Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-14-10

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

The PCL All Stars lost to the INT All Stars 2-1 Box Score

 

SS D. Barney 1/2, RBI

SP T. Diamond 2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/2 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 5-0 Box Score

 

LF T. Campana 1/4, K, CS (15), PO (1B)

CF B. Jackson 1/3, BB, R, K, SB (5)

3B J. Vitters 0/4, 2 K

1B R. Canzler 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (16), 2 K

C R. Chirinos 1/4, RBI

RF B. Guyer 1/3, BB, R, 2B (14), Assist (Home)

2B T. Thomas 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 3B (5)

SS M. Gonzalez 0/3

SP C. Archer 5 scoreless, 3 H, 4/2 K/BB, 8-2 GO-FO

RP J. Muyco 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO

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

 

Daytona lost 10-2 Box Score

 

1B J. Opitz 0/4, 3 K, HBP, E (5, fielding)

SS DJ LeMahieu 1/4

2B R. Flaherty 1/4, RBI

C M. Brenly 2/4, K, PB (6)

RF K. Burke 1/4, K

DH R. Ridling 0/4, 2 K

LF G. Rohan 1/3, BB, K

CF J. Valdez 2/4, R

3B J. Lake 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (10), K, E (30, fielding)

SP A. Cabrera 3.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 5/3 K/BB, WP, 2-4 GO-FO

RP D. Patton 1.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO

RP C. Lambert 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/2 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO

RP J. Beliveau 2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 10-9 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 4/5, 2 R, 2B (14), E (24, throw)

2B/CF L. Watkins 1/5, R, 2 RBI, 3B (5), 2 K

3B/2B M. Cerda 1/4, BB, RBI, K

DH DJ Fitzgerald 1/5, K

1B J. Bour 1/4, BB, E (10, fielding)

RF JH Ha 1/4, R, 2B (7)

LF N. Perez 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (3), K

SP F. Batista 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4/0 K/BB, 1-4 GO-FO

RP R. Morla 3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, 2 HBP, 2-3 GO-FO

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

RP J. Latham .2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 3 WP, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Boise lost 4-2 Box Score

 

2B P. LePage 1/4, R, CS (2)

LF J. Morelli 0/4, K

1B R. Jones 3/4, R, RBI, 2B (8)

DH M. Szczur 2/4, RBI, 2B (3), K

SS E. Soto 1/4

C M. Gibbs 0/4

3B W. Darvill 1/3, K, HBP, E (2, fielding)

CF KM Na 1/3

PH A. Alcantara 0/1

SP B. Ebinger 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 6-2 GO-FO

RP J. Mincone 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 5-2 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs lost 7-6 Box Score

 

2B PC Chen 0/4, BB

1B R. Cuneo 1/5, R, 2 K

C C. Noble 2/4, R, 2 E (2, throw x 2)

RF X. Batista 1/4, 2 K, CS (1)

DH B. Springfield 0/4, K

3B D. Geiger 0/1

SS D. Harrington 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (4), K

SP L. Liria 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO

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

 

DSL Cubs 1 lost 8-3 Box Score

 

CF O. Zapata 1/4, R, 2 K, SB (9)

2B G. Amaya 0/3, BB, SB (12)

SS M. Hernandez 2/4, K, 2 SB (12)

RF D. Arcila 1/4, K

SP L. Villalba 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2/3 K/BB, WP, 4-2 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 6-5 Box Score

 

DH J. Rodriguez 1/5, R, RBI, K

SP G. Abreu 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/5 K/BB, WP, HBP, 6-0 GO-FO

 

Iowa with an off day.

 

OVERALL: 3-4

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Tennessee: RHP Chris Archer (1-1, 0.00 ERA, 12 IP, 10 K, 7 BB; Tenn & Daytona: 8-2, 2.45 ERA, 84.1 IP, 92 K, 33 BB)

Daytona: RHP Alberto Cabrera (3-2, 3.40 ERA, 42.1 IP, 34 K, 10 BB; Daytona & Tenn: 3-6, 4.88 ERA, 83 IP, 69 K, 33 BB)

Peoria: RHP Nick Struck (2-8, 3.89 ERA, 76.1 IP, 48 K, 28 BB)

Boise: RHP Juan Yasser Serrano (2-0, 4.43 ERA, 22.1 IP, 12 K, 8 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP Luis Liria (0-0, 2.20 ERA, 16.1 IP, 20 K, 6 BB)

 

Iowa's all-stars: RHP Thomas Diamond and SS Darwin Barney (both are starting). The game will be on the MLB Network and MiLB.TV at 6 pm CT.

