Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-18-10

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 4-2 Box Score

 

CF J. Adduci 1/2, BB, K, CS (8), Assist (3B)

LF T. Wright 0/3, BB

RF B. Snyder 1/4, RBI, 3 K

DH M. Hoffpauir 0/4

C R. Chirinos 0/4

1B B. LaHair 1/4, 2B (28), 2 K

3B M. Smith 1/4, K

SS M. Camp 0/2, BB, R, K

2B J. Mota 2/3, R, RBI, HR (1)

SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 6 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 6-5 GO-FO

RP J. Gray 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 7-6 in the 10th Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 0/3, 3 BB, 2 R, K

LF B. Guyer 2/5, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (12), SB (22)

3B/1B R. Canzler 1/4, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (24), K

RF M. Spencer 1/4, BB, R, K, Assist (2B)

C S. Clevenger 1/5, 2 RBI, 2B (15), K

2B T. Thomas 1/4, K, HBP, SB (13)

SS M. Gonzalez 1/4, BB, 2B (9), CS 4), PO (3B)

PH B. Jackson 1/1, SB (14)

SS N. Samson 0/1

SP C. Carpenter 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3/0 K/BB, WP, HBP, 14-4 GO-FO

RP A. Shafer 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HR, 1-1 GO-FO

RP L. Sommer 1+ IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO

RP B. Parker 1 perfect, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 9-3 Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 1/5, R, 2B (16), K

2B DJ LeMahieu 3/4, BB, 3 R, 2B (24)

3B R. Flaherty 4/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (28), HR (9)

1B R. Ridling 4/5, R, RBI, 2B (33)

RF K. Burke 1/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (28), K

DH M. Brenly 1/5, R

LF G. Rohan 2/5, RBI, 2B (4)

CF E. Crawford 1/5, 2 K

SP K. McNutt 6 scoreless, 1 H, 6/0 K/BB, 6-5 GO-FO

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

RP O. Martinez 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0/1 K/BB, HR, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 5-2 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 1/4, BB, R, RBI, SB (31)

2B L. Watkins 3/4, BB, 2 RBI

3B M. Cerda 1/4, BB, 2B (17)

1B J. Bour 0/2, 3 BB, K

RF JH Ha 0/5, 2 K

LF N. Perez 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (9), SB (2)

DH B. May 0/3, BB, R, K

CF A. Giansanti 2/3, BB, RBI, 2B (3)

SP M. Hatley 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO

RP N. Struck 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 9/0 K/BB, HR, WP, 3-3 GO-FO

RP Y. Gonzalez 2 scoreless, 1 H, 4-2 GO-FO

 

Boise won 4-1 Box Score

 

3B A. Alcantara 0/3, BB, 2 K

2B P. LePage 1/4

DH R. Jones 2/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (5), K

LF J. Morelli 1/4, CS (4)

1B R. Cuneo 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (5), HR (2), K

SS E. Soto 1/4, K

C J. Vigurs 1/4, R, RBI, HR (1)

RF C. Huseby 1/2, R

CF KM Na 0/3, K

SP A. Kirk 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 7-4 GO-FO

RP L. Suarez 3 scoreless, 2 H, 2/0 K/BB, 6-2 GO-FO

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

 

AZL Cubs lost 8-1 Box Score

 

SS W. Darvill 1/4, R, K

DH PC Chen 0/4, K

3B D. Geiger 0/3, HBP, 3 E (throw x 2, fielding)

C C. Noble 1/4

2B V. Bieneme 0/2, 2 BB, 2 E (8, missed catch, fielding)

SP T. Mitchell 1.2 scoreless, 0 H, 0/1 K/BB, 5-0 GO-FO

RP D. Beeler 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO

RP R. Hartman 1.2 IP, 0 H, 3 ER, 1/3 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO

RP C. Hams 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO

RP C. Richardson 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB

 

DSL Cubs lost 3-1 Box Score

 

SS G. Amaya 1/4, CS (8)

2B M. Hernandez 0/3, BB, K

CF O. Zapata 2/4, R, SB (18)

RF D. Arcila 1/4, RBI, 2 K, CS (3)

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 3-2 in the 11th Box Score

 

3B W. Contreras 1/5, R, E (14, fielding)

RF/1B G. Jimenez 1/4

2B J. Rodriguez 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (5), SB (11)

LF J. Casilla 2/4, R, 2B (3), SB (12), Assist (2B)

SP J. Castro 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 4-4

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx

Tennessee: RHP Chris Carpenter

Daytona: RHP Trey McNutt

Peoria: RHP Marcus Hatley & RHP Nick Struck

Boise: LHP Austin Kirk

AZL Cubs: RHP Dallas Beeler & RHP Colin Richardson

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Iowa: RHP Austin Bibbens-Dirkx

Who is that?

