Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-30-10

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 3-1 Box Score

 

2B M. Camp 1/3, CS (1), HBP

CF S. Fuld 0/4, K

RF B. Snyder 0/4, 3 K

1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4

LF J. Adduci 1/3, BB, K, SB (5)

DH B. LaHair 1/4, R, K

C C. Robinson 0/2, BB

3B M. Smith 1/2, BB, RBI, K

SS D. Barney 0/3, K

SP JR Mathes 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HR, 8-6 GO-FO

RP B. Parker 1.2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO

RP J. Samardzija 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 8-4 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 1/4, BB, RBI, K, CS (3), PO (1B)

SS S. Castro 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, K, E (3, throw)

LF T. Wright 1/5, K

C R. Chirinos 2/5, 2 R

RF M. Spencer 2/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B (1), HR (1)

3B R. Canzler 1/4

2B T. Thomas 1/4, BB, R, K, E (5, throw)

PH J. Opitz 0/1, K

3B N. Samson 0/2, K

SP C. Carpenter 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HR, 6-5 GO-FO

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

RP D. Sasser 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO

RP J. Muyco 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 4-3 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 3/4, BB, R, 2B (4), K, 2 SB (4)

3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, SB (1)

RF K. Burke 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (6), 2 K, Assist (3B)

1B R. Ridling 0/5, K

DH J. Vitters 4/5, R, RBI, 2B (7)

2B M. Gonzalez 2/5, SB (3)

C M. Brenly 0/4, K

LF N. Perez 2/4, 2 2B (3)

SS J. Lake 0/4, K

SP DE Rhee 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4/0 K/BB, HR, 7-3 GO-FO

RP C. Rusin 3 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 4-2 GO-FO

 

Peoria no-hit Clinton in 5 innings and won a rain-shortened game 4-0 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 0/2

2B L. Watkins 1/2, RBI

3B M. Cerda 0/2

DH G. Rohan 1/2, R, RBI, HR (3), K

1B J. Bour 1/2

LF DJ Fitzgerald 0/2

C J. Mota 2/2, R

RF R. Jones 2/2, R, 2 RBI, HR (1)

SP N. Struck 5 hitless & scoreless, 5/1 K/BB, 3-5 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 2-2

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP JR Mathes (2-2, 5.63 ERA, 24 IP, 2 BB, 13 K)

Tennessee: RHP Chris Carpenter (0-0, 6.00 ERA, 6 IP, 3 BB, 4 K)

Daytona: RHP Dae-Eun Rhee (1-2, 4.60 ERA, 15.2 IP, 4 BB, 9 K)

Peoria: RHP Nick Struck (1-2, 3.00 ERA, 15 IP, 3 BB, 11 K)

[Little Slide Rooter]

Decent night so far

 

Daytona

Jackson 2-2 2B, BB

Vitters 2-3 2B

 

Tenn

Castro 1-3 with a sac fly

Carpenter 5IP 1ER 4 K 2BB, final line as they brought in a PH for him.

[TruffleShuffle]

daytona is down 4-3 in the 7th. rhee didn't do that well - 4.2 ip, 8 h, 4 r, 0 bb, 4 k, 1 hr, 7 GO/3 FO. brett jackson has had a very good game - 3-3 with a double, walk and 2 SB's. vitters is 3-4 with a double.

 

peoria is in a rain delay ahead 4-0 after 4.5 innings. nick struck is probably done - 5 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 5 k. he was a 39th round pick out of a JuCo in the northwest. here's an article i found about him - there's a little bit of info about his stuff and how much he signed for (6 figures, including the cubs paying for college... which means he received money like a top 10-round pick: http://www.clackamasreview.com/sports/story.php?story_id=125131681593128000

 

castro is 1-3 with a sac fly; carpenter went 5 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 2 bb, 4 k, 1 hr, 6 GO/5 FO.

[TruffleShuffle]

nick struck pitched a complete game no-hitter!!!! (in 5 innings - rest of game thunderstormed out)

[ctcf]

nick struck pitched a complete game no-hitter!!!! (in 5 innings - rest of game thunderstormed out)

 

Still pretty awesome.

[ctcf]

Castro with yet another BB. Yay!

[toonsterwu]

I am pretty intrigued with Nick Struck. One of my sleepers this year, he fits the athletic mold of pitchers that Wilken did so well with in 2008, and he has a decent, ready arsenal for a young, relatively raw arm. Furthermore, I wonder/think he can add a little velo to the fastball, which would really make him jump a lot more.

 

As much as I've anticipated the return of Dae-Eun, I have wondered if this was a kid that was better suited to be coming out of the pen. Early, though, and he's still working his way back somewhat, but the thought does cross my mind.

[questionmarkgrace]

I think Dae-Eun will be fine in time. But time is key look how long it has taken Liriano to come back and be the guy he was before.

[Guest]

Yeah, he's still working his way back from TJS and he's at Daytona with only 40 prior A-ball innings under his belt.

[chuckywang]

nick struck pitched a complete game no-hitter!!!! (in 5 innings - rest of game thunderstormed out)

 

Send him to the bullpen.

[JonJayCutler]

Would like to see a bit more power from Jackson, but other than that he seems to be well on his way.

[toonsterwu]

Just to be clear, I'm not worried about Dae-Eun. It's early. That said, the durability questions (for starting) were in play a couple years ago, even before he missed a season. Just something to store in the back of the mind.

 

Btw, very nice start for Chris Carpenter. Also, Burke's 2/5 was a nice sight. 5/9 the past two nights - here's hoping he's putting something together.

[Outshined_One]

nick struck pitched a complete game no-hitter!!!! (in 5 innings - rest of game thunderstormed out)

 

Still pretty awesome.

 

Plus he faced the minimum, thanks to picking off the only guy he walked.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Is anyone else the least bit worried about Watkins and Lee? Really not off to good starts.

 

And Matt Spencer seems to be off to a nice start since being sent to Tennessee, however, I still see him as a AAAA type player in the long run, but who knows.

[toonsterwu]

With Spencer, the thing I'm more curious about is what type of power he really carries. He might have a shot to fill a bench role if he shows big time power, but I wonder if he is more above average game power.

 

Am I concerned about Lee/Watkins? A bit, but the thing is, both of those guys have fringe-ish bats as of now, due to the lack of power. It is a bit early, though. Reports on Lee's defense seem positive enough at the early stage, particularly as it regards to arm strength, which was a small concern for some.