Minor League Playoffs Discussion & Box 9-16-2009

[Outshined_One]

Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 2-1 Box Score (Tennessee trails 2-0 in a best of five series)

 

CF B. Guyer 1/3, K

LF J. Adduci 0/4

3B M. Smith 1/3, BB, 2B (4)

1B B. Lalli 0/4, 2 K

RF T. Colvin 0/4, R, K

SS S. Castro 2/4, K

C R. Chirinos 1/3

2B T. Thomas 0/3

PH R. Canzler 1/1

SP J. Papelbon 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7/1 K/BB, 4-6 GO-FO

RP A. Maestri 1.2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO

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

RP M. Carrillo .2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO

[Guest]

LHP Jeremy Papelbon (6-5, 3.38 ERA, 104 IP, 77 K/26 BB) at LHP Graham Taylor (8-7, 3.69 ERA, 126.2 IP, 71 K/54 BB)

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_502533.jpg at http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_501869.jpg

[Guest]

Story on Marquez Smith in the Knoxville News-Sentinel: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/sep/15/smith-lands-on-scouts-radar-screen/

[CubColtPacer]

A little blurb on Tennessee from Bruce. While we all suspected the last sentence, it's good to see a little confirmation of it:

 

The Cubs had toyed with the idea of bringing up either Tyler Colvin or James Adduci from Class AA Tennessee, but they decided to let the two kids keep playing in the Southern League championship series, which Jacksonville leads 1-0. Colvin, the Cubs' No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, will be added to the 40-man roster this fall.

[TruffleShuffle]

smokies lose by a run once again; they need to win 3 in a row now to win. in other words, the last game of their season is friday night.

[Little Slide Rooter]

A little blurb on Tennessee from Bruce. While we all suspected the last sentence, it's good to see a little confirmation of it:

 

The Cubs had toyed with the idea of bringing up either Tyler Colvin or James Adduci from Class AA Tennessee, but they decided to let the two kids keep playing in the Southern League championship series, which Jacksonville leads 1-0. Colvin, the Cubs' No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, will be added to the 40-man roster this fall.

 

When and if The Smokies are out of the playoffs, Id like to see Colvin called up. Theres really no harm in it. Can he possibly be a worse bat off the bench than Aaron Miles?

[SouthSideRyan]

A little blurb on Tennessee from Bruce. While we all suspected the last sentence, it's good to see a little confirmation of it:

 

The Cubs had toyed with the idea of bringing up either Tyler Colvin or James Adduci from Class AA Tennessee, but they decided to let the two kids keep playing in the Southern League championship series, which Jacksonville leads 1-0. Colvin, the Cubs' No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, will be added to the 40-man roster this fall.

 

Calling up Adduci would have been a waste. I don't see him being at risk in rule 5, and he's not a minor league free agent (I don't think)