[Guest]

Arizona Phil over at TCR says the Cubs are considering a move from the FSL to Cailifornia(!):

 

Rumor has it that the Cubs are looking to move their Hi-A affiliate from the Florida State League to the more hitter-friendly California League. The weather in Florida is very erratic, especially once hurricane season starts in August (at one point last season the Daytona Cubs had about a week's worth of games rained out). And playing in more of a hitter's league might help the Cubs young sluggers develop more of a HR stroke than is the case for those toiling in the cavernous parks of the FSL (where long fly balls go to die).  

 

At present there are ten teams in the California League, 12 teams in the Florida State League, and eight tems in the Carolina League (the third Hi-A league), so the Cubs moving their Hi-A affiliate from the FSL to the Califiornia League would require either expanding the California League to 12 teams (with the FSL losing two teams), or else the Cubs could replace another MLB club with an affiliate presently in the California League (perhaps the Astros in Lancaster?), with that club then transferring it's Hi-A affiliate to the Florida State League.   

 

FWIW, the Cubs are one of only two MLB clubs with a Hi-A affiliate in the Florida State League where the MLB club does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Florida (the Milwaukee Brewers are the only other one), and the Houston Astros are the only MLB club with a Hi-A affiliate in the California League that does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Arizona.

 

Hopefully it wouldn't be Lancaster. There's a reason teams keep leaving; their stadium is murder on pitchers.

[Guest]

I wonder how much the hitting environment influences the development of prospects. The Cubs play in pitcher-friendly leagues in A-, A+, and AA. I wonder if part of the reason the Cubs have been better at developing pitchers than hitters is some externality(confidence of younger players?) of the run environments they bring their prospects through.

[jersey cubs fan]

I wonder how much the hitting environment influences the development of prospects. The Cubs play in pitcher-friendly leagues in A-, A+, and AA. I wonder if part of the reason the Cubs have been better at developing pitchers than hitters is some externality(confidence of younger players?) of the run environments they bring their prospects through.

 

I think it probably has a lot more to do with the fact that they emphasized developing pitchers in the minors at the expense of hitters. The explicitly said they would put most of their efforts into pitching and then sign/trade for hitters later when Andy MacPhail came aboard, and that's what happened.

[rawaction]

Arizona Phil over at TCR says the Cubs are considering a move from the FSL to Cailifornia(!):

 

Rumor has it that the Cubs are looking to move their Hi-A affiliate from the Florida State League to the more hitter-friendly California League. The weather in Florida is very erratic, especially once hurricane season starts in August (at one point last season the Daytona Cubs had about a week's worth of games rained out). And playing in more of a hitter's league might help the Cubs young sluggers develop more of a HR stroke than is the case for those toiling in the cavernous parks of the FSL (where long fly balls go to die).  

 

At present there are ten teams in the California League, 12 teams in the Florida State League, and eight tems in the Carolina League (the third Hi-A league), so the Cubs moving their Hi-A affiliate from the FSL to the Califiornia League would require either expanding the California League to 12 teams (with the FSL losing two teams), or else the Cubs could replace another MLB club with an affiliate presently in the California League (perhaps the Astros in Lancaster?), with that club then transferring it's Hi-A affiliate to the Florida State League.   

 

FWIW, the Cubs are one of only two MLB clubs with a Hi-A affiliate in the Florida State League where the MLB club does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Florida (the Milwaukee Brewers are the only other one), and the Houston Astros are the only MLB club with a Hi-A affiliate in the California League that does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Arizona.

 

Hopefully it wouldn't be Lancaster. There's a reason teams keep leaving; their stadium is murder on pitchers.

 

Sucks for those people who got D-Cubs tattoos in order to get lifetime season tickets. I think it would be a welcomed change, for the reasons stated in the 2nd paragraph.

[TruffleShuffle]

i've heard of the california league messing up hitters because guys hit home runs so easily in some of those bandboxes and then start pressing at the next level because they're not hitting as much.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Chris Archer mowing em down. 5 IP, 0 ER 3 H 2 BB 4 K. He has a PC of 86, so he might be done, but we'll see.

