Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-23-10

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 8-6 Box Score

 

RF/LF T. Wright 2/5, R, RBI, K, E (2, throw)

3B M. Smith 2/5, R, K

CF/RF B. Snyder 1/3, RBI, 2B (30), K

LF J. Dubois 1/4, 2 R, K

C R. Chirinos 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1)

1B B. LaHair 2/4

2B J. Mota 2/4, RBI

SS M. Camp 0/4

PH J. Adduci 0/1

PH/CF S. Fuld 1/2, R, 3B (9)

SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 5 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 3 HR, 3-6 GO-FO

RP D. Cales 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO

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

 

Tennessee lost 7-4 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 2/5, 2B (21), K

RF B. Jackson 1/4, 3 K

LF B. Guyer 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (31), SB (24)

3B R. Canzler 0/3, BB, E (19, throw)

DH M. Spencer 1/4, RBI, K

C S. Clevenger 2/4, R, 2B (19), K

SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, K

2B T. Thomas 2/4, 2 R, 3B (9), SB (14)

SP K. McNutt 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5/2 K/BB, WP, 5-2 GO-FO

RP K. Smit 1.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO

RP R. Buchter 2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost Game 1 of its DH 7-3 Box Score (Completion of yesterday's suspended game)

 

SS J. Lake 1/5, 2 K

2B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, R, RBI

3B R. Flaherty 0/2, 2 BB, K, E (22, throw)

DH R. Ridling 1/4, RBI, K

RF K. Burke 0/4, 2 K

1B J. Opitz 0/2

PH/1B G. Rohan 1/2, R

LF J. Valdez 1/4, 3 K, Assist (2B)

CF E. Crawford 3/4, R

SP A. Cabrera .2 perfect, 1-1 GO-FO

RP N. Struck 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 2 HR, HBP, 5-5 GO-FO

RP A. Maestri 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2/3 K/BB, 2 HBP, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona won Game 2 of its DH 4-2 Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 0/2, R, HBP

2B DJ LeMahieu 1/3

3B R. Flaherty 1/3, R, 2B (30)

1B R. Ridling 1/3, R, RBI

RF K. Burke 1/2, BB, R, RBI, K

C M. Brenly 0/3

DH J. Opitz 0/2, BB, K

LF G. Rohan 2/3, 2 RBI, K, E (2, fielding)

CF E. Crawford 0/3, K

SP M. Perconte 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5/1 K/BB, HR, 4-3 GO-FO

RP C. Lambert 1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/3 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO

RP J. Leverton 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO

RP J. Beliveau .1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB

 

Peoria lost 3-1 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 1/4

CF L. Watkins 2/4, R, 3B (8), SB (19)

2B M. Cerda 0/3, BB, RBI, K

DH J. Bour 1/4, 2B (26)

RF JH Ha 0/4, 2 K

1B B. May 1/2, BB, 2B (2), K, E (1, fielding)

LF A. Giansanti 0/2, HBP

SP M. Hatley 2.2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO

RP A. Kirk 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 7/4 K/BB, HR, 2 WP, 0-3 GO-FO

RP Y. Gonzalez 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Boise lost 7-0 Box Score

 

DH A. Alcantara 1/4, 2 K

2B P. LePage 1/4, PO (1B)

1B R. Cuneo 0/3, BB, K

SS E. Soto 2/4, E (7, fielding)

3B D. Harrington 1/3, 2B (4), SB (1)

LF J. Morelli 0/3, SB (2)

C M. Gibbs 0/3, K, E (4, throw)

CF KM Na 0/3, 2 K

SP E. Figueroa 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 4/4 K/BB, 2 HR, 8-1 GO-FO

RP C. Rojas 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO

RP E. Rice 1 scoreless, 2 H, 3/0 K/BB

 

AZL Cubs lost 5-4 Box Score

 

SS W. Darvill 1/3, BB, R, K, SB (10), E (6, fielding)

2B V. Bieneme 1/3, BB, 2 R, SB (17)

DH PC Chen 0/3, RBI, HBP

3B D. Geiger 0/4

C C. Noble 0/3, BB, RBI, K, E (3, throw)

SP H. Mayora 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO

RP D. Beeler 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5/1 K/BB

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

RP J. Rodriguez 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 4-2 GO-FO

RP TA Wang 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 1-6

[Outshined_One]

Both games of the Daytona/Brevard County double header will be played at Daytona. As a result of the suspended game, Brevard County will be the home team in Game 1, while Daytona will be the home team in Game 2.

