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

RP D. Nunez 2.1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/2 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs won 10-4 Box Score

 

CF F. Guzman 3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3B (2), 2 SB (25)

SS W. Darvill 1/2, BB, 2 R, RBI, SB (3), HBP

PR/SS R. Bautista 0/1, K, SB (14)

C S. Burruel 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (2), K, PB (2)

DH C. Thomas 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (9)

2B D. Kemp 1/3, BB, RBI, HBP

3B J. Petraitis 2/5, R, K

LF B. Springfield 0/4, BB, K

SP DE Rhee 2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO - First outing post-Tommy John Surgery

RP A. Kirk 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO

RP L. Suarez 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2/3 K/BB, WP, 2-0 GO-FO

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

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 5-3 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 7-2 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 6-3

[sandbergcubs]

well done to the cubs AGAIN

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=451088

[toonsterwu]

well done to the cubs AGAIN

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=451088

 

That one annoyed me. We just dumped him for nothing. He was capable of starting the year at Iowa, but no, we are better off with trash help minor league FA's. Okay, I'm going too far on that, but I just didn't see why we didn't keep him around.

 

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Hey sandberg, I'm hoping you can answer me a question or offer insight. What is your take on Dan McDaniel? I'm a big fan. He has collapsed a bit, but that's partly due to an high BABIP from June and on. Part of me has wondered if innings was a factor.

[TruffleShuffle]

hey, they're actually playing baseball in daytona!

 

nate samson - he of the 5 XBH's in 89 games this year - has homered, doubled and driven in all four runs.

[toonsterwu]

hey, they're actually playing baseball in daytona!

 

nate samson - he of the 5 XBH's in 89 games this year - has homered, doubled and driven in all four runs.

 

Samson's a guy I root for, but he's also the type of guy that is likely to be passed over and has to grind his way up top. But good discipline, solid speed. He's actually got a decent frame that, a couple years ago, someone suggested to me he might be able to develop a tad more pop. Never happened, but I root for the guy. That said, really logjammed in our system. Basically, he's Ryan Theriot.

[craig]

What does anybody know about Craig Muschko? I know he was a late draft pick, and IIRC had had surgery or something in college. He's 23, so he's no kid at Daytona. And he's moved to rotation more by merit and necessity than I think because they had any big plans for him.

 

But the guy has a 1.06 WHIP, an overall ERA of 3.3, and has had sub-ERA's in each of the last three months since moving into rotation. He's not a K-king, but a 65/15 K/BB ratio is rather favorable. Does give up too many HR's though, 8 already in only 86 innings.

 

Just wondering whether he has any arm. When you've got command, you don't need to throw as hard as when your a Samardzija. Maybe he's one of these 88-92 mph strike-throwers who end up being Randy Wells types?

[toonsterwu]

sandberg responded to my post on Muschko - basically seems like the same stuff he came out of ... um, LaSalle? ... with. Here was our exchange.

 

toonsterwu wrote:

Interesting arm night. Muschko has been surprisingly good as a starter to make me wonder a bit. Still think he's probably a rubber arm type, but ... well, same was said about Randy Wells (okay, I'm not really comparing the two ... although now that I ponder it, their repetoire's, from what I recall last year on Muschko, are somewhat similar ... any updates on Muschko's stuff this year?). He's quietly had a solid season, and actually, has had back to back quality seasons. Maybe a Mitch Atkins type is a better comparison.

 

 

doesnt walk many people,

 

4 seam fastball, 88-91

slider and change

 

nothing overpowering just comes in and gets the job done, is an older guy with more experience, from what ive heard works extremely hard

 

I see Nate is on ... Muschko was down there last year, so maybe he has some insights he can offer.

[toonsterwu]

A no hitter is a no hitter is a no hitter, even if it is only in 7 innings. Good job to the D-Cubs in game 1. Muschko went 4, giving up 1 walk and notching 2 K's. Siegfried had 1 scoreless, Oswaldo Martinez, recently returning from Mexcio, went 2/3rd of an inning, giving up a walk, and David Cales, recently returned from his Iowa journey, finished it off with 1.1 scoreless. Bravo. We won 4 zip, and as Truffle noted, Samson did the heavy lifting. 2/2 1 r, 1 2b, 1 hr, 4 rbi, 1 bb. Campana went 1/2 with 2 runs and a walk. Guyer and Vitters each went 1/3. Samson did have an error.