[THISisTHEyear09]

Archer continues to impress. The guy i talk to says archer is #3 guy in our system easily, I love this line "its like he is throwing to blind folded children" Edited July 15, 2010 by THISisTHEyear09

[NCCubFan]

IL beat PCL 2-1 in the AAA All-Star Game, but it was a good night for the Iowa Cubs who were participating. Barney went 1-2 and drove in the PCL's only run, and Diamond pitched 2 scoreless, hitless innings to start the game (2 BB, 2 K).

[CubsWin]

Arizona Phil over at TCR says the Cubs are considering a move from the FSL to Cailifornia(!):

 

Rumor has it that the Cubs are looking to move their Hi-A affiliate from the Florida State League to the more hitter-friendly California League. The weather in Florida is very erratic, especially once hurricane season starts in August (at one point last season the Daytona Cubs had about a week's worth of games rained out). And playing in more of a hitter's league might help the Cubs young sluggers develop more of a HR stroke than is the case for those toiling in the cavernous parks of the FSL (where long fly balls go to die).  

 

At present there are ten teams in the California League, 12 teams in the Florida State League, and eight tems in the Carolina League (the third Hi-A league), so the Cubs moving their Hi-A affiliate from the FSL to the Califiornia League would require either expanding the California League to 12 teams (with the FSL losing two teams), or else the Cubs could replace another MLB club with an affiliate presently in the California League (perhaps the Astros in Lancaster?), with that club then transferring it's Hi-A affiliate to the Florida State League.   

 

FWIW, the Cubs are one of only two MLB clubs with a Hi-A affiliate in the Florida State League where the MLB club does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Florida (the Milwaukee Brewers are the only other one), and the Houston Astros are the only MLB club with a Hi-A affiliate in the California League that does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Arizona.

 

Hopefully it wouldn't be Lancaster. There's a reason teams keep leaving; their stadium is murder on pitchers.

I'd gladly spearhead the effort to rebuild their outfield wall and make the park bigger, if they would come to Lancaster. I live a half hour away. I'd throw in my play-by-play skills for free...

[Guest]

Good to see Archer limit the walks after his last start.

 

Archer continues to impress. The guy i talk to says archer is #3 guy in our system easily, I love this line "its like he is throwing to blind folded children"

 

Yeah, I have him at 3 too.

[Guest]

Arizona Phil over at TCR says the Cubs are considering a move from the FSL to Cailifornia(!):

 

Rumor has it that the Cubs are looking to move their Hi-A affiliate from the Florida State League to the more hitter-friendly California League. The weather in Florida is very erratic, especially once hurricane season starts in August (at one point last season the Daytona Cubs had about a week's worth of games rained out). And playing in more of a hitter's league might help the Cubs young sluggers develop more of a HR stroke than is the case for those toiling in the cavernous parks of the FSL (where long fly balls go to die).  

 

At present there are ten teams in the California League, 12 teams in the Florida State League, and eight tems in the Carolina League (the third Hi-A league), so the Cubs moving their Hi-A affiliate from the FSL to the Califiornia League would require either expanding the California League to 12 teams (with the FSL losing two teams), or else the Cubs could replace another MLB club with an affiliate presently in the California League (perhaps the Astros in Lancaster?), with that club then transferring it's Hi-A affiliate to the Florida State League.   

 

FWIW, the Cubs are one of only two MLB clubs with a Hi-A affiliate in the Florida State League where the MLB club does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Florida (the Milwaukee Brewers are the only other one), and the Houston Astros are the only MLB club with a Hi-A affiliate in the California League that does not have its Spring Training base and Minor League HQ in Arizona.

 

Hopefully it wouldn't be Lancaster. There's a reason teams keep leaving; their stadium is murder on pitchers.

I'd gladly spearhead the effort to rebuild their outfield wall and make the park bigger, if they would come to Lancaster. I live a half hour away. I'd throw in my play-by-play skills for free...

 

It's really the wind that is an issue in Lancaster.

 

I would love to be that close too - I'm about an hour away from Lancaster and even close to Rancho Cucamonga if they went on the road.

[JonJayCutler]

Vitters :banghead:

[ScrubMD]

Vitters :banghead:

 

He's been disgusting lately.