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (5-1, 2.61 ERA, 38 IP, 25 K, 13 BB; overall: 10-4, 3.06 ERA, 123.1 IP, 93 K, 40 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Trey McNutt (at Daytona & Peoria: 10-0, 1.97 ERA, 100.2 IP, 119 K, 33 BB)

Daytona (game two): RHP Nick Struck (at Peoria: 8-8, 3.22 ERA, 114.2 IP, 84 K, 40 BB)

Peoria: RHP Marcus Hatley (0-0, 7.11 ERA, 6.1 IP, 2 K, 5 BB; overall: 0-0, 4.15 ERA, 13 IP, 9 K, 7 BB)

Boise: RHP Eduardo Figueroa (1-2, 4.18 ERA, 28 IP, 17 K, 14 BB; overall: 1-2, 3.48 ERA, 44 IP, 36 K, 17 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP Dallas Beeler (0-2, 3.38 ERA, 13.1 IP, 10 K, 1 BB)

[Guest]

Arizona Phil says Reggie Golden is out for the rest of the AZL season due to a sore hand but should be ready for Instructs. He also said Blair Springfield is out for the rest of the AZL regular season and Instructs due to a strained oblique.

[CubsWin]

Greatly looking forward to the AA debut of McNutt and the High-A debut of Struck. I will be surprised if they do well, however, there's usually some sort of adjustment period after you're promoted.

[Wrigley Rat]

California Raisin inspired me to read Arizona Phil's site. Here are his quotes:

McNutt is 2nd among Cubs minor league pitchers in strikeouts with 119, trailing only 21-year old RHP Chris Archer (15-2 - 2.24 ERA - 1.16 WHIP - 128.1 IP - 90 H - 6 HR - 59/134 BB/K combined at Daytona and Tennesee).

 

One of the pitchers the Cubs acquired from CLE for Mark DeRosa last year, Archer is a lock to get added to the Cubs 40-man roster post-2010, and will battle McNutt for the Cubs 2010 Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award. (OF Brett Jackson will likely get the Cubs 2010 Minor League Player of the Year Award).

 

Also, RHP Esmailin Caridad (on the Cubs 15-day DL with a sprained elbow ligament since May) has had his minor league rehab moved from from AZL Cubs (Mesa) to Tennessee, as he is apparently on target to rejoin the Cubs on September 1st.

 

And RHP Tarlandus Mitchell (groin strain) has (apparently) completed his rehab at AZL Cubs and should be able to rejoin Boise whenever the Cubs can make room for him there. He had a strong outing versus the AZL Giants Saturday night in Scottsdale.

 

Cubs 2010 2nd round draft pick RF Reggie Golden will miss the rest of the AZL season with a sore hand. He is expected to be able to participate in the AZ Instructional League next month.

 

Also, Cubs 2009 7th round draft pick OF Blair Springfield (hitting just 169/296/253 in 25 games with AZL Cubs after going 145/202/145 in 27 games at EXST April-May) will miss the rest of the AZL season with a strained oblique. He will not be able to participate in the AZ Instructional League. After he is cleared for physical activity, he will be going on a strength & conditioning program during the off-season. (Springfield has HR power in BP, but he has to start showing it in games).

 

I'll let Mike W. comment on how Marquez Smith has looked at 3B since his arrival at Iowa, but from from having seen him in Minor League Camp over the past few seasons, I would say he is on a par defensively with Aramis Ramirez at 3B, meaning he is passable as long as he is productive at the plate. He is a better fielder than he is a thrower (he has a bit of a scatter-gun arm), so he has been tried at 2B, but he's kind of stiff there. He is a natural 3B.

 

Smith has been a consistent 15-18 HR a year guy throughout his minor league career, and I think he could very reasonably do that in the big leagues, too. He has a stocky but powerful build, and while he won't lead the league in HR, he is fully capable of hitting the long ball fairly often.

 

I would compare his offensive potential to one-time Cub 3B Steve Ontiveros, or more-recent MLB 3B like Joe Randa, Shea Hillenbrand, David Bell, or Jeff Cirillo, sort of the protypical #6 hitter.

[Wrigley Rat]

Greatly looking forward to the AA debut of McNutt and the High-A debut of Struck. I will be surprised if they do well, however, there's usually some sort of adjustment period after you're promoted.

You were right - Nick Struck's Daytona debut happened this afternoon:

4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HR

[Bruce Miles]

Bibens-Dirkx getting hit hard. 6-0 Nashville in the second. Sounds pitcher Sam Narron has a homer, and Mat Gamel crushed one over the wall in right.

[Tryptamine]

Not a good night for any of the guys who got promoted.

[Wrigley Rat]

Interesting Mesa note:

As of the first four innings, all the Royals who have made outs (with the exception of two players) have struck out. (10 strikeouts in four innings pitched.)