[TruffleShuffle]

dae-eun rhee is back!!! pitched 2 innings for arizona tonight; went as follows:

 

 

AZL Dodgers Bottom 1st

 

* Casio Grider strikes out swinging.

* Stetson Banks grounds out, second baseman Dwayne Kemp to first baseman Alvaro Sosa.

* Joe Becker grounds out, shortstop Wes Darvill to first baseman Alvaro Sosa.

 

AZL Dodgers Bottom 2nd

 

* Pedro Tavarez walks.

* Chris Henderson grounds into a force out, shortstop Wes Darvill to second baseman Dwayne Kemp. Pedro Tavarez out at 2nd. Chris Henderson to 1st.

* Jonathan Garcia called out on strikes.

* Jeffrey Hunt lines out to second baseman Dwayne Kemp.

 

 

kirk is in to pitch the third. burruel may be a guy to watch; he signed above slot out of high school and has a single and double tonight. i do like signing these unknown high school guys in the late rounds - there's a lot better chance that one of them breaks out and becomes a big-time prospect than it is to have a guy like david macias turn into something other than minor league roster filler.

[TruffleShuffle]

kirk kinda sucked - 1.2 IP, 5 H (3 doubles), 3 ER... at least he had 3 K's and 0 BB.

[Outshined_One]

dae-eun rhee is back!!! pitched 2 innings for arizona tonight; went as follows:

 

 

AZL Dodgers Bottom 1st

 

* Casio Grider strikes out swinging.

* Stetson Banks grounds out, second baseman Dwayne Kemp to first baseman Alvaro Sosa.

* Joe Becker grounds out, shortstop Wes Darvill to first baseman Alvaro Sosa.

 

AZL Dodgers Bottom 2nd

 

* Pedro Tavarez walks.

* Chris Henderson grounds into a force out, shortstop Wes Darvill to second baseman Dwayne Kemp. Pedro Tavarez out at 2nd. Chris Henderson to 1st.

* Jonathan Garcia called out on strikes.

* Jeffrey Hunt lines out to second baseman Dwayne Kemp.

 

That is fantastic news. He was one of the few bright spots in our system early last season. My memory was that he had very advanced secondary stuff for his age, but a FB that hovered in the 88-90 area. Sounded kind of like a Tim Alderson type of pitcher. Am I right, or is my memory failing me?

[Outshined_One]

Updates from ongoing games:

 

Iowa's up 6-3 on Tacoma in the 7th. Luis Rivas has three doubles.

 

Boise's going to extras, tied at 3. Whitenack got the start and went 5 innings, striking out 4 and giving up 2 unearned runs.

 

Larry Suarez followed Austin Kirk down in Mesa. He's walked 3 in 1.1 IP so far. C Sergio Burruel is 2/4 with a double (yay!) and a passed ball (boo).

[toonsterwu]

I'm not sure how great an Alderson comp for Rhee. What I recall of Rhee was that he had a high 80's/low 90's 4 seamer that got good movement, a plus change/splitter type pitch, a plus curveball, and a good slider. Add in the hope that, as he fills out (he probably could add another 10-15 pounds or so onto his 190ish frame from what I recall people suggesting), he might be able to add some more juice. Outside of adding a bit more juice as he matures on his fastball, I don't think Alderson's fastball was considered in the same light, and I don't think his overall arsenal was considered as deep.

 

Anyhow, exciting to see Rhee pitching, and it should set him up well to get in now, pitch some in Fall, and get set for next year. I still imagine he'll head back to Peoria, where he may join our other Korean kids in 2010.

[toonsterwu]

Coleman chugs along and nets his 13th win of the year. Not exactly his best outing - 4 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks, with 4 K's in 5.1 innings, giving up 1 solo shot. Jayson Ruhlman did pitch 1.2 scoreless for the save, and he's had a real solid season out of Tennessee's pen, really controlling the lefties. IIRC right now, he is up for Rule 5 as well. It'd be nice to see what he might be able to offer, but with several lefty arms ahead of him, and a couple just behind, I imagine he'll be available and could get snatched.