[Outshined_One]

Chris Carpenter's matched up against Julio Teheran. Nice. Guyer's got a HR for Tennessee and Carp's pitched pretty well to now (4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K).

 

McNutt so far: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 K

[davell]

McNutt is done, finishing with 6IP 1H and 6K's. :D

 

Carpenter is at 5IP 1H 1R 3K on 63 pitches so far. :D

 

Guyer has a home run too.

[Guest]

I know I'm jinxing him right now but any outing where Carpenter doesn't walk anyone is a good one.

[Tryptamine]

Really a pretty good night for the farm tonight; though I'm starting to wonder if Reggie Golden actually exists.

[Outshined_One]

Really a pretty good night for the farm tonight; though I'm starting to wonder if Reggie Golden actually exists.

 

This is where AZ Phil usually comes in handy, but he hasn't posted any updates on the AZL Cubs since July 28th.

[JonJayCutler]

McNutt has to be our #2 prospect by now doesn't he? He has passed Archer in my book, and I'm pretty high on Archer.

[Rob]

The top of our list is in a bit of flux for the moment. There are legitimate arguments for B. Jackson, Lee, Archer, McNutt, Vitters, and Lake to show up pretty much anywhere in our top 6.

[ScrubMD]

Get Kurcz up to Peoria. He's probably bored to tears with those children in Boise.

[Guest]

I don't know what's gotten into Struck but his K/9 has been much better in the second half.

[CubsWin]

McNutt has to be our #2 prospect by now doesn't he? He has passed Archer in my book, and I'm pretty high on Archer.

Agreed. The only one I have that could be ahead of him is Brett Jackson.

[CubsWin]

McNutt had an awesome bounce back performance. Those are huge for me. Shows mental toughness and repeatability of mechanics. McNutt had two great outings (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 7 K, 0 BB and 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 7 K, 0 BB) and then, his last time out, he went 3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 6 K and 2 BB. To come back and pitch 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB is a great sign. Overall, he is easily the #2 Cubs prospect. After being drafted in the 32nd round in '09, he held opponents to a .143 avg and a 0.98 ERA striking out just over 1 batter per inning. As a guy who just turned 21 two weeks ago, he's 10-0 with a 1.97 ERA while being at least a year young for his league. In 100.2 IP, he's allowed 72 hits while striking out 119 and walking only 33. This season's 32nd round selection, Brett Ebinger, is more than a year older and pitching in Boise. McNutt has to rank as one of the best draft steals in Cubs history.

[CubsWin]

I don't know what's gotten into Struck but his K/9 has been much better in the second half.

I know. Nick Struck had another nice outing going 5 giving up 4 hits and 2 earned but striking out 9 while walking none. He's still just 20 and probably not been considered a top 15 prospect for much of this season, but that could be changing. Over his last 10 outings, he's held opponents to a .195 avg, going 6-1 with a 1.99 ERA and averaging 5 1/2 innings per appearance. In 54.1 IP, he has allowed just 36 hits, striking out 47 against 17 walks.

[CubsWin]

LeMahieu continues to distinguish himself as a really good, if not powerful, hitter for average. He went 3-for-4 with a double last night bringing his average on the year to .316 after hitting .321 last season. Is he that good of a hitter? Neutralized for park and luck, he's hitting .313 at High-A while being 21 for most of the season. In fact, since turning 22, he's absolutely destroying the league. At 6'4" and just 22, if he can add some power in the next two years and be a guy who continues to hit near or over .300 once reaching the majors, I'd take that from my secondbaseman.

 

Carpenter gave 7 strong innings of 4 hit, 2 run ball, striking out 3 while walking none. In August, he is holding batters to a .198 avg, has a 2.57 GO/AO ratio, an ERA of 2.45 and has struck out a batter per inning while walking less than 3 per 9. He's 24 and at AA which is a little old for the league but he's been set back my injuries. If he can stay healthy and build consistency, he can contribute rather quickly.

 

Another 24 year old at AA, Brandon Guyer continues his incredible streak going 2-for-5 with yet another HR. He has now hit safely in 18 consecutive games. In his last 10 games, he's OPSing 1.385. :shock: When September hits, he needs to be in Chicago.