Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-15-10

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 8-5 Box Score

 

CF J. Adduci 0/5, R, K

SS M. Camp 2/4, RBI, HBP

RF B. Snyder 0/5, K

1B M. Hoffpauir 2/5, R, RBI, HR (22), K

2B B. Scales 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (8)

LF B. LaHair 0/3, BB, K

C C. Robinson 2/4, 2B (8)

3B M. Smith 1/2, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (9), HBP

PH S. Fuld 0/1

SP M. Atkins 4.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2 HR, 6-3 GO-FO

RP HW Chen 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, WP, HBP, 2-3 GO-FO

RP J. Gray 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 9-6 Box Score

 

LF T. Campana 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB (42)

CF B. Jackson 1/4, R

3B R. Canzler 0/5, 3 K, E (15, throw)

RF M. Spencer 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, HBP, SB (8), CS (2)

2B T. Thomas 0/3, RBI, 2 K

PH S. Clevenger 1/1, 3 RBI, 2B (13)

SS/2B N. Samson 1/4, BB, R, RBI

SS M. Gonzalez 0/1, E (20, throw)

SP C. Archer 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5/7 K/BB, 2 WP, 3-2 GO-FO

RP M. Carrillo 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0-3 GO-FO

RP K, Smit 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO

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

 

Daytona lost Game 1 of its DH 5-2 Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 1/3, RBI, K, E (38, throw)

2B DJ LeMahieu 0/3, K

3B R. Flaherty 0/3

DH R. Ridling 1/3

RF K. Burke 0/3, K

C M. Brenly 0/3, 2 K

1B J. Opitz 1/2, R

CF E. Crawford 0/2, K

SP DE Rhee 4 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 7-3 GO-FO

RP D. Patton 2 scoreless, 1 H, 4-2 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost Game 2 of its DH 1-0 Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 0/3

DH DJ LeMahieu 1/3

3B R. Flaherty 0/2, BB, K

1B R. Ridling 1/3

RF K. Burke 0/3, K

2B J. Opitz 1/3, K

LF/3B G. Rohan 0/2, K

CF J. Valdez 1/2, K

SP C. Siegfried 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4/3 K/BB, WP, 3-3 GO-FO

RP A. Maestri 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 8-4 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 2/5, 2 R, K

DH L. Watkins 1/4

2B M. Cerda 2/4, BB, R, RBI, K

1B J. bour 3/4, 2 R, 2B (22), HBP

RF JH Ha 4/5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B (10), 3B (4), HR (6)

CF A. Giansanti 1/4, 2 RBI, 2 K

LF N. Perez 2/5, 2B (15), K

SP F. Batista 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5/2 K/BB, HR, 4-7 GO-FO

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

RP S. Grife 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Boise won 8-4 Box Score

 

DH A. Alcantara 1/5, R, 2B (4), K

2B P. LePage 1/5, RBI, 2B (16), CS (5)

LF J. Morelli 3/5, R, 2 RBI, K

1B R. Cuneo 1/3, 2 BB, R, K

3B D. Harrington 1/5, R

SS E. Soto 1/4, R, RBI

C M. Gibbs 2/4

CF KM Na 1/4, R, RBI, K

SP C. Greathouse 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, WP, HBP, 8-1 GO-FO

RP B. Ebinger 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, 7-2 GO-FO

RP A. Kurcz 1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB

 

AZL Cubs and the DSL teams with an off day

 

OVERALL: 3-3

[Guest]

Sorry, I have a poor Internet connection so I can't confirm this but I believe it is:

 

Iowa: Samardzija

Tenn: Archer

Daytona: Rhee

Peoria: Batista & Antigua

Boise: Greathouse & Ebinger

[Guest]

Didn't realize Daytona has a DH. I have to imagine Chris Siegfried will start game 2.

[Outshined_One]

Didn't realize Daytona has a DH. I have to imagine Chris Siegfried will start game 2.

 

Two doubleheaders in two days. Ouch.

[Guest]

Didn't realize Daytona has a DH. I have to imagine Chris Siegfried will start game 2.

 

Two doubleheaders in two days. Ouch.

 

The Cubs really need to get out of Florida.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ugly day for Archer. went 3.2 IP, gave up 4R with 7 BB and 5 K. Wouldnt be quite as ugly without all those walks.

[Outshined_One]

Jae-Hoon Ha hit for the cycle today.

[sandbergcubs]

Jae-Hoon Ha hit for the cycle today.

 

 

WOW... Ive been following him for quite a while, he's been putting together quite a season!

[Outshined_One]

Jae-Hoon Ha hit for the cycle today.

 

 

WOW... Ive been following him for quite a while, he's been putting together quite a season!

 

He's one of those easy to like, hard to love prospects to me. I really like the fact that he's hitting .300 with some power in the Midwest League at 19. The reports I've seen have him as a plus defender in RF with a good arm. His numbers are still fairly respectable when neutralized for park and luck.

 

My only problem with him is that I can't get past his lack of walks. He doesn't strike out much, but he walks even less than Junior Lake and Josh Vitters did last year. Now, granted, guys can always improve on those kinds of numbers, but that sort of thing is a pretty big warning flag in my mind.

[CubsInNC]

Jae-Hoon Ha hit for the cycle today.

 

 

WOW... Ive been following him for quite a while, he's been putting together quite a season!

 

He's one of those easy to like, hard to love prospects to me. I really like the fact that he's hitting .300 with some power in the Midwest League at 19. The reports I've seen have him as a plus defender in RF with a good arm. His numbers are still fairly respectable when neutralized for park and luck.

 

My only problem with him is that I can't get past his lack of walks. He doesn't strike out much, but he walks even less than Junior Lake and Josh Vitters did last year. Now, granted, guys can always improve on those kinds of numbers, but that sort of thing is a pretty big warning flag in my mind.

 

From my very short 3-day perspective on him, he was a relative free swinger, and anything close he was going to try to put into play. I'd liken it to a Randall Simon type approach, not likely to take a walk, but somewhat likely to put balls outside the zone in play. He had a lot of overswing, but IIRC at the point I saw him, he was mired in a slump and pressing.

[Guest]

Archer's walks were bound to catch up with him eventually at AA.

 

Jae-Hoon Ha definitely has to improve his patience but he has shown good power in the MWL as a 19-year old. At least the walk rate is better than Boise last season (where for most of the season, he had more outfield assists than walks).

[CubsWin]

Archer's walks were bound to catch up with him eventually at AA.

 

Jae-Hoon Ha definitely has to improve his patience but he has shown good power in the MWL as a 19-year old. At least the walk rate is better than Boise last season (where for most of the season, he had more outfield assists than walks).

The big knock on Junior Lake just last season was that horrid K/BB ratio and the very low walk rate. And less 10 months later he has vastly improved. He still needs to get better in that area, but at 20, he probably will.

 

No doubt, low walk rate is a red flag, but that flag gets a lot bigger and deeper in hue when the prospect is 22 or 23. Ha is still just 19 and has already shown improvement in that area from last year (even if it is minor), so I agree the Cubs shouldn't be too concerned. Lake's improvement and to a lesser extent Vitters improvement tells me that Cubs instructors are teaching patience and selectivity, and it seems Ha is a good learner and coachable.