 

Big day for Tyler Colvin, 3/3, with 2 runs, 1 3B, and 1 bb. I wish Tyler would stop these late season surges and giving hope, however much depending on the individual. He is up to .288/.321/.476 in AA for the year, not great, but not bad. He's been scorching in 48 August AB's so far - .375/.415/.625. Best part is ... 4/4 K/BB. Problem is, with his free-swinging ways, and average power, he doesn't really profile as a bench OF bat for me, outside of his ability to play all three OF spots. I mean, he's not exactly your classic bench power bat. So ... can he start? Still seems unlikely, which still, for me, puts him in no man's land, but hope is a curious thing. He probably still cracks the Cubs top 20 on talent alone, and probably the top 15 even (and really, I guess after the top 7, it's wide open and you could make a case for Colvin in that 8-10 area as well, consideirng his surge, if you assume it took him awhile to get in form, particularly considering, uh, the run-in earlier in the year with uh, Campana?).

 

Starlin Castro, James Adduci, and Welington Castillo each went 1/4, Castillo with a RBI, Castro/Adduci with doubles (Adduci with a CS, 10th). Adduci had a June/July where he slugged like ... he was a top prospect. I'm curious to see how his August ends up. The June performance was sort of flukish, but the July one was stellar. He's got to have those types of big, catchy months to try and squeeze his way up. Castillo had a little surge there with the bat, before scuffling again. The Cubs have had several tough guys to figure out this year (well, the entire Peoria offense's streakiness, along with McDaniel, Guyer, amongst others) and Castillo is in that group. I can't help but look at the adjusted park/luck line of .277/.320/.431, with only one adjusted month where his OPS was below .700, and coupled with the talk of improved defense. Then again, you still gotta perform, and a .210 average is ... a .210 average.

 

Looking for positives on Starlin, I like that he's hit in 4 of the last 5 games.

[toonsterwu]

Daytona lost game 2 of their doubleheader with Dunedin, 3-2. Leverton didn't have a bad outing, just not a good one, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings, giving up a 2 run shot to former pitcher Adam Loewen, getting 3 K's. Also had a balk and a WP. Perconte and McDaniel each had a scoreless innings, the former with 2 K's, the latter giving up 1 hit and getting a K. Nate Samson went 2/4 with a K. Jake Opitz went 2/3 with a run and a double, playing 1st.

 

Peoria lost 3-2, giving up one in the 10th. Shafer gave up 8 hits and a WP in 5.2 innings, getting 3 K's, giving up 2 runs. Manolin DeLeon had a clean 1.1, Hamren had a clean innings. Kreier picked up the loss in 1.2 innings of work, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks, leading to that final run. Brett Jackson went 0/5, with 2 K's. Ryan Flaherty played 3rd, going 2/4, with a solo shot (17th), and walking once. Ryan did have 2 errors, 14 total on the year. The Reb went 2/4 with a double and a K. Kyler Burke went 0/2 with 2 walks. Forget the batting line, that's the most impressive aspect of Burke's season for me - the improved walk totals. LeMahieu went 0/4 with 2 K's. Rosa went 0/4 with a K. Junior Lake went 1/4 with a RBI, CS (6th), and his 34th error of the year.

 

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Looking at the AZL roster right now, Sergio Burruel looks like our best positional asset down there.

[Guest]

dae-eun rhee is back!!! pitched 2 innings for arizona tonight; went as follows:

 

 

AZL Dodgers Bottom 1st

 

* Casio Grider strikes out swinging.

* Stetson Banks grounds out, second baseman Dwayne Kemp to first baseman Alvaro Sosa.

* Joe Becker grounds out, shortstop Wes Darvill to first baseman Alvaro Sosa.

 

AZL Dodgers Bottom 2nd

 

* Pedro Tavarez walks.

* Chris Henderson grounds into a force out, shortstop Wes Darvill to second baseman Dwayne Kemp. Pedro Tavarez out at 2nd. Chris Henderson to 1st.

* Jonathan Garcia called out on strikes.

* Jeffrey Hunt lines out to second baseman Dwayne Kemp.

 

That is fantastic news. He was one of the few bright spots in our system early last season. My memory was that he had very advanced secondary stuff for his age, but a FB that hovered in the 88-90 area. Sounded kind of like a Tim Alderson type of pitcher. Am I right, or is my memory failing me?

 

Last year, Rhee was 90-92 and topped out at 94 while Alderson goes 88-92. Alderson has a better curve but Rhee has three above average pitches (he throws a curve and that change/split which is the best change in the Cubs minor leagues; Alderson's change is not a good 3rd offering).

 

I know he'd been racking up the innings on the side at Fitch but a 2 inning debut is rather surprising (in a good way).