Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-30-10

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 20-9 Box Score

 

CF S. Fuld 5/7, 3 R, 2B (15), CS (8)

3B M. Smith 2/4, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B (24), HBP, E (10, throw)

RF B. Snyder 4/6, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B (33), HR (23)

LF J. Dubois 3/5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B (9), 2 HR (16)

PH T. Wright 1/1, R, 2 RBI, 2B (7)

LF B. LaHair 3/6, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR (23), K

2B B. Scales 3/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (9), K, HBP

C R. Chirinos 2/6, 2 K

SS M. Camp 1/6, R, RBI, HR (2)

SP M. Atkins 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2/5 K/BB, 7-7 GO-FO

RP D. Cales 2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO

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

 

Peoria lost 7-2 Box Score

 

SS HJ Lee 2/3, BB, CS (7), PO (1B)

2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB

3B M. Cerda 0/4, K

1B J. Bour 1/4, R, 2B (29)

DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/4, 2 K

RF JH Ha 2/4, K

LF N. Perez 1/4, RBI

CF A. Giansanti 1/3, 2 K

SP R. Searle 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO, E (3, missed catch)

RP L. Liria 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/3 K/BB, 3 WP, 1-3 GO-FO

RP M. De Leon 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5/1 K/BB, WP, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Boise won 8-5 Box Score

 

DH A. Alcantara 1/4, R, 3 RBI, 3B (6), 2 K

SS E. Soto 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (9), E (8, throw)

2B P. LePage 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (4), E (8, fielding)

1B R. Jones 0/4, RBI, K, HBP

C M. Gibbs 4/5, R

RF J. Morelli 2/5, R, Assist (2B)

3B D. Harrington 2/4, 2 R, 2B (6)

CF KM Na 2/3, R, RBI

SP D. Fitzgerald 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, HR, 7-4 GO-FO

RP E. Jokisch 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO

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

 

Tennessee and Daytona with an off day

 

OVERALL: 2-1

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Mitch Atkins (6-3, 3.71 ERA, 94.2 IP, 68 K, 37 BB)

Peoria: RHP Ryan Searle (6-7, 4.55 ERA, 99 IP, 80 K, 33 BB; overall: 7-8, 4.55 ERA, 114.2 IP, 91 K, 38 BB)

Boise: RHP Dustin Fitzgerald (2-3, 6.46 ERA, 30.2 IP, 19 K, 12 BB; overall: 3-4, 4.91 ERA, 40.1 IP, 31 K, 12 BB)

[Guest]

Arizona Phil with some stuff on Charles Thomas, Pin-Chieh Chen, Wes Darvill, Dustin Geiger and Austin Reed: http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/08/30/azl-cubs-conclude-2010-season-victory

 

Cubs 2009 5th round pick SS Wes Darvill (Canadian Junior National Team - Langley BC) is the most improved player, and 2B Ping-Chieh Chen is the best player down here who hasn't been promoted to Boise. (Darvill actually was demoted from Boise to AZL Cubs in July, at which point he started to play with confidence), and I would expect the Cubs to move them along together, just as they are doing with Hak-Ju Lee and Logan Watkins. Oddly, Chen has a shortstop's range and a strong arm, but it's scatter-gun so it plays better at 2B. while Darvill has a Ryan Theriot type arm that would probably be a better fit at 2B, but Darvill just plays better and with more confidence when he plays SS. Like Logan Watkins, Chen is a slap hitter and an outstanding bunter, but he needs to work on his base-stealing technique. Darvill looks like he might develop some power as his body matures (he's not there yet, but he's only 18), but he already can steal bases with ease. Both Darvill and Chen are very patient hitters (especially Darvill), and both are not afraid to go deep in the count and take a walk.

[TruffleShuffle]

iowa hit 5 HRs in the first two innings... pretty much all by non-prospects, unless you consider brad snyder something other than AAAA material.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Holy [expletive], the I Cubs put up a 20 spot. Id really like to see Chirinos, Smith, Lahair, and Snyder called up. Going by the law of averages, surely of the 4, at least 1 of them must be big league material.

[TruffleShuffle]

that's definitely not how the law of averages works

[Outshined_One]

Holy [expletive], the I Cubs put up a 20 spot. Id really like to see Chirinos, Smith, Lahair, and Snyder called up. Going by the law of averages, surely of the 4, at least 1 of them must be big league material.

 

Albuquerque is a launching pad, so take today's results with a grain of salt.

 

Also, gah, Milb.com just rolled out new box score layouts. They hurt my eyes and they haven't worked out all the bugs yet.

[TruffleShuffle]

boise scored 7 in the 9th to overcome a 5-1 deficit. that's all i have to say about that.

[Rob]

that's definitely not how the law of averages works

 

If he randomly attributes things to the law of averages four times, surely one of those will be correct.

[Little Slide Rooter]

that's definitely not how the law of averages works

 

If he randomly attributes things to the law of averages four times, surely one of those will be correct.

 

It goes if you have 3 of something, 1 will be good, 1 will be mediocre, 1 will be bad.

[TruffleShuffle]

so if you put hitler, pol pot and stalin in a room, one is good, one is okay and one is bad.

[chopsx9]

so if you put hitler, pol pot and stalin in a room, one is good, one is okay and one is bad.

 

If your basis for comparison is facial hair...then yes.